5
Troubleshooting Procedures
5.1
General
This section provides the following information:
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Overview of the fault isolation process
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Guidelines for isolating computer malfunctions to replaceable subassemblies
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Instructions for executing diagnostics and interpreting error messages.
5.2
Overview of Fault Isolation Process
The fault isolation process (summarized in Figure 5-1) consists of the following:
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Quick Check of the following:
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Notebook power system (including battery packs and AC Adapter
connections)- See Paragraph 5.4.
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Switch settings (ensure
Power
switch is On, and press
Standby
switch to ensure that Notebook is not in Standby mode; press
Shift
to ensure the notebook is not in Auto-Suspend mode.
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All external cabling (if any)
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Check LCD Contrast adjustment (Dual Scan version only)
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Record and attempt to resolve any displayed error messages/LED indications
(See Paragraph 5.3 and Table 5-1)
Record and attempt to resolve any series of beeps emitted from the notebook
indicating test failure (See Table 5-2)
Troubleshooting
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