IBM A40 TYPE 6840 manual Contents, General Checkout, General Information, Diagnostics, Parts

Contents

Chapter 1. General Checkout	.		1	PCI extender card removal	.	31
				Replacing a system board	.	31
Chapter 2. General Information . . . .	.		3	Replacing a processor	.	32
Features	.	.	3	Replacing the speaker	.	32
				Power supply	.	33
Specifications	.	.	5
				20-pin main power supply connection . . .	. 33
Chapter 3. Diagnostics	.		7	Power supply removal	.	34
Setup Utility program	.	.	7	Chapter 6. Symptom-to-FRU Index . .	. 37
Product Recovery Program menu	.	. 8
				SIMM/DIMM/RIMM memory errors	. 37
Diagnostics	.	.	8
				Hard disk drive boot error	.	38
Diagnostics download	.	.	8
				Diagnostic error codes	.	39
Navigating through the diagnostic programs	.	. 9
				Beep symptoms	.	57
Running diagnostic tests	.	.	9
				No-beep symptoms	.	58
Test selection	.	.	9
				POST error codes	.	59
Module test menu/hardware configuration report			9
				Miscellaneous error messages	.	73
Memory Diagnostic tests	.		10
				Undetermined problems	.	75
Alert-On LAN™ test	.		10
Asset ID™ test	.		10	Chapter 7. Parts	.	77
Test results	.		10
				Parts listing	.	78
Hard file Smart test	.		11
Fixed Disk Optimized Test	.		11	Keyboards (PCNext Lite Pearl White)	. 81
Quick and Full erase - hard drive	.		12	Computer Power Cords	.	83
Iomega Zip drive test	. 12			Recovery CDs - Machine Type 6840, 6841 . . .	. 83
Asset EEPROM backup	. 12			Recovery CDs Win 98 Machine - Type 6840, 6841 .	. 84
Viewing the test log	. 13			Recovery CDs Win 2000 - Machine Type 6840, 6841		84
When to use the Low-Level Format program . .	.		13	Special tools	.	84
Preparing the hard disk drive for use			13	Chapter 8. Additional Service
Chapter 4. Installing Options . . . .	. 15			Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Input/Output connectors	.		15	Security features	.	85
Removing the cover	.		15	Passwords	.	85
Internal drive removal and replacement . . . .	. 16			Power-on password	.	85
Installing internal drives in bays 1, 2, 3 and 4 .	. 17			Removing a power-on password . . . .	. 85
CD-ROM drive jumper settings	. 18			Administrator password	. 86
Installing internal drives in bays 5, 6 and 7 . .	.		18	Administrator password control . . . .	.	86
Hard disk drive jumper settings . . . .	. 21			Operating system password	. 86
Installing a security U-bolt	.		21	Vital product data	.	86
Installing adapters	.		22	Management Information Format (MIF) . . .	.	86
Adapter slots	.		22	Alert on LAN	.	87
AGP adapter	.		24	BIOS levels	.	87
Audio adapter	.		25	Flash (BIOS/VPD) update procedure	.	88
ADSL modem	.		25	Flash recovery boot block jumper	.	88
Home PNA network adapter	. 25			Power management	. 89
Replacing the cover	.		26	Automatic configuration and power interface
				(ACPI) BIOS	.	89
Chapter 5. FRU Replacements. . . .	. 27			Advanced Power Management	. 89
Computer exploded view	.		28	Automatic Hardware Power Management
				features	.	89
A40/A40P/A40i system board layout . . . .	. 29
				Setting Automatic Hardware Power Management
System board locations	.		29
				features	.	90
System board jumper settings	.		29
				Automatic Power-On features	. 90
Clear CMOS/Flash Boot Block Recovery. .	. 30
				Network settings	.	90
Processor Speed Settings	.		30
				Flash over LAN (update POST/BIOS over
System board memory	.		30
				network)	.	91
Installing memory	.		30
				Wake on LAN	.	91
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