Lenovo T495 Assistance Request

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by bob4432, Oct 24, 2023.

  1. bob4432

    bob4432 MDL Novice

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    Picked up a Lenovo T495 laptop w/ a 512GB NVME drive in it. I needed a larger drive so I acquired a WD Blue SN570 1TB unit (NIB). Before the swap I went into the BIOS and turned off the internal battery (only battery). I swapped out the drive with no issues. After re-assembly, I plugged it in to AC and the LED by the power plugged did not illuminate and the laptop will not turn on. I have done the push in "emergency" switch with a paperclip with no luck. FWIW I have been building computers since 1995 and have been using Lenovo since the IBM T42 days and am upgrading from a T440s (which I upgraded hdd/ram with no issues), with never an issue with any of my builds/upgrades until now.
    Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as to why this machine will not turn on.
     
  2. WindowsGeek

    WindowsGeek MDL Expert

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    I personally never turn off the battery setting off in bios i just unplug the cable of the internal battery, Your motherboard is probably shorted , most likely installed the drive with its label facing down.
     
  3. bob4432

    bob4432 MDL Novice

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    #3 bob4432, Oct 29, 2023
    Last edited: Nov 25, 2023
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    That's the thing, everything was put in the correct way.