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Contents

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

Chapter1.Safetyinformation.....1

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

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

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

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic

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

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

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4

Lasercompliancestatement(multilingual

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

Chapter2.Importantservice

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

StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........25

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdriveorsolid

statedrive...............26

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem

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

Howtouseerrormessage........26

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,and

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

Productdenition............26

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV ,andGAV

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

Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....29

Whattodorst..............29

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

DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS....30

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox(LenovoSystem

Toolbox)...............33

PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery....34

FRUtests...............34

Powersystemcheckout...........35

Checkingtheacadapter.........35

Checkingoperationalcharging......36

Checkingthebatterypack........36

Checkingthebackupbattery.......37

Chapter4.Relatedservice

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

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecovery

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

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

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

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

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

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...41 Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword...41

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

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

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

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

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

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

Errormessages............48

Beepsymptoms............49

No-beepsymptoms...........50

LCD-relatedsymptoms.........50

Intermittentproblems..........50

Undeterminedproblems.........51

Chapter5.Installingandconguring

RAID..................53

SupportedRAIDcongurations........53

ConguringthesystemBIOStoenableembedded

SATARAIDfunctionality...........53

CreatingRAIDvolumes...........53

DeletingRAIDvolumes...........54

Chapter6.Statusindicators.....55

Chapter7.Fnkeycombinations...59

Chapter8.FRUreplacement

notices................63

Screwnotices...............63

Retainingserialnumbers...........64

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem

unit.................64

RetainingtheUUID...........65

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...65

Chapter9.Removingandreplacinga

FRU..................67

BeforeservicingThinkPadT510,T510i,and

W510..................68

1010Batterypack.............68

1020SerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceortravel

bezel..................69

1030DIMMslotcover............70

1040DIMM(bottomslot)...........70

1050Harddiskdriveslotcover,harddiskdriveand HDDrubberrailsorsolidstatedriveandstorage

converter.................71

1060Keyboard..............73

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1070DIMM(upperslot)...........76

1080PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN..77 1090PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN..79

1100Keyboardbezelassembly........81

1110Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2.1)....84

1120Backupbattery............85

1130SmartCardorContactlessSmartCardor

SmartCarddummyspacer..........86

1140Speakerassembly...........89

1150Thermalmodule............91

1160CPU................93

1170LCDunit...............94

1180Basecoverassembly..........97

1190I/Osubcard.............99

1200Systemboardassemblyandmagnesium

structureframe..............100

2010LCDbezelassembly..........104

2020LEDsubcard.............105

2030Integratedcamera...........106

2040LCDcable,cameracable,LCDpanel,and

hinges..................106

2050AntennakitandLCDrearcoverassembly..109

Chapter10.Locations.......111

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

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

Bottomview...............113

Chapter11.Partslist........115

Overall..................116

LCDFRUs................169

Keyboard.................192

Miscellaneousparts............193

ACadapters...............195

Powercords...............195

Recoverydiscs..............196

WindowsXPProfessional(32bit)DVDs...196 WindowsVistaBusiness(32bit)DVDs...197 WindowsVistaHomeBasic(32bit)DVDs..198

Windows7HomeBasic(32bit)DVDs....198

Windows7HomePremium(32bit)DVDs..199 Windows7HomePremium(64bit)DVDs..200

Windows7Professional(32bit)DVDs....201

Windows7Professional(64bit)DVDs....202

Commonservicetools...........204

AppendixA.Notices........205

Trademarks................206

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad

ThinkPadT510andT510iMT4313,4314,4339,4349,4384,4484,and4873

ThinkPadW510MT4318,4319,4387,4389,4391,4875,and4876

Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.

Important:ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPad products.Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.

BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safetyinformation” onpage1

andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage25.

products.

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservice aThinkPadNotebook.

•“Generalsafety”onpage1

•“Electricalsafety”onpage2

•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage3

•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3

•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4

•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4

•“Lasercompliancestatement(multilingualtranslations)”onpage17

Generalsafety

Followtheserulestoensuregeneralsafety:

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareaofthemachinesduringandaftermaintenance.

•Whenliftinganyheavyobject:

1.Makesurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping.

2.Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.

3.Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouattempttolift.

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

youthinkistooheavyforyou.

•Donotperformanyactionthatcauseshazardstothecustomer,orthatmakestheequipmentunsafe.

•Beforeyoustartthemachine,makesurethatotherservicetechniciansandthecustomer'spersonnelare notinahazardousposition.

•Placeremovedcoversandotherpartsinasafeplace,awayfromallpersonnel,whileyouareservicing themachine.

•Keepyourtoolcaseawayfromwalkareassothatotherpeoplewillnottripoverit.

•Donotwearlooseclothingthatcanbetrappedinthemovingpartsofamachine.Makesurethatyour sleevesarefastenedorrolledupaboveyourelbows.Ifyourhairislong,fastenit.

•Inserttheendsofyournecktieorscarfinsideclothingorfastenitwithanonconductiveclip,about8 centimeters(3inches)fromtheend.

•Donotwearjewelry,chains,metal-frameeyeglasses,ormetalfastenersforyourclothing.

Attention:Metalobjectsaregoodelectricalconductors.

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

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

•Reinstallallcoverscorrectlybeforereturningthemachinetothecustomer.

•Fanlouversonthemachinehelptopreventoverheatingofinternalcomponents.Donotobstructfan louversorcoverthemwithlabelsorstickers.

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Electricalsafety

Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.

Important:Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoft materialthatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.Manycustomershave,near theirequipment,rubberoormatsthatcontainsmallconductiveberstodecreaseelectrostaticdischarges. Donotusethistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.

•Findtheroomemergencypower-off(EPO)switch,disconnectingswitch,orelectricaloutlet.Ifanelectrical accidentoccurs,youcanthenoperatetheswitchorunplugthepowercordquickly.

•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.

•Disconnectallpowerbefore: –Performingamechanicalinspection –Workingnearpowersupplies –Removingorinstallingmainunits

•Beforeyoustarttoworkonthemachine,unplugthepowercord.Ifyoucannotunplugit,askthecustomer topower-offthewallboxthatsuppliespowertothemachine,andtolockthewallboxintheoffposition.

•Ifyouneedtoworkonamachinethathasexposedelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingprecautions: –Ensurethatanotherperson,familiarwiththepower-offcontrols,isnearyou.

Attention:Anotherpersonmustbetheretoswitchoffthepower,ifnecessary.

–Useonlyonehandwhenworkingwithpowered-onelectricalequipment;keeptheotherhandinyour

pocketorbehindyourback.

Attention:Anelectricalshockcanoccuronlywhenthereisacompletecircuit.Byobservingtheabove rule,youmaypreventacurrentfrompassingthroughyourbody.

–Whenusingtesters,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessoriesfor

thattester.

–Standonsuitablerubbermats(obtainedlocally,ifnecessary)toinsulateyoufromgroundssuchas

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

•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.

•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.

•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.

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

•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.

•Donotservicethefollowingpartswiththepoweronwhentheyareremovedfromtheirnormaloperating placesinamachine: –Powersupplyunits –Pumps –Blowersandfans –Motorgenerators –Similarunitstolistedabove Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.

•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs: –Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself. –Switchoffpower.

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–Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.

Safetyinspectionguide

Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Y oushouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotential safetyhazardsduetoattachmentofnon- ThinkPadfeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythisinspectionguide.

Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand whetheryoucancontinuewithoutrstcorrectingtheproblem.

Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:

•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal electricalshock)

•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcapacitor

•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware

Todeterminewhetherthereareanypotentiallyunsafeconditions,usethefollowingchecklistatthebeginning ofeveryservicetask.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroff,andthepowercorddisconnected.

Checklist:

1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).

2.Poweroffthecomputer.Disconnectthepowercord.

3.Checkthepowercordfor:

a.Athird-wiregroundconnectoringoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethird-wireground

continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.

b.Thepowercordshouldbethetypespeciedinthepartslist.

c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.

4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.

5.Removethecover.

6.Checkforanyobviousnon-ThinkPadalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany non-ThinkPadalterations.

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

8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge

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

Notes:

1.Useproduct-specicESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.

2.MakesurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertied(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.

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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.Y oucanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.

–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedcomputers.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriedbyacertiedelectrician.

