Ideas short of new motherboard, etc.
1. Remove the battery, perform the usual GENERIC RESET noted in the CNET Laptop Troubleshooting forum welcome.
2. Remove the battery, any change?
3. Replace the CMOS battery.
XP machines are old. Expect lots of failures.
Bob
Not sure what the problem is, I reinstalled XP and all of the vaio drivers and thought all was OK and turned the computer off.
When I tried to turn the computer back on a while later, nothing, completely dead, no sounds, no lights, no fans, no nothing.
Any advice how I can resurect this old thing?

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