My ThinkPad T400 won't boot!

[bzuleta89]

I honestly have no clue what could have caused this! 

I turned it on this morning & it was stuck on the booting screen. It read "ThinkPad" in large letters followed by "To interrupt normal start up, press the blue ThinkVantage button." I waited for about a half hour for it to boot & it never did. I of course pressed the ThinkVantage button & to my dismay...nothing happened. Afterwards, I unplugged it & removed the battery pack. I then plugged it back in & attempted to start it up again. Once again, nothing. I unplugged it again & attached the battery pack. At that point I tried starting it up again and N O T H I N G! 

What do I do?!

[lead_org Microsoft MVP Contributor · Accepted solution]

have a look at your usb ports, there could be some sort of pins touching, as the result of damaged usb pins.

ADMIN Edit - Link to related tip in our forum KB

[bzuleta89]

You sir are 100% correct! Now, what can I do about this? Have the Usb Port replaced?

[lead_org Microsoft MVP Contributor]

You have to untouch the pin.

[bzuleta89]

The small black piece that is supposed to be in the USB port is not there. All I see are the pins. They are not touching eachother but they are touching the metal below them. Do I stop them from touching that?

[Soduku]

Please post an image for us to help you better.

[bzuleta89]

Here it is! 

[Soduku]

Those pins should not be touching. You can see that in comparison with the left USB.

[kanikamahajan33]

My ThinkPad T400 won't boot!
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06-11-2012 06:10 AM

I honestly have no clue what could have caused this!

I turned it on this morning & it was stuck on the booting screen. It read "ThinkPad" in large letters followed by "To interrupt normal start up, press the blue ThinkVantage button." I waited for about a half hour for it to boot & it never did. I of course pressed the ThinkVantage button & to my dismay...nothing happened. Afterwards, I unplugged it & removed the battery pack. I then plugged it back in & attempted to start it up again. Once again, nothing. I unplugged it again & attached the battery pack. At that point I tried starting it up again and N O T H I N G!

[econtre]

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