Lenovo T510, T510I, W510 User Manual

ThinkPadT510,T510i,andW510
HardwareMaintenanceManual

Note

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformationunder
AppendixA“Notices”onpage205.

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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.

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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.

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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

PC-DOCTOR 2.0 Copyright 2008 PC-Doctor, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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

Wireless LAN

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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Pin

1

2

3

(20V)

1+20

20

3

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(+)

3

4

5

6(-)

7(-)

1+0to+12.6

7

Voltage(Vdc)

Ground(-)

3.Ifthevoltageislessthan+11.0Vdc,thebatterypackhasbeendischarged.

Note:Rechargingwilltakeatleast3hours,eveniftheindicatordoesnotturnon.

Ifthevoltageisstilllessthan+11.0Vdcafterrecharging,replacethebattery.

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

Checkingthebackupbattery

Dothefollowing:

1.Poweroffthecomputer,andunplugtheacadapterfromit.

2.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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Windowsoperating

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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

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation43

•“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.

Systemboard.

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.

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

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation47

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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52ThinkPadT510,T510i,andW510HardwareMaintenanceManual

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:

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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

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8

3 4 5 621

9

12 11 10

Thischapterpresentsthesystemstatusindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthecomputer.

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Table7.Statusindicators

IndicatorMeaning

1

Speakermute

Orange:

Thespeakerisonmute.Tosetthe
speakersonmuteorunmute,pressthe
speakermutebutton.

2

Microphonemute

Orange:

Themicrophoneisonmute.Noneofthe
recordingdevicesisavailablewhilethe
microphonemuteisonbydefault.

3

WirelessLAN,
WirelessWAN,or
WiMAXstatus

Green:ThewirelessLANfeature(theIEEE

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

Blinkinggreen:Dataisbeingtransmitted.

4

Bluetoothwireless
orWirelessUSB
status

Green:

TheBluetoothwirelessfeatureison,and
theradiolinkisreadyforuse.

Blinkinggreen:Dataisbeingtransmitted.

5

Deviceaccess

Green:

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

Note:Donotmovethesystemwhilethegreendeviceaccesslightison.Sudden
physicalshockcouldcausedriveerrors.

6

Poweron

Green:

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

7

SerialUltrabay
Enhanceddevice

Green:ASerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceis

status

Blinkinggreen:

Turnoff:

8

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

9

Capslock

Green:CapsLockmodeisenabled.T oenable

ordisableCapsLockmode,pressthe
CapsLockkey.

10

Sleep(standbyfor
WindowsXP)status

Green:Thecomputerisinsleep(standby)mode.

Blinkinggreen:

Thecomputerisenteringsleep(standby)
modeorhibernationmode,oris
resumingnormaloperation.

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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.

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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.

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TodisablethisfunctionandusetheFn+F7keycombinationforswitchingadisplayoutput
location,startPresentationDirector,andchangethesettings.

Note:IfthecomputerisanWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportpresentationschemes,
howevertheFn+F7combinationmightstillbeusedtoswitchdisplayoutputlocation.

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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.

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

Fn+SpacebarEnabletheFullScreenMagnierfunction.

Fn+PrtScHavethesamefunctionastheSysRqkey.

Fn+ScrLk

Enableordisablethenumerickeypad.Theindicatorofnumericlockwillbedisplayedon
thescreen.

Fn+Pause

Fn+cursorkeys

HavethesamefunctionastheBreakkey.

ThesekeycombinationsworkwithWindowsMediaPlayer.Theyhavethefollowingfunctions:

•Fn+downarrowkey:PlayorPause

•Fn+uparrowkey:Stop

•Fn+rightarrowkey: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.

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•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:

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.

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).

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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)

3

21

3

2

1

Wheninstalling:Installthebatterypackintheslot,andthenmakesurethatthebatterylatchisinthelockedposition.

1020SerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceortravelbezel

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

Table11.RemovalstepsofSerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceortravelbezel

Holdingthebaylocklatchintheunlockedposition1,slidethebayejectlatch2,andthenpullouttheSerial
UltrabayEnhanceddeviceorthetravelbezelinthedirectionshownbyarrow

3.

Chapter9.RemovingandreplacingaFRU69

1030DIMMslotcover

1

2

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

Table12.RemovalstepsofDIMMslotcover

Note:Loosenthescrews1,butdonotremovethem.

