ThinkPad T430 - Errors Without Messages

•Message:Fanerror
Solution:Coolingfanhasfailed.Shutdownthecomputerimmediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.
•Message:Thermalsensingerror
Solution:Thethermalsensorhasproblem.Shutdownthecomputerimmediatelyandhavethecomputer
serviced.
•Message:ThissystemdoesnotsupportbatteriesthatarenotgenuineLenovo-madeorauthorized.The
systemwillcontinuetoboot,butmaynotchargeunauthorizedbatteries.
Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and
providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.
Solution:Unauthorizedbatteryisinstalledinthecomputer.PresstheESCtocontinue.
Errorswithoutmessages
•Problem:MyscreenkeepsblankingwhenIdonotwantitto.
Solution:Youcandisableanysystemtimers,suchastheLCDturn-offtimerortheblanktimerby
doingthefollowing:
1.StartPowerManager.
2.ClickthePowerplantab,andthenselectMaximumPerformancefromthepredenedpowerplans.
•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,nothingisdisplayedonthescreenandthecomputerdoesnot
beepwhilestartingup.
Note:Ifyouarenotsurewhetheryouheardanybeeps,turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthe
powerswitchforfoursecondsormore.Turnitonandlistenagain.
Solution:Makesurethat:
–Thebatteryisinstalledcorrectly.
–Theacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthepowercordispluggedintoaworking
electricaloutlet.
–Thecomputeristurnedon.(Turnthepowerswitchonagainforconrmation.)
Ifapower-onpasswordisset:
–Pressanykeytodisplaythepromptforthepower-onpassword.Ifthebrightnesslevelofthescreen
islow,increaseitbypressingHome.
–TypethecorrectpasswordandpressEnter.
Iftheseitemsarecorrectlyset,andthescreenremainsblank,havethecomputerserviced.
•Problem:WhenIturnonthecomputer,onlyawhitecursorisdisplayedonablankscreen.
Solution:Ifyouhavemodiedapartitiononyourharddiskdrivebyusingpartitionsoftware,information
aboutthatpartition,orthemasterbootrecordmighthavebeendestroyed.
1.Turnoffthecomputer,andthenturnitonagain.
2.Ifyoustillseeonlythecursoronthescreen,dothefollowing:
–Ifyouhaveusedthepartitionsoftware,examinethepartitionontheharddiskdrivebyusingthe
software,andrecoverthepartitionifrequired.
–UseeithertheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceortherecoverydiscstorestorethesystem
tothefactorystate.
Iftheproblempersists,havethecomputerserviced.
•Problem:Myscreengoesblankwhilethecomputerison.
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