FRU tests

The following table shows the test for each FRU.

Table 1. FRU tests

FRU

Applicable test

 

 

 

System board

1.

Diagnostics -->CPU/Coprocessor

 

2.

Diagnostics -->Systemboard

 

 

Power

Diagnostics -->ThinkPad Devices -->AC Adapter, Battery 1

 

(Battery2)

 

 

 

LCD unit

1.

Diagnostics -->Video Adapter

 

2.

Interactive Tests -->Video

 

 

Audio

Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and change Serial ATA (SATA) setting

 

to Compatibility, and run Diagnostics -->Other Device -->

 

Conexant Audio

 

 

Speaker

Interactive Tests -->Internal Speaker

 

Note: Once Audio test is done, the no sound is heard this test. In

 

this case, turn off and turn on the computer. Then, run this test

 

again.

 

 

 

Keyboard

1.

Diagnostics -->Systemboard -->Keyboard

 

2.

Interactive Tests -->Keyboard

 

 

Hard disk drive or

Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and change Serial ATA (SATA) setting

solid state drive

to Compatibility, and run Diagnostics -->Fixed Disks

 

 

 

You can also diagnose the drive without starting up the operating

 

system. To diagnose the drive from the BIOS Setup Utility, 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 Enter,”

 

 

is displayed at the lower left of the screen, press F1 to enter

 

 

the BIOS Setup Utility.

 

4.

Using cursor keys, select HDD diagnostic program. Press

 

 

enter.

 

5.

Using cursor keys, select Main hard disk drive.

 

6.

Press Enter to start the diagnostic program.

 

 

 

Diskette drive

1.

Diagnostics -->Diskette Drives

 

2.

Interactive Tests -->Diskette

 

 

 

Memory

1.

If two DIMMs are installed, remove one of them and run

 

 

Diagnostics -->Advanced Memory Tests.

 

2.

If the problem does not recur, return the DIMM to its place,

 

 

remove the other one, and run the test again.

 

 

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 -->Mouse

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Lenovo E40, E50 manual FRU tests, Following table shows the test for each FRU

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