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HardwareMaintenanceManual

ThinkPad10

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation

underAppendixA“Notices”onpage79.

ThirdEdition(December2014)

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Contents

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

Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1

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

Electricalsafety...............1

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

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic

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

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

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4

Chapter2.Importantservice

information..............19

StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........19

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem

board................19

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,specialbid

model,andstandardmodels.........20

Productdefinition............20

FRUidentification............20

Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....23

Whattodofirst..............23

Checkoutguide..............24

Powersystemcheckout...........24

Checkingthebuilt-inbatteryandoperational

charging...............24

Checkingtheacpoweradapter......25

Chapter4.Relatedservice

information..............27

Recoveryoverview.............27

Refreshingyourtablet..........27

Resettingyourtablettothefactorydefault

settings................27

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....28

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

8.1failstostart.............28

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....28

Supervisorpassword............29

Symptom-to-FRUindex...........30

Numericerrorcodes..........31

Intermittentproblems..........31

Undeterminedproblems.........32

LocatingFRUsandCRUs..........34

MajorFRUs..............35

Miscellaneouskitsandotherparts.....36

LookingupFRUinformation.........37

Chapter6.FRUreplacement

notices................39

Screwnotices...............39

Retainingserialnumbers...........40

Chapter7.Removingorreplacinga

FRU..................41

Generalguidelines.............41

Beforeservicingthetablet..........42

1010USB-connectorcoverand

SIM-card-and-SD-cardcover.........44

1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcard

reader..................46

1030Rear-facingcamera..........55

1040Fingerprint-readercard.........55

1050T ouch-sensorcable..........56

1060Docking-support-cardcable.......57

1070Digitizercable.............57

1080Docking-supportcard.........58

1090WirelessWANcard..........58

1100Camera-cardcable...........59

1110Cameracardandfront-facingcamera...60

1120Built-inbattery............61

1130DC-incardwithUSBconnector.....62

1140Speakersassembly..........63

1150NFCcardandNFCcable........65

1160Systemboard.............66

1170NFC-antennacable..........69

1180GPS-antennacable..........70

1190Wireless-WANantennaassembly.....71

1200Wireless-LANantennaassembly.....73

1210Basebracket.............76

1220DC-in-card-with-USB-connectorcableand

LCDmodule...............77

AppendixA.Notices..........79

Electronicemissionnotices..........80

Trademarks................80

Chapter5.Locations.........33

Locatingtabletcontrols,connectors,and

indicators.................33

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acronymtable.............81

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad

Machine

ThinkPad10

Machinetype(MT)

20C1and20C3

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products.

Important:

•ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPadproducts.Use

thismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.

•BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safety

information”onpage1

andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage19.

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservice
aThinkPadtabletcomputer.

•“Generalsafety”onpage1

•“Electricalsafety”onpage1

•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage3

•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3

•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4

•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4

Generalsafety

Followtheserulestoensuregeneralsafety:

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareaofthemachinesduringandaftermaintenance.

•Whenliftinganyheavyobject:

1.Makesurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping.

2.Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.

3.Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouattempttolift.

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

youthinkistooheavyforyou.

•Donotperformanyactionthatcauseshazardstothecustomer,orthatmakestheequipmentunsafe.

•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.

•Reinstallotherpartsthatyouhaveremoved.

Electricalsafety

Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.

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•Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoftmaterial
thatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.

•Manycustomershave,neartheirequipment,rubberfloormatsthatcontainsmallconductivefibersto
decreaseelectrostaticdischarges.Donotusethistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.

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

•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.

•Disconnectallpowerbefore:
–Performingamechanicalinspection
–Workingnearpowersupplies
–Removingorinstallingmainunits

•Beforeyoustarttoworkonthemachine,disconnectthepowercord.Ifyoucannotunplugit,poweroff
thewallboxthatsuppliespowertothemachine,andlockthewallboxintheoffposition.

•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

metalfloorstripsandmachineframes.
Observethespecialsafetyprecautionswhenyouworkwithveryhighvoltages;Instructionsforthese
precautionsareinthesafetysectionsofmaintenanceinformation.Useextremecarewhenmeasuring
highvoltages.

•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.

•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.

•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.

•Alwayslookcarefullyforpossiblehazardsinyourworkarea.Examplesofthesehazardsaremoistfloors,
nongroundedpowerextensioncables,powersurges,andmissingsafetygrounds.

•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereflectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis
conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.

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

•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs:
–Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself.
–Switchoffpower.
–Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.

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Safetyinspectionguide

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

Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand
whetheryoucancontinuewithoutfirstcorrectingtheproblem.

Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:

•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock)

•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcapacitor

•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware

Todeterminewhetherthereareanypotentiallyunsafeconditions,usethefollowingchecklistatthebeginning
ofeveryservicetask.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroffandthepowercorddisconnected.

Checklist:

1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).

2.T urnoffthetablet.

3.Disconnectthepowersupplyofthebuilt-inbatterybypressingtheemergencyresetbuttoninsidethe
emergencyresetholeusingastraightenedpaperclip.

4.Disconnectthepowercord.

5.Checkthepowercordforthefollowing:

a.Makesurethatathird-wiregroundconnectorisingoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethe

third-wiregroundcontinuity,andmakesurethatthecontinuitybetweentheexternalgroundpinand
theframegroundis0.1ohmorless.

b.Thepowercordisthetypespecifiedinthepartslist.

c.Insulationisnotfrayedorworn.

6.RemovetheLCDmoduleassembly.

7.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbuilt-inbatteries.

8.Checkforanyobviousnon-ThinkPadalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany
non-ThinkPadalterations.

9.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalfilings,contamination,wateror
otherliquids,orsignsoffireorsmokedamage.

10.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

11.Checkthatthebuilt-inbatteryfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge

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

Notes:

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1.Useproduct-specificESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.

2.MakesurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertified(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.

WhenhandlingESD-sensitiveparts:

•Keepthepartsinprotectivepackagesuntiltheyareinsertedintotheproduct.

•Avoidcontactwithotherpeople.

•Wearagroundedwriststrapagainstyourskintoeliminatestaticonyourbody.

•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeeven
whenyouarewearingawriststrap.

•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen
handlingESD-sensitivedevices.

•Selectagroundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecific
servicerequirement.

Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.

–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.

–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor

referencepoint.Y oucanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.

–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedtablets.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingofthetabletisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeverifiedbyacertifiedelectrician.

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)

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•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

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•German

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Chapter2.Importantserviceinformation

Thischapterintroducesfollowingimportantserviceinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupported
bythismanual:

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUs”onpage19
–“Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard”onpage19

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,specialbidmodel,andstandardmodels”onpage20
–“Productdefinition”onpage20
–“FRUidentification”onpage20

Important:

•AdvisecustomerstovisittheLenovo
softwarefixes,downloadthedrivers,andfollowtheon-screeninstructionstoinstallthedrivers.For
additionalassistance,customersmightcalltheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.Telephonenumbersfor
theLenovoSupportCenterareavailableat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone

•ServicetrainingdocumentsforLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansareavailableatthefollowingWeb
site.ThedisassemblyandreassemblyvideosthatshowtheFRUremovalandreplacementprocedures
arecontainedinthedocuments.
http://www.lenovoservicetraining.com

StrategyforreplacingFRUs

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SupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttoviewthe

Beforereplacingparts:

Ensurethatallsoftwarefixes,drivers,andUEFIBIOSdownloadsareinstalledbeforereplacinganyFRUs
listedinthismanual.

