Contents
Chapter1.Aboutthismanual......1
ImportantSafetyInformation..........1
ImportantinformationaboutreplacingRoHS
compliantFRUs...............1
Chapter2.Safetyinformation......3
Generalsafety................3
Electricalsafety...............3
Voltage-selectionswitch............5
Safetyinspectionguide............5
Handlingelectrostaticdischarge-sensitive
devices..................6
Groundingrequirements............6
Safetynotices(multi-lingualtranslations).....6
Chapter3.Generalinformation....29
OnlineBooksfolder.............29
LenovoThinkVantageTools.........29
LenovoWelcome..............29
Additionalinformationresources.......29
Specications...............30
Chapter4.GeneralCheckout.....31
Problemdeterminationtips..........31
Chapter5.Diagnostics........33
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox........33
LenovoSystemToolbox...........33
PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery......34
PC-DoctorforDOS.............34
Creatingadiagnosticdisc........34
Runningthediagnosticprogramfroma
diagnosticdisc.............34
Navigatingthroughthediagnostics
programs...............35
Runningtests.............35
Viewingthetestlog...........36
Chapter6.UsingtheSetupUtility
program................39
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......39
Viewingandchangingsettings........39
Usingpasswords..............39
Passwordconsiderations.........39
Power-OnPassword..........40
AdministratorPassword.........40
HardDiskPassword...........40
Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.40
Enablingordisablingadevice........40
Selectingastartupdevice..........41
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....41
Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............41
Advancedsettings.............41
ExitingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram.....41
Chapter7.ConguringRAID.....43
RAIDLevel................43
ConguringthesystemBIOStoenableSATARAID
functionality................43
CreatingRAIDvolumes...........43
DeletingRAIDvolumes...........44
Chapter8.Symptom-to-FRUIndex..45
Harddiskdrivebooterror..........45
PowerSupplyProblems...........45
Diagnosticerrorcodes...........46
Beepsymptoms..............63
POSTerrorcodes.............64
Miscellaneouserrormessages........65
Undeterminedproblems...........67
Chapter9.ReplacingFRUs......69
Locations.................69
Locatingconnectorsonthefrontofyour
computer...............69
Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour
computer...............69
Locatingcomponents..........70
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard....71
Locatinginternaldrives.........72
Removingthecomputercover........73
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....74
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard.......75
Installingorreplacingamemorymodule....78
Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive.....80
Replacingthepowersupplyassembly.....82
Replacingthebattery............83
Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly....85
Replacingthemicroprocessor........86
Replacingthesystemboard.........88
Replacingtheprimaryharddiskdrive......91
Replacingthesecondaryharddiskdrive....93
Replacingthecardreader..........95
Replacingthefrontfanassembly.......96
Replacingtherearfanassembly........98
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