Lenovo E73 Specifikace

ThinkCentreE73HardwareMaintenanceManualMachineTypes:10AS,10AU,10AV,10AW,10BF,10BG,10DR,10DS,10DT,and10DU

5.Checkforanyobviousalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofanyalterations.6.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalfilings,conta

4.Removethethreescrewsthatsecuretheopticaldrive.Then,slidetheopticaldriveoutofthefrontofthecomputer.Figure28.Removingtheopticaldrive5.Slidethenewoptic

6.ConnectoneendofthesignalcabletotherearofthenewopticaldriveandtheotherendtoanavailableSATAconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard

Figure31.Removingtheslimcardreaderbracket6.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethecardreadertothebracket.Then,slidethecardreaderasshowntoremoveitfromthebracke

Figure33.Installingthenewslimcardreaderintothebracket9.Routethecableofthenewcardreaderthroughthecorrespondingholeforthecardreaderbracketinthefrontofth

ReplacingthepowersupplyassemblyAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Importantsafetyinformation”onpage1.Thiss

4.Laythecomputeronitssideandremovethefourscrewsattherearofthechassisthatsecurethepowersupplyassembly.3456Figure35.Removingthescrewsforthepowersupplyas

CAUTION:Theheatsinkandfanassemblymightbeveryhot.Beforeyouopenthecomputercover,turnoffthecomputerandwaitseveralminutesuntilthecomputeriscool.Toreplacet

8.Placethenewheatsinkandfanassemblyonthesystemboardsothatthefourscrewsarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesinthesystemboard.Note:Positionthenewheatsinka

6.Frominsidethechassis,pivottheretainingclip1thatsecurestheplasticholderofthethermalsensorinwardandthenpushtheclipoutwardtoreleasetheclip.Thendisengag

8.Inserttheconnectorandcableofthenewthermalsensorintothehole1inthechassis.Thenalignthetwotabsontheplasticholderholdingthethermalsensorwiththetwoholes1

•French•German•Hebrew•Italian•Korean•SpanishDANGERElectricalcurrentfrompower,telephoneandcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidashockhazard:•Donotconn

Toreplacethemicroprocessor,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthe

a.Yourmicroprocessorandsocketmightlookdifferentfromtheoneillustrated.b.Notetheorientationofthemicroprocessorinthesocket.Youcaneitherlookforthesmalltri

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage121.Replac

7.Removetheeightscrewsthatsecurethesystemboard.Figure42.Removingthescrewsthatsecurethesystemboard8.Slidethesystemboardtothefrontofthecomputerandthenca

Toinstallthemicroprocessorsocketcover,dothefollowing:1.Afteryouhaveremovedthemicroprocessorfromthefailingsystemboard,closethemicroprocessorretainerand

6.RemovethescrewthatsecuresthefrontaudioandUSBassemblybrackettothechassistoremovethebracketfromthechassis.Figure44.RemovingthefrontaudioandUSBassembly

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage82.3.Ifyourcomputercom

5.GrasptheWi-Fiadaptercardthatiscurrentlyinstalledandgentlypullitoutoftheslot.3456Figure46.RemovingtheWi-FiadaptercardNote:Thecardfitstightlyintothecar

2.RemovethetwoscrewsthatsecuretheWi-FicardmoduletotheWi-Fiadaptercard.Figure48.RemovingthescrewsthatsecuretheWi-Ficardmodule3.PulltheWi-Ficardmoduleou

1.InserttheWi-FicardmoduleintotheminiPCIExpressslot,andtheninstallthetwoscrewstosecuretheWi-FicardmoduletotheWi-Fiadaptercard.Figure50.InstallingtheWi

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.CAUTION:Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVD-ROMdrives,fiberopticdevices,ortransmitters)arei

2.ConnectthefrontantennacableandrearantennacabletotheWi-Ficardmodule.Figure51.InstallingtheWi-Fiantennacables3.InstalltheWi-FiadaptercardintothePCIExp

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage121.InstallingorremovingtherearWi-FiantennaAttention:Donotopenyourcom

3.HoldthethickerendoftherearWi-FiantennaandunscrewtheWi-Fiantennafromtherearofthecomputer.3456Figure54.RemovingtherearWiFiantennaWhattodonext:•Toworkw