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)

Thesafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:

•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

•French

•German

•Hebrew

•Japanese

•Korean

•Spanish

•TraditionalChinese

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Lasercompliancestatement(multilingualtranslations)

Thelasercompliancestatementsinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:

•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

•French

•German

•Hebrew

•Japanese

•Korean

•Spanish

•TraditionalChinese

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Chapter2.Importantserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingimportantserviceinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupportedby thismanual:

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUs”onpage25 –“Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive”onpage26 –“Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard”onpage26 –“Howtouseerrormessage”onpage26

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,andGAV”onpage26 –“Productdenition”onpage26 –“FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAVproducts”onpage27

Important:

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

•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.SelectDownloads&drivers.

4.Followthedirectionsonthescreenandinstallthenecessarysoftware.

UsethefollowingstrategytopreventunnecessaryexpenseforreplacingandservicingFRUs:

•IfyouareinstructedtoreplaceaFRUbutthereplacementdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,reinstall theoriginalFRUbeforeyoucontinue.

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

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

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

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive

Alwaystrytorunalow-levelformatbeforereplacingaharddiskdrive(HDD)orsolidstatedrive(SSD).This willcauseallcustomerdataontheharddiskorsolidstatedrivetobelost.Besurethatthecustomerhasa currentbackupofthedatabeforedoingthistask.

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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Productdenition

DynamicCongureToOrder(CTO)

ThisprovidestheabilityforacustomertocongureanIBM 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).

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•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 returnedinthePEWrecordunderCOMPONENTINFORMA TION.

UsingeSupport

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

•eSupportcanbeusedtoviewthelistofkeycommoditiesbuiltinaparticularmachineserial(thisisthe samerecordfoundinPEW).

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

•Toviewthekeycommodities,clickonPARTSINFORMA TION,thenP ARTSLOOKUP .Typeinthemodel typeandserialnumber.ThekeycommoditieswillbereturnedintheeSupportrecordunderPARTS SHIPPEDWITHYOURSYSTEM.

FortheRemainingFRUs(thecompletelistofFRUsattheMTModellevel)

•eSupportcanbeusedtoviewthecompletelistofFRUsforamachinetypeandmodel.

•ToviewthecompletelistofFRUs,typeinthemachinetypeandmodel(Example:1829-CTO)under QUICKPATH.Under“ViewbyDocumentType”selectPARTSINFORMA TION.Under“FilterbyCategory” selectSERVICEP ARTS.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”onpage29

•“Checkoutguide”onpage30 –“DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS”onpage30 –“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox(LenovoSystemT oolbox)”onpage33 –“PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery”onpage34 –“FRUtests”onpage34

•“Powersystemcheckout”onpage35

ThedescriptionsinthischapterapplytoanyThinkPadmodelthatsupportsthePC-Doctor diagnosticsprogram.Somedescriptionsmightnotapplytoyourparticularcomputer.

Beforeyougotothecheckoutguide,besuretoreadthefollowingimportantnotes.

Importantnotes:

•Onlycertiedtrainedpersonnelshouldservicethecomputer.

•BeforereplacinganyFRU,readtheentirepageonremovingandreplacingFRUs.

•WhenyoureplaceFRUs,usenewnylon-coatedscrews.

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

•ReplaceaFRUonlywithanotherFRUofthecorrectmodel.WhenyoureplaceaFRU,makesurethat themodelofthemachineandtheFRUpartnumberarecorrectbyreferringtotheFRUpartslist.

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

•BecarefulnottoreplaceanondefectiveFRU.

forDOS

Whattodorst

WhenyoudoreturnaFRU,youmustincludethefollowinginformationinthepartsexchangeformor partsreturnformthatyouattachtoit:

•Nameandphonenumberofservicetechnician

•Dateofservice

•Dateonwhichthemachinefailed

•Dateofpurchase

•Failuresymptoms,errorcodesappearingonthedisplay,andbeepsymptoms

•ProcedureindexandpagenumberinwhichthefailingFRUwasdetected

•FailingFRUnameandpartnumber

•Machinetype,modelnumber,andserialnumber

•Customer'snameandaddress

Noteforwarranty:Duringthewarrantyperiod,thecustomermayberesponsibleforrepaircostsifthe computerdamagewascausedbymisuse,accident,modication,unsuitablephysicaloroperating environment,orimpropermaintenancebythecustomer.

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Followingisalistofsomecommonitemsthatarenotcoveredunderwarrantyandsomesymptomsthat mightindicatethatthesystemwassubjectedtostressbeyondnormaluse.

Beforecheckingproblemswiththecomputer,determinewhetherthedamageiscoveredunderthewarranty byreferringtothefollowinglist:

Thefollowingarenotcoveredunderwarranty:

•LCDpanelcrackedfromtheapplicationofexcessiveforceorfrombeingdropped

•Scratched(cosmetic)parts

•Distortion,deformation,ordiscolorationofthecosmeticparts

•Plasticparts,latches,pins,orconnectorsthathavebeencrackedorbrokenbyexcessiveforce

•Damagecausedbyliquidspilledintothesystem

•DamagecausedbytheimproperinsertionofaPCCardortheinstallationofanincompatiblecard

•Improperdiscinsertionoruseofanopticaldrive

•Diskettedrivedamagecausedbypressureonthediskettedrivecover,foreignmaterialinthedrive, ortheinsertionofadiskettewithmultiplelabels

•Damagedorbentdisketteejectbutton

•Fusesblownbyattachmentofanonsupporteddevice

•Forgottencomputerpassword(makingthecomputerunusable)

•Stickykeyscausedbyspillingaliquidontothekeyboard

•Useofanincorrectacadapteronlaptopproducts

Thefollowingsymptomsmightindicatedamagecausedbynonwarrantedactivities:

•Missingpartsmightbeasymptomofunauthorizedserviceormodication.

•Ifthespindleofaharddiskdrivebecomesnoisy,itmayhavebeensubjectedtoexcessiveforce, ordropped.

Checkoutguide

UsethefollowingproceduresasaguideinidentifyingandcorrectingproblemswiththeThinkPadNotebook.

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

1.Identifythefailingsymptomsinasmuchdetailaspossible.

2.Verifythesymptoms.Trytore-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.T urnonthecomputer.

2.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1toentertheBIOSSetupUtility.

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Note:Ifasupervisorpasswordhasbeensetbythecustomer,BIOSSetupUtilitymenuappearsafterthe

passwordisentered.Y oucanstarttheBIOSSetupUtilitybypressingEnterinsteadofenteringthesupervisor password;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-DoctorforDOSCD-R/CD-RWdiscsupportsonlytestofinternalopticaldiscdrives(CD-RW, CD-RW/DVDCombo,andDVDMultidrives)onThinkPadcomputers.Itdoesnotsupporttestofanyoptical discdrivesconnectedthroughUSBdevices,PCcards,CardBuscards,orsimilar.TheUSBlimitationonly appliestotestingofthedevice.UsingabootablePC-DoctorforDOSCD/DVD,thesystemcanbestarted fromaUSBattachedopticaldrive.

Torunthetest,doasfollows:

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.Makesurethattheopticaldrivethatissupportedasastartupdeviceisinstalledonthecomputer.

3.T urnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbepoweredon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”on page35,andcheckthepowersources.

Ifanerrorcodeappears,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage43.

4.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF12toentertheBootMenu.

5.InsertthePC-DoctorCDintotheopticaldrive.

6.PresscursorkeystoselectA TAPICDx(x:0,1,...)andthenpressEnter.

7.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

8.ThemainpanelofPC-Doctorappears.

9.SelectDiagnosticswiththearrowkeys,andpressEnter.

Note:Youcanselectanitemnotonlywiththearrowkeys,butalsowiththeT rackPoint

InsteadofpressingEnter,clicktheleftbutton.

Apull-downmenuappears.(Itsexactformdependsonthemodel.)

Note:PC-Doctormenudoesnotmeantheformalsupportdevicelist.Someunsupporteddevicenames mayappearinthePC-Doctormenu.

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pointer.