Afterasystemboardisreplaced,ensurethatthelatestUEFIBIOSisloadedtothesystemboardbefore
completingtheserviceaction.

Todownloadsoftwarefixes,drivers,andUEFIBIOS,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversand
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

•IfyouareinstructedtoreplaceaFRUbutthereplacementdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,reinstallthe
originalFRUbeforeyoucontinue.

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

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

Attention:Thesetupconfigurationonthetabletyouareservicingmayhavebeencustomized.Running
AutomaticConfigurationmayalterthesettings.Notethecurrentconfigurationsettings(usingtheView
Configurationoption);then,whenservicehasbeencompleted,verifythatthosesettingsremainineffect.

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard

Attention:Whenhandlingasystemboard:

•Donotdropasystemboardorapplyanyexcessiveforcetoit.

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•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.

•AvoidbendingasystemboardandhardpushingtopreventcrackingateachBallGridArray(BGA)chipset.

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,specialbidmodel,andstandard models

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutthemodeltypesandFRUidentification.

Productdefinition

Thistopicintroducesdifferentmodeltypesandhowtoidentifyeachtype.

DynamicConfigureT oOrder(CTO)

ThismodelprovidestheabilityforacustomertoconfigureaLenovosolutionfromawebsite,andhavethis
configurationsenttofulfillment,whereitisbuiltandshippeddirectlytothecustomer.Themachinelabeland
eSupportwillloadtheseproductsasthe4-characterMT,4-charactermodeland2-charactercountrycode.
Themodelis“CTO1”andthedefaultcountrycodeis“WW”(example:20AACTO1WW).

Specialbidmodel

ThismodelisauniqueconfigurationthathasbeennegotiatedbetweenLenovoandthecustomer.Aunique
MTMconsistsofa4-characterMT ,a4-charactermodel,andanumeric2-charactercountrycodeisprovided
tothecustomertoplaceorders(example:20AA000955).Thecountrycodeassignedisnumericanddoes
notdesignateaspecificcountryorregion.ThecustommodelfactsheetfortheMTMindicateswhichcountry
thespecialbidMTMissetupfor.Specialbidofferingisnotgenerallyannounced.

Standardmodel

Standardmodels(fixedconfiguration)areannouncedandofferedtoallcustomers.TheMTMportionofthe
machinelabelconsistsofa4-characterMT,a4-charactermodel,andanalphabetic2-charactercountry
code.Thecountrycodeassignedisalphabeticandrepresentsadesignatedcountryorregion(example:
20AA0009UK).

FRUidentification

UseLenovoeSupporttoidentifymajorFRUs,FRUpartnumbers,andFRUdescriptionsforaproductat
anMT-serialnumberlevel.ExamplesofmajorFRUsareharddiskdrive,systemboard,andliquidcrystal
display(LCD).

ToidentifythemajorFRUsforaproduct,dothefollowing:

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

2.T apWarranty&Services.

3.T apCheckWarrantyStatus.

4.OntheWarrantyStatusLookuppage,tapPartsLookup.

5.T ypeyourmachinetypeandserialnumber,andthentapSubmit.

eSupportalsocanbeusedtoviewthegeneralFRUlistforaproduct.

TogetthegeneralFRUlistforaproduct,dothefollowing:

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

2.T apParts&Accessories.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoselectproduct.

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4.T apProductandPartsDetail.

5.OnthePRODUCTANDPARTSDET AILpage,tapPartsDetailtabtoviewtheFRUlist.

Note:TheFRUlistisagenerallistofcomponentsanddoesnotcontainspecificmodelinformation.

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Chapter3.Generalcheckout

Thischapterintroducesfollowinginformation:

•“Whattodofirst”onpage23

•“Checkoutguide”onpage24

•“Powersystemcheckout”onpage24

Beforeyougotothecheckoutguide,besuretoreadthefollowingimportantnotes.

Important:

•Onlycertifiedtrainedpersonnelshouldservicethecomputer.

•BeforereplacinganyFRU,readtheentirepageonremovingandreplacingFRUs.

•WhenyoureplaceFRUs,usenewnylon-coatedscrews.

•Beextremelycarefulduringsuchwriteoperationsascopying,saving,orformatting.

•ReplaceaFRUonlywithanotherFRUofthecorrectmodel.WhenyoureplaceaFRU,ensurethatthe
modelofthemachineandtheFRUpartnumberarecorrectbyreferringtotheFRUpartslist.

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

•Becarefulnottoreplaceanon-defectiveFRU.

Whattodofirst

WhenyoudoreturnaFRU,youmustincludethefollowinginformationinthepartsexchangeformor
partsreturnformthatyouattachtoit:

1.Nameandphonenumberofservicetechnician

2.Dateofservice

3.Dateonwhichthemachinefailed

4.Dateofpurchase

5.FailingFRUnameandpartnumber

6.Machinetype,modelnumber,andserialnumber

7.Customer'snameandaddress

Note:Duringthewarrantyperiod,thecustomermayberesponsibleforrepaircostsifthetabletdamage
wascausedbymisuse,accident,modification,unsuitablephysicaloroperatingenvironment,orimproper
maintenancebythecustomer.Followingisalistofsomecommonitemsthatarenotcoveredunderwarranty
andsomesymptomsthatmightindicatethatthesystemwassubjectedtostressbeyondnormaluse.

Beforecheckingproblemswiththetablet,determinewhetherthedamageiscoveredunderthewarrantyby
referringtothefollowinglist:

Thefollowingarenotcoveredunderwarranty:

•LCDpanelcrackedfromtheapplicationofexcessiveforceorfrombeingdropped

•Scratched(cosmetic)parts

•Distortion,deformation,ordiscolorationofthecosmeticparts

•Plasticparts,latches,pins,orconnectorsthathavebeencrackedorbrokenbyexcessiveforce

•Damagecausedbyliquidspilledintothesystem

•DamagecausedbytheimproperinsertionofaPCCardortheinstallationofanincompatiblecard

•Fusesblownbyattachmentofanonsupporteddevice

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•Forgottentabletpassword(makingthetabletunusable)

•Stickykeyscausedbyspillingaliquid

•Damagecausedduetouseofanincorrectacadapter

Thefollowingsymptommightindicatedamagecausedbynonwarrantedactivities:

•Missingpartsmightbeasymptomofunauthorizedserviceormodification.

Checkoutguide

UsethefollowingproceduresasaguideinidentifyingandcorrectingproblemswiththeThinkPadtablet
computers.

Note:ThediagnostictestsareintendedtotestonlyThinkPadproducts.Theuseofnon- ThinkPadproducts,
prototypecards,ormodifiedoptionscanleadtofalseindicationsoferrorsandinvalidsystemresponses.

1.Identifythefailingsymptomsinasmuchdetailaspossible.

