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jeffl
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Username: Jeffl
Post Number: 1647
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 9:52 pm: | 
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It was working when I closed the lid. I opened it today and nothing. No whirring noise, just a light indicating it had power. Any thoughts? |
Glock 17
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Username: Glock17
Post Number: 571
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 9:56 pm: |
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Massive hard-drive failure...total crash while sleeping...have you tried holding the powerbutton down for ten-15 seconds...then hitting it again? |
jeffl
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Username: Jeffl
Post Number: 1648
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 9:58 pm: |
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Yeah, I've held the button for a while...and I've hit it. I've hit it plenty. Wouldn't there be any sounds coming from it? |
Glock 17
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Username: Glock17
Post Number: 572
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 10:09 pm: |
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hmm
try taking thebattery out...holding the power button down...then reinserting the battery and hitting the powerbutton again |
Nohero
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Username: Nohero
Post Number: 5322
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 10:10 pm: |
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Motherboard. Same thing happened to us, with the same symptoms you describe. Even tried the battery removal that Glock describes. Nothing.
As Dr. McCoy said to Captain Kirk, "He's dead, Jim." |
sbenois
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Username: Sbenois
Post Number: 14922
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 10:19 pm: |
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What kind of laptop Jeff? Model number.
It could be 10 different things. |
jeffl
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Username: Jeffl
Post Number: 1650
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 10:36 pm: |
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ThinkPad T23. My money's on dead. |
jeffl
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Username: Jeffl
Post Number: 1651
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 10:38 pm: |
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Well I'll be a sumbitch. I took the battery out. It started!!! Now what do I do? Buy a new battery? |
sbenois
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Username: Sbenois
Post Number: 14923
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 10:43 pm: |
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http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4YQJZX |
Case
Citizen
Username: Case
Post Number: 1355
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 10:44 pm: |
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If you need it to operate as a laptop, absolutely. If, however, you're like many laptop owners (and never use it battery-only), then just leave it as is! |
jeffl
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Username: Jeffl
Post Number: 1652
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 10:46 pm: |
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I love MOL. |
Glock 17
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Username: Glock17
Post Number: 574
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 11:01 pm: |
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Try putting it back in and running it...it may have just needed a PIM reset. |
Nohero
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Username: Nohero
Post Number: 5324
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 11:33 pm: |
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Cool. Glad I was wrong! |
Mergele
Citizen
Username: Mergele
Post Number: 377
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 5:35 am: |
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Same exact thing happened to my work laptop a couple of weeks ago - also a thinkpad, but not sure of the model number. Only, in my case it happened while I was working - in mid-email! Grrrrr. |
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