[ltp] Thinkpad 770 will not boot

[Harry Mangalam]

Followed by slamming my head into the wall 10 times. :)
  Nothing (but a headache..)

I'm about to let my son have at it with screwdriver and pliers.

Harry



Robert Hollis wrote:
> 
> Harry,
> Try this.
> Remove battery and AC pwr.
> attempt to turn on 10 times.
> Re-install battery and AC.
> 
> 
> Robert Hollis
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> 	*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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> Cheers, Harry
> Harry J Mangalam - 949 856 2847 (v&f) - hjm@tacgi.com
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Cheers, Harry
Harry J Mangalam - 949 856 2847 (v&f) - hjm@tacgi.com
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