Lenovo E31, EDGE 13 User Manual

HardwareMaintenanceManual

ThinkPadEdge13²,E30,andE31

Note:

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformationunder
AppendixA“Notices”onpage117.

FourthEdtion(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

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive...20
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem

board................20

Howtouseerrormessage........20

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV ,and

GAV...................20

Productdenition............20

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV ,andGAV

products...............21

Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....23

Whattodorst..............23

Checkoutguide..............24

DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS....24

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox.......27

FRUtests...............27

Powersystemcheckout...........28

CheckingtheACadapter.........28

Checkingoperationalcharging......29

Checkingthebatterypack........29

Checkingthebackupbattery.......30

Chapter4.Relatedservice

information..............31

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecovery

DiscSet.................31

Passwords................32

Power-onpassword...........32

Hard-diskpassword...........32

Supervisorpassword..........33

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...33
Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword...33

Powermanagement............34

Screenblankmode...........34

Sleepmode..............34

Hibernationmode...........34

Symptom-to-FRUindex...........35

Numericerrorcodes..........35

Errormessages............37

No-beepsymptoms...........37

LCD-relatedsymptoms.........38

Intermittentproblems..........38

Undeterminedproblems.........39

Chapter5.Statusindicators.....41

Chapter6.Specialkeys........43

Chapter7.FRUreplacement

notices................45

Screwnotices...............45

Retainingserialnumbers...........46

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem

unit.................46

RetainingtheUUID...........47

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...47

Chapter8.Removingandreplacinga

FRU..................49

1010Batterypack.............50

1020Bottomslotcover...........50

1030DIMM................52

1040Harddiskdrive(HDD)..........53

1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN..54
1060PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN..55

1070Keyboard..............57

1080T opcaseassemblyandmicrophone

module.................59

1090Backupbattery............62

1100Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2).....63

1110Speakerassembly...........64

1120Systemboardandfanassembly.....66

1130I/Ocardassembly,audiocable,andI/O

cable..................73

1140LCDunit...............75

1150BasecoverassemblyandDC-incable...78

2010LCDbezelassembly..........80

2020Integratedcamera...........81

2030LCDpanelandLCDcable........82

2040Hingekit...............84

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2050WirelessLANantennaassembly,wireless
WANantennaassembly,andLCDrearcover

assembly.................85

Chapter9.Locations.........89

Frontview................89

Bottomview...............90

Chapter10.Partslist.........91

Overall..................92

LCDFRUs................101

Keyboard.................104

ACadapters...............105

Miscellaneousparts............106

Powercords...............106

Recoverydiscs..............107

Windows7HomeBasic(32bit)DVDs....107

Windows7HomePremium(32bit)DVDs..108
Windows7HomePremium(64bit)DVDs..109

Windows7Professional(32bit)DVDs....111

Windows7Professional(64bit)DVDs....112

Commonservicetools...........115

AppendixA.Notices.........117

Trademarks................118

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad

ThinkPadEdge13”

MT0196,0197,0217,0221,0250and0492

ThinkPadEdgeE30andE31

MT0196and0250

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products.

Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.

Important:ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPad
products.Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.

BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safetyinformation”
onpage1

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservice
aThinkPadNotebook.

•“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.

•Reinstallallcoverscorrectlybeforereturningthemachinetothecustomer.

•Fanlouversonthemachinehelptopreventoverheatingofinternalcomponents.Donotobstructfan
louversorcoverthemwithlabelsorstickers.

Electricalsafety

Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.

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Important:

Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoftmaterial
thatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.

Manycustomershave,neartheirequipment,rubberoormatsthatcontainsmallconductivebersto
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

metaloorstripsandmachineframes.
Observethespecialsafetyprecautionswhenyouworkwithveryhighvoltages;Instructionsforthese
precautionsareinthesafetysectionsofmaintenanceinformation.Useextremecarewhenmeasuring
highvoltages.

•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.

•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.

•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.

•Alwayslookcarefullyforpossiblehazardsinyourworkarea.Examplesofthesehazardsaremoistoors,
nongroundedpowerextensioncables,powersurges,andmissingsafetygrounds.

•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis
conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.

•Donotservicethefollowingpartswiththepoweronwhentheyareremovedfromtheirnormaloperating
placesinamachine:
–Powersupplyunits
–Pumps
–Blowersandfans
–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
whetheryoucancontinuewithoutrstcorrectingtheproblem.

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.Thepowercordshouldbethetypespeciedinthepartslist.

c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.

4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.

5.Removethecover.

6.Checkforanyobviousnon- ThinkPadalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany
non-ThinkPadalterations.

7.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetallings,contamination,wateror
otherliquids,orsignsofreorsmokedamage.

8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge

Anycomputerpartcontainingtransistorsorintegratedcircuits(ICs)shouldbeconsideredsensitiveto
electrostaticdischarge(ESD.)ESDdamagecanoccurwhenthereisadifferenceinchargebetweenobjects.
ProtectagainstESDdamagebyequalizingthechargesothatthemachine,thepart,theworkmat,andthe
personhandlingthepartareallatthesamecharge.

Notes:

1.Useproduct-specicESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.

2.MakesurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertied(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.

WhenhandlingESD-sensitiveparts:

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•Keepthepartsinprotectivepackagesuntiltheyareinsertedintotheproduct.

•Avoidcontactwithotherpeople.

•Wearagroundedwriststrapagainstyourskintoeliminatestaticonyourbody.

•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeevenwhen
youarewearingawriststrap.

•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen
handlingESD-sensitivedevices.

•Selectagroundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecic
servicerequirement.

Note:

TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.

–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.

–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor

referencepoint.Youcanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.

–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedcomputers.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriedbyacertiedelectrician.

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)

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•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

•French

•German

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•Japanese

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Chapter2.Importantserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingimportantserviceinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupportedby
thismanual:

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUs”onpage19
–“Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive”onpage20
–“Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard”onpage20
–“Howtouseerrormessage”onpage20

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV ,andGAV”onpage20
–“Productdenition”onpage20
–“FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAVproducts”onpage21

Important:

AdvisecustomerstocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenteriftheyneedanyassistancein
obtainingorinstallinganysoftwarexes,drivers,andBIOSdownloads.TelephonenumbersforLenovo
Supportareavailableat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone

SystemDisassembly/ReassemblyvideosthatshowtheFRUremovalsorreplacementsfortheLenovo
authorizedservicetechniciansareavailableinthefollowingsupportsite:
http://www.lenovoservicetraining.com/ion/

StrategyforreplacingFRUs

Beforereplacingparts:

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Makesurethatallsoftwarexes,drivers,andBIOSdownloadsareinstalledbeforereplacinganyFRUs

listedinthismanual.

Afterasystemboardisreplaced,ensurethatthelatestBIOSisloadedtothesystemboardbefore
completingtheserviceaction.

Todownloadsoftwarexes,drivers,andBIOS,doasfollows:

1.Gotohttp://support.lenovo.com.

2.EntertheproductnumberofthecomputerorpressAuto-detectbuttononthescreen.

3.SelectDownloadsanddrivers.

4.Followthedirectionsonthescreenandinstallthenecessarysoftware.

UsethefollowingstrategytopreventunnecessaryexpenseforreplacingandservicingFRUs:

•IfyouareinstructedtoreplaceaFRUbutthereplacementdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,reinstall
theoriginalFRUbeforeyoucontinue.

•Somecomputershavebothaprocessorboardandasystemboard.Ifyouareinstructedtoreplaceeither
theprocessorboardorthesystemboard,andreplacingoneofthemdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,
reinstallthatboard,andthenreplacetheotherone.

•IfanadapteroradeviceconsistsofmorethanoneFRU,anyoftheFRUsmaybethecauseoftheerror.
Beforereplacingtheadapterordevice,removetheFRUs,onebyone,toseeifthesymptomschange.
ReplaceonlytheFRUthatchangedthesymptoms.

Attention:Thesetupcongurationonthecomputeryouareservicingmayhavebeencustomized.Running
AutomaticCongurationmayalterthesettings.Notethecurrentcongurationsettings(usingtheView
Congurationoption);then,whenservicehasbeencompleted,verifythatthosesettingsremainineffect.

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Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive

Alwaystrytorunalow-levelformatbeforereplacingaharddiskdrive.Thiswillcauseallcustomerdataon
theharddisktobelost.Besurethatthecustomerhasacurrentbackupofthedatabeforedoingthistask.

Attention:Thedrivestartupsequenceinthecomputeryouareservicingmayhavebeenchanged.Be
extremelycarefulduringwriteoperationssuchascopying,saving,orformatting.Ifyouselectanincorrect
drive,dataorprogramscanbeoverwritten.

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard

Somecomponentsmountedonasystemboardareverysensitive.Improperhandlingofasystemboardcan
causedamagetothosecomponents,andmaycauseasystemmalfunction.

Attention:Whenhandlingasystemboard:

•Donotdropasystemboardorapplyanyexcessiveforcetoit.

•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.

•AvoidbendingasystemboardandhardpushingtopreventcrackingateachBGA(BallGridArray)chipset.

Howtouseerrormessage

Usetheerrorcodesdisplayedonthescreentodiagnosefailures.Ifmorethanoneerrorcodeisdisplayed,
beginthediagnosiswiththersterrorcode.Whatevercausesthersterrorcodemayalsocausefalseerror
codes.Ifnoerrorcodeisdisplayed,seewhethertheerrorsymptomislistedintheSymptom-to-FRU
Indexforthecomputeryouareservicing.

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV ,andGAV

Productdenition

DynamicCongureToOrder(CTO)

ThisprovidestheabilityforacustomertocongureaLenovosolutionfromaneSite,andhavethis
congurationsenttofulllment,whereitisbuiltandshippeddirectlytothecustomer.Themachinelabel,
ProductEntitlementWarehouse(PEW),eSupport,andtheHMMwillloadtheseproductsasthe4-digitMT
and3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(Example:1829-CTO).

CustomModelVariant(CMV)

ThisisauniquecongurationthathasbeennegotiatedbetweenLenovoandthecustomer.Aunique4-digit
MTand3-digitmodelisprovidedtothecustomertoplaceorders(Example:1829-W15).ACMVisaspecial
bidoffering.Therefore,itisNOTgenerallyannounced.

•TheMTMportionofthemachinelabelisthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”
(Example:1829-CTO).ThePRODUCTIDportionofthemachinelabelisthe4-digitMTand3-digitCMV
model(Example:1829-W15).

•ThePEWrecordisthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(Example:1829-CTO).

•eSupportwillshowboththeCTOandCMVmachinetypemodels(Example:1829-CTOand1829-W15
willbefoundontheeSupportsite.)

•TheHMMwillhavethe4-digitMTand3-digitCTOmodelonly(Example:1829-CTO).Again,CMVsare
custommodelsandarenotfoundintheHMM.

GeneralAnnounceVariant(GAV)

Thisisastandardmodel(xedconguration).GAVsareannouncedandofferedtoallcustomers.TheMTM
portionofthemachinelabelisa4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=a“xedpartnumber”,not

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“CTO”(Example:1829-F1U).Also,PEW,eSupport,andtheHMMwilllisttheseproductsunderthesame
xedmodelnumber.

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAVproducts

TherearethreeinformationresourcestoidentifywhichFRUsareusedtosupportCTO,CMV ,andGAV
products.ThesesourcesarePEW,eSupport,andtheHMM.

UsingPEW

•PEWistheprimarysourceforidentifyingFRUpartnumbersandFRUdescriptionsforthekeycommodities
forCTO,CMVandGAVproductsataMT-serialnumberlevel.Anexampleofkeycommoditiesarehard
diskdrives,systemboards,microprocessors,LiquidCrystalDisplays(LCDs),andmemory.

•Remember,allCTOandCMVproductsareloadedinPEWunderthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,where
model=“CTO”(Example:1829-CTO).GAVsareloadedinPEWunderthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,
wheremodel=a“xedpartnumber”,not“CTO”(Example:1829-F1U).

•PEWcanbeaccessedatthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=LOOK-WARNTY
SelectWarrantylookup.InputtheMTandtheSerialnumberandthelistofkeycommoditieswillbe
returnedinthePEWrecordunderCOMPONENTINFORMA TION.

UsingeSupport

Forkeycommodities(examples-harddiskdrive,systemboard,microprocessor,LCD,andmemory)

•eSupportcanbeusedtoviewthelistofkeycommoditiesbuiltinaparticularmachineserial(thisisthe
samerecordfoundinPEW).

•eSupportcanbeaccessedatthefollowingWebsite:
http://support.lenovo.com

•T oviewthekeycommodities,dothefollowing:

1.ClickProducts&ServiceWarranty.

2.ClickCheckWarrantyStatus.

3.OntheWarrantyStatusLookuppage,clickPartsLookup.

4.T ypeyourmachinetypeandserialnumber,andthenclickSubmit.Thekeycommoditieswillbe
displayed.

FortheremainingFRUs(thecompletelistofFRUsattheMTmodellevel)

•eSupportcanbeusedtoviewthecompletelistofFRUsforamachinetypeandmodel.

•T oviewthecompletelistofFRUs,dothefollowing:

1.ClickProduct&PartsDetailandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoreachtheProduct
andPartsDetailspage.

2.ClickthePartsDetailtabtoviewthelistofserviceparts.

UsingtheHMM

Forkeycommodities(examples-harddiskdrive,systemboard,microprocessor,LCD,andmemory)

UsetheHMMasabackuptoPEWandeSupporttoviewthecompletelistofFRUsattheMTmodellevel.

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Chapter3.Generalcheckout

Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:

•“Whattodorst”onpage23

•“Checkoutguide”onpage24
–“DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS”onpage24
–“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox”onpage27
–“FRUtests”onpage27

•“Powersystemcheckout”onpage28

ThedescriptionsinthischapterapplytoanyThinkPadmodelthatsupportsthePC-Doctor
diagnosticsprogram.Somedescriptionsmightnotapplytoyourparticularcomputer.

Beforeyougotothecheckoutguide,besuretoreadthefollowingimportantnotes.

Important:

•Onlycertiedtrainedpersonnelshouldservicethecomputer.

•BeforereplacinganyFRU,readtheentirepageonremovingandreplacingFRUs.

•WhenyoureplaceFRUs,usenewnylon-coatedscrews.

•Beextremelycarefulduringsuchwriteoperationsascopying,saving,orformatting.Drivesinthe
computerthatyouareservicingsequencemighthavebeenaltered.Ifyouselectanincorrectdrive,
dataorprogramsmightbeoverwritten.

•ReplaceaFRUonlywithanotherFRUofthecorrectmodel.WhenyoureplaceaFRU,makesurethat
themodelofthemachineandtheFRUpartnumberarecorrectbyreferringtotheFRUpartslist.

•AFRUshouldnotbereplacedbecauseofasingle,unreproduciblefailure.Singlefailurescanoccur
foravarietyofreasonsthathavenothingtodowithahardwaredefect,suchascosmicradiation,
electrostaticdischarge,orsoftwareerrors.ConsiderreplacingaFRUonlywhenaproblemrecurs.Ifyou
suspectthataFRUisdefective,cleartheerrorlogandrunthetestagain.Iftheerrordoesnotrecur,do
notreplacetheFRU.

•BecarefulnottoreplaceanondefectiveFRU.

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forDOS

Whattodorst

WhenyoudoreturnaFRU,youmustincludethefollowinginformationinthepartsexchangeformor
partsreturnformthatyouattachtoit:

•Nameandphonenumberofservicetechnician

•Dateofservice

•Dateonwhichthemachinefailed

•Dateofpurchase

•Failuresymptoms,errorcodesappearingonthedisplay,andbeepsymptoms

•ProcedureindexandpagenumberinwhichthefailingFRUwasdetected

•FailingFRUnameandpartnumber

•Machinetype,modelnumber,andserialnumber

•Customer'snameandaddress

Note:Duringthewarrantyperiod,thecustomermayberesponsibleforrepaircostsifthecomputerdamage
wascausedbymisuse,accident,modication,unsuitablephysicaloroperatingenvironment,orimproper
maintenancebythecustomer.Followingisalistofsomecommonitemsthatarenotcoveredunderwarranty
andsomesymptomsthatmightindicatethatthesystemwassubjectedtostressbeyondnormaluse.

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Beforecheckingproblemswiththecomputer,determinewhetherthedamageiscoveredunderthewarranty
byreferringtothefollowinglist:

Thefollowingarenotcoveredunderwarranty:

•LCDpanelcrackedfromtheapplicationofexcessiveforceorfrombeingdropped

•Scratched(cosmetic)parts

•Distortion,deformation,ordiscolorationofthecosmeticparts

•Plasticparts,latches,pins,orconnectorsthathavebeencrackedorbrokenbyexcessiveforce

•Damagecausedbyliquidspilledintothesystem

•DamagecausedbytheimproperinsertionofaPCCardortheinstallationofanincompatiblecard

•Improperdiscinsertionoruseofanopticaldrive

•Diskettedrivedamagecausedbypressureonthediskettedrivecover,foreignmaterialinthedrive,
ortheinsertionofadiskettewithmultiplelabels

•Damagedorbentdisketteejectbutton

•Fusesblownbyattachmentofanonsupporteddevice

•Forgottencomputerpassword(makingthecomputerunusable)

•Stickykeyscausedbyspillingaliquidontothekeyboard

•UseofanincorrectACadapteronlaptopproducts

Thefollowingsymptomsmightindicatedamagecausedbynonwarrantedactivities:

•Missingpartsmightbeasymptomofunauthorizedserviceormodication.

•Ifthespindleofaharddiskdrivebecomesnoisy,itmayhavebeensubjectedtoexcessiveforce,
ordropped.

Checkoutguide

UsethefollowingproceduresasaguideinidentifyingandcorrectingproblemswiththeThinkPadNotebook.

Note:ThediagnostictestsareintendedtotestonlyThinkPadproducts.Theuseofnon- ThinkPadproducts,
prototypecards,ormodiedoptionscanleadtofalseindicationsoferrorsandinvalidsystemresponses.

1.Identifythefailingsymptomsinasmuchdetailaspossible.

2.Verifythesymptoms.T rytore-createthefailurebyrunningthediagnostictestorbyrepeatingthe
operation.

DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS

TheThinkPadNotebookhasatestprogramcalledPC-DoctorforDOS(hereaftercalledPC-Doctor.)Y oucan
detecterrorsbyrunningthediagnosticstestincludedinPC-Doctor.

Note:PC-DoctorforDOSisavailableatthefollowingWebsite:
http://support.lenovo.com

TocreatethePC-DoctordiagnosticCD,followtheinstructionsontheWebsite.

Forsomepossiblecongurationsofthecomputer,PC-Doctormightnotruncorrectly.T oavoidthisproblem,
youneedtoinitializethecomputersetupbyuseoftheBIOSSetupUtilitybeforeyourunPC-Doctor.

ToenterBIOSSetupUtility,doasfollows:

1.T urnonthecomputer.

2.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1toentertheBIOSSetupUtility.

Note:Ifasupervisorpasswordhasbeensetbythecustomer,BIOSSetupUtilitymenuappearsafterthe
passwordisentered.Y oucanstarttheBIOSSetupUtilitybypressingEnterinsteadofenteringthesupervisor
password;however,youcannotchangetheparametersthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.

24HardwareMaintenanceManual

OntheBIOSSetupUtilityscreen,pressF9,Enter,F10,andthenEnter.

Diagnostics

Run Normal Test
Run Quick Test
CPU/Coprocessor
Systemboard
Video Adapter
Fixed Disks
Diskette Drives
Other Devices

Advanced Memory Tests

Interactive Tests Hardware Info Utility Quit F1=Help

PC-DOCTOR 2.0 Copyright 2008 PC-Doctor, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Use the cursor keys and ESC to move in menus.Press ENTER to select.

Wireless LAN

Note:Whenyouinitializethecomputerconguration,somedevicesaredisabled,suchastheserialport.If
youtestoneofthesedevices,youwillneedtoenableitbyusingCongurationutilityforDOS.Theutilityis
availableonthefollowingWebsite:
http://support.lenovo.com

Testingthecomputer

Inthisproduct,youneedanexternalopticaldrivetousethePC-DoctordiagnosticCDtotestthehardware
features.

Note:ThePC-DoctorforDOSCD-R/CD-RWdiscsupportsonlytestofopticaldiscdrives(CD-RW,
CD-RW/DVDCombo,andDVDMultidrives)onThinkPadcomputers.Itdoesnotsupporttestofanyoptical
discdrivesconnectedthroughUSBdevices,PCcards,CardBuscards,orsimilar.TheUSBlimitationonly
appliestotestingofthedevice.UsingabootablePC-DoctorforDOSCD/DVD,thesystemcanbestarted
fromaUSBattachedopticaldrive.

Torunthetest,doasfollows:

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.Makesurethattheopticaldrivethatissupportedasastartupdeviceisinstalledonthecomputer
youareservicing.

3.T urnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbepoweredon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”on
page28,andcheckthepowersources.

Ifanerrorcodeappears,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage35.

4.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF12toentertheBootMenu.

5.InsertthePC-DoctorCDintotheopticaldrive.

6.PresscursorkeystoselectATAPICDx(x:0,1,...)andthenpressEnter.

7.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

8.ThemainpanelofPC-Doctorappears.

9.SelectDiagnosticswiththearrowkeys,andpressEnter.

Note:Y oucanselectanitemnotonlywiththearrowkeys,butalsowiththeTrackPoint

®

InsteadofpressingEnter,clicktheleftbutton.

Apull-downmenuappears.(Itsexactformdependsonthemodel.)

Note:PC-Doctormenudoesnotmeantheformalsupportdevicelist.Someunsupporteddevicenames
mayappearinthePC-Doctormenu.

Theoptionsonthetestmenuareasfollows:

pointer.

Chapter3.Generalcheckout25

DiagnosticsInteractiveTests

•RunNormalT est

•RunQuickT est

•CPU/Coprocessor

•Systemboard

•VideoAdapter

•FixedDisks

•DisketteDrives

•OtherDevices

•WirelessLAN

•AdvancedMemoryT ests

Notes:

•IntheKeyboardtestinInteractiveT ests,theFnkeyshouldbehelddownforatleast2seconds;otherwise,it
cannotbesensed.

•VideoAdaptertestsupportsonlytheLCDdisplayontheThinkPadNotebook.Ifyouhaveanexternalmonitor
attachedtoyourcomputer ,detachitbeforerunningPC-DoctorforDOS.

•T otestDigitalSignatureChip,thesecuritychipmustbesettoActive.

•Keyboard

•Video

•InternalSpeaker

•Mouse

•Diskette

•SystemLoad

•OpticalDriveT est

•IntelWLANRadioT est

10.Runtheapplicablefunctiontest.

11.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Ifthereisaproblem,PC-Doctorshowsmessagesdescribingit.

12.T oexitthetest,selectQuit—ExitDiag.Tocancelthetest,pressEsc.

Note:AfterrunningPC-Doctor,checkthetimeanddateonthesystemandresetthemiftheyareincorrect.

