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Re: ThinPad Power Supply died, replaced, chaging, but computer doesn't know it's plugged in. Notes Norton #631620 12/21/20 02:56 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
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OP Notes Norton Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 6,217 Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A.	Thanks again. So "Universal Restore" can put old programs on a new computer? I have Acronis 2018 and I see Universal Restore. I guess I'll have to investigate that. Is there a good tutorial online that anyone knows of? New computer is coming tomorrow. When this computer is not as important as it is now, I'm going to investigate ways to fix it and use it for other projects. Thanks, Notes Bob "Notes" Norton Norton Music https://www.nortonmusic.com 100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove & Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks

Re: ThinPad Power Supply died, replaced, chaging, but computer doesn't know it's plugged in. Notes Norton #631649 12/21/20 05:30 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
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sslechta Veteran Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,732 St. Louis, MO. USA	Originally Posted By: Notes Norton Is there a good tutorial online that anyone knows of? I do not know but a search on YouTube would probably be a great start so you could see the process. Steve BIAB/RB 2022, Pro Tools 2020, Korg N5, JBL LSR 4328 Powered Monitors, AKG/Shure Mics. PC: Win11 PRO, 4 TB M2 SSD, 2 TB HD, 128 GB Memory

Re: ThinPad Power Supply died, replaced, chaging, but computer doesn't know it's plugged in. Notes Norton #631680 12/21/20 08:54 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
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jford Veteran Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,612 Pensacola, Florida	Bob - Check this out: https://kb.acronis.com/ati2020/aur And this: https://www.acronis.com/en-us/technology/universal-restore/ And here's the user's guide: https://dl.acronis.com/u/pdf/AcronisUniversalRestore_userguide_en-US.pdf Hope this helps. I'm probably going to do the same with my laptop once it arrives (first take an image of the new one, then an image of the old one (if it lets me, since it locks up on me, but I do have a fairly recent image available to get me 90% there in short order). Then try Universal Restore; the main thing, of course it ensuring the the Windows License stays intact, but I'm sure that's covered somewhere. John Laptop-HP Omen I7 Win11Pro 32GB 2x2TB, 1x4TB SSD Desktop-ASUS-I7 Win10Pro 32GB 2x1.5TB, 2x2TB, 1x4TB SATA BB2024/UMC404HD/Casios/Cakewalk/Reaper/Studio One/MixBus/Notion/Finale/Dorico/Noteworthy/NI/Halion/IK http://www.sus4chord.com

Re: ThinPad Power Supply died, replaced, chaging, but computer doesn't know it's plugged in. Matt Finley #631760 12/21/20 04:49 PM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
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Simon - PG Music Product Manager Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,065 Victoria, BC	Originally Posted By: Matt Finley I still say, and Pipeline concurred, it's very possibly a bad jack. Yeah, quite likely. IIRC all the Thinkpads I've owned had the power jack separate from the motherboard, so it could be replaced fairly easily if that's the case with this one. Norton never mentioned which model of Thinkpad he has, so I don't know if that's the case with his, but I think every Thinkpad has a Hardware Maintenance Manual which is full instructions on how to replace just about anything. Could be worth looking up. I work here

Re: ThinPad Power Supply died, replaced, chaging, but computer doesn't know it's plugged in. Notes Norton #631805 12/22/20 02:26 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
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OP Notes Norton Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 6,217 Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A.	L580 model. I'm timid about taking it apart myself, and I would hope the computer tech I took it to would have eliminated the jack. It does charge the battery, but the computer doesn't know it's plugged in. Would that be a symptom of a bad jack? Notes Bob "Notes" Norton Norton Music https://www.nortonmusic.com 100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove & Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks

Re: ThinPad Power Supply died, replaced, chaging, but computer doesn't know it's plugged in. Notes Norton #631858 12/22/20 06:45 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
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Pipeline Veteran P Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 7,954	Another option https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Lenovo-ThinkPad-L480-L580-Battery-L17L3P52-SB10K97610-ship-today/174395437654 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxurQ3cKeSE Biab Track Injector for Reaper Free Biab Chord Picker Tool

Re: ThinPad Power Supply died, replaced, chaging, but computer doesn't know it's plugged in. Notes Norton #631972 12/22/20 06:38 PM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
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Simon - PG Music Product Manager Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,065 Victoria, BC	Originally Posted By: Notes Norton L580 model. I'm timid about taking it apart myself, and I would hope the computer tech I took it to would have eliminated the jack. It does charge the battery, but the computer doesn't know it's plugged in. Would that be a symptom of a bad jack? Notes Yes, that could be a symptom of a bad jack. There are multiple connections in the jack, generally at least one for "sense" which senses what type of charger is plugged in, and if this connection is broken then it'll not detect the charger. Of course, it could still be the motherboard. You wouldn't know until you tried swapping the jack, and the tech wouldn't know unless he did that or was familiar with Thinkpads. The Hardware Maintenance Manual is linked below. It basically tells you how to take apart the machine. Thinkpads are generally easy to work on, but if you're not comfortable with it then you don't have to try. https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/l580_hmm_en.pdf I work here

Re: ThinPad Power Supply died, replaced, chaging, but computer doesn't know it's plugged in. Notes Norton #632075 12/23/20 08:07 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
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OP Notes Norton Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 6,217 Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A.	Thanks again!!! Bob Bob "Notes" Norton Norton Music https://www.nortonmusic.com 100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove & Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks

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