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WARNING: NEW USER here.

Got this TP770X given to me by a relative, surplus to him. Known issue was that the batteries were dead. Otherwise, it was working on AC power. Slowly, it got harder to boot up, in that the screen requiring (or wanting) date/time reset information started showing up. And more frequently. Then a new screen, kinda mysterious, circle on the left, arrow in the middle, vertical line on the right, with each of these highlighted in a slow sequence. No mouse icon, and no key presses seemed to make any difference, it just went on and on and on. Boot process stopped at that point.

Replaced the CMOS battery (hoping for a cheap fix) -- no joy.

Now running the diagnositics program that shows up when you press F1 while turning the machine on, with no report back from any of the test modules, so far.

Oh -- no manuals came with this TP.

Any thoughts on where to go from here?

TIA!

Ed

Hold da phone! We got relief here...

The new CMOS battery may have done the trick -- now, I can complete the boot-up sequence, and have tested this 3-4 times with 100% success. Previously, trying to boot up with the CD_ROM and Recovery disk in the TP, it appeared that I was getting ready to do a complete wipe and re-install. If I have to, I will, but it doesn't appear necessary yet.

So, my initial problem seems resolved (perhaps). All of this started when I couldn't get a complete log-on to the internet, and I have yet to re-visit that problem. I suspect you'll be hearing from me on that, pretty soon!

Ed

The O > I screen is trying to tell you to turn the machine off, then turn it back on.

Glad you're all fixed up.

Sean sez: The O > I screen is trying to tell you to turn the machine off, then turn it back on.

Jeez! That's one of those things that, once explained, makes me go "D'Oh!" but before your enlightenment, it was verrrry mysterious! Thanks!

I must say, I hope I don't get a chance to find what happens, or *why* I should do this, but does it explain in the manual (which I don't have, of course) what purpose this serves? Just curious.

I am still thinking that replacing the CR2025 CMOS battery was the key to resurrection, here.

Ed

Runner wrote:I am still thinking that replacing the CR2025 CMOS battery was the key to resurrection, here.

It was, and sorry for not jumping in here earlier.

Regards,

James