Lenovo 3000 J Series Manual

Diagnostic Error Code FRU/Action 
215-000-XXX 
CD-ROM Drive Test Passed 
No action 
215-XXX-XXX 
CD-ROM Drive error 1.   
 CD-ROM Drive Cable 
2. 
 
 Check power supply voltages 
3. 
 
 CD-ROM drive 
4. 
 
 System board 
217-000-XXX 
Hard Disk Drive Test Passed 
No action 
217-25X-XXX 
217-26X-XXX 
Hard Disk Drive (IDE) error 
1. 
 
 Hard Disk Drive Cable 
2. 
 
 Check power supply voltages 
3. 
 
 Reseat the hard disk drive cable 
4. 
 
 Hard Disk drive (IDE) 
5. 
 
 System board 
217-28X-XXX...

Diagnostic Error Code FRU/Action 
415-000-XXX
Modem
 Test Passed 
No action 
415-XXX-XXX 
Modem error 
Remove the Modem and re-test the system 
 
 
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Beep symptoms 
Beep symptoms are tones or a series of tones separated by pauses (intervals 
without sound) during POST. 
The following table describes beep symptoms. 
 Beep Symptom FRU/Action 
2 short beeps 
CMOS setting error 
Perform the following actions in order. 
1.   
 Start the Setup Utility program and press 
F10 to Save and exit. See Chapter 6, 
“Using the Setup Utility,” on page 51. 
2. 
 
 Start the Setup Utility program and press 
F7 to load defaults and then press F10 to 
Save and exit. 
3....

POST error codes 
Each time you power-on the system, it performs a series of tests that check the 
operation of the system and some options. This series of tests is called the 
Power-On Self-Test, or POST. POST does the following operations. 
v 
 
 Checks some basic system-board operations 
v 
 
 Checks the memory operation 
v 
 
 Starts the video operation 
v 
 
 Verifies that the boot drive is working
If
 the POST detects a problem, an error message appears on the screen. A single 
problem can cause...

POST Error Message Description/Action 
Press TA B to show POST screen Pressing the TA B key permits the user to 
toggle between the default POST display 
screen and a custom POST display screen. 
Error: Non-System disk or disk error 
Replace and press any key when ready 
The BIOS was unable to find a suitable boot 
device. 
Make sure the boot drive is properly 
connected to the computer. 
Make sure you have bootable media. 
 
 
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Miscellaneous error messages 
 Message/Symptom FRU/Action 
Changing display colors Display/Monitor 
Computer will not power-off. See “Power 
Supply Problems” on page 55. 1.   
 Power Switch 
2. 
 
 System Board 
3. 
 
 Riser card, if installed 
Computer will not RPL from server 1. 
 
 Ensure that network is in startup 
sequence as first device or first device 
after diskette 
2. 
 
 Ensure that network adapter is enabled 
for RPL 
3. 
 
 Network adapter (Advise network 
administrator of new MAC address)...

Message/Symptom FRU/Action 
Non-system disk or disk error-type message 
with a known-good diagnostic diskette. 1.   
 Diskette Drive 
2. 
 
 System Board 
3. 
 
 Diskette Drive Cable 
Other display symptoms not listed above 
(including blank or illegible display) 1. 
 
 Display 
2. 
 
 System Board 
Power-on indicator or hard disk drive in-use 
light not on, but computer works correctly 1. 
 
 Power switch/LED assembly 
2. 
 
 System Board 
Printer problems 1. 
 
 Printer 
2. 
 
 System Board 
Program...

c.   
 Memory modules 
d. 
 
 Extended video memory 
e. 
 
 External Cache 
f. 
 
 External Cache RAM 
g. 
 
 Hard disk drive 
h. 
 
 Diskette drive
3.
   
 Power-on the computer to re-test the system. 
4. 
 
 Repeat steps 1 through 3 until you find the failing device or adapter. 
If all devices and adapters have been removed, and the problem continues, replace 
the system board. 
 
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Chapter 8. Replacing FRUs (Types 7387, 7388, 7389, 7393, 
7394, and 7395) 
 
Important 
Before you replace any FRU, read Chapter 2, “Safety information,” on page 3. 
These precautions and guidelines will help you work safely.
 FRU replacements are to be done by trained service technicians only. 
This chapter does not contain a remove and replace procedure for all FRUs. Only 
the major FRUs are documented. 
Note:   The computer might look slightly different than the illustrations in this 
chapter.
 
 
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Rear connectors 
The following illustration shows the locations of the connectors on the rear of the 
computer. 
   
 
 

1 Power connector 
9 Ethernet connector 

2 Voltage selection switch 
(some models) 

10 USB connectors 

3 Mouse connector 
11 Microphone connector 

4 Keyboard connector 
12 Audio line out connector 

5 Serial connector 
13 Audio line in connector 

6 Parallel connector 
14 PCI Express x1 or PCI Express x16 adapter 
connector (some models) 

7 VGA monitor connector 
15...