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Article #3124Re: Thinkpad - Sudden Death
From: Synapse Syndrome
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:11
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:11
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"Nick Danger" <yourname@yourdomain.com> wrote in message news:nkQki.128$lx6.18@newsfe12.lga... > First, make sure it's dead. > (Insert punch line here.) > > Seriously though, that really is the first step. Disconnect the power, > remove the battery, let it sit for a few minutes so any accumulated > electrons can ooze out of the capacitors. Then connect it up again and see > if it will power up. (If you can, use the battery from another working > computer of the same model.) If it comes up normally, then you'll just > have to write it off as "one of those things" and hope it doesn't happen > too often. If it doesn't power up, and it's under warranty (not likely > unless you bought an extended warranty, then call IBM and send it in for > repair. If it's not under warranty, then you can consider it a > paperweight, a spare parts bin, or an opportunity to acquire ThinkPad > repair skills. A service manual would be very helpful, but common sense > and screwdriver skills might suffice. Start with the easy things like > swapping components that are easily removable with another computer. Once > you've gone through the easy stuff, then the most likely suspect is the > planar. You might be able to find one on eBay, but then there's the > question of how much money you're willing to spend on a repair that's not > guaranteed to work. Thanks. I removed the battery and held down the power button for a couple of minutes, to remove and capacitor overcharge and it started working again! ss.
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