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SecondEdition(June2017)
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Contents
Aboutthismanual...........iii
Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1
Generalsafety................1
Electricalsafety...............1
Safetyinspectionguide............2
Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic
discharge..................3
Groundingrequirements............4
Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4
Chapter2.Importantservice
information..............19
StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........19
Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive,a
hybriddrive,orasolid-statedrive.....19
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem
board................20
Howtouseerrormessage........20
StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,specialbid
model,andstandardmodels.........20
Productdefinition............20
FRUidentification............20
Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....23
Whattodofirst..............23
Checkoutguide..............24
LenovoSolutionCenter.........24
Quicktestprograms...........24
UEFIdiagnosticprogram.........25
Bootablediagnosticprograms.......26
Powersystemcheckout...........26
Checkingtheacpoweradapter......27
Checkingthebuilt-inbatteryandoperational
charging...............27
Checkingthecoin-cellbattery.......28
Chapter4.Relatedservice
information..............29
Restoringthefactorycontentsbyusingthe
RecoveryDiscSet.............29
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operating
system..................30
Resettingyourcomputer.........30
Usingadvancedstartupoptions......30
RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows
10failstostart.............31
CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..31
Passwords................32
Power-onpassword...........32
Harddiskpassword...........32
Supervisorpassword..........32
Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...33
Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword...33
Powermanagement............34
Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7
operatingsystemonly)..........34
Sleepmode..............34
Hibernationmode...........34
Symptom-to-FRUindex...........35
Numericerrorcodes..........36
Errormessages............37
Beeperrors..............37
No-beepsymptoms...........38
LCD-relatedsymptoms.........38
Intermittentproblems..........39
Undeterminedproblems.........39
Chapter5.Statusindicators.....41
Chapter6.Functionkeys.......43
Chapter7.Locations.........45
Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and
indicators.................45
Frontview...............45
Left-sideview.............46
Bottomview..............46
LocatingFRUsandCRUs..........47
MajorFRUs..............48
LCDFRUs..............50
Connectorandcableguide........51
LookingupFRUinformation.........54
Chapter8.FRUreplacement
notices................55
Screwnotices...............55
Retainingserialnumbers...........56
Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem
unit.................56
RetainingtheUUID...........57
Chapter9.Removingorreplacinga
FRU..................59
Generalguidelines.............59
Beforeservicingthecomputer........60
Disablingthebuilt-inbattery.......60
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1010Basecoverassembly..........60
1020Keyboard..............62
1030M.2solid-statedrive..........67
1040Memorymodule............68
1050WirelessLANcard...........69
1060Coin-cellbattery............70
1070Batterypack.............70
1080Fingerprintreadercard.........71
1090Speakerassembly...........73
1110Mediacardreaderandcableformediacard
reader..................74
1120ThinkPad-logo-LEDcard........75
1130USBsupportbracket/OneLink+bracket..75
1140Thermalfanassembly.........77
1150Systemboard.............78
1160LCDunit...............80
1170keyboardbezelassembly........82
1180acpowercard............83
2010LCDbezelassembly..........83
2020LCDmodule.............84
2030Hingekit...............85
2040Integratedcameraandmicrophonecombo
card..................87
2050WirelessLANantennaassembly.....87
2060LCDcableassemblyandLCDrearcover
assembly.................88
AppendixA.Notices..........89
Electronicemissionsnotices.........90
Trademarks................90
AppendixB.Abbreviationtable....91
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Aboutthismanual
ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad
ThinkPad132ndGenand
ThinkPadS22ndGen
Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.
Important:ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPad
products.Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.
BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safetyinformation”
onpage1andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage19.
Machinetype(MT):20J1,20J2,20J3
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Chapter1.Safetyinformation
Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservicea
ThinkPadnotebookcomputer.
•“Generalsafety”onpage1
•“Electricalsafety”onpage1
•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage2
•“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.
•Reinstallallcoverscorrectlybeforereturningthemachinetothecustomer.
•Fanlouversonthemachinehelptopreventoverheatingofinternalcomponents.Donotobstructfan
louversorcoverthemwithlabelsorstickers.
Electricalsafety
Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.
Important:Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoft
materialthatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.Manycustomershave,near
theirequipment,rubberfloormatsthatcontainsmallconductivefiberstodecreaseelectrostaticdischarges.
Donotusethistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.
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•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
metalfloorstripsandmachineframes.
Observethespecialsafetyprecautionswhenyouworkwithveryhighvoltages;Instructionsforthese
precautionsareinthesafetysectionsofmaintenanceinformation.Useextremecarewhenmeasuring
highvoltages.
•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.
•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.
•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.
•Alwayslookcarefullyforpossiblehazardsinyourworkarea.Examplesofthesehazardsaremoistfloors,
ungroundedpowerextensioncables,powersurges,andmissingsafetygrounds.
