Thinkpad T23 dropped on the floor....

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Thinkpad T23 dropped on the floor....

#1 Post by regmysellf » Thu Jun 09, 2005 10:06 pm

Hi
I own a Thinkpad T23 and today my mistake i dropped it on the floor. :cry:
I tried to boot it but it shows nothing on the screen. I then tried to connect an external monitor and got no signal. The only thing that happens is that the fan is moving in a periodic motion like first and then fast and it keeps on doing that. The power LED goes on but the keyboard is notresponding. I tried the technical support but they said that the system board has been broken and needs to be fixed. Personally i am not conviced of that.
Any help in this matter will be appreciated.
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#2 Post by JHaislet » Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:30 pm

I assume it's probably not under warranty?
About the only thing you can do is pull up the disassembly diagrams (on ibm.com) and take it apart; looking for anything that might have popped loose during the fall (reseat the cpu, ram, hdd, ect).
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#3 Post by regmysellf » Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:53 pm

thanks for your reply...
ya the laptop is out of warranty.
I opened the laptop an hour ago.... i could not see any broken parts.... i reset everything but nothing came out.....
I am thinking of replacing the mainboard cause i don't see any other problem.
thanks for your help again
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#4 Post by IAmTheEvilest » Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:01 am

Note that if you have to replace the mainboard, it might be cheaper just to replace the whole computer.
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#5 Post by JHaislet » Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:09 am

I haven't seen a mainboard for your specific computer, but I did see the pricing on a T40 mainboard and it was around $700. It might be cheaper if your CPU isn't soldered onto the board, but probably not much cheaper.
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#6 Post by Nolonemo » Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:21 am

Look on eBay, mainboards listed for T23s are selling from $90 to $170.
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Re: Thinkpad T23 dropped on the floor....

#7 Post by AbsoluteRaleigh » Fri Jun 10, 2005 9:11 am

regmysellf wrote:I tried the technical support but they said that the system board has been broken and needs to be fixed. Personally i am not conviced of that.
The system board is definately bad. When they are dropped a certain resistor comes loose which causes the exact problem you are describing.

A replacement board can be had for under $200.
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#8 Post by regmysellf » Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:35 pm

thanks a lot for the reply.
I guess I'll probably sell it on ebay since its not worth getting repaired.
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#9 Post by Nolonemo » Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:42 pm

What's the model number/specs? I might be interested.

BTW, I've heard you can get more $$ on eBay if you part it out rather than sell it as broken.
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#10 Post by AbsoluteRaleigh » Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:58 pm

Nolonemo wrote:What's the model number/specs? I might be interested.

BTW, I've heard you can get more $$ on eBay if you part it out rather than sell it as broken.
Sometimes... Broken T23s are going for around $250 on eBay right now- not bad for getting rid of it in one shot...
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#11 Post by AbsoluteRaleigh » Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:01 pm

regmysellf wrote:thanks a lot for the reply.
I guess I'll probably sell it on ebay since its not worth getting repaired.
Well, it is a $500 laptop- it is up to you if it is worth getting repaired or not... If you have been thinking of a new one, now may be the time...
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How to get a new mainboard....easyily and cheaply

#12 Post by Thinkerpad » Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:09 pm

you should try ebay for your mainboard problems recently the mainboard died on my thinkpad 770z and i went on ebay and bought a new one for $20! im sure you could find one easily



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#13 Post by regmysellf » Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:15 pm

The model number is 2647-NU2. It is a PIII 1.13Ghz, 256Megs, 30Gb hard disk, 16 MB dedicated video ram, DVD drive, and 14.1" LCD.
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