> wrt 1). I would either remove/reseat/replace the memory and see if this
> corrects the problem. If this unit has on board memory and the problem
> persists, then that is the likely issue.
Hoo...Boy. The 240 series comes with 64MB soldered onto the motherboard,
and is not removeable/replaceable.
>
> 2). In this 'rough and tumble' world, sometimes the cpu assembly may need
> re-seating (This corrected a problem with a blank screen on a dell latitude
> as well as a HP omnibook). Given that you mentioned some work on a TFT
> cable, I assume that you have access to the mb.
>
The CPU is soldered on/surface mounted in the entire 240 series, so your
suggestion here would be impossible to put into practice. Ditto the RTC
chip. The 240 series are okay designs, but they have this DAMNED problem
of dying after awhile.
Well, I have some familiarity with the series in question, since I run a
2609-21U. Anyways, it sounds as if the machine might be suffering from a
bad HDD, which might drive itself nuts during the post error and give you
an agonizingly long bootup. Try removing the hard drive
module (It sits on an entire caddy and slides out readily) and see if you
can at least force it to POST with an error. Also, boot it with an
external monitor attached already and see if the sync signal from the
monitor will force it to give you at least external output.
By the way, you did mention previous failures installing stuff onto it.
Can you elaborate?
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