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... Specifications 41 Status indicators 44 FRU tests 46 Fn key combinations 48 Symptom-to-FRU index 49 Numeric error codes 49 Error messages 52 Beep symptoms 53 No beep symptoms 53 LCD-related symptoms 54 Intermittent problems 55 Undetermined problems 55 FRU replacement notices 56 Screw notices 56 Retaining serial numbers 57 Removing and replacing a FRU 59 1010 Battery pack 60 1020 DIMM 61 1030 Mini PCI adapter...
... Specifications 41 Status indicators 44 FRU tests 46 Fn key combinations 48 Symptom-to-FRU index 49 Numeric error codes 49 Error messages 52 Beep symptoms 53 No beep symptoms 53 LCD-related symptoms 54 Intermittent problems 55 Undetermined problems 55 FRU replacement notices 56 Screw notices 56 Retaining serial numbers 57 Removing and replacing a FRU 59 1010 Battery pack 60 1020 DIMM 61 1030 Mini PCI adapter...
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... 1050 Hard-disk drive or RF ID adapter . . . . 67 1060 Ultrabay 2000 device 69 1070 Keyboard 71 1080 Keyboard CRU insulator 74 1090 Hinge cover and clear sheet icon . . . . 75 1100 Keyboard bezel and speaker 76 1110 Microphone and speaker cable . . . . . 78 1120 Sub card 80 1130 PC Card slot assembly 82 1140 Fan assembly 83 1150 Diskette drive 85 1160 Upper shield 87 1170 TV card 88 1180 CPU...
... 1050 Hard-disk drive or RF ID adapter . . . . 67 1060 Ultrabay 2000 device 69 1070 Keyboard 71 1080 Keyboard CRU insulator 74 1090 Hinge cover and clear sheet icon . . . . 75 1100 Keyboard bezel and speaker 76 1110 Microphone and speaker cable . . . . . 78 1120 Sub card 80 1130 PC Card slot assembly 82 1140 Fan assembly 83 1150 Diskette drive 85 1160 Upper shield 87 1170 TV card 88 1180 CPU...
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... need assistance in effect. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2001 1 Replace only the FRU that those settings remain in obtaining or installing any of more than one , to contact the PC Company HelpCenter at 800-565-3344 for replacing FRUs Before replacing parts Make sure that board, and then replace the other one of the error. Note the current configuration settings (using the View Configuration option); The BIOS and device drivers...
... need assistance in effect. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2001 1 Replace only the FRU that those settings remain in obtaining or installing any of more than one , to contact the PC Company HelpCenter at 800-565-3344 for replacing FRUs Before replacing parts Make sure that board, and then replace the other one of the error. Note the current configuration settings (using the View Configuration option); The BIOS and device drivers...
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... for replacing a hard-disk drive Always try to diagnose failures. How to use error messages Use the error codes displayed on the screen to run a low-level format before replacing a hard-disk drive. Be extremely careful during write operations such as follows: Diskette drive 3.5-inch Diskette capacity 1.0 MB 2.0 MB 4.0 MB Compatibility Read and write Read and write Not compatible 2 ThinkPad A20m/p, A21m/p, A22m/p If you are servicing. Attention: The drive startup sequence...
... for replacing a hard-disk drive Always try to diagnose failures. How to use error messages Use the error codes displayed on the screen to run a low-level format before replacing a hard-disk drive. Be extremely careful during write operations such as follows: Diskette drive 3.5-inch Diskette capacity 1.0 MB 2.0 MB 4.0 MB Compatibility Read and write Read and write Not compatible 2 ThinkPad A20m/p, A21m/p, A22m/p If you are servicing. Attention: The drive startup sequence...
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... users and service personnel from a circuit. Safety information Observe the special safety precautions when you work area. Use extreme care when measuring high voltages. Examples of non-IBM features or options not covered by this inspection guide is conductive; v Do not touch live electrical circuits with the power on the frame can cause personal injury and machine damage. Blowers and fans...
... users and service personnel from a circuit. Safety information Observe the special safety precautions when you work area. Use extreme care when measuring high voltages. Examples of non-IBM features or options not covered by this inspection guide is conductive; v Do not touch live electrical circuits with the power on the frame can cause personal injury and machine damage. Blowers and fans...
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... you suspect that have been altered. If you replace a FRU, make sure the model of a single, unreproducible failure. Name and phone number of service __ 3. Date on the display, and beep symptoms © Copyright IBM Corp. 2001 23 Failure symptoms, error codes appearing on which the machine failed __ 4. v A FRU should service the computer. Date of servicer __ 2. Some descriptions might have nothing to do...
... you suspect that have been altered. If you replace a FRU, make sure the model of a single, unreproducible failure. Name and phone number of service __ 3. Date on the display, and beep symptoms © Copyright IBM Corp. 2001 23 Failure symptoms, error codes appearing on which the machine failed __ 4. v A FRU should service the computer. Date of servicer __ 2. Some descriptions might have nothing to do...
