T400 System board issues

Has anyone else been having issue with the T400 and the System Board.  I have had 5 now that stop booting.  All you get is the power light, battery light and the plug light when plugged in.  Hit the power and nothing comes up.  I tried removing the battery and same thing minus the battery light.

I am also facing the same problem. Looks like Lenovo is loosing it credibility and integrity, it previous used to have, especially for Thinkpads.
I am already living with WiFi problem for my T400. Now this System board issue. Really tech support also not good at all. 

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    Hi there,
    I kind of sip over a little coffee over my laptop and now it beeps : 1-3-3-1 which means : either the DIMM or the System board is over.
    I doubt it is the DIMM, so it must be the system board. I started dissassamble the rack, however it seems a tough job to find the FRU of the system board.
    It is NOT under the main battery, and NOT under the DIMM, So, where is it ?
    Parts lookup of lenovo doesnt give any help about my S/N + ModelNr
    Any help will be appreciateted .
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    Try looking under the RAM slots
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  • Z77A-GD65 power issue/bad system board?

    Looking for advice. I am afraid its a bad board, but some symptoms point at power which also makes no sense.
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    I first thought it was RAM, originally I was using Corsair Vengeance. I saw some posts here about people having the same problem, and noted that the Corsiar RAM was not tested and switch to a the tested G.Skill instead.
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    System torn down, and put back together. (Found out I was out of Thrermal Compound, so I had to run to the store to get some.)
    No long leads, only 9 stand offs matching each mount point on the systemboard.
    Back together... problem is the exact same.
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    I am not seeing any strange behavior power wise as far as any monitor shows... but connecting power to a sata drive that is NOT connected with a sata cable and causing a reboot just screams power at me.
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  • Time Machine Issue with new system board.

    OK MAC Fans here is an issue that I discovered with Time Machine (TM).
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    I was able to drag and drop the files and applications I needed from the previous backup folders back to where I needed them to be so all is not lost but I can not restore files from TM.
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    I decided not to worry about the syncing my TM. I was just at the Apple store and they have decided to replace my MacBookPro. I am going to start my backups on the new system all over again. I know I can drag and drop files that I want from the old files to the new system if I want and that will be go enough.

  • Does the T61 Wide system board serve on t400 wide chassis ?

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  • T 40 Yellow DC-in block on the system board part number

    The DC conncector mounted on the system brd where the AC Adapter connects to the laptop. Does anybody know the part number for that. It is a failure I see in many of the t40 series laptop but I have not been able to locate a part number. It does not come with the system board.

    Hi SRJack
    Please find the link given below for your unit and the Manual and complete part number inside your unit might help you to fix your issue check page number 3-5.
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    Let us know how it goes!
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  • What is the cost and process for factory refurbish of a tx2-1375dx with a blown system board?cc=us

    What is the cost and process for factory refurbish of a tx2-1375dx with a blown system board?
    How would one go about arranging for such service?
    Why is it impossible to contact a real human for support, either via online chat or phone? 

    Last I checked I am a real human, it is just that I do not work for HP and can't speak for them. HP would not be the place I would go for a "refurbish" job. They charge an arm and a leg for out of warranty service. You simply need to find someone to replace the system board (motherboard). It is also very likely on that model that you could have your system board repaired. There are many services on ebay that will repair the motherboard at the component level. The cost would be at or under $100 or so. I have more advice to give but many times I write a detailed response only to have the user never come back. I do check my posts so if you want more ideas just please respond. The tx2-1000 was one of the models affected by the nVidia issue that caused so many HP laptops made in the 2007-2009 era to fail prematurely. 

  • Is is the BIOS or the system board?

    Hi.  I have a pc manufactued by a deceased company named Quantex.  The pc has a MSI MS-6199VA
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    Over the course of the next month, the pc never really attained stability.  Sometimes it ran fine for a while,
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    This past week I checked your website to see if I could find any additional information about my BIOS
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    Vic

    On Friday I decided to take everything apart; including removing the system board and then put it all back together.  Believe it or not, without any repairs since I last replied in this forum, my pc is now somewhat revived.  It appears as though my problem might have been that the processor was not completely seated in the slot.  Does that make sense?  The freezing during CMOS setup or OS startup has completely disappeared.
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  • Bad system board?

    I've got a Compaq Presario CQ61-411WM laptop on which the touchpad & all 3 USB ports are dead. I suspect there's a problem with the system board that's causing both issues - possibly a bad (BGA) connection on the Southbridge chip? The weird thing is that the keyboard works fine.
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  • L530 system board FRU location

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  • DV5T-2200 System Board Replacement

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  • Touch smart system board cost $1190

    Dear all,
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