2.Verifythesymptoms.Trytore-createthefailurebyrunningthediagnostictestorbyrepeatingthe
operation.

Powersystemcheckout

Toverifyasymptom,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthetablet.

2.Connecttheacpoweradapter.

3.T urnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercanbeturnedon,itmeansthateitherthebatteryortheac
poweradapterisfunctional.

4.Insertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergencyresetholetoresetthecomputer.Ifthecomputeris
stillpoweredon,itmeansthattheacpoweradapterisfunctional.

5.T urnoffthetablet.

6.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandturnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercanbeturnedon,it
meansthatthebatteryisfunctional.

Ifyoususpectapowerproblem,seetheappropriateoneofthefollowingpowersupplycheckouts:

•“Checkingthebuilt-inbatteryandoperationalcharging”onpage24

•“Checkingtheacpoweradapter”onpage25

Checkingthebuilt-inbatteryandoperationalcharging

Thiscomputersupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspecificsystemandmanufacturedby
Lenovooranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesigned
forothersystems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemsisinstalled,the
systemwillnotcharge.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and
providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

ThebatterystatusiconintheWindows
power.

Tocheckfordetailedbatterystatusinformation,opentheLenovoSettingsprogramandtapPower.

Tocheckwhetherthebatterychargesproperlyduringoperation,dothefollowing:

1.Ensurethatthetabletfailureisnotcausedbyexhaustedbatterypower.

2.Resetthetabletbyinsertingastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergencyresethole.Thenpressthe
powerbutton.Ifthetabletcannotbeturnedon,continuewiththenextstep.

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3.ClearComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor(CMOS)byinsertingastraightenedpaperclipinto

(12V)

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3

2

theemergencyresetholeandpressingtheWindowsbuttonatthesametime.

4.Pressthepowerbutton.Ifthetabletcannotbeturnedon,continuewiththenextstep.

5.Connecttheacpoweradapterandpressthepowerbutton.

•Ifthetabletisturnedon,disconnecttheacpoweradapterfromthetablet.Ifthetabletturnsoff,it
meansthatthebuilt-inbatteryfails.

•Ifthetabletcannotbeturnedon,replacethebuilt-inbatterywithanotherone.Ifthetabletcanstart
upwiththenewbatteryinstalled,itmeansthattheoriginalbatteryfails.

Checkingtheacpoweradapter

Whenyouusetheacpoweradaptertochargethetabletbutnopowerischarged,seetheinstructionsinthis
topictochecktheacpoweradapter.

Tochecktheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:

1.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterfromthetablet.

2.Measuretheoutputvoltageattheplugoftheacpoweradapter.Refertothefollowingillustration:

Pin

1+12

20

3

3.Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacetheacpoweradapter.

4.Ifthevoltageisacceptable,replacethesystemboard.

Voltage(Vdc)

Ground

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Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsthefollowinginformation:

•“Recoveryoverview”onpage27

•“Supervisorpassword”onpage29

•“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage30

Recoveryoverview

Thissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedonyourtablet.

AWindowsrecoveryimageispreinstalledintherecoverypartitiononyourtablet.TheWindowsrecovery
imageenablesyoutorefreshyourtablet,orresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.

YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsorreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryimage.Withthe
recoverymedia,youcantroubleshootandfixtheproblemsonyourtabletevenifyoucannotstartthe
Windows8.1operatingsystem.Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.For
moreinformation,see“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage28

Refreshingyourtablet

Ifyourtabletdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,you
canrefreshyourtabletwithoutlosingyourpersonalfilesorchangingyoursettings.

Attention:Ifyourefreshyourtablet,theprogramsthatcamewithyourtabletandtheprogramsthatyou
installedfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.

.

Torefreshyourtablet,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.T ap

Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙Updateandrecovery➙Recovery.

2.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourfilessection,tapGetstarted.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentorefreshyourtablet.

Resettingyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings

Ifyouwanttorecycleyourtabletorjuststartover,youcanresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.
Resettingthetabletwillreinstalltheoperatingsystem,reinstallalltheprogramsthatcamewithyourtablet,
andresetallthesettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.

Attention:Ifyouresetthetablettothefactorydefaultsettings,allyourpersonalfilesandsettingswillbe
deleted.Toavoiddataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Toresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.T ap

Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙Updateandrecovery➙Recovery.

2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,tapGetstarted.ThentapNexttoconfirm
theoperation.

3.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:

•T operformaquickformat,tapJustremovemyfilestostarttheprocess.Theprocesswilltake

severalminutes.

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•T operformacompleteformat,tapFullycleanthedrivetostarttheprocess.Theprocesswill
takeseveralhours.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions

Withtheadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethefirmwaresettingsofthetablet,changethestartup
settingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthetabletfromanexternaldevice,orrestoretheWindows
operatingsystemfromasystemimage.

Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.T ap

Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙Updateandrecovery➙Recovery.

2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,tapRestartnow➙T roubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.

3.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8.1failstostart

TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourtabletiscapableofoperatingindependentlyfromtheWindows

8.1operatingsystem.ThisenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystemeveniftheWindows8.1
operatingsystemfailstostart.

Aftertwoconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomatically.Then
youcanchooserepairandrecoveryoptionsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Ensurethatyourtabletisconnectedtoacpowerduringtherecoveryprocess.

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsfortheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentandtheWindows
recoveryimage.Ifyoucannotstartthetablet,youcanuserecoverymediatotroubleshootandfixthe
problemsonyourtablet.

Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Onceyoucreaterecoverymedia,
keeptheminasafeplaceanddonotusethemtostoreotherdata.

Creatingrecoverymedia

Tocreaterecoverymedia,youneedaUSBdrivewithatleast16GBofstorage.TherequiredUSBcapacity
dependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.

Attention:CreatingrecoverymediawilldeleteanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.T oavoiddataloss,makea
backupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Tocreaterecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourtabletisconnectedtoacpower.

1.Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms,and
tapSearch.

2.T yperecoveryintheSearchfieldandtaptheSearchbutton.ThentapCreatearecoverydrive.

3.T apYesintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.

4.EnsurethatyouselecttheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option.
ThentapNext.

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Important:IfyoucleartheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option,

youwillcreaterecoverymediawithouttherecoverypartitioncontent.Y oustillcanstartthetablet
fromtherecoverymedia,butyoumightbeunabletorecoveryourtabletiftherecoverypartitionon
yourtabletisdamaged.

5.ConnectaproperUSBdrivethentapNext.

6.T apCreateintheRecoveryDrivewindow.Thecreationoftherecoverymediastarts.

7.Whenthecreationoftherecoverymediafinishes,dooneofthefollowing:

•T okeeptherecoverypartitiononyourtablet,tapFinish.

•T odeletetherecoverypartitiononyourtablet,tapDeletetherecoverypartition.

Attention:Ifyoudeletetherecoverypartitiononyourtablet,dokeeptherecoverymediainasafe
place.TheWindowsrecoveryimagewillnotbestoredinyourtabletanymore,andyouwillneedthe
recoverymediatorefreshorresetyourtablet.

8.RemovetheUSBdrive.Therecoverymediaarecreatedsuccessfully.

