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
The ThinkVantage Productivity Center program . .
29
Additional information resources
. . . . . . .
29
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
Types 7066, 7098, 9352, 9359, 9482, 9487,
9622, 9704, 9794, 9859, 9785, 9807, 9952 . .
29
Types 7065, 7096, 9351, 9358, 9438, 9481,
9489, 9703, 9784, 9788, 9792, 9853, 9949 . .
29
Types 7064, 7094, 9349, 9356, 9357, 9439,
9488, 9702, 9708, 9709, 9789, 9851, 9948 . .
30
Chapter 4. General Checkout. . . . .
33
Problem determination tips . . . . . . . . . .
33
Chapter 5. Diagnostics . . . . . . . .
35
PC-Doctor for Windows . . . . . . . . . . .
35
PC-Doctor for Windows PE. . . . . . . . . .
35
Running diagnostics from the Rescue and
Recovery workspace . . . . . . . . . .
35
PC-Doctor for DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
Creating a diagnostic CD image . . . . . .
36
Creating diagnostic diskettes . . . . . . .
36
Running diagnostics from the CD or
diskettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
Navigating through the diagnostics
programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37
Running tests . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37
Viewing the test log . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Chapter 6. Using the Setup Utility . .
41
Starting the Setup Utility program . . . . . . .
41
Viewing and changing settings . . . . . . . .
41
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
Password considerations . . . . . . . . .
41
User Password . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42
Administrator Password . . . . . . . . .
42
Setting, changing, and deleting a password .
42
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . . .
42
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . .
42
Selecting or changing the startup device
sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . .
43
Chapter 7. Symptom-to-FRU Index .
45
Hard disk drive boot error . . . . . . . . . .
45
Power Supply Problems . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Diagnostic error codes . . . . . . . . . . .
46
Beep symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
POST error codes . . . . . . . . . . . . .
64
Miscellaneous error messages . . . . . . . .
65
Undetermined problems . . . . . . . . . . .
67
Chapter 8. Replacing FRUs (Types
7065, 7096, 9351, 9358, 9438, 9481,
9489, 9703, 9784, 9788, 9792, 9853,
9949). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
69
Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
69
Rear connectors . . . . . . . . . . . .
69
Computer components . . . . . . . . .
70
System board connectors . . . . . . . .
70
Removing the cover
. . . . . . . . . . . .
71
Accessing system board components and drives .
72
Replacing a memory module . . . . . . . . .
73
Replacing the CMOS battery . . . . . . . . .
74
Replacing the power supply . . . . . . . . .
75
Replacing the system board . . . . . . . . .
76
Replacing the microprocessor
. . . . . . . .
79
Replacing the hard disk drive . . . . . . . . .
82
Replacing an optical drive . . . . . . . . . .
84
Replacing the diskette drive . . . . . . . . .
84
Replacing the power switch/LED assembly . . .
85
Replacing the front panel card . . . . . . . .
86
Replacing the system fan assembly . . . . . .
87
Replacing a PCI adapter . . . . . . . . . . .
87
Completing the FRU replacement . . . . . . .
88
Chapter 9. Replacing FRUs (Types
7064, 7094, 9349, 9356, 9357, 9439,
9488, 9702, 9708, 9709, 9789, 9851,
9948). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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