Lenovo ThinkPad

[zag1402]

hi gang i am looking at a lenovo R500
the problem is it will start to boot get to the thinkpad screen and that is it.
i tried changing the ram
i took out the main battery and tried just booting from the AC
i cant get into the bios

thanks zag

 

[Mark56]

First thing I would test is the hard drive, but as you cannot get into the Bios to change the boot order you will have to remove the drive and link it up to a desktop PC using a "Laptop Hard Drive Adapter". Then you can download the diagnostics for Windows from the manufacturers site listed below.

Have you tried to boot from the OS disc? Do you have Recovery Discs?

ExcelStor: http://www.excelstor.com/eng/support.php?sub_id=3

Hitachi/IBM: http://www.hitachigst.com/support/downloads/

Samsung: http://www.samsung.com/global/business/hdd/support/downloads/support_in_es.html

Toshiba Fujitsu: http://sdd.toshiba.com/main.aspx?Path=SoftwareUtilities#diagnostic

Seagate, Maxtor & Quantum:http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads

Western Digital:http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?lang=en

 

[zag1402]

ok cool will give that a go
i dont have the dvd for the laptop you dont have a direct link for the lenovo r500 recovery dvd by any chance?

 

[Mark56]

All you had to do was Google it

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-4HWSE3

You will have learnt from this experience, that it is always wise to create your own recovery discs when you first get a new system.

The most important thing is to first ensure that your hard drive is healthy.

What OS are you using?

 

[zag1402]

well up date got the laptop going
tried your hints and tips thanks for that
and do you know what it was in the end they had tried to force something in the usb and bent a tab it was touching another causing a short.
God you learn - oh well that is one to lookout for

 

[Mark56]

Another one to add to the list of the many things that can go wrong. Well done for sorting it out.

 

[zag1402]

no thank you for the tips
it was a good one . ok time for bed i think