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Contents Chapter 1. About this manual . . . . . 1 Important safety information 1 Important information about replacing RoHS compliant FRUs 1 Chapter 2. Safety information . . . . . 3 General safety 3 Electrical safety 3 Voltage-selection switch 5 Safety inspection guide 5 Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices 6 Grounding requirements 6 Safety notices (multi-lingual translations) . . . . . 6 Chapter 3. General information. . . . 29 Online Books folder 29 Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools 29 ThinkVantage Productivity Center 29 Lenovo Welcome 30 Access Help 30 Additional information resources 30 Specifications 30 Chapter 4. General checkout . . . . . 33 Checking for power problems 33 Problem determination tips 34 Chapter 5. Diagnostics 37 Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox 37 Lenovo System Toolbox 37 PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery 38 PC-Doctor for DOS 38 Creating a diagnostic disc 38 Running the diagnostic program from a diagnostic disc 38 Navigating through the diagnostics programs 39 Running tests 39 Viewing the test log 40 Chapter 6. Using the Setup Utility . . 41 Starting the Setup Utility program 41 Viewing and changing settings 41 Using passwords 41 Password considerations 41 Set User Password 42 Change Supervisor Password 42 © Copyright Lenovo 2009, 2010 Setting, changing, and deleting a password . 42 Enabling or disabling a device 42 Selecting a startup device 43 Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . 43 Selecting or changing the startup device sequence 43 Exiting from the Setup Utility program . . . . . 43 Chapter 7. Symptom-to-FRU index . 45 Hard disk drive boot error 45 Diagnostic error codes 45 Beep symptoms 61 POST error codes 61 Miscellaneous error messages 62 Undetermined problems 64 Chapter 8. Replacing FRUs. . . . . . 65 Locations 65 Locating connectors on the front of your computer 65 Locating connectors on the rear of your computer 65 Locating components 66 Locating parts on the system board . . . . 67 Removing the computer cover 68 Removing and reinstalling the front bezel . . . . 69 Installing or replacing a memory module . . . . 70 Replacing the battery 72 Replacing the hard disk drive 73 Replacing the optical drive 74 Replacing the heat sink 76 Replacing the system fan assembly 77 Replacing the microprocessor 79 Replacing the system board 82 Replacing the ac power adapter 83 Completing the parts replacement 84 Chapter 9. FRU lists 87 Machine Type 3425 87 Machine Type 3980 90 Machine Type 5214 93 Machine Type 5354 96 Chapter 10. Additional service information 99 Security features 99 Hardware controlled passwords 99 Operating system password 99 iii

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Chapter 1. About this manual
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Important safety information
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Chapter 2. Safety information
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Electrical safety
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Voltage-selection switch
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Safety inspection guide
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Grounding requirements
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Safety notices (multi-lingual translations)
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Online Books folder
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Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
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ThinkVantage Productivity Center
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Lenovo Welcome
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Access Help
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Additional information resources
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Specifications
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Chapter 4. General checkout
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Checking for power problems
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Problem determination tips
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Chapter 5. Diagnostics
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Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox
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Lenovo System Toolbox
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PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery
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PC-Doctor for DOS
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Navigating through the diagnostics
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Running tests
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Viewing the test log
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Chapter 6. Using the Setup Utility . .
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Starting the Setup Utility program
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Viewing and changing settings
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Using passwords
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Password considerations
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Set User Password
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Change Supervisor Password
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Setting, changing, and deleting a password
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Enabling or disabling a device
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Selecting a startup device
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Selecting a temporary startup device
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Selecting or changing the startup device
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Chapter 7. Symptom-to-FRU index
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Hard disk drive boot error
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Diagnostic error codes
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POST error codes
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Miscellaneous error messages
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Undetermined problems
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Chapter 8. Replacing FRUs
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Locations
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Locating connectors on the front of your
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Locating connectors on the rear of your
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Locating components
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Locating parts on the system board
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Removing the computer cover
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Removing and reinstalling the front bezel
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Installing or replacing a memory module
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Replacing the battery
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Replacing the hard disk drive
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Replacing the optical drive
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Replacing the heat sink
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Replacing the system fan assembly
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Replacing the microprocessor
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Replacing the system board
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Replacing the ac power adapter
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Completing the parts replacement
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Chapter 9. FRU lists
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Machine Type 5354
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Chapter 10. Additional service
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Security features
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Hardware controlled passwords
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Operating system password
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