ThinkPad E520 problem

I bought 2 of them in oct 2011 to my twins go to College. My girls had no problem.

the other died in may 2012 and has been repaired under warranty. He died again in November 2012. I could make it work by removing the battery and unplugging the cmos battery and let it sit for a while.

It happened again, and this time I can not revive. I would like to add that, in my view, there was something wrong when we got it back from repair. The battery icon for the Lenovo power management has failed, but the windows, we did. In hindsight, I think it had something to do with nvram problem so I heard ever since.

I just got the phone with technical support and they told me there is nothing they can do for me, other than address for $ 550.

I'm so mad I'm still shaking.

-Scott

Update,

I would like to thank Mark for his help. He and his team went far beyond my expectations by providing excellent customer service. My son now has a reliable, quality laptop, and I look forward to the delivery of my new work T431S computer.

-Scott

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