•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereflectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis
conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.
•Donotservicethefollowingpartswiththepoweronwhentheyareremovedfromtheirnormaloperating
placesinamachine:
–Powersupplyunits
–Pumps
–Blowersandfans
–Motorgenerators
–Partssimilartothoselistedabove
Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.
•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs:
–Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself.
–Switchoffpower.
–Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.
Safetyinspectionguide
Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach
machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians
frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Y oushouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotential
safetyhazardsduetoattachmentofnon- ThinkPadfeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythisinspectionguide.
Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand
whetheryoucancontinuewithoutfirstcorrectingtheproblem.
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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.Thepowercordshouldbetheauthorizedtypespecifiedforyourcomputer.Goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup
c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.
4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.
5.Removethecover.
6.Checkforanyobviousnon- ThinkPadalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany
non-ThinkPadalterations.
7.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalfilings,contamination,wateror
otherliquids,orsignsoffireorsmokedamage.
8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.
9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.
Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge
Anycomputerpartcontainingtransistorsorintegratedcircuits(ICs)shouldbeconsideredsensitiveto
electrostaticdischarge(ESD.)ESDdamagecanoccurwhenthereisadifferenceinchargebetweenobjects.
ProtectagainstESDdamagebyequalizingthechargesothatthemachine,thepart,theworkmat,andthe
personhandlingthepartareallatthesamecharge.
Notes:
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.
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–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor
referencepoint.Y oucanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.
–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedcomputers.
Groundingrequirements
Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeverifiedbyacertifiedelectrician.
Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)
Thesafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:
•English
•Arabic
•BrazilianPortuguese
•French
•German
•Hebrew
•Japanese
•Korean
•Spanish
•TraditionalChinese
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Chapter2.Importantserviceinformation
Thischapterintroducesfollowingimportantserviceinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupported
bythismanual:
•“StrategyforreplacingFRUs”onpage19
–“Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive,ahybriddrive,orasolid-statedrive”onpage19
–“Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard”onpage20
–“Howtouseerrormessage”onpage20
•“StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,specialbidmodel,andstandardmodels”onpage20
–“Productdefinition”onpage20
–“FRUidentification”onpage20
Important:
•AdvisecustomerstocontacttheLenovo
obtainingorinstallinganysoftwarefixes,drivers,andUEFIBIOSdownloads.Telephonenumbersfor
LenovoSupportareavailableat:http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone
•SystemDisassembly/ReassemblyvideosthatshowtheFRUremovalsorreplacementsfortheLenovo
authorizedservicetechniciansareavailableinthefollowingsupportsite:
http://www.lenovoservicetraining.com/ion/
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CustomerSupportCenteriftheyneedanyassistancein
StrategyforreplacingFRUs
Beforereplacingparts:
Ensurethatallsoftwarefixes,drivers,andUEFIBIOSdownloadsareinstalledbeforereplacinganyFRUs
listedinthismanual.
Afterasystemboardisreplaced,ensurethatthelatestUEFIBIOSisloadedtothesystemboardbefore
completingtheserviceaction.
Todownloadsoftwarefixes,drivers,andUEFIBIOS,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversand
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
UsethefollowingstrategytopreventunnecessaryexpenseforreplacingandservicingFRUs:
•IfyouareinstructedtoreplaceaFRUbutthereplacementdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,reinstallthe
originalFRUbeforeyoucontinue.
•Somecomputershavebothaprocessorboardandasystemboard.Ifyouareinstructedtoreplaceeither
theprocessorboardorthesystemboard,andreplacingoneofthemdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,
reinstallthatboard,andthenreplacetheotherone.
•IfanadapteroradeviceconsistsofmorethanoneFRU,anyoftheFRUsmaybethecauseoftheerror.
Beforereplacingtheadapterordevice,removetheFRUs,onebyone,toseeifthesymptomschange.
ReplaceonlytheFRUthatchangedthesymptoms.
Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive,ahybriddrive,orasolid-state
drive
Alwaystrytorunalow-levelformatbeforereplacingaharddiskdrive,ahybriddrive,asolid-statedrive.
Thiswillcauseallcustomerdataonthedrivetobelost.Besurethatthecustomerhasacurrentbackupof
thedatabeforedoingthistask.
Attention:Thedrivestartupsequenceinthecomputeryouareservicingmayhavebeenchanged.Be
extremelycarefulduringwriteoperationssuchascopying,saving,orformatting.Ifyouselectanincorrect
drive,dataorprogramscanbeoverwritten.
