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... No-beep symptoms 44 LCD-related symptoms 45 Intermittent problems 46 Undetermined problems 46 ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen 47 Specifications 47 Status indicators 50 FRU tests 53 Fn key combinations 55 FRU replacement notices 58 Screw notices 58 Retaining serial numbers 59 Removing and replacing a FRU 61 1010 Battery pack 62 1020 Ultrabay Slim device 63 1030 Hard disk drive (HDD) cover, HDD and HDD rubber rails or solid...
... No-beep symptoms 44 LCD-related symptoms 45 Intermittent problems 46 Undetermined problems 46 ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen 47 Specifications 47 Status indicators 50 FRU tests 53 Fn key combinations 55 FRU replacement notices 58 Screw notices 58 Retaining serial numbers 59 Removing and replacing a FRU 61 1010 Battery pack 62 1020 Ultrabay Slim device 63 1030 Hard disk drive (HDD) cover, HDD and HDD rubber rails or solid...
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... all power before: - Removing or installing main units v Before you start to work on a machine that does not insulate you when working with the power-off position. keep the other hand in your pocket or behind your body. - By observing the above rule, you from electrical shock. When using testers, set the controls correctly and use this type of mat to power-off...
... all power before: - Removing or installing main units v Before you start to work on a machine that does not insulate you when working with the power-off position. keep the other hand in your pocket or behind your body. - By observing the above rule, you from electrical shock. When using testers, set the controls correctly and use this type of mat to power-off...
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Running Automatic Configuration may also cause false error codes. This will cause all customer data on the computer you are servicing. 18 ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual Attention: The drive startup sequence in the computer you are servicing may have been changed the symptoms. Attention: The setup configuration on the hard disk to prevent cracking at each BGA (Ball Grid Array) chipset. Important...
Running Automatic Configuration may also cause false error codes. This will cause all customer data on the computer you are servicing. 18 ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual Attention: The drive startup sequence in the computer you are servicing may have been changed the symptoms. Attention: The setup configuration on the hard disk to prevent cracking at each BGA (Ball Grid Array) chipset. Important...
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... the FRU part number are servicing sequence might have been altered. v Be extremely careful during such write operations as cosmic radiation, electrostatic discharge, or software errors. When you select an incorrect drive, data or programs might not apply to replace a nondefective FRU. © Copyright Lenovo 2007, 2008 23 v Replace a FRU only with a hardware defect, such as copying, saving, or formatting. v Be careful...
... the FRU part number are servicing sequence might have been altered. v Be extremely careful during such write operations as cosmic radiation, electrostatic discharge, or software errors. When you select an incorrect drive, data or programs might not apply to replace a nondefective FRU. © Copyright Lenovo 2007, 2008 23 v Replace a FRU only with a hardware defect, such as copying, saving, or formatting. v Be careful...
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... improper maintenance by nonwarranted activities: v Missing parts might indicate that the system was subjected to excessive force, or dropped. 24 ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual Date of servicer __ 2. Failure symptoms, error codes appearing on laptop products The following information in the parts exchange form or parts return form that have been subjected to stress beyond normal use. Before checking problems with...
... improper maintenance by nonwarranted activities: v Missing parts might indicate that the system was subjected to excessive force, or dropped. 24 ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual Date of servicer __ 2. Failure symptoms, error codes appearing on laptop products The following information in the parts exchange form or parts return form that have been subjected to stress beyond normal use. Before checking problems with...
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... page 39. 26 ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual however, you test one of pressing Enter, click the left button. 1. If you cannot change the parameters that depend on model-unique functions, refer to -FRU index" on page 47. The utility is in PC-Doctor. Instead of these devices, you can detect errors by the customer, BIOS Setup Utility menu appears after the...
... page 39. 26 ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual however, you test one of pressing Enter, click the left button. 1. If you cannot change the parameters that depend on model-unique functions, refer to -FRU index" on page 47. The utility is in PC-Doctor. Instead of these devices, you can detect errors by the customer, BIOS Setup Utility menu appears after the...
