Take a look at our
ThinkPads.com HOME PAGE
For those who might want to contribute to the blog, start here: Editors Alley Topic
Then contact Bill with a Private Message
ThinkPads.com HOME PAGE
For those who might want to contribute to the blog, start here: Editors Alley Topic
Then contact Bill with a Private Message
X41 Tablet powers on, but nothing on screen
X41 Tablet powers on, but nothing on screen
So I recently picked up an X41t for next to nothing only to find out that it will turn on, the fan will spin and the power LED turns on, and that's pretty much it. (Caps/Numlock, power, battery, and sleep LEDs blink once first) When plugged in and turned off, the battery LED is orange indicating charging. Finally, the lid latch was broken off. Might that have something to do with it? Plugging it into a monitor doesn't seem to do anything either. No POST, no BIOS, nothing. Just power LED and fan, and the occasional hard drive click. Any ideas?
-
- Admin Emeritus
- Posts: 23840
- Joined: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:17 am
- Location: Loch Garman, Éire
Re: X41 Tablet powers on, but nothing on screen
Remove the battery, then try to boot into BIOS (press F1 immediately after you hit the power button).
Lovely day for a Guinness! (The Real Black Stuff)
Re: X41 Tablet powers on, but nothing on screen
Nothing. Still just power LED, fan, and occasional hard drive clicks.RealBlackStuff wrote:Remove the battery, then try to boot into BIOS (press F1 immediately after you hit the power button).
-
- Admin Emeritus
- Posts: 23840
- Joined: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:17 am
- Location: Loch Garman, Éire
Re: X41 Tablet powers on, but nothing on screen
If you remove hard disk, main battery, wifi card and RAM, then plug in only the charger and press the power button, does it beep 1-3-3-1?
If not, you may have a dud...
If not, you may have a dud...
Re: X41 Tablet powers on, but nothing on screen
No luck. Should I remove the modem, too?
Re: X41 Tablet powers on, but nothing on screen
Just tried, along with the modem taken out. No beeping. I've also noticed that what I thought were superficial scratches on the display may be cracks on the LCD beneath the digitizer. Even if the LCD is shot, it should beep, right?RealBlackStuff wrote:If you remove hard disk, main battery, wifi card and RAM, then plug in only the charger and press the power button, does it beep 1-3-3-1?
If not, you may have a dud...
-
- Admin Emeritus
- Posts: 23840
- Joined: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:17 am
- Location: Loch Garman, Éire
Re: X41 Tablet powers on, but nothing on screen
With all that stuff removed, and it still does not beep, there's only one solution: round-bin it.
Re: X41 Tablet powers on, but nothing on screen
Ouch. At least it was only $15. I'll likely gut it and try to use the chassis as the base for a Frankenpad with a single board computer. (Intel NUC, Raspberry Pi, etc.) At the very least the digtizer can be salvaged. Now I have to figure out if the LCD is actually cracked, and if so, what to replace it with. (Will one of those 1400x1050 panels physically fit?)
Edit: When I first got it, I made the mistake of plugging it into a 24V power supply that supplied less than 75W. If I blew a fuse it wouldn't turn on at all, would it?
Edit: When I first got it, I made the mistake of plugging it into a 24V power supply that supplied less than 75W. If I blew a fuse it wouldn't turn on at all, would it?
-
- Admin Emeritus
- Posts: 23840
- Joined: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:17 am
- Location: Loch Garman, Éire
Re: X41 Tablet powers on, but nothing on screen
Possibly more than one fuse...
-
- Admin
- Posts: 10327
- Joined: Sun Jun 04, 2006 1:26 am
- Location: San Jose, CA 95120 USA
- Contact:
Re: X41 Tablet powers on, but nothing on screen
24V would probably be enough to kill it (normal is 16V; wattage really doesn't enter into it other than limiting the amount of current that might flow into the system for a second or two). Also the MOSFETs (power transistors) may give their own lives in order to protect the fuse(s) from blowing .
Ray Kawakami
X22 X24 X31 X41 X41T X60 X60s X61 X61s X200 X200s X300 X301 Z60m Z61t Z61p 560 560Z 600 600E 600X T21 T22 T23 T41 T60p T410 T420 T520 W500 W520 R50 A21p A22p A31 A31p
NOTE: All links to PC-Doctor software hosted by me are dead. Files removed 8/28/12 by manufacturer's demand.
X22 X24 X31 X41 X41T X60 X60s X61 X61s X200 X200s X300 X301 Z60m Z61t Z61p 560 560Z 600 600E 600X T21 T22 T23 T41 T60p T410 T420 T520 W500 W520 R50 A21p A22p A31 A31p
NOTE: All links to PC-Doctor software hosted by me are dead. Files removed 8/28/12 by manufacturer's demand.
-
- Similar Topics
- Replies
- Views
- Last post
-
-
P51 Powers but won't Boot to BIOS
by Four » Mon Jan 01, 2024 3:40 pm » in ThinkPad P1/P40/P50/P70 and later Series - 11 Replies
- 3799 Views
-
Last post by TPFanatic
Mon Jan 29, 2024 4:21 pm
-
-
-
T440p + Ultra Dock, but dock video out (HDMI) not working
by Arf the Lab » Sat Nov 04, 2023 6:58 pm » in ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series - 6 Replies
- 5497 Views
-
Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:39 am
-
-
-
I have a Lenovo Legion - I know it's not a thinkpad, but I have a question
by whoknows88 » Mon Nov 27, 2023 7:48 pm » in GENERAL ThinkPad News/Comments & Questions - 5 Replies
- 3329 Views
-
Last post by whoknows88
Wed Nov 29, 2023 4:20 am
-
-
-
Thinkpad X220 the webcam doesn't work but the thinklight does!!
by ned91 » Sat Dec 23, 2023 12:28 pm » in ThinkPad X200/X201/X220 and X300/X301 Series - 1 Replies
- 4101 Views
-
Last post by nomad1977
Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:33 pm
-
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 37 guests