IBM Thinkpad A31 - lifeless - dead - does not boot

jgolden7 · 06-06-2006, 12:42 PM

Dead IBM Thinkpad A31 2652-M3U - does not boot, no beeping, no activity at all. One day it works and the next day it doesn't. It was running XP and working fine. No indication of a problem. Does not indicate battery power. Can anybody offer help except buy a new one?

Gummy_Bear · 06-08-2006, 05:43 PM

Before i had actually found out what my mother did to mine *dropped H2O on it* i was given the run down of basic advice by the fujitsu techs, i suppose it would be standard ie. to check your battery and see if it's faulty: try removing battery and then switching your laptop on via the ac adaptor. If someone had dropped something liquid on your laptop, you might not see the external evidence (I didn't) but give it a few days and if static noises eminate from the speakers, then liquid has somehow gotten into your machine...well that's my 2 cents on this.

**laboye** · 06-20-2006, 06:35 AM

Thats my best guess. A31s are relatively new as far as specs are concerned. The A series has a good history of robust, sturdy machines. I seriously think someone watered that mahine, or it just auto-fried?! The ACPI controller may be shot too, since that is what controls the battery indicator.

06-06-2006, 12:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
jgolden7 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1 OS: XP	IBM Thinkpad A31 - lifeless - dead - does not boot Dead IBM Thinkpad A31 2652-M3U - does not boot, no beeping, no activity at all. One day it works and the next day it doesn't. It was running XP and working fine. No indication of a problem. Does not indicate battery power. Can anybody offer help except buy a new one?

06-20-2006, 06:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
laboye TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 1,246 OS: Windows xp Pro/Vista Beta 2/Ubuntu 6.06 LTS My System	Thats my best guess. A31s are relatively new as far as specs are concerned. The A series has a good history of robust, sturdy machines. I seriously think someone watered that mahine, or it just auto-fried?! The ACPI controller may be shot too, since that is what controls the battery indicator. __________________ Repair Windows XP Guide --- Resolutions Crazy Computer that I'm saving up for::Antec P180 Case;PC Pwr&Cooling 1kW Quad SLI PSU;Asus P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe;Intel Core2 XE X6800;Corsair TWIN2XP2048 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 RAM;2xAsus GeForce 7950 GX2;BFG PhysX Accel.;IBM DVD-RAM/Plextor DVD±RW;Seagate 750GB HD 7200RPM;WDX 150GB 10000RPM;Vigor Monsoon TEC Cooler

06-08-2006, 05:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gummy_Bear Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3 OS: WinXP	Before i had actually found out what my mother did to mine dropped H2O on it i was given the run down of basic advice by the fujitsu techs, i suppose it would be standard ie. to check your battery and see if it's faulty: try removing battery and then switching your laptop on via the ac adaptor. If someone had dropped something liquid on your laptop, you might not see the external evidence (I didn't) but give it a few days and if static noises eminate from the speakers, then liquid has somehow gotten into your machine...well that's my 2 cents on this.