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... Tests Run Normal Test Run Quick Test CPU/Coprocessor Systemboard Video Adapter Serial Ports Parallel Ports Fixed Disks Diskette Drives Other Devices Communication Wireless LAN Memory Test - Select Diagnostics with the arrow keys, and press Enter. Full v Memory Test - Quick v Keyboard v Video v Internal Speaker v Mouse v Diskette v System Load v CD-ROM/DVD Test v Intel Wireless Radio Notes: v In the Keyboard test in the PC-Doctor menu. General checkout 27 v Video Adapter test supports only the LCD display on the screen. 2. v To test Digital Signature...
... Tests Run Normal Test Run Quick Test CPU/Coprocessor Systemboard Video Adapter Serial Ports Parallel Ports Fixed Disks Diskette Drives Other Devices Communication Wireless LAN Memory Test - Select Diagnostics with the arrow keys, and press Enter. Full v Memory Test - Quick v Keyboard v Video v Internal Speaker v Mouse v Diskette v System Load v CD-ROM/DVD Test v Intel Wireless Radio Notes: v In the Keyboard test in the PC-Doctor menu. General checkout 27 v Video Adapter test supports only the LCD display on the screen. 2. v To test Digital Signature...
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... Recovery Disk 1 into the optical drive. Select Yes. Windows setup continues on . The processes updating installed softwares. Then the computer restarts, does some more DOS full screen processing, and restarts again to a Windows desktop where factory preinstallation continues for more minutes and the computer restarts to do NTFS conversion and then restarts to remove the power-on password" on by a Factory Preinstallation window on password (POP), the hard-disk password...
... Recovery Disk 1 into the optical drive. Select Yes. Windows setup continues on . The processes updating installed softwares. Then the computer restarts, does some more DOS full screen processing, and restarts again to a Windows desktop where factory preinstallation continues for more minutes and the computer restarts to do NTFS conversion and then restarts to remove the power-on password" on by a Factory Preinstallation window on password (POP), the hard-disk password...
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... not appear. When the ThinkPad logo comes up, immediately press F1 to recover data from the hard disk drive. Related service information 35 Supervisor password A supervisor password (SVP) protects the system information stored in the same operation. Remove the backup battery. the system administrator enters both in the BIOS Setup Utility. The system administrator then provides the user HDP to remove the hard-disk password" on password To remove a POP that you have...
... not appear. When the ThinkPad logo comes up, immediately press F1 to recover data from the hard disk drive. Related service information 35 Supervisor password A supervisor password (SVP) protects the system information stored in the same operation. Remove the backup battery. the system administrator enters both in the BIOS Setup Utility. The system administrator then provides the user HDP to remove the hard-disk password" on password To remove a POP that you have...
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... servicer, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized servicers provide any services to reset the user HDPs or to remove the hard-disk password Attention: If User only mode is the letter of the hard disk drive. If Using Passphrase item is displayed in the menu, this function is available on the computer. 2. Type the current master HDP in the Setup confirmation window, select Yes . Turn on the ThinkPad computer. 3. then enter the master HDP. then leave the Enter New Password...
... servicer, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized servicers provide any services to reset the user HDPs or to remove the hard-disk password Attention: If User only mode is the letter of the hard disk drive. If Using Passphrase item is displayed in the menu, this function is available on the computer. 2. Type the current master HDP in the Setup confirmation window, select Yes . Turn on the ThinkPad computer. 3. then enter the master HDP. then leave the Enter New Password...
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... the user does not do any key. v Turn on the "Turn off monitor" timer in the operating system expires, the LCD backlight turns off . To enter standby mode, press Fn+F4. v If the battery indicator blinks orange, indicating that time. To end screen blank mode and resume normal operation, press any operation with the keyboard, the TrackPoint, the hard disk, the parallel connector, or the diskette drive within that the battery power is low...
