Contents
Chapter1.Aboutthismanual.....1
ImportantSafetyInformation..........1
ImportantinformationaboutreplacingRoHS
compliantFRUs...............1
Turkishstatementofcompliance........2
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
TheThinkVantageProductivityCenterprogram..29
Additionalinformationresources.......29
Specications...............29
Types7258,7260,7268,7270,7280,7296,
7298,7304,7307,7413,7491,and7508...30
Types7259,7267,7269,7279,7297,7303,
7306,7487,7506,and7514.......30
Chapter4.GeneralCheckout.....33
Problemdeterminationtips..........33
Chapter5.Diagnostics........35
LenovoSystemToolbox...........35
PC-DoctorforWindowsPE..........35
RunningdiagnosticsfromtheRescueand
Recoveryworkspace..........35
PC-DoctorforDOS.............36
CreatingadiagnosticCD/DVDimage....36
Runningdiagnosticsfromthedisc.....36
Navigatingthroughthediagnostics
programs...............36
Runningtests.............36
Viewingthetestlog...........38
Chapter6.UsingtheSetupUtility..39
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......39
Viewingandchangingsettings........39
Usingpasswords..............39
Passwordconsiderations.........39
Power-OnPassword..........40
PrivilegedAccessPassword.......40
Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.40
Enablingordisablingadevice........40
Selectingastartupdevice..........41
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....41
Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............41
Advancedsettings.............41
ExitingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram.....41
Chapter7.Symptom-to-FRUIndex.43
Harddiskdrivebooterror..........43
PowerSupplyProblems...........43
Diagnosticerrorcodes...........44
Beepsymptoms..............61
POSTerrorcodes.............62
Miscellaneouserrormessages........63
Undeterminedproblems...........65
Chapter8.ReplacingFRUs(Types
7258,7260,7268,7270,7280,7296,
7298,7304,7307,7413,7491,and
7508)..................67
Locations.................67
Rearconnectors............67
Computercomponents.........68
Systemboardconnectors........68
Removingthecomputercover........69
Removingandinstallingthefrontbezel.....70
Replacingthepowersupplyassembly.....71
Replacingthesystemboard.........72
Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly....74
Replacingthemicroprocessor........75
Replacingamemorymodule.........79
Installingorreplacinganadaptercard.....80
Replacingtheprimaryharddiskdrive......82
Replacingthesecondaryharddiskdrive....85
Replacinganopticaldrive..........88
Replacingthediskettedriveorcardreader...88
Replacingthefrontfanassembly.......90
Replacingtherearfanassembly........91
Replacingthefrontaudio/USBassembly....93
Replacingthepowerswitch/LEDassembly...93
ReplacingtheCMOSbattery.........94
ReplacingtheInternalspeaker........95
CompletingtheFRUreplacement.......95
Chapter9.ReplacingFRUs(Types
7259,7267,7269,7279,7290,7297,
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