K330 Motherboard replaced but need help.

[skimore]

I got the motherboard replaced from the recall.  But the problem is the tech did not put in the Model # and serial on the motherboard.  Is there any motherboard manuals that might tell me if the specs have been upgraded etc??

From CPU-Z:

DMI BIOS  
 vendor   LENOVO
 version   DKKT20AUS
 date   03/16/2011

DMI System Information  
 manufacturer  LENOVO
 product   INVALID
 version   Lenovo Product
 serial   INVALID
 UUID   {FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF}

DMI Baseboard  
 vendor   LENOVO
 model   To be filled by O.E.M.
 revision  To be filled by O.E.M.
 serial   INVALID

DMI System Enclosure  
 manufacturer  To Be Filled By O.E.M.
 chassis type  Desktop
 chassis serial  INVALID

DMI Processor  
 manufacturer  Intel
 model   Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz
 clock speed  3400.0 MHz
 FSB speed  100.0 MHz
 multiplier  34.0x

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J1A1 (internal)
 designation  PS2Mouse (external)
 port type  Mouse Port
 connector  PS/2

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J1A1 (internal)
 designation  Keyboard (external)
 port type  Keyboard Port
 connector  PS/2

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J2A1 (internal)
 designation  TV Out (external)
 connector  Mini Centronics Type-14

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J2A2A (internal)
 designation  COM A (external)
 port type  Serial Port 16550A
 connector  DB-9 male

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J2A2B (internal)
 designation  Video (external)
 port type  Video Port
 connector  DB-15 female

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J3A1 (internal)
 designation  USB1 (external)
 port type  USB
 connector  Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J3A1 (internal)
 designation  USB2 (external)
 port type  USB
 connector  Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J3A1 (internal)
 designation  USB3 (external)
 port type  USB
 connector  Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J9A1 - TPM HDR (internal)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J9C1 - PCIE DOCKING CONN (internal)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J2B3 - CPU FAN (internal)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J6C2 - EXT HDMI (internal)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J3C1 - GMCH FAN (internal)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J1D1 - ITP (internal)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J9E2 - MDC INTPSR (internal)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J9E4 - MDC INTPSR (internal)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J9E3 - LPC HOT DOCKING (internal)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J9E1 - SCAN MATRIX (internal)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J9G1 - LPC SIDE BAND (internal)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J8F1 - UNIFIED (internal)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J6F1 - LVDS (internal)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J2F1 - LAI FAN (internal)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J2G1 - GFX VID (internal)

DMI Port Connector  
 designation  J1G6 - AC JACK (internal)

DMI Extension Slot  
 designation  J6B2
 type   A5
 populated  yes

DMI Extension Slot  
 designation  J6B1
 type   A5
 populated  no

DMI Extension Slot  
 designation  J6D1
 type   A5
 populated  no

DMI Extension Slot  
 designation  J7B1
 type   A5
 populated  no

DMI Extension Slot  
 designation  J8B4
 type   A5
 populated  no

DMI OEM Strings  
 string[0]  DK20A 

DMI Physical Memory Array  
 location  Motherboard
 usage   System Memory
 correction  None
 max capacity  32768 MBytes
 max# of devices  4

DMI Memory Device  
 designation  A1_DIMM0
 format   DIMM
 type   unknown
 total width  64 bits
 data width  64 bits
 size   4096 MBytes

DMI Memory Device  
 designation  A1_DIMM1
 format   DIMM
 type   unknown
 total width  64 bits
 data width  64 bits
 size   4096 MBytes

DMI Memory Device  
 designation  A1_DIMM2
 format   DIMM
 type   unknown
 total width  64 bits
 data width  64 bits

DMI Memory Device  
 designation  A1_DIMM3
 format   DIMM
 type   unknown
 total width  64 bits
 data width  64 bits
 size   4096 MBytes

[Serge1410]

hey skimore,

i would suggest to cross reference with your current setup with this >>

http://www.lenovo.com/psref/pdf/icbook.pdf

[jlitvin]

My motherboard was replaced due to the recall also and this unknown information stinks! My PC beeps and complains after every reboot and tries to boot off the network. Since there are invalid entries, it doesn't even look at the BIOS settings which tell it to ignore the boot from network option. I'm thinking that it may have been wiser to keep the defective motherboard instead of getting this "fixed."

[Serge1410]

hey jlitvin,

could you explain more?

[jlitvin]

As mentioned in the original posting by skimore, Lenovo's replacement motherboard doesn't have valid information for the PRODUCT and SERIAL NUMBER in the BIOS settings. This makes our IdeaCentre boxes unhappy. When powering up, the BIOS complains about the invalid information and beeps unhappily. It then ignores the booting settings and tries to boot from the network, which fails. Finally, it boots from the hard drive and continues normally.

This problem with the PRODUCT and SERIAL NUMBER caused Microsoft to reject my previously working installation until I called them. Replacing my motherboard with a working one is not the same thing is installing a new one.  Anyway, I assume Microsoft was unhappy due to the unknown PRODUCT and SERIAL NUMBER, also.

[skimore]

Nice that Lenovo has not been able to help.  I'm a IT Director for a mid size company and I have ALWAYS promoted Lenovo products mainly because of their IBM background and support.  This year something has changed and Lenovo has taken a down turn on the support and product side.  With all the HP issues I started to think about moving to Lenovo for our desktops and servers.  But for some reason Lenovo has been unable to help me on a personal level! 

So you guys tell me can I except the same service for my enterprise where my job is at risk?? 

[bananaman]

Hi skimore!

What did Lenovo support say? They refused to help? Not setting the product and serial sounds like an error made at the motherboard replacement. Setting them requires a service tech site visit or returning the system, depending on the warranty type.

[skimore]

I will call support again and go thru the process.  They always seem to want me to send the computer back even with my on-site support upgrade.  My problem with sending it back is I replaced the 1G hard drive with 1 SSD 64G drive and 2 2T drives.  And I really don't trust them with my data.

[bananaman]

Remove the drive before you send it. Tell them. They don't need it.

[Toughbook]

I am having the same problem after my motherboard was replaced. The boot scenario has no idea what to do, no info on the MB either. I am getting pretty fed up.