Symptom-to-FRU Index

Infrared-Related Symptoms

Symptom /

Error

FRU

/

Action

in

Sequence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unable

to

communicate

1. Make

sure

the

setup

 

 

using the

Infrared (IR)

Portfor .the

 

IR

is correct.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use

the

 

ThinkPad

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configurations

utility.

 

 

 

 

2.

Make

 

sure

there

 

are

 

 

 

 

no

fluorescent

lights

 

 

 

 

 

near

the

 

computer.

 

 

 

 

 

The

computer

may

 

 

 

 

 

 

receive

optical

noise

 

 

 

 

from

the

 

fluorescent

 

 

 

 

light.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Run

the

 

advanced

 

 

 

 

diagnostic

test.

If an

 

 

 

 

error

 

occurs

and

a

 

 

 

 

FRU

code

is

displayed,

 

 

 

 

replace

the

parts

 

 

 

 

shown

 

by

 

the

FRU

 

 

 

 

code.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keyboard- or TrackPoint-Related

Symptoms

Symptom

/ Error

 

 

 

 

FRU

/

Action

in

Sequence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

keyboard

(one

or

more1. Reseat

the

keyboard

 

keys)

does

not

work.

 

cable

on

the

sub

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

card .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

System board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

TrackPoint

does

not

1. Reseat

the

keyboard

 

work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

cable

on

the

system

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Go

to

“TrackPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checkout”

on page 39.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

System board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

pointer

moves

 

See

“TrackPoint

 

 

 

automatically

 

or

does

notCheckout”

on

page 39.

work

correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IBM 600/600E (2645) manual Infrared-Related Symptoms, Keyboard- or TrackPoint-Related Symptoms

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