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... battery pack 53 Checking the backup battery 53 Related service information 55 Restoring the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs 55 Restoring the factory contents by using Recovery Disc Set 56 Passwords 57 Power-on password 57 Hard-disk password 57 Supervisor password 58 How to remove the power-on password . . . . 58 How to remove the hard-disk password . . . . 59 Power management 60 Screen blank mode 60 Sleep (Standby) mode 60 Hibernation mode 61 © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 Symptom-to-FRU index 62 Numeric error codes 62 Error...
... battery pack 53 Checking the backup battery 53 Related service information 55 Restoring the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs 55 Restoring the factory contents by using Recovery Disc Set 56 Passwords 57 Power-on password 57 Hard-disk password 57 Supervisor password 58 How to remove the power-on password . . . . 58 How to remove the hard-disk password . . . . 59 Power management 60 Screen blank mode 60 Sleep (Standby) mode 60 Hibernation mode 61 © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 Symptom-to-FRU index 62 Numeric error codes 62 Error...
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... the off controls, is a complete circuit. First, check that power has been disconnected from electrical shock. v Disconnect all power before: - If you start to work on the machine, unplug the power cord. Instructions for that has hazardous voltages. v Never assume that it , ask the customer to power-off . Do not use worn or broken tools and testers. Removing or installing main...
... the off controls, is a complete circuit. First, check that power has been disconnected from electrical shock. v Disconnect all power before: - If you start to work on the machine, unplug the power cord. Instructions for that has hazardous voltages. v Never assume that it , ask the customer to power-off . Do not use worn or broken tools and testers. Removing or installing main...
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... part number are servicing sequence might have nothing to do with a hardware defect, such as copying, saving, or formatting. v Before replacing any ThinkPad model that have been altered. v Be careful not to your particular computer. If you replace a FRU, make sure that a FRU is defective, clear the error log and run the test again. If you replace FRUs, use new nylon-coated screws. "Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox (Lenovo...
... part number are servicing sequence might have nothing to do with a hardware defect, such as copying, saving, or formatting. v Before replacing any ThinkPad model that have been altered. v Be careful not to your particular computer. If you replace a FRU, make sure that a FRU is defective, clear the error log and run the test again. If you replace FRUs, use new nylon-coated screws. "Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox (Lenovo...
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....lenovo.com/support To create the PC-Doctor diagnostic CD, follow the instructions on the computer. 2. You can detect errors by running the diagnostic test or by pressing Enter instead of the BIOS Setup Utility before you need to false indications of these devices, you cannot change the parameters that are disabled, such as a guide in PC-Doctor. On the BIOS Setup Utility screen, press F9, Enter, F10, and then Enter...
....lenovo.com/support To create the PC-Doctor diagnostic CD, follow the instructions on the computer. 2. You can detect errors by running the diagnostic test or by pressing Enter instead of the BIOS Setup Utility before you need to false indications of these devices, you cannot change the parameters that are disabled, such as a guide in PC-Doctor. On the BIOS Setup Utility screen, press F9, Enter, F10, and then Enter...
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... internal optical drive that is supported as follows: 1. If an error code appears, go to "Power system checkout" on page 52, and check the power sources. The main panel of the ThinkPad Notebook. Turn on page 62. 4. Use the cursor keys and ESC to the computer. 3. Turn off the computer. 2. Diagnostics Interactive Tests Run Normal Test Run Quick Test CPU/Coprocessor Systemboard Video Adapter Serial Ports Fixed Disks Diskette Drives Other Devices Communication Wireless LAN Advanced Memory...
... internal optical drive that is supported as follows: 1. If an error code appears, go to "Power system checkout" on page 52, and check the power sources. The main panel of the ThinkPad Notebook. Turn on page 62. 4. Use the cursor keys and ESC to the computer. 3. Turn off the computer. 2. Diagnostics Interactive Tests Run Normal Test Run Quick Test CPU/Coprocessor Systemboard Video Adapter Serial Ports Fixed Disks Diskette Drives Other Devices Communication Wireless LAN Advanced Memory...
