Lenovo T410I, T410 User Manual

ThinkPadT410andT410i
HardwareMaintenanceManual

ThinkPadT410andT410i
HardwareMaintenanceManual

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation
underAppendixA“Notices”onpage191.

SecondEdition(October2010)
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Contents

Aboutthismanual............v

Chapter1.Safetyinformation.....1

Generalsafety................2

Electricalsafety...............3

Safetyinspectionguide............5

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic

discharge..................6

Groundingrequirements............6

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......7

Lasercompliancestatement(multilingual

translations)................28

Chapter2.Importantservice

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

StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........39

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive...40
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem

board................40

Howtouseerrormessage........40

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV ,and

GAV...................41

Productdenition............41

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV ,andGAV

products...............41

Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....43

Whattodorst..............44

Checkoutguide..............45

DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS....45

LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox(LenovoSystem

Toolbox)...............47

PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery....48

FRUtests...............49

Powersystemcheckout...........51

CheckingtheACadapter.........51

Checkingoperationalcharging......51

Checkingthebatterypack........52

Checkingthebackupbattery.......52

Chapter4.Relatedservice

information..............55

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecovery

DiscSet.................55

Passwords................56

Power-onpassword...........56

Hard-diskpassword...........56

Supervisorpassword..........57

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...57

Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword...57

Powermanagement............59

Screenblankmode...........59

Sleep(standby)mode..........59

Hibernationmode...........60

Symptom-to-FRUindex...........61

Numericerrorcodes..........61

Errormessages............66

Beepsymptoms............67

No-beepsymptoms...........67

LCD-relatedsymptoms.........68

Intermittentproblems..........69

Undeterminedproblems.........69

Chapter5...............71

Chapter6...............75

Chapter7.FRUreplacement

notices................79

Screwnotices...............79

Retainingserialnumbers...........80

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem

unit.................80

RetainingtheUUID...........80

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...81

Chapter8.Removingandreplacinga

FRU..................83

BeforeservicingThinkPadT410andT410i...84

1010Batterypack.............85

1020ExpressCardblankbezel........86

1030SerialUltrabaySlimdeviceortravelbezel..87
1040Harddiskdrive(HDD)slotcover,HDDrubber

railsandHDDorstorageconverterandsolidstate

drive(SSD)................88

1050DIMMslotcover............90

1060DIMM(inbottomslot)..........91

1070PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN..92

1080Keyboard..............94

1090DIMM(inslotunderkeyboard)......99

1100Backupbattery............101

1110PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN..103
1120Keyboardbezelassembly,FPCcable,and

Bluethoothdaughtercard(BDC-2.1)......105

1130SmartCardorContactlessSmartCard...109

1140Modemdaughtercard(MDC).......111

1150Speakerassembly...........112

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1160LCDunit...............114

1170Fanassembly.............119

1180CPU................122

1190Basecoverassembly,I/Osubcard,andI/O

subcardcable...............123

1200Magnesiumstructureframe.......130

1210Systemboard,DC-inconnectorcable,and

ExpressCardslotassembly..........132

2010LCDbezelassembly..........135

2020LEDboard..............137

2030Integratedcamera...........138

2040LCDpanelandLCDcable........139

2050Cameracable.............141

2060WirelessLANantennaassemblyorwireless

LAN/WANantennaassembly.........143

2070HingesandLCDrearcoverassembly...145

Chapter9.Locations........147

Frontview................147

Rearview.................149

Bottomview...............150

Chapter10.Partslist........151

Overall..................152

LCDFRUs................168

Keyboard.................176

Miscellaneousparts............177

ACadapters...............179

Powercords...............180

Recoverydiscs..............181

WindowsXPProfessional(32bit)DVDs...181
WindowsVistaBusiness(32bit)DVDs...182

Windows7HomeBasic(32bit)DVDs....183

Windows7HomePremium(32bit)DVDs..184
Windows7HomePremium(64bit)DVDs..185

Windows7Professional(32bit)DVDs....186

Windows7Professional(64bit)DVDs....188

Commonservicetools...........189

AppendixA.Notices........191

Trademarks................192

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad®products.

ThinkPadT410andT410i

MT2516,2518,2519,2522,2537,2538,and2539

Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.

Important:

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

andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage39.

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservice
aThinkPadNotebook.

•“Generalsafety”onpage2

•“Electricalsafety”onpage3

•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage5

•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage6

•“Groundingrequirements”onpage6

•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage7

•“Lasercompliancestatement(multilingualtranslations)”onpage28

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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:

Chapter1.Safetyinformation3

–Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself.
–Switchoffpower.
–Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.

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Safetyinspectionguide

Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach
machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians
frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Youshouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotential
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.

Chapter1.Safetyinformation5

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge

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

Notes:

1.Useproduct-specicESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.

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.

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Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)

Thesafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:

•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

•French

•German

•Hebrew

•Japanese

•Korean

•Spanish

•T raditionalChinese

Chapter1.Safetyinformation7

DANGER

BeforethecomputerispoweredonafterFRUreplacement,makesureallscrews,springs,andothersmall
partsareinplaceandarenotleftlooseinsidethecomputer.Verifythisbyshakingthecomputerandlistening
forrattlingsounds.Metallicpartsormetalakescancauseelectricalshorts.

DANGER

Somestandbybatteriescontainasmallamountofnickelandcadmium.Donotdisassembleastandbybattery,
rechargeit,throwitintoreorwater,orshort-circuitit.Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinances
orregulations.Useonlythebatteryintheappropriatepartslisting.Useofanincorrectbatterycanresult
inignitionorexplosionofthebattery.

DANGER

Thebatterypackcontainssmallamountsofnickel.Donotdisassembleit,throwitintoreorwater,or
short-circuitit.Disposeofthebatterypackasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.Useonlythe
batteryintheappropriatepartslistingwhenreplacingthebatterypack.Useofanincorrectbatterycanresult
inignitionorexplosionofthebattery.

DANGER

Thelithiumbatterycancauseare,anexplosion,orasevereburn.Donotrechargeit,removeitspolarized
connector,disassembleit,heatitabove100°C(212°F),incinerateit,orexposeitscellcontentstowater.
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.Useonlythebatteryintheappropriate
partslisting.Useofanincorrectbatterycanresultinignitionorexplosionofthebattery.

DANGER

IftheLCDbreaksandtheuidfrominsidetheLCDgetsintoyoureyesoronyourhands,immediatelywash
theaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes.Seekmedicalcareifanysymptomsfromtheuidare
presentafterwashing.

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DANGER

Toavoidshock,donotremovetheplasticcoverthatprotectsthelowerpartoftheinvertercard.

DANGER

Thoughthemainbatterieshavelowvoltage,ashortedorgroundedbatterycanproduceenoughcurrentto
burnpersonnelorcombustiblematerials.

DANGER

UnlesshotswapisallowedfortheFRUbeingreplaced,doasfollowsbeforeremovingit:poweroffthe
computer,unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets,removethebatterypack,anddisconnectany
interconnectingcables.

Chapter1.Safetyinformation9

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation11

PERIGO

AntesdeligarocomputadorapósasubstituiçãodaFRU,certique-sedequetodososparafusos,molase
outraspeçaspequenasestejamnolugarenãoestejamsoltosdentrodocomputador.Veriqueissosacudindo
ocomputadoreprocurandoouvirsonsdepeçassoltas.Peçasmetálicasoulascasdemetalpodemcausar
curto-circuito.

PERIGO

Algumasbateriasreservacontêmumapequenaquantidadedeníquelecádmio.Nãodesmonteumabateria
reserva,recarregue-a,jogue-anofogoounaágua,oudeixe-aentraremcurto-circuito.Descarteabateria
conformerequeridopelasleisouregulamentoslocais.Usesomenteabaterianasparteslistadasapropriadas.
Ousodeumabateriaincorretapoderesultaremcombustãoouexplosãodabateria.

PERIGO

Opacotedabateriacontémumapequenaquantidadedeníquel.Nãoodesmonte,jogue-onofogoouna
água,oudeixe-oentraremcurto-circuito.Descarteopacotedabateriaconformerequeridopelasleisou
regulamentoslocais.Usesomenteabaterianasparteslistadasapropriadasaosubstituiropacotedabateria.
Ousodeumabateriaincorretapoderesultaremcombustãoouexplosãodabateria.

PERIGO

Abateriadelítiopodecausarincêndio,explosãoougravesqueimaduras.Nãoarecarregue,removaseu
conectorpolarizado,desmonte-a,aqueça-aacimade100°C(212°F),incinere-a,ouexponhaoconteúdode
suacélulaàágua.Descarteabateriaconformerequeridopelasleisouregulamentoslocais.Usesomente
abaterianasparteslistadasapropriadas.Ousodeumabateriaincorretapoderesultaremcombustão
ouexplosãodabateria.

PERIGO

SeoLCDquebrareouidodedentrodeleentraremcontatocomseusolhosoucomsuasmãos,laveas
áreasafetadasimediatamentecomáguadurantepelomenos15minutos.Procurecuidadosmédicossealgum
sintomacausadopelouidosurgirapósalavagem.

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PERIGO

Paraevitarchoqueelétrico,nãoremovaacapaplásticaqueprotegeaparteinferiordaplacainversora.

PERIGO

Emboraasprincipaisbateriaspossuambaixavoltagem,umabateriaemcurto-circuitoouaterradapode
produzircorrenteobastanteparaqueimarmateriaisdepessoalouinamáveis.

PERIGO

AmenosqueumahotswapsejapermitidaparaaFRUqueestásendosubstituída,façaoseguinteantesde
removê-la:desligueocomputador,desconectetodososcabosdeenergiadastomadas,removaopacotede
bateriasedesconectequaisquercabosdeinterconexão.

Chapter1.Safetyinformation13

DANGER

Avantderemettrel'ordinateursoustensionaprèsremplacementd'uneunitéenclientèle,vériezquetousles
ressorts,visetautrespiècessontbienenplaceetbienxées.Pourcefaire,secouezl'unitéetassurez-vous
qu'aucunbruitsuspectneseproduit.Despiècesmétalliquesoudescopeauxdemétalpourraientcauser
uncourt-circuit.

DANGER

Certainesbatteriesdesecourscontiennentdunickeletducadmium.Nelesdémontezpas,nelesrechargez
pas,nelesexposezniaufeuniàl'eau.Nelesmettezpasencourt-circuit.Pourlesmettreaurebut,
conformez-vousàlaréglementationenvigueur.Lorsquevousremplacezlapiledesauvegardeoucellede
l'horlogetempsréel,veillezàn'utiliserquelesmodèlescitésdanslalistedepiècesdétachéesadéquate.Une
batterieouunepileinappropriéerisquedeprendrefeuoud'exploser.

DANGER

Labatteriecontientdunickel.Neladémontezpas,nel'exposezniaufeuniàl'eau.Nelamettezpasen
court-circuit.Pourlamettreaurebut,conformez-vousàlaréglementationenvigueur.Lorsquevousremplacez
labatterie,veillezàn'utiliserquelesmodèlescitésdanslalistedepiècesdétachéesadéquate.Eneffet,une
batterieinappropriéerisquedeprendrefeuoud'exploser.