DetectingsysteminformationwithPC-Doctor

PC-Doctorcandetectthefollowingsysteminformation:

HardwareInfo

•SystemConguration

•MemoryContents

•PhysicalDiskDrives

•LogicalDiskDrives

•VGAInformation

•IDEDriveInfo

•PCIInformation

•PNPISAInfo

•SMBIOSInfo

•VESALCDInfo

•HardwareEventsLog

Utility

•RunExternalT ests

•SurfaceScanHardDisk

•BenchmarkSystem

•DOSShell

•T echSupportForm

•BatteryRundown

•ViewT estLog

•PrintLog

•SaveLog

•FullEraseHardDrive

•QuickEraseHardDrive

26HardwareMaintenanceManual

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox

LenovoThinkVantage
Itenablesyoutoviewsymptomsofcomputerproblemsandsolutionsforthem,andincludesautomatic
noticationwhenactionisrequired,computingassistance,advanceddiagnostics,anddiagnostichistory.

Note:

ThelatestLenovoThinkVantageToolboxisavailableatthefollowingWebsite:

http://support.lenovo.com

ToinstallthelatestLenovoThinkVantageT oolboxonthecomputer,followtheinstructionsontheWebsite.

Torunthisprogram,doasfollows:

ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity➙Lenovo'sSystemHealthandDiagnostics

Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.LenovoThinkVantageT oolboxalsohasproblemdeterminationaids
thatdeterminesoftwareandusageproblems.

Foradditionalinformationaboutthisprogram,seetheHelpfortheprogram.

®

ToolboxisadiagnosticprogramthatworksthroughtheWindowsoperatingsystem.

FRUtests

ThefollowingtableshowsthetestforeachFRU.

Table1.FRUtests

FRUApplicabletest

Systemboard1.Diagnostics➙CPU/Coprocessor

2.Diagnostics➙Systemboard

Power

LCDunit

Audio

SpeakerInteractiveT ests➙InternalSpeaker

Keyboard

Harddiskdriveorsolidstate
drive

Diskettedrive1.Diagnostics➙DisketteDrives

Diagnostics➙ThinkPadDevices➙ACAdapter,Battery1(Battery2)

1.Diagnostics➙VideoAdapter

2.InteractiveT ests➙Video

EntertheBIOSSetupUtilityandchangeSerialA T A(SA T A)settingtoCompatibility,
andrunDiagnostics➙OtherDevice➙ConexantAudio

Note:OnceAudiotestisdone,thenosoundisheardthistest.Inthiscase,turnoff
andturnonthecomputer.Then,runthistestagain.

1.Diagnostics➙Systemboard➙Keyboard

2.InteractiveT ests➙Keyboard

EntertheBIOSSetupUtilityandchangeSerialA T A(SA T A)settingtoCompatibility,
andrunDiagnostics➙FixedDisks

Youcanalsodiagnosethedrivewithoutstartinguptheoperatingsystem.T odiagnose
thedrivefromtheBIOSSetupUtility,doasfollows:

1.Removeanydiskettefromthediskettedrive,andthenturnoffthecomputer.

2.Turnonthecomputer.

3.Whilethemessage,“Tointerruptnormalstartup,pressEnter, ”isdisplayedatthe
lowerleftofthescreen,pressF1toentertheBIOSSetupUtility.

4.Usingcursorkeys,selectHDDdiagnosticprogram.Pressenter.

5.Usingcursorkeys,selectMainharddiskdrive.

6.PressEntertostartthediagnosticprogram.

2.InteractiveT ests➙Diskette

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Table1.FRUtests(continued)

FRUApplicabletest

Memory

TrackPointorpointing
device

TouchPad

1.IftwoDIMMsareinstalled,removeoneofthemandrunDiagnostics➙Advanced

MemoryT ests.

2.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,returntheDIMMtoitsplace,removetheotherone,
andrunthetestagain.

IftheTrackPointdoesnotwork,checkthecongurationasspeciedintheBIOSSetup
Utility.IftheT rackPointisdisabled,selectAutomatictoenableit.

AfteryouusetheT rackPoint,thepointermaydriftonthescreenforashorttime.This
driftcanoccurwhenaslight,steadypressureisappliedtotheT rackPointpointer.
Thissymptomisnotahardwareproblem.Ifthepointerstopsafterashorttime,no
serviceactionisnecessary.

IfenablingtheT rackPointdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,continuewiththefollowing:

•InteractiveT ests➙Mouse

IftheTouchPaddoesnotwork,checkthecongurationasspeciedintheBIOSSetup
Utility.IftheT ouchPadisdisabled,selectAutomatictoenableit.IfenablingtheT ouch
Paddoesnotcorrecttheproblem,continuewiththefollowing:

•InteractiveT ests➙Mouse

Powersystemcheckout

Toverifyasymptom,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.

3.ConnecttheACadapter.

4.Checkthatpowerissuppliedwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

5.T urnoffthecomputer.

6.DisconnecttheACadapterandinstallthechargedbatterypack.

7.Checkthatthebatterypacksuppliespowerwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

Ifyoususpectapowerproblem,seetheappropriateoneofthefollowingpowersupplycheckouts:

•“CheckingtheACadapter”onpage28

•“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage29

•“Checkingthebatterypack”onpage29

•“Checkingthebackupbattery”onpage30

CheckingtheACadapter

YouareherebecausethecomputerfailsonlywhentheACadapterisused.

•Ifthepower-onindicatordoesnotturnon,checkthepowercordoftheACadapterforcorrectcontinuity
andinstallation.

•Ifthecomputerdoesnotchargeduringoperation,goto“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage29.

TochecktheACadapter,dothefollowing:

1.UnplugtheACadaptercablefromthecomputer.

2.MeasuretheoutputvoltageattheplugoftheACadaptercable.Seethefollowinggure:

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Pin

1

2

3

(20V)

1+20

20

3

Voltage(Vdc)

Ground

Note:Outputvoltageofpinno.2oftheACadaptermaydifferentfromtheoneyouareservicing.

3.Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacetheACadapter.

4.Ifthevoltageisacceptable,dothefollowing:

•Replacethesystemboard.

•Iftheproblempersists,goto“FRUtests”onpage27.

Note:NoisefromtheACadapterdoesnotalwaysindicateadefect.

Checkingoperationalcharging

Tocheckwhetherthebatterychargesproperlyduringoperation,useadischargedbatterypackorabattery
packthathaslessthan50%ofthetotalpowerremainingwheninstalledinthecomputer.

Performoperationalcharging.Ifthebatterystatusindicatororicondoesnotturnon,removethebattery
packandletitreturntoroomtemperature.Reinstallthebatterypack.Ifthechargeindicatororiconstilldoes
notturnon,replacethebatterypack.

Ifthechargeindicatorstilldoesnotturnon,replacethesystemboard.Thenreinstallthebatterypack.Ifitis
stillnotcharged,gotothenextsection.

Checkingthebatterypack

BatterychargingdoesnotstartuntilthePowerManagerBatteryGaugeshowsthatlessthan96%ofthe
totalpowerremains;underthisconditionthebatterypackcanchargeto100%ofitscapacity.Thisprotects
thebatterypackfrombeingoverchargedorfromhavingashortenedlife.

Tocheckyourbattery,moveyourcursortothePowerManagerBatteryGaugeiconintheicontrayofthe
Windowstaskbarandwaitforamoment(butdonotclick),andthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining
isdisplayed.Togetdetailedinformationaboutthebattery,double-clickthePowerManagerBattery
Gaugeicon.

Note:Ifthebatterypackbecomeshot,itmaynotbeabletocharge.Removeitfromthecomputerandleave
itatroomtemperatureforawhile.Afteritcoolsdown,reinstallandrechargeit.

Tocheckthebatterypack,dothefollowing:

1.Poweroffthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypackandmeasurethevoltagebetweenbatteryterminals1(+)and7(-).Seethe
followinggure:

Note:ThinkVantageToolboxthroughthe"SystemHealth"orthroughDiagnostics"featureswill
proactivelydetermineifthereplacementofbatterypackisrequired.A"POOR"conditionindicates
batteryreplacementisrequiredforproperoperation.

Chapter3.Generalcheckout29

Terminal

1(+)

2(+)

6(-)

3

4

5

7(-)

1+0to+12.6

7

Voltage(Vdc)

Ground(-)

3.Ifthevoltageislessthan+11.0Vdc,thebatterypackhasbeendischarged.

Note:Rechargingwilltakeatleast3hours,eveniftheindicatordoesnotturnon.

Ifthevoltageisstilllessthan+11.0Vdcafterrecharging,replacethebattery.

4.Ifthevoltageismorethan+11.0Vdc,measuretheresistancebetweenbatteryterminals5and7.
Theresistancemustbe4to30KΩ.Iftheresistanceisnotcorrect,replacethebatterypack.Ifthe
resistanceiscorrect,replacethesystemboard.

Checkingthebackupbattery

Dothefollowing:

1.Poweroffthecomputer,andunplugtheACadapterfromit.

2.T urnthecomputerupsidedown.

3.Removethebatterypack(see“1010Batterypack”onpage50).

4.Removethebackupbattery(see“1090Backupbattery”onpage62).

5.Measurethevoltageofthebackupbattery.Seethefollowinggure.

Wire

Red+2.5to+3.2

Black

Voltage(Vdc)

Ground

•Ifthevoltageiscorrect,replacethesystemboard.

•Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacethebackupbattery.

•Ifthebackupbatterydischargesquicklyafterreplacement,replacethesystemboard.

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Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:

•“RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecoveryDiscSet”onpage31

•“Passwords”onpage32

•“Powermanagement”onpage34

•“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage35

ServiceWebsite:

Whenthelatestmaintenancedisketteandthesystemprogramservicediskettebecomeavailable,theywill
bepostedonhttp://support.lenovo.com.

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecoveryDiscSet

Whentheharddiskdrive(HDD)orsolidstatedrive(SSD)isreplacedbecauseofafailure,noproductrecovery
programisonthenewdrive.Inthiscase,youmustusetheRecoveryDiscSetforthecomputer.Orderthe
RecoveryDiscSetandthedriveatthesametimesothatyoucanrecoverthenewdrivewiththepre-installed
softwarewhentheyarrive.Forinformationonwhichdiscstoorder,see“Recoverydiscs”onpage107

TherecoverydiscsetconsistsoftheuserinstructionsandthefollowingsetofDVDstorestorethecomputer
totheoriginalfactoryconguration.

OperatingSystemRecoveryDisc(onedisc)

.

ThisdiscrestorestheMicrosoft
process.

ApplicationsandDriversRecoveryDisc(oneormorediscs)

Thisdiscrestoresthepreinstalledapplicationsanddriversonthecomputer.

SupplementalRecoveryDisc

Thisdisccontainsadditionalcontent,suchasupdatestothesoftwarethatwaspreinstalledonthe
computer.NotallrecoverydiscsetscomewithaSupplementalRecoveryDisc.

®

Windowsoperatingsystem.Usethisdisctostarttherecovery

Notes:

•Y oumusthaveaDVDdrivetousetherecoverydiscs.IfyoudonothaveaninternalDVDdrive,you
canuseanexternalUSBDVDdrive.

•Duringtherecoveryprocess,alldataonthedrivewillbedeleted.Ifpossible,copyanyimportantdata
orpersonallesthatyouwanttokeepontoremovablemediaoranetworkdrivebeforeyoustartthe
recoveryprocess.

Torestorethecomputertotheoriginalfactorycongurationusingtherecoverydiscset,dothefollowing:

Note:Recoverycantakeonetotwohourstocomplete.Thelengthoftimedependsonthemethodyouuse.
Ifyouuserecoverydiscs,therecoveryprocesswilltakeabouttwohours.

1.MaketheCD/DVDdrivetherststartupdeviceinthestartupsequenceusingthefollowingprocedure:

a.PressandholddowntheF1key,andthenturnonthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed

orifyouhearrepeatingbeeps,releasetheF1key.TheSetupUtilityprogramopens.

b.UsethearrowkeystoselectStartupBoot.

c.SelecttheCD/DVDdriveasthe1stBootDevice.

2.InserttheOperatingSystemRecoveryDiscintotheDVDdrive.

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3.PressF10tosavetheSetupUtilitycongurationchanges.Followtheinstructionsonthescreento
begintherecoveryprocess.

