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Lenovo ThinkPad S430 - Memory Module Problems; Networking Problems

Lenovo ThinkPad S430
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Table7.Beeperrors(continued)
Problem
Solution
Fourcyclesoffourshortbeeps
TheSecurityChiphasaproblem.Havethecomputer
serviced.
FiveshortbeepsThesystemboardhasaproblem.Havethecomputer
serviced.
Fiveshortbeeps,pause,veshortbeeps,andpause
Continuetobootimmediatelywhentheerrorwas
detected.
Memorymoduleproblems
Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.
Ifyourmemorymoduleisnotoperatingproperly,checkthefollowingitems:
1.Verifythatthememorymoduleisinstalledandseatedcorrectlyinyourcomputer.
Itmightbenecessarytoremovealladdedmemorymodulestotestthecomputerwithonlythe
factory-installedmemorymodules,andthenreinstallthememorymoduleoneatatimetoensure
aproperconnection.
2.Checkforerrormessagesduringstartup.
Followtheappropriatecorrectiveactionsforpower-onself-test(POST)errormessages.
3.VerifythatthelatestUEFIBIOSforyourmodelhasbeeninstalled.
4.Verifythepropermemorycongurationandcompatibilityincludingthemaximummemorysizeandthe
memoryspeed.
5.Rundiagnosticprograms.See“Diagnosingproblems”onpage113.
Networkingproblems
Thefollowingarethemostcommonnetworkingproblems:
Ethernetproblems
Problem:Yourcomputercannotconnecttothenetwork.
Solution:Ensurethat:
Thecableisinstalledcorrectly.
ThenetworkcablemustbesecurelyconnectedbothtotheEthernetconnectorofyourcomputerand
totheRJ45connectorofthehub.Themaximumallowabledistancefromthecomputertohubis
100meters.Ifthecableisconnectedandthedistanceiswithinacceptablelimitsbuttheproblem
persists,tryadifferentcable.
Youareusingthecorrectdevicedriver.
1.OpenControlPanel.ClickHardwareandSoundDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforan
administratorpasswordorconrmation,typethepasswordorprovideconrmation.
2.IftheexclamationmarkisdisplayednexttotheadapternameunderNetworkadapters,you
mightnotbeusingthecorrectdriverorthedrivermighthavebeendisabled.Toupdatethedriver,
right-clickthehighlightedadapter.
3.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Theswitchportandtheadapterhavethesameduplexsetting.
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