Metabox P650SE - Beeping and Flashing (you all know the one)

[westjgames]

Hi Guys.

Introduction post & Support Request all in one.

I'm westjgames and I am the (still but only just) proud owner of a Metabox P650SE (Clevo/Sager NP8651). There wasn't a subforum for this particular rebadger, but it is nonetheless exactly the same as the P650SE by Clevo.

In any case, it's doing the famous beep-n-flash. Started doing it right as I was doing some Linux installs. Luckily, I have another laptop for the time being, so it's gonna be OK for all my web development projects and school for a while. However, still totally pissed at the situation. Pay $2,500 AUD for a laptop and get this crap... but I digress.

Laptop was running Prema Mod right up until the beep'n'flash, when I panicked and installed the stock BIOS back.

Prema has already given me some advice, which I have followed (erasing EC and leaving the laptop off the hook for 30 seconds), however, this hasn't worked. A mate from the UK says it's the 12v rail to the GPU, but with the number of these types of incidents appearing with this particular laptop, I'm a bit doubtful.

I've also tried the following:

• Re-seating RAM
  
• Using each stick in each slot individually
  
• Flashing in the stock BIOS
  
• Updating the stock BIOS
  
• Removing battery for 30 seconds
  
• Removing CMOS battery for 30 seconds (and pretty much wrecking the plug at the same time, that little ****er is glued in I swear. It's all good now though)
  
• Prema's x and xx fixes
  
• Crying and gnashing teeth
  
• Sacrificing a lamb to the laptop gods (not really)
  

Obviously, none of these have worked much. I have a ticket in with Metabox, but they're not in the office for another 2 hours (Perth is a terrible place to have your company). I had a previous conversation going with Prema on his/her website, but I've moved it here to avoid clogging his/her comments, as well as let you lovely people have a crack.

I'm willing to try anything that doesn't:

• Involve destroying the laptop
  
• Involve electrocuting myself
  
• Gives me dandruff
  

I'm not sure about the state of my warrantee after all this, but that's a conversation for 11am with the Metabox crew. Right now, I'm pretty much open to any new ideas.

Bestow your mighty wisdom upon me!

[westjgames]

Currently trying to clear the EC by leaving the machine without CMOS, Battery or AC power for 8 hours. If you have any other ideas, throw them in here, and if my idea fails, I'll try them.