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.... Turn on the screen: "To start the Product Recovery program, press F11"; General descriptions 25 or, for only a few seconds. Turn off the computer. 3. From the list displayed on the screen. This software includes the pre-installed operating system, applications, and device drivers. To restore the pre-installed software, you want , and follow the instructions on the screen, select the operating system you can restore the software that is displayed for Windows XP models...
.... Turn on the screen: "To start the Product Recovery program, press F11"; General descriptions 25 or, for only a few seconds. Turn off the computer. 3. From the list displayed on the screen. This software includes the pre-installed operating system, applications, and device drivers. To restore the pre-installed software, you want , and follow the instructions on the screen, select the operating system you can restore the software that is displayed for Windows XP models...
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... the Recovery Repair diskette and save it for Windows 98 SE. 5. Follow the on -screen instructions. Attach the external diskette drive to the computer. 3. This menu does not appear for future use. Press Enter. 6. Exception: If only an SVP is installed, the password prompt doesn't appear when the operating system is entered. From the main menu, select System Utilities. Note Should the hard-disk drive need to select an operating system...
... the Recovery Repair diskette and save it for Windows 98 SE. 5. Follow the on -screen instructions. Attach the external diskette drive to the computer. 3. This menu does not appear for future use. Press Enter. 6. Exception: If only an SVP is installed, the password prompt doesn't appear when the operating system is entered. From the main menu, select System Utilities. Note Should the hard-disk drive need to select an operating system...
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... services to reset the user HDPs or to recover data from the hard-disk drive. Power on the computer by pressing and holding F1. 2. Enter the master HDP; Turn on page 60. 3. In the Changes have been removed. Press F10; The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 3. Select Password, using the cursor keys to move down the menu. 4. Select Yes in the Setup confirmation window, select Yes . The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 3. Enter the SVP. Select Hard-disk x password...
... services to reset the user HDPs or to recover data from the hard-disk drive. Power on the computer by pressing and holding F1. 2. Enter the master HDP; Turn on page 60. 3. In the Changes have been removed. Press F10; The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 3. Select Password, using the cursor keys to move down the menu. 4. Select Yes in the Setup confirmation window, select Yes . The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 3. Enter the SVP. Select Hard-disk x password...
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... Enter, click the left button. 1. If the computer cannot be used to test a device that depend on model-unique functions, refer to false indications of these devices, you will need to re-create the failure by running the diagnostics test included in the Ultrabay 2000 slot of the computer, PC-Doctor might not run PC-Doctor. Insert the PC-Doctor disk into the diskette drive; To test a USB device, connect...
... Enter, click the left button. 1. If the computer cannot be used to test a device that depend on model-unique functions, refer to false indications of these devices, you will need to re-create the failure by running the diagnostics test included in the Ultrabay 2000 slot of the computer, PC-Doctor might not run PC-Doctor. Insert the PC-Doctor disk into the diskette drive; To test a USB device, connect...
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... Tests v Keyboard v Video v Internal Speaker v Mouse v Joystick Test v Diskette v System Load v CD-ROM/DVD Test v Stereo Speaker Notes: v In the Keyboard test in the Interactive Tests. Before running PC-Doctor DOS, detach the external Monitor. Diagnostics I n t e r a c t i v e Te s ts Run Normal Test Run Quick Test CPU/Coprocessor Systemboard Video Adapter Serial Ports Parallel Ports Fixed Disks Diskette Drives Other Devices ZIP Drive Communication Memory Test - otherwise, it , use the audio device test in menus. v ZIP Drive test and LS-120 Drive test are as follows: Diagnostics v Run...
... Tests v Keyboard v Video v Internal Speaker v Mouse v Joystick Test v Diskette v System Load v CD-ROM/DVD Test v Stereo Speaker Notes: v In the Keyboard test in the Interactive Tests. Before running PC-Doctor DOS, detach the external Monitor. Diagnostics I n t e r a c t i v e Te s ts Run Normal Test Run Quick Test CPU/Coprocessor Systemboard Video Adapter Serial Ports Parallel Ports Fixed Disks Diskette Drives Other Devices ZIP Drive Communication Memory Test - otherwise, it , use the audio device test in menus. v ZIP Drive test and LS-120 Drive test are as follows: Diagnostics v Run...
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... v System Configuration v Memory Contents v Physical Disk Drives v Logical Disk Drives v VGA Information v IDE Drive Info v PCI Information v PNPISA Info v SMBIOS Info v VESA LCD Info Utility v Run External Tests v Surface Scan Hard Disk v Benchmark System v DOS Shell v Tech Support Form v Battery Rundown v View Test Log v Print Log v Save Log v Full Erase Hard Drive v Quick Erase Hard Drive Power system checkout To verify a symptom, do the following power supply checkouts: General descriptions 35 Power off the computer. 6. Checkout guide...
