I made a copy of the BIOS (16M) compared it to another one, a reasonable level of similarities, so I have my doubts the BIOS is at fault explicitly; though it might be the data line pullups, clock gen issue, or bad cap not getting voltage up high enough on one of the rails, all could respond to heating.
BIOS corruption can happen on one bit and be sufficient for the computer not to boot. Also sometimes an external programmer will read the chip properly, but while booting the computer cannot. You should still try to flash it. Some "bad" EEPROM may work under specific thermal condition.
Also check if you have PLT_RST# on the mini PCIe port. (or M.2, dunno what's in there)
This bios is from working machine, windows serial nr removed.
CPU heating i meant that these mainboards might respond to heat like AMD chips. Worth to try before trying to waste time on deep diagnostics.
This bios is from working machine, windows serial nr removed.
CPU heating i meant that these mainboards might respond to heat like AMD chips. Worth to try before trying to waste time on deep diagnostics.
Just noticed, your chip is the MX25L12805, mine is the 12873E, I imagine that's not going to matter, but thought I'd make note of it.
If you find similar schematic with the same EC then maybe attach a post card to LPC and check if it gives some information. Memory and cpu are next in line for suscpects. Neither are good if i remember correctly this mainboard has nasty underfill under both. How much amperage is drawn?
Same problem Turning on Fan spin for a few seconds and shutting off and repeating the same steps.
Anyone find the Schematics?
Also can a capacitor have 2 different voltages?
Or is this part even a capacitor? Looks like a ceramic cap to me.
When tested with multi-meter
It may not have a side going to ground and some of these get 2 different voltages on each side. Especially bottom left.
Voltage: Tested with power plugged into board. One side lead on ground other on each each side of suspected caps.
The Ceramic caps in question are coming from the ThinkEngine Chip
I think 3 of them did not have a side going to ground. The labeled boxes are not the exact caps. The photos is not of the exact board in question and photo found online.
Same problem Turning on Fan spin for a few seconds and shutting off and repeating the same steps.
Anyone find the Schematics?
Also can a capacitor have 2 different voltages?
Or is this part even a capacitor? Looks like a ceramic cap to me.
When tested with multi-meter
It may not have a side going to ground and some of these get 2 different voltages on each side. Especially bottom left.
Voltage: Tested with power plugged into board. One side lead on ground other on each each side of suspected caps.
The Ceramic caps in question are coming from the ThinkEngine Chip
I think 3 of them did not have a side going to ground. The labeled boxes are not the exact caps. The photos is not of the exact board in question and photo found online.
I have bought an non-working X1 which had fan spin but no screen. I tried to reflow the RAM like Rossemann does (with the light touch) but ended up just heating them without the movement or slightly touch.
NOW! IT WORKS!
First real notebook repair!!!
Rossmann is right, what an adrenalin rush! DAMN does this feel good!
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