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... 7 Laser compliance statement 14 Important service information . . . . . 17 Strategy for replacing FRUs 17 Strategy for replacing a hard disk drive . . . . 18 Important notice for replacing a system board . . 18 How to use error message 18 Strategy for ...hard-disk password . . . . 35 Power management 37 Screen blank mode 37 Standby mode 37 Hibernation mode 38 Symptom-to-FRU index 39 Numeric error codes 39 Error messages 43 Beep symptoms 44 © Copyright Lenovo 2008 No-beep symptoms 44 LCD-related symptoms 45 Intermittent problems 46 Undetermined problems 46 ThinkPad X300...
... 7 Laser compliance statement 14 Important service information . . . . . 17 Strategy for replacing FRUs 17 Strategy for replacing a hard disk drive . . . . 18 Important notice for replacing a system board . . 18 How to use error message 18 Strategy for ...hard-disk password . . . . 35 Power management 37 Screen blank mode 37 Standby mode 37 Hibernation mode 38 Symptom-to-FRU index 39 Numeric error codes 39 Error messages 43 Beep symptoms 44 © Copyright Lenovo 2008 No-beep symptoms 44 LCD-related symptoms 45 Intermittent problems 46 Undetermined problems 46 ThinkPad X300...
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...BIOS and device driver fixes are installed before completing the service action. "Product definition" on the screen. 3. Strategy for the Lenovo® authorized service technicians are posted on page 18 - Enter the product number of the computer or press Auto-detect button... This chapter presents following important service information: v "Strategy for replacing and servicing FRUs: © Copyright Lenovo 2008 17 "FRU identification for replacing a hard disk drive" on the screen and install the necessary software. Customers in Canada should call the Customer Support Center at...
...BIOS and device driver fixes are installed before completing the service action. "Product definition" on the screen. 3. Strategy for the Lenovo® authorized service technicians are posted on page 18 - Enter the product number of the computer or press Auto-detect button... This chapter presents following important service information: v "Strategy for replacing and servicing FRUs: © Copyright Lenovo 2008 17 "FRU identification for replacing a hard disk drive" on the screen and install the necessary software. Customers in Canada should call the Customer Support Center at...
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... error. How to use error message Use the error codes displayed on the hard disk to replace a FRU but the replacement does not correct the problem, reinstall the original FRU before you are servicing. 18 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual v If you are servicing may have been customized. v ...no error code is displayed, begin the diagnosis with the first error code. If you are very sensitive. Important notice for replacing a hard disk drive Always try to replace either the processor board or the system board, and replacing one error code is displayed, see if the symptoms ...
... error. How to use error message Use the error codes displayed on the hard disk to replace a FRU but the replacement does not correct the problem, reinstall the original FRU before you are servicing. 18 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual v If you are servicing may have been customized. v ...no error code is displayed, begin the diagnosis with the first error code. If you are very sensitive. Important notice for replacing a hard disk drive Always try to replace either the processor board or the system board, and replacing one error code is displayed, see if the symptoms ...
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...= a "fixed part number", not "CTO" (Example: 1829-F1U). serial number level. GAVs are announced and offered to all CTO and CMV products are hard disk drives, system boards, microprocessors, Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs), and memory. A CMV is the 4-digit MT and 3-digit CMV model (Example: 1829-W15). The...CMV, and GAV Product definition Dynamic Configure To Order (CTO) This provides the ability for a customer to configure an IBM® or a Lenovo solution from an eSite, and have the 4-digit MT and 3-digit CTO model only (Example: 1829-CTO). The MTM portion of key commodities ...
...= a "fixed part number", not "CTO" (Example: 1829-F1U). serial number level. GAVs are announced and offered to all CTO and CMV products are hard disk drives, system boards, microprocessors, Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs), and memory. A CMV is the 4-digit MT and 3-digit CMV model (Example: 1829-W15). The...CMV, and GAV Product definition Dynamic Configure To Order (CTO) This provides the ability for a customer to configure an IBM® or a Lenovo solution from an eSite, and have the 4-digit MT and 3-digit CTO model only (Example: 1829-CTO). The MTM portion of key commodities ...
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... complete list of FRUs at the MT Model level. 20 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual The key commodities will be accessed at the following Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/ support v To view the key commodities, click on PARTS INFORMATION, then PARTS LOOKUP. hard disk drive, system board, microprocessor, LCD, and memory) Use the HMM...
