Lenovo Z570 dead!

[pete1229]

My nephew's Lenovo Z570laptop has stopped working and is completely dead, no lights . no fan, nothing. I have tried all the tricks, holding down the power button with no battery or power adapter connected as suggested on various forums. so please don't offer that advice, it does not work. I am just wondering if anyone else has run into this problem with this model and if so the solution. I have read the mobo may be the culprit and have found one at a laptop parts website for about $390. I personally don't think it's worth replacing at that price. The laptop sells for about $700.

 

[paul878]

Check the AC adapter before you do anything.

 

[Bubbaleone]

I know you said "so please don't offer that advice"; regarding holding down the power button. This procedure is very poorly described in all of Lenovo's recent laptop user guides because, the way the procedure reads, it sounds like you're supposed to remove the battery and adapter, then hold down the power button for a brief period, reconnect the battery and adapter, and you're good to go. That always fails!

The user guide actually says to repeat trying to power-on the laptop (which only makes it more confusing) until it works, but fails to say anything about how many times you need to try this before it works.

The correct answer is at least 30 times. That's not a typo; remove the battery and adapter. Now press and briefly hold, then release the power button. Repeat this at least 30 times before reconnecting the battery and adapter and restarting the laptop. Try it...before you scoff.


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[AraB.]

It may be that your battery's dead!

I am a Lenovo user, and started facing some battery problems (battery time reduced) so I read on the internet and found that most people who commented wrote about Z570!!

What I am trying to say is that check if both your adapter and battery are working!

Also, do you have a One-key recovery button on your laptop? Mine is next to the power button. Try pressing it while laptop is connected to adapter, if it opens Lenovo's Recovery Program it means that the laptop is working properly (battery/adapter no problem)...

Anyways hope I helped, and Good Luck solving the problem!!
Oh and btw, I own a Z480 (same family )

Good Luck Again,
Ara

 

[lakedude]

Might the laptop still be under warranty?

 

[kaveman666]

The user guide actually says to repeat trying to power-on the laptop (which only makes it more confusing) until it works, but fails to say anything about how many times you need to try this before it works.

The correct answer is at least 30 times. That's not a typo; remove the battery and adapter. Now press and briefly hold, then release the power button. Repeat this at least 30 times before reconnecting the battery and adapter and restarting the laptop

I'm stuck with one of these overpriced bricks and have been around and around. Things keep coming up when I am about to send it in(i.e. no money for shipping that week, or the machine does the magic "hasn't been on with battery in since X# days so it boots like nothing is wrong"-can't send them a machine to fix that working right?) Anyways, as a tech, but limited on laptop knowledge, can someone explain **EXACTLY** what this remove battery-hold or press button X# times-sacrifice a lamb-do the hokeypokey, action does? It's that and the sudden power up after what seems to be average 4 days that is bugging the heck out of me.

On the shipping cost note, they strongly advise me against it, but it's very hard to justify shipping costs to a building that is maybe 5 miles from my own job. Not that anyone can do anything about that, just thought I'd whine about that while I'm at it

 

[bmaamba]

I have used the z570 (gifted to me) since 2011. Changed battery about 2 years back with a local one. Yesterday, had the charger blinking problem and it refused to start. Removed battery and charger, pressed start button for 30 sec. No change. Saw the post above - repeated 30 times. Put it on - smoke!!!!! )))) Plastic of battery melted, desk has a black hole now. Quickly put the laptop down on the tiled floor. After 4 hours, had to pry off the battery (which had fused with laptop body) with a screw driver.
So: A blinking charger may indicate a battery/power IC problem (among others).