Contents

Chapter 1. About this manual . . . . .1

Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . .1

Strategy for Replacing FRUs for CTO, CMV, and

GAV products . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Product definition . . . . . . . . . . .2

FRU Identification for CTO, CMV, and GAV

products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Chapter 2. General information . . . . .5

Access IBM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Additional information resources . . . . . . .5

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Chapter 3. General Checkout . . . . .11

Chapter 4. IBM Enhanced Diagnostics 13

Diagnostics program download . . . . . . . .13

Running IBM Enhanced Diagnostics from the Access

IBM Predesktop Area . . . . . . . . . . .13

Navigating through the diagnostics programs . . .13

Running diagnostics tests . . . . . . . . . .13

Test selection . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Test results . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Fixed disk advanced test (FDAT) . . . . . .15

Quick and Full erase - hard drive . . . . . .16

Viewing the test log . . . . . . . . . . .17

Chapter 5. Using the IBM Setup Utility 19

Starting the IBM Setup Utility program . . . . .19

Viewing and changing settings . . . . . . . .19

Exiting from the IBM Setup Utility program . . .19

Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . .19

User password . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Administrator password . . . . . . . . .20

Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . .20

Security settings for Access IBM Predesktop Area . .20

Using Security Profile by Device . . . . . . .21

Using IDE Drives Setup . . . . . . . . . .21

Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . . .22

Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . .22

Changing the startup device sequence . . . .22

Advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Chapter 6. Replacing FRUs . . . . . .23

Locating controls and connectors on the front of the

computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Locating connectors on the rear of the computer . .24

Opening the cover . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Locating components . . . . . . . . . . .26

Accessing system board components and drives . .27

Identifying parts on the system board . . . . .28

Replacing memory . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Replacing a PCI adapter . . . . . . . . . .30

Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . .31

Replacing the power supply . . . . . . . . .32

Replacing the system board, microprocessor, and

heat sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Replacing the microprocessor . . . . . . .38

Replacing internal drives . . . . . . . . . .38

Replacing a CD-ROM, CD-RW, or DVD optical

drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Replacing the hard disk drive . . . . . . .40

Connecting a serial ATA hard disk drive . . . .41

Replacing the diskette drive . . . . . . . .42

Connecting an IDE hard disk or CD drive . . .42

Replacing the speaker . . . . . . . . . . .43

Replacing the power button and LED assembly . .43

Replacing the fan assembly . . . . . . . . .44

Closing the cover and connecting the cables . . .46

Chapter 7. Symptom-to-FRU Index . . .47

Hard disk drive boot error . . . . . . . . .47

Power Supply Errors . . . . . . . . . . .47

Diagnostic error codes . . . . . . . . . . .49

Beep symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

No-beep symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . .72

POST error codes . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Miscellaneous error messages . . . . . . . .87

Undetermined problems . . . . . . . . . .89

Chapter 8. Parts listing . . . . . . . .91

Machine Type 8127 . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Machine Type 8183 . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Machine Type 8184 . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Machine Type 8320 . . . . . . . . . . .116

Machine Type 8416 . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Machine Type 8417 . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Machine Type 8418 . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Machine Type 8419 . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Machine Type 8429 . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Chapter 9. Additional Service

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Security features . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing

CMOS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Vital product data . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Management Information Format (MIF) . . . 147

BIOS levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Flash update procedures . . . . . . . . . . 148

Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette . . . 148

Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure 148

Power management . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Automatic configuration and power interface

(ACPI) BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

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