Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

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Important service information

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FRU replacement strategy

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Hard disk drive replacement strategy . . .

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How to use error messages

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How to read POST error messages . . . .

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Safety notices: multilingual translations . . . .

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Safety information

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General safety

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Electrical safety

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Safety inspection guide

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Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices

 

 

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Grounding requirements

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Laser compliance statement

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Laser radiation

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Chapter 2. General descriptions

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Read this first

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Related service information

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Service Web site

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Product recovery program

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Using Recovery CD

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Creating a Recovery Repair diskette . . . .

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Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Power management

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Checkout guide

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Testing the computer

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Detecting system information with PC-Doctor. . . 35

Power system checkout

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Chapter 3. ThinkPad X20, X21, X22, X23, X24 . .

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Product overview

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Specifications

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Status indicators

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Fn key combinations

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Symptom-to-FRU index

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Numeric error codes

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Error messages

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Beep symptoms

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LCD-related symptoms

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Intermittent problems

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Undetermined problems

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FRU replacement notices

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Screw notices

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Retaining serial numbers

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Removing and replacing a FRU

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1010 Battery pack

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1020 DIMM

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1030 Backup battery

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1040 Hard disk drive

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