Boot issues

[mikeyb0y]

I just recently got a 600e off of ebay. When the guy shipped it it was working and booted fine. Now, it wont boot. it just idles with the yellow and green light on. Ive taken the hd/cdrom out and still nothing. Ive tried using it with just the batter, and just a ac cord nothing. It wont even show the bios or anything. I also hooked it up to a external monitor with no help.

HELP!

[Laptop_wizard]

Got some bad news and some good news

The bad news is your motherboard is fried, the cmos capaciter has burnt out, can get it replaced for about $200

The good news is there is a wide selection of Motherboards on ebay from

$45-$65

Wizard.

[mikeyb0y]

[censored], i was hoping it was a easier fix as the thing was working befor he sent it out.

[tfflivemb2]

Try pressing the power switch 10 times in succession, then on the tenth time, hold it down for 10 seconds. Then try to turn it on.

If that doesn't work, try removing everything else, including the battery, CDrom, CMOS, etc.

[mikeyb0y]

didnt do anything, still trys to boot then just sits there. is there anyone on these forums that would have a motherboard for this system?

[tfflivemb2]

You could try posting a "Want to Buy" post in the For Sale/Trade/Buy portion of the forum.

[mikeyb0y]

k thakn you. could a dead cmos battery be the issue? but wouldnt that boot and just give me error codes.

[tfflivemb2]

Normally, it gives you codes like 160 and 163, BUT CMOS batteries can be tricky...they tend to cause strange things to happen. You could always go to Wal-Mart and pick up the correct watch battery and replace it yourself...cheap and could prevent you from spending the money on a mobo. If it doesn't work, then you are only out $2-3. You can search for a thread that lists the correct battery #, and how to change the battery itself.