X31 dead, does not power on

[oliversl]

Hi,
I have a X31 in the office, it does not power on. Its dead. It was working fine.

The same happened a few months ago and after letting without the baterry for couple of weeks it worked again.

I read about the 10 power button press and then a 30 seconds press. Does this make sense?

What else can I try?

BIOS Battery?

Many thanks
Oliver

[rkawakami]

BIOS battery might be a problem. If you can pull it out and measure the voltage it should be 3V or a little bit more. Assuming it's the original battery, it's due for replacement as they tend to last about 7 to 10 years.

However, my suggestion would be to pull the MiniPCI card out of the system and see if it powers up consistently. In the past I have seen "power" problems in A3x and T2x systems caused by defective MiniPCI cards.