I can't get my IBM T30 laptop to boot up at all (by 4 users)
I can't seem to get my IBM T30 laptop to boot up.
I depress the power button and the following happens:
The '1', 'A' icons come on, as does the moon (only for a moment), then the battery icon (green).....the '1' and the 'A' icons are no longer lit up...only the green battery icon and the icon beside it (circle with a lightning bolt thru it)......
That's all that happens.....
No image on the screen at all
No fan noises
I've disconnected / reconnected everything
I've tried booting without and with the battery
I am at a loss.
3 Other Users Have The Same Problem
Comment by msevagan, posted on Jul 22, 2008
I can't get my IBM T30 Laptop to boot up, While pressing the power button only '1', 'A', screen adjust indicator is On for a while then Off. The battery indicator lit up in Orange color. Nothing appear in sceen.
BIOS not booting.
Comment by bynuma, posted on Jul 08, 2008
Hi. My daughter's T-30 stopped working. No lights, no noise, no nothing. When I push the on/off button, nothing happens. I thought it was the battery so I replaced it but it still doesn't work. Could the small round battery under the big one have anything to do with it? Is there a fuse that blows or a circut breaker? Please let me know. Thanks. Alan Bynum
Comment by randalicious, posted on May 12, 2008
My prob is the same. I have removed the CMOS battery and replaced it, but no change--black screen and no boot, no F1/F10 option screen.
WizTo take it from hibernation you need to licate the CMOS battery, know this is where the problem starts.
The battery (Small disc shaped, probably covered with tape.) could be underneath the notebook.
If you turn it over there should be compartments where the memory harddrive etc reside, it could be in those places or even under the keyboard.
If you are not too sure as you have to be very carefull, take it to a qualified repairer.
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Try reinstalling the memory boards one at a time. Take one board and test it in each slot. If the first board does not work in either slot, set it aside as suspect. Try the second board alternately in each slot. If one or both work in one slot you know both the card and the bus slot is good. If none of the four combinations work you may either have bad memory boards or a bad memory bus. Sometimes cleaning the pin slots out with compressed air and making sure the boards are securely seated will get the memory to work.
Good Luck!
Peter
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