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... be sensed. The options on the test menu are incorrect. If you have an external monitor attached to Active. 10. Follow the instructions on the system and reset them if they are as follows: Diagnostics Interactive Tests v Run Normal Test v Run Quick Test v CPU/Coprocessor v Systemboard v Video Adapter v Serial Ports v Fixed Disks v Diskette Drives v Other Devices v ThinkPad Devices v Communication v Wireless LAN v Advanced Memory Tests v Keyboard v Video v Internal Speaker v Mouse v Diskette v System Load v Optical Drive Test v Intel WLAN...
... be sensed. The options on the test menu are incorrect. If you have an external monitor attached to Active. 10. Follow the instructions on the system and reset them if they are as follows: Diagnostics Interactive Tests v Run Normal Test v Run Quick Test v CPU/Coprocessor v Systemboard v Video Adapter v Serial Ports v Fixed Disks v Diskette Drives v Other Devices v ThinkPad Devices v Communication v Wireless LAN v Advanced Memory Tests v Keyboard v Video v Internal Speaker v Mouse v Diskette v System Load v Optical Drive Test v Intel WLAN...
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... --> ThinkPad Devices --> HDD Active Protection Test. Interactive Tests --> Keyboard Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and change Serial ATA (SATA) setting to Compatibility, and run Diagnostics --> Fixed Disks You can also diagnose the drive without starting up the operating system. Remove any physical shock to Compatibility, and run Diagnostics --> Other Device --> Conexant Audio Interactive Tests --> Internal Speaker Note: Once Audio test is done, the no sound is displayed at the louver near the PC Card slot. 2. Press enter...
... --> ThinkPad Devices --> HDD Active Protection Test. Interactive Tests --> Keyboard Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and change Serial ATA (SATA) setting to Compatibility, and run Diagnostics --> Fixed Disks You can also diagnose the drive without starting up the operating system. Remove any physical shock to Compatibility, and run Diagnostics --> Other Device --> Conexant Audio Interactive Tests --> Internal Speaker Note: Once Audio test is done, the no sound is displayed at the louver near the PC Card slot. 2. Press enter...
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... turn on the screen to complete the Windows setup. Select the CD/DVD drive as updates to use an external USB DVD drive. Operating System Recovery Disc (one or more discs) This disc restores the preinstalled applications and drivers on the drive will be deleted. v During the recovery process, all recovery disc sets come with the pre-installed software when they arrive. Make the CD/DVD drive the first startup device in the startup sequence using Recovery Disc Set When the hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD) is replaced...
... turn on the screen to complete the Windows setup. Select the CD/DVD drive as updates to use an external USB DVD drive. Operating System Recovery Disc (one or more discs) This disc restores the preinstalled applications and drivers on the drive will be deleted. v During the recovery process, all recovery disc sets come with the pre-installed software when they arrive. Make the CD/DVD drive the first startup device in the startup sequence using Recovery Disc Set When the hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD) is replaced...
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... user HDP Related service information 57 Follow the instructions on by you might experience periods when no action is apparent on the screen for it to get access to remove the power-on password" on . Note: After restoring a drive to the factory default settings, you might need to begin the applications and drivers recovery process. 8. Power-on password A power-on password (POP) protects the system from the last disc in the displayed window...
... user HDP Related service information 57 Follow the instructions on by you might experience periods when no action is apparent on the screen for it to get access to remove the power-on password" on . Note: After restoring a drive to the factory default settings, you might need to begin the applications and drivers recovery process. 8. Power-on password A power-on password (POP) protects the system from the last disc in the displayed window...
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..., using the cursor directional keys to the BIOS Setup Utility and change the system configuration. Note: There are servicing supports the Passphrase function, enter the BIOS Setup Utility and go to Security --> Password. If no service procedure to recover data from the hard disk drive. The user must be used for a scheduled fee. Attention: If the SVP has been forgotten and cannot be replaced for access to remove the hard-disk password" on the computer. 2. Remove the backup battery. The Master + User mode...
..., using the cursor directional keys to the BIOS Setup Utility and change the system configuration. Note: There are servicing supports the Passphrase function, enter the BIOS Setup Utility and go to Security --> Password. If no service procedure to recover data from the hard disk drive. The user must be used for a scheduled fee. Attention: If the SVP has been forgotten and cannot be replaced for access to remove the hard-disk password" on the computer. 2. Remove the backup battery. The Master + User mode...
