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BIOS Setup Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Navigating the BIOS Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
BIOS Flash Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
DOS Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
WinFlash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Clearing BIOS Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Removing Insyde BIOS Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Removing Insyde HDD Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Miscellaneous Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Using DMITools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Using UUIDTools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Using the LAN MAC EEPROM Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Crisis Disk Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
CHAPTER 3
Machine Maintenance Procedures
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Recommended Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Pre-disassembly Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
External Module Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
External Modules Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Dummy Card Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Battery Pack Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
ODD (Optical Disk Drive) Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Keyboard Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Base Door Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) Module Removal . . . 3-15
DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) Module Removal . . . 3-17
HDD (Hard Disk Drive) Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Main Unit Disassembly Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Upper Case Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Summary of Contents for TravelMate P243 SERIES
Page 1: ...TravelMate P243 Series SERVICEGUIDE ...
Page 11: ...CHAPTER 1 Hardware Specifications ...
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Page 67: ...CHAPTER 2 System Utilities ...
Page 96: ...2 30 System Utilities ...
Page 97: ...CHAPTER 3 Machine Maintenance Procedures ...
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Page 120: ...3 24 Machine Maintenance Procedures ID Size Quantity Screw Type C M2 5 4 1 ...
Page 123: ...Machine Maintenance Procedures 3 27 ID Size Quantity Screw Type C M2 5 4 2 ...
Page 125: ...Machine Maintenance Procedures 3 29 ID Size Quantity Screw Type B M2 2 4 ...
Page 147: ...Machine Maintenance Procedures 3 51 ID Size Quantity Screw Type A M2 5 4 6 ...
Page 163: ...Machine Maintenance Procedures 3 67 ID Size Quantity Screw Type C M2 5 4 1 ...
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Page 177: ...CHAPTER 4 Troubleshooting ...
Page 201: ...CHAPTER 5 Jumper and Connector Locations ...
Page 208: ...5 8 Jumper and Connector Locations ...
Page 209: ...CHAPTER 6 FRU Field Replaceable Unit List ...
Page 210: ...6 2 Exploded Diagrams 6 4 FRU List 6 8 Screw List 6 18 ...
Page 227: ...CHAPTER 7 Model Definition and Configuration ...
Page 228: ...7 2 TravelMate P243 Series 7 3 ...
Page 256: ...7 30 Model Definition and Configuration ...
Page 257: ...CHAPTER 8 Test Compatible Components ...
Page 258: ...8 2 Microsoft Windows 7 Environment Test 8 4 ...
Page 269: ...CHAPTER 9 Online Support Information ...
Page 270: ...9 2 Introduction 9 3 ...