4.SelectyourlanguageandclickNext.

5.Readthelicense.Ifyouagreewiththetermsandconditions,selectIacceptthesetermsand
conditionsandthenclickNext.Ifyoudonotagreewiththetermsandconditions,followthe
instructionsonthescreen.

6.ClickY esinthedisplayedwindowtobegintheoperatingsystemrecoveryprocess.

7.InserttheApplicationsandDriversRecoveryDiscwhenpromptedandthenclickOKtobeginthe
applicationsanddriversrecoveryprocess.

8.IfyouhaveaSupplementalRecoveryDisc,insertitwhenpromptedandclickY es.Ifyoudonothavea
SupplementalRecoveryDisc,clickNo.

9.Whenallofthedatahasbeencopiedfromthelastdiscinthesetandhasbeenprocessed,removethe
discandrestartthecomputer.

Note:Therestoftherecoveryprocessisfullyautomatedandnoactionisrequiredbyyou.The
computerwillrestartintotheMicrosoftWindowsdesktopseveraltimesandyoumightexperience
periodswhennoactivityisapparentonthescreenforseveralminutesatatime.Thisisnormal.

10.Whentherecoveryprocessiscomplete,theSetUpWindowsscreenisdisplayed.Followthe
instructionsonthescreentocompletetheWindowssetup.

11.AfteryouhavecompletedtheWindowssetup,youmightwanttorestoretheoriginalstartupsequence.
StarttheSetupUtilityprogramandthenpressF9torestorethedefaultsettings.PressF10tosaveand
exittheSetupUtility.

Note:Afterrestoringadrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmightneedtoreinstallsomedevicedrivers.

Passwords

AsmanyasthreepasswordsmaybeneededforanyThinkPadNotebook:thepower-onpassword(POP),
thehard-diskpassword(HDP),andthesupervisorpassword(SVP).

Ifanyofthesepasswordshasbeenset,apromptforitappearsonthescreenwheneverthecomputeris
turnedon.Thecomputerdoesnotstartuntilthepasswordisentered.

Note:IfonlyanSVPisinstalled,thepasswordpromptdoesnotappearwhentheoperatingsystemisbooted.

Power-onpassword

Apower-onpassword(POP)protectsthesystemfrombeingpoweredonbyanunauthorizedperson.The
passwordmustbeenteredbeforeanoperatingsystemcanbebooted.ForhowtoremovethePOP ,see
“Howtoremovethepower-onpassword”onpage33.

Hard-diskpassword

Therearetwohard-diskpasswords(HDPs):

•UserHDP—fortheuser

•MasterHDP—forthesystemadministrator,whocanuseittogetaccesstotheharddiskeveniftheuser
haschangedtheuserHDP

Note:TherearetwomodesfortheHDP:UseronlyandMaster+User.TheMaster+Usermoderequires
twoHDPs;thesystemadministratorentersbothinthesameoperation.Thesystemadministratorthen
providestheuserHDPtothesystemuser.

Attention:IftheuserHDPhasbeenforgotten,checkwhetheramasterHDPhasbeenset.Ifithas,itcanbe
usedforaccesstotheharddiskdrive.IfnomasterHDPisavailable,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorized

32HardwareMaintenanceManual

servicetechniciansprovideanyservicestoreseteithertheuserorthemasterHDP ,ortorecoverdatafrom
theharddiskdrive.Theharddiskdrivecanbereplacedforascheduledfee.

ForhowtoremovethePOP ,see“Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword”onpage33.

Supervisorpassword

Asupervisorpassword(SVP)protectsthesysteminformationstoredintheBIOSSetupUtility.Theusermust
entertheSVPinordertogetaccesstotheBIOSSetupUtilityandchangethesystemconguration.

Attention:IftheSVPhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemadeavailabletotheservicetechnician,thereisno
serviceproceduretoresetthepassword.Thesystemboardmustbereplacedforascheduledfee.

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword

ToremoveaPOPthatyouhaveforgotten,dothefollowing:

(A)IfnoSVPhasbeenset:

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.Forhowtoremovethebatterypack,see“1010Batterypack”onpage50.

3.Removethebackupbattery.Forhowtoremovethebackupbattery,see“1090Backupbattery”on
page62.

4.T urnonthecomputerandwaituntilthePOSTends.AfterthePOSTends,thepasswordpromptdoes
notappear.ThePOPhasbeenremoved.

5.Reinstallthebackupbatteryandthebatterypack.

(B)IfanSVPhasbeensetandisknownbytheservicetechnician:

1.T urnonthecomputer.

2.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1toenterBIOSSetupUtility.Formodels
supportingthePassphrasefunction,pressF1whilethePOPiconisappearingonthescreen;thenenter
thePOP .Fortheothermodels,enterthePOP .

Note:T ocheckwhethertheThinkPadNotebookyouareservicingsupportsthePassphrasefunction,
entertheBIOSSetupUtilityandgotoSecurity➙Password.IftheUsingPassphraseitemisdisplayed
inthemenu,thisfunctionisavailableontheThinkPadNotebook.

3.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

4.SelectPassword.

5.SelectPower-OnPassword.

6.T ypethecurrentSVPintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.thenleavetheEnterNewPasswordeld
blank,andpressEntertwice.

7.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,pressEnter.

8.PressF10;then,intheSetupconrmationwindow,selectY es.

Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword

Attention:IfUseronlymodeisselectedandtheuserHDPhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemade

availabletotheservicetechnician,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovideany
servicestoresettheuserHDPsortorecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.Theharddiskdrivecanbe
replacedforascheduledfee.

ToremoveauserHDPthathasbeenforgotten,whentheSVPandthemasterHDPareknown,dothe
following:

1.T urnonthecomputer.

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2.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1toenterBIOSSetupUtility.Formodels
supportingthePassphrasefunction,pressF1whileHDPiconisappearingonthescreen;thenenterthe
masterHDP .Fortheothermodels,enterthemasterHDP .

Note:T ocheckwhethertheThinkPadNotebookyouareservicingsupportsthePassphrasefunction,
entertheBIOSSetupUtilityandgotoSecurity➙Password.IfUsingPassphraseitemisdisplayed
inthemenu,thisfunctionisavailableontheThinkPadNotebook.

3.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

4.SelectPassword.

5.SelectHard-diskxpassword,wherexistheletteroftheharddiskdrive.Apop-upwindowopens.

6.SelectMasterHDP.

7.T ypethecurrentmasterHDPintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.thenleavetheEnterNewPassword
eldblank,andpressEntertwice.

8.PressF10.

9.SelectY esintheSetupCongurationwindow.BothuserHDPandmasterHDPwillhavebeenremoved.

Powermanagement

Toreducepowerconsumption,thecomputerhasthreepowermanagementmodes:screenblank,sleep,
andhibernation.

Screenblankmode

Toputthecomputerintoscreenblankmode,doasfollows:

1.Right-clickthePowerManagerBatteryGaugeinthetaskbar.

2.SelectPoweroffdisplay.

Sleepmode

Whenthecomputerenterssleepmode,thefollowingeventsoccurinadditiontowhatoccursinscreen
blankmode:

•TheLCDispoweredoff.

•Theharddiskdriveispoweredoff.

•TheCPUstops.

Toentersleepmode,doasfollows:

1.ClickStart.

2.ClickthetrianglemarkontherightsideoftheShutdownicon;thenselectSleep.

Toreturnfromsleepmode,presstheFnkey.

Hibernationmode

Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavinglesorexitingfromany
applicationsthatarerunning.Whenyouenterhibernation,allopenapplications,folders,andlesaresaved
totheharddisk,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.

Toenterhibernationmode,doasfollows:

1.ClickStart.

2.ClickthetrianglemarkontherightsideoftheShutdownicon;thenselectHibernate.

Toreturnfromhibernationmode,pressthepowerbuttonformorethan4seconds.

34HardwareMaintenanceManual

Symptom-to-FRUindex

Thissectioncontainsfollowinginformation:

•“Numericerrorcodes”onpage35

•“Errormessages”onpage37

•“No-beepsymptoms”onpage37

•“LCD-relatedsymptoms”onpage38

•“Intermittentproblems”onpage38

•“Undeterminedproblems”onpage39

Thesymptom-to-FRUindexinthissectionlistssymptomsanderrorsandtheirpossiblecauses.Themost
likelycauseislistedrst,inboldfacetype.

Note:DotheFRUreplacementorotheractionsinthesequenceshowninthecolumnheaded“FRUor
action,insequence.”IfreplacingaFRUdoesnotsolvetheproblem,puttheoriginalpartbackinthe
computer.DonotreplaceanondefectiveFRU.

Thisindexcanalsohelpyoudetermine,duringregularservicing,whatFRUsarelikelytoneedtobe
replacednext.

AnumericerrorisdisplayedforeacherrordetectedinPOSTorsystemoperation.Inthedisplays,ncan
beanynumber.

Ifnonumericcodeisdisplayed,checkthenarrativedescriptionsofsymptoms.Ifthesymptomisnot
describedthere,goto“Intermittentproblems”onpage38

.

Note:

ForadevicenotsupportedbydiagnosticcodesintheThinkPadNotebooks,seethemanualforthatdevice

Numericerrorcodes

Table2.Numericerrorcodes

Symptomorerror(beeps,ifany)

0187

EAIAdataaccesserror—TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.
(twoshortbeeps)

0189

InvalidRFIDcongurationinformationarea—The
EEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect.
(twoshortbeeps)

0190

Criticallow-batteryerror
(twoshortbeeps)

0191

SystemSecurity—InvalidRemoteChangerequested.

0210

StuckKey
(twoshortbeeps)

0211

Keyboarderror
(twoshortbeeps)

FRUoraction,insequence

Systemboard.

Systemboard.

1.Chargethebatterypack.

2.Batterypack.

1.RunBIOSSetupUtility,andthensavecurrent

settingbypressingF10.

2.Systemboard.

Changekeyboard,andrestartthecomputer.

Runinteractivetestsofthekeyboardandtheauxiliary
inputdevice.

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation35

Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)

Symptomorerror(beeps,ifany)

0230

ShadowRAMerror—ShadowRAMfailsatoffsetnnnn.
(twoshortbeeps)

0231

SystemRAMerror—SystemRAMfailsatoffsetnnnn.
(twoshortbeeps)

0232

ExtendedRAMerror—ExtendedRAMfailsatoffsetnnnn.
(twoshortbeeps)

0250

Systembatteryerror—Systembatteryisdead.
(twoshortbeeps)

0251

SystemCMOSchecksumbad—Defaultconguration
used.
(twoshortbeeps)

0254

SystemNV7Volumechecksumbad-Defaultconguration
used
(twoshortbeeps)

0260

Systemtimererror.
(twoshortbeeps)

0270

Real-timeclockerror.
(twoshortbeeps)

0271

Dateandtimeerror—Neitherthedatenorthetimeisset
inthecomputer.
(twoshortbeeps)

0280

Previousbootincomplete—Defaultcongurationused.
(twoshortbeeps)

02D0

Systemcacheerror.
(twoshortbeeps)

02F0

CPUID:xxFailed.

02F5

DMAtestfailed.
(twoshortbeeps)

02F6

SoftwareNMIfailed
(twoshortbeeps)

FRUoraction,insequence

Systemboard.

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

1.Chargethebackupbatteryformorethan8hours

byconnectingtheacadapter.

2.ReplacethebackupbatteryandrunBIOSSetup
Utilitytoresetthetimeanddate.

1.Chargethebackupbatteryformorethan8hours

byconnectingtheacadapter.

2.ReplacethebackupbatteryandrunBIOSSetup
Utilitytoresetthetimeanddate.

TurnoffthecomputeranddischargeCMOS.Then
restartthecomputer.

1.Chargethebackupbatteryformorethan8hours
byconnectingtheacadapter.