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

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

Wireless LAN

Theoptionsonthetestmenuareasfollows:

DiagnosticsInteractiveTests

•RunNormalT est

•RunQuickT est

•CPU/Coprocessor

•Systemboard

•VideoAdapter

•FixedDisks

•DisketteDrives

•OtherDevices

•Keyboard

•Video

•InternalSpeaker

•Mouse

•Diskette

•SystemLoad

•OpticalDriveT est

•IntelWLANRadioTest

•Communication

•WirelessLAN

•AdvancedMemoryTests

Notes:

•IntheKeyboardtestinInteractiveT ests,theFnkeyshouldbehelddownforatleast2seconds;otherwise,it cannotbesensed.

•VideoAdaptertestsupportsonlytheLCDdisplayontheThinkPadNotebook.Ifyouhaveanexternalmonitor attachedtoyourcomputer ,detachitbeforerunningPC-DoctorforDOS.

•T otestDigitalSignatureChip,thesecuritychipmustbesettoActive.

10.Runtheapplicablefunctiontest.

11.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Ifthereisaproblem,PC-Doctorshowsmessagesdescribingit.

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

Note:AfterrunningPC-Doctor,checkthetimeanddateonthesystemandresetthemiftheyareincorrect.

DetectingsysteminformationwithPC-Doctor

PC-Doctorcandetectthefollowingsysteminformation:

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Hardware Info

•SystemConguration

•MemoryContents

•PhysicalDiskDrives

•LogicalDiskDrives

•VGAInformation

•IDEDriveInfo

•PCIInformation

•PNPISAInfo

•SMBIOSInfo

•VESALCDInfo

•HardwareEventsLog

Utility•RunExternalT ests

•SurfaceScanHardDisk

•BenchmarkSystem

•DOSShell

•TechSupportForm

•BatteryRundown

•ViewTestLog

•PrintLog

•SaveLog

•FullEraseHardDrive

•QuickEraseHardDrive

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox(LenovoSystemT oolbox)

LenovoThinkVantage

Toolbox(LenovoSystemT oolboxinWindows diagnosticprogramthatworksthroughtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Itenablesyoutoviewsymptomsof computerproblemsandsolutionsforthem,andincludesautomaticnoticationwhenactionisrequired, computingassistance,advanceddiagnostics,anddiagnostichistory.

Vista

andWindowsXP)isa

Note:ThelatestLenovoThinkVantageT oolbox(LenovoSystemT oolbox)isavailableatthefollowingWeb site:http://www.lenovo.com/support

ToinstallthelatestLenovoThinkVantageT oolbox(LenovoSystemToolbox)onthecomputer,followthe instructionsontheWebsite.

Torunthisprogram,doasfollows:

Windows7:

WhiletheWindowsoperatingsystemisrunning,presstheThinkVantagebutton.

Youcanalsorunthisprogramaseitherofthefollowing:

•ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙SystemHealthandDiagnostics.

•ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity➙Lenovo'sSystemHealthandDiagnostics

WindowsVistaandWindowsXP:

ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoServices➙LenovoSystemToolbox.

Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox(LenovoSystemToolbox)alsohas problemdeterminationaidsthatdeterminesoftwareandusageproblems.

Foradditionalinformationaboutthisprogram,seetheHelpfortheprogram.

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PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery

InsomemodelsofThinkPadNotebook,theRescueandRecovery®workspaceenablesyoutorunthe PC-Doctorprogramtotestthehardwarefeaturesofthecomputer.

Torunthetest,click“RunDiagnostics”ontheRescueandRecoverymainscreen.

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

SpeakerInteractiveT ests➙InternalSpeaker

Keyboard

Harddiskdriveorsolidstate drive

Diskettedrive1.Diagnostics➙DisketteDrives

Opticaldrive1.Diagnostics➙OtherDevices➙OpticalDrive

Memory

Diagnostics➙ThinkPadDevices➙ACAdapter➙Battery1(Battery2)

1.Diagnostics➙VideoAdapter

2.InteractiveTests➙Video

EntertheBIOSSetupUtilityandchangeSerialATA(SATA)settingtoCompatibility, andrunDiagnostics➙OtherDevice➙ConexantAudio

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

1.Diagnostics➙Systemboard➙Keyboard

2.InteractiveTests➙Keyboard

EntertheBIOSSetupUtilityandchangeSerialATA(SATA)settingtoCompatibility, andrunDiagnostics➙FixedDisks

Youcanalsodiagnosethedrivewithoutstartinguptheoperatingsystem.T odiagnose thedrivefromtheBIOSSetupUtility,doasfollows:

1.Removeanydiskettefromthediskettedrive,andthenturnoffthecomputer.

2.Turnonthecomputer.

3.Whilethemessage,“Tointerruptnormalstartup,presstheblueThinkVangate button,”isdisplayedatthelowerleftofthescreen,pressF1toentertheBIOS SetupUtility.

4.Usingcursorkeys,selectHDDdiagnosticprogram.Pressenter.

5.Usingcursorkeys,selectMainharddiskdriveorUltrabayharddiskdrive.

6.PressEntertostartthediagnosticprogram.

2.InteractiveTests➙Diskette

2.InteractiveTests➙OpticalDriveT est

1.IftwoDIMMsareinstalled,removeoneofthemandrunDiagnostics➙Advanced MemoryT ests.

2.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,returntheDIMMtoitsplace,removetheotherone, andrunthetestagain.

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Table1.FRUtests(continued)

FRUApplicabletest

TrackPointorpointing device

TouchPad

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

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

IfenablingtheT rackPointdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,continuewiththefollowing:

•InteractiveTests➙Mouse

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

•InteractiveTests➙Mouse

Powersystemcheckout

Toverifyasymptom,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.

3.Connecttheacadapter.

4.Checkthatpowerissuppliedwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

5.T urnoffthecomputer.

6.Disconnecttheacadapterandinstallthechargedbatterypack.

7.Checkthatthebatterypacksuppliespowerwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

Ifyoususpectapowerproblem,seetheappropriateoneofthefollowingpowersupplycheckouts:

•“Checkingtheacadapter”onpage35

•“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage36

•“Checkingthebatterypack”onpage36

•“Checkingthebackupbattery”onpage37

Checkingtheacadapter

Youareherebecausethecomputerfailsonlywhentheacadapterisused.

•Ifthepowerproblemoccursonlywhenthedockingstationortheportreplicatorisused,replacethe dockingstationortheportreplicator.

•Ifthepower-onindicatordoesnotturnon,checkthepowercordoftheacadapterforcorrectcontinuity andinstallation.

•Ifthecomputerdoesnotchargeduringoperation,goto“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage36.

Tochecktheacadapter,dothefollowing:

1.Unplugtheacadaptercablefromthecomputer.

2.Measuretheoutputvoltageattheplugoftheacadaptercable.Seethefollowinggure:

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(20V)

1+20

Voltage(Vdc)

Ground

Note:Outputvoltageofpinno.2oftheacadaptermaydifferentfromtheoneyouareservicing.

3.Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacetheacadapter.

4.Ifthevoltageisacceptable,dothefollowing:

•Replacethesystemboard.

•Iftheproblempersists,goto“FRUtests”onpage34

Note:Noisefromtheacadapterdoesnotalwaysindicateadefect.

Checkingoperationalcharging

Tocheckwhetherthebatterychargesproperlyduringoperation,useadischargedbatterypackorabattery packthathaslessthan50%ofthetotalpowerremainingwheninstalledinthecomputer.

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

Ifthechargeindicatorstilldoesnotturnon,replacethesystemboard.Thenreinstallthebatterypack.Ifitis stillnotcharged,gotothenextsection.

Checkingthebatterypack

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

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

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

Tocheckthebatterypack,dothefollowing:

1.Poweroffthecomputer.

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

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Terminal

1(+)

2(+)

6(-)

7(-)

1+0to+12.6

Voltage(Vdc)

Ground(-)

3.Ifthevoltageislessthan+11.0Vdc,thebatterypackhasbeendischarged.

Note:Rechargingwilltakeatleast3hours,eveniftheindicatordoesnotturnon.

Ifthevoltageisstilllessthan+11.0Vdcafterrecharging,replacethebattery.

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

Checkingthebackupbattery

Dothefollowing:

1.Poweroffthecomputer,andunplugtheacadapterfromit.

2.T urnthecomputerupsidedown.

3.Removethebatterypack(see“1010Batterypack”onpage68).

