Table Of Contents - IBM ThinkCentre 2296 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Contents
Chapter 1. About this manual . . . . . 1
Important Safety Information .
Chapter 2. General information . . . . . 3
Features . . . . . .
Physical specifications .
Type 8316 . . . .
Type 8191 . . . .
Types 2296 and 8434 .
Types 8198 and 8199 .
Chapter 3. General Checkout . . . . . 11
Chapter 4. IBM Enhanced Diagnostics
Diagnostics program download .
Navigating through the diagnostics programs .
Running diagnostics tests .
Test selection . . .
Test results . . .
Fixed disk advanced test (FDAT) .
Quick and Full erase - hard drive .
Viewing the test log .
Chapter 5. IBM Setup Utility program
Starting the IBM Setup Utility program .
Viewing and changing settings .
Exiting from the IBM Setup Utility program
Using passwords . .
User password . .
Administrator password .
Setting, changing, and deleting a password .
Using Security Profile by Device .
Selecting a startup device .
Selecting a temporary startup device .
Changing the startup device sequence
Chapter 6. Replacing FRUs . . . . . . 25
Locating connectors on the front .
Types 2296 and 8434 .
Type 8191 . . . .
Types 8198 and 8199 .
Type 8316 . . . .
Locating the connectors on the rear .
Types 2296 and 8434 .
Type 8191 . . . .
Types 8198 and 8199 .
Type 8316 . . . .
Removing the cover .
Types 2296 and 8434 .
Type 8191 . . . .
Types 8198 and 8199 .
Type 8316 . . . .
Locating components .
Types 2296 and 8434 .
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Type 8191 .
Types 8198 and 8199 .
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Type 8316 .
Identifying parts on the system board (all machine
types) . . .
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Replacing memory (all machine types) .
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Replacing adapters .
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Types 2296 and 8434 .
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Type 8191 .
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Types 8198 and 8199 .
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Type 8316 .
Replacing internal drives .
Types 2296 and 8434 .
Type 8191 .
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Types 8198 and 8199 .
. 15 Type 8316 .
. 15 Connecting the drive .
. 15 Replacing the battery (all machine types)
. 16 Replacing the power supply .
. 16 Types 2296 and 8434 .
. 16 Type 8191 .
. 18 Types 8198 and 8199 .
. 19 Type 8316 .
Replacing a microprocessor (all machine types) .
Replacing the system board .
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Types 2296, 8198, 8199, and 8434 .
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Type 8191 .
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Type 8316 .
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Replacing the cover and connecting the cables .
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Types 2296 and 8434 .
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Type 8191 .
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Types 8198 and 8199 .
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Type 8316 .
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Chapter 7. Symptom-to-FRU Index . . . 69
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. 23 Hard disk drive boot error .
Power Supply Errors .
Diagnostic error codes .
Beep symptoms .
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No-beep symptoms .
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POST error codes .
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Miscellaneous error messages .
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Undetermined problems .
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Chapter 8. Additional Service
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Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
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Security features .
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Passwords .
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Vital product data .
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Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing
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CMOS) . . .
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BIOS levels .
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Flash update procedures .
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Updating (flashing) BIOS from a diskette or
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CD-ROM .
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