Figure55.Peelingoffthepaperthatprotectsthestickers5.Stickthefrontantennatothefrontpanelasshown.Theninsertthefrontantennacablethroughtheholeinthefrontp

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage121.RemovingthefrontWi-FiantennaToremovethefrontWi-Fiantenna,dothefol

2.ConnectanewkeyboardormousetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonthecomputer.Dependingonwhereyouwanttoconnectthenewkeyboardormouse,see“Locatingconnectors,controls

4.Positionthecomputercoveronthechassissothattherailguidesonthebottomofthecomputercoverengagetherailsonthechassis.Then,pushthecovertothefrontofthecompu

Chapter10.ReplacingFRUs(machinetypes:10AU,10AW,10BF,and10BG)ThischapterprovidesinformationabouttheFRUreplacementinstructions.NotallFRUsaredocumented.I

requiredconnector.Then,usetheinstructionsthatcomewiththeoptiontohelpyoumaketheconnectionandinstallanysoftwareordevicedriversthatarerequiredfortheoptio

Toremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.2.Removethecomputercover.See“Remo

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AccessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrivesAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Importantsafetyinformation”on

5.Tolowerthedrivebayassembly,pressthedrivebayassemblyclip1inwardandpivotthedrivebayassemblydownwardasshown.Figure64.LoweringthedrivebayassemblyInstall

•IfyouarereplacinganoldPCIExpresscard,removethescrewthatsecurestheoldPCIExpresscard,grasptheoldcardthatiscurrentlyinstalled,andgentlypullitoutoftheslo

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”on

•Ifyouareinstallingamemorymodule,opentheretainingclipsofthememoryslotintowhichyouwanttoinstallthememorymodule.Figure67.Openingtheretainingclips9.Posit

Thebatterynormallyrequiresnochargingormaintenancethroughoutitslife;however,nobatterylastsforever.Ifthebatteryfails,thedate,time,andconfigurationinforma

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheharddiskdrive.Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,dothefollowing:1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsf

6.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtheharddiskdrivetocompletelyremovetheharddiskdrivefromthechassis.7.Connectoneendofthesignalcabletotherea

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacetheopticaldrive.Note:Theopticaldriveisonlyavailableinsomemodels.Toreplaceanopticaldrive,dothefol

7.Pressthedrivebayassemblyclip1inwardandpivotthedrivebayassemblydownwardasshown.Figure76.Loweringthedrivebayassembly8.Slidetheopticaldriveoutofthefron

≥18kg(37lbs)≥32kg(70.5lbs)≥55kg(121.2lbs)12PERIGOAcorrenteelétricaprovenientedecabosdealimentação,detelefoneedecomunicaçõeséperigosa.10ThinkCentreE73H

9.Slidethenewopticaldriveintotheopticaldrivebayfromthefrontofthecomputer.Figure78.Installinganewopticaldrive10.Holdthenewopticaldriveandpivotthedriveb

11.ConnectoneendofthesignalcabletotherearofthenewopticaldriveandtheotherendtoanavailableSATAconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboar

Figure81.Removingtheslimcardreaderbracket6.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethecardreadertothebracket.Then,slidethecardreaderasshowntoremoveitfromthebracke

Figure83.Installingthenewslimcardreaderintothebracket9.Routethecableofthenewcardreaderthroughthecorrespondingholeforthecardreaderbracketinthefrontofth

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethesolid-statedrive.Thesolid-statedriveisonlyavailableinsomemodels.Itmightbeinstalledintheharddiskdriveba

3.Positionthesolid-statedriveintothestorageconvertersothattheholesinthedrivearealignedwiththecorrespondingholesintheconverter.Then,installthefourscrew

6.Removethescrew1andthencarefullyslidethesolid-statedrivebracketupwardtoremovethebracketfromthebottomoftheopticaldrivebay.3456Figure87.Removingthesoli

9.Slidethenewsolid-statedriveintothesolid-statedrivebracketasshownuntilthefourholesinthedrivearealignedwiththecorrespondingholesinthebracket.Then,inst