1040DIMM(bottomslot)

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1030DIMMslotcover”onpage70

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Table13.RemovalstepsofDIMM(bottomslot)

1

1

2

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

2

1

3

4

4

Note:Loosenthescrew1,butdonotremoveit.

Table15.RemovalstepsofHDDandHDDrubberrails

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Table16.RemovalstepsofSSDandstorageconverter

5

4

1

1

Wheninstalling:MakesurethattheSSDconnectororHDDconnectorisattachedrmly.

1060Keyboard

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1030DIMMslotcover”onpage70

Table17.Removalstepsofkeyboard

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M2×14mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgfcm)

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Table17.Removalstepsofkeyboard(continued)

2

3

4

Pushdownthekeyboardalittletowardthearrow2untilthefrontedgeofthekeyboardisdetachedfromthe
keyboardbezel.

Liftthekeyboardalittleinthedirectionshownbyarrow3,andthendetachtheconnector4.

Wheninstallingthekeyboard,doasfollows:

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Table18.Installationstepsofkeyboard

1

a

a

1.Attachthekeyboardconnector1.

2.Attachthekeyboardsothatthekeyboardedgesaareundertheframeasshowninthisgure.

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Table18.Installationstepsofkeyboard(continued)

b

b

b

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)

1

1

2

a

b

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

Chapter9.RemovingandreplacingaFRU77

Table20.RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN

1

1

1

2

2

3

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

Note:Somemodelsmighthaveonlytwoantennacablesinstep

1.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

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

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Torque

0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)

Table20.RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN(continued)

4

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

Chapter9.RemovingandreplacingaFRU79

Table21.RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN

1

1

2

3

2

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

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

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

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Torque

0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)

Table21.RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN(continued)

4

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)

1

2

Wheninstalling:Makesurethatthebezelorthecardiscorrectlyorientedasshowninthisgure.

Table23.Removalstepsofkeyboardbezelassembly

Note:Thespeakerassemblyisattachedtothekeyboardbezel.

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Table23.Removalstepsofkeyboardbezelassembly(continued)

1

2

2

2

1

1

1

2

2

4

3

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

2

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)

7

6

5

5

6

1110Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2.1)

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1060Keyboard”onpage73

•“1100Keyboardbezelassembly”onpage81

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Table24.RemovalstepsofBDC-2.1

2

1

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

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.

Chapter9.RemovingandreplacingaFRU85

Table25.Removalstepsofbackupbattery

1

2

Wheninstalling:Makesurethatthebatteryconnectorisattachedrmly.

1130SmartCardorContactlessSmartCardorSmartCarddummy spacer

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1030DIMMslotcover”onpage70

•“1060Keyboard”onpage73

•“1100Keyboardbezelassembly”onpage81

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Table26.RemovalstepsofSmartCard

4

3

3

1

2

6

5

5

StepScrew(quantity)Color

3

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

Torque

0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)

Chapter9.RemovingandreplacingaFRU87

Table27.RemovalstepsofdummycardandContactlessSmartCard

4

5

3

3

1

2

7

6

6

StepScrew(quantity)Color

3

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

Torque

0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)

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Table28.Removalstepsofdummycardandspacer

2

3

1

1

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

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

Torque

0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)

1140Speakerassembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1030DIMMslotcover”onpage70

•“1060Keyboard”onpage73

•“1100Keyboardbezelassembly”onpage81

Chapter9.RemovingandreplacingaFRU89

Table29.Removalstepsofspeakerassembly

1

1

1

1

3

2

2

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

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

Torque

0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)

Wheninstalling:Makesurethatthespeakerconnectorisattachedrmly.Thenroutethecablesandsecure
themproperlyasshowninthegureabove.

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1150Thermalmodule

1

2

3

4b

4a

4c

4d

5

5

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

5.

Chapter9.RemovingandreplacingaFRU91

Table30.Removalstepsofthermalmodule(continued)

6

a

a

b

b

b

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

ForSwitchableGraphicsmodels:

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Table30.Removalstepsofthermalmodule(continued)

a

a

a

ForIntegratedGraphicsmodels:

ForWorkstationmodels:

1160CPU

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1030DIMMslotcover”onpage70

•“1060Keyboard”onpage73

•“1100Keyboardbezelassembly”onpage81

•“1140Speakerassembly”onpage89

•“1150Thermalmodule”onpage91

Attention:CPUisextremelysensitive.WhenyouservicetheCPU,avoidanykindofroughhandling.

Chapter9.RemovingandreplacingaFRU93

Table31.RemovalstepsofCPU

2

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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