Re: [Thinkpad] Dead A30

Re-seating the RAM seems to fix it, for 20 mins to a few days. Any idea?
I've tried both RAM slots (there's only one card)

On 12/23/06, Nguyen Dao <daongn@pacbell.net> wrote:
>
> This is the common issue of Thinkpad and other laptops. The main reason is
> the join of the video chip to motherboard is loosen. On A30, it's hard to
> fix because you have to get the MB out the case. The Video chip is on the
> bottom of the board, try to press it for about 30 seconds before power on
> your laptop.
> You can try by using a hair dryer to blow hot air around the video chip.
> However, this requires experience and skill to do.
> Good luck.
>
> *Alex Austin <circuitsoft.alex@gmail.com>* wrote:
>
> Oh, Be nice, Matt.
>
> Anyway, It'll be several days (after Christmas) until I have access to the
> unit in question again. I'll report back with my findings/success/attempts
> when the time comes.
> - Alex
>
> On 12/22/06, Matt wrote:
> >
> > Reseat the ram & hard drive.
> >
> > Reseat Bruce??
> >
> >
> >
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