Error messages
Table 3. Error messages
Symptom or error (beeps, if any) | FRU or action, in sequence |
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Fan error | 1. Fan. |
| 2. Thermal grease. |
| 3. System board. |
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Thermal sensing error | System board. |
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The battery installed is not supported by this system | Unauthorized battery is connected to the system. Press |
and will not charge. Please replace the battery with the | the ESC to continue. |
correct Lenovo battery for this system. Press the ESC |
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key to continue. |
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This system does not support batteries that are not | Replace the battery with the correct Lenovo battery for |
genuine | this system. |
continue to boot, but may not charge unauthorized |
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batteries. |
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Attention: Lenovo has no responsibility for the |
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performance or safety of unauthorized batteries, and |
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provides no warranties for failures or damage arising out |
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of their use. |
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No-beep symptoms
Table 4.
Symptom or error | FRU or action, in sequence |
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No beep, | 1. Ensure that every connector is connected tightly |
POST. | and correctly. |
| 2. System board. |
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No beep, | System board. |
POST. |
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The | A |
| Type the password and press Enter. |
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The | A |
| press Enter. |
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Beep symptoms
Table 5. Beep symptoms
Problem | Solution |
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One short beep, pause, three short beeps, pause, three | The system board has a problem. Have the computer |
more short beeps, and one short beep | serviced. |
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Three short beeps, pause, one short beep, pause, one | PCI resource allocation failure. Power off the computer |
more short beep, and three short beeps | and remove the PCI devices. If the beeps persist, have |
| the computer serviced. |
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One long and two short beeps | The video function has a problem. Have the computer |
| serviced. |
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Four cycles of four short beeps | The Security Chip has a problem. Have the computer |
| serviced. |
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