T61 power-socket and battery lights but no power
Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:48 am
Hello, I have a T61 that I have been using for about a year which I received in fairly new condition. I have Windows Vista installed - the original restore DVDs from Lenovo.
I had been having some trouble a few days ago when the t61 would reboot after shutting down. Then suddenly yesterday I tried turning on the notebook and had no response from pressing the power on button... the battery light turns on and the power-socket light is on when I connect the t61 to the power adapter but no power up of the computer at all.
The computer, just before, had a problem where it would reboot after shutdown, This happened just recently a day or two before. To try to get around the automatic reboot on shutdown, i followed this guide...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/247392/m ... _down.html
unfotunately, this had no effect and did not work for me.
Also, I followed a recommendation to try to turn off Wake-on-LAN, in the BIOS, before doing what I mentioned above. I received a blue screen on windows startup then no blue screens on following startups.
Finally, I read about the only way of shutting down the computer was by pressing the power button. I pressed the physical power button immediately after boot, before windows had a chance to start.
One comment, I was trialing Rollback RX some time ago. So it was on the system, don't know if all this makes any difference.
Going back to the power problem, I tried disconnecting the power adapter and removing the battery, then pressing the power button 10 times at one second intervals and then holding it for 30 seconds and then reconnecting the battery and power adapter. So far, the t61 will not turn on.
Any help and suggestions, I am thankful for.
I had been having some trouble a few days ago when the t61 would reboot after shutting down. Then suddenly yesterday I tried turning on the notebook and had no response from pressing the power on button... the battery light turns on and the power-socket light is on when I connect the t61 to the power adapter but no power up of the computer at all.
The computer, just before, had a problem where it would reboot after shutdown, This happened just recently a day or two before. To try to get around the automatic reboot on shutdown, i followed this guide...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/247392/m ... _down.html
unfotunately, this had no effect and did not work for me.
Also, I followed a recommendation to try to turn off Wake-on-LAN, in the BIOS, before doing what I mentioned above. I received a blue screen on windows startup then no blue screens on following startups.
Finally, I read about the only way of shutting down the computer was by pressing the power button. I pressed the physical power button immediately after boot, before windows had a chance to start.
One comment, I was trialing Rollback RX some time ago. So it was on the system, don't know if all this makes any difference.
Going back to the power problem, I tried disconnecting the power adapter and removing the battery, then pressing the power button 10 times at one second intervals and then holding it for 30 seconds and then reconnecting the battery and power adapter. So far, the t61 will not turn on.
Any help and suggestions, I am thankful for.