IBM ThinkPad T40 2373 Notebook "ac blowing hot battery cables" Questions

hot and was not charging (I believe that i inverted the cables, brown with the white). Since then, it is not charging the battery and is not working as an AC power ? Consequently is not starting. I do

...blowing - perhaps there is something else on the board that could be preventing the battery from sending through its power.. any thoughts? P.S Please no basic solutions, this is not a simple fix. ...

hot. It then shuts down automatically or freezes...and you will have to wait for a few moments, get a cool environment and power it on. But I will also try and tell you some troubleshooting steps that

...Ac adapter. If the issue is still the same try to power on the system with a charged battery. If still no go. Contact ACER support as it can be a hardware failure. Rate if useful. Machtech, if the ...

...AC adapter back into the notebook PC. 5. Press the power button to turn the notebook PC back on. This will discharge the static charges from the notebook. Now check if the notebook works fine or not. ...

...hot? Usually falls within three categories, or a combination of them. 1.The laptop Cooling System hasn't been cleaned on a regular basis. Cooling System: A) Air Intake Duct, B) Cooling Fan, C) CPU ...