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Chapter 1. About this manual
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Important Safety Information .
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Important information about replacing RoHS
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Chapter 2. Safety information . . . . . 3
General safety .
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Electrical safety
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Safety inspection guide .
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Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices .
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Grounding requirements .
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Safety notices (multi-lingual translations) .
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Chapter 3. General information . . . . 37
The ThinkVantage Productivity Center program .
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Additional information resources .
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Specifications .
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Types 8700, 8701, 8705, 8717, 8973, 8975, 8979,
8983, 8985, 8991, 8995, 9265, 9269, 9277, 9279,
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Types 8013, 8702, 8706, 8716, 8970, 8972, 8976,
8980, 8982, 8986, 8992, 8994, 9266, 9276, 9278,
9282, 9286, 9288, 9374, 9378, 9380, 9384, 9628,
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Chapter 4. General Checkout . . . . . 41
Problem determination tips .
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Chapter 5. Diagnostics . . . . . . . . 43
PC-Doctor for Windows .
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PC-Doctor for DOS .
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Creating a diagnostic CD image
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Creating diagnostic diskettes
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Running diagnostics from the CD or diskettes .
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Running diagnostics from the Rescue and
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PC-Doctor for Windows PE .
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Running diagnostics from the Rescue and
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Navigating through the diagnostics programs .
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Running tests.
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Test results
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Fixed disk advanced test (FDAT) .
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Quick and Full erase - hard drive .
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Viewing the test log
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Chapter 6. Using the Setup Utility . . . 51
Starting the Setup Utility program .
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Viewing and changing settings .
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Using passwords
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User Password .
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Administrator Password .
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Selecting a startup device.
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Selecting a temporary startup device .
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Changing the startup device sequence
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Exiting from the Setup Utility program .
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Chapter 7. Symptom-to-FRU Index . . . 55
Hard disk drive boot error .
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Power Supply Problems .
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Diagnostic error codes .
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Beep symptoms .
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POST error codes
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Miscellaneous error messages .
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Undetermined problems .
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Chapter 8. Replacing FRUs (desktop
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Rear connectors .
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Removing the cover
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Locations .
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Identifying parts on the system board
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Machine types 8013, 8716, 8976, 8986, 9266, 9282,
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Machine types 8706, 8972, 8982, 8994, 9278, 9288,
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Machine types 8702, 8970, 8980, 8992, 9276, 9286,
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Replacing a memory module
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Replacing the CMOS battery.
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Replacing the power supply .
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Replacing the system board .
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Types 8702, 8706, 8970, 8972, 8980, 8982, 8992,
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Types 8013, 8716, 8976, 8986, 9266, 9282, 9374,
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Replacing the microprocessor .
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Types 8702, 8706, 8970, 8972, 8980, 8982, 8992,
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Types 8013, 8716, 8976, 8986, 9266, 9282, 9374,
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Replacing the hard disk drive .
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Replacing an optical drive .
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Replacing the diskette drive
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Replacing the power switch/LED assembly .
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Replacing the front panel card.
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Replacing the system fan assembly .
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Replacing a PCI adapter .
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Completing the FRU replacement
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Chapter 9. Replacing FRUs (tower
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Rear connectors
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Removing the cover .
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Locations .
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Identifying parts on the system board .
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