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Attention:EnsurethatyoupartitionthemSATAsolid-statedriveafterinstallingitonthecomputeryouare
servicing.Otherwise,themSATAsolid-statedrivewillnotfunctioncorrectly.Forinstructionsonhowto
partitionanmSAT Asolid-statedrive,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/msata-fru.
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard
Somecomponentsmountedonasystemboardareverysensitive.Improperhandlingofasystemboardcan
causedamagetothosecomponents,andmaycauseasystemmalfunction.
Attention:Whenhandlingasystemboard:
•Donotdropasystemboardorapplyanyexcessiveforcetoit.
•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.
•AvoidbendingasystemboardandhardpushingtopreventcrackingateachBGA(BallGridArray)chipset.
Howtouseerrormessage
Usetheerrorcodesdisplayedonthescreentodiagnosefailures.Ifmorethanoneerrorcodeisdisplayed,
beginthediagnosiswiththefirsterrorcode.Whatevercausesthefirsterrorcodemayalsocausefalseerror
codes.Ifnoerrorcodeisdisplayed,seewhethertheerrorsymptomislistedintheSymptom-to-FRU
Indexforthecomputeryouareservicing.
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,andFRUdescriptionsforaproductatan
MT-serialnumberlevel.ExamplesofmajorFRUsareharddiskdrive,systemboard,liquidcrystaldisplay
(LCD),andmemorymodule.
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ToidentifythemajorFRUsforaproduct,dothefollowing:
1.Goto
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
2.ClickWarranty&Services.
3.ClickCheckWarrantyStatus.
4.OntheWarrantyStatusLookuppage,clickPartsLookup.
5.Typeyourmachinetypeandserialnumber,andthenclickSubmit.
eSupportalsocanbeusedtoviewthegeneralFRUlistforaproduct.
TogetthegeneralFRUlistforaproduct,dothefollowing:
1.Goto
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
2.ClickParts&Accessories.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoselectproduct.
4.ClickProductandPartsDetail.
5.OnthePRODUCTANDPARTSDETAILpage,clickPartsDetailtabtoviewtheFRUlist.
Note:TheFRUlistisagenerallistofcomponentsanddoesnotcontainspecificmodelinformation.
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Chapter3.Generalcheckout
Thischapterintroducesfollowinginformation:
•“Whattodofirst”onpage23
•“Checkoutguide”onpage24
–“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage24
–“Quicktestprograms”onpage24
–“UEFIdiagnosticprogram”onpage25
–“Bootablediagnosticprograms”onpage26
•“Powersystemcheckout”onpage26
Beforeyougotothecheckoutguide,besuretoreadthefollowingimportantnotes.
Importantnotes:
•Onlycertifiedtrainedpersonnelshouldservicethecomputer.
•BeforereplacinganyFRU,readtheentirepageonremovingandreplacingFRUs.
•WhenyoureplaceFRUs,itisrecommendedusenewnylon-coatedscrews.
•Beextremelycarefulduringsuchwriteoperationsascopying,saving,orformatting.Thesequence
ofthedrivesinthecomputerthatyouareservicingmighthavebeenaltered.Ifyouselectanincorrect
drive,dataorprogramsmightbeoverwritten.
•ReplaceaFRUonlywithanotherFRUofthecorrectmodel.WhenyoureplaceaFRU,ensure
thatthemodelofthemachineandtheFRUpartnumberarecorrectbyreferringtothewebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup
•AFRUshouldnotbereplacedbecauseofasingle,unreproduciblefailure.Singlefailurescanoccur
foravarietyofreasonsthathavenothingtodowithahardwaredefect,suchascosmicradiation,
electrostaticdischarge,orsoftwareerrors.ConsiderreplacingaFRUonlywhenaproblemrecurs.Ifyou
suspectthataFRUisdefective,cleartheerrorlogandrunthetestagain.Iftheerrordoesnotrecur,do
notreplacetheFRU.
•BecarefulnottoreplaceanondefectiveFRU.
Whattodofirst
WhenyoureturnaFRU,youmustincludethefollowinginformationinthepartsexchangeformorparts
returnformthatyouattachtoit:
1.Nameandphonenumberofservicetechnician
2.Dateofservice
3.Dateonwhichthemachinefailed
4.Dateofpurchase
5.Failuresymptoms,errorcodesappearingonthedisplay,andbeepsymptoms
6.ProcedureindexandpagenumberinwhichthefailingFRUwasdetected
7.FailingFRUnameandpartnumber
8.Machinetype,modelnumber,andserialnumber
9.Customer'snameandaddress
Note:Duringthewarrantyperiod,thecustomermayberesponsibleforrepaircostsifthecomputerdamage
wascausedbymisuse,accident,modification,unsuitablephysicaloroperatingenvironment,orimproper
maintenancebythecustomer.Followingisalistofsomecommonitemsthatarenotcoveredunderwarranty
andsomesymptomsthatmightindicatethatthesystemwassubjectedtostressbeyondnormaluse.
