
HardwareMaintenanceManual
ThinkPadX100eandX120e

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Contents
Aboutthismanual...........iii
Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1
Generalsafety................1
Electricalsafety...............2
Safetyinspectionguide............3
Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic
discharge..................3
Groundingrequirements............4
Safetynotices-multilingualtranslations......4
Chapter2.Importantservice
information..............19
StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........19
Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive...20
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem
board................20
Howtouseerrorcodes.........20
StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV ,and
GAV...................20
Productdenition............20
FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV ,andGAV
products...............21
Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....23
Whattodorst..............23
Checkoutguide..............24
SystemsupportingtheLenovoThinkVantage
ToolboxprogramandthePC-DoctorforDOS
diagnosticsprogram..........24
SystemsupportingtheLenovodiagnostics
programs...............29
Powersystemcheckout...........31
Checkingtheacpoweradapter......31
Checkingoperationalcharging......32
Checkingthebatterypack........32
Checkingthebackupbattery.......33
Chapter4.Relatedservice
information..............35
RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecovery
DiscSet.................35
Passwords................36
Power-onpassword...........36
Hard-diskpassword...........36
Supervisorpassword..........37
Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...37
Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword...37
Powermanagement............38
Screenblankmode...........38
Sleeporstandbymode.........38
Hibernationmode...........39
Symptom-to-FRUindex...........39
Numericerrorcodes..........40
Errormessages............42
No-beepsymptoms...........42
LCD-relatedsymptoms.........42
Intermittentproblems..........43
Undeterminedproblems.........43
Chapter5.Statusindicators.....45
Chapter6.Fnkeycombinations...47
Chapter7.FRUreplacement
notices................49
Screwnotices...............49
Retainingserialnumbers...........50
Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem
unit.................50
RetainingtheUUID...........51
ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...51
Chapter8.Removingandreplacinga
FRU..................53
BeforeservicingThinkPadX100eandThinkPad
X120e..................53
1010Batterypack.............54
1020Bottomdoor.............55
1030Harddiskdrive(HDD)..........58
1040DIMM................60
1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN..60
1060PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN..61
1070Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2).....62
1080Keyboard..............64
1090Palmrestassembly,power-onboard
assembly(withcable),andmicrophone.....67
1100CRTboardassembly(withcable).....71
1110Speakerassembly...........72
1120I/Oboard(forThinkPadX120e)......73
1130Systemboard,fanassembly,andbackup
battery..................74
1140LCDunit...............80
1150DC-incableandbasecoverassembly...82
2010LCDbezelassembly..........84
2020Integratedcamera...........85
2030LCDpanel,hinges,andLCDcable....86
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2090AntennakitandLCDrearcoverassembly..88
Chapter9.Locations.........91
Frontview................91
Rearview.................92
Bottomview...............92
Chapter10.Partslist.........93
Overall..................94
LCDFRUs................108
Keyboard.................111
ACadapters...............112
Miscellaneousparts............112
Powercords...............113
Recoverydiscs..............114
Windows7Starter(32bit)DVDs......114
Windows7HomeBasic(32bit)DVDs....115
Windows7HomePremium(32bit)DVDs..116
Windows7HomePremium(64bit)DVDs..117
Windows7Professional(32bit)DVDs....118
Windows7Professional(64bit)DVDs....119
Windows7Ultimate(32bit)DVDs.....120
Windows7Ultimate(64bit)DVDs.....120
WindowsVistaBusiness(32bit)DVDs...121
WindowsVistaHomeBasic(32bit)DVDs..121
Commonservicetools...........121
AppendixA.Notices.........123
Trademarks................124
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Aboutthismanual
ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad
ThinkPadX100e
MT0022,2876,3506,3507,and3508
ThinkPadX120e
MT0596,0611,and0613
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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”onpage2
•“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.
•Beforeyoustartonthemachine,makesurethatotherservicetechniciansandthecustomer'spersonnel
arenotinahazardousposition.
•Placeremovedcoversandotherpartsinasafeplace,awayfromallpersonnel,whileyouareservicing
themachine.
•Keepyourtoolcaseawayfromwalkareassothatotherpeoplewillnottripoverit.
