I got my DIY edition today. Went through all the expected steps (installed storage and RAM, did battle with the Wi-Fi module, etc.).
When it came time to turn it on, however, nothing happened. The light was white for a bit, then blinked red a few times, then nothing. Since then, I’ve been trying over and over again. Strangely, what actually happens when the power button is pushed is seemingly random:
- most often, the right side LED flashes green once, very fast.
- sometimes, the power button LED blinks red twice; this seems to happen if I hold it down for a second or so.
- also sometimes, the power button LED turns white, then the side LED stays lit green for about 5 seconds…before turning off and having nothing happen.
- very rarely, the power button LED turns white, blinks red five times, and I get the right side LED boot sequence.
- exactly once, I was able to get the laptop to turn on, but of course I didn’t have my boot media inserted
; I will note that this happened during my troubleshooting, when I only had one RAM stick installed (see below).
When I was able get the side LED to blink its startup sequence, I was able to see lights 4 and 10 were red (seemingly indicating a CPU error). I’ve tried every troubleshooting tip recommended. I unplugged the main battery and reset the RTC battery (waiting 15 minutes between disconnect and plugging them back in, at which point all the LEDs inside the laptop started blinking red). I tried using just one RAM stick, which seemed to work at first, but that turned out to just be an anomaly; even with only the one RAM stick, I haven’t been able to get the screen to come on again. I’ve tried turning it on with a charger, without a charger, with a charger in a different card, with a charger in a different port…
Is there any hope for me? Framework doesn’t seem to have a support line, so…
