First post, by DaveDDS
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I have this Samsung NP700-Z5C laptop which has stopped working completely.
it powers ON, but no POST, no drive activity, cannot access BIOS etc.
I've discovered over the years that this machine has some "unusual" aspects,
but it has worked well for many years, and being an I7 I'd like it to continue.
It's been a long time since I worked on it, and I'm hoping some others may
know/suggest some tricks.
I don't know if this is related... I'd not used it much for a few years, and
had loaned it to my son to use in a course (so it's seen a fair bit of more
recent use). When I got it back, it still worked/booted just fine, but there
was a "CMOS battery low" warning at POST.
I planned to replace the cell, but left if for a few weeks, and then not even
POST - laptop is effectively dead.
I have replaced the CR-2032 CMOS battery... Still no POST.
** History of this laptop **
I got this from a friend who ran a small IT/support company, once of his
clients had given it to him (I think it was dropped as the corner with the DVD
drive was smashed in and the drive itself bent and unrepairable - fortunately
it recognized a USB DVD just fine, and a little cosmetic repair to that
corner and you couldn't really see damage).
It had Win7 on it.. he was using it as his own personal laptop, and eventually
"upgraded" it to Win10 - turns out Win10 overwrote part of the BIOS and trashed
the machine - he saw now easy fix, so he gave it to me. I was able to find and
activate a recovery mode and restore a BIOS, put Win7 back on it and it's been
working well since then (till recently).
Dave ::: https://dunfield.themindfactory.com ::: "Daves Old Computers"->Personal