DANGER

Lapiledesauvegardecontientdulithium.Elleprésentedesrisquesd'incendie,d'explosionoudebrûlures
graves.Nelarechargezpas,neretirezpassonconnecteurpolariséetneladémontezpas.Nel'exposezpasà
unetemperaturesupérieureà100°C,nelafaitespasbrûleretn'enexposezpaslecontenuàl'eau.Mettezla
pileaurebutconformémentàlaréglementationenvigueur.Unepileinappropriéerisquedeprendrefeuou
d'exploser.

DANGER

Silepanneaud'afchageàcristauxliquidessebriseetquevousrecevezdanslesyeuxousurlesmainsune
partieduuide,rincez-lesabondammentpendantaumoinsquinzeminutes.Consultezunmédecinsides
symptômespersistentaprèslelavage.

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DANGER

And'évitertoutrisquedechocélectrique,neretirezpaslecacheenplastiqueprotégeantlapartieinférieure
delacarted'alimentation.

DANGER

Bienquelevoltagedesbatteriesprincipalessoitpeuélevé,lecourt-circuitoulamiseàlamassed'une
batteriepeutproduiresufsammentdecourantpourbrûlerdesmatériauxcombustiblesoucauserdes
brûlurescorporellesgraves.

DANGER

Sileremplacementàchaudn'estpasautorisépourl'unitéremplaçablesursitequevousremplacez,
procédezcommesuitavantderetirerl'unité:mettezl'ordinateurhorstension,débrancheztousles
cordonsd'alimentationdesprisesdecourant,retirezleblocdebatterieetdéconnecteztouslescâbles
d'interconnexion.

Chapter1.Safetyinformation15

VORSICHT

BevornacheinemFRU-AustauschderComputerwiederangeschlossenwird,mußsichergestelltwerden,daß
keineSchrauben,FedernoderandereKleinteilefehlenoderimGehäusevergessenwurden.DerComputermuß
geschütteltundaufKlappergeräuschegeprüftwerden.Metallteileoder-splitterkönnenKurzschlüsseerzeugen.

VORSICHT

DieBereitschaftsbatterie,diesichunterdemDiskettenlaufwerkbendet,kanngeringeMengenNickel
undCadmiumenthalten.SiedarfnurdurchdieVerkaufsstelleoderdenIBMKundendienstausgetauscht
werden.Siedarfnichtzerlegt,wiederaufgeladen,kurzgeschlossen,oderFeueroderWasserausgesetzt
werden.DieBatteriekannschwereVerbrennungenoderVerätzungenverursachen.BeiderEntsorgungdie
örtlichenBestimmungenfürSondermüllbeachten.BeimErsetzenderBereitschafts-oderSystembatterienur
BatteriendesTypsverwenden,derinderErsatzteillisteaufgeführtist.DerEinsatzfalscherBatterienkann
zuEntzündungoderExplosionführen.

VORSICHT

AkkusenthaltengeringeMengenvonNickel.Siedürfennichtzerlegt,wiederaufgeladen,kurzgeschlossen,
oderFeueroderWasserausgesetztwerden.BeiderEntsorgungdieörtlichenBestimmungenfürSondermüll
beachten.BeimErsetzenderBatterienurBatteriendesT ypsverwenden,derinderErsatzteillisteaufgeführt
ist.DerEinsatzfalscherBatterienkannzuEntzündungoderExplosionführen.

VORSICHT

DieSystembatterieisteineLithiumbatterie.Siekannsichentzünden,explodierenoderschwereVerbrennungen
hervorrufen.BatteriendiesesTypsdürfennichtaufgeladen,zerlegt,über100Cerhitztoderverbranntwerden.
AuchdarfihrInhaltnichtmitWasserinVerbindunggebrachtoderderzurrichtigenPolungangebrachte
Verbindungssteckerentferntwerden.BeiderEntsorgungdieörtlichenBestimmungenfürSondermüll
beachten.BeimErsetzenderBatterienurBatteriendesT ypsverwenden,derinderErsatzteillisteaufgeführt
ist.DerEinsatzfalscherBatterienkannzuEntzündungoderExplosionführen.

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VORSICHT

DieLeuchtstoffröhreimLCD-BildschirmenthältQuecksilber.BeiderEntsorgungdieörtlichenBestimmungen
fürSondermüllbeachten.DerLCD-BildschirmbestehtausGlasundkannzerbrechen,wennerunsachgemäß
behandeltwirdoderderComputeraufdenBodenfällt.WennderBildschirmbeschädigtistunddiedarin
bendlicheFlüssigkeitinKontaktmitHautundAugengerät,solltendiebetroffenenStellenmindestens15
MinutenmitWasserabgespültundbeiBeschwerdenanschließendeinArztaufgesuchtwerden.

VORSICHT

AusSicherheitsgründendieKunststoffabdeckung,diedenunterenT eilderSpannungswandlerplatineumgibt,
nichtentfernen.

VORSICHT

ObwohlHauptbatterieneineniedrigeSpannunghaben,könnensiedochbeiKurzschlußoderErdunggenug
Stromabgeben,umbrennbareMaterialienzuentzündenoderVerletzungenbeiPersonenhervorzurufen.

VORSICHT

WenneinAustauschderFRUbeilaufendemBetriebnichterlaubtist,gehenSiebeimAustauschderFRUwie
folgtvor:SchaltenSiedenComputeraus,ziehenSiealleNetzkabelvondenNetzsteckdosenab,entfernen
SiedenAkkuundziehenSieallemiteinanderverbundenenKabelab.

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PELIGRO

AntesdeencenderelsistemadespuesdesustituirunaFRU,compruebequetodoslostornillos,muellesy

PELIGRO

PELIGRO

PELIGRO

PELIGRO

demáspiezaspequeñasseencuentranensusitioynoseencuentransueltasdentrodelsistema.Compruébelo
agitandoelsistemayescuchandolosposiblesruidosqueprovocarían.Laspiezasmetálicaspuedencausar
cortocircuitoseléctricos.

Algunasbateríasdereservacontienenunapequeñacantidaddeníquelycadmio.Nolasdesmonte,ni
recargue,nilasechealfuegooalaguanilascortocircuite.Deséchelastalcomodisponelanormativalocal.
Utilicesólobateríasqueseencuentrenenlalistadepiezas.Lautilizacióndeunabateríanoapropiada
puedeprovocarlaigniciónoexplosióndelamisma.

Lasbateríascontienenpequeñascantidadesdeníquel.Nolasdesmonte,nirecargue,nilasechealfuego
oalaguanilascortocircuite.Deséchelastalcomodisponelanormativalocal.Utilicesólobateríasquese
encuentrenenlalistadepiezasalsustituirlabatería.Lautilizacióndeunabateríanoapropiadapuede
provocarlaigniciónoexplosióndelamisma.

Labateríaderepuestoesunabateríadelitioypuedeprovocarincendios,explosionesoquemadurasgraves.
Nolarecargue,niquiteelconectorpolarizado,niladesmonte,nicalienteporencimadelos100°C(212°F),ni
laincinereniexpongaelcontenidodesusceldasalagua.Deséchelatalcomodisponelanormativalocal.

SilaLCDserompeyeluidodesuinteriorentraencontactoconsusojososusmanos,laveinmediatamente
lasáreasafectadasconaguadurante15minutoscomomínimo.Obtengaatenciónmedicasisepresenta
algúnsíntomadeluidodespuesdelavarse.

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PELIGRO

Paraevitardescargas,noquitelacubiertadeplásticoquerodealapartebajadelatarjetainvertida.

PELIGRO

PELIGRO

Aunquelasbateríasprincipalestienenunvoltajebajo,unabateríacortocircuitadaoconcontactoatierra
puedeproducirlacorrientesucientecomoparaquemarmaterialcombustibleoprovocarquemadurasen
elpersonal.

Salvoquesepermitaelintercambioencalienteparalaunidadsustituiblelocalmente,realicelosiguienteantes
deextraerla:apagueelsistema,desconectetodosloscablesdealimentacióndelastomasdealimentación
eléctrica,extraigalabateríaydesconecteloscablesdeinterconexión.

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Lasercompliancestatement(multilingualtranslations)

Thelasercompliancestatementsinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:

•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

•French

•German

•Hebrew

•Japanese

•Korean

•Spanish

•T raditionalChinese

SomemodelsofThinkPadNotebookareequippedfromthefactorywithanopticalstoragedevicesuch
asaCD-ROMdriveoraDVD-ROMdrive.Suchdevicesarealsosoldseparatelyasoptions.Ifoneof
thesedrivesisinstalled,itiscertiedintheU.S.toconformtotherequirementsoftheDepartmentof
HealthandHumanServices21CodeofFederalRegulations(DHHS21CFR)SubchapterJforClass1laser
products.Elsewhere,thedriveiscertiedtoconformtotherequirementsoftheInternationalElectrotechnical
Commission(IEC)60825-1andCENELECEN60825-1forClass1laserproducts.

IfaCD-ROMdrive,aDVD-ROMdrive,oranotherlaserdeviceisinstalled,notethefollowing:

CAUTION:

Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein
mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

OpeningtheCD-ROMdrive,theDVD-ROMdrive,oranyotheropticalstoragedevicecouldresultinexposure
tohazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethosedrives.Donotopen.

ACD-ROMdrive,aDVD-ROMdrive,oranyotherstoragedeviceinstalledmaycontainanembedded
Class3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

DANGER

Emitsvisibleandinvisiblelaserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywith
opticalinstruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

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AlgunsmodelosdecomputadorThinkPadsãoequipadosnafábricacomumdispositivodearmazenamento
ótico,comoumaunidadedeCD-ROMoudeDVD-ROM.Taisdispositivostambémsãovendidos
separadamentecomoopcionais.Seumadessasunidadesestiverinstalada,elaécerticadanosEstados
UnidosemconformidadecomosrequisitosdoDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices21Codeof
FederalRegulations(DHHS21CFR),SubcapítuloJ,paraprodutosalaserdaClasse1.Emoutrospaíses,a
unidadeécerticadaemconformidadecomosrequisitosdaInternationalElectrotechnicalCommission(IEC)
60825-1eCENELECEN60825-1paraprodutosalaserdaClasse1.

SeumaunidadedeCD-ROM,umaunidadedeDVD-ROM,ououtrodispositivodelaserestiverinstalado,
observeoseguinte:

CUIDADO:

Ousodecontroles,ouajustes,ouaexecuçãodeprocedimentosdiferentesdosespecicadosnesta
documentaçãopoderesultaremexposiçãoperigosaàradiação.

AbriraunidadedeCD-ROM,aunidadedeDVD-ROM,ouqualqueroutrodispositivodearmazenamento
óticopoderesultaremexposiçãoperigosaàradiaçãodelaser.Nãohápeçasquepermitammanutenção
dentrodessasunidades.Nãoabra.