•Donotwearlooseclothingthatcanbetrappedinthemovingpartsofamachine.Makesurethatyour
sleevesarefastenedorrolledupaboveyourelbows.Ifyourhairislong,fastenit.
•Inserttheendsofyournecktieorscarfinsideclothingorfastenitwithanonconductiveclip,about8
centimeters(3inches)fromtheend.
•Donotwearjewelry,chains,metal-frameeyeglasses,ormetalfastenersforyourclothing.
Attention:Metalobjectsaregoodelectricalconductors.
•Wearsafetyglasseswhenyouarehammering,drilling,soldering,cuttingwire,attachingsprings,using
solvents,orworkinginanyotherconditionsthatmightbehazardoustoyoureyes.
•Afterservice,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,labels,andgroundwires.Replaceanysafetydevice
thatiswornordefective.
•Reinstallallcoverscorrectlybeforereturningthemachinetothecustomer.
•Fanlouversonthemachinehelptopreventoverheatingofinternalcomponents.Donotobstructfan
louversorcoverthemwithlabelsorstickers.
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Electricalsafety
Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.
Important:
Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoftmaterial
thatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.
Manycustomershave,neartheirequipment,rubberoormatsthatcontainsmallconductivebersto
decreaseelectrostaticdischarges.Donotusethistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.
•Findtheroomemergencypower-off(EPO)switch,disconnectingswitch,orelectricaloutlet.Ifanelectrical
accidentoccurs,youcanthenoperatetheswitchorunplugthepowercordquickly.
•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.
•Disconnectallpowerbefore:
–Performingamechanicalinspection
–Workingnearpowersupplies
–Removingorinstallingmainunits
•Beforeyoustarttoworkonthemachine,unplugthepowercord.Ifyoucannotunplugit,askthecustomer
topower-offthewallboxthatsuppliespowertothemachine,andtolockthewallboxintheoffposition.
•Ifyouneedtoworkonamachinethathasexposedelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingprecautions:
–Ensurethatanotherperson,familiarwiththepower-offcontrols,isnearyou.
Attention:Anotherpersonmustbetheretoswitchoffthepower,ifnecessary.
–Useonlyonehandwhenworkingwithpowered-onelectricalequipment;keeptheotherhandinyour
pocketorbehindyourback.
Attention:Anelectricalshockcanoccuronlywhenthereisacompletecircuit.Byobservingtheabove
rule,youmaypreventacurrentfrompassingthroughyourbody.
–Whenusingtesters,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessoriesfor
thattester.
–Standonsuitablerubbermats(obtainedlocally,ifnecessary)toinsulateyoufromgroundssuchas
metaloorstripsandmachineframes.
Observethespecialsafetyprecautionswhenyouworkwithveryhighvoltages;Instructionsforthese
precautionsareinthesafetysectionsofmaintenanceinformation.Useextremecarewhenmeasuring
highvoltages.
•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.
•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.
•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.
•Alwayslookcarefullyforpossiblehazardsinyourworkarea.Examplesofthesehazardsaremoistoors,
nongroundedpowerextensioncables,powersurges,andmissingsafetygrounds.
•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis
conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.
•Donotservicethefollowingpartswiththepoweronwhentheyareremovedfromtheirnormaloperating
placesinamachine:
–Powersupplyunits
–Pumps
–Blowersandfans
–Motorgenerators
–Similarunitstolistedabove
Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.
•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs:
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–Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself.
–Switchoffpower.
–Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.
Safetyinspectionguide
Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach
machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians
frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Y oushouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotential
safetyhazardsduetoattachmentofnon- ThinkPadfeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythisinspectionguide.
Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand
whetheryoucancontinuewithoutrstcorrectingtheproblem.
Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:
•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock)
•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcapacitor
•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware
Todeterminewhetherthereareanypotentiallyunsafeconditions,usethefollowingchecklistatthebeginning
ofeveryservicetask.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroff,andthepowercorddisconnected.
Checklist:
1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).
2.Poweroffthecomputer.Disconnectthepowercord.
3.Checkthepowercordfor:
a.Athird-wiregroundconnectoringoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethird-wireground
continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.
b.Thepowercordshouldbethetypespeciedinthepartslist.
c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.
