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X230t beeps twice and blank screen

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X230t beeps twice and blank screen

#1 Post by BannerMast » Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:18 am

Hello, while changing the screen of my x230t, I broke something, because now it won't boot properly at all. it still does the 1-3-3-1 beeps if I dont include any ram or cmos or anything else, but when I do include ram and connect to the charger the first time it beeps once and has a blank screen, with subsequent attempts getting two short beeps and the screen lights up to a blank when I retry without unplugging my x230t. I read that both single beep and double beep means that the motherboard is dead but I still want to cling onto hope. Furthermore, I found that the motherpoard still is responsive as when I press f1 it reacts with a beep and I can blindly change things. However the screen is still blank so idk anything I do. Im thinking of using an external monitor tomorrow to further test things, but are there any suggestions for what else I can do? the last thing I want is to replace the motherboard as i7 motherboards for x230t are pretty expensive

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Re: X230t beeps twice and blank screen

#2 Post by RealBlackStuff » Sat Jan 27, 2024 4:50 am

You possibly blew the backlight fuse.
Check both fuses F1 and F2 near the LCD connector on the motherboard.
They are both 3A/32V/Fast, such as ERBRD3R00X.
Measure with a multimeter for continuity.
Solder a new fuse on top of the old one is the easiest way.
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Re: X230t beeps twice and blank screen

#3 Post by BannerMast » Sat Jan 27, 2024 4:13 pm

RealBlackStuff wrote:
Sat Jan 27, 2024 4:50 am
You possibly blew the backlight fuse.
Check both fuses F1 and F2 near the LCD connector on the motherboard.
They are both 3A/32V/Fast, such as ERBRD3R00X.
Measure with a multimeter for continuity.
Solder a new fuse on top of the old one is the easiest way.
I don't have a multimeter, and I don't think my housing contract would allow me to solder at home, so I guess I'll have to ask a computer repair shop to check it out. I'll update when I can.

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