UmaunidadedeCD-ROM,umaunidadedeDVD-ROM,ouqualqueroutrodispositivodearmazenamento
instaladopodeconterumdiododelaserdaClasse3AouClasse3Bintegrado.Observeoseguinte:

PERIGO

Emiteradiaçãodelaservisíveleinvisívelquandoaberto.Nãoolhediretamenteparaofeixeaolhonuoucom
instrumentosóticos,eeviteexposiçãodiretaaofeixe.

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Certainsmodèlesd'ordinateurThinkPadsontéquipésd'origined'uneunitédestockageoptiquetellequ'une
unitédeCD-ROMoudeDVD-ROM.Cesunitéssontégalementvenduesséparémententantqu'options.Si
l'unedecesunitésestinstallée,elleestcertiéeconforme,auxEtats-Unis,auxnormesindiquéesdansle
sous-chapitreJduDHHS21CFRrelatifauxproduitsàlaserdeclasse1.Danslesautrespays,l'unitéest
certiéeêtreunproduitàlaserdeclasse1conformeauxnormesCEI60825-1etCENELECEN60825-1.

SiuneunitédeCD-ROM,uneunitédeDVD-ROMouuneunitéàlaserd'unautretypeestinstallée,veuillez
tenircomptedesinformationssuivantes:

ATTENTION:

Pourévitertoutrisqued'expositionaurayonlaser,respectezlesconsignesderéglageetd'utilisationdes
commandes,ainsiquelesprocéduresdécritesdansleprésentmanuel.

L'ouverturedel'unitédeCD-ROM,del'unitédeDVD-ROMoudetouteautreunitédestockageoptiquepeut
entraîneruneexpositionàdesradiationsdangereuses.Aucunepiècedecesunitésn'estréparable.Ne

pasouvrir.

UneunitédeCD-ROMoudeDVD-ROM,outouteautreunitédestockageoptiquepeutcontenirunediodeà
laserdeclasse3Aou3B.Veuilleztenircomptedesinformationssuivantes:

DANGER

Emetunrayonnementlaservisibleetinvisiblelorsquel'unitéestouverte.Eviteztouteexpositiondirecteau
rayonlaser.Evitezderegarderxementlefaisceauoudel'observeràl'aided'instrumentsoptiques.

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EinigeThinkPad-ModellesindwerkseitigmiteinemCD-ROM-oderDVD-ROM-Laufwerkausgestattet.CD­undDVD-LaufwerkekönnenauchgesondertalsZusatzeinrichtungerworbenwerden.DieLaufwerkeerfüllen
dieAnforderungengemäßIEC60825-1(InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission)undgemäßCENELEC
EN60825-1fürLaserproduktederKlasse1.

BeiderInstallationvonCD-ROM-Laufwerken,DVD-ROM-LaufwerkenoderanderenLasereinheiten
Folgendesbeachten:

VORSICHT:

DieBedienungdesGerätsaufeineanderealsdiehierbeschriebeneWeiseoderdieNichteinhaltungderhier
beschriebenenEinstellungenoderBedienschrittekannzurFreisetzunggefährlicherLaserstrahlungführen.

BeimÖffneneinesCD-ROM-Laufwerks,DVD-ROM-LaufwerksoderanderenoptischenSpeicherlaufwerks
könnengefährlicheLaserstrahlungenfreigesetztwerden.DieLaufwerkeenthaltenkeinezuwartenden
Teile.Laufwerkenichtöffnen!

EininstalliertesCD-ROM-Laufwerk,DVD-ROM-LaufwerkoderanderesoptischesSpeicherlaufwerkkann
eineLaserdiodederKlasse3Aoder3Benthalten.Folgendesbeachten:

GEFAHR

SichtbareundnichtsichtbareLaserstrahlung,wenngeöfnet.NichtindenStrahlblicken.KeineLupenoder
Spiegelverwenden.Strahlungsbereichmeiden.

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AlgunosmodelosdesistemasThinkPadestánequipadosdefábricaconundispositivodealmacenamiento
óptico,comounaunidaddeCD-ROModeDVD-ROM.Estasunidadestambiénsevendenporseparado
comoopciones.Siestáinstaladaalgunadedichasunidades,secerticaqueenlosEstadosUnidos
cumplelosrequisitosdelDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices21CodeofFederalRegulations
(DHHS21CFR)SubchapterJparaproductosláserdeClase1.Enotrospaíses,secerticaquecumple
losrequisitosparaproductosláserdeClase1delasnormativas60825-1yCENELECEN60825-1de
InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission(IEC).

SiestáinstaladaalgunaunidaddeCD-ROM,DVD-ROMuotrodispositivoláser,tengaencuentalosiguiente:

PRECAUCIÓN:

Lautilizacióndecontroles,ajustesolarealizacióndeprocedimientosdiferentesalosespecicadospuede
darcomoresultadounaexposiciónpeligrosaaradiaciones.

SiabrelaunidaddeCD-ROM,DVD-ROMocualquierotrodispositivodealmacenamientoóptico,podría
quedarexpuestoaunaradiaciónláserpeligrosa.Nohaypiezasquerequieranserviciodentrodeestas
unidades.Nolasabra.

LasunidadesdeCD-ROM,DVD-ROMuotrodispositivodealmacenamientoinstaladopuedencontenerun
diodoláserdeClase3AoClase3Bincorporado.T engaencuentalosiguiente:

PELIGRO

Emiteradiaciónláservisibleeinvisiblecuandoestáabierto.Nojelavistaenelrayo,nolomiredirectamente
coninstrumentosópticosyevitelaexposicióndirectaalrayo.

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Chapter2.Importantserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingimportantserviceinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupportedby
thismanual:

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUs”onpage39
–“Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive”onpage40
–“Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard”onpage40
–“Howtouseerrormessage”onpage40

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,andGAV”onpage41
–“Productdenition”onpage41
–“FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAVproducts”onpage41

Important:

BIOSanddevicedriverxesarecustomer-installable.TheBIOSanddevicedriversarepostedonthe
customersupportsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/support
SystemDisassembly/ReassemblyvideosthatshowtheFRUremovalsorreplacementsfortheLenovo®
authorizedservicetechniciansareavailableinthefollowingsupportsite:
http://www.lenovoservicetraining.com/ion/
AdvisecustomerstocontacttheCustomerSupportCenterat800-426-7378iftheyneedassistancein
obtainingorinstallinganysoftwarexes,drivers,andBIOSdownloads.
CustomersinCanadashouldcalltheCustomerSupportCenterat800-565-3344forassistanceor
downloadinformation.

StrategyforreplacingFRUs

Beforereplacingparts:

Makesurethatallsoftwarexes,drivers,andBIOSdownloadsareinstalledbeforereplacinganyFRUs
listedinthismanual.

Afterasystemboardisreplaced,ensurethatthelatestBIOSisloadedtothesystemboardbefore
completingtheserviceaction.

Todownloadsoftwarexes,drivers,andBIOS,doasfollows:

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

2.EntertheproductnumberofthecomputerorpressAuto-detectbuttononthescreen.

3.SelectDownloadsanddrivers.

4.Followthedirectionsonthescreenandinstallthenecessarysoftware.

UsethefollowingstrategytopreventunnecessaryexpenseforreplacingandservicingFRUs:

•IfyouareinstructedtoreplaceaFRUbutthereplacementdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,reinstall
theoriginalFRUbeforeyoucontinue.

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

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

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Attention:Thesetupcongurationonthecomputeryouareservicingmayhavebeencustomized.Running

AutomaticCongurationmayalterthesettings.Notethecurrentcongurationsettings(usingtheView
Congurationoption);then,whenservicehasbeencompleted,verifythatthosesettingsremainineffect.

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.

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StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,andGAV

Productdenition

DynamicCongureT oOrder(CTO)

ThisprovidestheabilityforacustomertocongureanIBM®oraLenovosolutionfromaneSite,andhave
thiscongurationsenttofulllment,whereitisbuiltandshippeddirectlytothecustomer.Themachine
label,ProductEntitlementWarehouse(PEW),eSupport,andtheHMMwillloadtheseproductsasthe4-digit
MTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(Example:1829-CTO).

CustomModelVariant(CMV)

ThisisauniquecongurationthathasbeennegotiatedbetweenIBMorLenovoandthecustomer.Aunique
4-digitMTand3-digitmodelisprovidedtothecustomertoplaceorders(Example:1829-W15).ACMV
isaspecialbidoffering.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
“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
returnedinthePEWrecordunderCOMPONENTINFORMATION.

•BusinessPartnersusingEclaimwillaccessPEWwhenperformingEntitlementLookup.Business
PartnerswillenterLocID,MTandSerial,andthekeycommoditieswillbereturnedintheEclaimrecord
underSYSTEMDETAILS.

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•AuthorizedIBMBusinessPartnerscanaccessEclaimatthefollowingWebsite:
https://wca.eclaim.com

UsingeSupport
ForKeyCommodities(Examples-harddiskdrive,systemboard,microprocessor,LCD,andmemory)

•eSupportcanbeusedtoviewthelistofkeycommoditiesbuiltinaparticularmachineserial(thisisthe
samerecordfoundinPEW).

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

•T oviewthekeycommodities,clickonPARTSINFORMATION,thenPARTSLOOKUP .Typeinthemodel
typeandserialnumber.ThekeycommoditieswillbereturnedintheeSupportrecordunderPARTS
SHIPPEDWITHYOURSYSTEM.

FortheRemainingFRUs(thecompletelistofFRUsattheMTModellevel)

•eSupportcanbeusedtoviewthecompletelistofFRUsforamachinetypeandmodel.

•T oviewthecompletelistofFRUs,typeinthemachinetypeandmodel(Example:1829-CTO)under
QUICKPATH.Under“ViewbyDocumentType”selectPARTSINFORMATION.Under“FilterbyCategory”
selectSERVICEPARTS.Under“PartsInformationbyDate”selectSYSTEMSERVICEPARTS.Thelistof
servicepartsbydescription,withapplicablemachinetypemodelandFRUwillbedisplayed.

UsingtheHMM
ForKeyCommodities(Examples-harddiskdrive,systemboard,microprocessor,LCD,andmemory)

UsetheHMMasaback-uptoPEWandeSupporttoviewthecompletelistofFRUsattheMTModellevel.

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Chapter3.Generalcheckout

Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:

•“Whattodorst”onpage44

•“Checkoutguide”onpage45
–“DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS”onpage45
–“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox(LenovoSystemToolbox)”onpage47
–“PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery”onpage48
–“FRUtests”onpage49

•“Powersystemcheckout”onpage51

ThedescriptionsinthischapterapplytoanyThinkPadmodelthatsupportsthePC-Doctor®forDOS
diagnosticsprogram.Somedescriptionsmightnotapplytoyourparticularcomputer.

Beforeyougotothecheckoutguide,besuretoreadthefollowingimportantnotes.

Importantnotes:

•Onlycertiedtrainedpersonnelshouldservicethecomputer.

•BeforereplacinganyFRU,readtheentirepageonremovingandreplacingFRUs.

