My first T23

jronald · **Posted:** Sun Nov 13, 2011 2:41 pm

So, most of you know that I have fixed up 1 or 2 computers and given them away.
Today I got a phone call from a former recipient, and low and behold its my very first T23. I know because it has the horribly cobbled together wireless antennas. One is mounted in the ultra-bay slot and the other is in the palmrest. NOT PRETTY!

Anyway, I dont have a clue whats this one is doing. It powers on fine, will not ever seek the OS, will not enter the BIOS and shows a weird "raindrop" pattern on the screen. Her plight has changed considerably over the last few years, She has finished her degree and is employed fulltime, with a small apartment for her and her daughter so a fix is not critical...but its odd, darned odd.

Ron

rkawakami · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:20 am

Standard hardware troubleshooting method applies:

- remove all hardware (HD, memory, MiniPCI, Ultrabay) and see if you get the 1-3-3-1 beep
- if so, then install a single memory module, power up and see what happens
- if you still get the weird display and/or can't gain access to BIOS, I'd say you are looking at some sort of motherboard or display problem
- try external video to see what's going out on that port (Fn+F7 may be required to activate the VGA port after system is powered up)

jronald · **Posted:** Mon Nov 14, 2011 7:22 pm

Already tried Ray, no memory beeps, but it will power on and off with the keyboard. Its odd, very odd.

Ron

cadillacmike68 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 1:57 pm

OK - what's the 1-3-3-1 beep? is that the pattern we get when trying to boot with no RAM??? Is the 1-3-3-1 the relative duration (short long long short) or a # of beeps in succession. I think it's the relative duration since whenever i forget to put RAM in a test machine i get 1 short 2 long and then 1 more short beeps.

By the 2nd long beep the machine is powered off so i can insert the RAM!

I take it that no beeps (and nothing else) is a more serious CPU / MB problem...

jronald · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 5:35 pm

Beep pattern is the "missing ram" heads up. Tjis machine appears to hace crapped the Southbridge, but thats just a guess. Never even heard of a T23 giving up th ghost like this one has.

Ron

RealBlackStuff · **Posted:** Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:43 am

Missing RAM beep 1-3-3-1 = /1 beep/pause/3 beeps/pause/3 beeps/pause/1 beep/

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