Re: [Thinkpad] T41p No POST

When the system board has a problem and Windoze partially loads then shuts
down, the OS is often corrupted, which causes the loading problem
----- Original Message -----
From: "Desertech" <canyonlands@gmail.com>
To: "Thinkpad list" <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] T41p No POST

> Invest in a memory module... If you already have two, take one out and
> reboot, and then replace it with the other, then reboot. Sometimes that
> error message is simply a bad module.
>
> We have also seen the problem with partially disconnected cable from the
> base to the lcd. Remove and replace each and every wire and cable that
can
> be unplugged from its socket... also check for cracks in the ribbon cable.
> Because this error is also common just from the cabling becoming loose or
> cracked from age.
>
> Then, if those do not work, start looking for a motherboard from somebody
> who has dropped their computer and ruined the screen.
>
> The NTLDR problem is probably related to the other issues, but can also be
a
> defective hard drive, or defective Windows install.
>
>
> Good luck. We all know how frustrated you must be. Let us know how it all
> turns out.
>
>
> RayBay
>
>
>
> > n Nov 30, 2007 9:37 AM, Mitchell Leben <mitch@leben.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have a hand me down T41p, type 2373-GEU, made on 04/01, if I can fix
> > > it.
> > >
> > > On power up I get "One long and two short beeps, and a blank or
> > > unreadable LCD." According to
> > > http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-46018.html that means
a
> > > problem with the system board, LCD, or DIMM.
> > >
> > > Sometimes I turn it on and I see the initial power on screen, so I
know
> > > the display works, at least intermittantly.
> > >
> > > Once I got as far as Windows XP reporting a problem with NTLDR, but
just
> > > once.
> > >
> > > I removed the keyboard and reseated the DIMM, and also removed and
> > > replaced the hard drive.
> >
> >
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