•WhenyoureplaceFRUs,usenewnylon-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.

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Whattodorst

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,modication,unsuitablephysicaloroperatingenvironment,orimproper
maintenancebythecustomer.Followingisalistofsomecommonitemsthatarenotcoveredunderwarranty
andsomesymptomsthatmightindicatethatthesystemwassubjectedtostressbeyondnormaluse.

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.

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Checkoutguide

UsethefollowingproceduresasaguideinidentifyingandcorrectingproblemswiththeThinkPadNotebook.

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

1.Identifythefailingsymptomsinasmuchdetailaspossible.

2.Verifythesymptoms.T rytore-createthefailurebyrunningthediagnostictestorbyrepeatingthe
operation.

DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS

TheThinkPadNotebookhasatestprogramcalledPC-DoctorforDOS(hereaftercalledPC-Doctor.)Youcan
detecterrorsbyrunningthediagnosticstestincludedinPC-Doctor.

Note:PC-DoctorforDOSisavailableatthefollowingWebsite:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

TocreatethePC-DoctordiagnosticCD,followtheinstructionsontheWebsite.

Forsomepossiblecongurationsofthecomputer,PC-Doctormightnotruncorrectly.Toavoidthisproblem,
youneedtoinitializethecomputersetupbyuseoftheBIOSSetupUtilitybeforeyourunPC-Doctor.

ToenterBIOSSetupUtility,doasfollows:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

2.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1toentertheBIOSSetupUtility.

Note:Ifasupervisorpasswordhasbeensetbythecustomer,BIOSSetupUtilitymenuappearsafterthe
passwordisentered.YoucanstarttheutilitybypressingEnterinsteadofenteringthesupervisorpassword;
however,youcannotchangetheparametersthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.

OntheBIOSSetupUtilityscreen,pressF9,Enter,F10,andthenEnter.

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

PC-Doctorcannotbeusedtotestadevicethatisinthedockingstation,evenifthecomputersupportsthe
dockingstation.TotestaUSBdevice,connectittotheUSBconnectorofthecomputer.

Testingthecomputer

Note:ThePC-DoctordiagnosticCDdoesnotsupportanyopticaldrivesconnectedthroughUSBdevicesor

anyothers.ItsupportsonlytheinternalopticaldriveoftheThinkPadNotebook.

Torunthetest,doasfollows:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Makesurethattheinternalopticaldrivethatissupportedasastartupdeviceisattachedtothecomputer.

3.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbepoweredon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”on
page51

Ifanerrorcodeappears,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage61.

4.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF12toentertheBootMenu.

5.InsertthePC-DoctorCDintotheinternalopticaldrive.

,andcheckthepowersources.

Chapter3.Generalcheckout45

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

Diagnostics

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

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

7.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

8.ThemainpanelofPC-Doctorappears.

9.SelectDiagnosticswiththearrowkeys,andpressEnter.

Note:Youcanselectanitemnotonlywiththearrowkeys,butalsowiththeTrackPoint®pointer.
InsteadofpressingEnter,clicktheleftbutton.

Apull-downmenuappears.(Itsexactformdependsonthemodel.)

Note:PC-Doctormenudoesnotmeantheformalsupportdevicelist.Someunsupporteddevicenames
mayappearinthePC-Doctormenu.

10.Runtheapplicablefunctiontest.

11.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Ifthereisaproblem,PC-Doctorshowsmessagesdescribingit.

12.Toexitthetest,selectQuit—ExitDiag.Tocancelthetest,pressEsc.

Note:AfterrunningPC-Doctor,checkthetimeanddateonthesystemandresetthemiftheyareincorrect.

Theoptionsonthetestmenuareasfollows:

DiagnosticsInteractiveTests

•RunNormalT est

•RunQuickT est

•CPU/Coprocessor

•Systemboard

•VideoAdapter

•FixedDisks

•DisketteDrives

•OtherDevices

•ThinkPadDevices

•Communication

•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

•IntelWLANRadioTest

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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

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox(LenovoSystemT oolbox)

LenovoThinkVantage®Toolbox(LenovoSystemToolboxinWindowsVista®andWindows®XP)isa
diagnosticprogramthatworksthroughtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Itenablesyoutoviewsymptomsof
computerproblemsandsolutionsforthem,andincludesautomaticnoticationwhenactionisrequired,
computingassistance,advanceddiagnostics,anddiagnostichistory.

Notes:

•ThelatestLenovoThinkVantageToolbox(LenovoSystemToolbox)isavailableatthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

•T oinstallthelatestLenovoThinkVantageT oolbox(LenovoSystemToolbox)onthecomputer,followthe
instructionsontheWebsite.

Torunthisprogram,doasfollows:

Windows7:

WhiletheWindowsoperatingsystemisrunning,presstheThinkVantagebutton.

Youcanalsorunthisprogramaseitherofthefollowing:

•ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙SystemHealthandDiagnostics.

•ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity➙Lenovo'sSystemHealthandDiagnostics.

WindowsVistaandWindowsXP:

ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoServices➙LenovoSystemToolbox.

Chapter3.Generalcheckout47

Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.LenovoThinkVantageToolbox(LenovoSystemToolbox)alsohas
problemdeterminationaidsthatdeterminesoftwareandusageproblems.

Foradditionalinformationaboutthisprogram,seetheHelpfortheprogram.

PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery

InsomemodelsofThinkPadNotebook,theRescueandRecovery®workspaceenablesyoutorunthe
PC-Doctorprogramtotestthehardwarefeaturesofthecomputer.

Torunthetest,click“RunDiagnostics”ontheRescueandRecoverymainscreen.

48ThinkPadT410andT410iHardwareMaintenanceManual

FRUtests

ThefollowingtableshowsthetestforeachFRU.

Table1.FRUtests

FRUApplicabletest

Systemboard1.Diagnostics➙CPU/Coprocessor

2.Diagnostics➙Systemboard

3.IfthedockingstationortheportreplicatorisattachedtotheThinkPadNotebook,
detachit.

4.Placethecomputeronahorizontalsurface,andrunDiagnostics➙ThinkPad

Devices➙HDDActiveProtectionT est.

Note:Donotapplyanyphysicalshocktothecomputerwhilethetestisrunning.

Power

LCDunit

Audio

SpeakerInteractiveTests➙InternalSpeaker

Keyboard

Harddiskdriveorsolidstate
drive

Diskettedrive1.Diagnostics➙DisketteDrives

Opticaldrive1.Diagnostics➙OtherDevices➙OpticalDrive

Memory

Diagnostics➙ThinkPadDevices➙ACAdapter,Battery1(Battery2)

1.Diagnostics➙VideoAdapter

2.InteractiveT ests➙Video

EntertheBIOSSetupUtilityandchangeSerialATA(SATA)settingtoCompatibility,
andrunDiagnostics➙OtherDevice➙ConexantAudio.

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

1.Diagnostics➙Systemboard➙Keyboard

2.InteractiveT ests➙Keyboard

EntertheBIOSSetupUtilityandchangeSerialATA(SATA)settingtoCompatibility,
andrunDiagnostics➙FixedDisks.

Youcanalsodiagnosethedrivewithoutstartinguptheoperatingsystem.Todiagnose
thedrivefromtheBIOSSetupUtility,doasfollows:

1.Removeanydiskettefromthediskettedrive,andthenturnoffthecomputer.

2.T urnonthecomputer.

3.Whilethemessage,“T ointerruptnormalstartup,presstheblueThinkVangate
button,”isdisplayedatthelowerleftofthescreen,pressF1toentertheBIOS
SetupUtility.

4.Usingcursorkeys,selectHDDdiagnosticprogram.Pressenter.

5.Usingcursorkeys,selectMainharddiskdriveorUltrabayharddiskdrive.

6.PressEntertostartthediagnosticprogram.

2.InteractiveT ests➙Diskette

2.InteractiveTests➙OpticalDriveTest

1.IftwoDIMMsareinstalled,removeoneofthemandrunDiagnostics➙Advanced
MemoryTests.

2.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,returntheDIMMtoitsplace,removetheotherone,
andrunthetestagain.

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Table1.FRUtests(continued)

FRUApplicabletest

TrackPointorpointing
device

TouchPad

IftheT rackPointdoesnotwork,checkthecongurationasspeciedintheBIOSSetup
Utility.IftheTrackPointisdisabled,selectAutomatictoenableit.

AfteryouusetheTrackPoint,thepointermaydriftonthescreenforashorttime.This
driftcanoccurwhenaslight,steadypressureisappliedtotheTrackPointpointer.
Thissymptomisnotahardwareproblem.Ifthepointerstopsafterashorttime,no
serviceactionisnecessary.

IfenablingtheTrackPointdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,continuewiththefollowing:

•InteractiveTests➙Mouse

IftheTouchPaddoesnotwork,checkthecongurationasspeciedintheBIOSSetup
Utility.IftheTouchPadisdisabled,selectAutomatictoenableit.IfenablingtheTouch
Paddoesnotcorrecttheproblem,continuewiththefollowing:

•InteractiveTests➙Mouse

50ThinkPadT410andT410iHardwareMaintenanceManual

Powersystemcheckout

1

2

3

(20V)

Toverifyasymptom,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.

3.Connecttheacadapter.

4.Checkthatpowerissuppliedwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

5.Turnoffthecomputer.

6.Disconnecttheacadapterandinstallthechargedbatterypack.

7.Checkthatthebatterypacksuppliespowerwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

Ifyoususpectapowerproblem,seetheappropriateoneofthefollowingpowersupplycheckouts:

•“CheckingtheACadapter”onpage51

•“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage51

•“Checkingthebatterypack”onpage52

•“Checkingthebackupbattery”onpage52

CheckingtheACadapter

YouareherebecausethecomputerfailsonlywhentheACadapterisused.

•Ifthepowerproblemoccursonlywhenthedockingstationortheportreplicatorisused,replacethe
dockingstationortheportreplicator.

•Ifthepower-onindicatordoesnotturnon,checkthepowercordoftheACadapterforcorrectcontinuity
andinstallation.

•Ifthecomputerdoesnotchargeduringoperation,goto“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage51

.

TochecktheACadapter,dothefollowing:

1.UnplugtheACadaptercablefromthecomputer.

2.MeasuretheoutputvoltageattheplugoftheACadaptercable.Seethefollowinggure:

Pin

1+20

20

3

Note:Outputvoltageofpinno.2oftheACadaptermaydifferentfromtheoneyouareservicing.

3.Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacetheACadapter.

4.Ifthevoltageisacceptable,dothefollowing:

•Replacethesystemboard.

•Iftheproblempersists,goto“FRUtests”onpage49.

Note:NoisefromtheACadapterdoesnotalwaysindicateadefect.

Voltage(Vdc)

Ground

Checkingoperationalcharging

Tocheckwhetherthebatterychargesproperlyduringoperation,useadischargedbatterypackorabattery
packthathaslessthan50%ofthetotalpowerremainingwheninstalledinthecomputer.

