I'll be damned, I think that worked

[lizvogel]

Okay, this? Is brilliant.

How to Fix a Lenovo Laptop that Won't Turn On / Freezes at Start Up / No Power Repair

(Short version: Clear power-surge build-ups by unplugging & pulling battery, then holding down power switch for a minute.)

I'll see if it keeps working, but the elderly ThinkPad I use for writing just booted happily after about a dozen repeats of acting like it didn't have any drives to boot from. /*is happy*/