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Advanced Memory Tests, Optical Drive Test - bios

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Table 1. FRU tests (continued) FRU Applicable test Power Diagnostics --> ThinkPad Devices --> AC Adapter, Battery 1 (Battery2) LCD unit 1. Diagnostics --> Video Adapter 2. Interactive Tests --> Video Audio Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and change Serial ATA (SATA) setting to Compatibility, and run Diagnostics --> Other Device --> Conexant Audio Speaker Interactive Tests --> Internal Speaker Note: Once Audio test is done, the no sound is heard this test. In this case, turn off and turn on the computer. Then, run this test again. Keyboard 1. Diagnostics --> Systemboard --> Keyboard 2. Interactive Tests --> Keyboard Hard disk drive or solid state drive 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. To diagnose the drive from the BIOS Setup Utility, do as follows: 1. Remove any diskette from the diskette drive, and then turn off the computer. 2. Turn on the computer. 3. While the message, "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVangate button," is displayed at the lower left of the screen, press F1 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 4. Using cursor keys, select HDD diagnostic program. Press enter. 5. Using cursor keys, select Main hard disk drive or Ultrabay hard disk drive. 6. Press Enter to start the diagnostic program. Diskette drive 1. Diagnostics --> Diskette Drives 2. Interactive Tests --> Diskette Optical drive 1. Diagnostics --> Other Devices--> Optical Drive 2. Interactive Tests --> Optical Drive Test Memory 1. If two DIMMs are installed, remove one of them and run Diagnostics --> Advanced Memory Tests. 2. If the problem does not recur, return the DIMM to its place, remove the other one, and run the test again. Fan 1. Turn on the computer and check the air turbulence at the louver near the PC Card slot. 2. Run Diagnostics --> ThinkPad Devices --> Fan. TrackPoint or pointing If the TrackPoint does not work, check the configuration as device specified in the BIOS Setup Utility. If the TrackPoint is disabled, select Automatic to enable it. After you use the TrackPoint, the pointer may drift on the screen for a short time. This drift can occur when a slight, steady pressure is applied to the TrackPoint pointer. This symptom is not a hardware problem. If the pointer stops after a short time, no service action is necessary. If enabling the TrackPoint does not correct the problem, continue with the following: v Interactive Tests --> Mouse General checkout 49

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Table 1. FRU tests (continued)
FRU
Applicable test
Power
Diagnostics
-->
ThinkPad Devices
-->
AC Adapter
,
Battery 1
(Battery2)
LCD unit
1.
Diagnostics
-->
Video Adapter
2.
Interactive Tests
-->
Video
Audio
Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and change Serial ATA(SATA) setting
to
Compatibility
, and run
Diagnostics
-->
Other Device
-->
Conexant Audio
Speaker
Interactive Tests
-->
Internal Speaker
Note:
Once Audio test is done, the no sound is heard this test. In
this case, turn off and turn on the computer. Then, run this test
again.
Keyboard
1.
Diagnostics
-->
Systemboard
-->
Keyboard
2.
Interactive Tests
-->
Keyboard
Hard disk drive or
solid state drive
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. To diagnose the drive from the BIOS Setup Utility, do as
follows:
1.
Remove any diskette from the diskette drive, and then turn off
the computer.
2.
Turn on the computer.
3.
While the message, “To interrupt normal startup, press the
blue ThinkVangate button,” is displayed at the lower left of the
screen, press F1 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
4.
Using cursor keys, select
HDD diagnostic program
. Press
enter.
5.
Using cursor keys, select
Main hard disk drive
or
Ultrabay
hard disk drive
.
6.
Press Enter to start the diagnostic program.
Diskette drive
1.
Diagnostics
-->
Diskette Drives
2.
Interactive Tests
-->
Diskette
Optical drive
1.
Diagnostics
-->
Other Devices
-->
Optical Drive
2.
Interactive Tests
-->
Optical Drive Test
Memory
1.
If two DIMMs are installed, remove one of them and run
Diagnostics
-->
Advanced Memory Tests
.
2.
If the problem does not recur, return the DIMM to its place,
remove the other one, and run the test again.
Fan
1.
Turn on the computer and check the air turbulence at the
louver near the PC Card slot.
2.
Run
Diagnostics
-->
ThinkPad Devices
-->
Fan
.
TrackPoint or pointing
device
If the TrackPoint does not work, check the configuration as
specified in the BIOS Setup Utility. If the TrackPoint is disabled,
select
Automatic
to enable it.
After you use the TrackPoint, the pointer may drift on the screen
for a short time. This drift can occur when a slight, steady
pressure is applied to the TrackPoint pointer. This symptom is not
a hardware problem. If the pointer stops after a short time, no
service action is necessary.
If enabling the TrackPoint does not correct the problem, continue
with the following:
v
Interactive Tests
-->
Mouse
General checkout
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