I just got a T440p yesterday. It was working perfectly until the following:
I reinstalled Windows and then I installed Vantage.
I installed all the latest drivers.
I also choose to install the bios update. The bios update ran in Windows and it asked me to restart. After restarting, the screen was blank. I tried powering it off and on and I saw the Thinkpad logo but after that the screen was blank.
I tried powering on and off again and there's no Thinkpad logo now and the screen is just blank with the green power on. No sound, no nothing.
Here's what I tried:
- Pressing the power button 10 times and then holding it for 30 seconds. Unplugged and battery is detachted
- Detached the CMOS battery and the reattached it
- Removed the ram, harddisk and optical disk drive. Attached the battery and inserted the charger. I turned it on and there was a couple of beeps
- Tried pressing FN+R and created a bootable USB
- Can I reflash the bios in some other way?
- Do I need to buy a new motherboard? Will this solve the issue?
Thanks in advance!
P.S.
Happy holidays everyone!