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Beforecheckingproblemswiththecomputer,determinewhetherthedamageiscoveredunderthewarranty
byreferringtothefollowinglist:
Thefollowingarenotcoveredunderwarranty:
•LCDpanelcrackedfromtheapplicationofexcessiveforceorfrombeingdropped
•Scratched(cosmetic)parts
•Distortion,deformation,ordiscolorationofthecosmeticparts
•Plasticparts,latches,pins,orconnectorsthathavebeencrackedorbrokenbyexcessiveforce
•Damagecausedbyliquidspilledintothesystem
•DamagecausedbytheimproperinsertionofaPCcardortheinstallationofanincompatiblecard
•Improperdiscinsertionoruseofanopticaldrive
•Fusesblownbyattachmentofanonsupporteddevice
•Forgottencomputerpassword(makingthecomputerunusable)
•Stickykeyscausedbyspillingaliquidontothekeyboard
•Useofanincorrectacpoweradapteronlaptopproducts
Thefollowingsymptomsmightindicatedamagecausedbynonwarrantedactivities:
•Missingpartsmightbeasymptomofunauthorizedserviceormodification.
•CheckforobviousdamagetoanM.2solid-statedrive.
Checkoutguide
UsethefollowingproceduresasaguideinidentifyingandcorrectingproblemswiththeThinkPadnotebook
computers.
Note:ThediagnostictestsareintendedtotestonlyThinkPadproducts.Theuseofnon- ThinkPadproducts,
prototypecards,ormodifiedoptionscanleadtofalseindicationsoferrorsandinvalidsystemresponses.
1.Identifythefailingsymptomsinasmuchdetailaspossible.
2.Verifythesymptoms.T rytore-createthefailurebyrunningthediagnostictestorbyrepeatingthe
operation.
LenovoSolutionCenter
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It
combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramisavailablefordownloadathttp://www.lenovo.com/diags.
ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,gotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity➙Lenovo-
SystemHealthandDiagnostics,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystem
oftheprogram.
Quicktestprograms
Runthefollowingquicktestprogramstotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems,especiallywhenthe
computerdoesnothavetheLenovoSolutionCenterprograminstalled.
Lenovoprovidesthefollowingquicktestprograms:
•LenovoHardDriveQuickTest
•LenovoMemoryQuickTest
•LenovoWirelessQuickTest
•LenovoPCIExpressQuickTest
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•LenovoRAIDQuickTest
•LenovoMotherboardBusQuickTest
Thequicktestprogramsareapplicableonthefollowingoperatingsystems:
•Microsoft
®
Windows
®
10
•MicrosoftWindows8.1
•MicrosoftWindows8
•MicrosoftWindows7
•MicrosoftWindowsServer
®
2003
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008
Todownloadandinstallaquicktestprogram,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/diags,andfollowtheinstructions
ontheWebsite.
Torunatestusingquicktestprogram,dothefollowing:
1.GototheC:\SWTOOLS\ldiagdirectory.
2.Double-clickthegui_lsc_lite.exefile.
3.WhentheUserAccountControlwindowopens,clickYes.
4.Selectthedeviceclasstobetested.
5.Selectthedevicestobetested.
6.Selectthetesttobeperformed.
7.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentostartthetest.Whenaproblemisdetected,information
messagesaredisplayed.Refertothemessagestotroubleshoottheproblem.
UEFIdiagnosticprogram
AUEFIdiagnosticprogramispreinstalledonthecomputer.Itenablesyoutotestmemorymodulesand
internalstoragedevices,viewsysteminformation,andcheckandrecoverbadsectorsoninternalstorage
devices.
ToruntheUEFIdiagnosticprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage26,
andcheckthepowersources.Ifanerrorcodeisdisplayed,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage35
forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.
2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF10key.Themainscreenofthe
UEFIdiagnosticprogramisdisplayed.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousethediagnosticprogram.
Theoptionsonthemainscreenareasfollows:
Table1.ItemsonthemainscreenoftheUEFIdiagnosticprogram
TestsTools
CPU-QuicktestSystemInformation
CPU-Extendedtest
LCDtestGenerateconfigurationfile
Memory-Quicktest
Memory-Extendedtest
MotherboardtestExitapplication
Executefromconfigurationfile
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Table1.ItemsonthemainscreenoftheUEFIdiagnosticprogram(continued)
TestsTools
PCI-etest
Storagetest
RunAll
Bootablediagnosticprograms
IfthecomputeryouareservicingisnotinstalledwiththeUEFIdiagnosticprogram,youcandownloada
bootablediagnosticprogramfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Thebootablediagnosticprogramsenable
youtotestcomputermemoryandinternalstoragedevices,viewsysteminformation,andcheckandrecover
theinternalstoragedevices.Tousethebootablediagnosticprograms,youcancreateabootablediagnostic
mediumonaUSBdeviceorCD.