Usingrecoverymedia

Ifyoucannotstartyourtablet,orifyoucannotstarttheWindowsrecoveryimageonyourtablet,use
recoverymediatorecoveryourtablet.

Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourtabletisconnectedtoacpower.

1.Pressthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametimewhenyouturnonthetablet.

2.TheThinkPadT abletSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

3.T apStartup.

4.IntheBootsubmenu,dragtherecoverydrivetothefirstplacetoselectitasthebootdevice.

5.Saveconfigurationchangesandrestartthetablet.

6.Followingtheinstructionsonthescreentorecoverthetablet.

FormoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbytheWindows8.1operatingsystem,goto:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=263800

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.
Withoutit,noonecanchangetheconfigurationofthecomputer.

IfyouhavesetasupervisorpasswordintheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram,youareprompttoentera
supervisorpasswordwhenyoustarttheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram.

Note:ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadtabletcomputers
tomakeadministrationeasier.

Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword

Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.

Toset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenfiles,andexitallapplications.

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3.Pressthepowerbuttonandthevolume-upbuttonatthesametimewhenyouturnonthetablet.

4.TheThinkPadT abletSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.T apSecurity.

6.InthePasswordsubmenu,tapEnternexttoSupervisorPassword.

7.Awindowopens,promptingyoutoenteranewpassword.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthe
following:

•T osetapassword,dothefollowing:

a.ChooseyoursupervisorpasswordandtypeitintheEnterNewPasswordfield.

b.Tapthenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

•T ochangeapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.

b.IntheEnterNewPasswordfield,typethenewsupervisorpassword;thenretypethepassword

youjustenteredtoverifyitintheConfirmNewPasswordfield.

•T oremoveapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordfield,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.

b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblank.

8.T apOKtoconfirmthechange.

Attention:Y oumightwanttonotedownyourpasswordandkeepitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyour
supervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.Y oumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

9.T apOKtosavethechange.

ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadTabletSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyourpassword
toproceed.

Symptom-to-FRUindex

Thissectioncontainsfollowinginformation:

•“Numericerrorcodes”onpage31

•“Intermittentproblems”onpage31

•“Undeterminedproblems”onpage32

Thesymptom-to-FRUindexinthissectionlistssymptomsanderrorsandtheirpossiblecauses.Themost
likelycauseislistedfirst,inboldfacetype.

Note:DotheFRUreplacementorotheractionsinthesequenceshowninthecolumnheaded“FRUor
action,insequence. ”IfreplacingaFRUdoesnotsolvetheproblem,puttheoriginalpartbackinthe
computer.DonotreplaceanondefectiveFRU.

Thisindexcanalsohelpyoudetermine,duringregularservicing,whatFRUsarelikelytoneedtobe
replacednext.

AnumericerrorisdisplayedforeacherrordetectedinPOSTorsystemoperation.Inthedisplays,ncan
beanynumber.

Ifnonumericcodeisdisplayed,checkthenarrativedescriptionsofsymptoms.Ifthesymptomisnot
describedthere,goto“Intermittentproblems”onpage31

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Note:ForadevicenotsupportedbydiagnosticcodesintheThinkPadtabletcomputers,seethemanualfor

thatdevice.

Numericerrorcodes

Table1.Numericerrorcodes

Symptomorerror

0183

BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.Enter
ThinkPadT abletSetup.

0187

EAIAdataaccesserror.

0188

InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea.

0189

InvalidRFIDconfigurationinformationarea.

0190

Criticallow-batteryerror.

0199

SystemSecurity-Securitypasswordretrycount
exceeded.

2200

MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.

2201

MachineUUIDisinvalid.

2300

Built-inBatteryisbroken.

2301

Built-inBatteryneedstorecharge.

2302

Built-inBatteryisnotdetected.

FRUoraction,insequence

ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEFIVariable
isnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadTabletSetuptocheck
Securitysettings,andrestartthesystem.Ifyoustillhave
aproblem,havethetabletserviced.

TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.Havethetabletserviced.

TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#0and1).
Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,andtheboxserial
numberneedstobereinstalled.Havethetabletserviced.

TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#4and

5).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,andtheUUID
needstobereinstalled.Havethetabletserviced.

Thetabletturnedoff,becausethebatteryislow.Connect
theacadaptertothetabletandchargethebattery.

Thismessageisdisplayedifyouenterawrongsupervisor
passwordmorethanthreetimes.Confirmthesupervisor
passwordandtryagain.Tocleartheerror,enterthe
ThinkPadT abletSetup.

MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Havethe
tabletserviced.

MachineUUIDisinvalid.Havethetabletserviced.

Replacethebuilt-inbattery.

Rechargethebuilt-inbattery.

Attachorreplacethebuilt-inbattery.

Intermittentproblems

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

Whenanalyzinganintermittentproblem,dothefollowing:

1.Runthediagnostictestforthesystemboardinloopmodeatleast10times.

2.Ifnoerrorisdetected,donotreplaceanyFRUs.

3.Ifanyerrorisdetected,replacetheFRUshownbytheFRUcode.Rerunthetesttoverifythatno
moreerrorsexist.

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Undeterminedproblems

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

Verifythatallattacheddevicesaresupportedbythecomputer.

Verifythatthepowersupplybeingusedatthetimeofthefailureisoperatingcorrectly.See“Powersystem
checkout”onpage24.

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.VisuallycheckeachFRUfordamage.ReplaceanydamagedFRU.

3.Removeordisconnectallofthefollowingdevices:
a.Non- ThinkPaddevices
b.Devicesattachedtothedockingstationortheportreplicator
c.Printer,mouse,andotherexternaldevices
d.Battery
e.Externaldiskettedriveoropticaldrive
f.PCcards

4.T urnonthecomputer.

5.Determinewhethertheproblemhasbeensolved.

6.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,reconnecttheremoveddevicesoneatatimeuntilyoufindthefailingFRU.

7.Iftheproblemremains,replacethefollowingFRUsoneatatime(donotreplaceanon-defectiveFRU):
a.Systemboard
b.LCDassembly

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Chapter5.Locations

1

4 5

6

7

8

10

11

12

13

1415

16

17

18

1 2 3

1

9

Thischapterintroducesthelocationsofthehardwarecomponentsonyourtablet.

Locatingtabletcontrols,connectors,andindicators

Frontviewandsideview

1Microphones2Ambientlightsensor

3Front-facingcamera

5Powerbutton

7Volume-controlbuttons8Emergency-resethole

9NFCtouchpoint(onsomemodels)10Micro-SIM-cardslot

11Micro-SD-cardslot

13WindowsStart-screencontrol

15Dockconnector16Multi-touchscreen

17Powerconnector

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4Screen-rotation-lockbutton

6Comboaudioconnector

12MicroHDMI

14Keyboardconnector

18USB2.0connector

TM

connector

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Rearview

1

44

5

2

3

1Rear-facingcamerawithaflash

3System-statusindicator4Speakers

5Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

2Smart-cardslot(onsomemodels)

LocatingFRUsandCRUs

Thistopicintroducesthefollowingserviceparts:

•“MajorFRUs”onpage35

•“Miscellaneouskitsandotherparts”onpage36

Notes:

•EachFRUisavailableforalltypesormodels,unlessotherwisespecified.

