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    Help needed: T42p not booting up.

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by t30power, Mar 6, 2010.

  1. t30power

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    Hello.

    A friend's T42p was on while he was using a nebulizator. The machine screen turned to funny colors as a result of the fine steam coming from the device.
    So then he powered it off, powered again fine, but after a few minutes a black screen.
    Then the machine just wouldn't turn on the screen.

    The Z and battery icons would lit up, the fan keeps spinning, but no boot.

    It would seem as if the video chip was, but I'm not sure if I should dissasembly it and let the motherboard dry the humidity.

    Any way of troubleshooting this?
     
    t30power, Mar 6, 2010
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