Tocreateabootablediagnosticmedium,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/diags.
2.ClickLenovoBootableDiagnostics.
3.FollowtheinstructionsontheWebsitetocreateabootablediagnosticmediumonaUSBdeviceorCD.
Tousethediagnosticmediumyouhavecreated,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouhavecreatedthebootablediagnosticmediumonaUSBdevice,dothefollowing:
1.AttachtheUSBdevicetothecomputer.
2.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage
26,andcheckthepowersources.Ifanerrorcodeisdisplayed,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”on
page35
3.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key.WhentheBootMenu
windowopens,releasetheF12key.
4.UsethearrowkeystoselectUSBHDDandthenpressEnter.Thediagnosticprogramwillbe
launchedautomatically.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousethediagnosticprogram.
•IfyouhavecreatedthebootablediagnosticmediumonaCD,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage
26,andcheckthepowersources.Ifanerrorcodeisdisplayed,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”on
page35
2.InserttheCDintotheopticaldrive.
3.Restartthecomputer.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key.WhentheBootMenu
windowopens,releasetheF12key.
5.UsethearrowkeystoselectATAPICDx(x:0,1,...)andthenpressEnter.Thediagnosticprogram
willbelaunchedautomatically.
6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousethediagnosticprogram.
forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.
forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.
Powersystemcheckout
Toverifyapowersymptom,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Connecttheacpoweradapter.
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3.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercanbeturnedon,itmeansthateitherthebatterypackortheac
poweradapterisfunctional.
4.Insertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergencyresetholetoresetthecomputer.Ifthecomputeris
stillpoweredon,itmeansthattheacpoweradapterisfunctional.
5.Turnoffthecomputer.
6.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandturnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercanbeturnedon,it
meansthatthebatterypackisfunctional.
Ifyoususpectapowerproblem,seetheappropriateoneofthefollowingpowersupplycheckouts:
•“Checkingtheacpoweradapter”onpage27
•“Checkingthebuilt-inbatteryandoperationalcharging”onpage27
•“Checkingthecoin-cellbattery”onpage28
Checkingtheacpoweradapter
Youareherebecausethecomputerfailsonlywhentheacpoweradapterisused.
•Ifthepowerproblemoccursonlywhenthedockingstationortheportreplicatorisused,replacethe
dockingstationortheportreplicator.
•Ifthesystemstatusindicatordoesnotblinkthreetimeswhenanacpowersourceisconnected,check
thepowercordoftheacpoweradapterforcorrectcontinuityandinstallation.
•Ifthecomputerdoesnotchargeduringoperation,goto“Checkingthebuilt-inbatteryandoperational
charging”onpage27
Tochecktheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:
1.Unplugtheacpoweradaptercablefromthecomputer.
2.Measuretheoutputvoltageattheplugoftheacpoweradaptercable.Seethefollowingillustration:
.
Pin
1+20
20
3
Voltage(Vdc)
Ground
Note:Outputvoltageofpin2oftheacpoweradaptermightdifferfromtheoneyouareservicing.
3.Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacetheacpoweradapter.
4.Ifthevoltageisacceptable,replacethesystemboard.
Note:Noisefromtheacpoweradapterdoesnotalwaysindicateadefect.
Checkingthebuilt-inbatteryandoperationalcharging
Thiscomputersupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspecificsystemandmanufacturedby
Lenovooranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesigned
forothersystems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemsisinstalled,the
systemwillnotcharge.
Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and
providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.
ThebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnotificationareadisplaysthepercentageoftheremainingbattery
power.
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Moveyourpointertothebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareatocheckthebatterystatus.
Thebattery-statusicondisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremainingandhowlongyoucanuse
yourcomputerbeforeyoumustchargethebattery.
Tocheckwhetherthebatterychargesproperlyduringoperation,dothefollowing:
1.Dischargethebatteryuntiltheremainedbatterypowerislessthan50%.
2.Connectthecomputertoacpowertochargethebattery.IfthebatterystatusiconintheWindows
notificationareaindicatesthatthebatteryisnotcharging,removethebatteryandletitreturntoroom
temperature.
3.Reinstallthebattery.Ifthebatteryisstillnotcharging,replacethebatterypack.
4.Checkthebatterystatusiconagain.Ifthesameerrorstillexists,replacethesystemboard.
Checkingthecoin-cellbattery
Tocheckthecoin-cellbattery,dothefollowing:
1.Disconnectthebatteryconnector.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage60.