2.ReplacethebackupbatteryandrunBIOSSetup
Utilitytoresetthetimeanddate.

3.Systemboard.

1.Chargethebackupbatteryformorethan8hours

byconnectingtheacadapter.

2.ReplacethebackupbatteryandrunBIOSSetup
Utilitytoresetthetimeanddate.

3.Systemboard.

RunBIOSSetupUtilitytoresetthetimeanddate.

1.Load“SetupDefault”inBIOSSetupUtility.

2.DIMM.

3.Systemboard.

1.CPU.

2.Systemboard.

1.CPU.

2.Systemboard.

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

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Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)

Symptomorerror(beeps,ifany)

02F7

Fail-safetimerNMIfailed
(twoshortbeeps)

1802

Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin—Turnoffand
removetheminiPCInetworkcard.
(twoshortbeeps)

1804

UnauthorizedWANcardispluggedin—Poweroffand
removetheWANcard.

Errormessages

Table3.Errormessages

FRUoraction,insequence

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

1.RemovetheMiniPCInetworkcard.

2.Systemboard.

1.RemovethewirelessWANcard.

2.Systemboard.

Symptomorerror(beeps,ifany)

BadCRC2.EnterBIOSSetupUtility,andloadSetup
defaults.
(twoshortbeeps)

Fanerror.
(fourshortbeeps,onelongbeep)

DRAMisunplugged.
(oneshortbeep,pause,threeshortbeeps,pause,three
shortbeeps,pause,oneshortbeep.)

DRAMisnotwellplugged.
(oneshortbeep,pause,threeshortbeeps,pause,three
shortbeeps,pause,oneshortbeep.)

Operatingsystemnotfound.1.Checkthattheoperatingsystemhasnofailure

SystemCongurationDataReadError
(twoshortbeeps)

FRUoraction,insequence

PressF1toenterBIOSSetupUtility.PressF9,and
Entertoloadthedefaultsetting.Thensavethecurrent
settingbypressingF10,andrestartthecomputer.

1.Fan.

2.Thermalgrease.

3.Systemboard.

Memorycardisnotinstalled.Installmemorycard.

Reinstallthememorycard.

andisinstalledcorrectly.

2.EnterBIOSSetupUtilityandseewhetherthehard

diskdriveisproperlyidentied.Ifyoustillseethe
sameerrormessage,checkthebootsequence.

3.Reinstalltheharddiskdrive.

4.Reinstalltheoperatingsystem.

PressF1toenterBIOSSetupUtility.PressF9,and
Entertoloadthedefaultsetting.Thensavethecurrent
settingbypressingF10,andrestartthecomputer.

No-beepsymptoms

Table4.No-beepsymptoms

Symptomorerror

Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,LCDblank,andno
POST.

Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,andLCDblankduring
POST.

FRUoraction,insequence

1.Makesurethateveryconnectorisconnected

tightlyandcorrectly.

2.DIMM.

3.Systemboard.

1.ReseatDIMM.

2.Systemboard.

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Table4.No-beepsymptoms(continued)

Symptomorerror

Thepower-onpasswordpromptappears.Apower-onpasswordorasupervisorpasswordisset.

Thehard-diskpasswordpromptappears.Ahard-diskpasswordisset.T ypethepasswordand

FRUoraction,insequence

TypethepasswordandpressEnter.

pressEnter.

LCD-relatedsymptoms

Important:TheTFTLCDforthenotebookcomputercontainsmanythin-lmtransistors(TFTs).Thepresenceofa

smallnumberofdotsthataremissing,discolored,oralwayslightedischaracteristicofTFTLCDtechnology,but
excessivepixelproblemscancauseviewingconcerns.

IftheLCDyouareservicinghastwoorlessvisibledefectivepixels,itshouldnotbeconsideredfaulty.However,ifthe
LCDhasthreeormorevisibledefectivepixels,itwillbedeemedasdefectivebyLenovoanditshouldbereplaced.

Note:

•ThispolicyappliestoallThinkPadNotebookspurchasedon1January,2008orlater.

•LenovowillnotprovidereplacementiftheLCDiswithinspecicationaswecannotguaranteethatany
replacementLCDwillhavezeropixeldefects.

•OnepixelconsistsofR,G,Bsub-pixels.

Table5.LCD-relatedsymptoms

Symptomorerror

Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,andablankLCDduring
POST.

•LCDbacklightnotworking.

•LCDtoodark.

•LCDbrightnesscannotbeadjusted.

•LCDcontrastcannotbeadjusted.

•LCDscreenunreadable.

•Charactersmissingpixels.

•Screenabnormal.

•Wrongcolordisplayed.

HorizontalorverticallinesdisplayedonLCD.LCDassembly.

FRUoraction,insequence

Systemboard.

1.ReseattheLCDconnectors.

2.LCDassembly.

3.Systemboard.

1.Seeimportantnotefor“LCD-relatedsymptoms.”

2.ReseatallLCDconnectors.

3.LCDassembly.

4.Systemboard.

Intermittentproblems

Intermittentsystemhangproblemscanbeduetoavarietyofcausesthathavenothingtodowithahardware
defect,suchascosmicradiation,electrostaticdischarge,orsoftwareerrors.FRUreplacementshouldbe
consideredonlywhenaproblemrecurs.

Whenanalyzinganintermittentproblem,dothefollowing:

1.Runthediagnostictestforthesystemboardinloopmodeatleast10times.

2.Ifnoerrorisdetected,donotreplaceanyFRUs.

3.Ifanyerrorisdetected,replacetheFRUshownbytheFRUcode.Rerunthetesttoverifythatno
moreerrorsexist.

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Undeterminedproblems

Ifthediagnostictestsdidnotidentifytheadapterordevicethathasfailed,ifwrongdevicesareinstalled,
orifthesystemsimplyisnotoperating,followtheseprocedurestoisolatethefailingFRU(donotisolate
FRUsthathavenodefects).

Verifythatallattacheddevicesaresupportedbythecomputer.

Verifythatthepowersupplybeingusedatthetimeofthefailureisoperatingcorrectly.(See“Powersystem
checkout”onpage28.)

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.VisuallycheckeachFRUfordamage.ReplaceanydamagedFRU.

3.Removeordisconnectallofthefollowingdevices:
a.Non- ThinkPaddevices
b.Printer,mouse,andotherexternaldevices
c.Batterypack
d.Harddiskdrive
e.Externaldiskettedriveoropticaldrive
f.DIMM
g.Opticaldiskordisketteintheinternaldrive
h.PCCards

4.T urnonthecomputer.

5.Determinewhethertheproblemhasbeensolved.

6.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,reconnecttheremoveddevicesoneatatimeuntilyoundthefailingFRU.

7.Iftheproblemremains,replacethefollowingFRUsoneatatime(donotreplaceanondefectiveFRU):
a.Systemboard
b.LCDassembly

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Chapter5.Statusindicators

1

2

3

4

Thischapterpresentsthesystemstatusindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthecomputer.

Table6.Statusindicators

IndicatorMeaning

1

On-screen
indicators

2

Powerstatus

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Capslock:

CapsLockmodeisenabled.Youcanenterallalphabeticcharacters
(A-Z)inuppercasewithoutpressingtheShiftkey.

Wirelessstatus:

PressF9toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.Youcanquickly
changethepowerstateofeachfeatureinthelist.

Green:

TheACadapterisconnected.Ifabatteryisinstalledonthecomputer,it
ischargedwhenthisindicatorison.

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Table6.Statusindicators(continued)

IndicatorMeaning

Off:

TheACadapterisnotconnected.

3

Sleep(standby)
status

TheilluminationdotintheThinkPadlogoontheouterlidofthecomputerandonthe
palmrestworksasasystem-statusindicator:itshowswhetherthecomputerisin
sleep(standby),hibernation,ornormalmode.

Red:

Thecomputerison(innormalmode).

Fastblinkingred:

Thecomputerisenteringsleep(standby)orhibernationmode.

Slowblinkingred:

4

Sleep(standby)
status

Thecomputerisinsleep(standby)mode.

Off:

Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

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Chapter6.Specialkeys

Thiscomputerhasseveralspecialkeysattheupperrowofthekeyboard.T ouseeachfunction,directly
pressthedesiredkey.

Note:T ouseF1-F12functions,pressFnandthedesiredfunctionkeysimultaneously;thisisthedefault
setting.

Thefollowingtableshowsthefunctionofeachspecialkey.

Table7.Fnkeycombinations

Specialkey

Speakermute(F1)

Speakervolume
down(F2)

Speakervolumeup
(F3)

Microphonemute
(F4)

Cameramute(F5)

Switchingadisplay
outputlocation(F6)

Displaybrightness
down(F7)

Description

Ifyoumutethesoundandthenturnoffthecomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyou
turnonthecomputeragain.T oturnonthesound,presstheSpeakervolumeuporSpeaker
volumedownkeys.

Whenyoupressthemicrophonemutekey,alloftherecordingdevicesaresetonmuteor
unmute;thisisthedefaultsetting.

Duringavideoconference,youcancontrolthevideostreamingfromtheintegratedcameraby
pressingthiskey.Thevideooutputwillbegrayedout,andtheaudiostreamingwillcontinue.

ForWindows7:

Switchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Windowswillshowthese
displayoptions:

•Computerdisplayonly(LCD)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(sameimage)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(extendeddesktopfunction)

•Externalmonitoronly
Note:T oswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor,theWin+Pkey
combinationisalsoavailable.

Thecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.

Thepurposeofthismethodistochangethebrightnessleveltemporarily.T ochangethe
defaultbrightnesslevel,changethesettingsofthePowerOptionintheControlPanelor
usethePowerManager.

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Table7.Fnkeycombinations(continued)

Specialkey

Displaybrightnessup
(F8)

Wirelessradiocontrol
(F9)

Previoustrack/scene
(F10)

Play/pause(F11)

Nexttrack/scene
(F12)

Description

Thecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.

Thepurposeofthismethodistochangethebrightnessleveltemporarily.T ochangethe
defaultbrightnesslevel,changethesettingsofthePowerOptionintheControlPanelor
usethePowerManager.

Enableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.Ifyoupressthiskey,alistof
wirelessfeaturesisdisplayed.Y oucanquicklychangethepowerstateofeachfeature
inthelist.
Notes:T ousethisfunction,followingdevicedriversmustbeinstalledonthecomputer
beforehand:

•PowerManagementdriver

•OnScreenDisplayUtility

•Wirelessdevicedrivers

ForMultimediacontrol.

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Chapter7.FRUreplacementnotices

ExternalCRUstatementtocustomers:

Someproblemswithyourproductcanberesolvedwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called
a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasSelf-serviceCRUsandothers
aredesignatedasOptional-serviceCRUs.InstallationofSelf-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility;youmay

requestthatLenovoinstallsanOptional-serviceCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.

WhereyouareinstallingtheCRU,LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacement
instructionsareshippedwithyourproductandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.Youmay
ndalistofCRUsinthepublicationsthatshipwithyourproductorathttp://www.lenovo.com/CRUs.Y ou
mayberequiredtoreturnthedefectivepartthatisreplacedbytheCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)return
instructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)you
maybechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethedefectivepartwithinthirty(30)days
ofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

Thischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingandreplacingparts.Readthischaptercarefullybefore
replacinganyFRU.

Screwnotices

Loosescrewscancauseareliabilityproblem.IntheThinkPadNotebook,thisproblemisaddressedwith
specialnylon-coatedscrewsthathavethefollowingcharacteristics:

•Theymaintaintightconnections.

•Theydonoteasilycomeloose,evenwithshockorvibration.

•Theyarehardertotighten.

•Eachoneshouldbeusedonlyonce.

Dothefollowingwhenyouservicethismachine:

•Keepthescrewkit(fortheP/N,see“Miscellaneousparts”onpage106

•Alwaysusenewscrews.

•Useatorquescrewdriverifyouhaveone.

