t60 flashes power icons on first push, does little on 2nd
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:48 pm
hi all,
firstly, let me vocalize how much I loath starting a new thread on a bbs i've never posted on prior, but after extensive searching here and elsewhere and also having very little in the way of trouble shooting ideas left myself, I figure I should forego and post.
so, my power supply broke a couple days ago and i've been using a loaner from my university (as my laptop is no longer warranteed). Upon the second full charge from the loaner and a short walk back from campus, I turn my laptop on and boot from hibernation. After a short time, I get a hardware failure error (pointing towards the ram) from Windows 7, and the machine is forced to shut down. Upon initial reboot, the machine hangs on the ibm boot screen for approx. 10 minutes - no beeps, etc. I then power off, and whilst trying to power on again, the batterie/plugged-in lights appear, then nothing happens. 2nd push of the power button turns on the fans, cd drive, and hard drive - but no monitor, wifi, or keyboard inputs (as far as I can tell).
things I/e tried:
- unplugging the batterie for hours and then trying
- no batterie, just a/c
- unseating/reseating ram
unfortunately, I have very little access currently to testing the replacement of certain parts via trial and error, short of buying said parts, so any (and I use this term loosely) 'non-evasive' diagnostic/resetting/troubleshooting methods which I may have overlooked would be very appreciated.
Thanks! (this was typed on a blackberry so all apologies for any weird capitals and puncuation)
firstly, let me vocalize how much I loath starting a new thread on a bbs i've never posted on prior, but after extensive searching here and elsewhere and also having very little in the way of trouble shooting ideas left myself, I figure I should forego and post.
so, my power supply broke a couple days ago and i've been using a loaner from my university (as my laptop is no longer warranteed). Upon the second full charge from the loaner and a short walk back from campus, I turn my laptop on and boot from hibernation. After a short time, I get a hardware failure error (pointing towards the ram) from Windows 7, and the machine is forced to shut down. Upon initial reboot, the machine hangs on the ibm boot screen for approx. 10 minutes - no beeps, etc. I then power off, and whilst trying to power on again, the batterie/plugged-in lights appear, then nothing happens. 2nd push of the power button turns on the fans, cd drive, and hard drive - but no monitor, wifi, or keyboard inputs (as far as I can tell).
things I/e tried:
- unplugging the batterie for hours and then trying
- no batterie, just a/c
- unseating/reseating ram
unfortunately, I have very little access currently to testing the replacement of certain parts via trial and error, short of buying said parts, so any (and I use this term loosely) 'non-evasive' diagnostic/resetting/troubleshooting methods which I may have overlooked would be very appreciated.
Thanks! (this was typed on a blackberry so all apologies for any weird capitals and puncuation)