4.Removethebackupbattery(see“1120Backupbattery”onpage85).

5.Measurethevoltageofthebackupbattery.Seethefollowinggure.

Wire

Red+2.5to+3.2

Black

Voltage(Vdc)

Ground

•Ifthevoltageiscorrect,replacethesystemboard.

•Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacethebackupbattery.

•Ifthebackupbatterydischargesquicklyafterreplacement,replacethesystemboard.

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Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:

•“RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecoveryDiscSet”onpage39

•“Passwords”onpage40

•“Powermanagement”onpage42

•“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage43

ServiceWebsite:

Whenthelatestmaintenancedisketteandthesystemprogramservicediskettebecomeavailable,they willbepostedonhttp://www.lenovo.com/support

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecoveryDiscSet

Whentheharddiskdriveorsolidstatedriveisreplacedbecauseofafailure,noproductrecoveryprogramis onthenewdrive.Inthiscase,youmustusetheRecoveryDiscSetforthecomputer.OrdertheRecovery DiscSetandthedriveatthesametimesothatyoucanrecoverthenewdrivewiththepre-installedsoftware whentheyarrive.Forinformationonwhichdiscstoorder,see“Recoverydiscs”onpage196

TherecoverydiscsetconsistsoftheuserinstructionsandthefollowingsetofDVDstorestorethecomputer totheoriginalfactoryconguration.

OperatingSystemRecoveryDisc(onedisc)

ApplicationsandDriversRecoveryDisc(oneor

morediscs)

SupplementalRecoveryDisc

Notes:

•YoumusthaveaDVDdrivetousetherecoverydiscs.IfyoudonothaveaninternalDVDdrive,you canuseanexternalUSBDVDdrive.

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

Torestorethecomputertotheoriginalfactorycongurationusingtherecoverydiscset,dothefollowing:

Note:Recoverycantakeonetotwohourstocomplete.Thelengthoftimedependsonthemethodyouuse.Ifyou userecoverydiscs,therecoveryprocesswilltakeabouttwohours.

1.MaketheCD/DVDdrivetherststartupdeviceinthestartupsequenceusingthefollowingprocedure:

a.PressandholddowntheF1key,andthenturnonthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed

orifyouhearrepeatingbeeps,releasetheF1key.TheSetupUtilityprogramopens.

b.UsethearrowkeystoselectStartup➙Boot.

c.SelecttheCD/DVDdriveasthe1stBootDevice.

2.InserttheOperatingSystemRecoveryDiscintotheDVDdrive.

ThisdiscrestorestheMicrosoft system.Usethisdisctostarttherecoveryprocess.

Thisdiscrestoresthepreinstalledapplicationsand driversonthecomputer.

Thisdisccontainsadditionalcontent,suchas updatestothesoftwarethatwaspreinstalledonthe computer.Notallrecoverydiscsetscomewitha SupplementalRecoveryDisc.

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3.PressF10tosavetheSetupUtilitycongurationchanges.Followtheinstructionsonthescreento begintherecoveryprocess.

4.SelectyourlanguageandclickNext.

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

6.ClickY esinthedisplayedwindowtobegintheoperatingsystemrecoveryprocess.

7.InserttheApplicationsandDriversRecoveryDiscwhenpromptedandthenclickOKtobeginthe applicationsanddriversrecoveryprocess.

8.IfyouhaveaSupplementalRecoveryDisc,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”onpage41.

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

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servicetechniciansprovideanyservicestoreseteithertheuserorthemasterHDP ,ortorecoverdatafrom theharddiskdrive.Theharddiskdrivecanbereplacedforascheduledfee.

ForhowtoremovethePOP ,see“Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword”onpage41.

Supervisorpassword

Asupervisorpassword(SVP)protectsthesysteminformationstoredintheBIOSSetupUtility.Theusermust entertheSVPinordertogetaccesstotheBIOSSetupUtilityandchangethesystemconguration.

Attention:IftheSVPhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemadeavailabletotheservicetechnician,thereisno serviceproceduretoresetthepassword.Thesystemboardmustbereplacedforascheduledfee.

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword

ToremoveaPOPthatyouhaveforgotten,dothefollowing:

(A)IfnoSVPhasbeenset:

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.Forhowtoremovethebatterypack,see“1010Batterypack”onpage68.

3.Removethebackupbattery.Forhowtoremovethebackupbattery,see“1120Backupbattery”on page85.

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

5.Reinstallthebackupbatteryandthebatterypack.

(B)IfanSVPhasbeensetandisknownbytheservicetechnician:

1.T urnonthecomputer.

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

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

3.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

4.SelectPassword.

5.SelectPower-OnPassword.

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

7.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,pressEnter.

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

Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword

Attention:IfUseronlymodeisselectedandtheuserHDPhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemade

availabletotheservicetechnician,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovideany servicestoresettheuserHDPsortorecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.Theharddiskdrivecanbe replacedforascheduledfee.

ToremoveauserHDPthathasbeenforgotten,whentheSVPandthemasterHDPareknown,dothe following:

1.T urnonthecomputer.

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

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

3.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

4.SelectPassword.

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

6.SelectMasterHDP.

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

8.PressF10.

9.SelectYesintheSetupCongurationwindow.BothuserHDPandmasterHDPwillhavebeenremoved.

Powermanagement

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

Screenblankmode

Ifthetimesetonthe“T urnoffmonitor”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:YoucanchangetheactionoftheFn+F4keycombinationbychangingthesettingsinPowerManager.

Incertaincircumstances,thecomputergoesintosleep(standby)modeautomatically:

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

•Ifthebatteryindicatorblinksorange,indicatingthatthebatterypowerislow.

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Note:Evenifyoudonotsetthelow-batteryalarm,thechargeindicatornotiesyouwhenthebatteryislow,

andthenthecomputerentersthepower-savingmodeautomatically.

Tocausethecomputertoreturnfromsleep(standby)modeandresumeoperation,dooneofthefollowing:

•PresstheFnkey.

•OpentheLCDcover.

•Turnonthepowerswitch.

Also,ineitherofthefollowingevents,thecomputerautomaticallyreturnsfromsleep(standby)modeand resumesoperation:

•Theringindicator(RI)issignaledbyaserialdeviceoraPCCarddevice.(doesnotsupportthering

indicator(RI)resumebyPCCarddevice.)

•Thetimesetontheresumetimerelapses.

Note:Thecomputerdoesnotacceptanyinputimmediatelyafteritenterssleep(standby)mode.Waita fewsecondsbeforetakinganyactiontoreenteroperationmode.

Hibernationmode

Inhibernationmode,thefollowingoccurs:

•Thesystemstatus,RAM,VRAM,andsetupdataarestoredontheharddisk.

•Thesystemispoweredoff.

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

Tocausethecomputertoenterhibernationmode,doanyofthefollowing:

•PresstheFn+F12keycombination.

•Ifyouhavedenedoneofthefollowingactionsastheeventthatcausesthesystemtogointohibernation mode,performthataction. –Closingthelid. –Pressingthepowerbutton. –PressingtheFn+F4keycombination.

Also,thecomputergoesintohibernationmodeautomaticallyineitherofthefollowingconditions:

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

•Ifthetimerconditionsaresatisedinsuspendmode.

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

Symptom-to-FRUindex

Thissectioncontainsfollowinginformation:

•“Numericerrorcodes”onpage44

•“Errormessages”onpage48

•“Beepsymptoms”onpage49

•“No-beepsymptoms”onpage50

•“LCD-relatedsymptoms”onpage50

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•“Intermittentproblems”onpage50

•“Undeterminedproblems”onpage51

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”onpage50

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.

0188

InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea.

0189

InvalidRFIDcongurationinformationarea—The EEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect.

0190

Criticallow-batteryerror

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.

1.Chargethebatterypack.

2.Batterypack.

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Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)

Symptomorerror

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.

021x

Keyboarderror.

0220

Monitortypeerror—Monitortypedoesnotmatchtheone speciedinCMOS.

0230

ShadowRAMerror—ShadowRAMfailsatoffsetnnnn.

FRUoraction,insequence

1.RunBIOSSetupUtility,andthensavecurrent settingbypressingF10.

2.Systemboard.

Systemboard.

Enterthesupervisorpassword.

