Table 1. FRU tests (continued)
FRU | Applicable test | |
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Hard disk drive or solid state | Enter the ThinkPad Setup and change Serial ATA (SATA) setting to Compatibility, and | |
drive | run Diagnostics ➙ Fixed Disks | |
| You can also diagnose the drive without starting up the operating system. To diagnose | |
| the drive from the ThinkPad Setup, do as follows: | |
| 1. | Remove any diskette from the diskette drive, and then turn off the computer. |
| 2. | Turn on the computer. |
| 3. | While the message, “To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVangate |
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| button,” is displayed at the lower left of the screen, press F1 to enter the ThinkPad |
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| Setup. |
| 4. | Using cursor keys, select HDD diagnostic program. Press enter. |
| 5. | Using cursor keys, select Main hard disk drive or Ultrabay hard disk drive. |
| 6. | Press Enter to start the diagnostic program. |
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Diskette drive | 1. | Diagnostics ➙ Diskette Drives |
| 2. | Interactive Tests ➙ Diskette |
Optical drive | 1. | Diagnostics ➙ Other Devices ➙ Optical Drive |
| 2. | Interactive Tests ➙ Optical Drive Test |
Memory | 1. If two DIMMs are installed, remove one of them and run Diagnostics ➙ System | |
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| Memory. |
| 2. | If the problem does not recur, return the DIMM to its place, remove the other one, |
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| and run the test again. |
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TrackPoint or pointing | If the TrackPoint does not work, check the configuration as specified in the ThinkPad | |
device | Setup. 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: | |
| • Interactive Tests ➙ Mouse | |
Touch Pad | If the Touch Pad does not work, check the configuration as specified in the ThinkPad | |
| Setup. 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: | |
| • Interactive Tests ➙ Mouse | |
Power system checkout
To verify a symptom, do the following:
1.Turn off the computer.
2.Remove the battery pack.
3.Connect the ac adapter.
4.Check that power is supplied when you turn on the computer.
5.Turn off the computer.
6.Disconnect the ac adapter and install the charged battery pack.
7.Check that the battery pack supplies power when you turn on the computer.
If you suspect a power problem, see the appropriate one of the following power supply checkouts:
•Checking the ac adapter
•Checking operational charging
•Checking the battery pack
•Checking the backup battery
