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I have some (I'm not sure exactly what model) Lenovo 21" IdeaCentre. Honestly, the computer works off and on. I have had problems with it not being able to shutdown, which I fixed. The fan seems to be constantly running, a few other problems as well. Anyway, nobody was using it when all of a sudden it switched to a blue screen. I was in the kitchen, but when I got over to the computer I read the message. It said something about bad drivers, but that is all I saw and then it restarted.
However, when it got to the Lenovo Splash screen, nothing happened. I waited there for over 10 minutes, but still nothing. I tried to turn of the computer, but the only way to do it was to pull out the power cable. I then removed all USB devices and tried again. Still nothing. It also won't respond to keyboard input when I try to use enter to interrupt normal startup.
My guess is some piece of hardware is damaged inside the machine. However, I have no idea what piece it is. Does anybody have any idea what could be wrong with it?
I have the same issue with W550s lenovo's crap never again – user1520494 – 2016-09-01T21:29:55.970
Had you done anything else to the machine prior to this problem? Such as driver updates, bios updates, etc...? – C-dizzle – 2012-10-18T17:25:34.053
No. Everything seemed to be working fine, besides the fan. I kind have been waiting for the hardware to fail though. Anyway, I don't believe anyone has done anything to it all day. definitely not anything significant such as driver updates, bios updates, or anything similar. – Josiah – 2012-10-18T17:27:43.957
Start with removing everything that is not needed. Flash drive plugged in? Remove it. External hard drive? Rip that out. bluetooth, wifi, or other USB adapters? Same deal, pull them out. Next step is to look at your memory config. 1 piece of memory? Might be bad, but youd need another one that is known good to check that. Start by pulling the hdd, and 1 stick of memory if you can. At least we need to get it past the splash screen. Once there, we can begin to run tools like Memtest and Drive Fitness Test. – None – 2012-10-18T17:36:02.323
I'm not real familiar with those kind of machines, but this is what I would try; open the machine, remove each piece of RAM one by one and attempt to power on. If you get past the splash screen then, it's faulty RAM. If that doesn't work, try removing the CMOS battery for about 15 minutes, replace then try again. If that doesn't work, it might be a bad hard drive. Do you have any others to swap in there and try booting up? Just a couple quick things I would try... – C-dizzle – 2012-10-18T17:37:04.510
Not at the moment. If I remove the RAM, but not replace it, will I still be able to get past the Splash Screen? – Josiah – 2012-10-18T17:46:19.223