I have an IBM Thinkpad T42 2378. I tried to plug in a printer on the USB port and somehow broke the plastic that’s inside the port. My laptop just shut down after that. When I tried to turn it back on, it only gives me blinking lights. Out of the six lights on the LCD, (Num Lock, Caps Lock, HD, Power, Battery, and Crescent Moon for Hibernate), the only one that doesn’t blink is the HD light. The lights start blinking immediately after I press the power button. I don’t get any sound from the computer, no fan, no HD, nothing. Not even the screen turns on. The only other thing that is “on” is the light of the CD drive, which also blinks at the constant rhythm and speed as the other five blinking lights.
I tested the battery and power adapter and found both to be working fine. When I plug in the power adapter with the battery attached to the computer, the battery light is orange, meaning it’s charging. But when I press the power button, the lights start blinking again. I removed the battery and only turned on the computer with the power adapter, and still got the blinking lights.
Any advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Please help!!!
