[ltp] Thinkpad 770 will not boot
Robert Hollis
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Mon, 16 Feb 2004 07:44:37 -0700
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Harry,
Try this.
Remove battery and AC pwr.
attempt to turn on 10 times.
Re-install battery and AC.
Robert Hollis
630-568-1491 (T/L 994)
e-mail - vdrlholl@us.ibm.com
IBM
Two Lincoln Centre
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
Harry Mangalam <hjm@tacgi.com>
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Thanks also, but also no go. Also tried an (old) battery that still
reported 16
vdc out, but it was no go as well.
harry
pete hilton wrote:
> Harry Mangalam writes:
> > Thanks for the quick reply and good suggestions, but swapping and/or
completely
> > removing the extra RAM did nothing (tho I guess it could be the
soldered RAM)
> > and removing/replacing the HD had no effect either. Still stumped..
> >
> > harry
> >
> Hi there,
> It is possible that you have a dead battery ... remove the
> battery and try rebooting just on the a/c power.
>
> I have had this problem and without the battery it booted just fine.
>
> cheers
> pete
>
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Harry J Mangalam - 949 856 2847 (v&f) - hjm@tacgi.com
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Harry,</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Remove battery and AC pwr.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">attempt to turn on 10 times.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Re-install battery and AC.</font>
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Robert Hollis<br>
630-568-1491 (T/L 994)<br>
e-mail - vdrlholl@us.ibm.com<br>
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IBM<br>
Two Lincoln Centre<br>
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181<br>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Thanks also, but also no go. Also tried an (old)
battery that still reported 16 <br>
vdc out, but it was no go as well.<br>
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harry<br>
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pete hilton wrote:<br>
> Harry Mangalam writes:<br>
> > Thanks for the quick reply and good suggestions, but swapping
and/or completely <br>
> > removing the extra RAM did nothing (tho I guess it could
be the soldered RAM) <br>
> > and removing/replacing the HD had no effect either. Still
stumped..<br>
> > <br>
> > harry<br>
> > <br>
> Hi there,<br>
> It is possible that you have a dead battery
... remove the<br>
> battery and try rebooting just on the a/c power.<br>
> <br>
> I have had this problem and without the battery it booted just fine.<br>
> <br>
> cheers<br>
> pete<br>
> <br>
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Cheers, Harry<br>
Harry J Mangalam - 949 856 2847 (v&f) - hjm@tacgi.com<br>
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