UPDATE ON: Computer problem. Any help appreciated.

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UPDATE: The lovely child at geek squad says its the motherboard. But thank you to all who gave suggestions.


Anyone know How to fix this: my Lenovo Yoga (notebook/tablet) was working fine this morning.

Then the mouse wouldn't work. So I turned it off and turned it back on, and only the logo screen came up. Since then, it doesn't boot, just get a to the logo screen and stays there.

I'm freakin'!

[Renew Deal]

1. Hold down the power button until it goes off

And turn it on again

[Squinch]

2. Tried it. It goes off and on again fine, but doesn't get past the logo screen.

But thank you for the suggestion!

[Mosby]

3. maybe it's trying to update?

Does it have a light showing HD activity?

[TreasonousBastard]

4. Does it have a removable battery? If so, try taking the battery out so it...

is completely powerless.

After a few minutes, put the battery back in and see what happens.

And make sure it's plugged in to the power supply when you turn it on-- could be something as simple as a dead battery.

[Renew Deal]

5. Try that

And also try unplugging all devices (mice, printers, etc.) and try again

[Squinch]

9. Its one of those hybrid notebook/tablets, so there's nothng

plugged into it but the problem DID seem to start with the mouse.

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7. Thank.you. I'm going to try this. It's an internal battery so I have to

get a screwdriver small enough to get at the battery.

[CurtEastPoint]

6. What do you mean logo screen? Do you mean the mfr's logo or the LOGON screen

asking for ID and password?

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8. The screen that has the "Lenovo" logo. It usually flashes for a few

seconds before the logon screen, but now that's all I get.

[better]

10. It *could* be the motherboard but it could also be any of a few other things.

That screen to which you are referring is part of the POST (Power-On Self-Test) process.
There's a guide here on troubleshooting this issue.

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11. Thank you ! I never saw this in my searches.

[canetoad]

12. Try to boot into Safe Mode

Normally, you would switch the machine on and start tapping the F8 key. A quick Google says that this should work for your machine but you may need to search the exact model if it doesn't.

If you can get it to load a black & white screen with boot options, select 'Safe Mode' and wait for it to churn through some screens. If this works, there is probably some conflict in programs or services trying to load at start up. Not necessarily a fix, but could give a clue on what to try next.