Table 3. Error messages (continued)

Symptom or error

FRU or action, in sequence

 

 

Cannot boot from any device.

Check the status of device which you want to boot

 

from.

 

Device not found.

 

1.

The device you want to boot from.

 

2.

System board.

 

Device Error.

 

1.

The device you want to boot from.

 

2.

System board.

 

No valid operating system.

 

1.

Check that the operating system has no failure and is

 

 

installed correctly.

 

2.

Reinstall the operation system.

 

Excluded from boot order.

 

• Enter the ThinkPad Setup program and add the device

 

in boot order.

 

 

 

Beep symptoms

Table 4. Beep symptoms

Symptom or error

FRU or action, in sequence

 

 

 

One beep and a blank, unreadable, or flashing LCD.

1.

Reseat the LCD connector.

 

2.

LCD assembly.

 

3.

External CRT.

 

4.

System board.

 

 

 

One long and two short beeps, and a blank or unreadable

1.

System board.

LCD.

2.

LCD assembly.

 

3.

DIMM.

 

 

Two short beeps with error codes.

POST error. See “Numeric error codes” on page 43.

 

 

 

Two short beeps and a blank screen.

1.

System board.

 

2.

DIMM.

 

 

Two or more beeps, or a continuous beep. Operating

If a mini-PCI Ethernet card is installed, confirm that Alert

system starts successfully.

On LAN 2 in the ThinkPad Setup program is disabled.

 

 

 

Three short beeps, pause, three more short beeps, and

1.

DIMM.

one short beep.

2.

System board.

 

 

 

One short beep, pause, three short beeps, pause, three

 

 

more short beeps, and one short beep.

 

 

 

 

Only the cursor appears.

Reinstall the operating system.

 

 

Four cycles of four short beeps and a blank screen.

System board (security chip)

 

 

Five short beeps and a blank screen.

System board

 

 

 

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