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Performoperationalcharging.Ifthebatterystatusindicatororicondoesnotturnon,removethebattery

1(+)

2(+)

3

4

5

6(-)

7(-)

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:

Terminal

1+0to+16.8

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.Turnthecomputerupsidedown.

3.Removethebatterypack(see“1010Batterypack”onpage85).

4.Removethebackupbattery(see“1100Backupbattery”onpage101).

5.Measurethevoltageofthebackupbattery.Seethefollowinggure.

52ThinkPadT410andT410iHardwareMaintenanceManual

Wire

Red(+)

Black(-)

Red+2.5to+3.2

Black

Voltage(Vdc)

Ground

•Ifthevoltageiscorrect,replacethesystemboard.

•Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacethebackupbattery.

•Ifthebackupbatterydischargesquicklyafterreplacement,replacethesystemboard.

Chapter3.Generalcheckout53

54ThinkPadT410andT410iHardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:

•“RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecoveryDiscSet”onpage55

•“Passwords”onpage56

•“Powermanagement”onpage59

•“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage61

ServiceWebsite:

Whenthelatestmaintenancedisketteandthesystemprogramservicediskettebecomeavailable,theywill
bepostedonhttp://www.lenovo.com/spm.

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecoveryDiscSet

Whentheharddiskdrive(HDD)orsolidstatedrive(SSD)isreplacedbecauseofafailure,noproductrecovery
programisonthenewdrive.Inthiscase,youmustusetheRecoveryDiscSetforthecomputer.Orderthe
RecoveryDiscSetandthedriveatthesametimesothatyoucanrecoverthenewdrivewiththepre-installed
softwarewhentheyarrive.Forinformationonwhichdiscstoorder,see“Recoverydiscs”onpage181

TherecoverydiscsetconsistsoftheuserinstructionsandthefollowingsetofDVDstorestorethecomputer
totheoriginalfactoryconguration.

OperatingSystemRecoveryDisc(onedisc)

ThisdiscrestorestheMicrosoft®Windowsoperatingsystem.Usethisdisctostarttherecoveryprocess.

ApplicationsandDriversRecoveryDisc(oneormorediscs)

Thisdiscrestoresthepreinstalledapplicationsanddriversonthecomputer.

SupplementalRecoveryDisc

Thisdisccontainsadditionalcontent,suchasupdatestothesoftwarethatwaspreinstalledonthe
computer.NotallrecoverydiscsetscomewithaSupplementalRecoveryDisc.

.

Notes:

•Y oumusthaveaDVDdrivetousetherecoverydiscs.IfyoudonothaveaninternalDVDdrive,you
canuseanexternalUSBDVDdrive.

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

Torestorethecomputertotheoriginalfactorycongurationusingtherecoverydiscset,dothefollowing:

Note:Recoverytakesseveralhours.Thelengthoftimedependsonthemethodyouuse.Ifyouuserecovery
discs,recoverytakesatleastvehours.

1.MaketheCD/DVDdrivetherststartupdeviceinthestartupsequenceusingthefollowingprocedure:
a.PressandholddowntheF1key,andthenturnonthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed

orifyouhearrepeatingbeeps,releasetheF1key.TheSetupUtilityprogramopens.

b.UsethearrowkeystoselectStartup➙Boot.
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.ClickYesinthedisplayedwindowtobegintheoperatingsystemrecoveryprocess.

7.InserttheApplicationsandDriversRecoveryDiscwhenpromptedandthenclickOKtobeginthe
applicationsanddriversrecoveryprocess.

8.IfyouhaveaSupplementalRecoveryDisc,insertitwhenpromptedandclickYes.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”onpage57.

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

56ThinkPadT410andT410iHardwareMaintenanceManual

servicetechniciansprovideanyservicestoreseteithertheuserorthemasterHDP,ortorecoverdatafrom
theharddiskdrive.Theharddiskdrivecanbereplacedforascheduledfee.

ForhowtoremovethePOP ,see“Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword”onpage57.

Supervisorpassword

Asupervisorpassword(SVP)protectsthesysteminformationstoredintheBIOSSetupUtility.Theusermust
entertheSVPinordertogetaccesstotheBIOSSetupUtilityandchangethesystemconguration.

Attention:IftheSVPhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemadeavailabletotheservicetechnician,thereisno
serviceproceduretoresetthepassword.Thesystemboardmustbereplacedforascheduledfee.

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword

ToremoveaPOPthatyouhaveforgotten,dothefollowing:

(A)IfnoSVPhasbeenset:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.Forhowtoremovethebatterypack,see“1010Batterypack”onpage85.

3.Removethebackupbattery.Forhowtoremovethebackupbattery,see“1100Backupbattery”on
page101.

4.TurnonthecomputerandwaituntilthePOSTends.AfterthePOSTends,thepasswordpromptdoes
notappear.ThePOPhasbeenremoved.

5.Reinstallthebackupbatteryandthebatterypack.

(B)IfanSVPhasbeensetandisknownbytheservicetechnician:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

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

Note:TocheckwhethertheThinkPadNotebookyouareservicingsupportsthePassphrasefunction,
entertheBIOSSetupUtilityandgotoSecurity➙Password.IftheUsingPassphraseitemisdisplayed
inthemenu,thisfunctionisavailableontheThinkPadNotebook.

3.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

4.SelectPassword.

5.SelectPower-OnPassword.

6.TypethecurrentSVPintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.thenleavetheEnterNewPasswordeld
blank,andpressEntertwice.

7.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,pressEnter.

8.PressF10;then,intheSetupconrmationwindow,selectYes.

Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword

Attention:IfUseronlymodeisselectedandtheuserHDPhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemade

availabletotheservicetechnician,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovideany
servicestoresettheuserHDPsortorecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.Theharddiskdrivecanbe
replacedforascheduledfee.

ToremoveauserHDPthathasbeenforgotten,whentheSVPandthemasterHDPareknown,dothe
following:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation57

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

Note:TocheckwhethertheThinkPadNotebookyouareservicingsupportsthePassphrasefunction,
entertheBIOSSetupUtilityandgotoSecurity➙Password.IfUsingPassphraseitemisdisplayed
inthemenu,thisfunctionisavailableontheThinkPadNotebook.

3.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

4.SelectPassword.

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

6.SelectMasterHDP.

7.TypethecurrentmasterHDPintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.thenleavetheEnterNewPassword
eldblank,andpressEntertwice.

8.PressF10.

9.SelectYesintheSetupCongurationwindow.BothuserHDPandmasterHDPwillhavebeenremoved.

58ThinkPadT410andT410iHardwareMaintenanceManual

Powermanagement

Toreducepowerconsumption,thecomputerhasthreepowermanagementmodes:screenblank,sleep
(standbyinWindowsXP),andhibernation.

Screenblankmode

Ifthetimesetonthe“Turnoffmonitor”timerintheoperatingsystemexpires,theLCDbacklightturnsoff.

Toputthecomputerintoscreenblankmode,doasfollows:

1.PressFn+F3.Apanelforselectingapowerplan(inWindowsXP ,powerscheme)appears.

2.SelectPoweroffdisplay(keepcurrentpowerplan)(inWindowsXP,keepcurrentpowerscheme).

Youcanalsoputthecomputerintoscreenblankmode,pressThinkVantagebuttonandusetheThinkVantage
ProductivityCenter.

Note:IfthecomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportThinkVantageProductivityCenter.

Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloperation,pressanykey.

Sleep(standby)mode

Whenthecomputerenterssleep(standby)mode,thefollowingeventsoccurinadditiontowhatoccurs
inscreenblankmode:

•TheLCDispoweredoff.

•Theharddiskdriveispoweredoff.

•TheCPUstops.

Toentersleep(standby)mode,pressFn+F4.

Note:Y oucanchangetheactionoftheFn+F4keycombinationbychangingthesettingsinPowerManager.

Incertaincircumstances,thecomputergoesintosleep(standby)modeautomatically:

•Ifa“suspendtime”hasbeensetonthetimer,andtheuserdoesnotdoanyoperationwiththekeyboard,
theTrackPoint,theharddisk,theparallelconnector,orthediskettedrivewithinthattime.

•Ifthebatteryindicatorblinksorange,indicatingthatthebatterypowerislow.

Note:Evenifyoudonotsetthelow-batteryalarm,thechargeindicatornotiesyouwhenthebatteryislow,
andthenthecomputerentersthepower-savingmodeautomatically.

Tocausethecomputertoreturnfromsleep(standby)modeandresumeoperation,dooneofthefollowing:

•PresstheFnkey.

•OpentheLCDcover.

•T urnonthepowerswitch.

Also,ineitherofthefollowingevents,thecomputerautomaticallyreturnsfromsleep(standby)modeand
resumesoperation:

•Theringindicator(RI)issignaledbyaserialdeviceoraPCCarddevice.

•Thetimesetontheresumetimerelapses.

Note:Thecomputerdoesnotacceptanyinputimmediatelyafteritenterssleep(standby)mode.Waita
fewsecondsbeforetakinganyactiontoreenteroperationmode.

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation59

Hibernationmode

Inhibernationmode,thefollowingoccurs:

•Thesystemstatus,RAM,VRAM,andsetupdataarestoredontheharddisk.

•Thesystemispoweredoff.

Note:Ifthecomputerentersthehibernationmodewhileitisdockedtothedockingstation,donotundockit
beforeresumingnormaloperation.Ifyoudoundockitandthentrytoresumenormaloperation,youwillget
anerrormessage,andyouwillhavetorestartthesystem.

Tocausethecomputertoenterhibernationmode,doanyofthefollowing:

•PresstheFn+F12keys.

•Ifyouhavedenedoneofthefollowingactionsastheeventthatcausesthesystemtogointohibernation
mode,performthataction.
–Closingthelid.
–Pressingthepowerbutton.
–PressingFn+F4keys.

Also,thecomputergoesintohibernationmodeautomaticallyineitherofthefollowingconditions:

•Ifa“hibernationtime”hasbeensetonthetimer,andiftheuserdoesnotdoanyoperationwiththe
keyboard,theTrackPoint,theharddiskdrive,theparallelconnector,orthediskettedrivewithinthattime.

•Ifthetimerconditionsaresatisedinsuspendmode.

Whenthepoweristurnedon,thecomputerreturnsfromhibernationmodeandresumesoperation.The
hibernationleinthebootrecordontheharddiskdriveisread,andsystemstatusisrestoredfromthe
harddiskdrive.

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Symptom-to-FRUindex

Thissectioncontainsfollowinginformation:

•“Numericerrorcodes”onpage61

•“Errormessages”onpage66

•“Beepsymptoms”onpage67

•“No-beepsymptoms”onpage67

•“LCD-relatedsymptoms”onpage68

•“Intermittentproblems”onpage69

•“Undeterminedproblems”onpage69

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”onpage69

.

Note:ForadevicenotsupportedbydiagnosticcodesintheThinkPadNotebooks,seethemanualfor
thatdevice.

Numericerrorcodes

Table2.Numericerrorcodes

Symptomorerror
0175

BadCRC1,stopPOSTtask—TheEEPROMchecksumis
notcorrect.

