Okay, this? Is brilliant.
How to Fix a Lenovo Laptop that Won't Turn On / Freezes at Start Up / No Power Repair (Short version: Clear power-surge build-ups by unplugging & pulling battery, then holding down power switch for a minute.)
I'll see if it keeps working, but the elderly ThinkPad I use for writing just booted happily after about a dozen repeats of acting like it didn't have any drives to boot from. /*is happy*/
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https://lizvogel.dreamwidth.org/179028.html because I got tired of dealing with whatever LiveJournal had broken this time. Comment whereever.