11.Installthescrew1tosecurethebracketonthebottomoftheopticaldrivebay.3456Figure91.Installingthescrewtosecurethebracketonthebottomoftheopticaldrivebay1

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepfingersandotherbodypartsaway.CAUTION:Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.Hazardousvolta

Paraevitarriscodechoqueelétrico:•Nãoconectenemdesconectenenhumcaboouexecuteinstalação,manutençãooureconfiguraçãodesteprodutoduranteumatempestadecomraio

Note:Youmightalsoneedtoreleasethepowersupplyassemblycablesfromsomecableclipsortiesthatsecurethecablestothechassis.Makesurethatyounotethecableroutingbe

8.Installthenewpowersupplyassemblyintothechassissothatthescrewholesinthenewpowersupplyassemblyarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesintherearofthechassis

10.Lowerandpositiontheheatsinkfanductonthetopoftheheatsinkandfanassemblyuntilitsnapsintoposition.3456Figure95.Installingtheheatsinkfanduct11.Securethe

4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupward.Then,pivotthetwoplasticretainingclipsoutwardtoremovetheheatsinkfanductfromthefailingheatsinkandfanassembly.3456Figure

6.Followthissequencetoremovethefourscrewsthatsecuretheheatsinkandfanassemblytothesystemboard:a.Partiallyremovescrew1,thenfullyremovescrew2,andthenfull

11.Lowerandpositiontheheatsinkfanductonthetopoftheheatsinkandfanassemblyuntilitsnapsintoposition.3456Figure98.InstallingtheheatsinkfanductWhattodonext

7.Ontheinnersideofthefrontpanel,presstheleftretainingclip1thatsecurestheplasticholderofthethermalsensorasshownandthenpushtheclipoutoftheoutersideofthe

9.Inserttheconnectorandcableofthenewthermalsensorintothehole1inthechassis.Then,alignthetwotabsontheplasticholderholdingthethermalsensorwiththetwoholes

Note:Placetheheatsinkandfanassemblyonitssidesothatthethermalgreaseonthebottomofitdoesnotgetincontactwithanything.4.Locatethesystemboardanddisconnectal

b.Notetheorientationofthemicroprocessorinthesocket.Youcaneitherlookforthesmalltriangle1ononecornerofthemicroprocessorornotetheorientationofthenotches2

•Autilizaçãodecontrolesouajustesouaexecuçãodeprocedimentosdiferentesdosespecificadosaquipoderesultaremexposiçãoprejudicialàradiação.PERIGOAlgunsproduto

Whattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage171.Replac

9.Removetheeightscrewsthatsecurethesystemboard.Figure104.Removingthescrewsthatsecurethesystemboard10.Slidethesystemboardtothefrontofthecomputerandthen

Toinstallthemicroprocessorsocketcover,dothefollowing:1.Afteryouhaveremovedthemicroprocessorfromthefailingsystemboard,closethemicroprocessorretainerand

3456Figure106.RemovingthesystemfanassemblyChapter10.ReplacingFRUs(machinetypes:10AU,10AW,10BF,and10BG)159

9.Installthenewsystemfanassemblybyaligningthenewrubbermountsthatcamewiththenewsystemfanassemblywiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis,andthenpushtherub

4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupward.See“Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives”onpage126.5.DisconnectthefrontaudioandUSBassemblycablesfromthesystembo

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheWi-Fiunits.TheWi-FiunitsincludeaWi-Fiadaptercard,aWi-Ficardmodule,andarearWi-Fiantennacable.Replacingt

5.GrasptheWi-Fiadaptercardthatiscurrentlyinstalledandgentlypullitoutoftheslot.Figure110.RemovingtheWiFiadaptercardNote:Thecardfitstightlyintothecardslo

2.RemovethetwoscrewsthatsecuretheWi-FicardmoduletotheWi-Fiadaptercard.Figure112.RemovingthescrewsthatsecuretheWi-Ficardmodule3.PulltheWi-Ficardmoduleo

1.InserttheWi-FicardmoduleintotheminiPCIExpressslot,andtheninstallthetwoscrewstosecuretheWi-FicardmoduletotheWi-Fiadaptercard.Figure114.InstallingtheW

