Processor ........................................................................................................................................... 52
System Board ..................................................................................................................................... 54
Battery ................................................................................................................................................ 55
Type 1 Battery Holder ........................................................................................................ 56
Type 2 Battery Holder ........................................................................................................ 57
Type 3 Battery Holder ........................................................................................................ 58
Appendix A Connector Pin Assignments
Keyboard ............................................................................................................................................ 60
Mouse ................................................................................................................................................. 60
Ethernet RJ-45 ................................................................................................................................... 61
USB .................................................................................................................................................... 61
Microphone ......................................................................................................................................... 61
Line-in Audio ...................................................................................................................................... 61
Line-out Audio .................................................................................................................................... 62
Monitor ............................................................................................................................................... 62
ATA/ATAPI (IDE) Standard Drive Cable ............................................................................................ 63
24-Pin Power ...................................................................................................................................... 63
4-Pin Power (for CPU) ........................................................................................................................ 64
SATA Data and Power ....................................................................................................................... 64
PCI Express–Pin A ............................................................................................................................. 65
PCI Express—Pin B ........................................................................................................................... 66
Appendix B Power Cord Set Requirements
General Requirements ....................................................................................................................... 67
Japanese Power Cord Requirements ................................................................................................ 67
Country-Specific Requirements .......................................................................................................... 68
Appendix C POST Error Messages
Appendix D Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics
Safety and Comfort ............................................................................................................................ 71
Before You Call for Technical Support ............................................................................................... 71
Helpful Hints ....................................................................................................................................... 72
Solving General Problems .................................................................................................................. 73
Solving Power Problems .................................................................................................................... 76
Solving Diskette Problems ................................................................................................................. 76
Solving Hard Drive Problems ............................................................................................................. 79
Solving Media Card Reader Problems ............................................................................................... 80
Solving Display Problems ................................................................................................................... 82
Solving Audio Problems ..................................................................................................................... 85
Solving Printer Problems .................................................................................................................... 87
Solving Keyboard and Mouse Problems ............................................................................................ 88
Solving Hardware Installation Problems ............................................................................................. 90
Solving Network Problems ................................................................................................................. 91
Solving Memory Problems ................................................................................................................. 93
Solving Processor Problems .............................................................................................................. 94
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