IBM 600 laptop turns on, but shows nothing on moniter

Matt123 · 05-06-2006, 08:25 PM

Hello, I just got an IBM 600 in a recent trade. I plug in the cord, press power, the light on the far right lights up, but nothing shows up on the screen. I tried hooking it up to a computer monitor, but still nothing shows up. It pretty similiar to this one: http://www.laptopoutlet.com/ibmth600lapi.html I know its reallly old, but i just wanna try to get it working. Im new to laptops, so there may be something stupid that im missing. Thanks for any advice.

kitmk · 05-07-2006, 12:54 AM

i think my friends got a similair laptop to that, have you tried all the fundemental things like adjusting the brightness and so on (if it the same thing as my m8's then there is a lever of omse kind above the keyboard that you adjust the brightnes with) if you hooked it up to another monitor however then that probably wont help, unless a connection is faulty. otherwise try making sure you cant see any exposed wies in the hinges or anything, just have look around have a check, otherwise send it back/use the warranty, if you have one, if not then find a specialsit, thats all i can think of atm (ive probs missed something stupid too)

jp198780 · 05-07-2006, 02:01 AM

did you screw with your RAM or anything?

Matt123 · 05-07-2006, 04:41 AM

Well, it didnt work when i recieved it, so I opened it up to check some connections and found nothing wrong (although i didnt dig that deep into the system). I think im gonna send it back to the seller

05-06-2006, 08:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Matt123 New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3	IBM 600 laptop turns on, but shows nothing on moniter Hello, I just got an IBM 600 in a recent trade. I plug in the cord, press power, the light on the far right lights up, but nothing shows up on the screen. I tried hooking it up to a computer monitor, but still nothing shows up. It pretty similiar to this one: http://www.laptopoutlet.com/ibmth600lapi.html I know its reallly old, but i just wanna try to get it working. Im new to laptops, so there may be something stupid that im missing. Thanks for any advice.

05-07-2006, 02:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 18 Posts: 4,100	did you screw with your RAM or anything? __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4400+@2.30ghz 2gb ram 160gb 7200rpm hard drive EVGA 9600gt ssc(740/1000) xp pro

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05-07-2006, 12:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
kitmk Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 137	i think my friends got a similair laptop to that, have you tried all the fundemental things like adjusting the brightness and so on (if it the same thing as my m8's then there is a lever of omse kind above the keyboard that you adjust the brightnes with) if you hooked it up to another monitor however then that probably wont help, unless a connection is faulty. otherwise try making sure you cant see any exposed wies in the hinges or anything, just have look around have a check, otherwise send it back/use the warranty, if you have one, if not then find a specialsit, thats all i can think of atm (ive probs missed something stupid too)

05-07-2006, 04:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
Matt123 New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3	Well, it didnt work when i recieved it, so I opened it up to check some connections and found nothing wrong (although i didnt dig that deep into the system). I think im gonna send it back to the seller