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
LenovoThinkVantageTools.........29
ThinkVantageProductivityCenter.......29
LenovoWelcome..............29
LenovoSolutionCenter...........30
SimpleTap................30
Additionalinformationresources.......30
Specications...............30
Formachinetypes:0864,7099,and7846...30
Formachinetypes:0889,5023,and7844...31
Chapter4.Generalcheckout.....33
Problemdeterminationtips..........33
Chapter5.Diagnosticprograms...35
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox........35
LenovoSolutionCenter...........35
PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery......36
PC-DoctorforDOS.............36
Creatingadiagnosticdisc........36
Runningthediagnosticprogramfromthe
diagnosticdisc.............36
Navigatingthroughthediagnosticprograms.37
Runningtests.............37
Viewingthetestlog...........38
Chapter6.UsingtheSetupUtility...39
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......39
Viewingorchangingsettings.........39
Usingpasswords..............39
Passwordconsiderations.........40
Power-onpassword...........40
Administratorpassword.........40
Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword..40
Enablingordisablingadevice........40
Selectingastartupdevice..........41
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....41
Viewingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............41
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......42
Chapter7.Symptom-to-FRUindex..43
Harddiskdrivebooterror..........43
PowerSupplyProblems...........43
Diagnosticerrorcodes...........43
Beepsymptoms..............61
POSTerrorcodes.............62
Miscellaneouserrormessages........63
Undeterminedproblems...........65
Chapter8.ReplacingFRUs(Machine
Types:0864,7099,and7846.).....67
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorson
thefrontofyourcomputer..........67
Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyour
computer.................68
Locatingcomponents............68
Locatingpartsonthesystemboard......69
Locatinginternaldrives...........70
Removingthecomputercover........71
Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....72
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard.......74
Installingorreplacingamemorymodule....76
Replacingthebattery............78
Replacingthepowersupplyassembly.....79
Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly....81
Replacingthemicroprocessor........83
Replacingtheopticaldrive..........86
Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........87
Replacingthecardreader..........89
ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSBassembly..90
Replacingthesystemboard.........91
Completingthepartsreplacement.......94
Chapter9.ReplacingFRUs(Machine
Types:0889,5023,and7844.).....97
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorson
thefrontofyourcomputer..........97
Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyour
computer.................98
Locatingcomponents............98
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