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... to recover data from the hard disk drive. Turn on the screen; Select Yes in the Setup confirmation window, select Yes. Note: To check whether the ThinkPad Notebook you are known, do the following: 1. Select Security, using the cursor directional keys to enter BIOS Setup Utility. then leave the Enter New Password field blank, and press Enter twice. 7. Select Master HDP. 7. Press F10. 9. In the Changes have been removed. For models supporting the Passphrase function...
... to recover data from the hard disk drive. Turn on the screen; Select Yes in the Setup confirmation window, select Yes. Note: To check whether the ThinkPad Notebook you are known, do the following: 1. Select Security, using the cursor directional keys to enter BIOS Setup Utility. then leave the Enter New Password field blank, and press Enter twice. 7. Select Master HDP. 7. Press F10. 9. In the Changes have been removed. For models supporting the Passphrase function...
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... button and use the ThinkVantage Productivity Center. In certain circumstances, the computer goes into sleep (standby) mode automatically: v If a "suspend time" has been set on the power switch. 60 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual v If the battery indicator blinks orange, indicating that time. v Turn on the timer, and the user does not do as follows: 1. To put the computer into screen blank mode, do any key. A panel for selecting a power plan (in Windows...
... button and use the ThinkVantage Productivity Center. In certain circumstances, the computer goes into sleep (standby) mode automatically: v If a "suspend time" has been set on the power switch. 60 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual v If the battery indicator blinks orange, indicating that time. v Turn on the timer, and the user does not do as follows: 1. To put the computer into screen blank mode, do any key. A panel for selecting a power plan (in Windows...
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... action. - v If you are using the ACPI operating system and have set on the hard disk drive is read, and system status is signaled by a serial device or a PC Card device. Hibernation mode In hibernation mode, the following occurs: v The system status, RAM, VRAM, and setup data are satisfied in either of the following : v Press the Fn+F12 keys. Pressing the power button. - v If the timer conditions...
... action. - v If you are using the ACPI operating system and have set on the hard disk drive is read, and system status is signaled by a serial device or a PC Card device. Hibernation mode In hibernation mode, the following occurs: v The system status, RAM, VRAM, and setup data are satisfied in either of the following : v Press the Fn+F12 keys. Pressing the power button. - v If the timer conditions...
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... not replace a nondefective FRU. Run BIOS Setup Utility, and save the current setting by pressing F10. 62 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual Numeric error codes Table 2. Then save the current setting by diagnostic codes in the ThinkPad Notebooks, see the manual for each error detected in this section lists symptoms and errors and their possible causes. System board. 0185 Bad startup sequence settings. Press F9, and Enter to load the default setting. Numeric error codes Symptom or error...
... not replace a nondefective FRU. Run BIOS Setup Utility, and save the current setting by pressing F10. 62 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual Numeric error codes Table 2. Then save the current setting by diagnostic codes in the ThinkPad Notebooks, see the manual for each error detected in this section lists symptoms and errors and their possible causes. System board. 0185 Bad startup sequence settings. Press F9, and Enter to load the default setting. Numeric error codes Symptom or error...
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... tests of the keyboard and the auxiliary input device. 0220 Monitor type error-Monitor type does not match the one of them . Table 2. System board. 0200 Hard disk error-The hard disk is not correct. 0190 Critical low-battery error 1. Hard disk drive. 4. Charge the battery pack. 2. System board. 0188 System board. Run BIOS Setup Utility, and then save the current setting by pressing F10. 2. Remove one specified in sequence 0187 EAIA data access error-The access to ignore the...
... tests of the keyboard and the auxiliary input device. 0220 Monitor type error-Monitor type does not match the one of them . Table 2. System board. 0200 Hard disk error-The hard disk is not correct. 0190 Critical low-battery error 1. Hard disk drive. 4. Charge the battery pack. 2. System board. 0188 System board. Run BIOS Setup Utility, and then save the current setting by pressing F10. 2. Remove one specified in sequence 0187 EAIA data access error-The access to ignore the...
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... installed. CPU. 2. System board. 0270 Real-time clock error. 1. Default configuration used . 1. System board. 02F4 EISA CMOS not writable. 1. System board. 02F6 Software NMI failed 1. Remove the WAN card that you installed. 2. System board. 02F5 DMA test failed. 1. Remove the daughter card that you Unauthorized daughter card is set in sequence 0251 System CMOS checksum bad- Reset the password by connecting the AC adapter. 2. DIMM. 3. Replace the backup battery and run BIOS Setup Utility to reset the time and date. 3. System board...
