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anone know anything about ibm thinkpads? help!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jasonrat
jasonrat Posts: 482 Forumite
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hi friend asked me to sort out his think pad everything was working then had it off the mains for a bit and it said please charge quickly otherwise will lose everything. i put it back on mains and now all i have is a black screen. there is a fan working and its warm there. also the on off button isnt working and on the side it has the quarter moon light on is this sleep mode? i ve pressed all the buttons but cant get any action from the computer nothing seems to work.
thanks for all the advice
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  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    maybe your friend bought a duff one, try taking the battery out or holding the on/off switch down for 6 secs,

    Sounds like maybe the psu is faulty, or the battery charging circuit or battery is duff if it doesn't charge.

    Is there an led on the power supply?
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • bingo_bango
    bingo_bango Posts: 2,594 Forumite
    Put the mains back in, then press the ON switch on the side. That'll wake it up again ;)

    Sorry, just seen you've said the on button doesn't work :confused:

    Two options. Ctrl-Alt-Del to see if it will restart.
    Remove the battery, then restart as normal.
  • jasonrat
    jasonrat Posts: 482 Forumite
    albertross wrote:
    maybe your friend bought a duff one, try taking the battery out or holding the on/off switch down for 6 secs,

    Sounds like maybe the psu is faulty, or the battery charging circuit or battery is duff if it doesn't charge.

    Is there an led on the power supply?
    yes managed to turn it off with the 6 sec tip switched it on again but nothing happens on screen
    there is power but that's all there is
  • gaming_guy
    gaming_guy Posts: 6,128 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    have you tried pressing FN and the key (probably f1-f12) with a picture of a monitor on it as it may be in an extenal display mode
  • jasonrat
    jasonrat Posts: 482 Forumite
    gaming_guy wrote:
    have you tried pressing FN and the key (probably f1-f12) with a picture of a monitor on it as it may be in an extenal display mode
    tried that too:confused: :mad:
  • gaming_guy
    gaming_guy Posts: 6,128 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    have you tried hooking it up to an external monitor?
  • jasonrat
    jasonrat Posts: 482 Forumite
    gaming_guy wrote:
    have you tried hooking it up to an external monitor?
    yep tried that.:confused: :mad: :mad: :confused: all that happens is that i can hear a fan and light comes on. nothing seems to want to kick it into gear on start up
  • albertross_2
    albertross_2 Posts: 8,932 Forumite
    Does it power up with the battery removed?
    Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:
  • jasonrat
    jasonrat Posts: 482 Forumite
    albertross wrote:
    Does it power up with the battery removed?
    yes there is power but thats all there is
  • atro1
    atro1 Posts: 1,501 Forumite
    Had this happen to me .
    Its trying to boot up using a floppy disc!! Even tho there is not one in the drive, try flipping the eject buttons for the floppy drive. cannot hurt to give it a try. Switch it off and try again.
    Be ALERT - The world needs more LERTS
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