Lenovo ThinkCentre E73z - Monitor Problems

Message/SymptomFRU/Action
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”onpage59.
Non-systemdiskordiskerror-typemessagewitha
known-gooddiagnosticdiskette.
1.DisketteDrive
2.SystemBoard
3.DisketteDriveCable
Otherdisplaysymptomsnotlistedabove(includingblank
orillegibledisplay)
1.Display
2.SystemBoard
Power-onindicatororharddiskdrivein-uselightnoton,
butcomputerworkscorrectly
1.Powerswitch/LEDassembly
2.SystemBoard
Printerproblems1.Printer
2.SystemBoard
Programloadsfromtheharddiskwithaknown-good
diagnosticsdisketteintherst3.5-inchdiskettedrive
1.RuntheSetupUtilityprogramandcheckStartup
sequence.
2.DisketteDrive
3.DisketteDriveCable
4.SystemBoard
5.PowerSupply
RPLcomputercannotaccessprogramsfromitsownhard
disk.
1.IfnetworkadministratorisusingLCCMHybridRPL,
checkstartupsequence:
a.Firstdevice-network
b.Seconddevice-harddisk
2.Harddiskdrive
RPLcomputerdoesnotRPLfromserver
1.Checkstartupsequence.
2.CheckthenetworkadapterLEDstatus.
Serialorparallelportdevicefailure(systemboardport)1.ExternalDeviceSelf-TestOK?
2.ExternalDevice
3.Cable
4.SystemBoard
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