Tightenscrewsasfollows:

•Plastictoplastic

Turnanadditionalangleof90degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceoftheplasticpart.

•Logiccardtoplastic

Turnanadditionalangleof180degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceofthelogiccard.

)inyourtoolbag.

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•T orquedriver

Ifyouhaveatorquedriver,refertothe“Torque”columnforeachstep.

•Makesurethatyouusethecorrectscrew.Ifyouhaveatorquescrewdriver,tightenallscrewsrmlytothe
torqueshowninthetable.Neveruseascrewthatyouremoved.Useanewone.Makesurethatall

ofthescrewsaretightenedrmly.

•Ensuretorquescrewdriversarecalibratedcorrectlyfollowingcountryspecications.

Retainingserialnumbers

Thissectionincludesthefollowingdescriptions:

•“Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit”onpage46

•“RetainingtheUUID”onpage47

•“ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation”onpage47

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit

Whenthecomputerwasmanufactured,theEEPROMonthesystemboardwasloadedwiththeserial
numbersofthesystemandallmajorcomponents.Thesenumbersneedtoremainthesamethroughout
thelifeofthecomputer.

Ifyoureplacethesystemboard,youmustrestoretheserialnumberofthesystemunittoitsoriginalvalue.

Beforereplacingthesystemboard,savetheoriginalserialnumberbydoingthefollowing:

1.InstalltheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlater,andrestartthe
computer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select1.SetSystemIdentication.

3.Select2.ReadS/NdatafromEEPROM.

Theserialnumberofeachdeviceinyourcomputerisdisplayed;theserialnumberofthesystemunitis
listedasfollows:

•20:Serialnumber

Writedownthatnumber.

Note:Theserialnumberofthesystemunitisalsowrittenonthelabelattachedtothebottomofthecomputer.

Afteryouhavereplacedthesystemboard,restoretheserialnumberbydoingthefollowing:

1.InstalltheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlaterandrestartthe
computer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select1.SetSystemIdentication.

3.Select1.AddS/NdatafromEEPROM.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

IftheMTMandProductIDnumbersdifferfromeachotherontherearlabel,usewhatisshownforthe
ProductIDeld.Seeexamplebelow:

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MTMonrearlabel:

TTTT-CTOS/NSSSSSSS

ProductIDonrearlabel:

TTTT-MMM(UsethisnumberwhensettingSerialNumber)

Intheexample,theSerialNumbertobeinputis'1STTTTMMMSSSSSSS'.

RetainingtheUUID

TheUniversallyUniqueIdentier(UUID)isa128-bitnumberuniquelyassignedtoyourcomputerat
productionandstoredintheEEPROMofyoursystemboard.Thealgorithmthatgeneratesthenumberis
designedtoprovideuniqueIDsuntiltheyearA.D.3400.Notwocomputersintheworldhavethesame
number.

Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,youmustsettheUUIDonthenewsystemboardasfollows:

1.InstalltheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlater,andrestartthe
computer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select4.AssignUUID.AnewUUIDiscreatedandwritten.IfavalidUUIDalready
exists,itisnotoverwritten.

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation

InformationonEngineeringChangeAnnouncements(ECA)arestoredintheEEPROMofthesystemboard.
TheelectronicstorageofthisinformationsimpliestheproceduretocheckiftheECAhasbeenpreviously
appliedtoamachine.ThemachinedoesnotneedtobedisassembledtocheckfortheECAapplication.

TocheckwhatECAshavebeenpreviouslyappliedtothemachine,usetheECAInformationRead/Write
functionontheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlater.

1.InserttheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlater,andrestartthe
computer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select6.SetECAInformation.

3.T oreadECAinformation,select2.ReadECA/reworknumberfromEEPROMandfollowthe
instruction.

4.T oreadboxbuilddate,select5.ReadboxbuilddatefromEEPROM,andfollowtheinstructionon
thescreen.

AfteranECAhasbeenappliedtothemachine,theEEPROMmustbeupdatedtoreecttheECA's
application.UsetheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlatertoupdatethe
EEPROM.

Note:OnlytheECAnumberisstoredintheEEPROM.ThemachinetypeoftheECAisassumedbethesame
asthemachinetypeofthemachinethathadtheECAappliedtoit.

1.InserttheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlater,andrestartthe
computer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select6.SetECAInformation.

3.T owriteECAinformation,select1.WriteECA/reworknumberfromEEPROM,andfollowthe
instruction.

4.T owriteboxbuilddate,select4.WriteboxbuilddatefromEEPROM,andfollowtheinstructionon
thescreen.

Ifthesystemboardisbeingreplaced,trytoreadtheECAinformationfromtheoldsystemboardandtransfer
theinformationtothenewsystem.Ifthesystemboardisinoperable,thiswillnotbepossible.

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Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU

ExternalCRUstatementtocustomers:

Someproblemswithyourproductcanberesolvedwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called
a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasSelf-serviceCRUsandothers
aredesignatedasOptional-serviceCRUs.InstallationofSelf-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility;youmay

requestthatLenovoinstallsanOptional-serviceCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.

WhereyouareinstallingtheCRU,LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacement
instructionsareshippedwithyourproductandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.Youmay
ndalistofCRUsinthepublicationsthatshipwithyourproductorathttp://www.lenovo.com/CRUs.Y ou
mayberequiredtoreturnthedefectivepartthatisreplacedbytheCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)return
instructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)you
maybechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethedefectivepartwithinthirty(30)days
ofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

ThischapterpresentsdirectionsanddrawingsforuseinremovingandreplacingaFRU.Besuretoobserve
thefollowinggeneralrules:

1.Donottrytoserviceanycomputerunlessyouhavebeentrainedandcertied.Anuntrainedpersonruns
theriskofdamagingparts.

2.BeforereplacinganyFRU,reviewChapter7“FRUreplacementnotices”onpage45.

3.BeginbyremovinganyFRUsthathavetoberemovedbeforethefailingFRU.AnysuchFRUsarelisted
atthetopofthepage.Removethemintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.

4.FollowthecorrectsequenceinthestepsforremovingtheFRU,asgiveninthedrawingsbythe
numbersinsquarecallouts.

5.WhenturningascrewtoreplaceaFRU,turnitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.

6.WhenremovingtheFRU,moveitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.

7.T oputthenewFRUinplace,reversetheremovalprocedureandfollowanynotesthatpertainto
replacement.Forinformationaboutconnectingandarranginginternalcables,seeChapter9“Locations”
onpage89.

8.WhenreplacingaFRU,usethecorrectscrewasshownintheprocedures.

DANGER

BeforeremovinganyFRU,turnoffthecomputer ,unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets,
removethebatterypack,andthendisconnectanyinterconnectingcables.

Attention:AfterreplacingaFRU,donotturnonthecomputeruntilyouhavemadesurethatallscrews,

springs,andothersmallpartsareinplaceandnonearelooseinsidethecomputer.Verifythisbyshaking
thecomputergentlyandlisteningforrattlingsounds.Metallicpartsormetalakescancauseelectrical
shortcircuits.

Attention:Thesystemboardissensitiveto,andcanbedamagedby,electrostaticdischarge.Before
touchingit,establishpersonalgroundingbytouchingagroundpointwithonehandorbyusingan
electrostaticdischarge(ESD)strap(P/N6405959).

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1010Batterypack

3

2

1

Importantnoticeforreplacingabatterypack:

ThinkVantageToolboxhasanautomaticbatterydiagnosticthatdeterminesifthebatterypackisdefective.Abattery
packFRUshouldnotbereplacedunlessthisdiagnosticshowsthatthebatteryisdefective.

Theonlyexceptiontothisisifthebatterypackisphysicallydamagedoracustomerisreportingapossiblesafetyissue.

IfThinkVantageT oolboxisnotinstalledinthecomputer,thecustomershoulddownloadthisprogrambeforea
non-physicallydamagedbatterypackisreplaced.Notethataphysicallydamagedbatterypackisnon-warranty
replacement.

Removalstepsofbatterypack

DANGER

Useonlythebatteryspeciedinthepartslistforyourcomputer.Anyotherbatterycouldignite
orexplode.

Unlockthebatterylatch1.Holdingthebatterylatchintheunlockedposition2,removethebatterypackin
thedirectionshownbyarrow3.

Wheninstalling:Installthebatterypackintheslot,andthenmakesurethatthebatterylatchisinthe
lockedposition.

1020Bottomslotcover

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

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Removalstepsofbottomslotcover

2

1

1

1

1

1

Note:Loosenthescrews1,butdonotremovethem.

Wheninstalling:Makesurethatalltheprojectionsofthecoverareattachedrmlytotheframe.Then

securethescrews.

Applyinglabeltothebottomslotcover

Whenyoureplacethecover,followinglabelneedstobepeeledofffromtheoldcover,andneedstobe
putonthenewcover:

1

Assettaglabel

Forthelabellocation,refertothefollowinggure:

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU51

1

1030DIMM

1

a b

1

2

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage50

RemovalstepsofDIMM

Note:IfonlyoneDIMMisusedonthecomputeryouareservicing,thecardmustbeinstalledinSLOT-0(a),

butnotinSLOT-1(b).

Wheninstalling:InsertthenotchedendoftheDIMMintothesocket.PresstheDIMMrmly,andpivotit
untilitsnapsintotheplace.Makesurethatitisrmlyxedintheslotanddoesnotmoveeasily.

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1040Harddiskdrive(HDD)

1

2

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage50

Attention:

•Donotdropthedriveorapplyanyphysicalshocktoit.Thedriveissensitivetophysicalshock.
Improperhandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.

•Beforeremovingthedrive,havetheusermakeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonitifpossible.

•Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperatingorisinsuspendmode.

RemovalstepsofHDD

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(1)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgfcm)

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU53

3

Wheninstalling:MakesurethattheHDDconnectorisattachedrmly.

1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage50

RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN

Instep1,unplugthejacksbyusingtheremovaltoolantennaRFconnector(P/N:08K7159)orpickthe
connectorswithyourngersandgentlyunplugthemindirectionofthearrow.

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1

2

2

StepScrew(quantity)Color

3

2

M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(2)

Black0.181Nm

Torque

(1.85kgfcm)

Wheninstalling:PlugthegraycableintothejackmarkedMAINorM,andtheblackcableintothejack
markedAUXorAonthecard.

1060PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU55

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

1

2

2

3

•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage50

RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN

Instep1,unplugthejacksbyusingtheremovaltoolantennaRFconnector(P/N:08K7159)orpickthe
connectorswithyourngersandgentlyunplugthemindirectionofthearrow.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(2)

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Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgfcm)

Wheninstalling:PlugtheredcableintothejackmarkedMAIN,andthebluecableintothejackmarked

1

1

2

AUXonthecard.

1070Keyboard

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage50

Removalstepsofkeyboard

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M2×5mm,at-head,nylon-coated(2)

Black0.181Nm

Torque

(1.85kgfcm)

Instep2,byusingaplasticprytool,pushthekeyboardoutfromtwosquareholesinthebatterypackslot
asshowninthisgure.

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU57

3

4

7

6

5

7

8

Installationstepsofkeyboard

Wheninstallingthekeyboard,doasfollows:

1.Attachthekeyboardconnectors.

2.Attachthekeyboardsothatthekeyboardfrontedgesareundertheframeasshowninthisgure.

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3.Securethekeyboardbytighteningthescrewsfromthebottomsideofthecomputer.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1080T opcaseassemblyandmicrophonemodule

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage50

•“1040Harddiskdrive(HDD)”onpage53

•“1070Keyboard”onpage57

Note:Microphonemoduleisattachedontheundersideofthetopcaseassembly.

Removalstepsoftopcaseassemblyandmicrophonemodule

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M2×5mm,at-head,nylon-coated(10)

Black0.181Nm

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU59

Torque

(1.85kgfcm)

Removalstepsoftopcaseassemblyandmicrophonemodule

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(6)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgfcm)

StepScrew(quantity)Color

3

M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(3)

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Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgfcm)

4

5

6

7

8

Wheninstalling:Makesurethattheconnectorsareattachedrmly.

