[EmishOrc]

Hello again,

I have a Lenovo e530 that a person gave to me for nothing so im kinda lucky that I got a powerful laptop for nothing

But it comes with some problems. The guy told me it had some water damage. I had an inspection at it cleaned everything applied new thermal paste. And it turns on!, but it doesn't display anything at all and upon further inspection I found that the cooling fan turns on then off.

Edited by EmishOrc, 28 May 2016 - 02:24 AM.

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Hello EmishOrc,

 

Possible signs that something has shorted/burned out.

 

Try pulling the RAM and powering up the notebook to see if you get any error beeps.

 

No display (if this includes no BIOS screen) and the CPU cooling fan not working properly makes a fried CPU a strong contender as the culprit I`m afraid 

[phillpower2]

Hello EmishOrc,

 

Possible signs that something has shorted/burned out.

 

Try pulling the RAM and powering up the notebook to see if you get any error beeps.

 

No display (if this includes no BIOS screen) and the CPU cooling fan not working properly makes a fried CPU a strong contender as the culprit I`m afraid 

[EmishOrc]

I shall get back to that soon.

[EmishOrc]

Update: It's alive! It Posted! Before I continue it said real time clock error please check date and time what does that mean?

Edited by EmishOrc, 28 May 2016 - 05:28 AM.

[phillpower2]

You need to set the time and date in the BIOS, if it gives the same error on next cold start the CMOS battery may need replacing.

[EmishOrc]

Some say that this could be a bios bug that does this to this model. The fan retains velocity, but same problem. Ill try BIOS update and report back, because it throws an error saying it needs the laptop to be charged.

[phillpower2]

Updating the BIOS is always a last resort as a bad flash can render a computer useless.

 

Some say that this could be a bios bug that does this to this model.

 

 

To what problem are you referring, the RTC error or fan speed.

 

Where do you get the battery needs charging message and what does it say exactly.

[EmishOrc]

Best Answer

I went through the update and it was a sucess! Installed 8.1, monitored temps and temps were perfect. Fan purrs like a cat. The error only stated that the laptop needed to be charged to avoid errors. Oh and I replaced the RAM stick, tested keyboard and now im updating drivers...

[phillpower2]

Good job 

 

Oh and I replaced the RAM stick

 

 

Did the original memory stick look damaged in any way, water damage causing corrosion etc.

[EmishOrc]

No, but I tested it on my other laptop and she's gone. So I managed to grab another DDR3 Ram stick to use in it. I will show this in action. I have attached a photo.

[phillpower2]

No pic attached EmishOrc.

 

Did you forget to click on the Attach This File tab perhaps.

[EmishOrc]

That is it I swear my Samsung is giving me a hard time... Anyway here it is

 

http://imgur.com/nOYRmi1Sorry, but there is something wrong with this site I cannot upload anything even on PC.

Edited by EmishOrc, 29 May 2016 - 02:56 AM.

[phillpower2]

Looks good for a computer that has had fluid damage, lucky you for being gifted it 

 

Not sure what is going on with your attachments, check your profile settings and if you have uploaded anything before make sure that you have not reached your upload limit, if you have, delete some of the uploads that you no longer feel are relevant.

[EmishOrc]

I will sure look at that.

[phillpower2]