1.EnterBIOSSetupUtilitybyenteringsupervisor password,andselectPassword➙SecurityChip ➙ClearSecurityChiptoclearthiserror.

2.Securitychip.

3.Systemboard.

1.EnterBIOSSetupUtilitybyenteringsupervisor

password,andselectPassword➙SecurityChip ➙ClearSecurityChiptoclearthiserror.

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.

Runinteractivetestsofthekeyboardandtheauxiliary inputdevice.

LoadSetupDefaultsinBIOSSetupUtility.

Systemboard.

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Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)

Symptomorerror

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.

02F6

SoftwareNMIfailed

02F7

Fail-safetimerNMIfailed

1801

Attacheddockingstationisnotsupported

FRUoraction,insequence

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.

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

Shutdownthecomputerandremoveitfromthe dockingstation.

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Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)

Symptomorerror

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

HardDriveActiveProtectionsensordiagnosticsfailed. Press<Esc>tocontinue.PressF1toenterSETUP

2010

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

FRUoraction,insequence

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“1040

DIMM(bottomslot)”onpage70

1.Undockdockingstationorportreplicatorifitis

attachedtotheThinkPadNotebook.

2.PlacetheNotebookonahorizontalsurface.Donot

applyanyphysicalshocktothecomputer.

3.RunDiagnostics➙ThinkPadDevices➙HDD

ActiveProtectionT est.

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

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Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)

Symptomorerror

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: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.

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.

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.

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Table3.Errormessages(continued)

Symptomorerror

Thermalsensingerror.

Cannotbootfromanydevice.Checkthestatusofdevicewhichyouwanttoboot

FRUoraction,insequence

Systemboard.

from.

Devicenotfound.

1.Thedeviceyouwanttobootfrom.

2.Systemboard.

DeviceError.

1.Thedeviceyouwanttobootfrom.

2.Systemboard.

Novalidoperatingsystem.

1.Checkthattheoperatingsystemhasnofailureandis

installedcorrectly.

2.Reinstalltheoperationsystem.

Excludedfrombootorder.

•EntertheBIOSSetupUtilityandaddthedeviceinboot order.

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”onpage44.

1.Systemboard.

2.DIMM.

Ifamini-PCIEthernetcardisinstalled,conrmthatAlert OnLAN2inBIOSSetupUtilityisdisabled.

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard

Reinstalltheoperatingsystem.

Systemboard(securitychip)

Systemboard

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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.T ypethepasswordand

FRUoraction,insequence

1.Makesurethateveryconnectorisconnected tightlyandcorrectly.

2.DIMM.

3.Systemboard.

1.ReseatDIMM.

2.Systemboard.

TypethepasswordandpressEnter.

pressEnter.

LCD-relatedsymptoms

Important:TheTFTLCDforthenotebookcomputercontainsmanythin-lmtransistors(TFT s).The

presenceofasmallnumberofdotsthataremissing,discolored,oralwayslightedischaracteristicofTFT LCDtechnology,butexcessivepixelproblemscancauseviewingconcerns.IftheLCDyouareservicinghas twoorlessvisibledefectivepixels,itshouldnotbeconsideredfaulty.However,iftheLCDhasthreeormore visibledefectivepixels,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.

Intermittentproblems

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

Whenanalyzinganintermittentproblem,dothefollowing:

1.Runthediagnostictestforthesystemboardinloopmodeatleast10times.

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2.Ifnoerrorisdetected,donotreplaceanyFRUs.

3.Ifanyerrorisdetected,replacetheFRUshownbytheFRUcode.Rerunthetesttoverifythatno moreerrorsexist.

Undeterminedproblems

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

Verifythatallattacheddevicesaresupportedbythecomputer.

Verifythatthepowersupplybeingusedatthetimeofthefailureisoperatingcorrectly.(See“Powersystem checkout”onpage35.)

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

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.T urnonthecomputer.

5.Determinewhethertheproblemhasbeensolved.

6.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,reconnecttheremoveddevicesoneatatimeuntilyoundthefailingFRU.

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

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Chapter5.InstallingandconguringRAID

ThischapterpresentsfollowinginformationaboutattachingSATAdevicesandconguringRAIDforthe RAID-supportedmodelsinthisproduct.

Note:WhentheBIOSwasformattedorthesystemboardwasreplacedintheRAID-supportedmodels, RAIDisenabledbydefault.

ImportantnoticesforsettingRAID:

BeforeyouinstallandcongureRAID,makesureofthecurrentRAIDsettingonthecomputeryouare servicing.

ThisproductsupportseitherRAIDLevel0(RAID0)orRAIDLevel1(RAID1).ConrmtheRAIDsetting informationprovidedfromthecustomeratrst,thenproceedwiththeinstallation.

GoodornonfailingdriveshavetobeinHDDbay0ifyouhaveRAID1.

•“SupportedRAIDcongurations”onpage53

•“ConguringthesystemBIOStoenableembeddedSA TARAIDfunctionality”onpage53

•“CreatingRAIDvolumes”onpage53

•“DeletingRAIDvolumes”onpage54

SupportedRAIDcongurations

ThefollowingRAIDcongurationsaresupportedonThinkPadW510:

RAIDLevel0(RAID0)–Stripeddiskarray

RAIDLevel1(RAID1)–Mirroreddiskarray

Betterperformanceandnofaulttolerance.

Improvedreadperformanceand100%redundancy.

ConguringthesystemBIOStoenableembeddedSAT ARAID functionality

ToconguretheBIOSforRAID,doasfollows:

1.PressF1toentertheBIOSSetupUtilitymenu.

2.SelectCong.

3.SelectSerialA TA(SA TA).

4.SelectSA T AControllerModeOption

5.SelectRAID

6.PressF10tosavethesettings.

Note:SA T AControllerModeOptionisrecoveredtoRAIDbydefault.Whenyouuseothermodebefore loaddefaultsettinginBIOSSetupUtilitymenusuchasF9key,youhavetorestorethesettingasyoulike.

CreatingRAIDvolumes

ThissectiondescribeshowtousetheIntel createRAIDvolumes.

RapidStorageT echnologyoptionROMCongurationUtilityto

TocreateRAIDvolumes,doasfollows:

©CopyrightLenovo2009,2011

1.T urnonthecomputer.

2.Duringthestartup,whenaprompttopressCtrl+ItoentertheCongurationUtilityisdisplayedonthe screen,pressandholdtheCtrlkey,andpresstheIkey.

3.ThescreenforIntelRapidStorageT echnologyoptionROMisdisplayed.Select“CreateRAIDVolume” andpressEnter.

4.Usingtheupanddownarrowkeys,T abkeys,andEnterkeyselecttheRAIDlevelandllinotherelds.

5.Select“CreateVolume”bypressingtheEnterkey.Whenthedialogboxappears,presstheYkey.

Attention:AllexistingdatawillbeerasedwhiletheRAIDvolumeisbeingcreated.

6.ExittheCongurationUtility.

DeletingRAIDvolumes

ThissectiondescribeshowtousetheIntelRapidStorageT echnologyoptionROMCongurationUtilityto deleteRAIDvolumes.

TodeleteRAIDvolumes,doasfollows:

1.T urnonthecomputer.

2.Duringthestartup,whenaprompttopressCtrl+ItoentertheCongurationUtilityisdisplayedonthe screen,pressandholdtheCtrlkey,andpresstheIkey.

3.ThescreenforIntelRapidStorageT echnologyoptionROMisdisplayed.SelecttheRAIDvolumetobe deleted,andpressDelete.

4.Whenprompted,pressYkeytoconrmthedeletionoftheselectedRAIDvolume.

5.AfterdeletingaRAIDvolume,youcan:

•Returntostep2todeleteadditionalRAIDvolume.

•See“CreatingRAIDvolumes”onpage53

•UsethearrowkeystoselectExitandpressEnter.

•UsethearrowkeystoselectResettingdiskstonon-RAID,andpressEnter.

Attention:IftheSerialATAitemintheBIOSSetupUtilitymenuofthecomputeryouareservicingwassetto AHCIwhenitwasmanufactured,thentocreateaRAIDarrayyoumustrstenableRAIDinBIOS,create RAIDvolume,andthenreinstalltheoperatingsystem.Alldataontheharddiskswillbeerasedduringthis process.Formoreinformation,see“CreatingRAIDvolumes”onpage53.

forRAIDvolumecreation.