Instep

5,pushthetopcaseassemblyoutfromtheframebyusingaplasticprytoolasshowninthisgure.

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU61

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

11

12

12

14

13

1090Backupbattery

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage50

•“1070Keyboard”onpage57

•“1080Topcaseassemblyandmicrophonemodule”onpage59

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Removalstepsofbackupbattery

1

2

DANGER

Useonlythebatteryspeciedinthepartslistforyourcomputer.Anyotherbatterycouldignite
orexplode.

Wheninstalling:Makesurethattheconnectorisattachedrmly.

1100Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2)

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage50

•“1070Keyboard”onpage57

•“1080Topcaseassemblyandmicrophonemodule”onpage59

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU63

RemovalstepsofBDC-2

1

2

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(1)

Wheninstalling:Makesurethattheconnectorisattachedrmly.

1110Speakerassembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage50

•“1070Keyboard”onpage57

•“1080Topcaseassemblyandmicrophonemodule”onpage59

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgfcm)

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Removalstepsofspeakerassembly

1

1

1

1

2

3

3

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(4)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgfcm)

Cablerouting:Makesurethattheconnectorisattachedrmlyandyouroutethecableasshowninthis
gure.

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU65

1120Systemboardandfanassembly

Importantnoticesforhandlingthesystemboard:

Whenhandlingthesystemboard,bearthefollowinginmind.

•Thesystemboardhasanaccelerometer,whichcanbebrokenbyapplyingseveralthousandsofG-forces.

Note:Droppingasystemboardfromaheightofaslittleas6inchessothatitfallsatonahardbenchcansubject
theaccelerometertoasmuchas6,000G'sofshock.

•Becarefulnottodropthesystemboardonabenchtopthathasahardsurface,suchasmetal,wood,orcomposite.

•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.

•Ateverypointintheprocess,besurenottodroporstackthesystemboard.

•Ifyouputasystemboarddown,besuretoputitonlyonapaddedsurfacesuchasanESDmatorconductive
corrugatedmaterial.

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage50

•“1030DIMM”onpage52

•“1040Harddiskdrive(HDD)”onpage53

•“1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN”onpage54

•“1060PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN”onpage55

•“1070Keyboard”onpage57

•“1080Topcaseassemblyandmicrophonemodule”onpage59

•“1090Backupbattery”onpage62

•“1100Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2)”onpage63

•“1110Speakerassembly”onpage64

Removalstepsofsystemboardandfanassembly

Followingcomponentssolderedonthetopsideofthesystemboardareextremelysensitive.Whenyou
servicethesystemboard,avoidanykindofroughhandling.

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ForCULV(CustomerUltra-LowVoltage)models(MT0196andMT0492):

a

b

c

d

aAccelerometerchipfortheHDDActiveProtection

cGMCH(GraphicsMemoryControllerHub)

System™

bCPUdICH(I/OControllerHub)

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU67

ForCULVmodels(MT0217andMT0250):

a

b

c

aAccelerometerchipfortheHDDActiveProtection

System

bCPU

cPCH(PeripheralControlHub)

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ForAMD

a

b

d

c

b

c

a

d

aCPUcSouthBridge

bNorthBridge

®

models(MT0197):

dAccelerometerchipfortheHDDActiveProtection

System

ForAMDmodels(MT0221):

aAccelerometerchipfortheHDDActiveProtection

System

bCPUdSouthBridge

cNorthBridge

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU69

1

1

1

2

2

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(3)

Note:Loosenthescrews2,butdonotremovethem.

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgfcm)

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3

4

Wheninstalling:Makesurethattheconnectorsareattachedrmly.

a

8

5

6

7

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU71

Wheninstalling:Attachthesystemboardsothatthebatterypinsofthesystemboardareattachedrmlyto

9

9

11

10

a

b

b

theguideholeofthebasecoverasshowninainthis.

Makesurethattheconnectorsareattachedrmly.

Note:Loosenthescrews9,butdonotremovethem.

Wheninstalling:

•Beforeyouattachthefanassemblytothecomputer,applythermalgrease,atanamountof0.2grams,
onthepartmarkedaasinthefollowinggure.Eithertoomuchortoolessapplicationofgreasecan
causeathermalproblemduetoimperfectcontactwithacomponent.Y ouneedtopeelthethinlm
offfromtherubbersb.

ForMT0196andMT0492:

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ForMT0197:

a

a

a

a

a

ForMT0217andMT0250:

ForMT0221:

Wheninstalling:Makesurethatthefanconnectorisattachedrmly.

1130I/Ocardassembly,audiocable,andI/Ocable

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage50

•“1040Harddiskdrive(HDD)”onpage53

•“1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN”onpage54

•“1060PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN”onpage55

•“1070Keyboard”onpage57

•“1080Topcaseassemblyandmicrophonemodule”onpage59

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU73

•“1110Speakerassembly”onpage64

2

1

1

1

1

3

4

5

6

•“1120Systemboardandfanassembly”onpage66

RemovalstepsofI/Ocardassembly,audiocable,andI/Ocable

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(1)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgfcm)

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Cablerouting:Makesurethattheconnectorsareattachedrmlyandyouroutethecablesasshownin

thisgure.

1140LCDunit

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage50

•“1040Harddiskdrive(HDD)”onpage53

•“1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN”onpage54

•“1060PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN”onpage55

•“1070Keyboard”onpage57

•“1080Topcaseassemblyandmicrophonemodule”onpage59

•“1110Speakerassembly”onpage64

•“1120Systemboardandfanassembly”onpage66

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU75

RemovalstepsofLCDunit

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

M2.5×5mm,at-head,nylon-coated(4)

Black0.392Nm

Torque

(4kgfcm)

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3

3

Cablerouting:Makesurethatthecablesareattachedtothecableguidesasshowninthisgure.When
youroutethecables,makesurethattheyarenotsubjectedtoanytension.T ensioncouldcausethecables
tobedamagedbythecableguides,orawiretobebroken.

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU77

1150BasecoverassemblyandDC-incable

1

1

1

1

2

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage50

•“1040Harddiskdrive(HDD)”onpage53

•“1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN”onpage54

•“1060PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN”onpage55

•“1070Keyboard”onpage57

•“1080Topcaseassemblyandmicrophonemodule”onpage59

•“1110Speakerassembly”onpage64

•“1120Systemboardandfanassembly”onpage66

•“1140LCDunit”onpage75

RemovalstepsofbasecoverassemblyandDC-incable

Cablerouting:Makesurethatthecableisattachedtothecableguidesasshowninthisgure.Whenyou

routethecables,makesurethattheyarenotsubjectedtoanytension.T ensioncouldcausethecablestobe
damagedbythecableguides,orawiretobebroken.

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Applyinglabelstothebasecover

ThenewbasecoverFRUisshippedwithakitcontaininglabelsofseveralkinds.Whenyoureplacethe

basecover,youneedtoapplythefollowinglabels:

IftheWindowsCerticateofAuthenticationlabel(COA)

2isattachedtoapartthatisreplaced,returnthe

oldpartwiththelabelattachedtothecustomer,orprovidealettertothecustomerstatingwhatthelabel
wasoriginallyonthesystemandwhatthelabelpartnumber,serialnumber,andproductkeywere.

4

Informationlabelunderbattery

8

FCClabel

9

Homologationlabel

14

Serialnumberblanklabel

Followinglabelsneedtobepeeledofffromtheoldbasecover,andneedtobeputonthenewbasecover.

1

Ethernetlabel

3

SIDcardlabel

5

SIMICCIDlabel

6

ChinaMobilelabel/ChinaT elecomlabel

7

NonEncryptionlabel/Indonesiaratinglabel

10

BrazilANA TELlabel

11

Israelhomologationlabel

12

MalaysiaSIRIMlabel

13

IndonesiaPostellabel

15

WirelessWANlabel

16

WirelessLANlabel

Forsomemodels,youalsoneedtoapplyoneortwoFCClabels.Checktheoldbasecover;ifithasoneor
twoFCClabels,ndduplicatesoftheminthelabelkitandapplythemtothenewbasecover.

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU79

Forthelocationofeachlabel,refertothefollowinggure:

1

16

15

14

9 8

2 3 4

5

11

6

7

10

12

13

1

1

1

1

2010LCDbezelassembly

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

RemovalstepsofLCDbezelassembly

StepScrewcapScrew(quantity)Color

1

M2×4mm,at-head,nylon-coated(4)Silver

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Torque

0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2020Integratedcamera

1

2

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

•“2010LCDbezelassembly”onpage80

Removalstepsofintegratedcamera

Wheninstalling:Makesurethattheconnectoroftheintegratedcameraisattachedrmly.

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU81

2030LCDpanelandLCDcable

1

1

1

1

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage50

•“1040Harddiskdrive(HDD)”onpage53

•“1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN”onpage54

•“1060PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN”onpage55

•“1070Keyboard”onpage57

•“1080Topcaseassemblyandmicrophonemodule”onpage59

•“1110Speakerassembly”onpage64

•“1120Systemboardandfanassembly”onpage66

•“1140LCDunit”onpage75

RemovalstepsofLCDpanelandLCDcable

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M1.7×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(4)Silver

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Torque

0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU83

10

2040Hingekit

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage50

•“1040Harddiskdrive(HDD)”onpage53

•“1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN”onpage54

•“1060PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN”onpage55

•“1070Keyboard”onpage57

•“1080Topcaseassemblyandmicrophonemodule”onpage59

•“1110Speakerassembly”onpage64

•“1120Systemboardandfanassembly”onpage66

•“1140LCDunit”onpage75

•“2030LCDpanelandLCDcable”onpage82

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Removalstepsofhingekit

2

1

1

2

3

3

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(2)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgfcm)

2050WirelessLANantennaassembly,wirelessWANantennaassembly, andLCDrearcoverassembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage50

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU85

•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage50

2 2 2 2

1

1

1

1

3

3

3

3

3

3

•“1040Harddiskdrive(HDD)”onpage53

•“1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN”onpage54

•“1060PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN”onpage55

•“1070Keyboard”onpage57

•“1080Topcaseassemblyandmicrophonemodule”onpage59

•“1110Speakerassembly”onpage64

•“1120Systemboardandfanassembly”onpage66

•“1140LCDunit”onpage75

•“2030LCDpanelandLCDcable”onpage82

•“2040Hingekit”onpage84

RemovalstepsofwirelessLANantennaassembly,wirelessWANantennaassembly,andLCDrear
coverassembly

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Cablerouting:Whenyouinstalltheantennaassembly,routethecablesasshownintheguresbelow.

a b c d

Asyouroutethecables,makesurethattheyarenotsubjectedtoanytension.T ensioncouldcausethe
cablestobedamagedbythecableguides,orawiretobebroken.

a:WirelessLANMAINantenna(gray)
b:WirelessWANMAINantenna(red)
c:WirelessWANAUXantenna(blue)
d:WirelessLANAUXantenna(black)

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Chapter9.Locations

ThischapterpresentsthelocationofThinkPadEdge13”featuresandhardware.

Frontview

1

Integratedcamera(forsomemodels)

2

Powerswitch

3

ACpowerconnector

4

Statusindicators
Note:Forthedescriptionofeachindicator,seeChapter5“Statusindicators”onpage41.

5

Poweruniversalserialbus(USB)connectors(MT0217,MT0221,andMT0250)
Universalserialbus(USB)connectors(MT0196,MT0197,MT0492)

6

Universalserialbus(USB)connectors

7

Comboaudiojack

8

MediaCardReaderslot

9

Statusindicators
Note:Forthedescriptionofeachindicator,seeChapter5“Statusindicators”onpage41.