4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.
5.Removethecover.
6.Checkforanyobviousnon- ThinkPadalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany
non-ThinkPadalterations.
7.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetallings,contamination,wateror
otherliquids,orsignsofreorsmokedamage.
8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.
9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.
Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge
Anycomputerpartcontainingtransistorsorintegratedcircuits(ICs)shouldbeconsideredsensitiveto
electrostaticdischarge(ESD.)ESDdamagecanoccurwhenthereisadifferenceinchargebetweenobjects.
ProtectagainstESDdamagebyequalizingthechargesothatthemachine,thepart,theworkmat,andthe
personhandlingthepartareallatthesamecharge.
Note:
Useproduct-specicESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.
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MakesurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertied(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.
WhenhandlingESD-sensitiveparts:
•Keepthepartsinprotectivepackagesuntiltheyareinsertedintotheproduct.
•Avoidcontactwithotherpeople.
•Wearagroundedwriststrapagainstyourskintoeliminatestaticonyourbody.
•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeevenwhen
youarewearingawriststrap.
•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen
handlingESD-sensitivedevices.
•Selectagroundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecic
servicerequirement.
Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.
–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.
–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor
referencepoint.Youcanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.
–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedcomputers.
Groundingrequirements
Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriedbyacertiedelectrician.
Safetynotices-multilingualtranslations
Thesafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:
•English
•Arabic
•BrazilianPortuguese
•French
•German
•Hebrew
•Japanese
•Korean
•Spanish
•T raditionalChinese
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Chapter2.Importantserviceinformation
Thischapterpresentsfollowingimportantserviceinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupportedby
thismanual:
•“StrategyforreplacingFRUs”onpage19
–“Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive”onpage20
–“Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard”onpage20
–“Howtouseerrorcodes”onpage20
•“StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV ,andGAV”onpage20
–“Productdenition”onpage20
–“FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAVproducts”onpage21
Important:
•AdvisecustomerstocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenteriftheyneedanyassistancein
obtainingorinstallinganysoftwarexes,drivers,andBIOSdownloads.TelephonenumbersforLenovo
Supportareavailableat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone
•SystemdisassemblyandreassemblyvideosthatshowtheFRUremovalorreplacementproceduresfor
theLenovo
http://www.lenovoservicetraining.com/ion/
StrategyforreplacingFRUs
Beforereplacingparts:
®
authorizedservicetechniciansareavailableat:
Makesurethatallsoftwarexes,drivers,andBIOSdownloadsareinstalledbeforereplacinganyFRUs
listedinthismanual.
Afterasystemboardisreplaced,ensurethatthelatestBIOSisloadedtothesystemboardbefore
completingtheserviceaction.
Todownloadsoftwarexes,drivers,andBIOS,doasfollows:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
2.ClickDownloadDrivers&Softwareandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoreachthe
DownloadDriversandSoftwarepage.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadandinstallthenecessarysoftware.
UsethefollowingstrategiestopreventunnecessaryexpenseforreplacingandservicingFRUs:
•IfyouareinstructedtoreplaceaFRUbutthereplacementdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,reinstallthe
originalFRUbeforeyoucontinue.
•Somecomputershavebothaprocessorboardandasystemboard.Ifyouareinstructedtoreplaceeither
theprocessorboardorthesystemboard,andreplacingoneofthemdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,
reinstallthatboard,andthenreplacetheotherone.
•IfanadapteroradeviceconsistsofmorethanoneFRU,anyoftheFRUsmaybethecauseoftheerror.
Beforereplacingtheadapterordevice,removetheFRUs,onebyone,toseeifthesymptomschange.
ReplaceonlytheFRUthatchangedthesymptoms.
Attention:Thesetupcongurationonthecomputeryouareservicingmayhavebeencustomized.Running
AutomaticCongurationmayalterthesettings.Notethecurrentcongurationsettings(usingtheView
Congurationoption);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.
•AvoidbendingasystemboardandhardpushingtopreventcrackingateachBallGridArray(BGA)chipset.
