
Contents
Chapter 1. About this manual .....1
Important Safety Information .........1
Chapter 2. General Checkout......3
Chapter 3. General information.....5
Features................5
Specifications ..............8
Availableoptions.............9
Chapter 4. Diagnostics ........11
Setup Utility program ...........12
Product Recovery Program menu .......13
Diagnostics ..............14
Diagnostics program download.......14
Navigating through the diagnostics programs . . 14
Running diagnostics tests.........14
Test selection .............14
Testresults .............15
Fixed disk advanced test (FDAT) ......15
Quickandfullerase-harddrive......17
Viewing the test log ..........18
Chapter 5. Installing Options .....19
Installing external options .........19
Locating the connectors on the front of the
computer..............20
Locating the connectors on the rear of the
computer..............21
Obtainingdevicedrivers.........22
Installing internal options .........22
Removing the cover ..........23
Locating components ..........24
Identifying parts on the system board ....24
Installing memory ...........25
Installing adapters ...........27
Installing internal drives .........28
Changing the battery ..........32
Physical security............33
Replacing the cover and connecting the cables. . 34
Chapter 6. FRU Removals ......37
Replacing a microprocessor .........37
Removals ...............37
Frontbezel .............37
Harddiskdrive............38
Power supply ............39
System board.............40
Chapter 7. Symptom-to-FRU Index . . . 41
Hard disk drive boot error .........41
Power Supply Errors ...........41
Diagnostic error codes...........43
Beepsymptoms.............61
No-beepsymptoms............63
POST error codes ............64
Miscellaneous error messages ........79
Undetermined problems ..........81
Chapter 8. Parts listing........83
Chapter 9. Additional Service
Information.............93
Security features.............93
Passwords..............93
Vital product data ...........94
Alert on LAN ............94
BIOSlevels..............94
Flash (BIOS/VPD) update procedure ......95
Flash recovery boot block jumper .......95
Power management ...........97
Automatic configuration and power interface
(ACPI) BIOS .............97
Advanced Power Management .......97
Automatic Hardware Power Management
features...............97
Setting Automatic Hardware Power Management
features...............97
AutomaticPower-Onfeatures.......98
Chapter 10. Related service information 99
Safety information ............99
General safety ............99
Electrical safety............100
Safety inspection guide .........101
Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive
devices ..............102
Grounding requirements ........103
Safety notices (multi-lingual translations) . . . 103
Send us your comments! .........132
Problem determination tips.........133
Notices ...............133
Trademarks..............134
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