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

Symptom/Error FRU/Action in Sequence
Operating system
not found
1. Check that the operating system has no
failure and is installed correctly.
2. Enter IBM BIOS Setup Utility and see
whether the hard disk drive and the
diskette drive are properly installed.
3. Diskette drive
4. Hard disk drive
5. System board
No Beep Symptoms
Symptom/Error FRU/Action in Sequence
No beep, power-on
indicator on, LCD blank,
no POST
1. Ensure every connector is
connected tightly and correctly.
2. DIMM
3. System board
No beep, power-on
indicator off, LCD blank
during POST
1. Battery ASM
2. AC Adapter
3. System board
No beep, power-on
indicator on, LCD blank
during POST
1. Reseat DIMM.
2. System board
No beep during POST
but system runs correctly.
Speaker
LCD-Related Symptoms
Symptom/Error FRU/Action in Sequence
LCD backlight not
working
LCD too dark
LCD brightness cannot
be adjusted
1. Reseat the LCD connector.
2. LCD FPC ASM
3. LCD inverter
4. LCD
5. System board
LCD screen unreadable
Character missing pels
Screen abnormal
Wrong color displayed
1. Reseat the LCD connector.
2. LCD FPC ASM
3. LCD inverter
4. LCD
5. System board
LCD has extra horizontal
or vertical lines
displayed.
1. LCD FPC ASM
2. LCD inverter
3. LCD
4. System board
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