Unplug the system, remove the battery and hold the power button for 30 sec. Remove and reinstall the drive and memory modules.
Plug in the AC adapter only (no battery) and see if the system will boot. If it does, connect the battery and try again. If that halts POST, the battery is bad.
If the system still won't successfully POST, the mainboard is bad -- on a system this old, you're probably better off replacing the system than the mainboard (you can probably buy a newer E-series system for less than just the cost of a mainboard).
@ejn63 Thanks, I have tried pressing the power button for 30secs but it still clicks going to sleep within 5 seconds. So let's say it is the mainboard then.
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September 19th, 2023 12:50
Unplug the system, remove the battery and hold the power button for 30 sec. Remove and reinstall the drive and memory modules.
Plug in the AC adapter only (no battery) and see if the system will boot. If it does, connect the battery and try again. If that halts POST, the battery is bad.
If the system still won't successfully POST, the mainboard is bad -- on a system this old, you're probably better off replacing the system than the mainboard (you can probably buy a newer E-series system for less than just the cost of a mainboard).
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September 19th, 2023 13:42
@ejn63 Thanks, I have tried pressing the power button for 30secs but it still clicks going to sleep within 5 seconds. So let's say it is the mainboard then.