Reviving a dead TP40p?

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vkostic · #1 Post by **vkostic** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 5:26 pm

I have a T40p (2373 G3U) that appears to be dead. It was sitting for a day on my desk with a discharged battery and now it won’t do anything. I plugged the power adapter, of course.

I’d press the power button, the fan would go on, the green light (on indicator) would light up, but the computer is dead, nothing on the screen.

It’s out of warranty so I’m reluctant to send it to IBM/Lenovo and get a handsome bill. Is there anything I could do to try to revive this darn thingy?

JHEM · #2 Post by **JHEM** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 5:48 pm

Try starting it on AC only, pull the main battery.

Report back.

Regards,

James

cmarti · #3 Post by **cmarti** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:24 pm

vkostic wrote:I have a T40p (2373 G3U) that appears to be dead. It was sitting for a day on my desk with a discharged battery and now it won’t do anything. I plugged the power adapter, of course.

I’d press the power button, the fan would go on, the green light (on indicator) would light up, but the computer is dead, nothing on the screen.

It’s out of warranty so I’m reluctant to send it to IBM/Lenovo and get a handsome bill. Is there anything I could do to try to revive this darn thingy?

Did you try to use an external monitor it maybe an issue with the lcd.

vkostic · #4 Post by **vkostic** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:01 am

Yes, I have tried the AC and all the possible combinations – AC only, AC + battery, battery only, different battery, recharge the battery, etc, etc – nothing worked.

I’ve tried connecting the monitor as well, no luck.

If this were a desktop, I’d try clearing the CMOS. Is there a way to do that on a Thinkpad?

Vickie

#5 Post by **GomJabbar** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:24 am

Here is a user with your same predicament. See how he got his going. http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=19461

vkostic · #6 Post by **vkostic** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:26 am

Yeah, I’ve tried pressing the power key 10 times then holding it. No luck.

So my Thinkpad has been sitting for the last few days unused and unplugged.

This morning for some reason I though, let me give it another try. I pressed the power button and the green light flashed and nothing. Pressed it again and the obstinate thing came to life!!!

Wow!

Thank you all for advices!

jsteele · #7 Post by **jsteele** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:42 am

If its under maintenance I'd get it in the shop, its going to do it again, and its going to happen at the least opportune time

#8 Post by **GomJabbar** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:16 pm

Occasionally it has been reported that the display switch that makes contact when you close the display can get stuck, or not make proper contact. The next time you have this problem, try depressing and releasing the switch button a few times, then see if it will power on. The button is above the keyboard near the left hinge.

Also listen for any beeps. There is a beep code that can help you troubleshoot problems.

Reviving a dead TP40p?

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