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3.LocatethetwoPCIExpressx1slotsonthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage79.4.InstalltheWi-FiadaptercardintooneofthetwoPCIExpressx1slot

3.Adjusttheangleoftherearantennatolowertheriskofbreakingtheantennabyaccident.3456Figure117.InstallingtherearWiFiantennaWhattodonext:•Toworkwithanother

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage171.InstallingorremovingthefrontWi-FiantennaAttention:Donotopenyourco

5.Stickthefrontantennatothefrontpanelasshown.Theninsertthefrontantennacablethroughtheholeinthefrontpanel.Figure120.InstallingthefrontWiFiantenna6.Conn

5.Removethefrontantennaandcablefromthefrontofthecomputer.Figure121.RemovingthefrontWiFiantennaWhattodonext:•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheap

CompletingthepartsreplacementAftercompletingtheinstallationorreplacementforallparts,youneedtoreinstallthecomputercoverandreconnectcables.Dependingonth

ObtainingdevicedriversYoucanobtaindevicedriversforoperatingsystemsthatarenotpreinstalledathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Installationinstructionsarepro

Chapter11.AdditionalserviceinformationThischapterprovidesadditionalinformationthattheservicerepresentativemightfindhelpful.SecurityfeaturesSecurityfeat

Updating(flashing)theBIOSfromadiscThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdate(flash)theBIOSfromadiscontheWindows8(64-bit)orWindows8.1(64-bit)operatings

Updating(flashing)theBIOSfromyouroperatingsystemNote:BecauseLenovomakesconstantimprovementstoitsWebsites,theWebpagecontentsaresubjecttochangewithoutnot

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14.Turnonthecomputertorestarttheoperatingsystem.PowermanagementPowermanagementreducesthepowerconsumptionofcertaincomponentsofthecomputersuchasthesyste

AppendixA.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat

TelevisionoutputnoticeThefollowingnoticeappliestomodelsthathavethefactory-installedtelevision-outputfeature.Thisproductincorporatescopyrightprotection

IndexAaccessingsystemboardcomponents126Administrator,password56audioline-inconnector68,75audioline-outconnector68,75Bbasictroubleshooting35battery,rep

systemboard87,129Microphoneconnector69,76microprocessorreplacing105,153mouse,replacing120,170Oopticaldrive,replacing95,133Optional-serviceCRUs69,76Ppa

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Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandChapter2“Safetyinformation”onpage3andAppendixA“Notices”onpage177.Fourt

DANGERLecourantélectriqueprovenantdel'alimentation,dutéléphoneetdescâblesdetransmissionpeutprésenterundanger.Pourévitertoutrisquedechocélectrique

ATTENTION:Sidesproduitsàlaser(telsquedesunitésdeCD-ROM,deDVD-ROM,desunitésàfibresoptiques,oudesémetteurs)sontinstallés,prenezconnaissancedesinformation

12VORSICHTAnNetz-,Telefon-undDatenleitungenkönnengefährlicheSpannungenanliegen.AusSicherheitsgründen:•BeiGewitterandiesemGerätkeineKabelanschließenode

•über100Cerhitzen.•reparierenoderzerlegen.DieörtlichenBestimmungenfürdieEntsorgungvonSondermüllbeachten.ACHTUNG:BeiderInstallationvonLasergeräten(wieC

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PERICOLOLacorrenteelettricaprovenientedaicavidialimentazione,deltelefonoedicomunicazionepuòesserepericolosa.Perevitareilrischiodiscosseelettriche:•Non

ATTENZIONE:Quandovengonoinstallatiprodottilaser(qualiCD-ROM,unitàDVD-ROM,unitàafibreotticheotrasmittenti),tenerpresentequantosegue:•Nonrimuovereglispor

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12PELIGROLacorrienteeléctricaprocedentedecablesdealimentación,teléfonosycablesdecomunicaciónpuedeserpeligrosa.Paraevitarelriesgodedescargaeléctrica:•N

ContentsChapter1.Aboutthismanual...1Importantsafetyinformation...1Chapter2.Safetyinformation...3Generalsafety...3Electricals