•CRUstatementforcustomers:
Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,calleda
“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothersare
designatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.Foroptional-service

CRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProviderinstalltheCRUaccording
tothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRU

informationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyourproductandareavailablefromLenovoatanytime
uponrequest.Y oucanfindalistofCRUsforyourproductinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronic
versionofthismanualcanbefoundathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.T apGuides&Manualsandthenfollow
theon-screeninstructionstofindthemanualforyourproduct.Y oumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectivepart
thatisreplacedbytheCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,anda
containerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUif
LenovodoesnotreceivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.Seeyour
LenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

ThinkPadtabletscontainthefollowingtypesofCRUs:
–Self-serviceCRUs:ExamplesofthesetypesofCRUsincludetheacpoweradapterandpowercord.

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MajorFRUs

1

2

3

8

7

4

5

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

19

21

20

22

23

24

25

17

16

No.FRU

1

2

LCDmodule

GPS-antennacable

Self-serviceCRUOptional-serviceCRU

NoNo

NoNo

3Wireless-LANantennaassemblyNoNo

4

NFC-antennacable

5

Front-facingcamera

NoNo

NoNo

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No.FRU

6

Cameracard

7

NFCcable

8

NFCcard

9WirelessWANcardNoNo

10

Systemboard

11

Rear-facingcamera

12Fingerprint-readercardNoNo

13

Speakersassembly

14

DC-in-card-with-USB-connectorcable

15BackcoverassemblyNoNo

16

Smart-card-readercable

17

Smartcardreader

18Touch-sensorcableNoNo

19Docking-support-cardcableNoNo

20DigitizercableNoNo

21Docking-supportcardNoNo

22Built-inbatteryNoNo

23

DC-incardwithUSBconnector

24

Camera-cardcable

25Wireless-LANantennaassemblyNoNo

Self-serviceCRUOptional-serviceCRU

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

Miscellaneouskitsandotherparts

Table2.Miscellaneouskits

FRUdescriptions

USB-connectorcover

SIM-card-and-SD-cardcover

Screwkit

MagnetkitNoNo

Sponges

MylarsNoNo

RubbersNoNo

ButtonsNoNo

Smallbrackets

Table3.Otherparts

Descriptions

acpoweradapterYesNo

USBpowercord

Self-serviceCRUOptional-serviceCRU

YesNo

Self-serviceCRUOptional-serviceCRU

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

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LookingupFRUinformation

FordetailedFRUinformation,includingpartnumbers,descriptions,andsubstitutionpartnumbers,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup.

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Chapter6.FRUreplacementnotices

90degreesmore

(Cross-section)

Thischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingandreplacingparts.Readthischaptercarefullybefore
replacinganyFRU.

CRUstatementforcustomers:

Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called
a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothers
aredesignatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.For

optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider
installtheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,

LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyour
productandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.YoucanfindalistofCRUsforyour
productinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualcanbefoundat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.TapGuides&Manualsandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructionstofind
themanualforyourproduct.Y oumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectivepartthatisreplacedbytheCRU.
Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincluded
withthereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnot
receivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovo
LimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

Screwnotices

Loosescrewscancauseareliabilityproblem.IntheThinkPadtablet,thisproblemisaddressedwithspecial
nylon-coatedscrewsthathavethefollowingcharacteristics:

•Theymaintaintightconnections.

•Theydonoteasilycomeloose,evenwithshockorvibration.

•Theyarehardertotighten.

Dothefollowingwhenyouservicethismachine:

•Keepthescrewkitinyourtoolbag.Forthepartnumberofthescrewkit,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup.

•Itisrecommendedtousenewscrews.

•Itisrecommendedtouseeachscrewonlyonce.

Tightenscrewsasfollows:

•Plastictoplastic
Turnanadditional90degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceoftheplasticpart.

•Logiccardtoplastic
Turnanadditional180degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceofthelogiccard.

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180degreesmore

(Cross-section)

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouusethecorrectscrew.Itisrecommendedtousenewscrewsforreplacements.Ifyou
haveatorquescrewdriver,tightenallscrewsfirmlytothetorquespecifiedinthescrewinformation
tableforeachstep.

•Ensurethattorquescrewdriversarecalibratedcorrectlyfollowingcountryspecifications.

Retainingserialnumbers

Instructionsforretainingserialnumbers,MTM,UUID,orassetIDcanbefoundfromtheLenovoSupport
Websiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

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Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU

ThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorreplaceaFRU.

CRUstatementforcustomers:

Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called
a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothers
aredesignatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.For

optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider
installtheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,

LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyour
productandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.YoucanfindalistofCRUsforyourproduct
inthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualisavailablefordownloadingat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.Y oumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectiveCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:
(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththereplacement
CRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethedefective
partwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimitedWarranty
documentationforfulldetails.

Generalguidelines

WhenremovingorreplacingaFRU,besuretoobservethefollowinggeneralguidelines:

1.Donottrytoserviceanycomputerunlessyouhavebeentrainedandcertified.Anuntrainedpersonruns
theriskofdamagingparts.

2.BeforereplacinganyFRU,reviewChapter6“FRUreplacementnotices”onpage39.

3.BeginbyremovinganyFRUsthathavetoberemovedbeforereplacingthefailingFRU.Anysuch
FRUsarelistedatthebeginningofineachFRUreplacementsection.Removethemintheorderin
whichtheyarelisted.

4.FollowthecorrectsequenceinthestepsforremovingaFRU,asgiveninthedrawingsbythenumbers
insquarecallouts.

5.Whenturningascrew,turnitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.

6.WhenremovingaFRU,removeitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.

7.T oputthenewFRUinplace,reversetheremovalprocedureandfollowanynotesthatpertainto
replacement.

8.WhenreplacingaFRU,usethecorrectscrewsasshowninthereplacementprocedures.

DANGER

BeforeremovinganyFRU,turnoffthecomputer ,unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets,
removethepack,andthendisconnectanyinterconnectingcables.

Attention:AfterreplacingaFRU,donotturnonthecomputeruntilyouhavemadesurethatallscrews,

springs,andothersmallpartsareinplaceandnonearelooseinsidethecomputer.Verifythisbyshaking
thecomputergentlyandlisteningforrattlingsounds.Metallicpartsormetalflakescancauseelectrical
shortcircuits.

Attention:Thesystemboardissensitiveto,andcanbedamagedby,electrostaticdischarge(ESD).Before
touchingit,establishpersonalgroundingbytouchingagroundpointwithonehandorbyusinganESDstrap.

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Beforeservicingthetablet

1

2

3

4

Disablingthebuilt-inbattery

BeforereplacinganyFRU,ensurethatyouhavedisabledthebuilt-inbattery.

Todisablethebuilt-inbattery,presstheemergency-resetbuttonintheemergency-resetholeusinga
straightenedpaperclip.

RemovingtheSIMcard

IfthetabletyouareservicinghasaSIMcardinstalled,removetheSIMcardbeforeservicing.

ToremovetheSIMcard,disablethebuilt-inbatteryfirst.

