paul.j wrote:
> Have a problem with my Sony Vaio A115b (PCG-8Q8M) When I turn it on it
> starts to boot up, can hear hard drive noise, fan etc. after about 1-2
> seconds everything just stops like its rebooting (lights go out too).
> then everything comes back to life. The screen stays blank through out.
>
>
> I have tried taking the ram out, swapping it over etc but no luck.
>
> Anyone have any ideas what could be up?
>

"...then everything comes back to life." - do mean to say that the HD
and fan start to run after the interruption? Frankly, it sounds like a
mainboard component problem to me.

Q