Howtouseerrorcodes
Usetheerrorcodesdisplayedonthescreentodiagnosefailures.Ifmorethanoneerrorcodeisdisplayed,
beginthediagnosiswiththersterrorcode.Whatevercausesthersterrorcodemightalsocausefalse
errorcodes.Ifnoerrorcodeisdisplayed,seewhethertheerrorsymptomislistedinthe“Symptom-to-FRU
Index”section.
StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV ,andGAV
Productdenition
DynamicCongureToOrder(CTO)
ThisprovidestheabilityforacustomertocongureaLenovosolutionfromaneSite,andhavethis
congurationsenttofulllment,whereitisbuiltandshippeddirectlytothecustomer.Themachinelabel,
ProductEntitlementWarehouse(PEW),eSupport,andtheHardwareMaintenanceManualwillloadthese
productsasthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(example:1829-CTO).
CustomModelVariant(CMV)
ThisisauniquecongurationthathasbeennegotiatedbetweenLenovoandthecustomer.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-W15will
befoundontheeSupportsite.)
•TheHardwareMaintenanceManualwillhavethe4-digitMTand3-digitCTOmodelonly(example:
1829-CTO).Again,CMVsarecustommodelsandarenotincludedintheHardwareMaintenanceManual.
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GeneralAnnounceVariant(GAV)
Thisisastandardmodel(xedconguration).GAVsareannouncedandofferedtoallcustomers.TheMTM
portionofthemachinelabelisa4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=a“xedpartnumber”,not
“CTO”(example:1829-F1U).Also,PEW,eSupport,andtheHardwareMaintenanceManualwilllistthese
productsunderthesamexedmodelnumber.
FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAVproducts
TherearethreeinformationresourcestoidentifywhichFRUsareusedtosupportCTO,CMV ,andGAV
products.ThesesourcesarePEW,eSupport,andtheHardwareMaintenanceManual.
UsingPEW
•PEWistheprimarysourceforidentifyingFRUpartnumbersandFRUdescriptionsforthekeycommodities
forCTO,CMV ,andGAVproductsatanMT-serialnumberlevel.Anexampleofkeycommoditiesarehard
diskdrives,systemboards,microprocessors,liquidcrystaldisplays(LCDs),andmemorymodules.
•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
module)
•eSupportcanbeusedtoviewthelistofkeycommoditiesbuiltinaparticularmachineserial(thisisthe
samerecordfoundinPEW).
•eSupportcanbeaccessedat:http://www.lenovo.com/support.
•T oviewthekeycommodities,dothefollowing:
1.ClickWarranty.
2.ClickCheckWarrantyStatus.
3.OntheWarrantyStatusLookuppage,clickPartsLookup.
4.T ypeyourmachinetypeandserialnumber,andthenclickSubmit.Thekeycommoditieswillbe
displayed.
FortheremainingFRUs(thecompletelistofFRUsattheMTmodellevel)
•eSupportcanbeusedtoviewthecompletelistofFRUsforamachinetypeandmodel.
•T oviewthecompletelistofFRUs,dothefollowing:
1.ClickProduct&PartsDetailandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoreachtheProduct
andPartsDetailspage.
2.ClickthePartsDetailtabtoviewthelistofserviceparts.
UsingtheHardwareMaintenanceManual
Forkeycommodities(examples-harddiskdrive,systemboard,microprocessor,LCD,andmemory
module)
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UsetheHardwareMaintenanceManualasabackuptoPEWandeSupporttoviewthecompletelistof
FRUsattheMTlevel.
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Chapter3.Generalcheckout
Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:
•“Whattodorst”onpage23
•“Checkoutguide”onpage24
–“SystemsupportingtheLenovoThinkVantageT oolboxprogramandthePC-DoctorforDOS
diagnosticsprogram”onpage24
–“SystemsupportingtheLenovodiagnosticsprograms”onpage29
•“Powersystemcheckout”onpage31
Beforeyougotothecheckoutguide,besuretoreadthefollowingimportantnotes.
Important:
•Onlycertiedtrainedpersonnelshouldservicethecomputer.
•BeforereplacinganyFRU,readtheentirepageonremovingandreplacingFRUs.
•WhenyoureplaceFRUs,itisrecommendedtousenewnylon-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.
