Re: [Thinkpad] 390E Will Not Boot

My impression -- from the Hardware Maintenance Manuals and other listmembers -- is that it
is important not only to fasten everything, but also to use the correct screw in each
spot, and to make sure there are no loose bits rattling around inside.

Getting rid of a computer rather than buying a few screws sounds a little shortsighted to
me, but if you are really looking for an excuse to ditch it and buy another, maybe you
should go ahead and get a new one. I still think it would be worth the price of the screws
and <30 minutes work to get the 390E working to have as a spare or to sell.

Deanna

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tristan Cunningham
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 12:56 PM
Subject: [Thinkpad] 390E Will Not Boot

> I recently disassembled my 390E to replace the bottom half of it (damn those
> left hinges!). Once the bottom arrived, I dropped the new components into
> place, go to turn on the thing and.nothing. A blank screen, and a power
> LED. I've tried reseating the CPU and the memory, and so far no go.
>
> Is it imperative to connect each and every item? I ask because in all but
> one case, I had not connected the keyboard because I did not feel like
> completely disassembling it to fix anything I hadn't properly connected.
> Also, I skipped a few screws that didn't appear to secure anything because I
> needed some of the flat-headed small black screws to support the monitor. I
> am short of about three or four of these, somehow :-/
>
> So does anyone have a suggestion, or should I just give up on this machine
> and find a smaller, lighter one?
>
>
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