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RemovingtheSDcard

1

2

3

4

IfthetabletyouareservicinghasanSDcardinstalled,removetheSDcardbeforeservicing.

ToremovetheSDcard,disablethebuilt-inbatteryfirst.

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU43

Removingthesmartcard

1

2

Somemodelsareequippedwithasmartcardreaderonthebackcover.Ifthetabletyouareservicinghasa
smartcardinstalledinthesmartcardreader,removethesmartcardbeforeservicing.

Toremovethesmartcard,disablethebuilt-inbatteryfirst.

1010USB-connectorcoverandSIM-card-and-SD-cardcover

RemovalstepsoftheUSB-connectorcover

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RemovalstepsoftheSIM-card-and-SD-cardcover

1

2

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU45

1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader

1

1

Thistopiccontainstwoparts:

•Formodelsthatareequippedwithasmartcardreader,removethebackcoverassemblyandsmart
cardreader.

•Formodelsthatarenotequippedwithasmartcardreader,removethebackcoverassembly.

Formodelsthatareequippedwithasmartcardreader:

Removalstepsofthebackcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader

Releasethehooksaroundthedockconnectorgentlyusingyourfingers.

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Releaseotherhooksinnumericalorderasshownbyusingthehook-releasingtool.

2

7

8

9

3

4

5

6

10

11

Note:Donotinsertthehook-releasingtoolintothehookholeareaoftheUSBdoorasshown.Otherwise,
thehookwillbedeformed.

Releasetheright-bottomsideofthebackcoverassemblyfirst,andthenreleasetheleft-bottomside.

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Liftuptheupper-rightcornerofthebackcoverassembly,andthenslidethebackcoverassemblytothe

12

13

15

14

left-uppercornertoreleasethebackcoverassembly.

Disconnectthecable.

Note:Donotclosetheconnectorflipbeforeinsertingthecable.

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Locatethesmartcardreaderinstalledonthebackcoverassembly.Removethefourscrewsthatsecurethe

16

16

16

16

17

17

18

18

19

smartcardreaderandthenremovethesmartcardreader.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

16

M1.6×3.5mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(4)Silver

Removethesmart-card-readercable.

Torque

0.098Nm
(1.00kgf-cm)

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU49

Detachthebuilt-inbatteryconnector.

20

Note:BeforeremovinganyfurtherFRU,ensurethatthebuilt-inbatteryconnectorisdetached.

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedfirmly.

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Applyinglabelstothebackcoverassembly:

1

89

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

89

2

3

4

5

6

7

Thenewbackcoverassemblyisshippedwithakitcontaininglabelsofseveralkinds.Applythoselabels
whenyoureplacethebackcoverassembly.Forthelabelsthatarenotshippedwiththenewbackcover
assembly,peelthemofffromtheoldbackcoverassembly,andthenadherethemtothenewone.

Thefollowingillustrationsshowthelocationofeachlabel.

FormodelswithsmallIntellogo

FormodelswithlargeIntellogo

®

1Assettag

3Homolabel4WWANIMEIlabel

5GEOlabel

7FactoryIDMGlabel8FCClabel

9CECPlabel

2ChinaNALlabel(3G)

6FactoryIDMJlabel

IftheFCClabelisattachedtoapartthatisreplaced,returntheoldpartwiththelabelattachedtothe
customer,orprovidealettertothecustomerstatingwhatthelabelwasoriginallyonthecomputerandwhat
thelabelpartnumber,serialnumber,andproductkeywere.

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU51

Formodelsthatarenotequippedwithasmartcardreader:

1

1

2

7

8

9

3

4

5

6

Removalstepsofthebackcoverassembly

Releasethehooksaroundthedockconnectorgentlyusingyourfingers.

Releaseotherhooksinnumericalorderasshownbyusingthehook-releasingtool.

Note:Donotinsertthehook-releasingtoolintothehookholeareaoftheUSBdoorasshown.Otherwise,
thehookwillbedeformed.

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Releasetheright-bottomsideofthebackcoverassemblyfirst,andthenreleasetheleft-bottomside.

10

11

12

13

14

Liftuptheupper-rightcornerofthebackcoverassembly,andthenslidethebackcoverassemblytothe
left-uppercornertoreleasethebackcoverassembly.

Detachthebuilt-inbatteryconnector.

Note:BeforeremovinganyfurtherFRU,ensurethatthebuilt-inbatteryconnectorisdetached.

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU53

Applyinglabelstothebackcoverassembly:

2

3

4

5

6

78

1

2

3

4

5

6

78

1

Thenewbackcoverassemblyisshippedwithakitcontaininglabelsofseveralkinds.Applythoselabels
whenyoureplacethebackcoverassembly.Forthelabelsthatarenotshippedwiththenewbackcover
assembly,peelthemofffromtheoldbackcoverassembly,andthenadherethemtothenewone.

Thefollowingillustrationsshowthelocationofeachlabel.

FormodelswithsmallIntellogo

FormodelswithlargeIntellogo

1Assettag

3Homolabel4WWANIMEIlabel

5FactoryIDMJlabel

7FCClabel8CECPlabel

2ChinaNALlabel(3G)

6FactoryIDMGlabel

IftheFCClabelisattachedtoapartthatisreplaced,returntheoldpartwiththelabelattachedtothe
customer,orprovidealettertothecustomerstatingwhatthelabelwasoriginallyonthecomputerandwhat
thelabelpartnumber,serialnumber,andproductkeywere.

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1030Rear-facingcamera

1

2

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

Removalstepsoftherear-facingcamera

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedfirmly.

1040Fingerprint-readercard

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

Removalstepsofthefingerprint-readercard

Note:Thefingerprint-readercardisonlyavailableonsomemodels.

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU55

1

2

3

StepScrew(quantity)Color

4

3

M1.6×3.5mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)Silver

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedfirmly.

1050T ouch-sensorcable

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

Torque

0.098Nm
(1.00kgf-cm)

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Removalstepsofthetouch-sensorcable

5

1

2

4

3

1

2

3

4

5

Note:Donotclosetheconnectorflipsbeforeinsertingthecable.

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedfirmly.

1060Docking-support-cardcable

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

•“1050Touch-sensorcable”onpage56

Removalstepsofthedocking-support-cardcable

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedfirmly.

1070Digitizercable

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

•“1050Touch-sensorcable”onpage56

•“1060Docking-support-cardcable”onpage57

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU57

Removalstepsofthedigitizercable

2

4

1

3

1

1

1

2

Note:Donotclosetheconnectorflipsbeforeinsertingthecable.

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedfirmly.

1080Docking-supportcard

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

•“1050Touch-sensorcable”onpage56

•“1060Docking-support-cardcable”onpage57

Removalstepsofthedocking-supportcard

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

1090WirelessWANcard

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

M1.6×3.5mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(3)Silver

Torque

0.098Nm
(1.00kgf-cm)

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

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RemovalstepsofthewirelessWANcard

2

1

1

3

Note:ThewirelessWANcardisonlyavailableonsomemodels.

Instep1,unplugtheconnectorsbyusingtheantennaRFconnectorremovaltoolorpickuptheconnectors
withyourfingersandgentlyunplugthemasshown.

