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
ThinkVantageProductivityCenter.......29
LenovoSolutionCenter...........29
SimpleTap................29
Additionalinformationresources.......29
Specications...............30
Formachinetypes:3029,3054,3139,3219,
3246,3282,3349,3421,3544,3652,3769,
3934,4992,5206,5267,5325,5384,5450,
5474,5498,5554,5852,6232,and6590...30
Formachinetypes:3026,3039,3137,3149,
3245,3269,3319,3394,3491,3627,3699,
3878,4972,5132,5261,5297,5391,5472,
5485,5536,5548,5567,5864,and6213...30
Chapter4.Generalcheckout.....33
Problemdeterminationtips..........34
Chapter5.Diagnostics........35
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox........35
LenovoSolutionCenter...........35
LenovoSystemToolbox...........36
PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery......36
PC-DoctorforDOS.............36
Creatingadiagnosticdisc........37
Runningthediagnosticprogramfroma
diagnosticdisc.............37
Navigatingthroughthediagnostics
programs...............37
Runningtests.............37
Viewingthetestlog...........39
Chapter6.UsingtheSetupUtility
program................41
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......41
Viewingandchangingsettings........41
Usingpasswords..............41
Passwordconsiderations.........41
Power-OnPassword..........42
AdministratorPassword.........42
HardDiskPassword...........42
Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.42
Enablingordisablingadevice........42
Selectingastartupdevice..........43
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....43
Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............43
ExitingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram.....43
Chapter7.Symptom-to-FRUindex..45
Harddiskdrivebooterror..........45
PowerSupplyProblems...........45
Diagnosticerrorcodes...........46
Beepsymptoms..............61
POSTerrorcodes.............61
Miscellaneouserrormessages........63
Undeterminedproblems...........64
Chapter8.ReplacingFRUs(Machine
Types:3029,3054,3139,3219,3246,
3282,3349,3421,3544,3652,3769,
3934,4992,5206,5267,5325,5384,
5450,5474,5498,5554,5852,6232,
and6590.)...............67
Locatingconnectorsonthefrontofthecomputer.67
Locatingconnectorsontherearofthecomputer.68
Removingthecomputercover........68
Locatingcomponents............69
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......70
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....72
Replacingamemorymodule.........73
Replacingthepowersupplyassembly.....74
Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly....75
Replacingthemicroprocessor........77
Replacingthesystemboard.........79
Replacingthebattery............81
ReplacingaPCIcard............83
Replacingtheprimaryharddiskdrive......85
Replacingthesecondaryharddiskdrive....87
Replacingtheopticaldrive..........89
Replacingthefrontfanassembly.......91
Replacingtherearfanassembly........93
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