... v System Configuration v Memory Contents v Physical Disk Drives v Logical Disk Drives v VGA Information v IDE Drive Info v PCI Information v PNPISA Info v SMBIOS Info v VESA LCD Info Utility v Run External Tests v Surface Scan Hard Disk v Benchmark System v DOS Shell v Tech Support Form v Battery Rundown v View Test Log v Print Log v Save Log v Full Erase Hard Drive v Quick Erase Hard Drive Power system checkout To verify a symptom, do the following power supply checkouts: General descriptions 35 Power off the computer. 6. Checkout guide...
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... Backup battery 66 1050 Hard-disk drive or RF ID adapter . . . . 67 1060 Ultrabay 2000 device 69 1070 Keyboard 71 1080 Keyboard CRU insulator 74 1090 Hinge cover and clear sheet icon . . . . 75 1100 Keyboard bezel and speaker 76 1110 Microphone and speaker cable . . . . . 78 For A20m/p and A21m/p series (microphone and speaker cable 78 For A22m/p series (speaker cable) . . . . . 79 1120 Sub card 80 1130 PC Card slot assembly 82 1140 Fan assembly...
... Backup battery 66 1050 Hard-disk drive or RF ID adapter . . . . 67 1060 Ultrabay 2000 device 69 1070 Keyboard 71 1080 Keyboard CRU insulator 74 1090 Hinge cover and clear sheet icon . . . . 75 1100 Keyboard bezel and speaker 76 1110 Microphone and speaker cable . . . . . 78 For A20m/p and A21m/p series (microphone and speaker cable 78 For A22m/p series (speaker cable) . . . . . 79 1120 Sub card 80 1130 PC Card slot assembly 82 1140 Fan assembly...
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Diagnostics --> Video Adapter 2. Make sure the modem is disabled, select Enable to the TrackPoint pointer. Diagnostics --> Systemboard --> Keyboard 2. If the TrackPoint is set up correctly. 2. Hard-disk drive Diskette drive If enabling the TrackPoint does not correct the problem, continue with the following test in Diagnostics --> Communication: a. Diagnostics --> Diskette Drives 2. FRU System board Power LCD unit Modem Audio Speaker PC Card slots Keyboard TrackPoint or pointing device Applicable test 1. Diagnostics --> Other Devices --> Crystal SoundFusion™ ...
Diagnostics --> Video Adapter 2. Make sure the modem is disabled, select Enable to the TrackPoint pointer. Diagnostics --> Systemboard --> Keyboard 2. If the TrackPoint is set up correctly. 2. Hard-disk drive Diskette drive If enabling the TrackPoint does not correct the problem, continue with the following test in Diagnostics --> Communication: a. Diagnostics --> Diskette Drives 2. FRU System board Power LCD unit Modem Audio Speaker PC Card slots Keyboard TrackPoint or pointing device Applicable test 1. Diagnostics --> Other Devices --> Crystal SoundFusion™ ...
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... installed, remove one , and run Diagnostics --> Memory Test - Run Diagnostics --> Other Devices --> IBM Fan. Quick. 2. Turn on the computer and check the air turbulence at the louver near the power switch. 2. If the problem does not recur, return the DIMM to its place, remove the other one of them and run the test again. 3. Diagnostics --> Other Devices --> CD-ROM/DVD 2. FRU CD-ROM or DVD drive Memory Fan Product overview Applicable test 1. If the test does not detect the error, run Diagnostics --> Memory Test...
... installed, remove one , and run Diagnostics --> Memory Test - Run Diagnostics --> Other Devices --> IBM Fan. Quick. 2. Turn on the computer and check the air turbulence at the louver near the power switch. 2. If the problem does not recur, return the DIMM to its place, remove the other one of them and run the test again. 3. Diagnostics --> Other Devices --> CD-ROM/DVD 2. FRU CD-ROM or DVD drive Memory Fan Product overview Applicable test 1. If the test does not detect the error, run Diagnostics --> Memory Test...
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... Reseat the hard-disk drive. 2. The shadow RAM failure at offset nnnn. 1. Extended RAM failure at offset nnnn. Replace the backup battery and run IBM BIOS Setup Utility to reset the time and date. 0251 System CMOS checksum bad-Default configuration used. Replace the backup battery and run IBM BIOS Setup Utility to reset the time and date. 2. System board. 021x Stuck key - Keyboard error. System board. 0250 System battery error - Reset the password by running IBM BIOS Setup Utility. 0260 System timer error. 1. System board. 0231 System RAM error - Replace the backup...
