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Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation
underAppendixA“Notices”onpage73
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FirstEdition(April2013)
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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.Generalcheckout.....21
Whattodorst..............21
Powersystemcheckout...........22
Checkingtheacpoweradapter......22
Checkingoperationalcharging......23
Checkingthebatterypack........23
Chapter3.Importantservice
information..............25
Recoveringthecomputersettings.......25
Usingpasswords..............25
Powermanagement............26
Screenblankmode...........26
Sleepmode..............26
Hibernationmode...........27
Chapter4.Statusindicators.....29
Chapter5.Fnkeycombinations...31
Chapter6.Locations.........33
Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and
indicators.................33
Frontview...............33
Bottomview..............34
LocatingFRUsandCRUs..........34
MajorFRUsandCRUs..........35
LCDFRUsandCRUs..........36
LookingupFRUinformation.........37
Chapter7.FRUreplacement
notices................39
ImportantnoticeforreplacingFRUs......39
Screwnotices...............40
Chapter8.Removingorreplacinga
FRU..................41
Generalguidelines.............41
1010Batterypack.............42
1020Bottomslotcover...........42
1030Memorymodules...........43
1040Harddiskdriveassembly........45
1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN..46
1060mSAT Asolid-statedrive.........47
1070Backupbattery............48
1080Keyboard..............49
1090Keyboardbezel............51
1110Fingerprintboardbracketandngerprint
boardwithcable..............54
1120Powerboard.............55
1130Mediacardreaderslotboard.......55
1140Systemboardassembly.........57
1150Thermalmoduleassembly........60
1160Speakers,LCDunitandbasecover....62
1170DC-inconnector............66
2010LCDfrontbezel............67
2020Cameraandmicrophoneboard......67
2030LCDpanel,LCDcable,andhinges....68
2040AntennaassemblyandLCDrearcover...70
AppendixA.Notices..........73
Trademarks................74
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Aboutthismanual
ThismanualprovidesserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingLenovo
Machine
LenovoZhaoYangK4350andK4350A20228
MachineType(MT)
®
products.
Thismanualprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,componentlocations,
hardwarereplacementprocedures,andpartslisting.Thismanualalsoincludessafetyguidelinesand
importantnoticesforservicingthecomputer.
Important:
•ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithLenovoproducts.Use
thismanualtotroubleshootproblemseffectively.
•BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,ensurethatyoureadalltheinformationinChapter1“Safety
information”onpage1
andChapter3“Importantserviceinformation”onpage25.
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Chapter1.Safetyinformation
Thischapterpresentsthefollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservicea
Lenovonotebookcomputer.
•“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)orthatyou
thinkistooheavyforyou.
•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,becausemetal
objectsaregoodelectricalconductors.
•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,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.
•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs:
–Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself.
–Switchoffpower.
–Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.
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Safetyinspectionguide
Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach
machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians
frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Y oushouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotential
safetyhazardsduetoattachmentofnon-Lenovofeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythisinspectionguide.
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-Lenovoalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofanynon-Lenovo
alterations.
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:
1.Useproduct-specicESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.
2.MakesurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertied(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.
WhenhandlingESD-sensitiveparts:
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•Keepthepartsinprotectivepackagesuntiltheyareinsertedintotheproduct.
•Avoidcontactwithotherpeople.
•Wearagroundedwriststrapagainstyourskintoeliminatestaticonyourbody.
•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeevenwhen
youarewearingawriststrap.
•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen
handlingESD-sensitivedevices.
•Selectagroundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecic
servicerequirement.
Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.
–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.
–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor
referencepoint.Y oucanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.
–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedcomputers.
Groundingrequirements
Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriedbyacertiedelectrician.
Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)
Thesafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:
•English
•Arabic
•BrazilianPortuguese
•French
•German
•Hebrew
•Japanese
•Korean
•Spanish
•T raditionalChinese
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Chapter2.Generalcheckout
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Whattodorst”onpage21
•“Powersystemcheckout”onpage22
Beforeyougotothecheckoutinstructions,ensurethatyoureadthefollowingimportantnotes.
Importantnotes:
•Onlycertiedtrainedpersonnelshouldservicethecomputer.
•BeforereplacinganyFRU,readtheentirepageonremovingandreplacingFRUs.
•WhenyoureplaceFRUs,itisrecommendedtousenewnylon-coatedscrews.
•Beextremelycarefulduringsuchwriteoperationsascopying,saving,orformatting.Drivesinthecomputer
thatyouareservicingsequencemighthavebeenaltered.Ifyouselectanincorrectdrive,dataorprograms
mightbeoverwritten.
•ReplaceaFRUonlywithanotherFRUofthecorrectmodel.WhenyoureplaceaFRU,makesurethatthemodel
ofthemachineandtheFRUpartnumberarecorrectbyreferringtotheFRUpartslist.
•AFRUshouldnotbereplacedbecauseofasingle,unreproduciblefailure.Singlefailurescanoccurfora
varietyofreasonsthathavenothingtodowithahardwaredefect,suchascosmicradiation,electrostaticdischarge,
orsoftwareerrors.ConsiderreplacingaFRUonlywhenaproblemrecurs.IfyoususpectthataFRUisdefective,
cleartheerrorlogandrunthetestagain.Iftheerrordoesnotrecur,donotreplacetheFRU.
•BecarefulnottoreplaceanondefectiveFRU.
