IBM T500 User Manual

IBM

Table

9.

FRU

tests

(continued)

FRU

Applicable

test

Diskette

drive

1.

Diagnostics

-->

Diskette

Drives

2.

Interactive

Tests

-->

Diskette

Optical

drive

1.

Diagnostics

-->

Other

Devices

-->

Optical

Drive

2.

Interactive

Tests

-->

Optical

Drive

Test

Memory

1.

If

two

DIMMs

are

installed,

remove

one

of

them

and

run

Diagnostics

-->

Memory

Test—Quick

.

2.

If

the

problem

does

not

recur,

return

the

DIMM

to

its

place,

remove

the

other

one,

and

run

the

test

again.

3.

If

the

test

does

not

detect

the

error,

run

Diagnostics

-->

Memory

Test—Full

.

Fan

1.

Turn

on

the

computer

and

check

the

air

turbulence

at

the

louver

near

the

PC

Card

slot.

2.

Run

Diagnostics

-->

ThinkPad

Devices

-->

Fan

.

TrackPoint

or

pointing

device

If

the

TrackPoint

does

not

work,

check

the

configuration

as

specified

in

the

BIOS

Setup

Utility.

If

the

TrackPoint

is

disabled,

select

Automatic

to

enable

it.

After

you

use

the

TrackPoint,

the

pointer

may

drift

on

the

screen

for

a

short

time.

This

drift

can

occur

when

a

slight,

steady

pressure

is

applied

to

the

TrackPoint

pointer.

This

symptom

is

not

a

hardware

problem.

If

the

pointer

stops

after

a

short

time,

no

service

action

is

necessary.

If

enabling

the

TrackPoint

does

not

correct

the

problem,

continue

with

the

following:

v

Interactive

Tests

-->

Mouse

Touch

Pad

If

the

Touch

Pad

does

not

work,

check

the

configuration

as

specified

in

the

BIOS

Setup

Utility.

If

the

Touch

Pad

is

disabled,

select

Automatic

to

enable

it.

If

enabling

the

Touch

Pad

does

not

correct

the

problem,

continue

with

the

following:

v

Interactive

Tests

-->

Mouse

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