Contents
Chapter1.Aboutthismanual.....1
ImportantSafetyInformation..........1
ImportantinformationaboutreplacingRoHS
compliantFRUs...............1
Chapter2.Safetyinformation.....3
Generalsafety................3
Electricalsafety...............3
Safetyinspectionguide............5
Handlingelectrostaticdischarge-sensitive
devices..................5
Groundingrequirements............6
Safetynotices(multi-lingualtranslations).....6
Chapter3.Generalinformation....29
LenovoThinkVantageTools.........29
LenovoWelcome..............29
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox........29
Additionalinformationresources.......29
Specications...............29
Chapter4.GeneralCheckout.....31
Problemdeterminationtips..........31
Chapter5.Diagnostics........33
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox........33
PC-DoctorforDOS.............33
Creatingadiagnosticdisc........33
Runningthediagnosticprogramfromthe
diagnosticdisc.............34
Navigatingthroughthediagnostics
programs...............34
Runningtests.............34
Viewingthetestlog...........36
Chapter6.UsingtheSetupUtility
program................37
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......37
Viewingorchangingsettings.........37
Usingpasswords..............37
Passwordconsiderations.........38
Administratorpassword.........38
Power-onpassword...........38
Harddiskdrivepassword........38
Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword..38
Enablingordisablingadevice........39
Selectingastartupdevice..........39
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....39
Viewingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............40
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......40
Chapter7.Symptom-to-FRUIndex.41
Harddiskdrivebooterror..........41
PowerSupplyProblems...........41
Diagnosticerrorcodes...........42
Beepsymptoms..............59
POSTerrorcodes.............59
Miscellaneouserrorconditions........60
Undeterminedproblems...........62
Chapter8.ReplacingFRUs......63
Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorson
thefrontofyourcomputer..........64
Usingyourcomputerinmonitormode...65
Locatingconnectorsandpartsontherearofyour
computer.................66
FRUlocations...............67
Systemboardpartsandconnectors......69
Removingorreinstallingtheframestand....70
Removingthecomputercover........71
Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........72
Replacingtheopticaldrive..........74
ReplacingtherightI/Oassemblies.......75
Replacingthecardreader..........77
Replacingtheinverter............78
Replacingthepowersupply.........79
Removingorreinstallingthewallmount.....80
Replacingthesystemfan..........82
Replacingthemicroprocessorfanassembly...84
Replacingtheheatsink...........85
Replacingthemicroprocessor........87
ReplacingthePS2COMPort.........90
Installingorreplacingamemorymodule....91
Replacingthebattery............93
ReplacingtheWI-FIcard...........94
ReplacingtheBluetoothmodule........95
Replacingthemulti-touchboard........96
Replacingtheambientlightsensor.......97
Replacingtheinternalspeakers........99
Replacingtheintegratedcamerawith
microphone................100
ReplacingtherearI/Oassembly........102
Replacingthepowerswitchmodule......103
Replacingthefrontpanelcontrolboard.....105
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