Wheninstalling:Plugtheredcableintothemainconnector,andthebluecableintotheauxiliaryconnector
onthecard.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

M1.6×2.0mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)Silver

Torque

0.098Nm
(1.00kgf-cm)

1100Camera-cardcable

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU59

Removalstepsofthecamera-cardcable

1

1

2

3

4

4

4

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedfirmly.

1110Cameracardandfront-facingcamera

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

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•“1100Camera-cardcable”onpage59

1

2

3

5

4

6

Removalstepsofthecameracardandfront-facingcamera

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M1.6×3.5mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)Silver

Detachtheconnector,andthenturnoverthecameracard.

Note:Donotclosetheconnectorflipbeforeinsertingthecable.

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedfirmly.

1120Built-inbattery

Torque

0.098Nm
(1.00kgf-cm)

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

•“1100Camera-cardcable”onpage59

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU61

Removalstepsofthebuilt-inbattery

1

1

1

2

2

2

1

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M1.6×2.0mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(3)

Black0.098Nm

Wheninstalling:Ensurethatthebuilt-inbatterycableisnottwistedandnotsubjecttoanytension.

1130DC-incardwithUSBconnector

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

•“1100Camera-cardcable”onpage59

•“1120Built-inbattery”onpage61

Torque

(1.00kgf-cm)

RemovalstepsoftheDC-incardwithUSBconnector

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StepScrew(quantity)Color

4

3

1

2

3

2

M1.6×4.0mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(2)

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedfirmly.

1140Speakersassembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

•“1050Touch-sensorcable”onpage56

•“1060Docking-support-cardcable”onpage57

•“1080Docking-supportcard”onpage58

•“1100Camera-cardcable”onpage59

•“1120Built-inbattery”onpage61

Torque

Black0.098Nm

(1.00kgf-cm)

Removalstepsofthespeakersassembly

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU63

4

5

5

6

StepScrew(quantity)Color

7

7

5

M1.6×3.5mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(2)Silver

Torque

0.098Nm
(1.00kgf-cm)

Cablerouting:Whenyouinstallthespeakersassembly,routethecableasshowninthefollowing
illustration.Ensurethatthecableisnottwistedandnotsubjecttoanytension.T ensioncouldcausethe
cabletobedamagedbythecableguides,orawiretobebroken.

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedfirmly.

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1150NFCcardandNFCcable

1

1

2

3

4

5

6

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

•“1100Camera-cardcable”onpage59

RemovalstepsoftheNFCcardandNFCcable

Note:TheNFCcardandNFCcableareonlyavailableonsomemodels.

Note:Donotclosetheconnectorflipsbeforeinsertingthecable.

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU65

7

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedfirmly.

8

9

6

7

4

2

3

1

5

11

10

1160Systemboard

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

•“1040Fingerprint-readercard”onpage55

•“1090WirelessWANcard”onpage58

•“1100Camera-cardcable”onpage59

•“1150NFCcardandNFCcable”onpage65

Removalstepsofthesystemboard

Note:Donotclosetheconnectorflipsbeforeinsertingthecables.

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12

Formodelsthatareequippedwithafingerprintreader

13

13

15

14

14

14

StepScrew(quantity)Color

13

14

15

M1.6×3.5mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(2)Silver

M1.6×2.0mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(3)

M1.6×4.0mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)

Formodelsthatarenotequippedwithafingerprintreader

Torque

0.098Nm
(1.00kgf-cm)

Black0.098Nm

(1.00kgf-cm)

Black0.098Nm

(1.00kgf-cm)

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU67

13

13

15

13

14

14

145

StepScrew(quantity)Color

16

17

19

18

13

14

15

M1.6×3.5mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(3)Silver

M1.6×2.0mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(3)

M1.6×4.0mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)

Torque

0.098Nm
(1.00kgf-cm)

Black0.098Nm

(1.00kgf-cm)

Black0.098Nm

(1.00kgf-cm)

StepScrew(quantity)Color

16

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M1.6×3.5mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)Silver

Torque

0.098Nm
(1.00kgf-cm)

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedfirmly.

1

2

Ifthesystemboardisreplacedwithanewone,afterinstallingallotherparts,youneedtoinitializethe
settingsonthenewsystemboard.

Toinitializethesettingsonthenewsystemboard,dothefollowing:

1.Pressthepowerbuttonandkeeppressingthevolume-upbuttonatthesametimewhenyouturnon
thetablet.

2.TheThinkPadT abletSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

3.T apRestart.

4.T apLoadSetupDefaults.

5.T apExitSavingChangestosavechanges.

1170NFC-antennacable

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

•“1040Fingerprint-readercard”onpage55

•“1090WirelessWANcard”onpage58

•“1100Camera-cardcable”onpage59

•“1150NFCcardandNFCcable”onpage65

•“1160Systemboard”onpage66

RemovalstepsoftheNFC-antennacable

Note:Thetouch-sensorcableisonlyavailableonsomemodels.

Cablerouting:Whenyouinstalltheantennaassembly,routethecableasshowninthefollowingillustration.

Ensurethatthecableisnottwistedanddoesnotgetincontactwiththesystemboard.Tensioncouldcause
thecablestobedamagedbythecableguides,orawiretobebroken.

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU69

1180GPS-antennacable

1

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

•“1050Touch-sensorcable”onpage56

•“1060Docking-support-cardcable”onpage57

•“1090WirelessWANcard”onpage58

•“1100Camera-cardcable”onpage59

•“1120Built-inbattery”onpage61

•“1150NFCcardandNFCcable”onpage65

RemovalstepsoftheGPS-antennacable

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2

3

3

3

4

Cablerouting:Whenyouinstalltheantennaassembly,routethecablesasshowninthefollowing
illustration.Ensurethatthecablesdonotgetincontactwiththesystemboardandarenotsubjecttoany
tension.T ensioncouldcausethecablestobedamagedbythecableguides,orawiretobebroken.

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedfirmly.

1190Wireless-WANantennaassembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

•“1100Camera-cardcable”onpage59

•“1150NFCcardandNFCcable”onpage65

Removalstepsofthewireless-WANantennaassembly

Note:Thewireless-WANantennaassemblyisonlyavailableonsomemodels.

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU71

1 1

2

2

Cablerouting:Whenyouinstalltheantennaassembly,routethecablesasshowninoneofthefollowing

A B

b

a

illustrations.Ensurethatthecablesarenottwistedandnotsubjecttoanytension.T ensioncouldcausethe
cablestobedamagedbythecableguides,orawiretobebroken.

Note:DependingonthewirelessWANcardinstalled,thewireless-WAN-antennacableroutingmight
bedifferentasshowninthefollowingillustrations.

•ForthewirelessWANmodules:N5321andEM7340

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•ForthewirelessWANmodule:ME906C

A B

a

b

AWireless-WANantenna(Main)

BWireless-WANantenna(Auxiliary)

aMainconnectorforthewirelessWANantennacable

bAuxiliaryconnectorforthewirelessWANantennacable

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedfirmly.

