
Contents
About this manual .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . iii
Chapter 1.  Safety information .  .  .  .  .  . 1
General safety .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  1
Electrical safety .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  2
Safety inspection guide .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  3
Handling devices that are sensitive to electrostatic  
discharge .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  3
Grounding requirements .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  4
Safety notices (multilingual translations) .  .  .  .  .  .  4
Laser compliance statement (multilingual  
translations) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  19
Chapter 2.  Important service  
information .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  25
Strategy for replacing FRUs .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  25
Strategy for replacing a hard disk drive or a 
solid-state drive .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  25
Important notice for replacing a system  
board .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  26
How to use error codes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  26
Strategy for replacing FRUs for CTO, special-bid, 
and standard models.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  26
Product definition .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  26
FRU identification.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  27
Chapter 3.  General checkout .  .  .  .  .  29
What to do first .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  29
Checkout guide .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  30
Quick test programs .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  30
UEFI diagnostic program .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  31
Bootable diagnostic programs .  .  .  .  .  .  .  31
Power system checkout .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  32
Checking the ac power adapter .  .  .  .  .  .  .  32
Checking operational charging .  .  .  .  .  .  .  33
Checking the built-in battery and operational  
charging .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  33
Checking the coin-cell battery .  .  .  .  .  .  .  34
Chapter 4.  Related service  
information .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  35
Recovery overview for the Windows 10 operating  
system .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  35
Resetting your computer .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  35
Using advanced startup options .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  35
Recovering your operating system if Windows 10 
fails to start .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  36
Creating and using a recovery USB drive .  .  .  .  .  36
Passwords.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  37
Power-on password .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  37
Hard disk password .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  37
Supervisor password .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  37
How to remove the power-on password .  .  .  38
How to remove the hard disk password.  .  .  .  38
Power management .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  39
Sleep mode .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  39
Hibernation mode .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  39
Symptom-to-FRU index .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  40
Numeric error codes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  40
Error messages .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  42
Beep errors.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  42
No-beep symptoms .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  44
LCD-related symptoms .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  44
Intermittent problems .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  44
Undetermined problems .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  45
Chapter 5.  Status indicators .  .  .  .  .  47
Chapter 6.  Special keys .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  49
Chapter 7.  Locations .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  51
Locating computer controls, connectors, and  
indicators .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  51
Front view .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  51
Left-side view .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  51
Right-side view .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  52
Bottom view .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  52
Locating FRUs and CRUs .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  52
Major FRUs and CRUs .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  54
LCD FRUs and CRUs .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  56
Connector and cable guide .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  57
Looking up FRU information .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  61
Chapter 8.  FRU replacement  
notices .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  63
Screw notices .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  63
Retaining serial numbers .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  64
Restoring the serial number of the system  
unit .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  64
Retaining the UUID.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  65
Chapter 9.  Removing or replacing a  
FRU.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  67
General guidelines.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  67
Before servicing the computer .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  68
Disabling the built-in battery .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  68
Remove the microSD card .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  68
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