Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

BIOS Password Removal SOP . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

HDD Password Removal SOP . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Chapter Three Machine Disassembly and Replacement 66

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Disassembly Procedure Flowchart . . . . . . . . 67

Disassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Removing the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Removing the RAM Module/Mini PCI Card . 69 Removing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Removing the LCD Module from the Main Unit

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Disassembling the Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Disassembling the LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . 76

Chapter Four Troubleshooting 79

System Check Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

External Diskette Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . 80

External CD-ROM Drive Check . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check . 80

Memory Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Power System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Check the Power Adaptor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Check the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Touchpad Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Power-OnSelf-Test (POST) Error Message . . 84

Index of Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Phoenix BIOS Beep Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message . . 93

Intermittent Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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