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Lenov G50-45 does not like use ...(:

#1 Post by friedrich-eugen » Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:04 am

Hello,

Since quite some time I try to help a family to revive their G50-45 (AMD A6, 1TB HDD, 4GB Memory). The machine (or my lack of knowledge) leeds me to dispair...

It is possible - from time to time (!)
- to even enter Bios
It is possible -I did it twice - to start an update/upgrade to windows 10

but:

It does not boot up to present a workplace, instead
it seems to look for a CD/DVD to boot from there,
the screen stays black, allthough before (Installation process) the screen showed itself in perfect state,


What's wrong ?
Does this type of machine usually hamper update-processes?
Where to look for advice?

Thanks in advance
-friedrich-eugen-
started with IBM-XT & AST-Ascentia (910N) in the 90ties, relying on Thinkpads (770X, A31P, T60-61P Frankenp.) until 2017,
now using TP W530 FHD (i7 Nvida 2GB, 32GB, 500GB & 2TB SSD), X230T (i7 32GB/ 1TB), TP Yoga X390 (i7 16GB 2TB)
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Re: Lenov G50-45 does not like use ...(:

#2 Post by axur-delmeria » Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:16 am

Bad RAM can cause boot failure (no display, not detecting HDD).

Try running a memory test like memtest86+. A few passes (4 or more) should be enough.
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Re: Lenov G50-45 does not like use ...(:

#3 Post by friedrich-eugen » Sat Jul 22, 2017 11:25 am

No,

I "killed" all installations, partitions, ... on the hdd reintroduced the hdd and started an installation fro scratch.

-- That is from time to time "one key" works and offers the differnet bootoptions. from time to time... (It did, 3rd time )

On (automatic) Reboot the system the machine tries to boot from CD (no CD in) and ends up trying... Display stay blank/black.

I'll try to enter Bios once more and put it to default. But I doubt the sense. Bootsequence is administered by the Bios, no choice.
I did try Uefi/Legacy, the result is the same...

Any further advice --- ???!

(I'll never buy a non-Thinkpad from Lenovo for my personal use..., that's promised)
Last edited by friedrich-eugen on Mon Jul 24, 2017 5:55 am, edited 1 time in total.
-friedrich-eugen-
started with IBM-XT & AST-Ascentia (910N) in the 90ties, relying on Thinkpads (770X, A31P, T60-61P Frankenp.) until 2017,
now using TP W530 FHD (i7 Nvida 2GB, 32GB, 500GB & 2TB SSD), X230T (i7 32GB/ 1TB), TP Yoga X390 (i7 16GB 2TB)
Windows 10 & Windows 11 Pro

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Re: Lenov G50-45 does not like use ...(:

#4 Post by axur-delmeria » Sun Jul 23, 2017 4:10 am

I haven't handled many systems with Windows 10 and especially UEFI.

I can't figure out if

- it's just the laptop not remembering the proper boot order (which might be a hardware issue),
- an overlooked BIOS setting (some have an "OS install" setting or similar)
- a problem with UEFI (which I have little experience with so I have no idea how to troubleshoot or fix)
Planned Purchase: T480s i5-8350 FHD Touch
Impulse Buy: Thinkpad not named for safety reasons :lol:
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Re: Lenov G50-45 does not like use ...(:

#5 Post by friedrich-eugen » Sun Jul 23, 2017 4:33 am

Update:

I managed to enter Bios (battery is "small" and seems extremly weak) and set Bios to default, OS to other (i.e. non Win 8.1). and managed to continue Windows 10pro installation...
until first reboot: same story...


Any advice offered??
-friedrich-eugen-
started with IBM-XT & AST-Ascentia (910N) in the 90ties, relying on Thinkpads (770X, A31P, T60-61P Frankenp.) until 2017,
now using TP W530 FHD (i7 Nvida 2GB, 32GB, 500GB & 2TB SSD), X230T (i7 32GB/ 1TB), TP Yoga X390 (i7 16GB 2TB)
Windows 10 & Windows 11 Pro

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