From: Helge M. Olsen (helge_at_ear.wox.org)
Date: Thu Aug 15 2002 - 09:09:47 EDT
Hi.
If it is not a 560Z, I'd suspect the power inverter board (which is connected between the battery and the mainboard. It regulates power to the machine. I have had similar problems with those machines, and usually it was solved by replacing the inverter board. You find them frequently at eBay.
Regards
/Helge
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Yaksa - Derrick Limited" <yaksaken_at_public.szptt.net.cn>
To: <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 3:04 PM
Subject: [TP 560] Dead! Repair info wantED!
> Hi there:
>
> Recently, my ThinkPad 560 was suddenly dead when I was using.
> The screen suddenly have no display, all LED indicator not light.
>
> After that, I removed the battery, plug in the AC adaptor and try
> to turn on the computer. Nothing happen but can only hear the
> HDD spinning.... NO beep, no LCD light, no LED light.... That's
> all...
>
> Or if I unplug the AC adaptor, and insert the battery in, the HDD
> sill spinning without pull the power button....
>
> Any ideas to fix it?? Since I am in Hong Kong, I don't think if I
> can buy those boards for replacment. The only way is to fix the
> board on chip-level.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Ken Yaksa - Derrick Limited I.T. Dept.
> ken_at_apple2.com
>
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