IBM ThinkPad R40e User manual

ThinkPad

R40 Series

Service and Troubleshooting Guide

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ThinkPad

R40 Series

Service and Troubleshooting Guide

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Note

Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information under

Appendix A, “Important safety instructions”, on page 47, Appendix B, “Wireless related information”, on

page 53, Appendix C, “Warranty information”, on page 55, and Appendix D, “Notices”, on page 69.

First Edition (January 2003)

The following paragraph does not apply to the United Kingdom or any country where such provisions are

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Important Notice for Users

Important Regulatory Notice for Users

The ThinkPad R40 computer complies with the radio frequency and safety

standards of any country or region in which it has been approved for wireless

use. You are requested to install and use your ThinkPad computer in strict

accordance with the local RF regulations. Before you use the ThinkPad R40

computer, please find and read “Regulatory Notice for ThinkPad R40 Series,”

the notice that supplements this Service and Troubleshooting Guide. The

notice is included in the package with this publication.

Information about hard disk capacity

Instead of providing a recovery CD or a Windows

CD with your computer,

IBM

provides simpler methods of accomplishing the tasks typically

associated with these CDs. The files and programs for these alternative

methods are on your hard disk, which eliminates having to locate misplaced

CDs and problems associated with using an incorrect CD version.

The complete backup of all the files and programs that IBM preinstalled on

your computer resides in a hidden section, or partition, of the hard disk.

Although hidden, the backups in the partition consume hard disk space.

Therefore, when checking the capacity of your hard disk according to

Windows

you might note that the total capacity of the disk appears to be

smaller than anticipated. This discrepancy is explained by the contents of the

hidden partition.

For more information about recovering your hard disk to the original

preinstalled contents refer to your on-system help source, Access IBM. Press

the blue Access IBM button or click the Access IBM icon on your desktop, and

then browse the Learn section for various topics that cover backing up and

recovering.

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R40 Series Service and Troubleshooting Guide

Finding information with Access IBM

The blue Access IBM button can help you in many situations when your

computer is working normally; and even when it is not. At your desktop,

press the Access IBM button to open Access IBM. Access IBM is your

on-board computer help center that brings you informative illustrations and

easy-to-follow instructions for getting started and staying productive. You can

also use the Access IBM button to interrupt the startup sequence of your

computer and start the Access IBM Predesktop Area. If Windows

does not

start correctly, press the Access IBM button during the startup sequence of

your computer and start the Access IBM Predesktop Area. Use this area to run

diagnostics, restore your backups (assuming you have made backups using

IBM Rapid Restore PC), restore to factory contents (ie, what was there when

you received your computer), start a utility that enables you to change your

startup sequence, and get essential system information, and start the IBM

BIOS Setup Utility where you can check and change BIOS settings.

Press the Access IBM button to open the application that brings all of IBM’s

resources to you. On the next page, you will see the Welcome page of Access

IBM that explains what each part of Access IBM holds to help you.

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R40 Series Service and Troubleshooting Guide

Some of the topics in your help system contain brief video clips that show

you how to perform certain tasks, such as replacing your battery, inserting a

PC Card, or upgrading your memory. Click play button to watch the video

clip.

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R40 Series Service and Troubleshooting Guide

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