•Noenciendanuncaunequipocuandohayseñalesdefuego,aguaodañosestructurales.•Desconecteloscablesdealimentación,lossistemasdetelecomunicaciones,lasredesylo

Algunosproductoslásertienenincorporadoundiodoláserdeclase3Aoclase3B.Tengaencuentalosiguiente:Cuandoseabre,quedaexpuestoaradiaciónláser.Nomiredirectame

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Chapter3.GeneralinformationThischapterprovidesgeneralinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupportedbythismanual.SpecificationsThissectionliststhephys

Formachinetypes:10AU,10AW,10BF,10BG,10DU,and10DTDimensionsWidth:97mm(3.8inches)Height:333mm(13.1inches)Depth:368mm(14.5inches)WeightMaximumconfiguratio

ToaccessLenovoprogramsthroughWindowsSearch,dothefollowing:1.ClicktheStartbuttonandthentypetheprogramnameortheiconnameintothesearchbox.2.Locatetheprogr

Dependingonyourcomputermodel,yourcomputersupportssomeofthefollowingLenovoprograms:•FingerprintManagerProorThinkVantageFingerprintSoftware•LenovoBlueto

Chapter4.GeneralcheckoutAttentionThedrivesinthecomputeryouareservicingmighthavebeenrearrangedorthedrivestartupsequencemighthavebeenchanged.Beextremely

–Hasthisconfigurationeverworked?–Ifithasbeenworking,whatchangesweremadepriortoitfailing?–Isthistheoriginalreportedfailure?•Diagnosticsversion–Typeandve

Chapter5.TroubleshootinganddiagnosticsThischapterdescribessomebasictroubleshootinganddiagnosticprograms.Ifyourcomputerproblemisnotdescribedhere,see“Le

Formachinetypes:10AU,10AW,10BF,10BG,10DU,and10DT...73Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputer...74Locatingconn

SymptomActionTheoperatingsystemdoesnotstart.Verifythat:•Thestartupsequenceincludesthedevicewheretheoperatingsystemresides.Usually,theoperatingsystemis

•ForWindows8orWindows8.1:OpenControlPanel,andthenclickSystemandSecurity➙System➙SystemProtection➙SystemRestore.Ifthisdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,continuew

•“AnaudiodiscorAutoPlay-enableddiscdoesnotautomaticallyplaywhenitisinsertedintoadrive”onpage38•“Soundcomesfromoneexternalspeakeronly”onpage38•“Noaudio

Actions:•MakesuretheDOSapplicationorgameisconfiguredtouseSoundBlasterProorSoundBlasteremulation.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationorgam

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage53forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,see“Lenov

Actions:•Disableanybackgroundprograms,suchasAntiVirusorDesktopThemes.•Ensurethatvideoresolutionissettolessthan1152x864.Iftheseactionsdonotcorrectthepr

Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprogramLenovoSolutionCenter.See“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage53.Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,see“Le

4.Double-clickUSBEnhancedPerformanceKeyboard.TheUSBEnhancedPerformanceKeyboardCustomizationprogramstarts.Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,havethec

MonitorproblemsNote:Manymonitorshavestatus-indicatorlightsandbuilt-incontrolsforadjustingbrightness,contrast,width,height,andotherpictureadjustments.H

•Themonitormightbeoperatinginalow-refreshratedisplaymode.Setthemonitortothehighest,noninterlacedrefreshratesupportedbyyourmonitorandthevideocontroller

Chapter1.AboutthismanualThismanualprovidesserviceandreferenceinformationforThinkCentre®computerslistedonthefrontcover.Thismanualisintendedonlyfortrain

•“Theadapterstopsworkingfornoapparentreason”onpage46•“IfyourcomputerisaGigabitEthernetmodelandyouuseaspeedof1000Mbps,theconnectionfailsorerrorsoccur”o

TheWakeonLANfeatureisnotworkingSymptom:TheWakeonLAN(WOL)featureisnotworking.Actions:•MakesurethatWOLisenabledintheBIOSSetupUtilityprogram.•Ifitis,chec

5.IfyouareusingtheHeadsetprofile,selectBluetoothHands-freeAudioandclicktheSetDefaultbutton.IfyouareusingtheAVprofile,selectStereoAudioandclicktheSetDefa

