Lenovo ThinkPad 600E Hardware Maintance Manual - June 1999: ThinkPad 600, 600E - Page 39

Memory Checkout, See Running the Diagnostics

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Checkout Guide the keyboard test. See "Running the Diagnostics" on page 39 for details. Note: When the Fn key is pressed, a black square briefly appears. If the tests detect a keyboard problem, do the following one at a time to correct the problem. Do not replace a nondefective FRU: 1. Reseat the keyboard cable. 2. Replace the keyboard. 3. Replace the card that the keyboard is connected to. 4. Replace the system board. The following auxiliary input devices are supported for this computer: Numeric keypad Mouse (PS/2 compatible) External keyboard (with keyboard/mouse cable) If any of these devices do not work, reseat the cable connector and repeat the failing operation. If the problem does not recur, recheck the connector. If the problem is not corrected, replace the device and then the card that the devices are directly connected to. Memory Checkout DIMM cards are available for increasing memory capacity. The memory size is displayed in kilobites. 576 KB is reserved by the system, so you calculate the memory size by the following equation: [total memory size (MB)] × 1024 − 576 (KB) For example, if the total memory size is 64 MB, it is displayed as 64960 KB. Memory errors might stop system operations, show error messages on the screen, or hang the system. Use the following procedure to isolate memory problems: 1. Power off the computer and remove any installed DIMM from its slot. Note: If the computer has a base memory slot and option memory slots, remove any DIMMs installed in the option memory slots. 2. Press and hold the F1 key; then power on the computer. Hold the F1 key down until the Easy-Setup menu appears. 3. Select Test and press Enter. 4. Select Memory and press Enter to run the memory test on base memory. See "Running the Diagnostics" on page 39 for details. General Descriptions 33

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Checkout Guide
the keyboard test.
See “Running the Diagnostics” on
page
39 for details.
Note:
When the
Fn
key is pressed, a black square briefly
appears.
If the tests detect a keyboard problem, do the following
one at a time to correct the problem.
Do not replace a
nondefective FRU:
1.
Reseat the keyboard cable.
2.
Replace the keyboard.
3.
Replace the card that the keyboard is connected to.
4.
Replace the system board.
The following auxiliary input devices are supported for this
computer:
±
Numeric keypad
±
Mouse (PS/2 compatible)
±
External keyboard (with keyboard/mouse cable)
If any of these devices do not work, reseat the cable
connector and repeat the failing operation.
If the problem does not recur, recheck the connector.
If
the problem is not corrected, replace the device and then
the card that the devices are directly connected to.
Memory Checkout
DIMM cards are available for increasing memory capacity.
The memory size is displayed in kilobites.
576 KB is
reserved by the system, so you calculate the memory size
by the following equation:
[total memory size (MB)]
×
1024
-
576 (KB)
For example, if the total memory size is 64 MB, it is
displayed as 64960 KB.
Memory errors might stop system operations, show error
messages on the screen, or hang the system.
Use the following procedure to isolate memory problems:
1.
Power off the computer and remove any installed
DIMM from its slot.
Note:
If the computer has a base memory slot and
option memory slots, remove any DIMMs
installed in the option memory slots.
2.
Press and hold the
F1
key; then power on the
computer.
Hold the
F1
key down until the
Easy-Setup menu appears.
3.
Select
Test
and press
Enter
.
4.
Select
Memory
and press
Enter
to run the memory
test on base memory.
See “Running the Diagnostics” on page
39 for details.
General Descriptions
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