HardwareMaintenanceManual
ThinkPadTablet
Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation
under“Notices”onpage59.
FirstEdition(August2011)
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Contents
Aboutthismanual..........iii
Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1
Generalsafety................1
Electricalsafety...............1
Safetyinspectionguide............3
Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic
discharge..................3
Groundingrequirements............4
Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4
Chapter2.Importantservice
information..............19
StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........19
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem
board................19
StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV ,and
GAV...................20
Productdenition............20
FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV ,andGAV
products...............20
Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....23
Whattodorst..............23
Powersystemcheckout...........24
Checkingtheinternalbattery.......24
Checkingtheinternalbatterycondition...24
CheckingtheThinkPadT abletACCharger..25
Checkingtheinternalbatterystatus....25
Chapter4.Relatedservice
information..............27
Resettingatabletpreloadtothefactory
condition.................27
Lockingthescreen.............27
Enablingthescreenunlockfunction....28
Changingthepassword,PIN,orpattern...28
Disablingthescreenlockfunction.....29
Powermanagement............29
Screenblankmode...........29
Wirelessnetworkdisconnectpolicy.....30
Chapter5.Hotkeycombinationson
theThinkPadT abletKeyboardFolio
Case.................31
Chapter6.FRUreplacement
notices................33
Screwnotices...............33
Retainingserialnumbers,MTM,UUID,andAsset
ID....................34
Chapter7.Removingandreplacinga
FRU..................35
BeforeservicingtheThinkPadTablet......35
1010ThinkPadTabletPen..........36
1020Front-facingcamera,rear-facingcamera
assembly,andinternalbattery........36
1030Speakerassembly...........40
1040PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN..41
1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLANand
Bluetoothcombocard............42
1060LCDmoduleassembly.........44
1070Microphoneassembly.........45
1080Systemboard,basecover,andLCDcable.46
Chapter8.Locatingthecontrolsand
hardwarecomponents........49
Chapter9.Partslist..........51
Overall..................52
ThinkPadT abletKeyboardFolioCaseOP....55
Miscellaneousparts............56
ThinkPadT abletACCharger.........57
ThinkPadT abletDockacpoweradapterOP...57
Micro-USBcable..............58
ThinkPadT abletDockpowercordcableOP...58
Commonservicetools...........59
Notices.................59
Electronicemissionnotices........60
Trademarks..............60
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Aboutthismanual
ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad
Machine
ThinkPadTablet1838,1839
Machinetype(MT)
®
products.
Important:
•ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPadproducts.Use
thismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.
•BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safety
information”onpage1
andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage19.
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Chapter1.Safetyinformation
Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservicea
ThinkPadTablet.
•“Generalsafety”onpage1
•“Electricalsafety”onpage1
•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage3
•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3
•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4
•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4
Generalsafety
Followtheserulestoensuregeneralsafety:
•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareaofthemachinesduringandaftermaintenance.
•Whenliftinganyheavyobject:
1.Makesurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping.
2.Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.
3.Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouattempttolift.
4.Liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles;thisactionremovesthestrainfromthe
musclesinyourback.Donotattempttoliftanyobjectthatweighsmorethan16kg(35lb)orthat
youthinkistooheavyforyou.
•Donotperformanyactionthatcauseshazardstothecustomer,orthatmakestheequipmentunsafe.
•Beforeyoustartthemachine,makesurethatotherservicetechniciansandthecustomer'spersonnelare
notinahazardousposition.
•Placeremovedcoversandotherpartsinasafeplace,awayfromallpersonnel,whileyouareservicing
themachine.
•Keepyourtoolcaseawayfromwalkareassothatotherpeoplewillnottripoverit.
•Donotwearlooseclothingthatcanbetrappedinthemovingpartsofamachine.Makesurethatyour
sleevesarefastenedorrolledupaboveyourelbows.Ifyourhairislong,fastenit.
•Inserttheendsofyournecktieorscarfinsideclothingorfastenitwithanonconductiveclip,about8
centimeters(3inches)fromtheend.
•Donotwearjewelry,chains,metal-frameeyeglasses,ormetalfastenersforyourclothing.
Attention:Metalobjectsaregoodelectricalconductors.
•Wearsafetyglasseswhenyouarehammering,drilling,soldering,cuttingwire,attachingsprings,using
solvents,orworkinginanyotherconditionsthatmightbehazardoustoyoureyes.
•Afterservice,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,labels,andgroundwires.Replaceanysafetydevice
thatiswornordefective.
•Reinstallotherpartsthatyouhaveremoved.
Electricalsafety
Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.
Important:
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•Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoftmaterial
thatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.
•Manycustomershave,neartheirequipment,rubberoormatsthatcontainsmallconductivebersto
decreaseelectrostaticdischarges.Donotusethistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.
