ThinkPad Edge E530 - Power System Checkout; Checking the Ac Power Adapter

Tocreateabootablediagnosticmedium,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/diags.
2.ClickLenovoBootableDiagnostics.
3.FollowtheinstructionsontheWebsitetocreateabootablediagnosticmediumonaUSBdeviceorCD.
Tousethediagnosticmediumyouhavecreated,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouhavecreatedthebootablediagnosticmediumonaUSBdevice,dothefollowing:
1.AttachtheUSBdevicetothecomputer.
2.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage
30,andcheckthepowersources.Ifanerrorcodeisdisplayed,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”on
page39forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.
3.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key.WhentheBoot
Menuwindowopens,releasetheF12key.
4.UsethearrowkeystoselectUSBHDDandthenpressEnter.Thediagnosticprogramwillbe
launchedautomatically.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousethediagnosticprogram.
•IfyouhavecreatedthebootablediagnosticmediumonaCD,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage
30
,andcheckthepowersources.Ifanerrorcodeisdisplayed,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”on
page39forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.
2.InserttheCDintotheopticaldrive.
3.Restartthecomputer.
4.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key.WhentheBoot
Menuwindowopens,releasetheF12key.
5.UsethearrowkeystoselectATAPICDx(x:0,1,...)andthenpressEnter.Thediagnosticprogram
willbelaunchedautomatically.
6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousethediagnosticprogram.
Powersystemcheckout
Toverifyasymptom,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Removethebatterypack.
3.Connecttheacpoweradapter.
4.Checkthatpowerissuppliedwhenyouturnonthecomputer.
5.Turnoffthecomputer.
6.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandinstallthechargedbatterypack.
7.Checkthatthebatterypacksuppliespowerwhenyouturnonthecomputer.
Ifyoususpectapowerproblem,seetheappropriateoneofthefollowingpowersupplycheckouts:
•“Checkingtheacpoweradapter”onpage30
•“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage31
•“Checkingthebatterypack”onpage31
•“Checkingthebackupbattery”onpage32
Checkingtheacpoweradapter
Ifyoucomputerfailsonlywhentheacpoweradapterisused,usetheinstructionsinthistopic.
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