First post, by raindog
Around 2000/2001, the plasma screen of my t5200 stopped working but I could still use the computer with a separate VGA monitor, a while after the VGA output also stopped working. Every few years I try to investigate why it doesnt work.
Today I tried again - to my delight the orange screen showed the memory self check, then displayed an error about config(?), I got into BIOS settings with F10, then exited the settings, the screen then showed something about "insert system disk and press any key". Even with a 3.5" system disk in A the same message appeared, the FDD disk light came on so I could see it trying to access the floppy - tried with switch in B and PRT settings. Then the screen went blank (both plasma and VGA) and with any restarts of the computer after that the screen was still blank.
I recall last time I tried to investigate the t5200 problems (a few years ago) a similar thing happened - the screen worked for a few minutes then went blank and nothing I did brought the display back. Do I have to wait a another few years before I try again 😀 ?
Today I found this forum which seems active on t5200 matters. After reading through the posts, I disconnected and took out the lithium battery (I as think the initial config error would have been about the date) but still the screen displays nothing. I think it's probably still trying to show me the "insert system disk and press any key" message because when I put in a 3.5" disk in and press a key the FDD light goes on.
So
- screen not working (plasma and external VGA)
- not booting from HDD nor FDD
Could the same issue causing both these things ? Any suggestions for getting the screen working so that I can at least diagnose the boot issues ...?
Thanks
Robert