Re: Thinkpad R51 not posting

Subject	Re: Thinkpad R51 not posting
Newsgroups	comp.sys.laptops.thinkpad
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From	justaW <justaw@noreply.invalid>
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Date	2023-06-20 14:22 -0400

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On 20-Jun-23 7:36 AM, psvrh wrote:
>    Welcome!
> 
>    Does it beep at all?  There's a lot the system can tell you, even if 
> the display doesn't function.
> 
>    Have a look at https://thinkpads.com/support/hmm/hmm_pdf/39t6190.pdf, 
> specifically page 59 (beep codes and no-beep symptoms).  That'll get you 
> at least a direction to go in.
> 
> On 2023-06-19 3:07 p.m., justaW wrote:
>> Since I've joined usenet I figure I might as well ask.
>>
>> I own a R51 for a very long time. When I got it, it worked flawlessly 
>> (about 10 years ago, the battery even worked).
>> However a few years ago I wanted to try to have it boot from a CF card 
>> instead of the slow IDE drive.
>>
>> When I tried to boot the device, it never passes through post. The 
>> system fans spin up to max, the power LED lights up, but it never 
>> progresses through boot. I can't even access the bios.
>>
>> I recall seeing something a long time ago on a forum that this model 
>> might be suffering from a poor solder somewhere on the mainboard, but 
>> I haven't the slightest idea on where I might need to look for that. I 
>> don't even think that site still exists. I didn't think anything of it 
>> at the time, because my device worked, but now that I have it sitting 
>> on a shelf collecting dust, I still want to try to salvage it.
>>
>> Does anyone know anything about a bad soldier on the R51? The model 
>> number fully is R51 2889-CTO.
>>
>> I've done everything short of disassembling the device, but it will 
>> not post regardless of if there is or is not the hard drive, battery, 
>> or CD drive connected.
>>
>> Thanks
> 
> 
> 
> 
Sorry, initially posted to the first group, then I saw the second and 
sent it separately there.

The device doesn't post at all. No beep codes, no display on the screen. 
However it sounds like the hard disk and cdrom spin up, but there's 
nothing to indicate that the device is even trying to post.

I'm going to try to disassemble it fully this weekend and see what might 
be it. I don't think I'll need a service manual because these old 
devices are so incredibly easy to be serviced that it makes more modern 
laptops look shameful.

Will post an update on if it works. It might be the ram, as I can only 
access one stick of it on the underside. The first slot is under the 
keyboard so they'll need disassembly to get to.

Thanks

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