IBM 2257 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
Contents
About this manual ..........iii
Important Safety Information ........iii
Chapter 1. General Checkout......1
Chapter 2. General Information .....3
Features................3
Specifications ..............5
Physical specification small desktop model . . 5
Physical specification desktopmodel....6
Physical specifications microtower model. . . 7
Chapter 3. Diagnostics ........9
Setup Utility program ...........10
Product Recovery Program menu .......11
Diagnostics ..............12
Diagnostics program download.......12
Navigating through the diagnostics programs . . 12
Running diagnostics tests.........12
Test selection .............12
Module test menu/hardware configuration report 13
Memory Diagnostic tests .........13
Alert-On LAN
test ..........14
Asset ID
test ............14
Testresults.............14
Hard file Smart test...........15
QuickandFullerase-harddrive......15
Iomega Zip drive test ..........16
Asset EEPROM backup .........16
Viewing the test log ..........16
When to use the Low-Level Format program . . . 17
Preparingtheharddiskdriveforuse......17
Chapter 4. Installing Options .....19
Locating the connectors on the front of your
computer...............19
Locating the connectors on the rear of your
computer...............22
Home PNA network adapter .......25
Removingthecover-smalldesktopmodel....26
Locating components - small desktop model . . . 27
Identifying parts on the system board - small
desktopmodel.............27
Installing memory - small desktop model ....28
Installing DIMMs ...........28
Installing adapters - small desktop model ....29
Installing internal drives - small desktop model . . 30
Drive specifications...........30
Installing a drive ...........31
Installing a Rope Clip - small desktop model . . . 33
Replacing the cover and connecting the cables -
smalldesktopmodel...........33
Removingthecover-desktopmodel......34
Locating components - desktop model .....35
Identifying parts on the system board - desktop
model................35
Installing memory - desktop model ......36
Installing DIMMs ...........36
Installing adapters - desktop model ......37
Installing internal drives - desktop model ....38
Drive specifications...........39
Installing a drive ...........40
Installing a Rope Clip - desktop model .....42
Replacing the cover and connecting the cables -
desktopmodel.............43
Removingthecover-microtowermodel ....44
Locating components - microtower model ....46
Moving the power supply - microtower model . . 46
Identifying parts on the system board - microtower
model................48
Installing memory - microtower model .....49
Installing DIMMs ...........49
Installing adapters - microtower model .....50
Installing internal drives - microtower model . . . 51
Drive specifications...........52
Installing a drive ...........53
Installing a Rope Clip - microtower model ....55
Replacing the cover and connecting the cables -
microtowermodel............56
Chapter 5. FRU Replacements.....59
Identifying parts on the system board .....59
Replacing a System Board - Small Desktop Model 60
Replacing a processor - Small Desktop Model . . . 61
Power supply removal - Small Desktop Model . . 62
Replacing a System Board - Desktop Model . . . 62
Replacingaprocessor-DesktopModel.....63
Power supply removal - Desktop Model.....64
Replacing a system board - Microtower Model . . 65
Replacingaprocessor-MicrotowerModel....66
Power supply removal - Microtower Model . . . 66
Chapter 6. Symptom-to-FRU Index . . . 69
SDRAM memory errors ..........70
Hard disk drive boot error .........70
Power Supply Errors ...........71
Diagnostic error codes...........72
Beepsymptoms.............90
No-beepsymptoms............92
POST error codes ............93
Miscellaneous error messages ........107
Undetermined problems..........109
Chapter 7. Parts ..........111
SmallDesktopModel...........111
DesktopModel.............137
MicrotowerModel............159
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