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Chapter6.Statusindicators

3 4 5 621

12 11 10

Thischapterpresentsthesystemstatusindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthecomputer.

Table7.Statusindicators

IndicatorMeaning

Speakermute

Orange:

Thespeakerisonmute.Tosetthe speakersonmuteorunmute,pressthe speakermutebutton.

Microphonemute

Orange:

Themicrophoneisonmute.Noneofthe recordingdevicesisavailablewhilethe microphonemuteisonbydefault.

WirelessLAN, WirelessWAN,or WiMAXstatus

Green:ThewirelessLANfeature(theIEEE

802.11b/gstandard,802.11a/b/g, or802.11n),wirelessWANfeature,or WiMaxfeatureison,andtheradiolink isreadyforuse.

Blinkinggreen:Dataisbeingtransmitted.

Bluetoothwireless orWirelessUSB status

Green:

TheBluetoothwirelessfeatureison,and theradiolinkisreadyforuse.

Blinkinggreen:Dataisbeingtransmitted.

Deviceaccess

Green:

Dataisbeingreadfromorwrittentothe harddiskdrive,thediskettedrive,orthe driveintheSerialUltrabayEnhanced device.Whenthisindicatorison,donot putthecomputerintosleep(standby) modeorturnoffthecomputer.

Note:Donotmovethesystemwhilethegreendeviceaccesslightison.Sudden physicalshockcouldcausedriveerrors.

Poweron

Green:

Thecomputerisonandreadytouse. Thisindicatorstayslitaroundthe power-onbuttonwheneverthecomputer isonandisnotinsleep(standby)mode.

SerialUltrabay Enhanceddevice

Green:ASerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceis

status

Blinkinggreen:

Turnoff:

Fingerprintreader status

Green:

Blinkinggreen:

Blinkingorange:

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installedandinuse.

ASerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceisin theprocessofbeingdetached.

ASerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceis readytobeattachedordetached.

Thengerprintreaderisreadytoswipe.

Thengerprintisbeingauthenticatedor hasbeenauthenticated.

Thengerprintcouldnotbe authenticated.

Table7.Statusindicators(continued)

IndicatorMeaning

Capslock

Green:CapsLockmodeisenabled.T oenable

ordisableCapsLockmode,pressthe CapsLockkey.

Sleep(standbyfor WindowsXP)status

Green:Thecomputerisinsleep(standby)mode.

Blinkinggreen:

Thecomputerisenteringsleep(standby) modeorhibernationmode,oris resumingnormaloperation.

Batterystatus

Green:

Orange:

Thebatteryhasmorethan20%charge.

Thebatteryhasbetween5%and20% charge.

Fastblinkingorange:

Thebatteryhaslessthan5%charge.

Note:Thebatterymaybecharging.

Slowblinkingorange:

Thebatteryisbeingcharged.Whenit reaches20%,theblinkingcolorchanges togreen.

Slowblinkinggreen:

Thebatteryhasbetween20%and80% charge,andchargingiscontinuing. Whenthebatteryreaches80%charge, blinkingstops,butthechargingmay continueuntilthebatteryis100% charged.

Note:Ifthecomputerisoperating onbatterypower,thebatterystatus indicatordoesnotworkwhilethe computeristurnedofforisinsleep (standby)modeorhibernationmode.

Quickblinkingorange:

Anerrorhasbeenoccurredinthebattery.

Thebatterystatusindicatorisoff:Thebatterypackofthecomputeris

detached.

Colorsensorstatus

Green:Calibrationiscomplete.Whenthelidis

opened,theindicatorturnsoff.

Blinkinggreen:Displaycolorsarebeingcalibrated.

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Chapter7.Fnkeycombinations

ThefollowingtableshowsthefunctionofeachcombinationofFnwithafunctionkey.

Table8.Fnkeycombinations

KeycombinationDescription

Fn+F1Reserved.

Fn+F2Lockthecomputer.

Fn+F3

Fn+F4

Fn+F5

Fn+F6

Fn+F7Applyapresentationschemedirectly,withnoneedtostartPresentationDirector.

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

Note:

Tousethiscombinationofthekeys,ThinkPadPMdevicedrivermusthavebeeninstalled onthecomputer.

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

Putthecomputerinsleep(standby)mode.T oreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkey only,withoutpressingafunctionkey.

Note:

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.

TodisablethisfunctionandusetheFn+F7keycombinationforswitchingadisplayoutput location,startPresentationDirector,andchangethesettings.

Note:IfthecomputerisanWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportpresentationschemes, howevertheFn+F7combinationmightstillbeusedtoswitchdisplayoutputlocation.

Table8.Fnkeycombinations(continued)

KeycombinationDescription

Fn+F7ForWindows7:

Switchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Windowswillshowthese displayoptions:

•Computerdisplayonly(LCD)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(sameimage)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(extendeddesktopfunction)

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

ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:

Switchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor .Ifanexternalmonitoris attached,computeroutputisdisplayedinthefollowingthreepatternsbyturns:

•Externalmonitor(CRTdisplay)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(LCD+CRTdisplay)

•Computerdisplay(LCD)

Note:

Thisfunctionisnotsupportedifdifferentdesktopimagesaredisplayedonthecomputer displayandtheexternalmonitor(theExtenddesktopfunction).

ThisfunctiondoesnotworkwhileaDVDmovieoravideoclipisplaying.

Toenablethisfunction,startPresentationDirector,andchangethesettings.

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

Fn+F8

ChangethesettingsoftheUltraNav

pointingdevice.

Fn+F9Reserved.

Fn+F10Reserved.

Fn+F11Reserved.

Fn+F12Putthecomputerintohibernationmode.T oreturntonormaloperation,pressthepower

buttonforlessthanfourseconds.

Note:

Tousethiscombinationofthekeys,ThinkPadPMdevicedrivermusthavebeeninstalled onthecomputer.

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

Fn+PgUp

TurntheThinkLight

onoroff. Note:ThisfunctionissupportedonlyontheThinkPadNotebooksthathavetheThinkLight. TheonoroffstatusoftheThinkLightisshownonthescreenforafewsecondswhenyou pressFn+PgUp.

Fn+HomeThecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.

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

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Table8.Fnkeycombinations(continued)

KeycombinationDescription

Fn+EndThecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.

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:NextT rack

•Fn+leftarrowkey:PreviousTrack

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Chapter8.FRUreplacementnotices

ExternalCRUstatementtocustomers:

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

requestthatLenovoinstallsanOptional-serviceCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.

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

Thischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingandreplacingparts.Readthischaptercarefullybefore replacinganyFRU.

Screwnotices

Loosescrewscancauseareliabilityproblem.IntheThinkPadNotebook,thisproblemisaddressedwith specialnylon-coatedscrewsthathavethefollowingcharacteristics:

•Theymaintaintightconnections.

•Theydonoteasilycomeloose,evenwithshockorvibration.

•Theyarehardertotighten.

•Eachoneshouldbeusedonlyonce.

Dothefollowingwhenyouservicethismachine:

•Keepthescrewkit(fortheP/N,see“Miscellaneousparts”onpage193

•Alwaysusenewscrews.

•Useatorquescrewdriverifyouhaveone.

Tightenscrewsasfollows:

•Plastictoplastic Turnanadditional90degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceoftheplasticpart:

•Logiccardtoplastic Turnanadditional180degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceofthelogiccard:

)inyourtoolbag.

•Torquedriver Ifyouhaveatorquedriver,refertothe“T orque”columnforeachstep.

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

ofthescrewsaretightenedrmly.

•Ensuretorquescrewdriversarecalibratedcorrectlyfollowingcountryspecications.

Retainingserialnumbers

Thissectionincludesthefollowingdescriptions:

•“Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit”onpage64

•“RetainingtheUUID”onpage65

•“ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation”onpage65

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit

Whenthecomputerwasmanufactured,theEEPROMonthesystemboardwasloadedwiththeserial numbersofthesystemandallmajorcomponents.Thesenumbersneedtoremainthesamethroughout thelifeofthecomputer.

Ifyoureplacethesystemboard,youmustrestoretheserialnumberofthesystemunittoitsoriginalvalue.

