Contents
Chapter1.Aboutthismanual......1
ImportantSafetyInformation..........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
SimpleTap................29
LenovoSolutionCenter...........29
ThinkVantageProductivityCenter.......29
Additionalinformationresources.......29
Specications...............30
Chapter4.GeneralCheckout.....33
Problemdeterminationtips..........33
Chapter5.Diagnostics........35
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox........35
LenovoSolutionCenter...........35
PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery......36
PC-DoctorforDOS.............36
Creatingadiagnosticdisc........36
Runningthediagnosticprogramfromthe
diagnosticdisc.............36
Navigatingthroughthediagnostics
programs...............37
Runningtests.............37
Viewingthetestlog...........38
Chapter6.UsingtheSetupUtility
program................39
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......39
Viewingorchangingsettings.........39
Usingpasswords..............39
Passwordconsiderations.........40
Administratorpassword.........40
Power-onpassword...........40
Harddiskdrivepassword........40
Setting,changing,ordeletingapassword..40
Enablingordisablingadevice........41
Selectingastartupdevice..........41
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....41
Viewingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............41
ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......42
Chapter7.Symptom-to-FRUIndex..43
Harddiskdrivebooterror..........43
PowerSupplyProblems...........43
Diagnosticerrorcodes...........44
Beepsymptoms..............61
POSTerrorcodes.............62
Miscellaneouserrorconditions........63
Undeterminedproblems...........64
Chapter8.ReplacingFRUs......67
Locatingcontrolsandconnectorsonthefrontof
yourcomputer...............67
Rearconnectors............68
FRUlocations.............69
Systemboardconnectors........70
Removingthecomputercover........71
Removingorreinstallingtheframestand....72
Removingorreinstallingtheliftstand......72
RemovingorreinstallingtherearI/Oassembly
cover..................74
Removingorreinstallingthewallmountcover..75
Removingorreinstallingthewallmount.....76
Installingorreplacingamemorymodule....77
Replacingthebattery............78
Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........80
Replacingtheopticaldrive..........81
Replacingtheheatsink...........83
Replacingthemicroprocessor........85
ReplacingtheWI-FIcard...........88
ReplacingtheBluetoothmodule........89
Replacingthemulti-touchboard........90
Replacingtheambientlightsensor.......91
ReplacingtheExpressCard..........92
Replacingtheinternalspeakers........93
Replacingtheintegratedcamerawith
microphone................94
Replacingthemicroprocessorfanassembly...95
Replacingthecardreader..........96
ReplacingtherearI/Oassembly........97
ReplacingtherightI/Oassembly.......99
Replacingthepowersupply.........100
Replacingtheinverter............101
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