Whattodorst
WhenyoudoreturnaFRU,youmustincludethefollowinginformationinthepartsexchangeformor
partsreturnformthatyouattachtoit:
•Nameandphonenumberoftheservicetechnician
•Dateofservice
•Dateonwhichthemachinefailed
•Dateofpurchase
•ProcedureindexandnumberofthepageonwhichthefailingFRUwasdetected
•NameandpartnumberofthefailingFRU
•Machinetype,modelnumber,andserialnumber
•Nameandaddressofthecustomer
Note:Duringthewarrantyperiod,thecustomermayberesponsibleforrepaircostsifthecomputerdamage
wascausedbymisuse,accident,modication,unsuitablephysicaloroperatingenvironment,orimproper
maintenancebythecustomer.Followingisalistofsomecommonitemsthatarenotcoveredunderwarranty
andsomesymptomsthatmightindicatethatthesystemwassubjectedtostressbeyondnormaluse.
Beforecheckingproblemswiththecomputer,determinewhetherthedamageiscoveredunderthewarranty
byreferringtothefollowinglist:
Thefollowingarenotcoveredunderwarranty:
•LCDpanelcrackedfromtheapplicationofexcessiveforceorfrombeingdropped
•Scratched(cosmetic)parts
•Distortion,deformation,ordiscolorationofthecosmeticparts
•Plasticparts,latches,pins,orconnectorsthathavebeencrackedorbrokenbyexcessiveforce
•Damagecausedbytheliquidspilledintothecomputer
•DamagecausedbytheimproperinsertionofaPCcardortheinstallationofanincompatiblecard
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•Improperdiscinsertionoruseofanopticaldrive
•Diskettedrivedamagecausedbypressureonthediskettedrivecover,foreignmaterialinthedrive,
ortheinsertionofadiskettewithmultiplelabels
•Damagedorbentdisketteejectbutton
•Fusesblownbyattachmentofanunsupporteddevice
•Forgottencomputerpassword(makingthecomputerunusable)
•Stickykeyscausedbyspillingliquidontothekeyboard
•Useofanincorrectacpoweradapteronnotebookcomputers
Thefollowingsymptomsmightindicatedamagecausedbynonwarrantedactivities:
•Missingpartsmightbeasymptomofunauthorizedserviceormodication.
•Ifthespindleofaharddiskdrivebecomesnoisy,itmayhavebeensubjectedtoexcessiveforce,
ordropped.
Powersystemcheckout
Toverifyapowersymptom,dothefollowing:
1.T urnoffthecomputer.
2.Removethebatterypack.
3.Connecttheacpoweradapter.
4.Checkthatpowerissuppliedwhenyouturnonthecomputer.
5.T urnoffthecomputer.
6.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandinstallthechargedbatterypack.
7.Checkthatthebatterypacksuppliespowerwhenyouturnonthecomputer.
Ifyoususpectapowerproblem,refertothefollowingtopicsforacheckout:
•“Checkingtheacpoweradapter”onpage22
•“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage23
•“Checkingthebatterypack”onpage23
Checkingtheacpoweradapter
Ifthecomputerfailsonlywhentheacpoweradapterisused,refertotheinformationinthistopictocheck
theacpoweradapter.
•Ifthepower-onindicatordoesnotturnon,checkthepowercordoftheacpoweradapterforcorrect
continuityandinstallation.
•Ifthecomputerdoesnotchargeduringoperation,goto“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage23
Tochecktheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:
1.Unplugtheacpoweradaptercablefromthecomputer.
2.Measuretheoutputvoltageacrosstheplugoftheacpoweradaptercable.Thecorrectvoltagesare
showninthefollowingtable.
Pin
1+20
20
3
Voltage(Vdc)
Ground
.
Note:Theoutputvoltageacrosspin2mightdifferfromthevoltagethatyoumeasure.
3.Dependingonthevoltagethatyoumeasure,dooneofthefollowing:
•Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacetheacpoweradapter.
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•Ifthevoltageisacceptable,dothefollowing:
1(+)
2(+)
5
4
3
6(-)
7(-)
a.Replacethesystemboard.
b.Iftheproblempersists,calltheCustomerSupportCenter.
Note:Noisefromtheacpoweradapterdoesnotalwaysindicateadefect.
Checkingoperationalcharging
Tocheckwhetherthebatterypackchargesproperlyduringoperation,dothefollowing:
Note:Beforeyoubegin,installadischargedbatterypackorabatterypackthathaslessthan50%ofthe
totalpowerremaininginthecomputer.
1.Ifthebatterystatusindicatordoesnotturnon,removethebatterypackandletitreturntoroom
temperature.
2.Reinstallthebatterypack.
3.Iftheindicatorstilldoesnotturnon,replacethebatterypack.
4.Iftheindicatorstilldoesnotturnon,replacethesystemboard.Otherwise,referto“Checkingthebattery
pack”onpage23tochecktheoriginalbatterypack.
Checkingthebatterypack
ThebatterystatusiconintheMicrosoft
®
Windows
powerremaining.
TocheckdetailedbatterystatusinformationontheWindowsoperatingsystems,dothefollowing:
®
noticationareadisplaysthepercentageofbattery
•Windows7:LaunchthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheBatterytab.
•Windows8:Dooneofthefollowing:
–ClickStart➙LenovoSolutionCenter➙System➙Battery.
–LaunchtheLenovoSettingsprogramfromtheStartscreen,andthenclickPower.
Tocheckthebatterypack,dothefollowing:
1.T urnoffthecomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapter.
