Lenovo L420, L421, L520, 7826, MT 7827 Service Manual

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HardwareMaintenanceManual

ThinkPadL420,L421,andL520

Note

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformationunder AppendixA“Notices”onpage155

SixthEdition(March2012)

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Contents

Aboutthismanual...........iii

Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1

Generalsafety................1

Electricalsafety...............2

Safetyinspectionguide............3

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic

discharge..................3

Groundingrequirements............4

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4

Lasercompliancestatement(multilingual

translations)................17

Chapter2.Importantservice

information..............25

StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........25

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive...26 Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem

board................26

Howtouseerrormessage........26

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV ,and

GAV...................26

Productdenition............26

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV ,andGAV

products...............27

Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....29

Whattodorst..............29

Checkoutguide..............30

SystemsupportingtheLenovoThinkVantage ToolboxprogramandthePC-DoctorforDOS

diagnosticsprogram..........30

SystemsupportingtheLenovodiagnostics

programs...............34

Powersystemcheckout...........36

Checkingtheacpoweradapter......36

Checkingoperationalcharging......37

Checkingthebatterypack........37

Checkingthebackupbattery.......38

Chapter4.Relatedservice

information..............39

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecovery

DiscSet.................39

Passwords................40

Power-onpassword...........40

Hard-diskpassword...........40

Supervisorpassword..........41

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...41

Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword...41

Powermanagement............42

Screenblankmode...........42

Sleep(standby)mode..........42

Hibernationmode...........43

Symptom-to-FRUindex...........43

Numericerrorcodes..........44

Errormessages............46

No-beepsymptoms...........46

LCD-relatedsymptoms.........46

Intermittentproblems..........47

Undeterminedproblems.........47

Chapter5.Statusindicators.....49

Chapter6.Fnkeycombinations...51

Chapter7.FRUreplacement

notices................55

Screwnotices...............55

Retainingserialnumbers...........56

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem

unit.................56

RetainingtheUUID...........56

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...57

Chapter8.Removingandreplacinga

FRU..................59

1010Batterypack.............59

1020ExpressCardblankbezelandMediaCard

blankbezel................60

1030Opticaldriveortravelcover.......62

1040Thermalcover.............63

1050Harddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive

assembly.................64

1060DIMM................67

1070Fanassembly.............67

1080CPU................70

1090SIMslotcover............71

1110WirelessWANslotcoverandPCIExpress

MiniCardforwirelessWAN..........72

1110mSATAsolidstatedrive.........73

1120Palmrestassemblywithcables......75

1130PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN..78

1140Backupbattery............80

1150Bluetoothdaughtercard........80

1160MediaCardReaderslotboardandMedia

CardReadercableassembly.........81

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1170Keyboard..............83

1180Keyboardbezel............85

1190LCDunit...............87

2010T opshieldingassembly.........90

2020Systemboardassembly.........92

2030USBconnectorboardandUSBcable

assembly.................98

2040DC-incableandbasecover.......99

2050LCDfrontbezel............102

2060Speakerassembly...........103

2070Integratedcamera...........104

2080Antennaassembly...........105

2090Hinges,LCDpanel,LCDcable,andLCDrear

coverassembly..............107

Chapter9.Locations........111

Frontview................111

Rearview.................112

Bottomview...............112

Keyboard.................142

Miscellaneousparts............143

acpoweradapters.............145

Powercords...............145

Recoverydiscs..............146

WindowsXPProfessionalDVDs......146

WindowsVistaBusiness(32bit)DVDs...147 WindowsVistaHomeBasic(32bit)DVDs..148

Windows7HomeBasic(32bit)DVDs....148

Windows7HomeBasic(64bit)DVDs....149

Windows7HomePremium(32bit)DVDs..149 Windows7HomePremium(64bit)DVDs..150

Windows7Professional(32bit)DVDs....151

Windows7Professional(64bit)DVDs....151

Windows7Starter(32bit)DVDs......153

Windows7Ultimate(32bit)DVDs.....153

Windows7Ultimate(64bit)DVDs.....154

Commonservicetools...........154

Chapter10.Partslist........113

Overall..................114

LCDFRUs................137

AppendixA.Notices.........155

Electronicemissionsnotices.........156

Trademarks................156

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad

ThinkPadL420

MachineType(MT)7826,7827,7829,7853,7854,and7856

ThinkPadL421

MT7826,7827,7829,7853,7854,and7856

ThinkPadL520

MT5015,5016,5017,5019,7859,and7860

Notebookproducts.

Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.

Important:

ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPadproducts.Use thismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively. BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safety information”onpage1

andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage25.

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservice aThinkPadNotebook.

•“Generalsafety”onpage1

•“Electricalsafety”onpage2

•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage3

•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3

•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4

•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4

•“Lasercompliancestatement(multilingualtranslations)”onpage17

Generalsafety

Followtheserulestoensuregeneralsafety:

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareaofthemachinesduringandaftermaintenance.

•Whenliftinganyheavyobject:

1.Makesurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping.

2.Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.

3.Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouattempttolift.

4.Liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles;thisactionremovesthestrainfromthe musclesinyourback.Donotattempttoliftanyobjectthatweighsmorethan16kg(35lb)orthat

youthinkistooheavyforyou.

•Donotperformanyactionthatcauseshazardstothecustomer,orthatmakestheequipmentunsafe.

•Beforeyoustartthemachine,makesurethatotherservicetechniciansandthecustomer'spersonnelare notinahazardousposition.

•Placeremovedcoversandotherpartsinasafeplace,awayfromallpersonnel,whileyouareservicing themachine.

•Keepyourtoolcaseawayfromwalkareassothatotherpeoplewillnottripoverit.

•Donotwearlooseclothingthatcanbetrappedinthemovingpartsofamachine.Makesurethatyour sleevesarefastenedorrolledupaboveyourelbows.Ifyourhairislong,fastenit.

•Inserttheendsofyournecktieorscarfinsideclothingorfastenitwithanonconductiveclip,about8 centimeters(3inches)fromtheend.

•Donotwearjewelry,chains,metal-frameeyeglasses,ormetalfastenersforyourclothing.

Attention:Metalobjectsaregoodelectricalconductors.

•Wearsafetyglasseswhenyouarehammering,drilling,soldering,cuttingwire,attachingsprings,using solvents,orworkinginanyotherconditionsthatmightbehazardoustoyoureyes.

•Afterservice,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,labels,andgroundwires.Replaceanysafetydevice thatiswornordefective.

•Reinstallallcoverscorrectlybeforereturningthemachinetothecustomer.

•Fanlouversonthemachinehelptopreventoverheatingofinternalcomponents.Donotobstructfan louversorcoverthemwithlabelsorstickers.

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Electricalsafety

Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.

Important:

Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoftmaterial thatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents. Manycustomershave,neartheirequipment,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:

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–Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself. –Switchoffpower. –Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.

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.

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2.MakesurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertied(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.

WhenhandlingESD-sensitiveparts:

•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.