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Lespaul20
02-13-2007, 01:05 PM
I have an IBM Thinkpad A22m and it freezes on start up.
This laptop is not in perfect condition but it works fine.
I push the power button and it starts to boot but after approx 4 sec it freezes every time.
I can even start to enter BIOS but it still freezes after the same amount of time. I was able to get it to start up a couple of time by push on the bezel next to the power button and it continued to start up. I’ve taken it apart several times and I don’t see any obvious loose connections. I’m thinking it might be the keyboard I have not way to test it, (that I know of.) I know everything else work just fine because like I said I had gotten it to start up. Any Ideas on what I could check to narrow the problem down?

thefultonhow
02-13-2007, 11:51 PM
If it is the keyboard, unplug it and plug an external keyboard in.

Lespaul20
02-14-2007, 06:02 PM
The keyboard has the power button attached to it, so if I take out the keyboard I don't have a way to start it. I might try just plugging a usb keyboard in and see what happens.