2.Removethebatterypackandmeasurethevoltagebetweenbatteryterminals1(+)and7(-).The
correctvoltagesareshowninthefollowingtable.
Terminal
1+0to+14
7
Voltage(Vdc)
Ground(-)
3.Measuretheresistancebetweenbatteryterminals5and7.Theresistanceshouldbe4to30KΩ.Ifthe
resistanceisnotcorrect,replacethebatterypack.
4.Dependingonthevoltagethatyoumeasure,dooneofthefollowing:
•Ifthevoltageislessthan+12.0Vdc,rechargethebatterypack.Ifthevoltagestillislessthan+12.0V
dcafterrecharging,replacethebatterypack.
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•Ifthevoltageismorethan+12.0Vdc,dischargethebatterypackuntilthevoltagebecomesless
than+12.0Vdcandthenrechargethebatterypack.Ifthevoltagestillislessthan+12.0Vdcafter
recharging,replacethebatterypack.
Note:Rechargingwilltakeatleastthreehours,evenifthebatterystatusindicatordoesnotturnon.
5.Replacethesystemboardifthenewbatterypackisnotcharged.
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Chapter3.Importantserviceinformation
Thischapterpresentsthefollowinginformation:
•“Recoveringthecomputersettings”onpage25
•“Usingpasswords”onpage25
•“Powermanagement”onpage26
Recoveringthecomputersettings
Thistopicprovidesinformationabouttherecoveryprogramsthatareavailableforyoutorecoverthe
computersettings.
•Windows7:ThefollowingrecoveryprogramsareavailableoncomputerswithaWindows7operating
system:
–OneKey
TheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontents,including
theoperatingsystem,datales,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Y oucandesignatewhere
theOneKeyRecoveryProprogramstoresthebackup.Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsonthe
harddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsoftheharddiskdrive,restoreonlythedesired
les,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandapplications.
–ProductRecovery
TheProductRecoveryprogramenablesyoutorestorethecomputersettingstothefactorydefault
settingsthroughrecoverymedia.
®
RecoveryPro
Attention:WhenyouusetheProductRecoveryprogramtorestorethecomputersettings,allthedata
youhavestoredontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandthecomputersettingswillberestoredtothe
factorydefaultsettings.Duringtherestoringprocess,youwillbegiventheoptiontosaveoneormore
lescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivetoothermediabeforethedataisdeleted.
•Windows8:ThepreinstalledWindowsrecoveryprogramenablesyoutodothefollowing:
–Refreshingthecomputerwithoutlosingpersonalles
–Restoringthecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings
Attention:WhenyouusetheWindowsrecoveryprogramtorestorethecomputersettings,allthedata
youhavestoredontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandthecomputerwillberestoredtothefactory
defaultsettings.Toavoiddataloss,backupyourdatainadvance.
–Conguringtheadvancedstartupoptions
Theadvancedstartupoptionsenableyoutodothefollowing:
–ChangingthestartupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem
–RestoringtheWindowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage
–Startingupfromanexternaldevice
Formoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutions,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprograms.
Usingpasswords
Youcansetthefollowingtypesofpasswordstoprotectunauthorizedaccesstoyourcomputer.
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Attention:Ifyouforgetthepassword,thereisnoserviceproceduretoresetthepassword.Thesystem
boardmustbereplacedforascheduledfee.
•Power-onpassword:Apower-onpasswordprotectsthecomputerfrombeingturnedonbyan
unauthorizedperson.Ifapower-onpasswordhasbeenset,theusermustenterthepasswordbefore
startingtheoperatingsystem.
•Supervisorpassword:AsupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheBIOS
program.TheusermustenterthesupervisorpasswordtogetaccesstotheBIOSprogramandchange
systemcongurations.
Ifyouhavesetapassword,youwillbepromptedtoenterthepasswordwheneveryouturnonthecomputer.
Powermanagement
Therearethreepowermanagementmodestoreducepowerconsumption:screenblank,sleep,and
hibernation.
Screenblankmode
Inthefollowingcircumstances,thecomputerentersscreenblankmode:
•Thetimesetonthe“T urnoffmonitor”timerontheWindows7operatingsystemexpires.
Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloperation,pressanykey.
•Y ouhavepressedFn+F2.
Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloperation,pressFn+F2.
Sleepmode
Whenthecomputerenterssleepmode,thefollowingeventsoccurinadditiontowhatoccursinscreen
blankmode:
•TheLCDispoweredoff.
•Theharddiskdriveispoweredoff.
•Themicroprocessorstops.
Toentersleepmode,pressFn+F1.
Incertaincircumstances,thecomputerautomaticallyenterssleepmode:
•A“suspendtime”hasbeensetonthetimer,andtheuserdoesnotdoanyoperationwiththekeyboard,
theharddiskdrive,theparallelconnector,orthediskettedrivewithinthattime.
•Thebatterystatusindicatorblinksorange,indicatingthatthebatterypowerislow.
Tocausethecomputertoreturnfromsleepmodeandresumetheoperation,dooneofthefollowing:
•PresstheFnkey.
•OpentheLCDcover.
•Pressthepowerbutton.
Also,whenthetimesetontheresumetimerelapses,thecomputerautomaticallyreturnsfromsleepmode
andresumesoperation.
Note:Thecomputerdoesnotacceptanyinputimmediatelyafteritenterssleepmode.Waitafewseconds
beforetakinganyactionstoreenteroperationmode.
