Table Of Contents - IBM NetVista Hardware Maintenance Manual

Contents
About this manual . . . . . . . . . . iii
Important safety information
Online support . . .
Chapter 1. General checkout . . . . . . 1
Chapter 2. General information . . . . . 3
Features and specifications for Type 6838 .
Features and specifications for Type 6848 .
Chapter 3. Diagnostics . . . . . . . . 7
POST . . . . . . .
POST beep code descriptions .
Small computer system interface messages (some
models) . . . . . .
IBM Enhanced Diagnostics
Text messages . . .
Starting the diagnostic programs.
Using the diagnostics CD.
Downloading the diagnostics program .
Using the diagnostic diskette
Viewing the test log
System board memory .
RIMM diagnostic approach .
Recovering your operating system and preinstalled
software . . . . .
Recovering BIOS .
Recovering or installing device drivers .
Recovering your operating system .
Performing a partial or full recovery .
Using Norton AntiVirus for IBM .
Using the ConfigSafe program .
Clearing CMOS . . .
Replacing the battery .
Chapter 4. Configuration . . . . . . . 19
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program .
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program 19
Choices available from the Configuration/Setup
Utility main menu .
Using passwords .
Using the SCSISelect Utility program (some models) 22
Starting the SCSISelect Utility program .
Choices available from the SCSISelect menu
Chapter 5. Installing options Type 6838,
6848 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Before you begin . .
System reliability considerations .
I/O connector/port locations - Type 6838 and 6848
Removing the cover .
Internal drive removal and replacement .
Installing internal drives in bays 1, 2 and 3 .
CD-ROM drive jumper settings.
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Installing internal drives in bays 4, 5, 6 and 7 .
Hard disk drive jumper settings
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Installing a security U-bolt .
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Installing memory modules .
Installing adapters .
Adapter slots .
AGP adapter .
Audio adapter .
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ADSL modem
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Replacing the cover.
Chapter 6. FRU information (service
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Types 6838 and 6848 removals .
System board layout .
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System board jumper settings .
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System board memory.
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RIMM diagnostic approach .
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Replacing a system board
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Replacing a processor .
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Speaker removal.
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Power supply
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20-pin main power supply connection
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6-pin power supply connection .
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4-pin power supply connection .
Power supply removal.
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Chapter 7. Symptom-to-FRU index . . . 47
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RIMM memory errors .
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Hard disk drive boot error .
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Beep symptoms .
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Diagnostic error codes .
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POST error codes .
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Miscellaneous error messages .
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Undetermined problems .
Security features .
Passwords .
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Power-on password
Removing a power-on password .
Administrator password .
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Administrator password control
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Operating system password .
Vital product data .
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Management Information Format (MIF) .
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Alert on LAN
BIOS levels .
Flash (BIOS/VPD) update procedure .
Flash recovery boot block jumper .
. 25 Power management
. 25 Automatic configuration and power interface
26 (ACPI) BIOS .
. 26 Advanced Power Management .
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Automatic Hardware Power Management
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