Lenovo THINKPAD T40 User Manual

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Problem:
 
The
 
computer
 
does
 
not
 
operate
 
with
 
a
 
fully
 
charged
 
battery.
 
Solution:
 
The
 
surge
 
protector
 
in
 
the
 
battery
 
might
 
be
 
active.
 
Turn
 
off
 
the
 
computer
 
for
 
one
 
minute
 
to
 
reset
 
the
 
protector;
 
then
 
turn
 
on
 
the
 
computer
 
again.
 
Problem
 
The
 
battery
 
does
 
not
 
charge.
 
Solution
 
You
 
cannot
 
charge
 
the
 
battery
 
when
 
it
 
is
 
too
 
hot.
 
If
 
the
 
battery
 
feels
 
hot,
 
remove
 
it
 
from
 
the
 
computer
 
and
 
allow
 
it
 
to
 
cool
 
to
 
room
 
temperature.
 
After
 
it
 
cools,
 
reinstall
 
it
 
and
 
recharge
 
the
 
battery.
 
If
 
it
 
still
 
cannot
 
be
 
charged,
 
have
 
it
 
serviced.
Hard
 
disk
 
drive
 
problems
 
Problem:
 
The
 
hard
 
disk
 
drive
 
makes
 
a
 
rattling
 
noise
 
intermittently.
 
Solution:
 
The
 
rattling
 
noise
 
might
 
be
 
heard
 
when:
 
v
   
The
 
hard
 
disk
 
drive
 
starts
 
accessing
 
the
 
data
 
or
 
when
 
it
 
stops.
 
v
   
You
 
are
 
carrying
 
the
 
hard
 
disk
 
drive.
 
v
   
You
 
are
 
carrying
 
your
 
computer.
This
 
is
 
a
 
normal
 
characteristic
 
of
 
a
 
hard
 
disk
 
drive
 
and
 
is
 
not
 
a
 
defect.
 
Problem:
 
The
 
hard
 
disk
 
drive
 
does
 
not
 
work.
 
Solution:
 
In
 
the
 
startup
 
menu
 
in
 
the
 
BIOS
 
Setup
 
Utility,
 
make
 
sure
 
that
 
the
 
hard
 
disk
 
drive
 
is
 
included
 
in
 
the
 
“Boot
 
priority
 
order”
 
list.
 
If
 
it
 
is
 
included
 
in
 
the
 
“Excluded
 
from
 
boot
 
order”
 
list,
 
it
 
is
 
disabled.
 
Select
 
the
 
entry
 
for
 
it
 
in
 
the
 
list
 
and
 
press
 
the
 
x
 
key.
 
This
 
moves
 
the
 
entry
 
to
 
the
 
“Boot
 
priority
 
order”
 
list.
 
 
If
 
you
 
are
 
using
 
the
 
ThinkPad
 
T41/T41p
 
Series
 
computer,
 
in
 
the
 
startup
 
menu
 
in
 
the
 
BIOS
 
Setup
 
Utility,
 
make
 
sure
 
that
 
there
 
is
 
no
 
exclamation
 
point
 
!
 
to
 
the
 
left
 
of
 
the
 
hard
 
disk
 
drive
 
or
 
its
 
child
 
node.
 
If
 
there
 
is
 
such
 
a
 
mark,
 
the
 
hard
 
disk
 
drive
 
is
 
disabled.
 
To
 
enable
 
the
 
drive,
 
press
 
the
 
Insert
 
key
 
and
 
clear
 
the
 
mark.
A
 
startup
 
problem
 
Problem:
 
The
 
Microsoft
®
 
Windows
 
operating
 
system
 
will
 
not
 
start.
 
Solution:
 
Use
 
the
 
Rescue
 
and
 
Recovery
 
workspace
 
to
 
help
 
solve
 
or
 
identify
 
your
 
Solving
 
computer
 
problems
 
28
 
ThinkPad
®
 
T40
 
Series
 
Service
 
and
 
Troubleshooting
 
Guide