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TP 3550-002 Expansion Unit - General Checkout
Applicable to: World-Wide
General Checkout (3550-002):
Overall Procedures:
1. Test the computer alone, to make sure there is not a problem with the computer before testing it with the 3550 Expansion Unit. If there is a problem with the computer, solve it by referring to the information supplied with the computer, then test the computer with the 3550 Expansion Unit.
2. Have the external keyboard, mouse, parallel and serial devices connected to the computer and test the computer. If no problem exists, connect them to the 3550 Expansion Unit and test the 3550 Expansion Unit with the computer installed.
3. When testing the 3550 Expansion Unit, use the Diagnostic Diskette supplied with the 3550 Expansion Unit.
a. Because the serial and parallel ports on the computer are covered by the 3550 Expansion Unit when the computer is installed on the 3550 Expansion Unit, answer ¿No— when you are asked if a wrap plug is used.
b. Test the status indicators on the 3550 Expansion Unit by using the system status indicator test of the computer. The corresponding indicators on the 3550 Expansion Unit turn on and off in the test, except for the power-on indicator. This power-on indicator does not turn off due to hardware restriction.
4. If the user did not bring the computer with the 3550 Expansion Unit, use a properly working computer with the 3550 Expansion Unit.
5. If the docking station serial number is below 97-C0001, and the computer has intermittent problems that seem to go away when the computer is reseated in the docking station, install the cover kit (part number 66G9433).
Note:
To check if the cover kit has already been installed, look at the plug toward the left side of the docking station (this plug connects to the AC adapter port at the left-rear of the computer). If the plug has a one-eighth inch deep shoulder, the cover kit has already been installed. If the plug has a one-quarter inch deep shoulder, the cover kit has not yet been installed.
6. If the diagnostics of the following SCSI devices fail or stop, suspect that the diagnostic programs are down level before replacing SCSI devices.
SCSI Tape Drive (error code = 0211XXXX)
SCSI CD-ROM Drive
(error code = 0215XXXX)
SCSI Rewritable Optical Drive
(error code = 0217XXXX)
To continue the diagnostics of other devices, remove these SCSI devices from the installed device list before starting diagnostics.
Important:
When the Problem Determination Procedure in the operation manual that is supplied with the adapter or device says ¿Have the system unit serviced—, the system unit stands for the computer and this 3550 Expansion Unit.
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Date Created |
10-01-97 | |
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08-04-98 | |
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07-04-99 | |
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IBM ThinkPad | |
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ThinkPad Docking Stations | |
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3550 | |
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002 | |
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