IBM TransNote, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Important service information . . . . . . . . . 1
Strategy for replacing FRUs . . . . . . . . 1
How to use error messages . . . . . . . . 2
Diskette compatibility matrix . . . . . . . . . 2
Safety notices: multilingual translations . . . . . . 3
Safety information. . . . . . . . . . . . 12
General safety . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Safety inspection guide . . . . . . . . . 14
Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices 15
Grounding requirements . . . . . . . . . 16
Laser compliance statement. . . . . . . . . 16
General descriptions . . . . . . . . . . 19
Read this first . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
What to do first: . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Related service information . . . . . . . . . 21
Service Web site . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using Recovery CD . . . . . . . . . . 21
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Power management . . . . . . . . . . 24
Checkout guide . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Testing the computer . . . . . . . . . . 26
Detecting system information with PC-Doctor. . . 28
Power system checkout . . . . . . . . . 28
ThinkPad TransNote . . . . . . . . . . 33
Product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . 36
FRU tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Fn key combinations . . . . . . . . . . 39
Symptom-to-FRU index . . . . . . . . . . 41
Numeric error codes . . . . . . . . . . 41
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Beep symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . 45
No beep symptoms . . . . . . . . . . 45
LCD-related symptoms . . . . . . . . . 46
Identifying problems with the FlipTouch display 47
Identifying problems with the ThinkScribe digital
notepad . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Intermittent problems . . . . . . . . . . 48
Undetermined problems . . . . . . . . . 49
FRU replacement notices . . . . . . . . . 50
Screw notices . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Retaining serial numbers. . . . . . . . . 51
Removing and replacing a FRU. . . . . . . . 53
Removing the ThinkPad TransNote . . . . . 54
1010 Battery pack. . . . . . . . . . . 56
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