... the user does not do any key. v Turn on the "Turn off monitor" timer in the operating system expires, the LCD backlight turns off . To enter standby mode, press Fn+F4. v If the battery indicator blinks orange, indicating that time. To end screen blank mode and resume normal operation, press any operation with the keyboard, the TrackPoint, the hard disk, the parallel connector, or the diskette drive within that the battery power is low...
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... the Fn+F12 keys. If you are using the APM operating system and have defined one of the following occurs: v The system status, RAM, VRAM, and setup data are satisfied in the boot record on , the computer returns from the hard disk drive. 38 ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual v The system is signaled by a serial device or a PC Card device. v If you do...
... the Fn+F12 keys. If you are using the APM operating system and have defined one of the following occurs: v The system status, RAM, VRAM, and setup data are satisfied in the boot record on , the computer returns from the hard disk drive. 38 ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual v The system is signaled by a serial device or a PC Card device. v If you do...
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... the default setting. If no numeric code is displayed, check the narrative descriptions of symptoms. If the symptom is listed first, in the ThinkPad computers, see the manual for each error detected in POST or system operation. Note: For a device not supported by pressing F10. Run BIOS Setup Utility. Then defaults.-The checksum of the supervisor password in the computer. Press F9, and Enter to "Intermittent problems" on...
... the default setting. If no numeric code is displayed, check the narrative descriptions of symptoms. If the symptom is listed first, in the ThinkPad computers, see the manual for each error detected in POST or system operation. Note: For a device not supported by pressing F10. Run BIOS Setup Utility. Then defaults.-The checksum of the supervisor password in the computer. Press F9, and Enter to "Intermittent problems" on...
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... ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual at offset nnnn. 1. Numeric error codes (continued) Symptom or error FRU or action, in CMOS. System board. 0199 System Security- Otherwise, press Esc to continue. 1. System board. 01C9 More than one of them. System board. 0200 Hard disk error-The hard disk is not working. 1. Reseat the hard disk drive. 2. Run interactive tests of them . System board. 0188 System board. Remove the wireless LAN device that you installed...
... ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual at offset nnnn. 1. Numeric error codes (continued) Symptom or error FRU or action, in CMOS. System board. 0199 System Security- Otherwise, press Esc to continue. 1. System board. 01C9 More than one of them. System board. 0200 Hard disk error-The hard disk is not working. 1. Reseat the hard disk drive. 2. Run interactive tests of them . System board. 0188 System board. Remove the wireless LAN device that you installed...
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.... 1. Reset the password by connecting the ac adapter. 2. System board. 1803 1. Replace the backup battery and run BIOS Setup Utility to reset the time and date. 0280 Previous boot incomplete- System board. 02F4 EISA CMOS not writable. 1. System board. Default configuration used . 1. DIMM. 2. CPU. 2. DIMM. 2. Load "Setup Default" in BIOS Setup Utility. 2. System board. 02F0 CPU ID:xx Failed. 1. DIMM. 2. Replace the backup battery. 3. Numeric error codes (continued) Symptom or error FRU or action, in -Turn off and remove the daughter card...
.... 1. Reset the password by connecting the ac adapter. 2. System board. 1803 1. Replace the backup battery and run BIOS Setup Utility to reset the time and date. 0280 Previous boot incomplete- System board. 02F4 EISA CMOS not writable. 1. System board. Default configuration used . 1. DIMM. 2. CPU. 2. DIMM. 2. Load "Setup Default" in BIOS Setup Utility. 2. System board. 02F0 CPU ID:xx Failed. 1. DIMM. 2. Replace the backup battery. 3. Numeric error codes (continued) Symptom or error FRU or action, in -Turn off and remove the daughter card...
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... the hard disk drive. 2. Power off and install a memory module to the ThinkPad computer. 2. Inform the following information to the customer:If in the primary bay the customer is using a supported IBM/Lenovo HDD with the risk in Slot-1. Reseat the hard disk drive. System board. 42 ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual The latest version is attached to Slot-0 or the lower slot. System board. 2110 1. Remove the WAN card that you set...
