Hi everyone!
My Lenovo IdeaCentre 510-15ICB Type 90HU Desktop PC is 5 years old and one day it crashed.
I think it was during a Linux distro installation.
It won't boot after power off and on, nor cmos reset using battery or the jumpers (though I'm not completely sure about which pins serve what role - there are 2 jumpers, one with 3 pins and the other with 2. I think 1 is for cmos clearing and the other to disable intel me - as its written near them on the pcb). I also disconnected all non necessary components (all but cpu and ram). I reseated the ram, cpu and power connectors.
The only times the pc did boot were when I disconnected all the fans (including CPU fan) from the mobo and then, an American megatrends screen appeared with warnings about the fans. There were 2 beeps (POST codes).
Then, I was able to ignore (f1/f2) the warnings and proceed to config the bios/regular boot.
Some times the bios got stuck (due to cpu heating, I suppose), and then I tried to recreate this situation (triggering ami screen).
Most of the times I failed (the pc just wont show any display), but I managed to recreate the situation for several times.
The furthest I could go was even beyond the bios and boot. I successfully entered to the linux image written on a usb stick I connected to the pc, and it started loading the image. But at some point pc got stuck, then I shut it down and since then I couldnt boot it..
Currently when I boot the pc, the fans start spinning and the cpu gets warm, but no post code beepings/display. Also it seems pc cant recognize the keyboard (no light turns on when pressing caps lock). The only things that light up are the Ethernet port lights.
I wonder what is the problematic component, and whether I should investigate it myself / go to pc repair shop/give up and buy a new pc? (though i have a pretty low budget...).
Specs
Motherboard: Lenovo I3X0MS (I couldn't find the manual for it)
CPU: i5-8400
RAM: 1 stick *8GB Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD
PSU: Huntkey SP50H29525
Thank you very much!
My Lenovo IdeaCentre 510-15ICB Type 90HU Desktop PC is 5 years old and one day it crashed.
I think it was during a Linux distro installation.
It won't boot after power off and on, nor cmos reset using battery or the jumpers (though I'm not completely sure about which pins serve what role - there are 2 jumpers, one with 3 pins and the other with 2. I think 1 is for cmos clearing and the other to disable intel me - as its written near them on the pcb). I also disconnected all non necessary components (all but cpu and ram). I reseated the ram, cpu and power connectors.
The only times the pc did boot were when I disconnected all the fans (including CPU fan) from the mobo and then, an American megatrends screen appeared with warnings about the fans. There were 2 beeps (POST codes).
Then, I was able to ignore (f1/f2) the warnings and proceed to config the bios/regular boot.
Some times the bios got stuck (due to cpu heating, I suppose), and then I tried to recreate this situation (triggering ami screen).
Most of the times I failed (the pc just wont show any display), but I managed to recreate the situation for several times.
The furthest I could go was even beyond the bios and boot. I successfully entered to the linux image written on a usb stick I connected to the pc, and it started loading the image. But at some point pc got stuck, then I shut it down and since then I couldnt boot it..
Currently when I boot the pc, the fans start spinning and the cpu gets warm, but no post code beepings/display. Also it seems pc cant recognize the keyboard (no light turns on when pressing caps lock). The only things that light up are the Ethernet port lights.
I wonder what is the problematic component, and whether I should investigate it myself / go to pc repair shop/give up and buy a new pc? (though i have a pretty low budget...).
Specs
Motherboard: Lenovo I3X0MS (I couldn't find the manual for it)
CPU: i5-8400
RAM: 1 stick *8GB Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD
PSU: Huntkey SP50H29525
Thank you very much!
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