Laptop User Manual

Table4.Beepsymptoms(continued)
Symptomorerror
FRUoraction,insequence
Fiveshortbeeps
Systemboard
OnelongandtwoshortbeepsSystemboard
No-beepsymptoms
Table5.No-beepsymptoms
Symptomorerror
FRUoraction,insequence
Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,LCDblank,andno
POST.
1.Makesurethateveryconnectorisconnected
tightlyandcorrectly.
2.Memorymodule
3.Systemboard
Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,andLCDblankduring
POST.
1.Reseatthememorymodule.
2.Systemboard
Thepower-onpasswordpromptappears.Apower-onpasswordorasupervisorpasswordisset.
TypethepasswordandpressEnter.
Thehard-diskpasswordpromptappears.Ahard-diskpasswordisset.Typethepasswordand
pressEnter.
LCD-relatedsymptoms
Important:TheTFTLCDforthenotebookcomputercontainsmanythin-lmtransistors(TFTs).The
presenceofasmallnumberofdotsthataremissing,discolored,oralwayslightedischaracteristicofTFT
LCDtechnology,butexcessivepixelproblemscancauseviewingconcerns.IftheLCDyouareservicinghas
twoorlessvisibledefectivepixels,itshouldnotbeconsideredfaulty.However,iftheLCDhasthreeormore
visibledefectivepixels,itwillbedeemedasdefectivebyLenovoanditshouldbereplaced.
Notes:
•ThispolicyappliestoallThinkPadnotebookcomputerspurchasedon1January,2008orlater.
•LenovowillnotprovidewarrantyreplacementiftheLCDiswithinspecicationsbecausewecannot
guaranteethatanyreplacementLCDwillhavezeropixeldefects.
•OnepixelconsistsofR,G,Bsub-pixels.
Table6.LCD-relatedsymptoms
Symptomorerror
FRUoraction,insequence
Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,andablankLCDduring
POST.
Systemboard
•LCDbacklightnotworking
•LCDtoodark
•LCDbrightnesscannotbeadjusted.
•LCDcontrastcannotbeadjusted.
1.ReseattheLCDconnectors.
2.LCDassembly
3.Systemboard
•LCDscreenunreadable
•Charactersmissingpixels
•Screenabnormal
•Wrongcolordisplayed
1.Seeimportantnotefor“LCD-relatedsymptoms.”
2.ReseatallLCDconnectors.
3.LCDassembly
4.Systemboard
HorizontalorverticallinesdisplayedonLCDLCDassembly
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