Thanks for the hints, Ray! Valuable knowledge you share! I see these chips down there at the battery connector. But for now I need a little break (wrapping the kids presents, you know). Searching for hardware gremlins requires meditative mood. Will be back in a few days, thanks a lot. *** Merry Chri...

Hi Ray, thanks for your quick reply. I probably guided you in the wrong direction. I wrote that the harddisk is running, but actually it just has power, spins, and doesnt start the boot sequence (I would hear that, also the blinkenlight were flickering). The display doesnt show a reddish hue, lid sw...

Hi Forum, I havent posted here yet since I havent had any issues with my Thinkpads I couldnt help myself with. But now my favorite X31 has some problem with the mainboard. The X31 doesnt show the splash screen when I turn it on. This happens with the battery as well the power supply connected. The h...