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My thinkpad takes three tries to boot up, need help (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/thinkpad@lemmy.ml
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I have a thinkpad T440p, i have replaced the CMOS because it died on me, but now after a while of getting the new one my PC is behaving weirdly, it takes three tries to turn it on. First time i turn it on and it tries to start but shuts off; the second it tries but shuts off much quicker with a strange sound that seems like the speaker suddenly disconnecting and then it works flawlessly on the third try. Is the CMOS the problem here?

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[–] 1 point 1 month ago

if having to plug it in before turning your laptop on is fine with you, then you could probably just leave it alone until the battery completely dies.

i say this because -- back in the 1990's -- changing the battery sometimes caused problems like this and you might be better off letting this sleeping dog lie given the age of your laptop.

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