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Posted by G.G.Willikers on April 7, 2008, 12:28 pm
Please log in for more thread options John Doue wrote:
> Elmar Weber wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> John Doue wrote:
>>> You are not saying what kind of OS is on the replacement hard-drive.
>>> Without more info, I would suggest you boot into Bios, so that any OS
>>> problem can be ruled out. If the Bios screen appears correctly, there
>>> is a good chance the system is not damaged and you need to reinstall
>>> the OS to confirm this.
>>
>> the HDD is not the problem, whether with HDD or without makes no
>> difference.
>>
>> The problem is that the system does not boot into bios. It goes black
>> before one has the chance to do anything on the system level - in the
>> few cases it produces a video output. As described in the first post,
>> in most cases there is no video output at all.
>>
>> ciao,
>> Elmar
>>
>
> Then, hope for the best, which might be a loose connection. Open the
> machine and try reseating all chips and connectors. Good luck.
>
The T41 & T42 series had issues with the video processors coming loose
from the mainboard (due to heat), and displaying the symptoms you describe.
While I don't think it was the Radeon chipset that had the problem, it
may be that "the drop" could have resulted in the same type of problem.
( There is a guy that charges $150.00 to fix just that).
Best bet is to do what was recommended, reseating connections and chips.
Those mobo are expensive to replace, but if the rest of the laptop is in
good shape ( LCD, Chassis) it might be worth a replacement.
One other piece of advice before a complete breakdown of the unit, is
reseating the ram under the keyboard. It may have come loose and is
making just enough contact to get the symptoms you are seeing.
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