Laptop User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- ThinkPad s30, s31 Hardware Maintenance Manual
- Read This First
- Product Overview
- Related service information
- Checkout Guide
- Symptom-to-FRU Index
- Numeric Error Codes
- Error Messages
- No Beep Symptoms
- LCD-Related Symptoms
- Keyboard-Related Symptoms
- Indicator-Related Symptoms
- Power-Related Symptoms
- PC Card (PCMCIA)-Related Symptoms
- CompactFlash Card-Related Symptoms
- Speaker-Related Symptoms
- Power Management-Related Symptoms
- Peripheral-Device-Related Symptom
- Intermittent Problems
- Undetermined Problems
- CE Utility Program Diskette
- Running the Diagnostics
- FRU Removals and Replacements
- FRU Service Procedures
- 1010 Battery ASM
- 1020 Keyboard ASM
- 1030 Hard Disk Drive ASM
- 1035 Hard Disk Drive FPC ASM
- 1040 Suspend Board ASM
- 1045 Suspend Board Cable ASM
- 1050 Modem Card ASM
- 1055 Modem Cable ASM
- 1060 Wireless Card ASM (s30 only)
- 1065 IEEE 1394/LAN Card ASM
- 1070 IEEE 1394/LAN Card Cable ASM
- 1075 DIMM Card ASM
- 1080 Upper Cover ASM
- 1085 Speaker ASM
- 1090 Palm Rest ASM
- 1100 Fan ASM
- 1130 PCMCIA Slots
- 1140 System Board
- 1145 Power Board ASM
- 1150 LCD Bezel ASM
- 1155 LCD Rear Cover ASM
- 1160 LCD Inverter ASM
- 1170 LCD FPC ASM
- 1180 LCD Panel ASM
- 1185 Hinge ASM
- 1190 Hinge ASM (Wireless—s30 only)
- 1195 Base ASM
- Computer Parts Listing
- LCD Unit Parts Listing
- Service Tools
- Notices
- Trademarks
Symptoms (Verified) Go to
Power failure. (The power-on
indicator does not go on or stay
on.)
“Power System Checkout” on
page 14, then use table in
“Power-Related Symptoms” on
page 23.
POST does not complete. No
beeps or error codes/messages
are indicated.
“Symptom-to-FRU Index” on
page 19, then use table in “No
Beep Symptoms” on page 22.
POST beeps, but no error
codes are displayed.
“Symptom-to-FRU Index” on
page 19.
POST detected an error and
displayed numeric error codes.
“Symptom-to-FRU Index” on
page 19, then use table in
“Numeric Error Codes” on
page 19.
The diagnostic test detected an
error and displayed a FRU
code.
“Running the Diagnostics” on
page 27.
Other symptoms (such as LCD
display problems).
“Symptom-to-FRU Index” on
page 19.
Symptoms cannot be recreated
(intermittent problems).
Use the customer-reported
symptoms, and go to
“Symptom-to-FRU Index” on
page 19.
Testing the computer
The ThinkPad computer has a test program called
PC-Doctor for DOS (hereafter called PC-Doctor). You can
detect errors by running the diagnostics test of PC-Doctor.
This section is an overview on detecting the problem.
To run the test, do the following:
Note: In the following procedure, you can select an item
not only with the arrow keys, but also with the
TrackPoint. Instead of pressing Enter, you can also
click the left click button.
1. Connect the USB diskette drive to the computer.
2. Insert the PC-Doctor DOS Disk into the diskette drive;
then power on the computer.
If the computer cannot be powered on, go to “Power
System Checkout” on page 14 and check the power
sources.
If an error code appears, go to “Symptom-to-FRU
Index” on page 19.
The PC-Doctor main panel appears.
3. Select Diagnostics with the arrow keys, and press
Enter.
A pull-down menu appears:
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