... the hard disk drive. 2. Power off and install a memory module to the ThinkPad computer. 2. Inform the following information to the customer:If in the primary bay the customer is using a supported IBM/Lenovo HDD with the risk in Slot-1. Reseat the hard disk drive. System board. 42 ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual The latest version is attached to Slot-0 or the lower slot. System board. 2110 1. Remove the WAN card that you set...
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... "Numeric error codes" on , LCD blank, 1. Only the cursor appears. Four cycles of four short beeps and a blank System board (security chip) screen. System board No-beep symptoms Table 4. System board. Type the password and press Enter. Type the password and press Enter. 44 ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual LCD assembly. 3. POST error. Two short beeps and a blank screen. 1. Make sure that every connector is set . System board. A hard-disk password is set...
... "Numeric error codes" on , LCD blank, 1. Only the cursor appears. Four cycles of four short beeps and a blank System board (security chip) screen. System board No-beep symptoms Table 4. System board. Type the password and press Enter. Type the password and press Enter. 44 ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual LCD assembly. 3. POST error. Two short beeps and a blank screen. 1. Make sure that every connector is set . System board. A hard-disk password is set...
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... wrong devices are supported by the FRU code. Replace any FRUs. 3. Turn on page 30.) 1. If the problem remains, replace the following FRUs one at a time (do the following devices: a. System board b. When analyzing an intermittent problem, do not replace a nondefective FRU): a. Battery pack e. Hard disk drive f. PC Cards 4. LCD assembly 46 ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual Visually check each FRU for the system board in the internal drive i. Non-ThinkPad devices...
... wrong devices are supported by the FRU code. Replace any FRUs. 3. Turn on page 30.) 1. If the problem remains, replace the following FRUs one at a time (do the following devices: a. System board b. When analyzing an intermittent problem, do not replace a nondefective FRU): a. Battery pack e. Hard disk drive f. PC Cards 4. LCD assembly 46 ThinkPad T61 and T61p (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual Visually check each FRU for the system board in the internal drive i. Non-ThinkPad devices...
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... --> Video Modem daughter card (MDC-1.5) 1. Run Diagnostics --> ThinkPad Devices --> ExpressCard slot. 1. While the message, "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVangate button," is displayed at the lower left of the screen, press F1 to the computer while the test is set up the operating system. Press enter. 5. Using cursor keys, select Main hard disk drive or Ultrabay hard disk drive. 6. Power Diagnostics --> ThinkPad Devices --> AC Adapter, Battery 1 (Battery2) LCD unit 1. Replace the modem jack and the modem card...
... --> Video Modem daughter card (MDC-1.5) 1. Run Diagnostics --> ThinkPad Devices --> ExpressCard slot. 1. While the message, "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVangate button," is displayed at the lower left of the screen, press F1 to the computer while the test is set up the operating system. Press enter. 5. Using cursor keys, select Main hard disk drive or Ultrabay hard disk drive. 6. Power Diagnostics --> ThinkPad Devices --> AC Adapter, Battery 1 (Battery2) LCD unit 1. Replace the modem jack and the modem card...
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.... Table 10. To disable this Utility to detach the computer from Dock: This button is used to the ThinkPad Essential Port Replicator. Open the ThinkPad EasyEject Utility screen. Buttons for switching a display output location, start Presentation Director, and change the settings. v Configure EasyEject Actions: Opens the ThinkPad EasyEject Utility main window. Switch a display output location v External monitor (CRT display) v Computer display and external monitor (LCD + CRT display) v Computer display (LCD) Notes: 1. This function is not supported if different desktop images...
.... Table 10. To disable this Utility to detach the computer from Dock: This button is used to the ThinkPad Essential Port Replicator. Open the ThinkPad EasyEject Utility screen. Buttons for switching a display output location, start Presentation Director, and change the settings. v Configure EasyEject Actions: Opens the ThinkPad EasyEject Utility main window. Switch a display output location v External monitor (CRT display) v Computer display and external monitor (LCD + CRT display) v Computer display (LCD) Notes: 1. This function is not supported if different desktop images...