Product overview
FRU | Applicable test | |
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Keyboard | 1. | Diagnostics |
| 2. | Interactive Tests |
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Hard disk drive | Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and change Serial ATA (SATA) setting | |
| to Compatibility, and run Diagnostics | |
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| You can also diagnose the hard disk drive without starting up the | |
| operating system. To diagnose the hard disk drive from the BIOS | |
| Setup Utility, do as follows: | |
| 1. | Remove any diskette from the diskette drive, and then turn off |
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| the computer. |
| 2. | Turn on the computer. |
| 3. | While the message, “To interrupt normal startup, press the |
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| blue ThinkVangate button,” is displayed at the lower left of the |
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| screen, press F1 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. |
| 4. | Using cursor keys, select HDD diagnostic program. Press |
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| enter. |
| 5. | Using cursor keys, select Main hard disk drive or Ultrabay |
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| hard disk drive. |
| 6. | Press Enter to start the diagnostic program. |
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Diskette drive | 1. | Diagnostics |
| 2. | Interactive Tests |
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DVD drive or | 1. | Diagnostics |
2. | Interactive Tests | |
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Memory | 1. | If two DIMMs are installed, remove one of them and run |
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| Diagnostics |
| 2. | If the problem does not recur, return the DIMM to its place, |
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| remove the other one, and run the test again. |
| 3. | If the test does not detect the error, run Diagnostics |
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| Memory |
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Fan | 1. | Turn on the computer and check the air turbulence at the |
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| louver near the PC Card slot. |
| 2. | Run Diagnostics |
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TrackPoint or pointing | If the TrackPoint does not work, check the configuration as | |
device | specified in the BIOS Setup Utility. If the TrackPoint is disabled, | |
| select Automatic to enable it. | |
| After you use the TrackPoint, the pointer may drift on the screen | |
| for a short time. This drift can occur when a slight, steady | |
| pressure is applied to the TrackPoint pointer. This symptom is not | |
| a hardware problem. If the pointer stops after a short time, no | |
| service action is necessary. | |
| If enabling the TrackPoint does not correct the problem, continue | |
| with the following: | |
| v Interactive Tests | |
Touch Pad | If the Touch Pad does not work, check the configuration as | |
| specified in the BIOS Setup Utility. If the Touch Pad is disabled, | |
| select Automatic to enable it. If enabling the Touch Pad does not | |
| correct the problem, continue with the following: | |
| v Interactive Tests |
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