Lenovo ThinkPad not turning on. Help?

[LMAOnovo]

Heya. I have a Lenovo ThinkPad E550. It doesn't turn on anymore after I shut it down. The red light circle on the i of ThinkPad is lit though. Does anyone know what to do?

 

[Solandri]

If the red dot is lit, it is probably on/suspended. Sometimes laptops get stuck in suspend mode. Pull the battery, unplug AC power, and wait about a minute for it to completely lose power (the red dot should turn off). Then replace the battery and plug it back into AC, and try turning it on again.

 

[LMAOnovo]

If the red dot is lit, it is probably on/suspended. Sometimes laptops get stuck in suspend mode. Pull the battery, unplug AC power, and wait about a minute for it to completely lose power (the red dot should turn off). Then replace the battery and plug it back into AC, and try turning it on again.

It only lights if I press the power button. It also blinks.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Try removing the CMOS battery and leave it out for at least two minutes, then put it back.

A video guide on accessing the CMOS battery on the E550 is here (with audio in clearly spoken English):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-DqIvJS_FQ

You may want to take this opportunity to replace the battery with a new one instead of just putting old one back.

 

[LMAOnovo]

Try removing the CMOS battery and leave it out for at least two minutes, then put it back.

A video guide on accessing the CMOS battery on the E550 is here (with audio in clearly spoken English):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-DqIvJS_FQ

You may want to take this opportunity to replace the battery with a new one instead of just putting old one back.

Thank you so much. God bless, bro.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

You're welcome, I know how frustrating & worrying it can be when your expensive tech doesn't work properly.

 

[arthurcoucke]

Had the same problem and solved it taking the battery out.
Thank you!