Lenovo ThinkCentre M80 Hardware Maintenance Manual for ThinkCentre M80 - Page 72

Undetermined problems, External Cache RAM

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Message/Symptom FRU/Action Program loads from the hard disk with a known-good diagnostics diskette in the first 3.5-inch diskette drive 1. Run Setup and check Startup sequence. 2. Diskette Drive 3. Diskette Drive Cable 4. System Board 5. Power Supply RPL computer cannot access programs from its own hard 1. If network administrator is using LCCM Hybrid RPL, disk. check startup sequence: a. First device - network b. Second device - hard disk 2. Hard disk drive RPL computer does not RPL from server 1. Check startup sequence 2. Check the network adapter LED status Serial or parallel port device failure (system board port) 1. External Device Self-Test OK? 2. External Device 3. Cable 4. System Board Serial or parallel port device failure (adapter port) 1. External Device Self-Test OK? 2. External Device 3. Cable 4. Alternate Adapter 5. System Board Some or all keys on the keyboard do not work 1. Keyboard 2. Keyboard Cable 3. System Board Undetermined problems If you encounter undetermined problems, do the following: 1. Turn off the computer and the power. 2. Remove or disconnect the following components (if installed) one at a time. a. External devices (modem, printer, or mouse) b. Any adapter cards c. Memory modules d. Extended video memory e. External Cache f. External Cache RAM g. Hard disk drive h. Diskette drive 3. Turn on the power and the computer to re-test the system. 4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 until you find the failing device or adapter cards. 64 ThinkCentre Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Message/Symptom
FRU/Action
Program loads from the hard disk with a known-good
diagnostics diskette in the first 3.5-inch diskette drive
1. Run Setup and check Startup sequence.
2. Diskette Drive
3. Diskette Drive Cable
4. System Board
5. Power Supply
RPL computer cannot access programs from its own hard
disk.
1. If network administrator is using LCCM Hybrid RPL,
check startup sequence:
a.
First device - network
b. Second device - hard disk
2. Hard disk drive
RPL computer does not RPL from server
1. Check startup sequence
2. Check the network adapter LED status
Serial or parallel port device failure (system board port)
1. External Device Self-Test OK?
2. External Device
3. Cable
4. System Board
Serial or parallel port device failure (adapter port)
1. External Device Self-Test OK?
2. External Device
3. Cable
4. Alternate Adapter
5. System Board
Some or all keys on the keyboard do not work
1. Keyboard
2. Keyboard Cable
3. System Board
Undetermined problems
If you encounter undetermined problems, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer and the power.
2. Remove or disconnect the following components (if installed) one at a time.
a.
External devices (modem, printer, or mouse)
b. Any adapter cards
c.
Memory modules
d. Extended video memory
e.
External Cache
f.
External Cache RAM
g. Hard disk drive
h.
Diskette drive
3. Turn on the power and the computer to re-test the system.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 until you find the failing device or adapter cards.
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