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
ThinkVantageProductivityCenter.......29
LenovoSolutionCenter...........29
SimpleTap................29
Additionalinformationresources.......29
Specications...............30
Chapter4.GeneralCheckout.....31
Problemdeterminationtips..........31
Chapter5.Diagnostics........33
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox........33
LenovoSystemToolbox...........33
LenovoSolutionCenter...........34
PC-DoctorforDOS.............34
Creatingadiagnosticdisc........34
Runningthediagnosticprogramfroma
diagnosticdisc.............34
Navigatingthroughthediagnostics
programs...............35
Runningtests.............35
Viewingthetestlog...........36
Chapter6.UsingtheSetupUtility...37
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.......37
Viewingandchangingsettings........37
Usingpasswords..............37
Passwordconsiderations.........37
SetUserPassword...........38
SetAdministratorPassword........38
Setting,changing,anddeletingapassword.38
Enablingordisablingadevice........38
Selectingastartupdevice..........39
Selectingatemporarystartupdevice....39
Selectingorchangingthestartupdevice
sequence...............39
ExitingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram.....39
Chapter7.Symptom-to-FRUIndex..41
Harddiskdrivebooterror..........41
PowerSupplyProblems...........41
Diagnosticerrorcodes...........42
Beepsymptoms..............59
POSTerrorcodes.............60
Miscellaneouserrormessages........61
Undeterminedproblems...........63
Chapter8.ReplacingFRUs......65
Locatingcontrolsandconnectorsonthefrontof
yourcomputer...............65
Rearconnectors............65
FRUlocations.............66
Majorcomponentsofthecomputer....67
Systemboardconnectors........68
Adjustingthecomputerstand.........69
Removingthecomputerstand........69
Removingthecomputercover........70
Openingandclosingthesystemboardshielding.71
Openingthesystemboardshielding....71
Closingthesystemboardshielding.....72
ReplacingtherearI/Oshielding........73
RemovingtherearI/Oshielding......73
InstallingtherearI/Oshielding.......74
Replacingtheharddiskdrive.........74
Removingtheharddiskdrive.......75
Installingaharddiskdrive........75
Replacingtheopticaldrive..........77
Removingtheopticaldrive........77
Installinganopticaldrive.........78
Replacingthememorymodule........79
Removingthememorymodule......79
Installingamemorymodule........80
Replacingthemicroprocessorfanassembly...81
Removingthemicroprocessorfanassembly.81
Installingamicroprocessorfanassembly..83
Replacingthemicroprocessorandheatsink
assembly.................85
Removingthemicroprocessorandheatsink
assembly...............85
Installingthemicroprocessorandheatsink
assembly...............87
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