t41p boot problem

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t41p boot problem

#1 Post by kostek » Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:38 pm

hi
I have problem with my t41p i spilt coffee on it after taking off keyboard ram fan cpu etc(it wasn't almost any coffee inside) and leave that to dry (I want be sure it isn't inside nay coffee:)
after putting together all parts everything was ok but next day when i tray start notebook it wasn't start (maybe broken keyboard) and when sometimes(it's happened often) start lit only one led next to battery led few times i start normally ibm logo appears then whose 10-20 beeping (short one) and black screen with communicate fan error
what's mean that beeping
it's can be only fan broken or something else any suggestion

best regards piotr

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#2 Post by Beaver » Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:31 am

Spilling anything on keyboard should not be problem on T series - there is drain to let water flow from it (via hole on the bottom of the laptop).

Check again the connections of all the components, maybe you wrongly connected the fan assembly only. Or you can try to blow to your fan on system startup to spin the fan - some users reported problems with turning on the fan from idle. If this will be the problem the fan should be replaced.
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#3 Post by kostek » Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:48 am

today i check all connection it's seams ok
but i it doesn't work at all when i preset power button laptop doesn't response at all
probably broken keyboard it's a way to power up laptop with out keyboard or check some how if keyboard is work

best regards piotr

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#4 Post by sktn77a » Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:20 pm

If it's just a damaged keyboard, you should get a beep and/or message to that effect at bootup. Same with the fan, etc. Depending on how much coffee was spilled, you may have motherboard/power circuit damage, also.
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