Lenovo E200 Hardware Maintenance Manual (HMM) - 3000 E200 (type 7848) - Page 48

adapters/attachments

Page 48 highlights

- Is the failure repeatable? - Has this configuration ever worked? - If it has been working, what changes were made prior to it failing? - Is this the original reported failure? v Diagnostics version - Type and version level v Hardware configuration - Print (print screen) system configuration currently in use - Enter in Control Panel of Windows Vista (Classic View) - Enter in System window - BIOS level v Operating system software - Type and version level Note: To eliminate confusion, identical systems are considered identical only if they: 1. Are the exact machine type and models 2. Have the same BIOS level 3. Have the same adapters/attachments in the same locations 4. Have the same address jumpers/terminators/cabling 5. Have the same software versions and levels 6. Have the same Diagnostic Diskettes (version) 7. Have the same configuration options set in the system 8. Have the same setup for the operating system control files Comparing the configuration and software set-up between "working and non-working" systems will often lead to problem resolution. 42 Lenovo E200 Hardware Maintenance Manual

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124

Is
the
failure
repeatable?
Has
this
configuration
ever
worked?
If
it
has
been
working,
what
changes
were
made
prior
to
it
failing?
Is
this
the
original
reported
failure?
v
Diagnostics
version
Type
and
version
level
v
Hardware
configuration
Print
(print
screen)
system
configuration
currently
in
use
-
Enter
in
Control
Panel
of
Windows
Vista
(Classic
View)
-
Enter
in
System
window
BIOS
level
v
Operating
system
software
Type
and
version
level
Note:
To
eliminate
confusion,
identical
systems
are
considered
identical
only
if
they:
1.
Are
the
exact
machine
type
and
models
2.
Have
the
same
BIOS
level
3.
Have
the
same
adapters/attachments
in
the
same
locations
4.
Have
the
same
address
jumpers/terminators/cabling
5.
Have
the
same
software
versions
and
levels
6.
Have
the
same
Diagnostic
Diskettes
(version)
7.
Have
the
same
configuration
options
set
in
the
system
8.
Have
the
same
setup
for
the
operating
system
control
files
Comparing
the
configuration
and
software
set-up
between
“working
and
non-working”
systems
will
often
lead
to
problem
resolution.
42
Lenovo
E200
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual