Re: Unbootable Thinkpad G41



As for replacing the CPU with a cheap Celeron unit to test if it works I am a little unsure what kind I would need to get. My ThinkpadG41 uses a P4-M 548 [3.33GHz] and I see a ton of different celeron types on eBay. What kind of cheap celeron processor could I use in my G41 to test it?

I tried experimenting last night and took one of the RAM chips out and turned it on which there was no difference. 4 beeps and fan stays constantly on. Then I took both out. When I put them back in I think I put one in upside down from the...

Re: Unbootable Thinkpad G41



More pics will take a little while because I put the laptop back together. It was not the poor quality of the camera though, it(or me) just was not able to focus properly on the board that close. Unfortunately it did not go down all the way when I pressed it down so the rubber base may have been pulled up or unseated too. Is that going to be really hard or an issue to repair.

I really only tried to replace the motherboard with a different unit which did not work.

Would bad memory just suddenly fail with no...

Re: Unbootable Thinkpad G41



No, I did not try new RAM. Not sure if a issue with my RAM though would cause my laptop to become completely non functional and not even boot up or display anything on screen....

Re: Unbootable Thinkpad G41



That is not good news, I was hoping some soldering or new caps could fix the motherboard/laptop. The capacitor was raised, one side of the capacitor pins was broken off on one side but the other side was still in tact. When I tried pushing it down it still seemed a little crooked because the rubber on the button was not setting right.

Can the other end of the capacitor mount that was broke be soldered back together?

Not sure if I did it when taking the motherboard out because you have to really fight it...

Hello

I have a Thinkpad G41 that will not boot up. A couple years ago after having it for a little over a year my G41 made some beeps and the screen went blank. After that when I would turn it on it would make 3 beeps and would not boot, nothing would come on the screen but the fan did run and battery light came on. IBM said 3 beeps indicated a motherboard issue but they wanted $475 to fix it which I said no way. Recently I tried replacing the motherboard with a refurbished one. That did not work out as it still did not boot up and made a 4-3-1-4 beep sequence. My motherboard was...