I have seen a laptop where the battery was so dead that the symptoms were
as you described.

It wasn't until I noticed that the AC/DC wall power light would come on only
after removing the battery that I began to figure it out.

If this is the case for you, you will be able to run the laptop if you
remove the battery and run entirely off the wall current.  Secondly, and
assuming this is the case, you will eventually need to replace the battery
if you want the machine to run 'on the fly.'

1-800-battery  is a phone number if you are shopping for prices.

--gary r. tennesen
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Neimeyer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 10:27 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] IBM Thinkpad 390E won't boot...


> I have an IBM Thinkpad 390E laptop computer (series  2626-BOU) that is
> simply dead in the water.  It won't boot up, it has no drive activity,
> and no LCD/CRT display.  This is the second such problem I have
> encountered with these laptops.  Part of my job is to help maintain
> these computers for student use.
>
> The laptop warranty just expired and I'm at my wits end to resolve this.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Dick
>
>                          PCBUILD's List Owner's:
>                       Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]>
>                        Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>

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