0176

SystemSecurity—Thesystemhasbeentamperedwith.

0177

BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask—Thechecksumofthe
supervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.

0182

BadCRC2.EnterBIOSSetupandloadSetup
defaults.—ThechecksumoftheCRS2settinginthe
EEPROMisnotcorrect.

0185

Badstartupsequencesettings.EnterBIOSSetupand
loadSetupdefaults.

0187

EAIAdataaccesserror—TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.

FRUoraction,insequence

Systemboard.

1.RunBIOSSetupUtility,andsavethecurrent
settingbypressingF10.

2.Systemboard.

Systemboard.

1.RunBIOSSetupUtility.PressF9,andEnterto
loadthedefaultsetting.Thensavethecurrent
settingbypressingF10.

2.Systemboard.

1.RunBIOSSetupUtility.PressF9,andEnterto

loadthedefaultsetting.Thensavethecurrent
settingbypressingF10.

Systemboard.

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Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)

Symptomorerror
0188

InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea.

0189

InvalidRFIDcongurationinformationarea—The
EEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect.

0190

Criticallow-batteryerror

0191

SystemSecurity—InvalidRemoteChangerequested.

0192

SystemSecurity—EmbeddedSecurityhardwaretamper
detected.

0193

RFantennahasbeenremoved

0194

Thecomputerhasbeencarriedthroughasecuritygate

0195

Securityhardwaretamperdetected

0196

Securityhardwareremoved

0197

Invalidremotechangerequested.

0199

SystemSecurity—Securitypasswordretrycount
exceeded.

01C8

Twoormoremodemdevicesarefound.Removeallbut
oneofthem.Press<Esc>tocontinue.

01C9

TwoormoreEthernetdevicesarefound.Removeallbut
oneofthem.Press<Esc>tocontinue.

01C9

MorethanoneEthernetdevicesarefound.Removeone
ofthem.Press<Esc>tocontinue.

01CA

MorethanoneWirelessLANdevicesarefound.Remove
oneofthem.

0200

Harddiskerror—Theharddiskisnotworking.

FRUoraction,insequence

Systemboard.

Systemboard.

1.Chargethebatterypack.

2.Batterypack.

1.RunBIOSSetupUtility,andthensavecurrent

settingbypressingF10.

2.Systemboard.

Systemboard.

Enterthesupervisorpassword.

Enterthesupervisorpassword.

1.EnterBIOSSetupUtilitybyenteringsupervisor
password,andselect“Password➙SecurityChip
➙ClearSecurityChip”toclearthiserror.

2.Securitychip.

3.Systemboard.

1.EnterBIOSSetupUtilitybyenteringsupervisor

password,andselect“Password➙SecurityChip
➙ClearSecurityChip”toclearthiserror.

2.Securitychip.

3.Systemboard.

Theremotecongurationforthesecuritychiphas
failed.Conrmtheoperationandtryagain.

1.RunBIOSSetupUtility,andthensavethecurrent
settingbypressingF10.

2.Systemboard.

1.RemoveeitheraMini-PCICardoramodem

daughtercard.Otherwise,pressEsctoignore
thewarningmessage.

2.Systemboard.

1.RemoveeitheraMiniPCIEthernetcardoran

Ethernetdaughtercard.Otherwise,pressEscto
ignorethewarningmessage.

2.Systemboard.

1.RemovetheEthernetdevicethatyouinstalled;or

pressEsctoignorethewarningmessage.

2.Systemboard.

1.RemovethewirelessLANdevicethatyou
installed.

2.Systemboard.

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.LoadSetupDefaultsinBIOSSetupUtility.

3.Harddiskdrive.

4.Systemboard.

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Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)

Symptomorerror
021x

Keyboarderror.

0220

Monitortypeerror—Monitortypedoesnotmatchtheone
speciedinCMOS.

0230

ShadowRAMerror—ShadowRAMfailsatoffsetnnnn.

0231

SystemRAMerror—SystemRAMfailsatoffsetnnnn.

0232

ExtendedRAMerror—ExtendedRAMfailsatoffsetnnnn.

0250

Systembatteryerror—Systembatteryisdead.

0251

SystemCMOSchecksumbad—Defaultconguration
used.

0252

Passwordchecksumbad—Thepasswordiscleared.

0260

Systemtimererror.

0270

Real-timeclockerror.

0271

Dateandtimeerror—Neitherthedatenorthetimeisset
inthecomputer.

0280

Previousbootincomplete—Defaultcongurationused.

02B2

IncorrectdriveAtype.

02D0

Systemcacheerror.

02F0

CPUID:xxFailed.

02F4

EISACMOSnotwritable.

02F5

DMAtestfailed.

FRUoraction,insequence
Runinteractivetestsofthekeyboardandtheauxiliary

inputdevice.
LoadSetupDefaultsinBIOSSetupUtility.

Systemboard.

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

1.Chargethebackupbatteryformorethan8hours

byconnectingtheacadapter.

2.ReplacethebackupbatteryandrunBIOSSetup

Utilitytoresetthetimeanddate.

1.Chargethebackupbatteryformorethan8hours

byconnectingtheacadapter.

2.ReplacethebackupbatteryandrunBIOSSetup

Utilitytoresetthetimeanddate.

ResetthepasswordbyrunningBIOSSetupUtility.

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.Diskettedrive.

2.ExternalFDDcable.

3.I/Ocard.

1.CPU.

2.Systemboard.

1.LoadSetupDefaultsinBIOSSetupUtility.

2.Replacethebackupbattery.

3.Systemboard.

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

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Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)

Symptomorerror
02F6

SoftwareNMIfailed

02F7

Fail-safetimerNMIfailed

1801

Attacheddockingstationisnotsupported

1802

Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin—Turnoffand
removetheminiPCInetworkcard.

1803

Unauthorizeddaughtercardispluggedin—T urnoffand
removethedaughtercard.

1804

UnauthorizedWANcardispluggedin—Poweroffand
removetheWANcard.

1805

UnauthorizedWirelessUSBcardispluggedin—Poweroff
andremovetheWirelessUSBcard.

1810

Harddiskpartitionlayouterror.

1820

Morethanoneexternalngerprintreaderisattached.
Poweroffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetup
withinyourmainoperatingsystem.

1830

Invalidmemoryconguration—Poweroffandinstalla
memorymoduletoSlot-0orthelowerslot.

2000

HardDriveActiveProtectionsensordiagnostics
failed.Press<Esc>tocontinue.Press<F1>toenter
SETUP

FRUoraction,insequence

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

Shutdownthecomputerandremoveitfromthe
dockingstation.

1.RemoveMiniPCInetworkcard.

2.Systemboard.

1.Removethedaughtercardthatyouinstalled.

2.Systemboard.

1.RemovetheWANcardthatyouinstalled.

2.Systemboard.

1.RemovetheWirelessUSBcardthatyouinstalled.

2.Systemboard.

1.IftheAccessPredesktopAreahasbeenpreviously

disabled,thengototheBIOSSetupUtilityby
pressingF1toopentheBIOSSetupUtility.Select
Security➙PredesktopArea➙AccessPredesktop
Area.SetthisitemtoDisabled.Saveandexit.

2.IftheAccessPredesktopAreahasnotbeen
previouslydisabled,pressEntertoloadAccess
PredesktopArea.ThenrunRECOVERTOFACTORY
CONTENTSinAccessPredesktopArea.

3.Ifitem2failed,pressF3intheWelcomescreenin
RECOVERTOFACTORYCONTENTS.RunFDISK,
andthendeleteallpartitions.RunRECOVERTO
FACTORYCONTENTSinAccessPredesktopArea
again.

4.Ifitem3failed,selectCD-ROMbootinStartupin
AccessPredesktopArea.BootfromtheRecovery
CDandperformfullrecoveryfromit.

5.Ifitem4failed,replacetheharddiskdrive.

Removeallbutthereaderthatyousetupforthe
authentication.

InstallDIMMinSlot-0,butnotinSlot-1.
Note:FortheconstructionoftheDIMMslot,see“1060

DIMM(inbottomslot)”onpage91

1.Undockdockingstationorportreplicatorifitis
attachedtotheThinkPadNotebook.

2.PlacetheThinkPadNotebookonahorizontalsurface.
Donotapplyanyphysicalshocktothecomputer.

3.RunDiagnostics➙ThinkPadDevices➙HDD
ActiveProtectionTest.

.

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Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)

Symptomorerror
2010

Warning:Yourinternalharddiskdrive(HDD)maynot
functioncorrectlyonthissystem.EnsurethatyourHDD
issupportedonthissystemandthatthelatestHDD
rmwareisinstalled.

201x

Thesolidstatedriveyouhaveinstalledhasnotpassed
qualicationforuseinthiscomputer.Usingthisdrivemay
causecompatibilityissuesandpotentialissueswithdata
integrity,includingdataloss.Press<Esc>tocontinue.

2100

InitializationerroronHDD0(Mainharddiskdrive)

2102

InitializationerroronHDD1(Ultrabayharddiskdrive)

2110

ReaderroronHDD0(Mainharddiskdrive)

2112

ReaderroronHDD1(Ultrabayharddiskdrive)

FRUoraction,insequence

Informthefollowinginformationtothecustomer:If
intheprimarybaythecustomerisusinganon-IBM
ornon-Lenovoharddiskdrive(HDD),oranold
generationIBMHDDwhichisnotsupportedbythis
system,withtheriskinmind,thecustomercanstill
useitbypressingESC.Ifintheprimarydrivebaythe
customerisusingasupportedIBM/LenovoHDDwith
anoldrmware,thecustomerneedstoupdateits
rmwaretothelatest.Thelatestversionisavailableat
http://www.lenovo.com/support

Informthefollowinginformationtothecustomer:Ifthe
customerisusinganonqualiedSSDwhichisnot
supportedbythissystem,withtheriskinmind,the
customercanstilluseitbypressingESC.Locationofthe
SSDisdesignatedasbelow:

2010:HDD0(inHDDslot-0)
2011:HDD1(inHDDslot-1)
2012:UltrabaywithHDDadapter

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Mainharddiskdrive.

3.Systemboard.

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Ultrabay™harddiskdrive.

3.Systemboard.

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Mainharddiskdrive.

3.Systemboard.

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Ultrabayharddiskdrive.

3.Systemboard.

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Errormessages

Table3.Errormessages

Symptomorerror

Deviceaddressconict.

Allocationerrorfordevice.

Failingbits:nnnn.1.DIMM.

Invalidsystemcongurationdata.

I/OdeviceIRQconict.1.Load“SetupDefaults”intheBIOSSetupUtility.

Hibernationerror.1.Restorethesystemcongurationtowhatitwas

Fanerror.1.Fan.

Thermalsensingerror.

Cannotbootfromanydevice.Checkthestatusofdevicewhichyouwanttoboot

FRUoraction,insequence

1.Load“SetupDefaults”intheBIOSSetupUtility.

2.Backupbattery.

3.Systemboard.

1.Load“SetupDefaults”intheBIOSSetupUtility.

2.Backupbattery.

3.Systemboard.

