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Service Hints & Tips |
Document ID: COBN-3H8CDU |
TP 380,385 - Beep symptoms
Applicable to: World-Wide
The following information is intended for IBM Dealers and Authorized Servicers only. Customers attempting to follow any of the procedures below may void their warranty.
Beep Symptoms
Symptom/Error |
FRU/Action in Sequence |
Continuous beeps. |
System board |
One beep and a blank, unreadable, or flashing LCD. |
1. Reseat the LCD connector. |
One beep, and the message żUnable to access boot source.— |
1. Boot device |
One long and two short beeps, and a blank or unreadable LCD. |
1. System board |
One long beep followed by four shortbeeps each time the power switch is oper- ated. (System cannot power-on due to low battery voltage.) |
Connect the AC Adapter or install a fully charged battery. |
One beep every second. (System is shutting down due to low battery voltage.) |
Connect the AC Adapter or install a fully charged battery. (Allow the system to complete shutdown before changing the battery.) |
Two short beeps with error codes. |
POST error. See żNumeric Error Codes— |
Two short beeps with blank screen. |
System board |
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Hardware Maintenance Information | |
Date Created |
19-05-97 | |
Last Updated |
19-08-98 | |
Revision Date |
17-08-99 | |
Brand |
IBM ThinkPad | |
Product Family |
ThinkPad 380, ThinkPad 380D, ThinkPad 380E, ThinkPad 380ED, ThinkPad 380XD, ThinkPad 385D, ThinkPad 385E, ThinkPad 385ED, ThinkPad 385XD | |
Machine Type |
2635 | |
Model |
Various | |
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