Lenovo ThinkPad i Series 1300 ThinkPad 130, 1200, 1300 - Hardware Maintenance - Page 12

Introduction Important Service Information Important Diskette fixes are customer-installable. The diskette fixes are posted on the IBM support site (http://www.pc.ibm.com/support/). Advise customers to contact the PC Company HelpCenter at 800-772-2227 if they need assistance in obtaining or installing any diskette fixes. FRU Replacement Strategy Before Replacing Parts Ensure that all diskette fixes are installed prior to replacing any FRUs listed in this manual. Use the following strategy to prevent unnecessary FRU replacement and service expense: v If you are instructed to replace a FRU and that does not correct the problem, reinstall the original FRU before you continue. v Some computers have both a processor board and a system board. If you are instructed to replace either the processor board or the system board, and the first board that you replaced does not correct the problem, reinstall the original board, then replace the other (processor or system) board. v If an adapter or device consists of more than one FRU, an error code may be caused by any of the FRUs. Before replacing the adapter or device, remove the FRUs, one by one, to see if the symptoms change. Replace only the FRU that changed the symptoms. Attention: A customized setup configuration (other than default settings) may exist on the computer you are servicing. Running Automatic Configuration may alter those settings. Note the current configuration settings (using the View Configuration option) and verify that the settings are in place when service is complete. Hard Disk Drive Replacement Strategy Always try to run a low-level format before replacing a hard disk drive. 2 ThinkPad i Series 1200/1300 HMM