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Chapter 3. General Checkout Note: The fans in this system may turn off under normal operation. This is a noise-level reduction feature, and should not be taken to mean there is something wrong with the system. The following tools are available to help identify and resolve hardware-related problems. v IBM Setup Utility program v Power-On Self-Test (POST) - POST Beep Codes - Error Code Format v IBM Enhanced Diagnostics program v Product recovery utility - Factory Contents - Partial recovery v Repair utility Attention: The drives in the computer you are servicing might have been rearranged or the drive startup sequence changed. Be extremely careful during write operations such as copying, saving or formatting. Data or programs can be overwritten if you select an incorrect drive. Diagnostic error messages appear when a test program finds a problem with a hardware option. For the test programs to properly determine if a test Passed, Failed or Aborted, the test programs check the error-return code at test completion. See Chapter 4, "IBM Enhanced Diagnostics," on page 15. General error messages appear if a problem or conflict is found by an application program, the operating system, or both. For an explanation of these messages, refer to the information supplied with that software package. Notes: v By default, the computer starts up quiet (no beep and no memory count and checkpoint code display) when no errors are detected by POST. v To enable beep and memory count and checkpoint code display when a successful POST occurs, do the following: 1. Select Start Options in the IBM Setup Utility program (see Chapter 5, "IBM Setup Utility program," on page 19). 2. Set Power-On Self-Test to Enhanced. v Before replacing any FRUs, ensure that the latest level of BIOS is installed on the system. A down-level BIOS might cause false errors and unnecessary replacement of the system board. For more information on how to determine and obtain the latest level BIOS, see "BIOS levels" on page 112.. v If multiple error codes are displayed, diagnose the first error code displayed. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005 11

Section	Page
Contents	5
Chapter 1. About this manual	7
Important Safety Information	7
Chapter 2. General information	9
Features	9
Physical specifications	11
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430	12
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431	13
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8415, 8432, and 8433	14
Types 8196 and 8197	15
Chapter 3. General Checkout	17
Chapter 4. IBM Enhanced Diagnostics	21
Diagnostics program download	21
Navigating through the diagnostics programs	21
Running diagnostics tests	21
Test selection	22
Test results	22
Fixed disk advanced test (FDAT)	22
Quick and Full erase - hard drive	24
Viewing the test log	24
Chapter 5. IBM Setup Utility program	25
Starting the IBM Setup Utility program	25
Viewing and changing settings	25
Exiting from the IBM Setup Utility program	26
Using passwords	26
User password	26
Administrator password	26
Setting, changing, and deleting a password	26
Using Security Profile by Device	27
Using IDE Drives Setup	27
Selecting a startup device	28
Selecting a temporary startup device	28
Changing the startup device sequence	28
Chapter 6. Replacing FRUs	29
Locating connectors on the front	29
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430	29
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431	29
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8415, 8432, and 8433	31
Types 8196 and 8197	31
Locating the connectors on the rear	33
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430	33
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431	33
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8415, 8432, and 8433	35
Types 8196 and 8197	35
Removing the cover	36
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430	36
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431	37
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8415, 8432, and 8433	37
Types 8196 and 8197	38
Locating components	40
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430	40
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431	41
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8415, 8432, and 8433	42
Types 8196 and 8197	43
Identifying parts on the system board (all machine types)	44
Replacing memory (all machine types)	44
Replacing adapters	45
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430	45
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431	47
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8415, 8432, and 8433	48
Types 8196 and 8197	48
Replacing internal drives	49
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430	49
Drive bay information	49
Removing a drive	50
Installing a drive	51
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431	51
Drive bay information	51
Removing a drive	52
Installing a drive	53
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8415, 8432, and 8433	54
Drive bay information	54
Removing the drive	54
Installing a drive	55
Types 8196 and 8197	57
Drive bay information	57
Removing a drive	57
Installing a drive	59
Connecting the drive	60
Parallel ATA hard disk drive	60
Serial ATA hard disk drive	61
CD drive, DVD drive, CD/RW drive, or DVD/CD/RW combo drive	61
Diskette drive	61
Replacing the battery (all machine types)	62
Replacing the power supply	63
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430	63
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431	63
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8196, 8197, 8415, 8432, and 8433	64
Replacing a microprocessor (all machine types)	65
Replacing the system board (all machine types)	67
Replacing the cover and connecting the cables	69
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430	69
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431	70
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8415, 8432, and 8433	71
Types 8196 and 8197	72
Chapter 7. Symptom-to-FRU Index	75
Hard disk drive boot error	75
Power Supply Errors	76
Diagnostic error codes	76
Beep symptoms	95
No-beep symptoms	97
POST error codes	98
Miscellaneous error messages	113
Undetermined problems	115
Power supply connectors	116
Connector P1	116
Connector P2, P3, P4, and P7	116
Connector P5 (Diskette drive)	116
Connector P6	116
Connector P8 (Serial ATA)	116
Chapter 8. Additional Service Information	117
Security features	117
Passwords	117
Power-on password	117
Removing a power-on password	117
Administrator password	117
Administrator password control	118
Operating system password	118
Vital product data	118
BIOS levels	118
Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing CMOS)	119
Flash update procedures	119
Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette or CD-ROM	119
Updating (flashing) BIOS from your operating system	119
Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure	120
Power management	121
Automatic configuration and power interface (ACPI) BIOS	121
Advanced Power Management	121
Automatic Hardware Power Management features	121
Setting Automatic Hardware Power Management features	121
Automatic Power-On features	122
Product Recovery Program	123
Chapter 9. Parts listing	125
Type 8128	125
Type 8185	127
Type 8186	136
Type 8187	140
Type 8188	155
Type 8189	164
Type 8190	178
Type 8192	184
Type 8193	186
Type 8194	194
Type 8195	208
Type 8196	217
Type 8197	221
Type 8413	224
Type 8414	229
Type 8415	235
Type 8430	238
Type 8431	242
Type 8432	247
Type 8433	250
Chapter 10. Related service information	253
Safety information	253
General safety	253
Electrical safety	254
Safety inspection guide	255
Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices	256
Grounding requirements	257
Safety notices (multi-lingual translations)	257
Send us your comments!	286
Problem determination tips	287
Notices	287

