> At 03:11 PM 20/07/2008, Jason Carson wrote: >>Hello, >> >>I have a laptop here that when you turn it on, it stays on for about a >>second, flashes "IBM Thinkpad" then turns off. Anyone know what could be >>wrong with it? > > I'd pull the battery and see if it boots with wall power only. Could > be a fan failure, I guess. > > T > For the brief second it is on I can feel the air blow out the side so it's not the fan.
I tried pulling the battery and plugging it into the wall and the laptop wouldn't power up at all. Jason