IBM ThinkPad 600 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Contents
General Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Important Service Information .......... 1
Drive and Diskette Compatibility Matrix ..... 3
Safety Notices (Multi-lingual Translations) .... 3
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Laser Compliance Statement ........... 14
Read This First .................. 17
FRU Replacement Notices ............ 19
LCD Replacement Notice ........... 19
Screw Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
System Board Replacement Notice ....... 20
CPU Card Replacement Notice (600E and 770X
Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
DC-DC Card Replacement Notice (770X Only) . 22
Related Service Information ............ 23
How to Use Error Messages .......... 23
How to Diagnose Multiple FRUs ........ 23
Reset Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Running a Low-Level Format .......... 23
Service Web Site ............... 24
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Power Management Features ......... 25
Fn Key Combinations ............. 29
Checkout Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Audio Checkout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Diskette Drive Checkout ............ 31
Fan Checkout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Indicator LED Checkout ............ 32
Indicator Panel Check Out ........... 32
Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Checkout . . 32
Memory Checkout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Modem (DSP) Checkout ............ 34
Port Replicator Checkout ............ 35
Power Systems Checkout ........... 35
System Board and CPU Card Checkout ..... 38
TrackPoint Checkout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Running the Diagnostics .............. 39
PC Card Slots Test .............. 41
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Test ........ 41
Displaying the Error Log ............ 42
Checking the Installed Devices List ....... 42
Diagnostic Error Codes ............ 42
ThinkPad 600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Model-Unique Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Symptom-to-FRU Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Numeric Error Codes .............. 52
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IBM ThinkPad 600 Specifications

General

Processor	Intel Pentium II
Graphics	Neomagic MagicGraph128XD
Operating System	Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0
Resolution	800 x 600
Battery	Lithium-Ion
Optical Drive	Optional external CD-ROM drive
Ports	Serial, Parallel, VGA
Network	10/100 Ethernet
Clock Speed	233 MHz to 300 MHz
Display	12.1-inch TFT