... Reseat the hard-disk drive. 2. The shadow RAM failure at offset nnnn. 1. Extended RAM failure at offset nnnn. Replace the backup battery and run IBM BIOS Setup Utility to reset the time and date. 0251 System CMOS checksum bad-Default configuration used. Replace the backup battery and run IBM BIOS Setup Utility to reset the time and date. 2. System board. 021x Stuck key - Keyboard error. System board. 0250 System battery error - Reset the password by running IBM BIOS Setup Utility. 0260 System timer error. 1. System board. 0231 System RAM error - Replace the backup...
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... backup battery and run IBM BIOS Setup Utility to -FRU index FRU or action, in sequence 1. Diskette drive. 2. I/O card. 1. System board. 1. System board. System board. External FDD cable. 3. System board. 1. Symptom-to reset the time and date. 2. ThinkPad A20m/p, A21m/p and A22m/p 51 Load Setup Defaults in the computer. 02B2 Incorrect drive A type. 02F4 EISA CMOS not writable. 02F5 DIMM test failure. 02F6 Software NMI failure. 02F7 Fail-safe timer NMI failure. DIMM. 2. Symptom or error...
... backup battery and run IBM BIOS Setup Utility to -FRU index FRU or action, in sequence 1. Diskette drive. 2. I/O card. 1. System board. 1. System board. System board. External FDD cable. 3. System board. 1. Symptom-to reset the time and date. 2. ThinkPad A20m/p, A21m/p and A22m/p 51 Load Setup Defaults in the computer. 02B2 Incorrect drive A type. 02F4 EISA CMOS not writable. 02F5 DIMM test failure. 02F6 Software NMI failure. 02F7 Fail-safe timer NMI failure. DIMM. 2. Symptom or error...
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... error. Make sure that Alert On LAN 2 in IBM BIOS Setup Utility is set the Screen expansion function. DIMM. 3. Start the ThinkPad Configuration program and set . Two short beeps with blank screen. LCD assembly. 3. A hard-disk password is disabled. 1. Beep symptoms Symptom-to-FRU index Symptom or error One beep and a blank, unreadable, or flashing LCD. Only cursor appears. System board. 2. System board Reinstall operating system. FRU or action, in sequence 1. System board. 1. A power-on password or a supervisor password...
... error. Make sure that Alert On LAN 2 in IBM BIOS Setup Utility is set the Screen expansion function. DIMM. 3. Start the ThinkPad Configuration program and set . Two short beeps with blank screen. LCD assembly. 3. A hard-disk password is disabled. 1. Beep symptoms Symptom-to-FRU index Symptom or error One beep and a blank, unreadable, or flashing LCD. Only cursor appears. System board. 2. System board Reinstall operating system. FRU or action, in sequence 1. System board. 1. A power-on password or a supervisor password...
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... drive g. If the problem remains, replace the following devices: a. Visually check each FRU for the system board in the UltraslimBay i. Non-IBM devices b. Undetermined problems You are here because the diagnostic tests did not identify which adapter or device failed, wrong devices are supported by the FRU code. LCD assembly ThinkPad A20m/p, A21m/p and A22m/p 55 Run the diagnostic test for damage. Hard-disk drive f. System board b. If any damaged FRU. 3. PC Cards 4. Power...
... drive g. If the problem remains, replace the following devices: a. Visually check each FRU for the system board in the UltraslimBay i. Non-IBM devices b. Undetermined problems You are here because the diagnostic tests did not identify which adapter or device failed, wrong devices are supported by the FRU code. LCD assembly ThinkPad A20m/p, A21m/p and A22m/p 55 Run the diagnostic test for damage. Hard-disk drive f. System board b. If any damaged FRU. 3. PC Cards 4. Power...
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...) LCD cable 12.1 LCD panel 12.1 SVGA (SANYO) Hinges 12.1 Inverter card 12.1/14.1/15.0 2628-1xx, 2xx, Bxx Inverter card 12.1 (large) 2628-Cxx, Dxx, Qxx P/N 08K5655 08K5659 08K7288 08K7289 27L0485 05K9577 08K5664 08K3120 08K3325 136 ThinkPad A20m/p, A21m/p, A22m/p SVGA TFT Following FRUs are CRUs (customer replaceable units.) FRU AC adapter (72 W), 2-pin (ASTEC) models xxE...
...) LCD cable 12.1 LCD panel 12.1 SVGA (SANYO) Hinges 12.1 Inverter card 12.1/14.1/15.0 2628-1xx, 2xx, Bxx Inverter card 12.1 (large) 2628-Cxx, Dxx, Qxx P/N 08K5655 08K5659 08K7288 08K7289 27L0485 05K9577 08K5664 08K3120 08K3325 136 ThinkPad A20m/p, A21m/p, A22m/p SVGA TFT Following FRUs are CRUs (customer replaceable units.) FRU AC adapter (72 W), 2-pin (ASTEC) models xxE...