I tried to get the guy to explain in more detail what happened, but he said “dude, you know as much as I do… but your machine is working.” I asked the guy what the power button pushing incantation did and he said “static discharge” so apparently there was some sort of static that caused a short or something.
Then you put the battery back in and push the power button… and she lives. Next, you push and hold the power button for 30 seconds. Then, you push the power button 10 times in a row at one second intervals. After assessing the situation (totally dead laptop) he warned me: “Okay, this is going to sound totally bizarre, but I want you to give this a try…” He then had me unplug the AC adapter and take out the battery. The guy on the other end then let me in on the secret power button code to revive your dead Thinkpad. So I called up IBM support and explained the situation. I pulled out the battery and put it back in and that did nothing as well. No lights were on and nothing seemed to get them to turn on. Then I noticed that even though the machine had been asleep, it was really really hot.
I started to get worried when I plugged in the laptop and the battery light didn’t light up. I knew something was wrong when the “sleep” light wasn’t lit. Lugging out the t42 was always a chore.Īnyway, I was at the Office 2.0 conference today, where I was giving a little presentation on the Techdirt Insight Community, and about an hour before the presentation, I went to find a quiet place to practice the presentation… and discovered that my brand new laptop wouldn’t work. It just makes it seem so much more usable on the go. I really like the fact that it’s much lighter than my old t42. I was worried that the smaller part would be a problem, but I’ve gotten used to it. It’s quite similar to the t61, but a little smaller and lighter. I actually ordered a t61, but I accidentally got the z61 instead - and, I actually really like it. The Secret Thinkpad Powerbutton Code To Bring Dead Laptops Back To Life
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