ThinkPadW700,W700ds,W701,andW701ds
HardwareMaintenanceManual
Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformationunder
AppendixA“Notices”onpage209
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NinthEdition(March2013)
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Contents
Aboutthismanual...........iii
Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1
Generalsafety................1
Electricalsafety...............2
Safetyinspectionguide............3
Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic
discharge..................3
Groundingrequirements............4
Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4
Lasercompliancestatement(multilingual
translations)................17
Chapter2.Importantservice
information..............25
StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........25
Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive...26
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem
board................26
Howtouseerrormessage........26
StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,and
GAV...................26
Productdenition............26
FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV ,andGAV
products...............27
Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....29
Whattodorst..............29
Checkoutguide..............30
DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS....30
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox(LenovoSystem
Toolbox)...............33
PC-DoctorforWindows.........33
FRUtests...............33
Powersystemcheckout...........35
Checkingtheacadapter.........35
Checkingoperationalcharging......36
Checkingthebatterypack........36
Checkingthebackupbattery.......37
Chapter4.Relatedservice
information..............39
RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingProduct
Recoverydiscs..............39
RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecovery
DiscSet.................39
Passwords................41
Power-onpassword...........41
Hard-diskpassword...........41
Supervisorpassword..........41
Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...41
Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword...42
Powermanagement............42
Screenblankmode...........43
Sleep(standby)mode..........43
Hibernationmode...........43
Symptom-to-FRUindex...........44
Numericerrorcodes..........45
Errormessages............49
Beepsymptoms............50
No-beepsymptoms...........50
LCD-relatedsymptoms.........50
Intermittentproblems..........51
Undeterminedproblems.........51
Chapter5.Installingandconguring
RAID..................53
SupportedRAIDcongurations........53
ConguringthesystemBIOStoenableembedded
SATARAIDfunctionality...........53
CreatingRAIDvolumes...........53
DeletingRAIDvolumes...........54
Chapter6.Statusindicators.....55
Chapter7.Fnkeycombinations...59
Chapter8.FRUreplacement
notices................63
Screwnotices...............63
Retainingserialnumbers...........64
Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem
unit.................64
RetainingtheUUID...........64
ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...65
Chapter9.Removingandreplacinga
FRU..................67
ImportantnoticeforservicingThinkPadW700ds
andW701ds...............67
1010Batterypack.............68
1020Digitizerpen.............69
1030SerialUltrabayEnhanceddevice.....70
1040Harddiskdrive(HDD)cover,HDDandHDD
rubberrailsorsolidstatedrive(SSD)andstorage
converter.................70
1050DIMMslotcoverandDIMM.......72
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1060Palmrestorpalmrestwithngerprint
reader..................75
1070Digitizerpencaseassembly.......78
1080Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2.1)forW701
andW701ds...............79
1090Keyboard..............80
1100Backupbattery............82
1110Numerickeypad............83
1120DIMMslotcoverandDIMMunderkeyboard
forW701andW701ds...........86
1130Keyboardbezelandspeakerassembly...88
1140WirelessUSBadapterorIntelTurboMemory
Minicard.................93
1150PCIExpressMiniCardforwireless
LAN/WiMAX................94
1160IntelTurboMemoryMinicard.......97
1170CPUthermaldevice/fan.........98
1180VGAthermaldevice/fanandthermalputty..102
1190CPU................105
1200Videocard..............106
1210HDDI/Osubcard...........108
1220LCDunitandLCDcablecap.......113
1230Structureframe............118
1240ODDswitchsubcardforW700and
W700ds.................121
1250AudioandcardreaderI/Ocard......122
1260Systemboardandbasecover......123
2010LCDfrontbezel(LCDcoverkit)......129
2020Invertercard.............130
2030Integratedcamera...........132
2040Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2.1)forW700
andW700ds...............134
2050LCDpanel,hinges,andLCDcable....134
2060SecondLCDbezel(secondLCDcoverkit)
(forThinkPadW700dsandW701ds)......138
2070SecondLCDpanel(forThinkPadW700ds
andW701ds)...............140
2080SecondLCDcableassembly(forThinkPad
W700dsandW701ds)............141
2090SecondLCDhingesandsecondLCD
rearcover(secondLCDcoverkit)(forThinkPad
W700dsandW701ds)............146
2100WirelessLANantennaassemblyandwireless
USBantenna...............149
Chapter10.Locations........153
Frontview(forThinkPadW700andW701)....153
Frontview(forThinkPadW700dsandW701ds)..155
Rearview.................156
Bottomview...............157
Chapter11.Partslist........159
Overall..................160
