Dead Lenovo Laptop after Windows Updates
Discussion
Steve_H80 said:
Is it something silly like the fan failed and possibly cooked itself?
I wouldn't be the first time I've come across a fan, or some other component, fail on an old unused machine.
This would make sense.... With a failed fan would the laptop do absolutely nothing like it is ?? Or would we see BIOS at least and an error or some beeping?I wouldn't be the first time I've come across a fan, or some other component, fail on an old unused machine.
Paddymcc said:
From my experience with Thinkpad Lenovos the fan normally runs a quick spin up and resistance test when you switch it on before POSTing.
If it fails that test you get a fan error message on screen and it powers itself off.
Thanks for that, experiencing no spin up, no whirring, nothing.... Maybe PSU failiure?If it fails that test you get a fan error message on screen and it powers itself off.
Not one to throw good money after bad so I think, painfully, I will console this device to the bin!!
I would guess based on experience that the power supply is outside the laptop....
If it is completely non-responsive then it could have cooked itself. I cooked an X200-series back in the day, it turned on in a bag and never responded again.....system board replacement required. Thankfully, it was not my problem...!!!
I would gut the storage and RAM from it and eBay it for parts. Someone would want the keyboard, screen, etc. as spares/replacements.
Failing that, I would give it to a kid so that they could learn to take it apart.
If it is completely non-responsive then it could have cooked itself. I cooked an X200-series back in the day, it turned on in a bag and never responded again.....system board replacement required. Thankfully, it was not my problem...!!!
I would gut the storage and RAM from it and eBay it for parts. Someone would want the keyboard, screen, etc. as spares/replacements.
Failing that, I would give it to a kid so that they could learn to take it apart.
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