"THE" == THE HAMMER <hammerron@hotmail.com> writes:
THE> Thank you to the people who replied with questions or suggestions. THE> Here is some additional info: THE> The keyboard backlighting is what flashes briefly at start up attempt. The THE> screen shows no light what so ever. THE> Tried launching systems off of live usbs...no luck THE> Tried the Lenovo reset button.....no luck THE> Tried running a different screen with an hdmi cable....it said no input I suspect the unit is dead and might need to be opened up to look for problems like broken connections, burnt spots on the motherboard, etc. Maybe try taking it apart and then putting it back together. The drop(s) could have knocked something loose. Pull out the disk in the system might also help. Otherwise... send it to Lenovo for repair, or buy a new/used one to replace.