Contents
Chapter1.Aboutthismanual......1
ImportantSafetyInformation..........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
Specications...............29
LenovoThinkVantageTools.........29
LenovoSolutionCenter...........30
LenovoWelcome..............30
ProductRecovery.............30
SimpleTap................30
ThinkVantageRescueandRecovery......30
Additionalinformationresources.......31
Chapter4.GeneralCheckout.....33
Problemdeterminationtips..........33
Chapter5.Diagnostics........35
LenovoSolutionCenter...........35
Chapter6.UsingtheSetupUtility
program................37
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......37
Viewingandchangingsettings........37
Usingpasswords..............37
Passwordconsiderations.........38
Power-OnPassword..........38
AdministratorPassword.........38
HardDiskPassword...........38
Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.38
Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearing
CMOS)................39
Enablingordisablingadevice........39
Selectingastartupdevice..........39
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....40
Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............40
EnablingErPcompliancemodeandDeepSx..40
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......41
Chapter7.ConguringRAID.....43
ConguringRAIDwithIntelRSTe.......43
InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives...43
ConguringSATAorSASRAIDfunctionality
withtheIntelRSTecongurationutility...44
QuickRAIDsetupusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOS
congurationutility.............45
InstallingSATAorSASharddiskdrives...46
EnteringtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconguration
utility.................47
CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSI
MegaRAIDBIOScongurationutility....47
DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSI
MegaRAIDBIOScongurationutility....48
Settingthehotspareharddiskdrive....48
Chapter8.Symptom-to-FRUIndex..49
Harddiskdrivebooterror..........49
PowerSupplyProblems...........49
Beepsymptoms..............49
POSTerrorcodes.............50
Miscellaneouserrormessages........51
Undeterminedproblems...........53
Chapter9.Locations.........55
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorson
thefrontofyourcomputer..........55
Locatingconnectorsontherearofyour
computer.................56
LocatingmajorFRUsandCRUs........56
LookingupFRUinformation.........58
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......58
Locatinginternaldrives...........61
Chapter10.ReplacingFRUs.....63
Installingorreplacinghardware........63
Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....63
Installingexternaloptions........63
Removingthecomputercover.......64
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel..65
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard......66
Installingorreplacingamemorymodule...69
Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...72
Replacingthecardreader........75
Replacingthebattery..........77
Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly..78
Replacingtheharddiskdrivefanassembly.80
Replacingtherearfanassembly......81
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