Beforereplacingthesystemboard,savetheoriginalserialnumberbydoingthefollowing:

1.InstalltheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlater,andrestartthe computer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select1.SetSystemIdentication.

3.Select2.ReadS/NdatafromEEPROM.

Theserialnumberofeachdeviceinyourcomputerisdisplayed;theserialnumberofthesystemunitis listedasfollows:

•20:Serialnumber

Writedownthatnumber.

Note:Theserialnumberofthesystemunitisalsowrittenonthelabelattachedtothebottomofthecomputer.

Afteryouhavereplacedthesystemboard,restoretheserialnumberbydoingthefollowing:

1.InstalltheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlaterandrestartthe computer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select1.SetSystemIdentication.

3.Select1.AddS/NdatafromEEPROM.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

IftheMTMandProductIDnumbersdifferfromeachotherontherearlabel,usewhatisshownforthe ProductIDeld.Seeexamplebelow:

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MTMonrearlabel:

TTTT-CTOS/NSSSSSSS

ProductIDonrear label:

Intheexample,theSerialNumbertobeinputis'1STTTTMMMSSSSSSS'.

TTTT-MMM(UsethisnumberwhensettingSerialNumber)

RetainingtheUUID

TheUniversallyUniqueIdentier(UUID)isa128-bitnumberuniquelyassignedtoyourcomputerat productionandstoredintheEEPROMofyoursystemboard. ThealgorithmthatgeneratesthenumberisdesignedtoprovideuniqueIDsuntiltheyearA.D.3400.Notwo computersintheworldhavethesamenumber.

Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,youmustsettheUUIDonthenewsystemboardasfollows:

1.InstalltheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlater,andrestartthe computer.

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

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation

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

TocheckwhatECAshavebeenpreviouslyappliedtothemachine,usetheECAInformationRead/Write functionontheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlater.

1.InserttheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlater,andrestartthe computer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select6.SetECAInformation.

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

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

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

Note:OnlytheECAnumberisstoredintheEEPROM.ThemachinetypeoftheECAisassumedbethesame asthemachinetypeofthemachinethathadtheECAappliedtoit.

1.InserttheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlater,andrestartthe computer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select6.SetECAInformation.

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

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

Ifthesystemboardisbeingreplaced,trytoreadtheECAinformationfromtheoldsystemboardandtransfer theinformationtothenewsystem.Ifthesystemboardisinoperable,thiswillnotbepossible.

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Chapter9.RemovingandreplacingaFRU

ExternalCRUstatementtocustomers:

requestthatLenovoinstallsanOptional-serviceCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.

ThischapterpresentsdirectionsanddrawingsforuseinremovingandreplacingaFRU.Besuretoobserve thefollowinggeneralrules:

1.Donottrytoserviceanycomputerunlessyouhavebeentrainedandcertied.Anuntrainedpersonruns theriskofdamagingparts.

2.BeforereplacinganyFRU,reviewChapter8“FRUreplacementnotices”onpage63.

3.BeginbyremovinganyFRUsthathavetoberemovedbeforethefailingFRU.AnysuchFRUsarelisted atthetopofthepage.Removethemintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.

4.FollowthecorrectsequenceinthestepsforremovingtheFRU,asgiveninthedrawingsbythe numbersinsquarecallouts.

5.WhenturningascrewtoreplaceaFRU,turnitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.

6.WhenremovingtheFRU,moveitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.

7.T oputthenewFRUinplace,reversetheremovalprocedureandfollowanynotesthatpertainto replacement.Forinformationaboutconnectingandarranginginternalcables,seeChapter10 “Locations”onpage111.

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).

BeforeservicingThinkPadT510,T510i,andW510

Table9.RemovalstepsofSIMcard

SomemodelsoftheThinkPadT510,T510i,andW510youareservicingmighthavetheSIMcardthatthecustomer hasinstalled.

IfthecomputeryouareservicinghastheSIMcard,removeitbeforeyoustarttheservicing.

ToremovetheSIMcard,youneedtoremovethebatterypackrst.(See“1010Batterypack”onpage68

Afteryounishtheservicing,makesurethatyouinsertthecardbackintotheslotrmly.

1010Batterypack

Importantnoticeforreplacingabatterypack:

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

Theonlyexceptiontothisisifthebatterypackisphysicallydamagedoracustomerisreportingapossible safetyissue.

IfThinkVantageToolboxorLenovoSystemT oolboxisnotinstalledinthecomputer,thecustomershould downloadthisprogrambeforeanon-physicallydamagedbatterypackisreplaced.Notethataphysically damagedbatterypackisnon-warrantyreplacement.

Table10.Removalstepsofbatterypack

DANGER

Useonlythebatteryspeciedinthepartslistforyourcomputer .Anyotherbatterycouldignite orexplode.

Unlockthebatterylatch1.Holdingthebatterylatchintheunlockedposition2,removethebatterypackin thedirectionshownbyarrow3.

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Table10.Removalstepsofbatterypack(continued)

Wheninstalling:Installthebatterypackintheslot,andthenmakesurethatthebatterylatchisinthelockedposition.

1020SerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceortravelbezel

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

Table11.RemovalstepsofSerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceortravelbezel

Holdingthebaylocklatchintheunlockedposition1,slidethebayejectlatch2,andthenpullouttheSerial UltrabayEnhanceddeviceorthetravelbezelinthedirectionshownbyarrow

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1030DIMMslotcover

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

Table12.RemovalstepsofDIMMslotcover

Note:Loosenthescrews1,butdonotremovethem.

1040DIMM(bottomslot)

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1030DIMMslotcover”onpage70

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Table13.RemovalstepsofDIMM(bottomslot)

a b

Note:IfonlyoneDIMMisusedonthecomputeryouareservicing,thecardmustbeinstalledinSLOT -0(a),but notinSLOT -1(

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

1050Harddiskdriveslotcover,harddiskdriveandHDDrubberrailsor solidstatedriveandstorageconverter

b).

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

Attention:

•Donotdropthedriveorapplyanyphysicalshocktoit.Thedriveissensitivetophysicalshock. Improperhandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.

•Beforeremovingthedrive,havetheusermakeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonitifpossible.

•Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperatingorisinsuspendmode.

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Table14.Removalstepsofharddiskdriveslotcover,HDDandHDDrubberrailsorSSDandstorageconverter

Note:Loosenthescrew1,butdonotremoveit.

Table15.RemovalstepsofHDDandHDDrubberrails

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Table16.RemovalstepsofSSDandstorageconverter

Wheninstalling:MakesurethattheSSDconnectororHDDconnectorisattachedrmly.

1060Keyboard

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1030DIMMslotcover”onpage70

Table17.Removalstepsofkeyboard

StepScrew(quantity)Color

M2×14mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgfcm)

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Table17.Removalstepsofkeyboard(continued)

Pushdownthekeyboardalittletowardthearrow2untilthefrontedgeofthekeyboardisdetachedfromthe keyboardbezel.

Liftthekeyboardalittleinthedirectionshownbyarrow3,andthendetachtheconnector4.

Wheninstallingthekeyboard,doasfollows:

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Table18.Installationstepsofkeyboard

1.Attachthekeyboardconnector1.

2.Attachthekeyboardsothatthekeyboardedgesaareundertheframeasshowninthisgure.

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Table18.Installationstepsofkeyboard(continued)

3.Gentlypressthekeyswithyourthumbsandtrytoslidethekeyboardtowardyou.

4.Makesurethatthefrontsideofthekeyboard(b)ishousedrmly.

5.Securethekeyboardbytighteningthescrewsfromthebottomsideofthecomputer.

1070DIMM(upperslot)

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1030DIMMslotcover”onpage70

•“1060Keyboard”onpage73

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Table19.RemovalstepsofDIMM(upperslot)

Note:IfonlyoneDIMMisusedonthecomputeryouareservicing,thecardmustbeinstalledinSLOT -0(a),but notinSLOT -1(b).

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

1080PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1030DIMMslotcover”onpage70

•“1060Keyboard”onpage73

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Table20.RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN

Instep1,unplugthejacksbyusingtheremovaltoolantennaRFconnector(P/N:08K7159)orpicktheconnectors withyourngersandgentlyunplugthemindirectionofthearrow.