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Hibernationmode
Inhibernationmode,thefollowingoccurs:
•Thesystemstatus,RAM,VRAM,andsetupdataarestoredontheharddiskdrive.
•Thesystemispoweredoff.
Ifyouhavedenedoneofthefollowingactionsastheeventthatcausesthecomputertoenterhibernation
mode,performthataction.
•Closingthelid
•Pressingthepowerbutton
Also,thecomputerautomaticallyentershibernationmodeineitherofthefollowingcircumstances:
•A“hibernationtime”hasbeensetonthetimer,andtheuserdoesnotdoanyoperationwiththekeyboard,
theharddiskdrive,theparallelconnector,orthediskettedrivewithinthattime.
•Thetimerconditionsaresatisedinsuspendmode.
Whenthepoweristurnedon,thecomputerreturnsfromhibernationmodeandresumesoperation.The
hibernationleinthebootrecordontheharddiskdriveisread,andthesystemstatusisrestoredfromthe
harddiskdrive.
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Chapter4.Statusindicators
Thistopicpresentsthesystemstatusindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthecomputer.
Table1.Statusindicators
IndicatorMeaning
1
2
3
ActiveProtection
System
statusindicator
Deviceaccess
statusindicator
Batterystatus
indicator
™
(APS)
•White:TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramisenabled.
•Off:TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramisdisabled.
Green:Theharddiskdriveisreadingorwritingdata.
Attention:
•Whentheindicatorison,donotputthecomputerintosleepmodeorturnoffthe
computer.
•Whentheindicatorison,donotmovethecomputer .Suddenphysicalshockmight
causedriveerrors.
•Solidgreen:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween80%and100%,orthebattery
dischargelevelisbetween20%and100%.
•Slow-blinkinggreen:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween20%and80%,and
chargingiscontinuing.Whenthebatterychargelevelreaches80%,thebatterystatus
indicatorstopsblinking,butthechargingmightcontinueuntilthebatteryis100%
charged.
•Slow-blinkingorange:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween5%and20%,andthe
chargingiscontinuing.
•Solidorange:Thebatterydischargelevelisbetween5%and20%.
•Fast-blinkingorange:Thebatterychargeordischargelevelis5%orless.
•Off:Thebatteryisdetachedorthecomputerispoweredoff.
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Chapter5.Fnkeycombinations
ThefollowingtabledescribesthefunctionsofFnkeycombinations.
Table2.Functionkeycombinations
KeycombinationDescription
Fn+EscEnablesordisablesthekeyboardlight.
Fn+F1Putsthecomputerintosleepmode.Toresumenormaloperation,press
theFnkeyonly.
Fn+F2
Fn+F3
Fn+F4
Fn+F5
Fn+F6Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.
Fn+F7Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.
Fn+F8
Fn+F9
Fn+F10
Fn+F11
Fn+F12
Fn+PgUp
Fn+PrtScHasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.
Fn+PgDn
Fn+Insert
Fn+up/downarrow
Fn+left/rightarrow
Enablesordisablesthebacklightfeatureofthecomputerscreen.
Switchesbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.
Note:Y oualsocanusetheWindows+Pcombinationtoswitchbetweenthe
computerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.
•Windows7:Changesthecameraandaudiosettings.
•Windows8:Turnsonorturnsoffthecamera.
Enablesordisablesthebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.
Enablesordisablesthetouchpadfunction.
Multimediacontrol:Start/Pause
Multimediacontrol:Stop
Multimediacontrol:Skiptotheprevioustrack
Multimediacontrol:Skiptothenexttrack
HasthesamefunctionastheHomekeyonaconventionalkeyboard.
HasthesamefunctionastheEndkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.
HasthesamefunctionastheNumericLockkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.
Increasesordecreasesthedisplaybrightnesslevel.
Decreasesorincreasesthesoundvolume.
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Chapter6.Locations
1
2
3
3
4
5
6
7
6
8
9
10
12
13
11
Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutcomponentlocations.
Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators
Thistopicintroducesthelocationsofthecomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators.
Frontview
Figure1.Frontview
1Camera8USB2.0connector
2Keyboardlight9Fingerprintreader
3Microphones10Touchpad
4acpowerconnector
5RJ45Ethernetconnector12Mediacardreaderslot
6USB3.0connectors13Statusindicators
7HDMIconnector
11Touchpadbuttons
Note:Forthedescriptionofeachstatusindicator,seeChapter4“Statusindicators”onpage29.
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Bottomview
Figure2.Bottomview
1Batterylock6Fanlouvers
2Batterypack7Monitorconnector
3Batterylatch
4Speakers9Comboaudiojack
5Security-lockslot
8AlwaysOnUSBconnector
10Bottomslotcover
Note:Thememorymodules,harddiskdrive,andwirelesscardsarelocatedunderneaththebottomslot
cover.
LocatingFRUsandCRUs
Thistopicintroducesthefollowingserviceparts:
•“MajorFRUsandCRUs”onpage35
•“LCDFRUsandCRUs”onpage36
Notes:
•EachFRUisavailableforalltypesormodels,unlessotherwisespecied.
•Acustomerreplaceableunit(CRU)isidentiedbyasingleasterisk(*)ortwoasterisks(**)intheCRUIDcolumn.
Asingleasterisk(*)meansthatthepartisaSelf-serviceCRU;twoasterisks(**)meansthatthepartisan
Optional-serviceCRU.ALetter“N”intheCRUIDcolumnmeansthatthepartisnotaCRU.