•“Insufficientfreeharddiskdrivespace”onpage49•“Excessivenumberoffragmentedfiles”onpage50•“Insufficientmemory”onpage50Makeaselectionfromtheabovelisttofindo

•CleanoutyourInbox,SentItems,andDeletedItemsfoldersfromyoure-mailapplication.Thefoldernamesandproceduresvarydependingonyoure-mailapplication.Ifyouneed

1.Anydevicedriversandothersoftwarethatcamewiththeprinterarecorrectlyinstalled.2.Youhaveassignedtheprinterportcorrectlyinyouroperatingsystem,applicatio

•IfyouhavedifficultywiththeWindowsoperatingsystemoroneofitscomponents,refertotheWindowshelpsystem.ItisaccessiblefromtheWindowsStartmenu.•Todetermineifp

DiagnosticsThediagnosticprogramisusedtotesthardwarecomponentsofyourcomputer.Thediagnosticprogramcanalsoreportoperating-system-controlledsettingsthatin

Table2.ItemsonthemainscreenoftheUEFIdiagnosticprogramDIAGNOSTICSTOOLS•LCDtest•Memory-Quicktest•Memory-Extendedtest•Motherboardtest•PCI-etest•Storage-Q

Chapter6.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogramTheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangetheconfigurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemy

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PasswordconsiderationsApasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Forsecurityreasons,itisrecommendedtouseastrongpasswordthatcan

Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64alphabeticandnumericcharacters.Formoreinformation,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage56.Erasinglostorforgottenp

SelectingastartupdeviceIfyourcomputerdoesnotstartupfromadevicesuchasthediscorharddiskdriveasexpected,dooneofthefollowingtoselectthestartupdeviceyouwan

•Pressingthepowerswitch•EnablingthewakeuponalarmfeatureThewakeuponalarmfeatureenablesyourcomputertowakeupatasettime.Toenablethewakeuponalarmfeature,do

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Chapter7.Symptom-to-FRUindexTheSymptom-to-FRUindexlistserrorsymptomsandpossiblecauses.Themostlikelycauseislistedfirst.AlwaysbeginwiththeChapter4“Genera

Thefollowingtablesdescribesbeepsymptoms.BeepSymptomFRU/Action2shortbeepsCMOSsettingerrorPerformthefollowingactionsinorder.1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogra

POSTErrorcodePOSTErrormessageDescription/Action1762ConfigurationchangehasoccurredThiserrormessageisdisplayedwhenaharddiskdriveoropticaldrivechangehasbe

MiscellaneouserrormessagesMessage/SymptomFRU/ActionChangingdisplaycolorsDisplay/MonitorComputerwillnotpower-off.See“Harddiskdrivebooterror”onpage61.1.

Message/SymptomFRU/ActionNon-systemdiskordiskerror-typemessagewithaknown-gooddiagnosticdiskette.1.DisketteDrive2.SystemBoard3.DisketteDriveCableOtherd

Chapter2.SafetyinformationThischaptercontainsthesafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeservicingacomputer.GeneralsafetyFollowtheserulestoen

d.Extendedvideomemorye.ExternalCachef.ExternalCacheRAMg.Harddiskdriveh.Diskettedrive3.Turnonthepowerandthecomputertore-testthesystem.4.Repeatsteps1thr

Chapter8.LocationsThischapterintroducesthelocationsofthecomputerhardwarecomponents.Formachinetypes:10AS,10AV,10DR,and10DSThissectionprovidesinformatio

LocatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerFigure2“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage68showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectors

ConnectorDescriptionMicrophoneconnectorUsedtoattachamicrophonetoyourcomputerwhenyouwanttorecordsoundorifyouusespeech-recognitionsoftware.USB2.0connect

Figure3.ComponentlocationsThefollowingtableliststhemajorFRUsshowninFigure3“Componentlocations”onpage70andidentifieswhichFRUsalsoareself-serviceCRUsorop

Notes:•Self-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsunplugoraresecuredbynomorethantwoscrews.ExamplesofthesetypesofCRUsincludethekeyboard,themouse,anyUSBdevice,andthepowe

