The problem should come from DC Power Jack of Lenovo ThinkPad X60 X61, I advise you to order the dc jack with cable for your Lenovo X61, simple plug in and works, see this page: http://www.lapdiy.com/ibm-lenovo-thinkpad-x60-x61-wire-harness-power-jack-dc-in-cable-p-28297.html
According to what you described, your charger still worked, it's more likely the dc power jack was loose or broken. Symptoms of a broken DC power jack: How some repair centers handle DC jack repair: How a DC jack breaks:
Hope the article below may help:
- The laptop only operates when you hold the DC power plug in a certain direction (DC jack is broken or loose).
- The laptop only runs on battery power (no power is getting through the DC jack).
- The laptop gets no power at all.
- The laptop will not charge the battery.
- The laptop switches from AC power to battery power intermittently due to a loose or broken power jack.
- The laptop suddenly shuts off.
- The DC jack may feel loose.
- Sparks come out of the back of the laptop when you insert the power plug into the DC jack.
Most service centers don't want to deal with this problem by attempting to repair the DC jack. Many, including the large nationwide stores and the laptop's manufacturer, will either tell you the machine is not repairable or that they will need to replace the motherboard. These quotes usually run from $250 to as much as $800. They choose to ignore the fact that a broken DC power jack can be repaired without a motherboard replacement because they are not equipped with the tools or training to do DC power jack repair on your laptop.
- The DC power jack on most models of laptops do not have enough reinforcement within the structure of the casing and motherboard to handle the stress caused by movement of the power plug.
- Some DC jacks simply fail under normal operation of your computer. After a year or two of usage, parts just come loose on certain models.
- Sometimes the laptop gets dropped and the plug jerks the DC jack loose.
- People, pets and vacuum cleaners trip over laptop power cords and break the DC power jack.
- The laptop is moved around a lot. After the DC jack is moved back and forth enough times, it comes loose.
- In some cases the DC jack was not soldered onto the motherboard well by the manufacturer.
LOL, sounds like your tablet has seen it's better days. See why HP got out of the Tablet business? They are nothing but trouble.
SOURCE: loose ac power port
A very common laptop problem, but not always easy to rectify. Usually, the smallish receiver portion is fastened onto the mobo which means a total or near-total disassembly of the laptop. The part is rather inexpensive, but the labor to change it is not.
SOURCE: Thinkpad tablet pen problem
It could be a problem with the pen but I am not positive. I knew someone who had a problem a little different from this but involving the pen not working how it should. They called the company they got the laptop from (Gateway in their case) and they were sent a new pen for free. Lenovo might do that if it's under warranty or you could buy a new pen. It could be a problem with the drivers, though, in which case I am not entirely sure what to do. Maybe reinstall?
SOURCE: IBM X61 noteboot finger tip reader not functional.
if it says fingertip identification not installed then it means the driver is missing... try and install the driver....
SOURCE: Wireless LAN Adapter
I have IBM thinkpad X41and would like to reset to orginal manufactured seting. I was trying hit F5 but doesnt work. I realy want to reset all programs, becouse I would like to give that notebook my doughter for her school work.... thanks.
SOURCE: problem .......x61 tablet help !!!!!!!
Hello snapshots,
I have an x61, and you may want to check that all of the keys on your keyboard are not damaged, and that none of them are stuck in the pressed position. That is what the "stuck key" message typically means. If you check out the keyboard, and all the keys are fine, and if you are still receiving this message, try calling Lenovo support. There is an off chance that your keyboard (or other components) may be slightly defective.
Here is the link to the Lenovo site: http://lenovo.com/planetwide/select/selector.html
Hope this helps!
Jeff
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