IBM THINKPAD X40 - LCD-related symptoms

Symptom or error FRU or action, in sequence
1810
Hard
disk partition layout error
1. If the Access IBM
Predesktop Area has been
previously disabled, then
go the the IBM BIOS
Setup Utility by pressing
F1 to open the IBM BIOS
Setup Utility. Select
Security->IBM Predesktop
Area-> Access IBM
Predesktop Area. Set this
item to Disabled. Save
and exit.
2. If the Access IBM
Predesktop Area has not
been previously disabled,
press Enter to load Access
IBM Predesktop Area. Then
run RECOVER TO
FACTORY CONTENTS in
Access IBM Predesktop
Area.
3. If item 2 failed, press F3 in
welcome screen in
RECOVER TO FACTORY
CONTENTS. Run FDISK,
and then delete all
partitions. Run RECOVER
TO FACTORY CONTENTS
in Access IBM Predesktop
Area again.
4. If item 3 failed, select
CD-ROM boot in Startup in
Access IBM Predesktop
Area. Boot from Recovery
CD and perform full
recovery from it.
5. If item 4 failed, replace the
hard disk drive.
Symptom-to-FRU index
ThinkPad X40 65