10

TrackPointpointingstick

11

TrackPointbuttons

12

Touchpadbuttons

13

Touchpad

14

UltraNav

15

Built-inmicrophone

®

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14

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10

11

Bottomview

1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1

Batterypacklatch

2

Batterypack

3

Securitykeyhole

4

Externalmonitorconnector

5

HDMIport

6

RJ-45(Ethernet)connector

7

PowerUSBconnector(MT0196,MT0197,andMT0492)
eSATA/USBconnector(MT0217,MT0221,andMT0250)

8

Built-instereospeakers

9

HDDslotdoor

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Chapter10.Partslist

Thischaptercontainsfollowinglistsoftheserviceparts.

•“Overall”onpage92

•“LCDFRUs”onpage101

•“Keyboard”onpage104

•“ACadapters”onpage105

•“Miscellaneousparts”onpage106

•“Powercords”onpage106

•“Recoverydiscs”onpage107

•“Commonservicetools”onpage115

Notes:

•EachFRUisavailableforalltypesormodels,unlessspecictypesormodelsarespecied.

•FRUwithspecicmodelslistedanddescribedasxxU(whereUisanexampleofacountrydesignator)shouldbe
usedforallmodelsendinginU.

•FRUwithspecicmodelslistedanddescribedas3Dx(where3Disanexampleofauniqueconguration)shouldbe
usedforallofthesemodels,unlessspeciccountryorregiondesignatorisspecied.

•ACRU(customerreplaceableunit)isidentiedbyasingleasterisk(*)ortwoasterisks(**)intheCRUIDcolumn.An
NintheCRUIDcolumnmeansthatthepartisnotaCRU.Asingleasterisk(*)meansthatthepartisaSelf-service
CRU;twoasterisks(**)meansthatthepartisanOptional-serviceCRU.

ExternalCRUstatementtocustomers:

Someproblemswithyourproductcanberesolvedwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called
a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU. ”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasSelf-serviceCRUsandothersare
designatedasOptional-serviceCRUs.InstallationofSelf-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility;youmayrequest
thatLenovoinstallsanOptional-serviceCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.Whereyouare
installingtheCRU,LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacementinstructionsareshipped
withyourproductandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.Y oumayndalistofCRUsinthe
publicationsthatshipwithyourproductorathttp://www.lenovo.com/CRUs.Youmayberequiredtoreturnthe
defectivepartthatisreplacedbytheCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,
andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)youmaybechargedforthereplacementCRUif
Lenovodoesnotreceivethedefectivepartwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.Seeyour
LenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

ThinkPadcomputerscontainthefollowingtypesofCRUs:
–Self-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsunplugorareheldbynomorethantwoscrews.Examplesofthesetypes

ofCRUsincludetheacpoweradapter,powercord,battery,andharddiskdrive.OtherSelf-serviceCRUs
dependingonproductdesignmayincludethememorymodule,wirelesscard,keyboard,andpalmrestwith
ngerprintreaderandtouchpad.

–Optional-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsareisolatedpartswithinthecomputerthatareconcealedbyanaccess

panelthatistypicallysecuredbymorethantwoscrews.Oncetheaccesspanelisremoved,thespecic
CRUisvisible.

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8

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16

17

18

19

20

21

•FRUsmarkedwithOPareavailableasoptions.

Overall

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Table8.Partslist—Overall

No.

FRU(Overall)

1

LCDunit(see“LCDFRUs”onpage101.)

2

Keyboard(see“Keyboard”onpage104.)

3

Topcaseassemblyfor0196,0197,and0429

3

Topcaseassemblyfor0217,0221,and0250

4

QualcomGobi-2000WWAN,WWSKU

•0196-CTO,

•0197-CTO

•0492-CTO

•0217-CTO

•0221-CTO

•0250-CTO

4

QualcomGobi-2000WWAN,MalaysiaSKU

•0196-CTO,2Ex,2Gx,2Jx,2Lx,2Qx,34x,36x,38x,3Ax,55x,5Mx,56x,5Jx,5Kx

•0197-CTO,2Qx,2Tx,2Ux,2Vx,4Qx,4Sx,4Ux,6Kx,6Mx,6Px,7Hx,7Wx,7Yx,82x,8Ax

•0492-CTO,24x,28x

4

LeadcoreLC5730DWWANforChinamobile

•0196-CTO,5Gx,5Hx

•0197-CTO,7Ex

•0492-CTO

•0217-CTO

•0221-CTO

•0250-CTO

4

HuaweiEM660WWANforChinatelecom

•0196-CTO

•0197-CTO,7Fx

•0492-CTO

•0217-CTO

•0221-CTO

•0250-CTO

5

ThinkPad1x211b/g/nWirelessLANMini-PCIExpressAdapterII

•0196-CTO,27x,28x,29x,2Cx,2Hx,2Jx,2Mx,2Rx,2Zx,32x,33x,34x,35x,36x,37x,
38x,39x,3Ax,3Bx,55x,56x,58x,59x,5Ax,5Bx,5Cx,3Yx,3Zx,42x,43x,44x,45x,
46x,47x,48x,49x,4Ax,4Bx,5Kx

•0197-CTO,22x23x24x25x26x,27x,28x,29x,2Ax,2Cx,73x,2Dx,2Ex,2Fx,2Hx,2Jx,
2Kx,2Lx,2Mx,2Nx,2Px,2Qx,2Rx,2Sx,2Tx,2Ux,2Vx,2Wx,2Zx,32x,33x,34x,35x,36x,
37x,38x,39x,3Ax,3Bx,3Cx,3Dx,3Ex,3Fx,3Gx,3Hx,3Jx,3Kx,3Lx,3Mx,3Nx,3Px,3Qx,
3Rx,3Sx,3Tx,3Ux,3Vx,3Wx,3Xx,3Yx,3Zx,42x,43x,44x,45x,46x,47x,48x,49x,4Ax,
4Bx,4Cx,4Dx,4Ex,4Fx,4Gx,4Hx,4Jx,4Kx,4Lx,4Mx,4Nx,4Px,4Qx,4Rx,4Sx,4Tx,
4Ux,4Vx,4Wx,4Xx,4Yx,4Zx,52x,53x,54x,55x,56x,57x,58x,59x,5Ax,5Bx,5Cx,5Dx,
5Ex,5Fx,5Gx,5Hx,5Jx,5Kx,5Lx,5Mx,5Nx,5Px,5Qx,5Rx,5Sx,5Tx,5Ux,5Vx,5Wx,
5Xx,5Yx,63x,66x,69x,6Ax,6Bx,6Cx,6Dx,6Ex,6Gx,6Hx,6Jx,6Kx,6Lx,6Mx,6Nx,
6Px,6Qx,6Rx,6Sx,6Tx,6Ux,6Vx,6Wx,6Xx,6Yx,6Zx,72x,74x,75x,76x,77x,78x,79x,
7Ax,7Bx,7Cx,7Dx,7Ex,7Fx,7Gx,7Hx,7Jx,7Kx,7Lx,7Mx,7Nx,7Px,7Qx,7Rx,7Sx,
7Tx,7Ux,7Vx,7Wx,7Xx,7Yx,7Zx,82x,83x,84x,85x,86x,87x,88x,89x,8Ax,8Bx,8Cx

•0492-CTO,22x,23x,26x,28x,29x,2Ax,2Bx,2Cx,2Dx,2Ex,2Fx,2Gx,2Mx,2Nx,2Px,
2Qx,2Rx,2Sx,2Tx,2Ux,2Vx,2Wx,2Xx,2Yx,2Zx,32x,33x,37x,38x,39x,3Ax,3Bx,
3Cx,3Lx,3Mx,3Nx,3Px,52x,3Wx,3Xx

FRUno.

60Y5520N

04W0342N

60Y3263**

60Y3259**

60Y3225**

60Y3227**

43Y6553
60Y3177

CRU
ID

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Table8.Partslist—Overall(continued)

No.

FRU(Overall)

5

ThinkPad1x111b/g/nWirelessLANPCIExpressHalfMiniCardAdapter

•0217-CTO,22x,23x,25x,2Zx,3Ax,3Bx,3Ex

•0221-CTO,22x,23x,24x,25x,26x,27x,28x,29x,2Ax,2Bx,2Cx,2Dx,2Ex,2Fx,2Gx,
2Hx,2Jx,2Kx,2Lx,2Mx,2Nx,2Px,2Qx,2Rx,2Sx,2Tx,2Ux,2Vx,2Wx,2Xx,2Yx,2Zx,
32x,33x,34x,36x,37x,39x,3Ax,3Bx,3Cx,3Dx

•0250-CTO,22x,23x,24x,25x,2Jx,2Kx,2Lx,2Mx

5

ThinkPad2x211a/b/g/nWirelessLANPCIExpressHalfMiniCardAdapter

•0217-CTO,24x,33x,34x,35x,36x,37x,38x,39x,3Dx

•0221-CTO,35x,38x

•0250-CTO

5

®

Intel

Centrino

®

Wireless-N1000

•0196-CTO,23x,24x,25x,26x,2Ax,2Bx,57x,2Dx,2Ex,2Fx,2Gx,2Kx,2Lx,2Px,2Qx,
2Wx,2Xx,2Yx,3Cx,3Dx,3Ex,3Fx,3Gx,3Hx,3Jx,3Kx,3Lx,3Mx,3Nx,3Px,3Qx,3Rx,
3Sx,3Tx,3Ux,4Cx,4Dx,4Ex,4Fx,4Gx,4Jx,4Lx,4Mx,4Nx,4Px,4Ux,4Vx,4Wx,4Xx,
4Yx,53x,54x,5Dx,5Fx,5Gx,5Hx,5Jx,5Lx,5Mx,5Nx,5Px,5Qx

•0197-CTO

•0492-CTO,24x,25x,2Hx,2Jx,2Kx,2Lx,3Dx,3Ex,3Fx,3Gx,3Hx,3Jx,3Qx,3Rx,3Sx,
3Tx,3Ux,3Vx,3Yx,3Zx,42x,43x,44x,45x,46x,47x,48x,49x,4Ax,4Bx,4Cx,4Dx

•0217-CTO,26x,27x,28x,29x,2Ax,2Bx,2Cx,2Dx,2Ex,2Fx,2Gx,2Hx,2Jx,2Kx,2Lx,
2Mx,2Nx,2Px,2Qx,2Rx,2Sx,2Tx,2Ux,2Vx,2Wx,2Xx,2Yx,32x,3Cx,3Fx,3Gx

•0221-CTO

•0250-CTO,26x,27x,28x,29x,2Ax,2Bx,2Cx,2Dx,2Ex,2Fx,2Gx,2Hx,2Nx,2Px,2Qx

5

IntelCentrinoAdvanced-N+WiMAX6250,WWSKU

•0196-CTO,22x,4Qx,4Rx,4Sx,5Ex

•0197-CTO

•0492-CTO

•0217-CTO

•0221-CTO

•0250-CTO

5

IntelCentrinoAdvanced-N+WiMAX6250,RussiaSKU

•0196-CTO

•0197-CTO

•0492-CTO,3Kx

•0217-CTO

•0221-CTO

•0250-CTO

6

1-GBDDR2-667SDRAMSO-DIMM(PC2-5300)card

•0196-CTO

•0197-all

•0492-CTO

6

1-GBDDR3-1067SDRAMSO-DIMM(PC2-8500)card

•0196-all

•0197-CTO

•0492-all

6

1-GBDDR3-1333SDRAMSO-DIMM(PC3-10600)card

•0196-all

•0197-CTO

•0492-all

•0217-CTO,2Vx,2Zx,32x,3Fx

•0221-CTO,2Vx,2Xx,32x,33x,34x

•0250-CTO

FRUno.

60Y3247
60Y3249

60Y3251**

60Y3241**

60Y3195**

60Y3209**

40Y8403**

55Y3712**

55Y3715**

CRU
ID

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