Contents
Chapter1.Aboutthismanual.....1
ImportantSafetyInformation..........1
ImportantinformationaboutreplacingRoHS
compliantFRUs...............1
Chapter2.Safetyinformation.....3
Generalsafety................3
Electricalsafety...............3
Safetyinspectionguide............5
Handlingelectrostaticdischarge-sensitive
devices..................5
Groundingrequirements............6
Safetynotices(multi-lingualtranslations).....6
Chapter3.Generalinformation....29
LenovoThinkVantageTools.........29
LenovoWelcome..............29
Additionalinformationresources.......29
Specications...............29
Chapter4.GeneralCheckout.....31
Problemdeterminationtips..........31
Chapter5.Diagnostics........33
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox........33
PC-DoctorforDOS.............33
Creatingadiagnosticdisc........33
Runningthediagnosticprogramfromthe
diagnosticdisc.............33
Navigatingthroughthediagnostics
programs...............34
Runningtests.............34
Chapter6.UsingtheSetupUtility
program................37
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......37
Viewingorchangingsettings.........37
Usingpasswords..............37
Passwordconsiderations.........38
Power-OnPassword..........38
Administratorpassword.........38
HardDiskPassword...........38
Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword..38
Enablingordisablingadevice........39
Selectingastartupdevice..........39
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....39
Viewingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............39
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......40
Chapter7.ConguringRAID.....41
RAIDLevel................41
ConguringthesystemBIOStoenableSATARAID
functionality................41
CreatingRAIDvolumes...........41
DeletingRAIDvolumes...........42
Resettingdiskstonon-RAID.........42
Chapter8.Symptom-to-FRUIndex.43
Harddiskdrivebooterror..........43
PowerSupplyProblems...........43
Diagnosticerrorcodes...........44
Beepsymptoms..............61
POSTerrorcodes.............61
Miscellaneouserrormessages........63
Undeterminedproblems...........65
Chapter9.ReplacingFRUs......67
Locations.................67
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicators
onthefrontofyourcomputer.......67
Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour
computer...............68
Locatingcomponents..........70
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard....71
Removingthecomputercover........72
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....73
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard.......74
Installingorreplacingamemorymodule....77
Replacingthebattery............79
Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive.....80
Replacingthecardreader..........82
Replacingthepowersupplyassembly.....84
Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly....86
Replacingthemicroprocessor........88
Replacingthesystemboard.........91
Replacingtheprimaryharddiskdrive......93
Replacingthesecondaryharddiskdrive....95
Replacingthefrontfanassembly.......98
Replacingtherearfanassembly........100
Completingthepartsreplacement.......102
Chapter10.FRUlists........105
Overall:MT7782,7783,7784,7821,7823,and
7824..................105
MechanicalFRUs.............110
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