On Wed, 17 Aug 2016 06:19:34 -0400, Paul wrote:
Apparently, this is referred to as the "Blink of Death" by
the participants in this thread. It's not necessarily
dead, just... resting.
http://www.thinkpads.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=67141
Paul
Since I tried everything suggested in that thread, many times, (holding
the power button), it appears this "resting state" is for eternity. (I'd
call that DEAD). This is one of about 5 forums I read about this
problem. (They are all over the internet). None have any real solution,
except fiddling with that power button with the battery and mains
disconnected. A link from the above thread sugests a bad capacitor, but
the poster can barely speak proper english and dont specify where. I
should also note that since I have the keyboard and palm rest panel
removed, I do not see any electrolytic caps anywhere on the board, just
those ceramic types. (Unless they are on the bottom). I particularly
looked near the power connector and battery terminals. No (can type)
caps present.
Either way, I dont see any further thing I can do. Replacing the
motherboard is NOT an option considering the cost and I doubt I'd even
be able to get everything back where it belongs with those tiny screws
and connectors, etc. It's easier and probably cheaper to just find an
identical computer on ebay, and re-use my harddrive. The only problem is
that I cant shop ebay on dialup anymore, because they have bloated ebay
so badly that it no longer loads properly...... All my ebay shopping has
been done on this (now dead) laptop, at wifi spots.
This leaves me having to rely on other people to help me make a
purchase, and that wont be easy since most of the people in this farming
community have no internet, or are also stuck with dialup, or can only
access the internet from a smartphone (which means they will have to do
the work for me, because I have no idea how to use a smartphone).
I also thought about using a desktop computer at a WIFI spot (from my
vehicle), but then I realized that desktop computers dont have any built
in WIFI capabilities.....
I think the "Blink of Death" is REAL DEATH !!!