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From: Charles Densem on 10 Nov 2006 09:27 BillW50 wrote: > Yes the keyboard combo works for most models. Also some also has a > setting in the BIOS settings what to use when just starting. I wouldn't > discount that the CMOS battery might be shot, or might need recharging. > Some just plug in under AC and it charges the CMOS battery. Some only > charges the battery when the power is on. I have tried both methods to attempt to charge the CMOS battery, yet I do not know if it worked. What I meant about having "doubts" about the keyboard was that I am not sure that it is functional at this time. Also, how would I get into the BIOS setup if I cannot see what is on the screen?
From: BillW50 on 10 Nov 2006 11:12 In news:1163168821.789846.325020(a)k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, Charles Densem <charles.densem(a)gmail.com> typed: > BillW50 wrote: >> Yes the keyboard combo works for most models. Also some also has a >> setting in the BIOS settings what to use when just starting. I >> wouldn't discount that the CMOS battery might be shot, or might need >> recharging. Some just plug in under AC and it charges the CMOS >> battery. Some only charges the battery when the power is on. > > I have tried both methods to attempt to charge the CMOS battery, yet I > do not know if it worked. What I meant about having "doubts" about the > keyboard was that I am not sure that it is functional at this time. > Also, how would I get into the BIOS setup if I cannot see what is on > the screen? Yeah that is a real problem. An external keyboard might work. Also try to view the LCD screen with a strong light. Sunlight, flashlight or something. As it might be working, but very hard to see if the backlight is just out. Also as Pop` had mentioned, you don't hear any beeps when you turn on the laptop, do you? As the number of beeps is a code to tell someone what failed during a selftest. There is no standard code, so you have to find out what they are from the manufacture or the BIOS supplier. -- Bill
From: Charles Densem on 10 Nov 2006 23:00 > > Yeah that is a real problem. An external keyboard might work. Also try > to view the LCD screen with a strong light. Sunlight, flashlight or > something. As it might be working, but very hard to see if the backlight > is just out. > > Also as Pop` had mentioned, you don't hear any beeps when you turn on > the laptop, do you? As the number of beeps is a code to tell someone > what failed during a selftest. There is no standard code, so you have to > find out what they are from the manufacture or the BIOS supplier. > > -- > Bill I tried the flashlight method, and no dice. I hear no beeps, and an external keyboard would be useless, as the key combo to switch display modes is Fn-CRT/LCD. Granted, the CRT/LCD key is on another key, but an external keyboard would not have the Function key. Or would it? I really don't know.
From: BillW50 on 11 Nov 2006 09:41 "Charles Densem" <charles.densem(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1163217605.396927.80080(a)h54g2000cwb.googlegroups.com >> Yeah that is a real problem. An external keyboard might work. Also >> try to view the LCD screen with a strong light. Sunlight, flashlight >> or something. As it might be working, but very hard to see if the >> backlight is just out. >> >> Also as Pop` had mentioned, you don't hear any beeps when you turn on >> the laptop, do you? As the number of beeps is a code to tell someone >> what failed during a selftest. There is no standard code, so you >> have to find out what they are from the manufacture or the BIOS >> supplier. > > I tried the flashlight method, and no dice. I hear no beeps, and an > external keyboard would be useless, as the key combo to switch display > modes is Fn-CRT/LCD. Granted, the CRT/LCD key is on another key, but > an external keyboard would not have the Function key. Or would it? I > really don't know. Wow! That doesn't sound good Charles. If nothing else, it should be beeping just the fact alone it can't find an OS. Plus the video and maybe the keyboard isn't working either. I would be inside of troubleshooting the power regulators inside of the laptop. Which might be on the motherboard. I'm thinking that it might cost more to fix it than it is worth. Although I could be wrong. But it doesn't look good to me. :( -- Bill
From: BillW50 on 11 Nov 2006 10:13
"BillW50" <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote in message news:4555e322$0$1350$834e42db(a)reader.greatnowhere.com > "Charles Densem" <charles.densem(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:1163217605.396927.80080(a)h54g2000cwb.googlegroups.com >>> Yeah that is a real problem. An external keyboard might work. Also >>> try to view the LCD screen with a strong light. Sunlight, flashlight >>> or something. As it might be working, but very hard to see if the >>> backlight is just out. >>> >>> Also as Pop` had mentioned, you don't hear any beeps when you turn >>> on the laptop, do you? As the number of beeps is a code to tell >>> someone what failed during a selftest. There is no standard code, >>> so you have to find out what they are from the manufacture or the >>> BIOS supplier. >> >> I tried the flashlight method, and no dice. I hear no beeps, and an >> external keyboard would be useless, as the key combo to switch >> display modes is Fn-CRT/LCD. Granted, the CRT/LCD key is on another >> key, but an external keyboard would not have the Function key. Or >> would it? I really don't know. > > Wow! That doesn't sound good Charles. If nothing else, it should be > beeping just the fact alone it can't find an OS. Plus the video and > maybe the keyboard isn't working either. I would be inside of > troubleshooting the power regulators inside of the laptop. Which might > be on the motherboard. I'm thinking that it might cost more to fix it > than it is worth. Although I could be wrong. But it doesn't look good > to me. :( Oh yeah... I forgot to mention about external keyboards with a Fn key. Yes they do exists, but I don't know if they will work. They are also hard to find. -- Bill |