R50 Will not Boot

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Drumtochty · #1 Post by **Drumtochty** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:06 am

R501830 48G

When you push the power button the CPU cooling fan comes on and the power light comes on.

If you put the battery in the battery light comes on.

Otherwise nobody at home. No flicker on the screen, no HDD starting up.

Pushing down the Access IBM Button during booting has makes no difference

I have removed the HDD, removed the internal IBM wireless card and taken out both SODIMMS and replaced with a known working SODIMM.

Apart from another motherboard has the panel any ideas.

Eddie

#2 Post by **Harryc** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:11 am

Remove the keyboard, but keep it's connector attached. Push down on the large ATI (white lettered) GPU. Depending on the machine it may be hidden by a heatsink (copper with heatpipe arrangement). While pushing down, hit the power button. Does it power up?

Drumtochty · #3 Post by **Drumtochty** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:24 am

Done that, makes no difference. Sorry for posting in the wrong forum

#4 Post by **Harryc** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:43 am

If you remove all DIMMs then apply power, does the machine beep?

Drumtochty · #5 Post by **Drumtochty** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:46 am

Removed the SODIMM and no beep

#6 Post by **Harryc** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:59 am

My guess is a bad systemboard, but try this last ditch procedure -
Remove the power cord and battery. Put one DIMM back in. Hold the power button down 10 times, each time for 2 seconds. On the 10th press, hold it down for 30 seconds, then release. Put back the main power only, and hit the power button.

Drumtochty · #7 Post by **Drumtochty** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:07 am

No that made no difference!

Thanks harryc to ebay we go!!

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