2.Removethecoin-cellbattery.See“1060Coin-cellbattery”onpage70.
3.Measurethevoltageofthecoin-cellbattery.Seethefollowingillustration.
Wire
Red+2.5to+3.2
Black
Voltage(Vdc)
Ground
•Ifthevoltageiscorrect,replacethesystemboard.
•Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacethecoin-cellbattery.
•Ifthecoin-cellbatterydischargesquicklyafterreplacement,replacethesystemboard.
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Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation
Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:
•“RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingtheRecoveryDiscSet”onpage29
•“RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operatingsystem”onpage30
•“Passwords”onpage32
•“Powermanagement”onpage34
•“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage35
ServiceWebsite:Whenthelatestmaintenancedisketteandthesystemprogramservicediskettebecome
available,theywillbepostedonhttp://www.lenovo.com/support
RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingtheRecoveryDiscSet
Whenthemainstoragedriveisreplacedbecauseofafailure,noproductrecoveryprogramisonthenew
drive.Inthiscase,thecustomermustusetheRecoveryDiscSettorecoverthecomputer.Orderthe
RecoveryDiscSetandthedriveatthesametimesothatthecustomercanrestorethecomputertothe
factorydefaultsettingsbyusingtheRecoveryDiscSetafterthenewdriveisinstalled.Forinformationabout
whichdiscstoorder,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup.
Dependingonthemodel,thenumberofrecoverydiscsincludedintheRecoveryDiscSetdiffers.The
RecoveryDiscSetmightconsistoftheuserinstructionsandthefollowingsetofDVDstorestorethe
computertotheoriginalfactoryconfiguration.
•OperatingSystemRecoveryDisc(onedisc):ThisdiscrestorestheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystem.
Usethisdisctostarttherecoveryprocess.
•ApplicationsandDriversRecoveryDisc(oneormorediscs):Thisdiscrestoresthepreinstalled
applicationsanddriversonthecomputer.
•SupplementalRecoveryDisc:Thisdisccontainsadditionalcontent,suchasupdatestothesoftwarethat
waspreinstalledonthecomputer.NotallrecoverydiscsetscomewithaSupplementalRecoveryDisc.
Notes:
•YoumusthaveaDVDdrivetousetherecoverydiscs.IfyoudonothaveaninternalDVDdrive,you
canuseanexternalUSBDVDdrive.
•Duringtherecoveryprocess,alldataonthedrivewillbedeleted.Ifpossible,copyanyimportantdata
orpersonalfilesthatyouwanttokeepontoremovablemediaoranetworkdrivebeforeyoustartthe
recoveryprocess.
TorestorethecomputertotheoriginalfactoryconfigurationusingtheRecoveryDiscSet,dothefollowing:
Note:Recoverycantakeonetotwohourstocomplete.Thelengthoftimedependsonthemethodyouuse.
Ifyouuserecoverydiscs,therecoveryprocesswilltakeabouttwohours.
1.MaketheCD/DVDdrivethefirststartupdeviceinthestartupsequenceusingthefollowingprocedure:
a.PressandholddowntheF1key,andthenturnonthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed
orwhenyouhearrepeatingbeeps,releasetheF1key.TheThinkPadSetupprogramopens.
b.UsethearrowkeystoselectStartup➙Boot.
c.SelecttheCD/DVDdriveasthe1stBootDevice.
2.InserttheOperatingSystemRecoveryDiscintotheDVDdrive.
3.PressF10tosavetheThinkPadSetupprogramconfigurationchanges.Followtheinstructionsonthe
screentobegintherecoveryprocess.
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4.SelectyourlanguageandclickNext.
5.Readthelicense.Ifyouagreewiththetermsandconditions,selectIacceptthesetermsand
conditionsandthenclickNext.Ifyoudonotagreewiththetermsandconditions,followthe
instructionsonthescreen.
6.ClickYesinthedisplayedwindowtobegintheoperatingsystemrecoveryprocess.
7.InserttheApplicationsandDriversRecoveryDiscwhenpromptedandthenclickOKtobeginthe
processofrecoveringapplicationsanddrivers.
8.IfyouhaveaSupplementalRecoveryDisc,insertitwhenpromptedandclickYes.Ifyoudonothavea
SupplementalRecoveryDisc,clickNo.
9.Whenallofthedatahasbeencopiedfromthelastdiscinthesetandhasbeenprocessed,removethe
discandrestartthecomputer.
Note:Therestoftherecoveryprocessisfullyautomatedandnoactionfromyouisrequired.The
computerwillrestartintotheMicrosoftWindowsdesktopseveraltimesandyoumightexperience
periodswhennoactivityisapparentonthescreenforseveralminutesatatime.Thisisnormal.