2.Systemboard.

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

2.Backupbattery.

3.Systemboard.

beforethecomputerenteredhibernationmode.

2.Ifmemorysizehasbeenchanged,re-createthe
hibernationle.

2.Thermalgrease.

3.Systemboard.

Systemboard.

from.

Devicenotfound.

1.Thedeviceyouwanttobootfrom.

2.Systemboard.

DeviceError.

1.Thedeviceyouwanttobootfrom.

2.Systemboard.

Novalidoperatingsystem.

1.Checkthattheoperatingsystemhasnofailureandis
installedcorrectly.

2.Reinstalltheoperationsystem.

Excludedfrombootorder.

•EntertheBIOSSetupUtilityandaddthedeviceinboot
order.

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Beepsymptoms

Table4.Beepsymptoms

Symptomorerror

Onebeepandablank,unreadable,orashingLCD.1.ReseattheLCDconnector.

Onelongandtwoshortbeeps,andablankorunreadable
LCD.

Twoshortbeepswitherrorcodes.

Twoshortbeepsandablankscreen.

Twoormorebeeps,oracontinuousbeep.Operating
systemstartssuccessfully.

Threeshortbeeps,pause,threemoreshortbeeps,and
oneshortbeep.

Oneshortbeep,pause,threeshortbeeps,pause,three
moreshortbeeps,andoneshortbeep.

Onlythecursorappears.

Fourcyclesoffourshortbeepsandablankscreen.

Fiveshortbeepsandablankscreen.

FRUoraction,insequence

2.LCDassembly.

3.ExternalCRT .

4.Systemboard.

1.Systemboard.

2.LCDassembly.

3.DIMM.

POSTerror.See“Numericerrorcodes”onpage61.

1.Systemboard.

2.DIMM.

Ifamini-PCIEthernetcardisinstalled,conrmthatAlert
OnLAN2inBIOSSetupUtilityisdisabled.

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard

Reinstalltheoperatingsystem.

Systemboard(securitychip)
Systemboard

No-beepsymptoms

Table5.No-beepsymptoms

Symptomorerror

Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,LCDblank,andno
POST.

Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,andLCDblankduring
POST.

Thepower-onpasswordpromptappears.Apower-onpasswordorasupervisorpasswordisset.

Thehard-diskpasswordpromptappears.Ahard-diskpasswordisset.Typethepasswordand

FRUoraction,insequence

1.Makesurethateveryconnectorisconnected
tightlyandcorrectly.

2.DIMM.

3.Systemboard.

1.ReseatDIMM.

2.Systemboard.

TypethepasswordandpressEnter.

pressEnter.

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LCD-relatedsymptoms

Important:TheTFTLCDforthenotebookcomputercontainsmanythin-lmtransistors(TFTs).Thepresenceofa

smallnumberofdotsthataremissing,discolored,oralwayslightedischaracteristicofTFTLCDtechnology,but
excessivepixelproblemscancauseviewingconcerns.

IftheLCDyouareservicinghastwoorlessvisibledefectivepixels,itshouldnotbeconsideredfaulty.However,ifthe
LCDhasthreeormorevisibledefectivepixels,itwillbedeemedasdefectivebyLenovoanditshouldbereplaced.

Notes:

•ThispolicyappliestoallThinkPadNotebookspurchasedon1January,2008orlater.

•LenovowillnotprovidereplacementiftheLCDiswithinspecicationaswecannotguaranteethatany
replacementLCDwillhavezeropixeldefects.

•OnepixelconsistsofR,G,Bsub-pixels.

Table6.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.

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Intermittentproblems

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

Whenanalyzinganintermittentproblem,dothefollowing:

1.Runthediagnostictestforthesystemboardinloopmodeatleast10times.

2.Ifnoerrorisdetected,donotreplaceanyFRUs.

3.Ifanyerrorisdetected,replacetheFRUshownbytheFRUcode.Rerunthetesttoverifythatno
moreerrorsexist.

Undeterminedproblems

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

Verifythatallattacheddevicesaresupportedbythecomputer.

Verifythatthepowersupplybeingusedatthetimeofthefailureisoperatingcorrectly.(See“Powersystem
checkout”onpage51.)

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.VisuallycheckeachFRUfordamage.ReplaceanydamagedFRU.

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

4.Turnonthecomputer.

5.Determinewhethertheproblemhasbeensolved.

6.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,reconnecttheremoveddevicesoneatatimeuntilyoundthefailingFRU.

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

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Chapter5.Statusindicators

7

1

2

3

4 5 6

8

9

Thischapterpresentsthesystemstatusindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthecomputer.

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11

10

Table7.Statusindicators

IndicatorMeaning

1

Speakermute

Orange:

Thespeakerisonmute.Tosetthespeakersonmuteorunmute,
pressthespeakermutebutton.

2

Microphonemute

Orange:

Themicrophoneisonmute.Noneoftherecordingdevicesis
availablewhilethemicrophonemuteisonbydefault.

3

WirelessLAN,WirelessWAN,
orWiMAXstatus

Green:

ThewirelessLANfeature(theIEEE802.11b/gstandard,802.11
a/b/g,or802.11n),wirelessWANfeature,orWiMaxfeatureis
on,andtheradiolinkisreadyforuse.

Blinkinggreen:

Dataisbeingtransmitted.

4

BluetoothwirelessorWireless
USBstatus

Green:

TheBluetoothwirelessfeatureison,andtheradiolinkisready
foruse.

Blinkinggreen:

Dataisbeingtransmitted.

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Table7.Statusindicators(continued)

IndicatorMeaning

5

Deviceaccess

6

Poweron

Green:

Dataisbeingreadfromorwrittentotheharddiskdrive,the
diskettedrive,orthedriveintheSerialUltrabaySlimdevice.
Whenthisindicatorison,donotputthecomputerintosleep
(standby)modeorturnoffthecomputer.

Note:Donotmovethesystemwhilethegreendeviceaccesslightison.
Suddenphysicalshockcouldcausedriveerrors.

Green:

Thecomputerisonandreadytouse.Thisindicatorstayslit
aroundthepower-onbuttonwheneverthecomputerisonand
isnotinsleep(standby)mode.

7

Numericlock(On-screen
indicator)

8

SerialUltrabaySlimdevice
status

9

Capslock

Bydefault,whenthenumericlockison,thenumericlockindicatoris
displayedonthescreen.

Green:

ASerialUltrabaySlimdeviceisinstalledandinuse.

Blinkinggreen:

ASerialUltrabaySlimdeviceisintheprocessofbeingdetached.

Turnoff:

ASerialUltrabaySlimdeviceisreadytobeattachedor
detached.

Green:

CapsLockmodeisenabled.ToenableordisableCapsLock
mode,presstheCapsLockkey.

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Table7.Statusindicators(continued)

IndicatorMeaning

10

Batterystatus

Green:

Thebatteryhasmorethan20%charge.

Orange:

Thebatteryhasbetween5%and20%charge.

Fastblinkingorange:

Thebatteryhaslessthan5%charge.

Note:Thebatterymaybecharging.

Slowblinkingorange:

Thebatteryisbeingcharged.Whenitreaches20%,theblinking
colorchangestogreen.

Slowblinkinggreen:

Thebatteryhasbetween20%and80%charge,andcharging
iscontinuing.Whenthebatteryreaches80%charge,blinking
stops,butthechargingmaycontinueuntilthebatteryis100%
charged.
Note:Ifthecomputerisoperatingonbatterypower,thebattery
statusindicatordoesnotworkwhilethecomputeristurnedoff
orisinsleep(standby)modeorhibernationmode.

Quickblinkingorange:

Anerrorhasbeenoccurredinthebattery.

Thebatterystatusindicatorisoff:

Thebatterypackofthecomputerisdetached.

11

Sleep(standbyforWindows
XP)status

Green:

Thecomputerisinsleep(standby)mode.

Blinkinggreen:

Thecomputerisenteringsleep(standby)modeorhibernation
mode,orisresumingnormaloperation.

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Chapter6.Fnkeycombinations

ThefollowingtableshowsthefunctionofeachcombinationofFnwithafunctionkey.

Table8.Fnkeycombinations

KeycombinationDescription

Fn+F1Reserved.

Fn+F2Lockthecomputer.

Fn+F3

Fn+F4

Fn+F5

Fn+F6

Selectapowerplan(inWindowsXP,powerscheme)thathasbeencreatedbyPowerManager,
oradjustthepowerlevelbyusingtheslidercontrol.Whenyoupressthiscombination,a
panelforselectingapowerplan(powerscheme)appears.

Notes:

Tousethiscombinationofthekeys,ThinkPadPMdevicedrivermusthavebeeninstalled
onthecomputer.

IfyouhaveloggedonwithanadministratoruserIDinWindowsXP ,andyoupressFn+F3,
thepanelforselectingapowerschemeappears.Ifyouhaveloggedonwithanotheruser
IDinWindowsXP ,andyoupressFn+F3,thepaneldoesnotappear.

Putthecomputerinsleep(standby)mode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkey
only,withoutpressingafunctionkey.

Notes:

Tousethiscombinationofthekeys,ThinkPadPMdevicedrivermusthavebeeninstalled
onthecomputer.

Ifyouwanttousethecombinationtoputthecomputerintohibernationmodeor
do-nothingmode(inWindowsXP,shutthecomputerdownorshowthepanelforturning
offthecomputer),changethesettingsinthePowerManager.

Enableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.IfyoupressFn+F5,alistofwireless
featuresisdisplayed.Y oucanquicklychangethepowerstateofeachfeatureinthelist.
Notes:IfyouwanttouseFn+F5toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures,thefollowing
devicedriversmustbeinstalledonthecomputerbeforehand:

•PowerManagementdriver

•OnScreenDisplayUtility

•Wirelessdevicedrivers

Changethecameraandaudiosettings.WhenyoupressFn+F6,thecameraandaudiosetting
windowisopenedandthecamerapreviewisturnedon.
Note:Thecamerasettingsareaonlyappearsifthecomputerhasanintegratedcamera.

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Table8.Fnkeycombinations(continued)

KeycombinationDescription

Fn+F7Applyapresentationschemedirectly,withnoneedtostartPresentationDirector.

TodisablethisfunctionandusetheFn+F7keycombinationforswitchingadisplayoutput
location,startPresentationDirector,andchangethesettings.

Note:IfthecomputerisanWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportpresentationschemes,
howevertheFn+F7combinationmightstillbeusedtoswitchdisplayoutputlocation.

ForWindows7:

Switchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Windowswillshowthese
displayoptions:

•Computerdisplayonly(LCD)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(sameimage)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(extendeddesktopfunction)

•Externalmonitoronly
Note:Toswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor,theWin+Pkey
combinationisalsoavailable.

ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:

Switchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Ifanexternalmonitoris
attached,computeroutputisdisplayedinthefollowingthreepatternsbyturns:

•Externalmonitor(CRTdisplay)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(LCD+CRTdisplay

•Computerdisplay(LCD)

Notes:

Thisfunctionisnotsupportedifdifferentdesktopimagesaredisplayedonthecomputer
displayandtheexternalmonitor(theExtenddesktopfunction).

