IBM THINKCENTER 8128 User Manual

Contents
Chapter 1. About this manual . . . . .1
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . .1
Chapter 2. General information . . . . .3
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Physical specifications . . . . . . . . . . .5
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430 . . . . .6
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431 . . .7
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8415, 8432, and 8433 8
Types 8196 and 8197 . . . . . . . . . . .9
Chapter 3. General Checkout . . . . .11
Chapter 4. IBM Enhanced Diagnostics 15
Diagnostics program download . . . . . . . .15
Navigating through the diagnostics programs . . .15
Running diagnostics tests . . . . . . . . . .15
Test selection . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Test results . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Fixed disk advanced test (FDAT) . . . . . .16
Quick and Full erase - hard drive . . . . . .18
Viewing the test log . . . . . . . . . . .18
Chapter 5. IBM Setup Utility program 19
Starting the IBM Setup Utility program . . . . .19
Viewing and changing settings . . . . . . . .19
Exiting from the IBM Setup Utility program . . .20
Using passwords . . . . . . . . . . . .20
User password . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Administrator password . . . . . . . . .20
Setting, changing, and deleting a password . . .20
Using Security Profile by Device . . . . . . .21
Using IDE Drives Setup . . . . . . . . . .21
Selecting a startup device . . . . . . . . . .22
Selecting a temporary startup device . . . . .22
Changing the startup device sequence . . . .22
Chapter 6. Replacing FRUs . . . . . .23
Locating connectors on the front . . . . . . .23
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430 . . . .23
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431 . .23
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8415, 8432, and 8433 25
Types 8196 and 8197 . . . . . . . . . .25
Locating the connectors on the rear . . . . . .27
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430 . . . .27
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431 . .27
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8415, 8432, and 8433 29
Types 8196 and 8197 . . . . . . . . . .29
Removing the cover . . . . . . . . . . .30
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430 . . . .30
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431 . .31
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8415, 8432, and 8433 31
Types 8196 and 8197 . . . . . . . . . .32
Locating components . . . . . . . . . . .34
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430 . . . .34
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431 . .35
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8415, 8432, and 8433 36
Types 8196 and 8197 . . . . . . . . . .37
Identifying parts on the system board (all machine
types) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Replacing memory (all machine types) . . . . .38
Replacing adapters . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430 . . . .39
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431 . .41
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8415, 8432, and 8433 42
Types 8196 and 8197 . . . . . . . . . .42
Replacing internal drives . . . . . . . . . .43
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430 . . . .43
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431 . .45
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8415, 8432, and 8433 48
Types 8196 and 8197 . . . . . . . . . .51
Connecting the drive . . . . . . . . . . .54
Parallel ATA hard disk drive . . . . . . . .54
Serial ATA hard disk drive . . . . . . . .55
CD drive, DVD drive, CD/RW drive, or
DVD/CD/RW combo drive . . . . . . . .55
Diskette drive . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Replacing the battery (all machine types) . . . .56
Replacing the power supply . . . . . . . . .57
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430 . . . .57
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431 . .57
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8196, 8197, 8415,
8432, and 8433 . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Replacing a microprocessor (all machine types) . .59
Replacing the system board (all machine types) . .61
Replacing the cover and connecting the cables . . .63
Types 8185, 8186, 8192, 8413, and 8430 . . . .63
Types 8128, 8187, 8188, 8193, 8414, and 8431 . .64
Types 8189, 8190, 8194, 8195, 8415, 8432, and 8433 65
Types 8196 and 8197 . . . . . . . . . .66
Chapter 7. Symptom-to-FRU Index . . .69
Hard disk drive boot error . . . . . . . . .69
Power Supply Errors . . . . . . . . . . .70
Diagnostic error codes . . . . . . . . . . .70
Beep symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
No-beep symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . .91
POST error codes . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Miscellaneous error messages . . . . . . . . 107
Undetermined problems . . . . . . . . . . 109
Power supply connectors . . . . . . . . .110
Connector P1 . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Connector P2, P3, P4, and P7 . . . . . . .110
Connector P5 (Diskette drive) . . . . . . .110
Connector P6 . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Connector P8 (Serial ATA) . . . . . . . .110
Chapter 8. Additional Service
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
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IBM THINKCENTER 8128 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	THINKCENTER 8128
Category	Computer Hardware
Language	English