[ltp] Thinkpad 770 will not boot

Bill Hudacek linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sun, 15 Feb 2004 21:31:11 -0700


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IIRC, back in the day my 770 wouldn't boot into setup unless you held the=20
F1 key BEFORE you turned it on, and I usually kept it pressed until I=20
received my boot password prompt.

Maybe that'll let you reset to defaults, "initialize the system board", or =

run system tests.=20

Good luck.

Regards,

Bill Hudacek

"These are my own opinions, not those of my employer."

"...it is vital to remember that information ? in the sense of raw data ?=20
is not knowledge; that knowledge is not wisdom; and that wisdom is not=20
foresight." - Arthur C. Clarke, December 5, 2003





Harry Mangalam <hjm@tacgi.com>
Sent by: linux-thinkpad-admin@linux-thinkpad.org
02/15/04 11:23 PM
Please respond to linux-thinkpad
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        To:     linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
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        Subject:        Re: [ltp] Thinkpad 770 will not boot

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Thanks also, but also no go.  Also tried an (old) battery that still=20
reported 16=20
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=20
completely=20
>  > removing the extra RAM did nothing (tho I guess it could be the=20
soldered RAM)=20
>  > and removing/replacing the HD had no effect either.  Still stumped..
>  >=20
>  > harry
>  >=20
> Hi there,
>         It is possible that you have a dead battery ... remove the
> battery and try rebooting just on the a/c power.
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> I have had this problem and without the battery it booted just fine.
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> cheers
> pete
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Harry J Mangalam - 949 856 2847 (v&f) - hjm@tacgi.com
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