Lenovo ThinkCentre E73 - Miscellaneous Error Messages

Miscellaneouserrormessages
Message/SymptomFRU/Action
ChangingdisplaycolorsDisplay/Monitor
Computerwillnotpower-off.See“Harddiskdriveboot
error”onpage61
.
1.PowerSwitch
2.SystemBoard
3.Risercard,ifinstalled
ComputerwillnotRPLfromserver
1.Ensurethatnetworkisinstartupsequenceasrst
deviceorrstdeviceafterdiskette
2.EnsurethatnetworkadapterisenabledforRPL
3.Networkadapter(Advisenetworkadministratorof
newMACaddress)
ComputerwillnotperformaWakeonLAN(ifapplicable)1.Checkpowersupplyandsignalcableconnections
tonetworkadapter
2.Ensurethattheoperatingsystemsettingsaresetto
enableWakeonLAN
3.EnsureWakeonLANfeatureisenabledin
Setup/Conguration(see“StartingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage55)
4.EnsurenetworkadministratorisusingcorrectMAC
address
5.EnsurenointerruptorI/Oaddressconicts
6.Networkadapter(advisenetworkadministratorof
newMACaddress)
Deadcomputer.See“Harddiskdrivebooterror”onpage
61
.
1.PowerSupply
2.SystemBoard
Diskettedrivein-uselightremainsonordoesnotlight
whendriveisactive.
1.DisketteDrive
2.SystemBoard
3.DisketteDriveCable
Flashingcursorwithanotherwiseblankdisplay.
1.SystemBoard
2.PrimaryHardDiskDrive
3.HardDiskDriveCable
IncorrectmemorysizeduringPOST
1.RuntheMemorytests
2.MemoryModule
3.SystemBoard
"InsertaDiskette"iconappearswithaknown-good
diagnosticsdisketteintherst3.5-inchdiskettedrive.
1.SystemBoard
2.DisketteDriveCable
3.NetworkAdapter
Intensityorcolorvariesfromlefttorightofcharacters
andcolorbars
1.Display
2.Videoadapter(ifpresent)
3.SystemBoard
Nopowerorfannotrunning
1.See“Harddiskdrivebooterror”onpage61.
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