Table 7-9
Issues, possible causes, and fixes (continued)
Items
Procedures
Tips
Computer automatically boots without pressing power button when the RTC 3 V
battery is removed. Therefore, after the service door and RTC 3 V battery are removed,
you do not have to press power button from top side.
In essential hardware configuration, mWS G1 and G2 may require discrete graphics
processing unit (GPU) to boot. However, mWS G3 can boot with integrated graphics.
Intermittent power-on, shutdown, reboot
Use this information to troubleshoot power-on, shutdown, and reboot issues.
Table 7-10
Issues, possible causes, and fixes
Items
Procedures
Symptoms
●
Does not always turn on
●
Intermittently hangs
●
Intermittently shuts down
●
Spontaneously reboots
Possible causes
Electrical short, fluctuating power source, unstable power rails, loose connections, bent pins,
stray wires, dust, obvious damage, nearly faulty parts (bulging or leaking capacitor).
Potentially turn into a no-power issue (
).
Troubleshooting steps
1.
Visually check power ports on both AC adapter and computer sides.
2.
Inspect power sources:
a.
Verify that the AC adapter is working correctly. Use a confirmed working adapter to
test.
b.
Verify that battery is not depleted while system is in the Sleep state. Test with a
confirmed working battery.
The following steps are for authorized providers or technicians.
1.
Follow actions in
.
a.
Be sure that AC adapter has correct DC voltage.
b.
Verify battery: test with a confirmed working battery.
c.
Verify that power button is not stuck.
d.
Verify that power connector is not loose.
e.
Remedy loose connections and reseat major components (processor, memory, GPU,
hard drive, solid-state drive, and others).
2.
Perform visual check for loose connections, bent pins, stray wires, dust, nearly faulty parts
(bulging or leaking capacitor).
3.
Test essential hardware configuration (
11. Test with minimum configuration on page 80
)
a.
If system boots, reinstall nonessential hardware one component at a time to isolate
issue.
b.
If system does not boot, replace essential hardware with verified working parts, one
component at a time. If system still does not boot, replace system board.
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