G50-70 takes as long as 24h to boot
Hi!
The laptop won't boot until after as long as 24h. Boot time as gone lengthier and lengthier with time, to this extreme. From instant boot, to 5, 10, 20 minutes, to an hour to a day now. I seldom turn it off but I sometimes have to and I am afraid it is again going to get worse.
It's a pity because that machine is still kicking and wouldn't it be for that issue, I wouldn't think of getting a replacement.
Not sure if booting is the right word. It does not even get the manufacturer's splash screen. While it's waiting, white lines are flashing on the screen that you can barely see because the screen is not lit.
If you try to plug in the charger at that moment it makes a loud Beeeeeep ! I have tried to use the Lenovo PC Diagnostics app to listen to beep and get the error code but the app is either broken or only works for Thinkpads.
Someone on the internet suggested that it was a Power On Self Test (POST) issue, that is, IIUC, a hardware issue. But the SSD is new and the problem remains even with the battery off. Tried with different RAM sticks. Same.h
I thought this my be a problem with the CMOS battery but I measured its voltage with a voltmeter and I get a 3.2 volts measurement with seems normal (although I am not sure)
I found this where someone suggested a BIOS problem with a key or something I am not sure how to flash the BIOS:
https://hulifox008.github.io/2018/07/21/...
I wish there was a more detailed walkthrough of what to buy and what to do... Also I am not sure that would fix the problem.
I am running Linux but I don't think that's the issue because the problem arises before linux even kicks in.
To conclude :
- It gets worse with time
- Not a HDD/SSD issue (brand new, no SMART errors)
- Not a laptop battery issue
- Not a RAM issue
- CMOS seems fine but I am not sure
- Maybe a BIOS issue ?
- Any ideas ? Would really love to keep using that otherwise perfect machine
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