Thinkpad T21 not booting/powering up

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Change the RTC (CMOS) battery
Re-seat the CPU
"riddlermarc" <marc.mcallister@globalcrossing.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> My T21 has recently started playing up, details are as follows..
>
> - When plugged into the mains power supply:
>
> When I press the power button, the cooling fan spins up and then shuts
> down. At the same time the cd/dvd drive is constantly trying to be
> accessed. It doesn't seem/sound as if the hard drive is being accessed
> at all. No display on the screen at any time.
>
> - When running from battery:
>
> When I press the power button, the five "drive/num lock/caps
> lock/scroll lock/power" lights flash repeatedly as do the three
> "battery/standby/ultrabay" lights. Nothing else happens, again no
> display on the screen.
>
> I have managed to get it to boot a couple of times through repeated
> powering on/off, but when I managed to get into Windows the keyboard
> was acting as if the Num Lock was permanently on even though it
> wasn't. I verified it wasn't a problem with the keyboard by booting
> into Linux (the laptop is dual-boot with Windows 2000 and Linux) where
> the keyboard worked fine.
>
> Does this sound like a hard drive issue? I took a good look at the
> various removable components to make sure they were seated correctly,
> and when I removed the hard drive I noticed it rattles as if there is
> something loose within the drive unit itself.
>
> I don't have a huge amount of experience with laptops, so any advice
> is welcome.

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You asked for advise, so that's the two things to try. If you don't
want advice, why ask?

On 20 Apr 2004 03:32:53 -0700, marc.mcallister@globalcrossing.com
(riddlermarc) wrote:

>"Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:<c6141f$6ligd$1@ID-232233.news.uni-berlin.de>...
>> Change the RTC (CMOS) battery
>> Re-seat the CPU
>
>Bruce,
>
>Is that a suggestion or a more concrete piece of resolution advice?
>The bios (when I have been able to get in to check) has held it's
>values okay, would that indicate that the CMOS battery is in fact
>still okay?
>
>Thanks,
>Marc

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scosgt@worldnet.att.net (Bruce Markowitz) wrote in message news:<408596d0.1062307@news-server.optonline.net>...
> You asked for advise, so that's the two things to try. If you don't
> want advice, why ask?

Whoah Bruce..! All I was asking in my last post was if you we're
merely offering some advice or if you were expertly sure that your
answer was a cure to the problem.

I am grateful for any advice, suggestions etc so please keep them
coming. I will try your advice this evening..

Regards,
Marc

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How could I be sure not having the laptop on hand to diagnose it?
Can you detect cancer in someone by speaking with them on the phone?
Come on, get serious. I told you what to do to try to get the machine
up and running. If you don't want the advice, your problem.

On 21 Apr 2004 07:45:04 -0700, marc.mcallister@globalcrossing.com
(riddlermarc) wrote:

>scosgt@worldnet.att.net (Bruce Markowitz) wrote in message news:<408596d0.1062307@news-server.optonline.net>...
>> You asked for advise, so that's the two things to try. If you don't
>> want advice, why ask?
>
>Whoah Bruce..! All I was asking in my last post was if you we're
>merely offering some advice or if you were expertly sure that your
>answer was a cure to the problem.
>
>I am grateful for any advice, suggestions etc so please keep them
>coming. I will try your advice this evening..
>
>Regards,
>Marc