IBM 380Z Fan Checkout, Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Checkout, Click onSystem Board, Ctrl +A

9.If no error occurs when you test the formatted diskette, suspect the diskette that the customer used when reporting the problem.

Fan Checkout

To check		the fan,	listen for the fan. If you		cannot	hear it
running	at	power-on,	replace	the fan. If you can	hear	it
running	but	not steadily, run		the diagnostic test	as follows:

1.Start Easy-Setup.

2.Click onTest .

3. PressCtrl +A	to enter the advanced diagnostic mode.
The ThinkPad	Connection windows appear.

4.Click onExit . The keyboard layout appears on the screen.

5.Click onExit again.

6. Click onSystem Board	then pressEnter	to run the
test.

Follow the instructions that appear on the screen. If the test detects a fan problem, replace it.

Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device

Checkout

Remove any external keyboard before testing the built-in keyboard.

If the keyboard does not work or an unexpected character appears, make sure that the flexible cable extending from the keyboard is correctly seated in the connector on the DC/DC card.

If the keyboard cable connection is correct, check the DC/DC card.

If the tests do not detect a keyboard problem, run the

keyboard test by doing the following:

1.Go to the diagnostic menu byTest selectingthe Easy-Setup menu.

2.PressCtrl +A to enter to the advanced diagnostic mode.

The ThinkPad FRU Connections window appears. (If

Ctrl +A		does not work, triple-click on						the	icon	on the
right		bottom		corner of the basic				diagnostic		window.)
3.	Make	sure	that		the	keyboard	connection		is
Connected		;	then		pressEsc	to exit	the	screen.
A	layout of			the keyboard appears				on the screen.

4.Check that when each key is pressed, the key's position on the keyboard layout on the screen changes to a black square.

Note: When theFn key is pressed, a black square appears briefly.

5.	PressCtrl +Pause		to end	the test.
If	the	tests	detect a	keyboard	problem, do the following
one	at	a time:
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