1200Wireless-LANantennaassembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

•“1050Touch-sensorcable”onpage56

•“1060Docking-support-cardcable”onpage57

•“1090WirelessWANcard”onpage58

•“1100Camera-cardcable”onpage59

•“1120Built-inbattery”onpage61

•“1150NFCcardandNFCcable”onpage65

•“1180GPS-antennacable”onpage70

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU73

Removalstepsofthewireless-LANantennaassembly

1

1

2

2

3

3

Cablerouting:Whenyouinstalltheantennaassembly,routethecablesasshowninthefollowing
illustration.Ensurethatthecablesarenottwistedandnotsubjecttoanytension.T ensioncouldcausethe
cablestobedamagedbythecableguides,orawiretobebroken.

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aba

b

a Wireless-LANantenna(Main)

a

b

b Wireless-LANantenna(Auxiliary)

Wheninstalling:

•Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedfirmly.

•EnsurethatCu-Foilisattachedwellasshowninthefollowingillustration.

Forwireless-LANantenna(main):EnsurethattheCu-Foilcoversatleasttwothirdsoftheframeon
plane

a ,andahalfoftheframeonplane b .

Forwireless-LANantenna(auxiliary):EnsurethattheCu-Foilcoversatleastathirdoftheframeon
bothplane

a andplane b .

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU75

1

•Ensurethatthespongeonthegasketassembleisnottilt.

1210Basebracket

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

•“1030Rear-facingcamera”onpage55

•“1040Fingerprint-readercard”onpage55

•“1050Touch-sensorcable”onpage56

•“1060Docking-support-cardcable”onpage57

•“1070Digitizercable”onpage57

•“1080Docking-supportcard”onpage58

•“1090WirelessWANcard”onpage58

•“1100Camera-cardcable”onpage59

•“1110Cameracardandfront-facingcamera”onpage60

•“1120Built-inbattery”onpage61

•“1130DC-incardwithUSBconnector”onpage62

•“1140Speakersassembly”onpage63

•“1150NFCcardandNFCcable”onpage65

•“1160Systemboard”onpage66

•“1170NFC-antennacable”onpage69

•“1180GPS-antennacable”onpage70

•“1190Wireless-WANantennaassembly”onpage71

•“1200Wireless-LANantennaassembly”onpage73

Removalstepsofthebasebracket

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M1.6×2.0mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)

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Torque

Black0.098Nm

(1.00kgf-cm)

2

2

4

4

3

3

1220DC-in-card-with-USB-connectorcableandLCDmodule

1

2

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1020Backcoverassemblyandsmartcardreader”onpage46

•“1030Rear-facingcamera”onpage55

•“1040Fingerprint-readercard”onpage55

•“1050Touch-sensorcable”onpage56

•“1060Docking-support-cardcable”onpage57

•“1070Digitizercable”onpage57

•“1080Docking-supportcard”onpage58

•“1090WirelessWANcard”onpage58

•“1100Camera-cardcable”onpage59

•“1110Cameracardandfront-facingcamera”onpage60

•“1120Built-inbattery”onpage61

•“1130DC-incardwithUSBconnector”onpage62

•“1140Speakersassembly”onpage63

•“1150NFCcardandNFCcable”onpage65

•“1160Systemboard”onpage66

•“1170NFC-antennacable”onpage69

•“1180GPS-antennacable”onpage70

•“1190Wireless-WANantennaassembly”onpage71

•“1200Wireless-LANantennaassembly”onpage73

•“1210Basebracket”onpage76

RemovalstepsoftheDC-in-card-with-USB-connectorcableandLCDmodule

Wheninstalling:

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU77

•Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedfirmly.

•Ensurethatthecabledoesnotgetincontactwiththesystemboard.

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yourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformationontheproductsandservicescurrentlyavailableinyour
area.AnyreferencetoaLenovoproduct,program,orserviceisnotintendedtostateorimplythatonlythat
Lenovoproduct,program,orservicemaybeused.Anyfunctionallyequivalentproduct,program,orservice
thatdoesnotinfringeanyLenovointellectualpropertyrightmaybeusedinstead.However,itistheuser's
responsibilitytoevaluateandverifytheoperationofanyotherproduct,program,orservice.

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document.Thefurnishingofthisdocumentdoesnotgiveyouanylicensetothesepatents.Y oucansend
licenseinquiries,inwriting,to:

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U.S.A.
Attention:LenovoDirectorofLicensing

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ORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFNON-INFRINGEMENT ,
MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAP ARTICULARPURPOSE.Somejurisdictionsdonotallow
disclaimerofexpressorimpliedwarrantiesincertaintransactions,therefore,thisstatementmaynotapply
toyou.

Thisinformationcouldincludetechnicalinaccuraciesortypographicalerrors.Changesareperiodically
madetotheinformationherein;thesechangeswillbeincorporatedinneweditionsofthepublication.
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publicationatanytimewithoutnotice.

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applicationswheremalfunctionmayresultininjuryordeathtopersons.Theinformationcontainedinthis
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madeondevelopment-levelsystemsandthereisnoguaranteethatthesemeasurementswillbethesame
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ForelectronicemissioninformationonClassBdigitaldevices,refertothecorrespondinginformationin
theUserGuide.

Trademarks

ThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth:

Lenovo
ThinkPad

MicrosoftandWindowsaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.

ThetermsHDMIandHDMIHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksof
HDMILicensingLLCintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.

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AppendixB.Abbreviationandacronymtable

Thefollowingtablelistsallabbreviationsandacronymswhichmightbeusedinthismanual.

AbbreviationTerm

3G

BGABallGridArray

BIOSbasicinput/outputsystem

CMOS

COACertificateofAuthentication

CRC

CRT

CRU

CTOConfigureToOrder

EAIA

ECAEngineeringChangeAnnouncements

EEPROMElectricallyErasableProgrammableRead-OnlyMemory

EFI

EPO

ESD

EUEuropeanUnion

FCCFederalCommunicationsCommission

FRUFieldReplaceableUnit

GAVGeneralAnnounceVariant

GPU

HDDharddiskdrive

HDMI

ICs

ICCID

ISOInternationalStandardizationOrganization

LANlocalareanetwork

LCD

MAC

MTmachinetype

MTMmachinetypeandmodel

PC

PCHPlatformControllerHub

POST

RAMrandom-accessmemory

thirdgenerationofmobiletelecommunicationstechnology

complementarymetal-oxidesemiconductor

cyclicredundancycheck

cathoderaytube

customer-replaceableunit

EnhancedAssetInformationArea

ExtensibleFirmwareInterface

emergencypower-off

electrostaticdischarge

graphicsprocessingunit

high-definitionmultimediainterface

integratedcircuits

integratecircuitcardidentity

liquidcrystaldisplay

mediaaccesscontrol

personalcomputer

power-onself-test

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AbbreviationTerm

RF

RFID

RIringindicator

RJregisteredjack

SATASerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment

SIM

SVP

TFTs

UEFI

USBUniversalSerialBus

UUID

VGA

VRAMvideorandom-accessmemory

radiofrequency

radio-frequencyidentification

subscriberidentitymodule

supervisorpassword

thin-filmtransistors

UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface

universallyuniqueidentifier

videographicsarray

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