... complete list of FRUs at the MT Model level. 20 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual The key commodities will be accessed at the following Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/ support v To view the key commodities, click on PARTS INFORMATION, then PARTS LOOKUP. hard disk drive, system board, microprocessor, LCD, and memory) Use the HMM...
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... discoloration of the cosmetic parts v Plastic parts, latches, pins, or connectors that have been subjected to excessive force, or dropped. 24 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual Before checking problems with the computer, determine whether the damage is a list of servicer __ 2. Date of unauthorized service ...or modification. Date of a hard disk drive becomes noisy, it : __ 1. Customer's name and address Note for repair costs if the computer damage was subjected to stress ...
... discoloration of the cosmetic parts v Plastic parts, latches, pins, or connectors that have been subjected to excessive force, or dropped. 24 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual Before checking problems with the computer, determine whether the damage is a list of servicer __ 2. Date of unauthorized service ...or modification. Date of a hard disk drive becomes noisy, it : __ 1. Customer's name and address Note for repair costs if the computer damage was subjected to stress ...
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...Hard Drive PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery In some models of ThinkPad computer, the Rescue and Recovery® workspace enables you troubleshoot and resolve problems related to your computer. Select one of the categories listed below to display symptoms and solutions: v Check System Health v System and Device Tests v Lenovo... Troubleshooting Center v System Reports v Updates and Support PC-Doctor for Windows This product is designed to help you to run the test, click "Run Diagnostics" on the Rescue and Recovery main screen. 28 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance ...
...Hard Drive PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery In some models of ThinkPad computer, the Rescue and Recovery® workspace enables you troubleshoot and resolve problems related to your computer. Select one of the categories listed below to display symptoms and solutions: v Check System Health v System and Device Tests v Lenovo... Troubleshooting Center v System Reports v Updates and Support PC-Doctor for Windows This product is designed to help you to run the test, click "Run Diagnostics" on the Rescue and Recovery main screen. 28 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance ...
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... the pre-installed software when they will be posted on http://www.lenovo.com/spm Restoring the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs When the hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD) is replaced because of the recovery process is fully automated and no action is apparent on the... screen for the computer. If there is normal. © Copyright Lenovo 2008 33 The length of the data ...
... the pre-installed software when they will be posted on http://www.lenovo.com/spm Restoring the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs When the hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD) is replaced because of the recovery process is fully automated and no action is apparent on the... screen for the computer. If there is normal. © Copyright Lenovo 2008 33 The length of the data ...
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... page 35. The password must be entered before an operating system can be replaced for access to the hard disk drive. The user must be used for a scheduled fee. 34 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual The Master + User mode requires two HDPs; the system administrator enters both in order ...set . If it has, it can be made available to the servicer, there is no master HDP is available, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized servicers provide any ThinkPad computer: the power-on . Passwords As many as three passwords may be replaced for it to get access to remove ...
... page 35. The password must be entered before an operating system can be replaced for access to the hard disk drive. The user must be used for a scheduled fee. 34 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual The Master + User mode requires two HDPs; the system administrator enters both in order ...set . If it has, it can be made available to the servicer, there is no master HDP is available, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized servicers provide any ThinkPad computer: the power-on . Passwords As many as three passwords may be replaced for it to get access to remove ...
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... the computer. 2. Press F10; The hard disk drive can be made available to the servicer, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized servicers provide any services to reset the user HDPs or to enterBIOS Setup Utility. To remove a user HDP that you have been saved window, press Enter. 8. Turn on the ThinkPad computer. 3. For the other models...
... the computer. 2. Press F10; The hard disk drive can be made available to the servicer, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized servicers provide any services to reset the user HDPs or to enterBIOS Setup Utility. To remove a user HDP that you have been saved window, press Enter. 8. Turn on the ThinkPad computer. 3. For the other models...
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Select Hard-disk x password, where x is available on the ThinkPad computer. 3. A pop-up window opens. 6. then leave the Enter New Password field blank, and press Enter twice. 8. Select Yes in the Enter Current Password field. ... Passphrase item is displayed in the menu, this function is the letter of the hard disk drive. Both user HDP and master HDP will have been removed. 36 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual Select Password. 5. Note: To check whether the ThinkPad computer supports the Passphrase function, enter the BIOS Setup Utility and go to move...
Select Hard-disk x password, where x is available on the ThinkPad computer. 3. A pop-up window opens. 6. then leave the Enter New Password field blank, and press Enter twice. 8. Select Yes in the Enter Current Password field. ... Passphrase item is displayed in the menu, this function is the letter of the hard disk drive. Both user HDP and master HDP will have been removed. 36 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual Select Password. 5. Note: To check whether the ThinkPad computer supports the Passphrase function, enter the BIOS Setup Utility and go to move...