•CRUstatementforcustomers:
Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,calleda
“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothersare
designatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.Foroptional-service
CRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProviderinstalltheCRUaccording
tothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRU
informationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyourproductandareavailablefromLenovoatanytime
uponrequest.YoucanndalistofCRUsforyourproductinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronic
versionofthismanualcanbefoundathttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.Followtheon-screeninstructionsto
ndthemanualforyourproduct.Y oumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectiveCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)
returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)you
mightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysof
yourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.
LenovocomputerscontainthefollowingtypesofCRUs:
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–Self-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsunplugorareheldbynomorethantwoscrews.Examplesofthesetypes
21
22
20
19
17
18
16
15
14
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
3
ofCRUsincludetheacpoweradapter,powercord,battery,andharddiskdrive.Otherself-serviceCRUs
dependingonproductdesignmightincludethememorymodule,wirelesscard,keyboard,andpalmrest
withngerprintreaderandtouchpad.
–Optional-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsareisolatedpartswithinthecomputerthatareconcealedbyanaccess
panelthatistypicallysecuredbymorethantwoscrews.Oncetheaccesspanelisremoved,thespecic
CRUisvisible.
MajorFRUsandCRUs
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Table3.MajorFRUsandCRUs
No.FRUdescription
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
LCDunit
KeyboardbezelwithtouchpadN
FingerprintboardcableN
FingerprintboardN
FingerprintboardbracketN
Systemboard
DC-inconnectorbracket
DC-inconnector
BackupbatteryN
HarddiskdriveN
HarddiskdrivebracketN
BatterypackN
BottomslotcoverN
BasecoverN
WirelessLANcardN
MemorymoduleN
mSATAsolid-statedrive
Speakers
MediacardreaderslotboardN
ThermalmoduleassemblyN
PowerboardwithcableN
KeyboardN
CRUID
N
N
N
N
N
N
LCDFRUsandCRUs
LenovoZhaoYangK4350andK4350Amodelsusea356-mm(14.0-inch),high-denition(HD),light-emitting
diode(LED),liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD).
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Table4.LCDFRUs
No.FRUdescription
1
2
3
4
5
6
LookingupFRUinformation
7
LCDBezel
HingesN
Cameraandmicrophonesboard
LCDcover
AntennasN
LCDcable
LCDpanel
CRUID
N
N
N
N
N
FordetailedFRUinformation,includingpartnumbers,descriptions,andsubstitutionpartnumbers,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup.
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Chapter7.FRUreplacementnotices
Thischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingandreplacingparts.Readthischaptercarefullybefore
replacinganyFRU.
CRUstatementforcustomers:
Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called
a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothers
aredesignatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.For
optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider
installtheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,
LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyour
productandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.Y oucanndalistofCRUsforyour
productinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualcanbefoundat
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.Followtheon-screeninstructionstondthemanualforyourproduct.
YoumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectiveCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaid
shippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedfor
thereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptof
thereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.
ImportantnoticeforreplacingFRUs
EnsurethatthecomputerhasthelatestBIOSversionanddevicedriversinstalledbeforereplacinganyFRUs.
Afteryoureplaceasystemboard,ensurethatyouinstallthelatestBIOSversiononthenewsystemboard.
Note:BIOSanddevicedriversarecustomer-installable.TheBIOSanddevicedriversareavailableat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
TodownloadthelatestBIOS,devicedrivers,andothersoftwareprograms,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
2.ClickDownloadDrivers&Software.TheWebsiteoffersthreeoptionstobeginyoursearch:
•Searchbyproductnumber
•Searchthroughtheproductauto-detectfunction
•Searchbyproductcategory
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreenandinstallthenecessarysoftware.
4.Restartthecomputer.
Notes:Y oualsocanimprovethecomputerperformancebyupdatingtheBIOSutilitytothelatestversion
fromtheLenovoSupportWebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
•Beforeinstallingthelatestutility,makesurethatthebatteryisfullychargedandanacpoweradapteris
connected.
•DonottrytoupdatetheBIOSsettingsforanycomputerunlessyouhavebeentrainedandcertied.An
untrainedpersonrunstheriskofdamagingthecomputer.
•Donotturnofforputyourcomputerintosleeporhibernationuntiltheupdatehasbeencompleted.
Otherwise,thesystemboardmightbedamaged.
WhenyouarereplacingandservicingFRUs,refertothefollowinginstructionstoavoidunnecessaryexpense:
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•IfyouareinstructedtoreplaceaFRUbutthereplacementdoesnotsolvetheproblem,reinstallthe
originalFRUbeforeyoucontinue.
•Somecomputershavebothaprocessorboardandasystemboard.Ifyouareinstructedtoreplaceeither
theprocessorboardorthesystemboard,butthereplacementdoesnotsolvetheproblem,reinstallthe
originalboard,andthenreplacetheotherone.
•IfanadapteroradeviceconsistsofmorethanoneFRU,anyoftheFRUsmightbethecauseoftheerror.
Beforereplacingtheadapterordevice,removetheFRUsonebyonetoseeifthesymptomschange.Find
andreplaceonlytheFRUthatchangedthesymptoms.
Screwnotices
TheLenovonotebookcomputerusesspecialnylon-coatedscrewsthathavethefollowingcharacteristics:
•Theymaintaintightconnections.
•Theydonoteasilycomeloose,evenwithshockorvibration.
•Theyarehardertotighten.
Dothefollowingwhenyouareservicingthecomputer:
•Keepthescrewkitinyourtoolbag.
