[TriLUG] Advice Please

Wed Feb 19 18:26:17 EST 2025

It is HDMI.  I'll try it in a while and let you know.

Dwain

On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM Wes Garrison <wes at xitechusa.com> wrote:

> Honestly it sounds like something may be wrong with the *screen*.
>
> Can you try plugging into an external monitor?  Preferably using the
> 15-pin VGA d-sub if your laptop is old enough to have that.
>
> Then try toggling through screens with Fn+F7
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> On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM Dwain Sims via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> wrote:
>
>> David and Bill:
>>
>> Thank you so much for the great suggestions.  I am giving this the old
>> college try.....
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM David Burton <ncdave4life at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Dwain, try disconnecting or removing the battery entirely, and
>> > disconnecting the AC adapter, then pressing the power button, then
>> > reconnecting the AC adapter only, and then trying again to power it on.
>> >
>>
>> Battery has now been pulled out completely.  Tried to power on and
>> nothing,
>> as expected.  Reconnected a new USB charger....
>>
>> I have now connected a third different USB-C charger with the battery out,
>> this one off of my HP Dragonfly (65 watt).  Same behavior.   The charger
>> that came with it has been powering an older X1 Carbon (45 watt) since
>> this
>> started.  So I think that one was OK too.  I tried a different GaaN
>> charger
>> (65 watt) I use with the Dragonfly all the time.  No difference.
>>
>> >
>> > If not, it could be the power supply. Reconnect the battery. I think
>> that
>> > laptop uses a USB C charger, so:
>> >
>>
>> It does.
>>
>>
>> > 1. Try charging the laptop with a different USB charger. And,
>> >
>>
>> Did that.
>>
>>
>> > 2. Try using the laptop's USB-C charger to run something else
>> (preferably
>> > something that will load it heavily, like the laptop does).
>> >
>> > I think that when you first connect the charger to the laptop, if the
>> > battery is installed the LED on the "Thinkpad" logo should blink. Watch
>> it
>> > as you plug in the charger. Does it blink?
>> >
>>
>> The red LED on the top cover of the P14s does come on when I plug it in
>> with any of the 3 chargers.  And the white LED on the power button.  And
>> the keyboard LEDs cycle on and off.   But no beeps and nothing on the
>> display..  I also get a red/orange LED next to the Power USB port.
>>
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM Bill Farrow via TriLUG <
>> trilug at trilug.org>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Before you abandon hope:
>> >>
>> >> Did you try a forced hard reset by holding down the power button for 30
>> >> seconds, disconnecting power and battery?
>> >>
>> >
>> Bill, I have held the power button down for a very long time.  The
>> Keyboard
>> lights cycle on and off every 15 seconds or so while I have the button
>> pressed, but nothing else happens.
>>
>> >
>> >> Did you try booting into Lenovo recovery mode?
>> >>
>> >
>> It will not boot into anything.  Just a blank screen and no beeps.
>>
>> I am starting to lose hope!
>>
>> Dwain
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >> Bill
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM Dwain Sims via TriLUG <
>> trilug at trilug.org
>> >> >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Many thanks to all who replied.  Here I am with an update.
>> >> >
>> >> > I was able to pull the bottom plate off of the P14s last evening.
>> >> > Nothing looks amiss.  The battery looks brand new. No swelling at all
>> >> > (unlike most Dells!   This is the brand I have encountered this the
>> most
>> >> > on.)
>> >> >
>> >> > So this system has 16GB of DDR RAM, and it appears that 8GB is
>> soldered
>> >> on
>> >> > the MB and 8 GB is in a single DIMM slot.
>> >> >
>> >> > I pulled the DIMM and tried again.  No change in behavior.
>> >> >
>> >> > I also pulled the NVMe card and tried that config.  No change.
>> >> >
>> >> > I am starting to conclude that the problem lies deep in the
>> motherboard
>> >> > someplace, and the GPU seems very suspect.
>> >> >
>> >> > I am now left with a very new looking paper weight.  Sigh.  I guess I
>> >> could
>> >> > sell it for parts?
>> >> >
>> >> > Dwain
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM Joseph Mack NA3T <jmack at trilug.org>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > > On Tue, 18 Feb 2025, Dwain Sims wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > > > No beeps.  That is a bad sign!
>> >> > >
>> >> > > yes. that means the BIOS didn't start checking the hardware.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > is the battery OK (not swollen, charged, pull out the battery and
>> run
>> >> off
>> >> > > the power cable)?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > try swapping the memory sticks around. In some machines, the BIOS
>> will
>> >> > not
>> >> > > run if the memory is dead. In others the BIOS makes a loud beep if
>> >> > there's
>> >> > > no memory.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Does the ON button flash when you press it?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Joe
>> >> > >
>> >> > > --
>> >> > > Joseph Mack NA3T EME(B,D), FM05lw North Carolina
>> >> > > Don't upgrade a working machine - it won't work any
>> >> > > better - it could work worse; it may not work at all.
>> >> > > Homepage http://www.austintek.com/ It's GNU/Linux!
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
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