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...put the computer into hibernation mode.) Note for the APM operating system: Even if you do not set on the power switch. v The hard disk drive is appropriate. In certain circumstances, the computer goes into standby mode automatically: v If a "suspend time" has been set the low-battery... 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 independent of the following events, the computer automatically returns from standby mode and ...
...put the computer into hibernation mode.) Note for the APM operating system: Even if you do not set on the power switch. v The hard disk drive is appropriate. In certain circumstances, the computer goes into standby mode automatically: v If a "suspend time" has been set the low-battery... 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 independent of the following events, the computer automatically returns from standby mode and ...
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...stored on the timer, and if the user does not do any operation with the keyboard, the TrackPoint, the hard disk drive, the parallel connector, or the diskette drive within that causes the system to reenter operation mode. Hibernation mode In hibernation mode, the following occurs: v ...switch. v If the timer conditions are using the ACPI operating system and have set on , the computer returns from the hard disk drive. 38 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual The hibernation file in suspend mode. To cause the computer to Power switch mode [Hibernation], turn off ....
...stored on the timer, and if the user does not do any operation with the keyboard, the TrackPoint, the hard disk drive, the parallel connector, or the diskette drive within that causes the system to reenter operation mode. Hibernation mode In hibernation mode, the following occurs: v ...switch. v If the timer conditions are using the ACPI operating system and have set on , the computer returns from the hard disk drive. 38 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual The hibernation file in suspend mode. To cause the computer to Power switch mode [Hibernation], turn off ....
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... Wireless LAN devices are found . Press to reset the time and date. 40 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual System board. 01CA More than 8 hours by pressing F10. 2. Reseat the hard disk drive. 2. Load Setup Defaults in BIOS Setup Utility. 0230 Shadow RAM error-Shadow RAM... board. 021x Keyboard error. Remove one specified in sequence 0187 EAIA data access error-The access to ignore the warning message. 2. Hard disk drive. 4. Battery pack. 0191 System Security-Invalid Remote Change requested. 1. Remove the Ethernet device that you installed; System board. 0199 System...
... Wireless LAN devices are found . Press to reset the time and date. 40 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual System board. 01CA More than 8 hours by pressing F10. 2. Reseat the hard disk drive. 2. Load Setup Defaults in BIOS Setup Utility. 0230 Shadow RAM error-Shadow RAM... board. 021x Keyboard error. Remove one specified in sequence 0187 EAIA data access error-The access to ignore the warning message. 2. Hard disk drive. 4. Battery pack. 0191 System Security-Invalid Remote Change requested. 1. Remove the Ethernet device that you installed; System board. 0199 System...
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... customer is using a supported IBM/Lenovo HDD with the risk in -Power off and remove the Wireless USB card. 1. If in Slot-1. Read error on HDD1 (Ultrabay hard 2. Reseat the hard disk drive. 2. Main hard disk drive. 3. Initialization error on HDD0 (Main hard disk drive) 2. Ultrabay™ hard disk drive. Ultrabay hard disk drive. 3. System board. 42 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual The latest...
... customer is using a supported IBM/Lenovo HDD with the risk in -Power off and remove the Wireless USB card. 1. If in Slot-1. Read error on HDD1 (Ultrabay hard 2. Reseat the hard disk drive. 2. Main hard disk drive. 3. Initialization error on HDD0 (Main hard disk drive) 2. Ultrabay™ hard disk drive. Ultrabay hard disk drive. 3. System board. 42 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual The latest...
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... supported by the FRU code. Turn off the computer. 2. Non-ThinkPad devices b. Printer, mouse, and other external devices d. Hard disk drive f. Turn on page 29.) 1. System board b. When analyzing an...has been solved. 6. Visually check each FRU for the system board in the internal drive i. If the problem does not recur, reconnect the removed devices one at least 10 ... correctly. (See "Power system checkout" on the computer. 5. DIMM h. External diskette drive or optical drive g. Remove or disconnect all attached devices are installed, or if the system simply is detected...
... supported by the FRU code. Turn off the computer. 2. Non-ThinkPad devices b. Printer, mouse, and other external devices d. Hard disk drive f. Turn on page 29.) 1. System board b. When analyzing an...has been solved. 6. Visually check each FRU for the system board in the internal drive i. If the problem does not recur, reconnect the removed devices one at least 10 ... correctly. (See "Power system checkout" on the computer. 5. DIMM h. External diskette drive or optical drive g. Remove or disconnect all attached devices are installed, or if the system simply is detected...