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Chapter

General

Checkout

Note:

The

fans

this

system

may

turn

off

under

normal

operation.

This

noise-level

reduction

feature,

and

should

not

taken

mean

there

something

wrong

with

the

system.

The

following

tools

are

available

help

identify

and

resolve

hardware-related

problems.

IBM

Setup

Utility

program

Power-On

Self-Test

(POST)

–

POST

Beep

Codes

–

Error

Code

Format

IBM

Enhanced

Diagnostics

program

Product

recovery

utility

–

Factory

Contents

–

Partial

recovery

Repair

utility

Attention:

The

drives

the

computer

you

are

servicing

might

have

been

rearranged

the

drive

startup

sequence

changed.

extremely

careful

during

write

operations

such

copying,

saving

formatting.

Data

programs

can

overwritten

you

select

incorrect

drive.

Diagnostic

error

messages

appear

when

test

program

finds

problem

with

hardware

option.

For

the

test

programs

properly

determine

test

Passed

Failed

Aborted

the

test

programs

check

the

error-return

code

test

completion.

See

Chapter

“IBM

Enhanced

Diagnostics,”

page

15.

General

error

messages

appear

problem

conflict

found

application

program,

the

operating

system,

both.

For

explanation

these

messages,

refer

the

information

supplied

with

that

software

package.

Notes:

default,

the

computer

starts

quiet

(no

beep

and

memory

count

and

checkpoint

code

display)

when

errors

are

detected

POST.

enable

beep

and

memory

count

and

checkpoint

code

display

when

successful

POST

occurs,

the

following:

Select

Start

Options

the

IBM

Setup

Utility

program

(see

Chapter

“IBM

Setup

Utility

program,”

page

19).

Set

Power-On

Self-Test

Enhanced

Before

replacing

any

FRUs,

ensure

that

the

latest

level

BIOS

installed

the

system.

down-level

BIOS

might

cause

false

errors

and

unnecessary

replacement

the

system

board.

For

information

how

determine

and

obtain

the

latest

level

BIOS,

see

“BIOS

levels”

page

112..

multiple

error

codes

are

displayed,

diagnose

the

first

error

code

displayed.

IBM

Corp.

2005