Lenovo J100 Owner's manual

Hardware Maintenance Manual
Lenovo 3000 J Series
Types 8252, 8253, 8254, 8255, 8256, 8257, 8258, 8259,
8453, 8454, 8455, 8456, 8457, 8458, 8459, 8460

Lenovo 3000 JSeries

Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the
information under “Notices,” on page 209.
Third Edition (July 2006)
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Contents
Chapter 1. About this manual .....1
Important Safety Information .........1
Important information about replacing RoHS
compliant FRUs .............2
Chapter 2. Safety information .....3
General safety ..............3
Electrical safety .............3
Safety inspection guide ...........5
Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices ..6
Grounding requirements ..........6
Safety notices (multi-lingual translations) .....7
Chapter 3. General information ....37
The Lenovo Care program .........37
Additional information resources .......37
Specifications ..............38
Machine types 8252, 8253, 8254, 8255, 8256, 8257,
8258, and 8259 ............38
Machine types 8453, 8454, 8455, 8456, 8457, 8458,
8459, and 8460 ............39
Chapter 4. General Checkout .....41
Problem determination tips .........41
Chapter 5. Diagnostics using
PC-Doctor for DOS .........43
Starting PC-Doctor from adiagnostic diskette or
CD-ROM ...............43
Diagnostics program download........43
Navigating through the diagnostics programs ...44
Running diagnostics tests..........44
Test selection .............44
Test results .............44
Fixed disk advanced test (FDAT) ......45
Quick and Full erase -hard drive ......46
Viewing the test log ...........48
Chapter 6. Using the Setup Utility ...49
Starting the Setup Utility program.......49
Viewing and changing settings ........49
Using passwords ............49
User Password ............49
Administrator or Supervisor Password ....50
Selecting astartup device..........51
Selecting atemporary startup device .....51
Changing the startup device sequence ....51
Exiting from the Setup Utility program .....51
Chapter 7. Symptom-to-FRU Index ...53
Hard disk drive boot error .........53
Power Supply Problems ..........53
Diagnostic error codes ...........54
Beep symptoms .............75
POST error codes ............76
Miscellaneous error messages ........78
Undetermined problems ..........79
Chapter 8. Replacing FRUs (Types
8252, 8253, 8254, 8255, 8256, 8257,
8258, and 8259) ...........81
Rear connectors .............82
Removing the covers ...........82
Locations ...............84
Identifying parts on the system board .....85
Machine Types 8252, 8253, and 8254 .....85
Machine Types 8255 and 8256 .......86
Machine Types 8257, 8258, and 8259 .....87
Removing and replacing the front bezel .....88
Replacing amemory module ........88
Replacing aPCI adapter ..........90
Replacing the CMOS battery.........91
Replacing the power supply .........92
Replacing the system board (Types 8252, 8253, 8254,
8255, and 8256) .............93
Replacing the system board (Types 8257, 8258, and
8259) ................96
Replacing the microprocessor (Types 8252, 8253,
8254, 8255, and 8256) ...........99
Replacing the microprocessor (Types 8257, 8258,
and 8259)............... 103
Replacing the primary hard disk drive ..... 107
Replacing an optical drive ......... 108
Replacing the diskette drive ........ 109
Replacing the power switch/ LED assembly ...110
Replacing the front panel card assembly .... 111
Completing the FRU replacement. ...... 111
Chapter 9. Replacing FRUs (Types
8453, 8454, 8455, 8456, 8457, 8458,
8459, and 8460) ..........113
Rear connectors ............114
Removing the cover ...........114
Locations ...............115
Identifying parts on the system board .....116
Machine Types 8453, 8454, and 8455 .....116
Machine Types 8456 and 8457 .......117
Machine Types 8458, 8459, and 8460 .....118
Removing and replacing the drive bay assembly 119
Replacing amemory module ........ 120
Replacing aPCI adapter.......... 121
Replacing the CMOS battery ........ 123
Replacing the power supply ........ 124
Replacing the system board (Types 8453, 8454,
8455, 8456, and 8457) ........... 125
Replacing the system board (Types 8458, 8459, and
8460) ................ 129
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