•Findtheroomemergencypower-off(EPO)switch,disconnectingswitch,orelectricaloutlet.Ifanelectrical
accidentoccurs,youcanthenoperatetheswitchordisconnectthemicro-USBcablequickly.
•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.
•Disconnectallpowerbefore:
–Performingamechanicalinspection
–Workingnearpowersupplies
–Removingorinstallingmainunits
•Beforeyoustarttoworkonthemachine,disconnectthemicro-USBcable.Ifyoucannotunplugit,power
offthewallboxthatsuppliespowertothemachine,andlockthewallboxintheoffposition.
•Ifyouneedtoworkonamachinethathasexposedelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingprecautions:
–Ensurethatanotherperson,familiarwiththepower-offcontrols,isnearyou.
Attention:Anotherpersonmustbetheretoswitchoffthepower,ifnecessary.
–Useonlyonehandwhenworkingwithpowered-onelectricalequipment;keeptheotherhandinyour
pocketorbehindyourback.
Attention:Anelectricalshockcanoccuronlywhenthereisacompletecircuit.Byobservingtheabove
rule,youmaypreventacurrentfrompassingthroughyourbody.
–Whenusingtesters,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessoriesfor
thattester.
–Standonsuitablerubbermats(obtainedlocally,ifnecessary)toinsulateyoufromgroundssuchas
metaloorstripsandmachineframes.
Observethespecialsafetyprecautionswhenyouworkwithveryhighvoltages;Instructionsforthese
precautionsareinthesafetysectionsofmaintenanceinformation.Useextremecarewhenmeasuring
highvoltages.
•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.
•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.
•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.
•Alwayslookcarefullyforpossiblehazardsinyourworkarea.Examplesofthesehazardsaremoistoors,
nongroundedpowerextensioncables,powersurges,andmissingsafetygrounds.
•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis
conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.
•Donotservicethefollowingpartswiththepoweronwhentheyareremovedfromtheirnormaloperating
placesinamachine:
–Powersupplyunits
–Pumps
–Motorgenerators
–Similarunitstolistedabove
Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.
•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs:
–Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself.
–Switchoffpower.
–Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.
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Safetyinspectionguide
Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach
machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians
frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Y oushouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotential
safetyhazardsduetoattachmentofnon- ThinkPadfeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythisinspectionguide.
Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand
whetheryoucancontinuewithoutrstcorrectingtheproblem.
Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:
•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock)
•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcapacitor
•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware
Todeterminewhetherthereareanypotentiallyunsafeconditions,usethefollowingchecklistatthebeginning
ofeveryservicetask.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroffandthemicro-USBcabledisconnected.
Checklist:
1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).
2.Turnoffthetablet.
3.Disconnectthepowersupplyoftheinternalbatterybypressingtheemergencyresetbuttoninsidethe
emergencyresetholeusingastraightenedpaperclip.
4.Disconnectthemicro-USBcable.
5.Checkthemicro-USBcableforthefollowing:
a.Makesurethatathird-wiregroundconnectorisingoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethe
third-wiregroundcontinuity,andmakesurethatthecontinuitybetweentheexternalgroundpinand
theframegroundis0.1ohmorless.
b.Themicro-USBcableisthetypespeciedinthepartslist.
c.Insulationisnotfrayedorworn.
6.RemovetheLCDmoduleassembly.
7.Checkforcrackedorbulginginternalbatteries.
8.Checkforanyobviousnon- ThinkPadalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany
non-ThinkPadalterations.
9.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetallings,contamination,wateror
otherliquids,orsignsofreorsmokedamage.
10.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.
11.Checkthattheinternalbatteryfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.
Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge
Anytabletpartcontainingtransistorsorintegratedcircuits(ICs)shouldbeconsideredsensitiveto
electrostaticdischarge(ESD).ESDdamagecanoccurwhenthereisadifferenceinchargebetweenobjects.
ProtectagainstESDdamagebyequalizingthechargesothatthemachine,thepart,theworkmat,andthe
personhandlingthepartareallatthesamecharge.
Notes:
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1.Useproduct-specicESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.
2.MakesurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertied(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.
WhenhandlingESD-sensitiveparts:
•Keepthepartsinprotectivepackagesuntiltheyareinsertedintotheproduct.
•Avoidcontactwithotherpeople.
•Wearagroundedwriststrapagainstyourskintoeliminatestaticonyourbody.
•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeevenwhen
youarewearingawriststrap.
•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen
handlingESD-sensitivedevices.
•Selectagroundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecic
servicerequirement.
Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.
–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.
–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor
referencepoint.Y oucanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.
–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedtablets.
Groundingrequirements
Electricalgroundingofthetabletisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriedbyacertiedelectrician.
Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)
Thesafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:
•English
•Arabic
•BrazilianPortuguese
•French
•German
•Hebrew
•Japanese
•Korean
•Spanish
•T raditionalChinese
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