•Itisrecommendedthatyouusenewscrews.
•Itisrecommendedthatyouuseeachscrewonlyonce.
•Useatorquescrewdriverifyouhaveone.
Tightenscrewsasfollows:
•Plastictoplastic
Turnanadditionalangleof90degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceoftheplasticpart.
•Logiccardtoplastic
Turnanadditionalangleof180degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceofthelogiccard.
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouusethecorrectscrew.Itisrecommendedthatyouusenewscrewsforreplacements.If
youhaveatorquescrewdriver,rmlytightenallscrewstothetorquespeciedinthescrewinformation
tableforeachstep.
•Ensurethattorquescrewdriversarecalibratedcorrectlyfollowingcountryspecications.
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Chapter8.RemovingorreplacingaFRU
ThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorreplaceaFRU.
CRUstatementforcustomers:
Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called
a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothers
aredesignatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.For
optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider
installtheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,
LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyour
productandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.Y oucanndalistofCRUsforyour
productinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualcanbefoundat
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.Followtheon-screeninstructionstondthemanualforyourproduct.
YoumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectiveCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaid
shippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedfor
thereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptof
thereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.
Generalguidelines
WhenremovingorreplacingaFRU,ensurethatyouobservethefollowinggeneralguidelines:
1.Donottrytoserviceanycomputerunlessyouhavebeentrainedandcertied.Anuntrainedpersonruns
theriskofdamagingparts.
2.BeforereplacinganyFRU,reviewChapter7“FRUreplacementnotices”onpage39.
3.BeginbyremovinganyFRUsthathavetoberemovedbeforereplacingthefailingFRU.Anysuch
FRUsarelistedatthebeginningofeachFRUreplacementprocedure.Removethemintheorderin
whichtheyarelisted.
4.FollowthecorrectsequenceinthestepsforremovingaFRU,asshownintheillustrationsbythe
numbersinsquarecallouts.
5.Whenturningascrew,turnitinthedirectionasshownbythearrowintheillustration.
6.WhenremovingaFRU,moveitinthedirectionasshownbythearrowintheillustration.
7.T oinstallanewFRUinplace,reversetheremovalprocedureandfollowanynotesthatpertainto
replacement.
8.WhenreplacingaFRU,usethecorrectscrewsasshowninthereplacementprocedure.
DANGER
BeforeremovinganyFRU,turnoffthecomputer,unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets,
removethebatterypack,andthendisconnectanyinterconnectingcables.
Attention:AfterreplacingaFRU,donotturnonthecomputeruntilyouhaveensuredthatallscrews,springs,
andothersmallpartsareinplaceandnonearelooseinsidethecomputer.Verifythisbyshakingthecomputer
gentlyandlisteningforrattlingsounds.Metallicpartsormetalakescancauseelectricalshortcircuits.
Attention:ThesystemboardissensitivetoandcanbedamagedbyESD.Beforetouchingit,establish
personalgroundingbytouchingagroundpointwithonehandorbyusinganESDstrap(P/N6405959).
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1010Batterypack
Removalstepsofthebatterypack
DANGER
Useonlythebatteryspeciedinthepartslistforyourcomputer.Anyotherbatterycouldignite
orexplode.
Unlockthebatterylock1.Holdthebatterylatchintheunlockedposition,andthenremovethebattery
pack2.
Wheninstalling:Installthebatterypackintheslot.Ensurethatthebatterylatchandthebatterylockare
inthelockedpositions.
1020Bottomslotcover
Foraccess,removethisFRU:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
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Removalstepsofthebottomslotcover
Removethescrew1,andthenremovethebottomslotcover2.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(1)
1030Memorymodules
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage42
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)
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Removalstepsofthememorymodules
Releasethetwolatchesonbothedgesofthesocketatthesametime1,andthencarefullyremovethe
memorymodule2.
Wheninstalling:Insertthenotchedendofthememorymoduleintothememoryslotatanangleofabout20
degrees.Pressthememorymodulermly,andpivotitdownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace.Ensurethatthe
memorymoduleisrmlyinstalledintheslotanddoesnotmoveeasily.
Note:Ifonlyonememorymoduleistobeinstalledintothecomputeryouareservicing,thememorymodule
mustbeinstalledinSLOT -0(slot
a),butnotinSLOT -1(slotb).
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1040Harddiskdriveassembly
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage42
Importantnoticeforreplacingaharddiskdrive
Alwaystrytorunalow-levelformatbeforereplacingaharddiskdrive.Thiswillcauseallcustomerdataonthe
harddiskdrivetobelost.Ensurethatthecustomerhasacurrentbackupofthedatabeforedoingthistask.
Attention:
•Donotdropthedriveorapplyanyphysicalshocktoit.Thedriveissensitivetophysicalshock.Improper
handlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.
•Beforeremovingthedrive,havetheusermakeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonitifpossible.
•Neverremovethedrivewhilethecomputerisoperatingorinsuspendmode.
•Thedrivestartupsequenceinthecomputeryouareservicingmighthavebeenchanged.Beextremely
carefulduringwriteoperationssuchascopying,saving,orformatting.Ifyouselectanincorrectdrive,
dataorprogramscanbeoverwritten.
Removalstepsoftheharddiskdriveassembly
Removethescrews1,andthenpullthetab2.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(2)
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)
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Removetheharddiskdriveassembly.
Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheharddiskdriveconnectorisattachedrmly.
Removalstepsoftheharddiskdrivebracket
Removethescrews1.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M3×2.8mm,at-head,nylon-coated(4)
Black0.392Nm
Torque
(4.0kgf-cm)
Removetheharddiskdrivebracket.
1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage42
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RemovalstepsofthePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN
Insteps1,unplugtheconnectorsbyusingtheremovaltoolfortheantennaRFconnectororpickupthe
connectorswithyourngersandgentlyunplugthem.Thenremovethescrew2.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
2
M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(1)
Black0.181Nm
Torque
(1.85kgf-cm)
RemovethePCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN.
Wheninstalling:Plugtheblackcableintothemainconnector,andthewhitecableintotheauxiliary
connector.
1060mSAT Asolid-statedrive
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage42
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Attention:
•Donotdropthedriveorapplyanyphysicalshocktoit.Thedriveissensitivetophysicalshock.Improper
handlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.
•Beforeremovingthedrive,havetheusermakeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonitifpossible.
•Neverremovethedrivewhilethecomputerisoperatingorinsuspendmode.
RemovalstepsofthemSAT Asolid-statedrive
Removethescrews1.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(2)
RemovethemSATAsolid-statedrive.
1070Backupbattery
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage42
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)
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Removalstepsofthebackupbattery
DANGER
Useonlythebatteryspeciedinthepartslistforyourcomputer.Anyotherbatterycouldignite
orexplode.
Carefullyprythebackupbatteryoutusingascrewdriver.
1080Keyboard
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage42
Removalstepsofthekeyboard
Removethescrews1.
Wheninstalling:Ensurethatthescrewsarermlyinstalledandthekeyboardissecured.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2×6mm,at-head,nylon-coated(3)
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)
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Pushhardtounlatchthekeyboard.
Carefullydetachthekeyboardandthenliftitupuntilyoucanseehowitisconnected.
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Detachthekeyboardconnector,andthenremovethekeyboard.
Wheninstalling:Ensurethatthekeyboardconnectorisattachedrmly.
1090Keyboardbezel
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage42
•“1080Keyboard”onpage49
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Removalstepsofthekeyboardbezel
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Removethescrews1and2.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
2
M2×6mm,at-head,nylon-coated(10)
M2×2.5mm,at-head,nylon-coated(3)
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)
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Removethescrews3,andthendetachtheconnectors.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
3
M2×6mm,at-head,nylon-coated(2)
Wheninstalling:Ensurethatalltheconnectorsareattachedrmly.
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)
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Detachthekeyboardbezelfromtheframe,andthenremovethekeyboardbezel.
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
1110Fingerprintboardbracketandngerprintboardwithcable
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage42
•“1040Harddiskdriveassembly”onpage45
•“1080Keyboard”onpage49
•“1090Keyboardbezel”onpage51
Removalstepsofthengerprintboardbracketandthengerprintboardwithcable
Removethescrews1,andthenremovethengerprintboardbracket2.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(2)
Black0.181Nm
Torque
(1.85kgf-cm)
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Removethengerprintboardwiththengerprintboardcable.
1120Powerboard
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage42
•“1040Harddiskdriveassembly”onpage45
•“1080Keyboard”onpage49
•“1090Keyboardbezel”onpage51
Removalstepsofthepowerboard
Removethescrew1,andthenremovethepowerboard.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(1)
Black0.181Nm
Torque
(1.85kgf-cm)
1130Mediacardreaderslotboard
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage42
•“1040Harddiskdriveassembly”onpage45
•“1080Keyboard”onpage49
•“1090Keyboardbezel”onpage51
•“1140Systemboardassembly”onpage57
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Removalstepsofthemediacardreaderslotboard
Detachthecables.
Wheninstalling:Ensurethatthecablesareattachedrmly.
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Removethescrews4,andthenremovethemediacardreaderslotboard.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
4
M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(3)
Black0.181Nm
Torque
(1.85kgf-cm)
1140Systemboardassembly
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage42
•“1030Memorymodules”onpage43
•“1040Harddiskdriveassembly”onpage45
•“1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN”onpage46
•“1060mSATAsolid-statedrive”onpage47
•“1070Backupbattery”onpage48
•“1080Keyboard”onpage49
•“1090Keyboardbezel”onpage51
Importantnoticeforreplacingthesystemboard
Whenreplacingthesystemboard,observethefollowingguidelines:
•Donotdropasystemboardonabenchtopthathasahardsurface,suchasmetal,wood,orcomposite.
•Donotapplyanyexcessiveforcetoasystemboard.
•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.
•AvoidbendingasystemboardorhardpushingtopreventcrackingateachBallGridArray(BGA)chipset.
•Whenyouputasystemboarddown,besuretoputitonlyonapaddedsurfacesuchasanESDmat
oracorrugatedconductivesurface.
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Locatingmajorsensitivecomponentsonthesystemboard
Attention:Thefollowingcomponentsmountedonasystemboardareextremelysensitive.Improper
handlingofasystemboardcancausedamagetothefollowingcomponents,andmightcauseasystem
malfunction.Whenyouservicethesystemboard,avoidanykindofroughhandling.
aGraphicschip(fordiscretegraphicsmodels)
bMicroprocessor
cPlatformControllerHub(PCH)
Formodelswithanintegratedthermalmoduleassembly
Formodelswithadiscretethermalmoduleassembly
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Removalstepsofthesystemboardassembly
Detachtheconnectors.
Wheninstalling:Ensurethatalltheconnectorsareattachedrmly.