10.Whentherecoveryprocessiscomplete,theSetUpWindowsscreenisdisplayed.Followthe
instructionsonthescreentocompletetheWindowssetup.
11.AfteryouhavecompletedtheWindowssetup,youmightwanttorestoretheoriginalstartupsequence.
StarttheThinkPadSetupprogramandthenpressF9torestorethedefaultsettings.PressF10tosave
changesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
Note:Afterrestoringadrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmightneedtoreinstallsomedevicedrivers.
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operatingsystem
TheWindowsrecoveryprogramsenableyoutoresetyourcomputeroruseadvancedstartupoptions.
ItisrecommendedthatyoucreatearecoveryUSBdriveasearlyaspossible.StoretherecoveryUSBdrive
asabackuporreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryprograms.
Formoreinformation,see“CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive”onpage31
.
Resettingyourcomputer
Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwell,youmightconsiderresettingyourcomputer.Intheresettingprocess,
youcanchoosetokeepyourfilesorremovethem,andthenreinstalltheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Toresetyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
Note:Thegraphicaluserinterface(GUI)itemsoftheoperatingsystemmightchangewithoutnotice.
1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall
programs,andthenclickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.
2.IntheResetthisPCsection,clickGetstarted.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourcomputer.
Usingadvancedstartupoptions
Withadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethefirmwaresettingsofthecomputer,changethestartup
settingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestorethe
Windowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.
Touseadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:
Note:TheGUIitemsoftheoperatingsystemmightchangewithoutnotice.
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1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall
programs,andthenclickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.
2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.
3.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows10failstostart
TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourcomputeriscapableofoperatingindependentlyfromthe
Windows10operatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystemevenifthe
Windows10operatingsystemfailstostart.
Aftertwoconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomatically.Then
youcanchooserepairandrecoveryoptionsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpowerduringtherecoveryprocess.
CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive
YoucancreatearecoveryUSBdriveasabackupfortheWindowsrecoveryprograms.Withtherecovery
USBdrive,youcantroubleshootandfixtheproblemsevenifthepreinstalledWindowsrecoveryprograms
aredamaged.
CreatingarecoveryUSBdrive
TheUSBdrivethatyouusetocreatetherecoveryUSBdrivemustbeatleast16GBofstorage.Theactual
USBcapacitythatisrequireddependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.
Attention:ThecreationprocessdeletesanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.T oavoiddataloss,makea
backupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.
TocreatearecoveryUSBdrive,dothefollowing:
Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpowerduringthefollowingprocess.
1.ConnectaproperUSBdrive(atleast16GBofstorage).
2.Typerecoveryinthesearchboxonthetaskbar.ThenclickCreatearecoverydrive.
3.ClickYesintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.
4.IntheRecoveryDrivewindow,followtheon-screeninstructionstocreatearecoveryUSBdrive.
UsingtherecoveryUSBdrive
Ifyoucannotstartyourcomputer,usetherecoveryUSBdrivetorecoveryourcomputer.
TousearecoveryUSBdrive,dothefollowing:
Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.
1.ConnecttherecoveryUSBdrivetothecomputer.
2.Turnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforetheWindowsoperatingsystemstarts,repeatedlypresstheF12
key.TheBootMenuwindowopens.
3.SelecttherecoveryUSBdriveasthebootdevice.
4.Selectapreferredkeyboardlayout.
5.ClickTroubleshoottodisplaytheoptionalrecoverysolutions.
6.Selectacorrespondingrecoverysolutionaccordingtoyoursituation.Thenfollowtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletetheprocess.
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Passwords
AsmanyasthreepasswordsmaybeneededforanyThinkPadnotebookcomputer:thepower-onpassword,
theharddiskpassword,andthesupervisorpassword.
Ifanyofthesepasswordshasbeenset,apromptforitwillbedisplayedonthescreenwheneverthe
computeristurnedon.Thecomputerdoesnotstartuntilthepasswordisentered.
Note:Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,thepasswordpromptwillnotbedisplayedwhentheoperating
systemisstarted.
Power-onpassword
Apower-onpasswordprotectsthesystemfrombeingpoweredonbyanunauthorizedperson.The
passwordmustbeenteredbeforeanoperatingsystemcanbestarted.Forinstructionsonhowtoremove
thepower-onpassword,see“Howtoremovethepower-onpassword”onpage33
.
Harddiskpassword
Therearetwokindsofharddiskpasswords:
•Userharddiskpassword-fortheuser
•Masterharddiskpassword-forthesystemadministrator,whocanuseittogetaccesstotheharddisk
eveniftheuserhaschangedtheuserharddiskpassword
Note:Therearetwomodesfortheharddiskpassword:UseronlyandMaster+User.TheMaster+User
moderequirestwoharddiskpasswords;thesystemadministratorentersbothinthesameoperation.The
systemadministratorthenprovidestheuserharddiskpasswordtothesystemuser.
