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Broken Laptop, please help
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devilson
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20. July 2007 @ 07:10 |
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Hello, I have an IBM thinkpad laptop and it recently stopped working. When I switch it on it the screen stays blank and the laptop beeps a few times, then nothing happens, does anyone know what the problem is ? Thanks.
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20. July 2007 @ 08:10 |
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Beeps a few times? Can you be more specific? If you give the exact sequence of beeps we can figure out what the problem is.
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devilson
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20. July 2007 @ 08:26 |
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Ok, sorry, it beeps consistantly 4 times, then a second pause, then it beeps 4 times again, it does this 4 times, so 4 sets of 4 beeps.
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20. July 2007 @ 08:32 |
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Are they all the same length>
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devilson
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20. July 2007 @ 08:37 |
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yes, all the same length.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 20. July 2007 @ 10:20
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ddp
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20. July 2007 @ 18:55 |
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devilson
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21. July 2007 @ 01:32 |
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Thanks alot mate, thats exactly what I was looking for.
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devilson
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21. July 2007 @ 02:00 |
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I just took a look at the BIOS codes and none of them are what my laptop is doing, what should I do ?
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21. July 2007 @ 04:05 |
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That's why I hadn't got back yet, it's not one of the ones listed. Which model thinkpad is it?
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devilson
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21. July 2007 @ 05:23 |
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devilson
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22. July 2007 @ 04:45 |
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Hey, I browsed the IBM website and I think I found the problem,
Four cycles of four short beeps and a blank screen.
-System board (Security chip)
Can this be fixed, and if so how? Thanks in advance.
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22. July 2007 @ 07:25 |
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Security chip? Not heard of it, but it sounds like you may need a motherboard replacement.
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22. July 2007 @ 07:39 |
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laptop beeps a few times
Has the laptop recently experience any type of intense vibration such as being dropped?
The series of beeps could indicate a dislodged or bad memory chip. First check to see that they are seated properly then if there is more than one stick then remove a stick and try and boot, if that doesn't work then reinstall it and try to boot with the other.
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