Removethescrews
7.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
7
M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(3)
Black0.181Nm
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Liftthesystemboardassemblycarefully,andthendetachtheconnector9.
Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedrmlytothesystemboard.
1150Thermalmoduleassembly
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage42
•“1040Harddiskdriveassembly”onpage45
•“1080Keyboard”onpage49
•“1090Keyboardbezel”onpage51
•“1140Systemboardassembly”onpage57
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Removalstepsofthethermalmoduleassembly
Detachtheconnector1.Loosenthescrews2to7.
Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedrmlytothesystemboard.
Carefullyremovethethermalmoduleassembly.
Note:Becarefulnottodamagetheconnector.
Wheninstalling:Beforeyouattachthethermalmoduleassemblytothesystemboard,applythermal
grease,atanamountof0.2grams,onthepartmarked
aandbasshowninthefollowingillustrations.
Eithertoomuchortoolessapplicationofgreasecancauseathermalproblemduetoimperfectcontact
withacomponent.
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Formodelswithanintegratedthermalmoduleassembly
Formodelswithadiscretethermalmoduleassembly
1160Speakers,LCDunitandbasecover
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage42
•“1080Keyboard”onpage49
•“1090Keyboardbezel”onpage51
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Removalstepsofthespeakers
Removethescrews1,andthenremovethespeakers.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2×3.1mm,at-head,nylon-coated(5)
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)
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RemovalstepsoftheLCDunitandthebasecover
Releasetheantennacablesfromthecableguides.Removethescrews1.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2.5×5mm,at-head,nylon-coated(6)
Black0.392Nm
Torque
(4.0kgf-cm)
Cablerouting:Routetheantennacablesalongthecableguidesandsecuretheantennaboardswithtapes.
Attention:Whenyouroutethecables,ensurethattheyarenotsubjecttoanytension.T ensioncould
damagethecablesandwires.
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RemovetheLCDunitfromthebasecover.
Applyinglabelstothebasecover
Thenewbasecoverisshippedwithakitcontaininglabelsofseveralkinds.Applythelabelsasshowninthe
followingillustrationwhenyoureplacethebasecover.Forthelabelsnotshippedwiththenewbasecover,
peelthemofffromtheoldbasecover,andadherethemtothenewone.
Note:IfyoureplaceapartwiththeWindowsCerticateofAuthentication(COA)label4,returntheoldpart
withthelabelattachedtothecustomer.Otherwise,youcanprovidethecustomerwithaletter,statingthe
originallocationofthelabelonthecomputerandtheinformationonthelabel,suchasthepartnumber,
serialnumber,andproductkey.
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelabellocationsonthebasecover.
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1Barcodelabel
2Ratinglabel
3Systembarcodelabel
4COAlabel
5GenuineMicrosoftlabel
1170DC-inconnector
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1020Bottomslotcover”onpage42
•“1040Harddiskdriveassembly”onpage45
•“1080Keyboard”onpage49
•“1090Keyboardbezel”onpage51
•“1140Systemboardassembly”onpage57
•“1160Speakers,LCDunitandbasecover”onpage62
RemovalstepsoftheDC-inconnector
RemovetheDC-inconnectorbracket,andthenremovetheDC-inconnector.
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2010LCDfrontbezel
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1160Speakers,LCDunitandbasecover”onpage62
RemovalstepsoftheLCDfrontbezel
Removethescrews1.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2×4mm,at-head,nylon-coated(2)
Black0.181Nm
Torque
(1.85kgf-cm)
RemovetheLCDfrontbezel.
Wheninstalling:Ensurethatallthelatchesareattachedrmly.Thensecurethebezelwiththescrews.
2020Cameraandmicrophoneboard
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
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•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1160Speakers,LCDunitandbasecover”onpage62
•“2010LCDfrontbezel”onpage67
Removalstepsofthecameraandmicrophoneboard
Detachtheconnector1andthenpeeloffthecameraandmicrophoneboard2.
Note:ThecameraandmicrophoneboardisadheredtothetopcenteroftheLCDcover.
Wheninstalling:AdherethecameraandmicrophoneboardtothetopcenteroftheLCDcoverandadjust
theplacementtoensurethattheconnectorisattachedrmly.
2030LCDpanel,LCDcable,andhinges
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1160Speakers,LCDunitandbasecover”onpage62
•“2010LCDfrontbezel”onpage67
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RemovalstepsoftheLCDpanelandtheLCDcable
Removethescrews1,andthenremovetheLCDpanel2.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2×2.5mm,at-head,nylon-coated(4)
TurnovertheLCDpanel.ThendetachtheLCDcable.
Wheninstalling:Ensurethatthecableisattachedrmly.
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)
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Removalstepsofthehinges
Removethescrews1.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(6)
Removethehinges.
2040AntennaassemblyandLCDrearcover
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Batterypack”onpage42
•“1160Speakers,LCDunitandbasecover”onpage62
•“2010LCDfrontbezel”onpage67
•“2020Cameraandmicrophoneboard”onpage67
•“2030LCDpanel,LCDcable,andhinges”onpage68
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RemovalstepsoftheantennaassemblyandtheLCDrearcover
ReleasetheantennacablesfromthecableguidesoftheLCDrearcoverassemblyandfromthehinges.
Cablerouting:Routetheantennacablesalongthecableguidesandsecuretheantennaboardswithtapes.
Attention:Whenyouroutethecables,ensurethattheyarenotsubjecttoanytension.T ensioncould
damagethecablesandwires.
Removetheantennaassembly.
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