Contents

Chapter 1. About this manual

1

Important safety information

1

Important information about replacing RoHS

 

compliant FRUs

1

Chapter 2. Safety information

3

General safety

3

Electrical safety

3

Voltage-selection switch

5

Safety inspection guide

5

Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive

 

devices

6

Grounding requirements

6

Safety notices (multi-lingual translations)

6

Chapter 3. General information . . . .

29

Lenovo Welcome

29

Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools

29

Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox

29

ThinkVantage Productivity Center

29

Additional information resources

30

Specifications

31

Chapter 4. General checkout

33

Checking for power problems

33

Problem determination tips

34

Chapter 5. Diagnostics

37

Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox

37

PC-Doctor for DOS

37

Creating a diagnostic disc

37

Running the diagnostic program from a

 

diagnostic disc

38

Navigating through the diagnostics

 

programs

38

Running tests

38

Viewing the test log

40

Chapter 6. Using the Setup Utility

 

program

41

Starting the Setup Utility program

41

Viewing and changing settings

41

Using passwords

41

Password considerations

42

Power-On Password

42

Administrator Password

42

Hard Disk Password

42

Setting, changing, and deleting a password .

42

Erasing lost or forgotten passwords (clearing

 

CMOS)

43

Enabling or disabling a device

43

Selecting a startup device

44

Selecting a temporary startup device . . . .

44

Selecting or changing the startup device

 

sequence

44

Smart performance choices

44

Exiting from the Setup Utility program

45

Chapter 7. Symptom-to-FRU index . .

47

Hard disk drive boot error

47

Diagnostic error codes

47

Beep symptoms

63

POST error codes

63

Miscellaneous error messages

65

Undetermined problems

66

Chapter 8. Replacing FRUs

69

Locations

69

Locating connectors, controls, and indicators

 

on the front of your computer

69

Locating connectors on the rear of your

 

computer

70

Locating components

71

Locating parts on the system board . . . .

71

Opening the computer cover

72

Removing and reinstalling the front bezel . . . .

73

Installing or replacing a memory module . . . .

74

Installing or replacing the PCI card

75

Replacing the hard disk drive

77

Replacing the optical drive

78

Replacing the battery

80

Replacing the heat sink

81

Replacing the microprocessor

82

Replacing the system board

86

Replacing the system fan assembly

88

Replacing the internal speaker

91

Replacing the front audio and USB assembly . .

92

Replacing the ac power adapter

94

Replacing the ac power adapter bracket . . . .

95

Completing the parts replacement

98

Chapter 9. FRU lists

99

Overall MT: 0266, 0384, 2491, 4168, 5027, 5067, ,

 

and 7519

99

Mechanical FRUs

108

Keyboard and Mouse

113

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