LocatingpartsonthesystemboardFigure4“Systemboardpartlocations”onpage72showsthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.Figure4.Systemboardpartlocations14-p

LocatinginternaldrivesInternaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Youcanadddrivestoyourcomputertoincreasestoragecapacityandenableyo

Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputerFigure6“Frontconnector,control,andindicatorlocations”onpage74showsthelocationsoftheco

LocatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputerFigure7“Rearconnectorlocations”onpage75showsthelocationsoftheconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer.Someconnectors

Important:Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoftmaterialthatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurr

ConnectorDescriptionEthernetconnectorUsedtoattachanEthernetcableforalocalareanetwork(LAN).Note:TooperatethecomputerwithinFCCClassBlimits,useaCategory5

Figure8.ComponentlocationsThefollowingtableliststhemajorFRUsshowninFigure8“Componentlocations”onpage77andidentifieswhichFRUsalsoareself-serviceCRUsorop

Notes:•Self-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsunplugoraresecuredbynomorethantwoscrews.ExamplesofthesetypesofCRUsincludethekeyboard,themouse,anyUSBdevice,andthepowe

LocatingpartsonthesystemboardFigure9“Systemboardpartlocations”onpage79showsthelocationsofthepartsonthesystemboard.Figure9.Systemboardpartlocations14-p

LocatinginternaldrivesInternaldrivesaredevicesthatyourcomputerusestoreadandstoredata.Youcanadddrivestoyourcomputertoincreasestoragecapacityandenableyo

Chapter9.ReplacingFRUs(machinetypes:10ASand10AU)ThischapterprovidesinformationabouttheFRUreplacementinstructions.NotallFRUsaredocumented.Important:Ens

RemovingthecomputercoverAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Importantsafetyinformation”onpage1.Thissectionp

RemovingandreinstallingthefrontbezelAttention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Importantsafetyinformation”onpage1.

4.Toreinstallthefrontbezel,alignthethreeplastictabsontherightsideofthefrontbezelwiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis,thenpivotthefrontbezelinwardsunt

3.Attherearofthecomputer,removethescrewthatsecuresthePCIExpresscardlatch.3456Figure14.RemovingthescrewthatsecuresthePCIExpresscardlatch4.Dependingonwh

Voltage-selectionswitchSomecomputersareequippedwithavoltage-selectionswitchlocatednearthepower-cordconnectionpointonthecomputer.Ifyourcomputerhasavolt

•IfyouarereplacinganoldPCIExpresscard,grasptheoldcardthatiscurrentlyinstalledandgentlypullitoutoftheslot.3456Figure15.RemovingaPCIExpresscardNotes:a.T

7.PivotthecardlatchtotheclosedpositiontosecurethePCIExpresscard.3456Figure16.InstallingaPCIExpresscard8.ReinstallthescrewtosecurethePCIExpresscardlatc

6.Dependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacingamemorymodule,dooneofthefollowing:•Ifyouarereplacinganoldmemorymodule,opentheretainingclipsandgentlypul

7.Positionthenewmemorymoduleoverthememoryslot.Makesurethatthenotch1onthememorymodulealignscorrectlywiththeslotkey2onthesystemboard.Pushthememorymodule

5.Therearfanassemblyisattachedtothechassisbyfourrubbermounts.Removetherearfanassemblybybreakingorcuttingtherubbermountsandgentlypullingtherearfanassem

7.Pullonthetipsoftherubbermountsuntiltherearfanassemblyissecuredinplace.Figure21.Installingtherearfanassembly8.Connecttherearfanassemblycabletothesyst

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage82.3.Dependingonyourcomputermodel,youmightneedtoremovethePCIExpressx16graphicscardforeasie

4.Disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromtheharddiskdrive.5.Removethefourscrewsthatsecuretheharddiskdrive.Then,slidetheharddiskdriveoutofthechass

6.Slidethenewharddiskdriveintotheharddiskdrivebayandalignthescrewholesinthenewharddiskdrivewiththecorrespondingholesinthedrivebay.Then,installthefours

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthe2.5-inchsolid-statedrive.Toinstallthesolid-statedrive,dothefollowing:1.Installthesolid-statedriveintot