LCDFRUsforThinkPadW700.........184
LCDFRUsforThinkPadW700ds.......188
LCDFRUsforThinkPadW701........189
LCDFRUsforThinkPadW701ds.......193
Keyboard.................194
Miscellaneousparts............195
ACadapters...............197
Powercords...............198
Recoverydiscs..............200
WindowsXPProfessional(32bit)DVDs...200
WindowsXPProfessional(64bit)DVDs...201
WindowsVistaBusiness(32bit)DVDs...201
WindowsVistaBusiness(64bit)DVDs...202
WindowsVistaUltimate(64bit)DVDs....204
Windows7Professional(64bit)DVDs....204
Commonservicetools...........207
AppendixA.Notices.........209
Trademarks................210
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Aboutthismanual
ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad
ThinkPadW700andW700ds
MT2752,2753,2754,2757,2758,2762,and2763
ThinkPadW701andW701ds
MT2500,2541,2542,2543,2544,4323,and4326
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products.
Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.
Important:
ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPadproducts.Use
thismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootingproblemseffectively.
BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safetyinformation”
onpage1
andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage25.
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Chapter1.Safetyinformation
Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservice
aThinkPadNotebook.
•“Generalsafety”onpage1
•“Electricalsafety”onpage2
•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage3
•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3
•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4
•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4
•“Lasercompliancestatement(multilingualtranslations)”onpage17
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.
•Reinstallallcoverscorrectlybeforereturningthemachinetothecustomer.
•Fanlouversonthemachinehelptopreventoverheatingofinternalcomponents.Donotobstructfan
louversorcoverthemwithlabelsorstickers.
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Electricalsafety
Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.
Important:
Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoftmaterial
thatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.
Manycustomershave,neartheirequipment,rubberoormatsthatcontainsmallconductivebersto
decreaseelectrostaticdischarges.Donotusethistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.
•Findtheroomemergencypower-off(EPO)switch,disconnectingswitch,orelectricaloutlet.Ifanelectrical
accidentoccurs,youcanthenoperatetheswitchorunplugthepowercordquickly.
•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.
•Disconnectallpowerbefore:
–Performingamechanicalinspection
–Workingnearpowersupplies
–Removingorinstallingmainunits
•Beforeyoustarttoworkonthemachine,unplugthepowercord.Ifyoucannotunplugit,askthecustomer
topower-offthewallboxthatsuppliespowertothemachine,andtolockthewallboxintheoffposition.
•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
–Blowersandfans
–Motorgenerators
–Similarunitstolistedabove
Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.
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•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs:
–Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself.
–Switchoffpower.
–Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.
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.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroff,andthepowercorddisconnected.
Checklist:
1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).
2.Poweroffthecomputer.Disconnectthepowercord.
3.Checkthepowercordfor:
a.Athird-wiregroundconnectoringoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethird-wireground
continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.
b.Thepowercordshouldbethetypespeciedinthepartslist.
c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.
4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.
5.Removethecover.
6.Checkforanyobviousnon-ThinkPadalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany
non-ThinkPadalterations.
7.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetallings,contamination,wateror
otherliquids,orsignsofreorsmokedamage.
8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.
9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.
Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge
Anycomputerpartcontainingtransistorsorintegratedcircuits(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.Youcanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.
–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedcomputers.
Groundingrequirements
Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriedbyacertiedelectrician.
Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)
Thesafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:
•English
•Arabic
•BrazilianPortuguese
•French
•German
•Hebrew
•Japanese
•Korean
•Spanish
•TraditionalChinese
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Lasercompliancestatement(multilingualtranslations)
Thelasercompliancestatementsinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:
•English
•Arabic
•BrazilianPortuguese
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•German
•Hebrew
•Japanese
•Korean
•Spanish
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