New W540 will not power on any longer

Short story:
W540 config below
Arrived, bios 2.09, set intel rapid boot off
worked for 1 week
Then it refused to power on
No indicators when battery plugged in and power or battery plugged in and no power.
with power, and no battery only the power button blinked 2x. No other response.
Lenovo's action: return and get a new system. After waiting 6 weeks to get it, this is not what I expected froma rather expensive system. I should have heeded the warnings on this list.
I see on another list tthe E440, ithink, it was a cmos battery issue. Does anyone know what the issue is with the W540?
Thanks.
Ordered config
Base Model
20BHA0A4CC
Component
Description
Shipping Country
Canada
Selectable Warranty
N03_3YRDEP_CI
Preload Type
STANDARD_IMAGE
Preload OS
Windows 8.1 64
System Unit
W540 NVIDIA Q1
Processor
Intel Core i7-4800MQ
Security Chip 2
Security Chip Enabled
Wireless WAN accessories
MBL BB upgradable, future use
Display Panel
W540 15.5 3K IPS WWAN
Pointing device
W540 FPR
WiFi wireless LAN adapters
Intel 7260 BT ACBGN
Hard drive
500GB HDD 7200rpm
RAID Setting
Internal RAID - Not Enabled
Optical device
Travel Bezel, Fixed
Battery
6cell Cylindrical 56.16Wh
Total memory
8GB PC3-12800 DDR3L (2 DIMM)
Camera
720P_HD_CM
AC Adapter and Power Cord
170W AC Adpt2 US (2pin)
Keyboard Language
KYB w/NumPad US English
Publication Language
Pub; US English
Preload Language
W8.1 64 English

I too had a similar problem. The brick went bad.
I had to use a Fluke meter to measure the voltage at the tip, as there is no light on the brick, nor is there a functional light on the computer.
Yes, it is supposed to flash a couple of time if there is juice in the wire, but my issue, was that it supplied power, but failed under computer drain initially, until it gave up. My screen kept flashing when power was on, and power was off. Effectively, the screen became my power indicator.
Having had similar issues in the past with switching supplies that had a thermal breaker built in, I waited hoping it would reset. BUT, no light on either the brick or the computer, just wasted my time trying to solve the problem the normal way. If there was a light, you would know immediately. It finally gave up life, and never revived. No light on the brick, and NO indicator light on the W540.
The new brick was made by another vendor, and runs much cooler. If you want the markings on the broken brick, v.s. the new one, just ask.....
Not acceptable, but stuck with this..... At the end of the year, someone at Lenovo will get a raise, based on sales....
My productivity is going down!

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