IBM Thinkpad T21 HDD Light blinks... no start

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IBM Thinkpad T21 HDD Light blinks... no start

#1 Post by taavisev » Wed May 10, 2006 11:57 am

Hello
Somebody help I have T21 and It does not start only blink HDD light when i bush the power button...

I get it work only when i take the CMOS battry out and leave it for one day. Then but the battery back and then its start until i shut it down and again same thing!

Any ideas... Motherboard?

Bios soft is the latest one... updated....

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#2 Post by JHEM » Wed May 10, 2006 12:11 pm

Get a new CMOS battery and report back.

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#3 Post by tfflivemb2 » Wed May 10, 2006 3:27 pm

Ditto on the CMOS, especially if removing the CMOS for a day helped. Sounds like it is weak.

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#4 Post by taavisev » Thu May 11, 2006 5:28 am

it is a new one allready... but ist not the original part i soldered my self may be i does something wrong?


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