IBM Think Pad will not start.

[spool]

Hello all,

I have a IBM Think Pad that I'm working on. It will not start. I get a blank screen. The fans run and I can hear the hard drive start to spin. Then I get a series of beeps. Beep pause beep,beep,beep pause beep,beep,beep pause beep.

I checked and I can't find what these beeps mean.

If anyone out there knows what these beeps mean I would be very thank full.

Thanks, spool

Don't argue with an idiot, he will bring you down to his level and beat you with his experience.

 

[stduc]

Its obviously failing POST. Try searching for thinkpad POST beep codes for more information, or emailing IBM. I would imagine that the video is failing somewhere. Maybe a cable has come out? You could try tilting the screen to different positions to see if it comes on. You could try an external monitor to see if there is a video signal there.

 

[stuuked]

whats the model number of the laptop

 

[spool]

Thanks for the info.

I tried the external monitor same beeps.

I checked with IBM's web site and the beeps could be the DIMM or the Mother Board.

I will need to check the memory cards.

spool

Don't argue with an idiot, he will bring you down to his level and beat you with his experience.