Whattodorst
WhenyoudoreturnaFRU,youmustincludethefollowinginformationinthepartsexchangeformor
partsreturnformthatyouattachtoit:
1.Nameandphonenumberofservicetechnician
2.Dateofservice
3.Dateonwhichthemachinefailed
4.Dateofpurchase
5.Failuresymptoms,errorcodesappearingonthedisplay,andbeepsymptoms
6.ProcedureindexandpagenumberinwhichthefailingFRUwasdetected
7.FailingFRUnameandpartnumber
8.Machinetype,modelnumber,andserialnumber
9.Customer'snameandaddress
Note:Duringthewarrantyperiod,thecustomermayberesponsibleforrepaircostsifthecomputerdamage
wascausedbymisuse,accident,modication,unsuitablephysicaloroperatingenvironment,orimproper
maintenancebythecustomer.Followingisalistofsomecommonitemsthatarenotcoveredunderwarranty
andsomesymptomsthatmightindicatethatthesystemwassubjectedtostressbeyondnormaluse.
Beforecheckingproblemswiththecomputer,determinewhetherthedamageiscoveredunderthewarranty
byreferringtothefollowinglist:
Thefollowingarenotcoveredunderwarranty:
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•LCDpanelcrackedfromtheapplicationofexcessiveforceorfrombeingdropped
•Scratched(cosmetic)parts
•Distortion,deformation,ordiscolorationofthecosmeticparts
•Plasticparts,latches,pins,orconnectorsthathavebeencrackedorbrokenbyexcessiveforce
•Damagecausedbyliquidspilledintothesystem
•DamagecausedbytheimproperinsertionofaPCCardortheinstallationofanincompatiblecard
•Improperdiscinsertionoruseofanopticaldrive
•Diskettedrivedamagecausedbypressureonthediskettedrivecover,foreignmaterialinthedrive,
ortheinsertionofadiskettewithmultiplelabels
•Damagedorbentdisketteejectbutton
•Fusesblownbyattachmentofanonsupporteddevice
•Forgottencomputerpassword(makingthecomputerunusable)
•Stickykeyscausedbyspillingaliquidontothekeyboard
•Useofanincorrectacadapteronlaptopproducts
Thefollowingsymptomsmightindicatedamagecausedbynonwarrantedactivities:
•Missingpartsmightbeasymptomofunauthorizedserviceormodication.
•Ifthespindleofaharddiskdrivebecomesnoisy,itmayhavebeensubjectedtoexcessiveforce,
ordropped.
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UsethefollowingproceduresasaguideinidentifyingandcorrectingproblemswiththeThinkPadnotebook
computer.
Note:ThediagnostictestsareintendedtotestonlyThinkPadproducts.Theuseofnon- ThinkPadproducts,
prototypecards,ormodiedoptionscanleadtofalseindicationsoferrorsandinvalidsystemresponses.
1.Identifythefailingsymptomsinasmuchdetailaspossible.
2.Verifythesymptoms.T rytore-createthefailurebyrunningthediagnostictestorbyrepeatingthe
operation.
SystemsupportingtheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramandthe
PC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticsprogram
ThesectionprovidesinformationaboutThinkPadcomputersthatsupporttheLenovoThinkVantage
ToolboxprogramandthePC-Doctor
toyourparticularcomputer.
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forDOSdiagnosticsprogram.Somedescriptionsmightnotapply
DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS
TheThinkPadnotebookcomputerhasatestprogramcalledPC-DoctorforDOS(hereaftercalledPC-Doctor.)
YoucandetecterrorsbyrunningthediagnosticstestincludedinPC-Doctor.
Note:PC-DoctorforDOSisavailableatthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
TocreatethePC-DoctordiagnosticCD,followtheinstructionsontheWebsite.
Forsomepossiblecongurationsofthecomputer,PC-Doctormightnotruncorrectly.T oavoidthisproblem,
youneedtoinitializethecomputersetupbyuseoftheThinkPadSetupprogrambeforeyourunPC-Doctor.
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ToentertheThinkPadSetupprogram,doasfollows:
1.T urnonthecomputer.
2.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1toentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.
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