[ltp] R51 won't boot - what to do?

Mon, 21 May 2007 09:49:56 +0200

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Ted Frater wrote:
>> my R51 one day did not show a bootsplash screen. This happened after 
>> some time in a car.
>> No disks activity, no picture on the screen, only green LEDs.
>> After some time it might boot once again, then I switch it off and 
>> next time it won't boot.
>>     
> Also wether your experienced enough to open up the covers on the 
> underside and or remove the keyboard to unplug the memory chips and re 
> place them.
>  It sounds like an intermittent contact problem, or an improper seating 
> main processor.
>   

Thanks Ted.
I don't have a problem opening the case. Will try it before considering 
other options. An engineer told me about video chip and its FPGA 
contacts problem. Certainly replacing the chip will be cheaper than the 
motherboard.
"Where I am" are you asking about geographic position? I'm in Israel.

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Ted Frater wrote:
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my R51 one day did not show a bootsplash screen. This happened after 
some time in a car.
No disks activity, no picture on the screen, only green LEDs.
After some time it might boot once again, then I switch it off and 
next time it won't boot.
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Also wether your experienced enough to open up the covers on the 
underside and or remove the keyboard to unplug the memory chips and re 
place them.
 It sounds like an intermittent contact problem, or an improper seating 
main processor.
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Thanks Ted.<br>
I don't have a problem opening the case. Will try it before considering
other options. An engineer told me about video chip and its FPGA
contacts problem. Certainly replacing the chip will be cheaper than the
motherboard.<br>
"Where I am" are you asking about geographic position? I'm in Israel.<br>
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