Fan Assembly ................................................................................................................................... 129
Fan Sink ........................................................................................................................................... 131
Processor ......................................................................................................................................... 133
Power Supply ................................................................................................................................... 135
System Board ................................................................................................................................... 137
Battery .............................................................................................................................................. 139
Appendix A Connector Pin Assignments .................................................................................................... 141
Ethernet BNC ................................................................................................................................... 141
USB .................................................................................................................................................. 141
Microphone ....................................................................................................................................... 141
Headphone ....................................................................................................................................... 142
Line-in Audio .................................................................................................................................... 142
Line-out Audio .................................................................................................................................. 142
4-Pin Power (for CPU) ...................................................................................................................... 142
Monitor ............................................................................................................................................. 143
Serial Interface, Powered and Non-Powered ................................................................................... 143
DVI Connector .................................................................................................................................. 144
24-Pin Power .................................................................................................................................... 145
PCI Express ..................................................................................................................................... 146
PCI Express ..................................................................................................................................... 147
Appendix B Power Cord Set Requirements ................................................................................................ 148
General Requirements ..................................................................................................................... 148
Japanese Power Cord Requirements .............................................................................................. 148
Country-Specific Requirements ........................................................................................................ 149
Appendix C POST Error Messages .............................................................................................................. 150
POST Numeric Codes and Text Messages ..................................................................................... 151
Interpreting POST Diagnostic Front Panel LEDs and Audible Codes .............................................. 159
Appendix D Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics .................................................................................... 163
Safety and Comfort .......................................................................................................................... 163
Before You Call for Technical Support ............................................................................................. 163
Helpful Hints ..................................................................................................................................... 164
Solving General Problems ................................................................................................................ 166
Solving Power Problems .................................................................................................................. 169
Solving Diskette Problems ............................................................................................................... 170
Solving Hard Drive Problems ........................................................................................................... 173
Solving Media Card Reader Problems ............................................................................................. 176
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