Note:Somemodelsmighthaveonlytwoantennacablesinstep

StepScrew(quantity)Color

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)Silver

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Torque

0.181Nm (1.85kgfcm)

Table20.RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN(continued)

Wheninstalling:

•InmodelswithwirelessLANcardthathastwoantennaconnectors,plugthegraycableintothejacklabeled MAINorM,andtheblackcableintothejacklabeledAUXorAonthecard.Ifthecomputeryouareservicinghas threecables,putthewhitecableinthecableprotectiontubeasshowninthisgure.

•InmodelswithwirelessLANcardthathasthreeantennaconnectors,plugthegraycable(MAIN)intothejack labeledTR1,thewhitecable(3rd)intojacklabeledROorTR3,andtheblackcable(AUX)intojacklabeled

TR2onthecard.

1090PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1030DIMMslotcover”onpage70

•“1060Keyboard”onpage73

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Table21.RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN

Instep1,unplugthejacksbyusingtheremovaltoolantennaRFconnector(P/N:08K7159)orpicktheconnectors withyourngersandgentlyunplugthemindirectionofthearrow.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)Silver

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Torque

0.181Nm (1.85kgfcm)

Table21.RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN(continued)

Wheninstalling:PlugtheorangecableintothejacklabeledMAIN,andthebluecableintothejacklabeledAUX onthecard.

1100Keyboardbezelassembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1030DIMMslotcover”onpage70

•“1060Keyboard”onpage73

Attention:Beforeremovingthekeyboardbezelassembly,makesurethatyouhaveremovedExpressCard blankbezeloranycardintheslot.

Table22.RemovalstepsofExpressCardblankbezelorExpressCard

WhenyoupresstheExpressCardblankbezelorExpressCard1,itpopsout2.

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Table22.RemovalstepsofExpressCardblankbezelorExpressCard(continued)

Wheninstalling:Makesurethatthebezelorthecardiscorrectlyorientedasshowninthisgure.

Table23.Removalstepsofkeyboardbezelassembly

Note:Thespeakerassemblyisattachedtothekeyboardbezel.

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Table23.Removalstepsofkeyboardbezelassembly(continued)

StepScrew(quantity)Color

M2×4mm,bind-head,nylon-coated(4)

M2×14mm,bind-head,nylon-coated(7)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgfcm)

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgfcm)

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Table23.Removalstepsofkeyboardbezelassembly(continued)

1110Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2.1)

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1060Keyboard”onpage73

•“1100Keyboardbezelassembly”onpage81

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Table24.RemovalstepsofBDC-2.1

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Wheninstalling:Makesurethattheconnectorisattachedrmly.

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)Silver

Torque

0.181Nm (1.85kgfcm)

1120Backupbattery

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1030DIMMslotcover”onpage70

•“1060Keyboard”onpage73

•“1100Keyboardbezelassembly”onpage81

DANGER

Useonlythebatteryspeciedinthepartslistforyourcomputer.Anyotherbatterycouldignite orexplode.

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Table25.Removalstepsofbackupbattery

Wheninstalling:Makesurethatthebatteryconnectorisattachedrmly.

1130SmartCardorContactlessSmartCardorSmartCarddummy spacer

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1030DIMMslotcover”onpage70

•“1060Keyboard”onpage73

•“1100Keyboardbezelassembly”onpage81

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Table26.RemovalstepsofSmartCard

StepScrew(quantity)Color

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(4)Silver

Torque

0.181Nm (1.85kgfcm)

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Table27.RemovalstepsofdummycardandContactlessSmartCard

StepScrew(quantity)Color

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(4)Silver

Torque

0.181Nm (1.85kgfcm)

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Table28.Removalstepsofdummycardandspacer

StepScrew(quantity)Color

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(4)Silver

Torque

0.181Nm (1.85kgfcm)

1140Speakerassembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1030DIMMslotcover”onpage70

•“1060Keyboard”onpage73

•“1100Keyboardbezelassembly”onpage81

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Table29.Removalstepsofspeakerassembly

StepScrew(quantity)Color

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(4)Silver

Torque

0.181Nm (1.85kgfcm)

Wheninstalling:Makesurethatthespeakerconnectorisattachedrmly.Thenroutethecablesandsecure themproperlyasshowninthegureabove.

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1150Thermalmodule

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1030DIMMslotcover”onpage70

•“1060Keyboard”onpage73

•“1100Keyboardbezelassembly”onpage81

•“1140Speakerassembly”onpage89

Table30.Removalstepsofthermalmodule

Wheninstalling:Makesurethattheconnectorsareattachedrmly.

Note:Loosenthescrews

thosemodels,skipthestep

4ato4dinorder,butdonotremovethem.Somemodelsdonothavescrews5.For

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Table30.Removalstepsofthermalmodule(continued)

Wheninstalling:Beforeyouattachthefanassemblytothecomputer,applythermalgrease,atanamountof0.2 grams,onthepartsmarkedaasinthefollowinggures.Eithertoomuchortoolessapplicationofgreasecan causeathermalproblemduetoimperfectcontactwithacomponent.ForthenewCPUthermaldevice/fan,you needtopeelthethinlmofffromtherubbersmarkedb.

ForSwitchableGraphicsmodels:

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Table30.Removalstepsofthermalmodule(continued)

ForIntegratedGraphicsmodels:

ForWorkstationmodels:

1160CPU

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1030DIMMslotcover”onpage70

•“1060Keyboard”onpage73

•“1100Keyboardbezelassembly”onpage81

•“1140Speakerassembly”onpage89

•“1150Thermalmodule”onpage91

Attention:CPUisextremelysensitive.WhenyouservicetheCPU,avoidanykindofroughhandling.

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Table31.RemovalstepsofCPU

1 a

Rotatetheheadofthescrewinthedirectionshownbyarrow1toreleasethelock;thenremovetheCPU2.

Wheninstalling:PlacetheCPUontheCPUsocket,andthenrotatetheheadofthescrewinthedirectionshown byarrowatosecuretheCPU.

1170LCDunit

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1030DIMMslotcover”onpage70

•“1050Harddiskdriveslotcover,harddiskdriveandHDDrubberrailsorsolidstatedriveandstorage converter”onpage71

•“1060Keyboard”onpage73

•“1080PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN”onpage77

•“1090PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN”onpage79

•“1100Keyboardbezelassembly”onpage81

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Lenovo T510, T510I, W510 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Aboutthismanual

Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Generalsafety

Electricalsafety

Safetyinspectionguide

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge

Groundingrequirements

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)

Lasercompliancestatement(multilingualtranslations)

Chapter2.Importantserviceinformation

StrategyforreplacingFRUs

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard

Howtouseerrormessage

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,andGAV

Chapter3.Generalcheckout

Checkoutguide

DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox(LenovoSystemT oolbox)

PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery

FRUtests

Powersystemcheckout

Checkingtheacadapter

Checkingoperationalcharging

Checkingthebatterypack

Checkingthebackupbattery

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecoveryDiscSet

Passwords

Power-onpassword

Hard-diskpassword

Supervisorpassword

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword

Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword

Powermanagement

Screenblankmode

Sleep(standby)mode

Hibernationmode

Symptom-to-FRUindex

Numericerrorcodes

Errormessages

Beepsymptoms

No-beepsymptoms

LCD-relatedsymptoms

Intermittentproblems

Undeterminedproblems

CreatingRAIDvolumes

DeletingRAIDvolumes

Chapter6.Statusindicators

Chapter7.Fnkeycombinations

Chapter8.FRUreplacementnotices

Screwnotices

Retainingserialnumbers

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit

RetainingtheUUID

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation

Chapter9.RemovingandreplacingaFRU

BeforeservicingThinkPadT510,T510i,andW510

1010Batterypack

1020SerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceortravelbezel

1030DIMMslotcover

1040DIMM(bottomslot)

1050Harddiskdriveslotcover,harddiskdriveandHDDrubberrailsor solidstatedriveandstorageconverter

1060Keyboard

1070DIMM(upperslot)

1080PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN

1090PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN

1100Keyboardbezelassembly

1110Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2.1)

1120Backupbattery

1130SmartCardorContactlessSmartCardorSmartCarddummy spacer

1140Speakerassembly

1150Thermalmodule

1160CPU

1170LCDunit