Contents
About this manual. . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 1. Safety information . . . . . . 1
General safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Safety inspection guide . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
Handling devices that are sensitive to electrostatic
discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Grounding requirements . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
Safety notices (multilingual translations) . . . . . .
4
Chapter 2. Important service
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Strategy for replacing FRUs . . . . . . . . .
19
Strategy for replacing a hard disk drive, a
hybrid drive, or a solid-state drive . . . . .
19
Important notice for replacing a system
board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
How to use error message . . . . . . . .
20
Strategy for replacing FRUs for CTO, special bid
model, and standard models . . . . . . . . .
20
Product definition . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
FRU identification. . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Chapter 3. General checkout . . . . .
23
What to do first . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Checkout guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
Lenovo Solution Center . . . . . . . . .
24
Quick test programs. . . . . . . . . . .
24
UEFI diagnostic program . . . . . . . . .
25
Bootable diagnostic programs. . . . . . .
26
Power system checkout . . . . . . . . . . .
26
Checking the ac power adapter . . . . . .
27
Checking the built-in battery and operational
charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27
Checking the coin-cell battery . . . . . . .
28
Chapter 4. Related service
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
Restoring the factory contents by using the
Recovery Disc Set . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
Recovery overview for the Windows 7 operating
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30
Creating and using a recovery media . . . .
31
Performing backup and recovery operations .
31
Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace .
32
Creating and using a rescue medium . . . .
33
Reinstalling preinstalled applications and
device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . .
35
Recovery overview for the Windows 10 operating
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Resetting your computer . . . . . . . . .
35
Using advanced startup options . . . . . .
36
Recovering your operating system if Windows
10 fails to start . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
Creating and using a recovery USB drive . .
36
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37
Power-on password . . . . . . . . . . .
37
Hard disk password . . . . . . . . . . .
37
Supervisor password . . . . . . . . . .
38
How to remove the power-on password . . .
38
How to remove the hard disk password . . .
38
Power management
. . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Screen blank mode (for the Windows 7
operating system only) . . . . . . . . . .
39
Sleep mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Hibernation mode
. . . . . . . . . . .
40
Symptom-to-FRU index . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Numeric error codes
. . . . . . . . . .
41
Error messages
. . . . . . . . . . . .
42
Beep symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . .
42
No-beep symptoms . . . . . . . . . . .
43
LCD-related symptoms . . . . . . . . .
43
Intermittent problems . . . . . . . . . .
43
Undetermined problems . . . . . . . . .
44
Chapter 5. Status indicators . . . . .
45
Chapter 6. Function keys . . . . . . .
47
Chapter 7. Locations . . . . . . . . .
49
Locating computer controls, connectors, and
indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Front view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
Locating FRUs and CRUs . . . . . . . . . .
51
Major FRUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
LCD FRUs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
Miscellaneous parts and other FRUs . . . .
54
Looking up FRU information . . . . . . . . .
54
Chapter 8. FRU replacement
notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Screw notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Retaining serial numbers. . . . . . . . . . .
56
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