[AccessD] OT : Computer trouble Help!

Debbie delam at zyterra.com
Wed Nov 6 08:49:05 CST 2013


Nothing at all. I cannot get anything from it. Initially I thought it was unplugged and the power was drained. I double checked the cords, then reseated the battery. Still nothing. Saw the one dim wifi light after that. Has to be a power issue, or the motherboard or bios are gone. 

Guess I am computer shopping. 

Debbie

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> On Nov 6, 2013, at 7:41 AM, John W Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Even if no hard drive, there should be bios stuff.  It sounds like the bios is not starting which means entirely dead processor or memory.
> 
> John W. Colby
> 
> Reality is what refuses to go away
> when you do not believe in it
> 
>> On 11/6/2013 12:00 AM, John R Bartow wrote:
>> Hi Debbie,
>> Do you mean Windows NT4? I'm guessing it gave up the ghost. Hard drive
>> failure, or other major component, coincidental with the update, which there
>> shouldn't be any of, since NT support was eliminated years ago.
>> 
>> Unplug it and pull the battery out for 30 seconds. Put it back together and
>> plug it in. Turn it on. Hold your fingers on the case. If you can't feel any
>> vibration whatsoever then it's probably the hard drive is not starting. (You
>> should be able to tell the difference between the fans vibration and the
>> hard drives as the fans start immediately and the hard drive will start
>> shortly after.)
>> 
>> Otherwise need more info.
>> John B.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Debbie
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 8:33 PM
>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>> Subject: [AccessD] OT : Computer trouble Help!
>> 
>> Hi all. I have come home to a laptop that has suddenly become a brick.
>> 
>> My roommate says it asked about some update and restart, now nothing works.
>> I get a flicker from the wireless light, but no others. I cannot turn it on
>> to even get a blue screen.
>> 
>> It has been running NT and is a bit low on hard drive space. Other than that
>> everything has been doing well.
>> 
>> Is this anything anyone has encountered before and knows a solution to?
>> 
>> Debbie
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