vaio logo no longer appears on switch on

[stevenc78]

i have a vaio netbook, model VPCM11M1E which after putting in a brand new hard drive does not display the vaio logo or allow me into the bios. Please help

[Blencogo]

Four possibilities: -

1. The screen has a faullt - perhaps a cable has become detatched.  Does the hard drive spin up?

2. The CMOS Battery has become disconnected from the BIOS Chip.

3. The Memory Module may not be seated properly.

4. The BIOS Chip has a fault.

The first three may have happened when replacing the hard drive and are worth checking.  If it is 4 you will need to contact Vaio Support or one of Sony's Service Partners.

Can you see the Vaio Logo dimly if you shine a torch onto the screen?  If so it may be just the screen backlight and again could be a cabling issue or the magnetic catch that detects when the lid is closed has a fault.

[stevenc78]

thank you very much for the reply and solutions. i will try each one and hope for the best.

can you tell me where the cmos battery is please? thanks

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[stevenc78]

can you tell me where the CMOS battery is located? thanks

sorry if i may have asked this question 3 times, i'm new to this, sorry

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[Blencogo]

Not sure where the CMOS battery is located.

But this is what it looks like: -

I'll see if I can find more????????????