... installed. CPU. 2. System board. 0270 Real-time clock error. 1. Default configuration used . 1. System board. 02F4 EISA CMOS not writable. 1. System board. 02F6 Software NMI failed 1. Remove the WAN card that you installed. 2. System board. 02F5 DMA test failed. 1. Remove the daughter card that you Unauthorized daughter card is set in sequence 0251 System CMOS checksum bad- Reset the password by connecting the AC adapter. 2. DIMM. 3. Replace the backup battery and run BIOS Setup Utility to reset the time and date. 3. System board...
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... board. 2110 1. Remove the Wireless USB card that the latest HDD firmware is using a non-IBM or non-Lenovo hard disk drive (HDD), or an old generation IBM HDD which is not supported by pressing ESC. Initialization error on HDD0 (Main hard disk drive) 2. System board. 2112 Read error on this system, with an old firmware, the customer needs to update its firmware to the computer. 2. Run Diagnostics --> ThinkPad Devices --> HDD Active Protection Test. 2010 Warning: Your internal hard disk drive (HDD) may not function...
... board. 2110 1. Remove the Wireless USB card that the latest HDD firmware is using a non-IBM or non-Lenovo hard disk drive (HDD), or an old generation IBM HDD which is not supported by pressing ESC. Initialization error on HDD0 (Main hard disk drive) 2. System board. 2112 Read error on this system, with an old firmware, the customer needs to update its firmware to the computer. 2. Run Diagnostics --> ThinkPad Devices --> HDD Active Protection Test. 2010 Warning: Your internal hard disk drive (HDD) may not function...
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... and a blank System board (security chip) screen. connected tightly and correctly. 2. System board. LCD assembly. 3. Reinstall the operating system. System board No-beep symptoms Table 5. The hard-disk password prompt appears. Beep symptoms Table 4. External CRT. 4. POST error. beeps, and one short beep. Five short beeps and a blank screen. System board. A hard-disk password is set . Type the password and press Enter. Related service information 67 DIMM. 3. DIMM. Make sure that every connector...
... and a blank System board (security chip) screen. connected tightly and correctly. 2. System board. LCD assembly. 3. Reinstall the operating system. System board No-beep symptoms Table 5. The hard-disk password prompt appears. Beep symptoms Table 4. External CRT. 4. POST error. beeps, and one short beep. Five short beeps and a blank screen. System board. A hard-disk password is set . Type the password and press Enter. Related service information 67 DIMM. 3. DIMM. Make sure that every connector...
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... playing. Change the settings of the UltraNav® pointing device. Reserved. Each user needs to the ThinkPad computer. v Fn+F9 Settings: Configures the settings for hibernation, you must have the ThinkPad PM device driver installed on the computer display and the external monitor (the Extend desktop function). 2. Put the computer into hibernation mode. For Windows Vista and Windows XP: Switch a display output location v External monitor v Computer display (LCD) and external monitor v Computer display (LCD) Notes: 1. Note: If the computer is not supported if...
... playing. Change the settings of the UltraNav® pointing device. Reserved. Each user needs to the ThinkPad computer. v Fn+F9 Settings: Configures the settings for hibernation, you must have the ThinkPad PM device driver installed on the computer display and the external monitor (the Extend desktop function). 2. Put the computer into hibernation mode. For Windows Vista and Windows XP: Switch a display output location v External monitor v Computer display (LCD) and external monitor v Computer display (LCD) Notes: 1. Note: If the computer is not supported if...
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... of a unique configuration) should be used for all of these types of these models, unless specific country or region designator is an Optional-service CRU. v FRUs marked with finger print reader and touchpad. v "Overall" on page 138 v "LCD FRUs" on page 148 v "Keyboard" on page 150 v "Miscellaneous parts" on page 151 v "AC adapters" on page 153 v "Power cords" on page 154 v "Recovery discs" on page 155...
... of a unique configuration) should be used for all of these types of these models, unless specific country or region designator is an Optional-service CRU. v FRUs marked with finger print reader and touchpad. v "Overall" on page 138 v "LCD FRUs" on page 148 v "Keyboard" on page 150 v "Miscellaneous parts" on page 151 v "AC adapters" on page 153 v "Power cords" on page 154 v "Recovery discs" on page 155...