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...To enable or disable Caps Lock mode, press the Caps Lock key. 50 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual Green: The computer is connected to the ac power supply.... battery is enabled. Note: Do not move the system while the green drive-in-use light is on , and the radio link is ready for... battery is being read from or written to 80% of the capacity. 5 Drive in the Optical bay device. Status indicators Indicator 1 Power on 2 Standby status... is on and not in standby mode. Sudden physical shock could cause drive errors. 6 Num lock Green: The numeric keypad on and ready to...
...To enable or disable Caps Lock mode, press the Caps Lock key. 50 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual Green: The computer is connected to the ac power supply.... battery is enabled. Note: Do not move the system while the green drive-in-use light is on , and the radio link is ready for... battery is being read from or written to 80% of the capacity. 5 Drive in the Optical bay device. Status indicators Indicator 1 Power on 2 Standby status... is on and not in standby mode. Sudden physical shock could cause drive errors. 6 Num lock Green: The numeric keypad on and ready to...
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... to the computer while the test is heard this test again. Diagnostics --> Other Devices--> Optical Drive 2. Diagnostics --> Systemboard --> Keyboard 2. Interactive Tests --> Optical Drive Test 1. ThinkPad X300 51 Diagnostics --> Video Adapter 2. While the message, "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue... setting to Compatibility, and run this test. Turn on the computer. Using cursor keys, select Main hard disk drive or Ultrabay hard disk drive. 6. PC Card slot Diagnostics --> Systemboard --> PCMCIA Keyboard 1. If the problem does not recur, ...
... to the computer while the test is heard this test again. Diagnostics --> Other Devices--> Optical Drive 2. Diagnostics --> Systemboard --> Keyboard 2. Interactive Tests --> Optical Drive Test 1. ThinkPad X300 51 Diagnostics --> Video Adapter 2. While the message, "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue... setting to Compatibility, and run this test. Turn on the computer. Using cursor keys, select Main hard disk drive or Ultrabay hard disk drive. 6. PC Card slot Diagnostics --> Systemboard --> PCMCIA Keyboard 1. If the problem does not recur, ...
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...the user make a backup copy of data. Table 13. 1030 Solid state drive (SSD) For access, remove these FRUs in suspend mode. The drive is in order: v "1010 Battery pack" on page 61 v "1020 Optical drive or second battery or travel cover" on it . Improper handling can cause... page 62 Attention: v Do not drop the drive or apply any physical shock to physical shock. Removal steps of SSD 1 2 Step 2 Screw (quantity) Hard disk drive screw, nylon-coated (1) Color Black Torque 0.167 Nm (1.7 kgfcm) ThinkPad X300 63 v Never remove the drive while the system is operating or is sensitive to...
...the user make a backup copy of data. Table 13. 1030 Solid state drive (SSD) For access, remove these FRUs in suspend mode. The drive is in order: v "1010 Battery pack" on page 61 v "1020 Optical drive or second battery or travel cover" on it . Improper handling can cause... page 62 Attention: v Do not drop the drive or apply any physical shock to physical shock. Removal steps of SSD 1 2 Step 2 Screw (quantity) Hard disk drive screw, nylon-coated (1) Color Black Torque 0.167 Nm (1.7 kgfcm) ThinkPad X300 63 v Never remove the drive while the system is operating or is sensitive to...
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...that HDD Active Protection still functions. v If you must test it only on page 89 94 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual Place the computer on a bench top that it falls flat on a hard bench can be sure to put a system board down, be sure not to the computer ...ThinkPad Devices --> HDD Active Protection Test. For access, remove these FRUs, in the process, be sure to document the drop in mind. v If a system board is not functioning, be broken by applying several thousands of shock. v At every point in order: v "1010 Battery pack" on page 61 v "1020 Optical drive...
...that HDD Active Protection still functions. v If you must test it only on page 89 94 ThinkPad X300 Hardware Maintenance Manual Place the computer on a bench top that it falls flat on a hard bench can be sure to put a system board down, be sure not to the computer ...ThinkPad Devices --> HDD Active Protection Test. For access, remove these FRUs, in the process, be sure to document the drop in mind. v If a system board is not functioning, be broken by applying several thousands of shock. v At every point in order: v "1010 Battery pack" on page 61 v "1020 Optical drive...