ThisfunctiondoesnotworkwhileaDVDmovieoravideoclipisplaying.

Toenablethisfunction,startPresentationDirector,andchangethesettings.

Note:MultipleuserscanlogontoasingleoperatingsystembyusingdifferentuserIDs.Each
userneedstodothefollowing:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙Presentation
Director,andchangetheFn+F7settings.

Fn+F8

Fn+F9Reserved.

Fn+F10Reserved.

Fn+F11Reserved.

Fn+F12Putthecomputerintohibernationmode.T oreturntonormaloperation,pressthepower

ChangethesettingsoftheUltraNav®pointingdevice.

buttonforlessthanfourseconds.

Notes:

Tousethiscombinationofthekeys,ThinkPadPMdevicedrivermusthavebeeninstalled
onthecomputer.

ThoughthescreenfadesoutimmediatelyafterFn+F12arepressed,thecomputer
doesnotenterthehibernationmodeimmediately.Donotmovethesystemuntilthe
sleep(standby)statusindicatorstopsblinking.Movingthecomputerwhenitisentering
hibernationmightcausecorruptionoftheharddiskdrive.

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Table8.Fnkeycombinations(continued)

KeycombinationDescription

Fn+PgUp

TurntheThinkLight®onoroff.
Note:ThisfunctionissupportedonlyontheThinkPadNotebooksthathavetheThinkLight.
TheonoroffstatusoftheThinkLightisshownonthescreenforafewsecondswhenyou
pressFn+PgUp.

Fn+HomeThecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.

Thepurposeofthismethodistochangethebrightnessleveltemporarily.OnWindowsVista,
thedefaultbrightnesslevelisloadedaftersleep(standby),hibernation,reboot,ordetachingor
attachinganacadapter.T ochangethedefaultbrightnesslevel,changethesettingsofthe
PowerOptionintheControlPanelorusethePowerManager.

Fn+EndThecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.

Thepurposeofthismethodistochangethebrightnessleveltemporarily.OnWindowsVista,
thedefaultbrightnesslevelisloadedaftersleep(standby),hibernation,reboot,ordetachingor
attachinganacadapter.T ochangethedefaultbrightnesslevel,changethesettingsofthe
PowerOptionintheControlPanelorusethePowerManager.

Fn+SpacebarEnabletheFullScreenMagnierfunction.

Fn+PrtScHavethesamefunctionastheSysRqkey.

Fn+ScrLk

Enableordisablethenumerickeypad.Theindicatorofnumericlockwillbedisplayedon
thescreen.

Fn+Pause

Fn+cursorkeys

HavethesamefunctionastheBreakkey.

ThesekeycombinationsworkwithWindowsMediaPlayer.Theyhavethefollowingfunctions:

•Fn+downarrowkey:PlayorPause

•Fn+uparrowkey:Stop

•Fn+rightarrowkey:NextTrack

•Fn+leftarrowkey:PreviousT rack

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Chapter7.FRUreplacementnotices

90degreesmore

(Cross-section)

180degreesmore

(Cross-section)

Thischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingandreplacingparts.Readthischaptercarefullybefore
replacinganyFRU.

Screwnotices

Loosescrewscancauseareliabilityproblem.IntheThinkPadNotebook,thisproblemisaddressedwith
specialnylon-coatedscrewsthathavethefollowingcharacteristics:

•Theymaintaintightconnections.

•Theydonoteasilycomeloose,evenwithshockorvibration.

•Theyarehardertotighten.

•Eachoneshouldbeusedonlyonce.

Dothefollowingwhenyouservicethismachine:

•Keepthescrewkit(fortheP/N,see“Miscellaneousparts”onpage177)inyourtoolbag.

•Alwaysusenewscrews.

•Useatorquescrewdriverifyouhaveone.

Tightenscrewsasfollows:

•Plastictoplastic
Turnanadditional90degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceoftheplasticpart:

•Logiccardtoplastic
Turnanadditional180degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceofthelogiccard:

•T orquedriver
Ifyouhaveatorquedriver,refertothe“Torque”columnforeachstep.

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

ofthescrewsaretightenedrmly.

•Ensuretorquescrewdriversarecalibratedcorrectlyfollowingcountryspecications.

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Retainingserialnumbers

Thissectionincludesthefollowingdescriptions:

•“Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit”onpage80

•“RetainingtheUUID”onpage80

•“ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation”onpage81

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:

MTMonrearlabel:

TTTT-CTOS/NSSSSSSS

ProductIDonrearlabel:

TTTT-MMM(UsethisnumberwhensettingSerialNumber)

Intheexample,theSerialNumbertobeinputis'1STTTTMMMSSSSSSS'.

RetainingtheUUID

TheUniversallyUniqueIdentier(UUID)isa128-bitnumberuniquelyassignedtoyourcomputerat
productionandstoredintheEEPROMofyoursystemboard.Thealgorithmthatgeneratesthenumberis

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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.ToreadECAinformation,select2.ReadECA/reworknumberfromEEPROMandfollowthe
instruction.

4.Toreadboxbuilddate,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.TowriteECAinformation,select1.WriteECA/reworknumberfromEEPROM,andfollowthe
instruction.

4.Towriteboxbuilddate,select4.WriteboxbuilddatefromEEPROM,andfollowtheinstructionon
thescreen.

Ifthesystemboardisbeingreplaced,trytoreadtheECAinformationfromtheoldsystemboardandtransfer
theinformationtothenewsystem.Ifthesystemboardisinoperable,thiswillnotbepossible.

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Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU

ThischapterpresentsdirectionsanddrawingsforuseinremovingandreplacingaFRU.Besuretoobserve
thefollowinggeneralrules:

1.Donottrytoserviceanycomputerunlessyouhavebeentrainedandcertied.Anuntrainedpersonruns
theriskofdamagingparts.

2.BeforereplacinganyFRU,reviewChapter7“FRUreplacementnotices”onpage79.

3.BeginbyremovinganyFRUsthathavetoberemovedbeforethefailingFRU.AnysuchFRUsarelisted
atthetopofthepage.Removethemintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.

4.FollowthecorrectsequenceinthestepsforremovingtheFRU,asgiveninthedrawingsbythe
numbersinsquarecallouts.

5.WhenturningascrewtoreplaceaFRU,turnitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.

6.WhenremovingtheFRU,moveitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.

7.ToputthenewFRUinplace,reversetheremovalprocedureandfollowanynotesthatpertainto
replacement.Forinformationaboutconnectingandarranginginternalcables,seeChapter9“Locations”
onpage147

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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BeforeservicingThinkPadT410andT410i

1

2

SomemodelsoftheThinkPadT410andT410iyouareservicingmighthavetheSIMcardthatthecustomerhas
installed.

IfthecomputeryouareservicinghastheSIMcard,removeitbeforeyoustarttheservicing.

ToremovetheSIMcard,youneedtoremovethebatterypackrst.(See“1010Batterypack”onpage85.)

Afteryounishtheservicing,makesurethatyouinsertthecardbackintotheslotrmly.

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1010Batterypack

3

21

Importantnoticeforreplacingabatterypack:

ThinkVantageT oolbox(inWindows7)andLenovoSystemToolbox(inWindowsVistaandWindowsXP)have
anautomaticbatterydiagnosticthatdeterminesifthebatterypackisdefective.AbatterypackFRUshould
notbereplacedunlessthisdiagnosticshowsthatthebatteryisdefective.

Theonlyexceptiontothisisifthebatterypackisphysicallydamagedoracustomerisreportingapossible
safetyissue.

IfThinkVantageToolboxorLenovoSystemToolboxisnotinstalledinthecomputer,thecustomershould
downloadthisprogrambeforeanon-physicallydamagedbatterypackisreplaced.Notethataphysically
damagedbatterypackisnon-warrantyreplacement.

Table9.Removalstepsofbatterypack

DANGER

Useonlythebatteryspeciedinthepartslistforyourcomputer.Anyotherbatterycouldigniteorexplode.

Unlockthebatterylatch1.Holdingthebatterylatchintheunlockedposition2,removethebatterypackin
thedirectionshownbyarrow

3.

Wheninstalling:Installthebatterypackintheslot,andthenmakesurethatthebatterylatchisinthelockedposition.

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU85

1020ExpressCardblankbezel

1

2

Table10.RemovalstepsofExpressCardblankbezel

WhenyoupresstheExpressCardblankbezel1,itpopsout2.

Wheninstalling:Makesurethatthebezeliscorrectlyorientedasshowninthisgure.

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1030SerialUltrabaySlimdeviceortravelbezel

3

2

1

4

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage85

Table11.RemovalstepsofSerialUltrabaySlimdeviceortravelbezel

Holdingthebaylocklatchintheunlockedposition1,slidethebayejectlatch2,andthenpullouttheUltrabaySlim
MediaBaydeviceorthetravelbezelinthedirectionshownbyarrow

3.

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU87

1040Harddiskdrive(HDD)slotcover,HDDrubberrailsandHDDor

2

1

storageconverterandsolidstatedrive(SSD)

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage85

Attention:

•Donotdropthedriveorapplyanyphysicalshocktoit.Thedriveissensitivetophysicalshock.

Improperhandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.

•Beforeremovingthedrive,havetheusermakeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonitifpossible.

•Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperatingorisinsuspendmode.

Table12.RemovalstepsofHDDslotcover ,HDDrubberrailsandHDDorstorageconverterandsolidstatedrive(SSD)

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

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M3×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)

Torque

Black0.392Nm

(4.0kgfcm)

Table12.RemovalstepsofHDDslotcover,HDDrubberrailsandHDDorstorageconverterandsolidstatedrive

3

4

4

5

4

(SSD)(continued)

ForHDDandHDDrubberrails:

ForSSDandstorageconverter:

Wheninstalling:MakesurethattheSSDconnectororHDDconnectorisattachedrmly.

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU89

1050DIMMslotcover

1

2

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage85

Table13.RemovalstepsofDIMMslotcover

Note:Loosenthescrew1,butdonotremoveit.

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1060DIMM(inbottomslot)

1

1

2

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage85

•“1050DIMMslotcover”onpage90

Note:ThisproducthastwoDIMMslots:oneunderthekeyboardandanotherontheundersideofthe
computer.IfyouinstallaDIMMinonlyoneofthetwoslots,installitintheslotlocatedunderthekeyboard.

Table14.RemovalstepsofDIMM(inbottomslot)

Wheninstalling:InsertthenotchedendoftheDIMMintothesocket.PresstheDIMMrmly,andpivotituntilit
snapsintotheplace.Makesurethatitisrmlyxedintheslotanddoesnotmoveeasily.

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU91

1070PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN

2

1

1

2

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage85

•“1050DIMMslotcover”onpage90

Table15.RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN

Instep3,unplugthejacksbyusingtheremovaltoolantennaRFconnector(P/N:08K7159)orpicktheconnectors
withyourngersandgentlyunplugthemindirectionofthearrow.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)

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Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgfcm)