ibm thinkpad t60 dead ?

[splintercell]

so i got this laptop from a classmate the laptop comes from a store attic for like ~ 1,5/2 years i guess

now that i have the laptop when i plug the adapter in (because the battrey is drained of course after 1,5+ years) i get no led no power nothing !.. the adapter is an original lenovo adapter 20V/4.5A

i took the whole laptop apart and noticed a little bit of Oxidation (by the proc cooling unit) and around the vid chip and under the pcmcia slot further from that its almost a new motherboard it seems.. i cleaned every single part (in hope that it would work) so build it back together and still nothing no leds on the laptop that indicates that its charging or anything just a dead response..

i cant figure it out .. i checked the adapter too witch a special screwdriver (when it gets power from source a led will turn on) it led a little..so i guess i dont know any more..

any ideas ? anything would help pls help the beautiful T60 model: 2007 Wu4

[RealBlackStuff]

Welcome to the Forum!
Disconnect the AC adapter and take the battery out. Take the palm rest (keyboard bezel) front and the keyboard off again.
Remove the modem/bluetooth/wifi/NIC etc. cards from under the keyboard.
Remove both RAM modules from under the palmrest. Remove the hard disk and CD/DVD drive.
Reconnect the keyboard again.
If you have a voltmeter, check the round barrel connector of the AC adapter. Middle pin is the Plus. Check if you get 20V.
Plug in only the AC adapter and power on with the keyboard button.
If anything still works, you should hear the fan spinning up, and a series of beeps: 1-3-3-1.
If the fan doesn't spin up, blow into it from the top to see if it turns freely. If not, remove and clean.
The beeping is the standard signal that there is no RAM in it.
Let us know if any of the above works.

Check if your machine is still under warranty:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... OOK-WARNTY
Fill in the type 2007 and the serial number looking like 99-ABCDE from the bottom of the T60.
Then hit the Continue button
If it still is, send it in for warranty repair.

[splintercell]

wow thanks i found out today i still have waranty..in stead of opening it again myself i will check waranty

still thank you very much

but still i think they would refuse because its already opend...though...

[RealBlackStuff]

Check if you have Accidental protection.
Corrosion from storage (if they find that) may perhaps also count as an accident.

[splintercell]

i will try to contact IBM/lenovo but i dont think they will do anything at all because it was opend in the waranty period

[hausman]

i dont think they will do anything at all because it was opend in the waranty period

As long as the system was reassembled according to the procedure in the Hardware Maintenance Manual you should be OK. Many parts of a ThinkPad are considered "customer replaceable" so a system that has been opened by the customer is nothing unusual to Lenovo.

[splintercell]

the motherboard is fried... i will try waranty.. but if it failss...how much is a new or secondhand motherbord for Thinkpad T 60 ?

[sktn77a]

From Lenovo? - Probably $600-$800! But you may be able to find one on e-bay or here the marketplace for much less than that. Unfortunately, the motherboard is the major (expensive) component in a laptop.

[splintercell]

yeah so i thought... if waranty indeed failss (because it was open ) then it will be a spare part laptop

a very nice sparepart laptop

[RealBlackStuff]

$75.- plus shipping! get it while the going is good!
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=76553

[splintercell]

okaaayyy if waranty doesnt go well

then i will see how i can buy itt

i want just the mobo nothing else

so is that still 75.00 ?

[RealBlackStuff]

Why don't you ask seller?

[splintercell]

because i called ...ibm i have to ship the ibm to germany..from there it will be send..somewhere..

because i have warantyyyy !!!! :D i was helped very fast btw

[misfit]

because i called ...ibm i have to ship the ibm to germany..from there it will be send..somewhere..

because i have warantyyyy !!!! :D i was helped very fast btw

Ok, so I'm reading the forums, found your thread and wondered; How did it go? What happened. I hope it worked out well for you?

[splintercell]

ehhh nooww ...because of fluid damage :S

a new motherboard costs 349euro !! + 150euro man hour

so didint take it..ibm's/lenovo service dissapoints me very much....

so i the hell with thiss laptop...im going for a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo 15,4" Pa3553 - RM70/4GB/320GB/3470+3200=hybridcrossfire for 499 euro

but thanks 4 all support and reply's

byee

[RealBlackStuff]

Wat ga je doen met de rest?
Voor een redelijke prijs wil ik dat best wel hebben!

(translation for non-Dutch speakers: what are you going to do with the rest? For a reasonable price I'd be interested!)

[splintercell]

ja ehm ..kwe nie er zit nog MEM en PROC in..T2400 en 1GB... en een dvdspeler..cdbrander..tft is nog denk ik goed..toetsenbord is goed..accu is nog redelijk ...

kwe nie wat ik ermee doe ....mss reserve onderdele gebruike ofso... wat bied je dan

[RealBlackStuff]

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