Recent content by gdro

thanks for your help. how would I find if the mobo's a problem? do I need to remove one component at a time (ram, hdd) and see what it does, as described in the thread I referenced in my first post?

just tried what you suggested: almost completed 1 boot and then power has cut (no led on, nothing). it may be because I spent some time in boot order menu, to keep the laptop from trying the cd drive. Second time, I did the 20 seconds thing with battery and adapter out. Plugged the adapter back...

no, it's same with or without the battery. I was thinking about updating the bios in the hope it would fix my problem but I fear that a potential power cut during the process would make things worse.

I have power problems with a 2006 Lenovo Thinkpad R61 (8918). I can't boot it twice without having to wait a few hours in between. After say 6 hours of charging, I can boot it and work for hours but the minute I shut it off, if I restart it it won't go past the bios. I can, for example, press...