Attention:Iftheuserharddiskpasswordhasbeenforgotten,checkwhetheramasterharddiskpassword
hasbeenset.Ifithas,itcanbeusedforaccesstotheinternalstoragedrive.Ifnomasterharddiskpassword
isavailable,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovideanyservicestoreseteither
theuserorthemasterharddiskpassword,ortorecoverdatafromtheinternalstoragedrive.Theinternal
storagedrivecanbereplacedforascheduledfee.
Forhowtoremovetheharddiskpassword,see“Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword”onpage33
.
Supervisorpassword
ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Itprovides
thefollowingsecurityfeatures:
•Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPad
Setupprogram.Unauthorizeduserscannotchangemostofthesystemconfigurationoptionsinthe
ThinkPadSetupprogramwithoutthepassword.
•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtoaccessacomputereveniftheuserofthat
computerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.
•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputers
tomakeadministrationeasier.
Attention:Ifthesupervisorpasswordhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemadeavailabletotheservice
technician,thereisnoserviceproceduretoresetthepassword.Thesystemboardmustbereplacedfor
ascheduledfee.
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Howtoremovethepower-onpassword
Toremoveapower-onpassword,dothefollowing:
Ifnosupervisorpasswordhasbeenset,dothefollowingtoremovethepower-onpassword:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Removethebatterypack.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethebatterypack,see“1070Battery
pack”onpage70.
3.Removethecoin-cellbattery.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethecoin-cellbattery,see“1060
Coin-cellbattery”onpage70.Waitforafewseconds.
4.Reinstallthecoin-cellbattery.Forinstructionsonhowtoinstallthecoin-cellbattery,see“1060Coin-cell
battery”onpage70.
5.Reinstallthebatterypack.Forinstructionsonhowtoinstallthebatterypack,see“1070Batterypack”
onpage70.
6.TurnonthecomputerandwaituntilthePOSTends.AfterthePOSTends,thepasswordpromptdoes
notappear.Thepower-onpasswordhasbeenremoved.
Ifasupervisorpasswordhasbeensetandisknowntotheservicetechnician,dothefollowingtoremove
thepower-onpassword:
1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.Whenthelogoscreencomesup,immediatelypressF1.
3.TypethesupervisorpasswordtoentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.
4.SelectSecurity.
5.SelectPassword.
6.SelectPower-OnPassword.
7.TypethecurrentsupervisorpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfield.ThenleavetheEnter
NewPasswordfieldblank,andpressEntertwice.
8.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,pressEnter.
9.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword
Attention:IfUseronlymodeisselectedandtheuserharddiskpasswordhasbeenforgottenandcannotbe
madeavailabletotheservicetechnician,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovide
anyservicestoresettheuserharddiskpasswordsortorecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.T oputthe
systembacktooperationalstatus,theonlyLenovoandLenovo-authorizedservicesolutionwouldbeto
replacetheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrivewithascheduledfee.
Toremoveauserharddiskpasswordthathasbeenforgotten,whenthesupervisorpasswordandmaster
harddiskpasswordareknown,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.Whenthelogoscreencomesup,immediatelypressF1toentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.
3.SelectSecurity.
4.SelectPassword.
5.SelectHard-diskxpassword,wherexistheletteroftheharddiskdrive.Apop-upwindowopens.
6.SelectMasterharddiskpassword.
7.TypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfield.ThenleavetheEnter
NewPasswordfieldblank,andpressEntertwice.
8.PressF10.
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9.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.Theuserharddiskpasswordandthe
masterharddiskpasswordhavebeenremoved.
Powermanagement
Toreducepowerconsumption,thecomputerhasthreepowermanagementmodes:screenblank,sleep,
andhibernation.
Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7operatingsystemonly)
Ifthetimesetonthe“Turnoffmonitor”timerintheoperatingsystemexpires,theLCDbacklightturnsoff.
Toputthecomputerintoscreenblankmode,dothefollowing:
1.Right-clickthebatterygaugeonthetaskbar.
2.SelectPoweroffdisplay.
Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloperation,pressanykey.
Sleepmode
Whenthecomputerenterssleepmode,thefollowingeventsoccurinadditiontowhatoccursinscreen
blankmode:
•TheLCDispoweredoff.
•Theinternalstoragedriveispoweredoff.
•Themicroprocessorstops.
Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton.ClickSleep
fromthemenudisplayed.
•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickSleep.
Incertaincircumstances,thecomputergoesintosleepmodeautomatically:
•Afteraperiodofinactivityspecifiedinpowerplansettings
•Whenthebatterypowerislow
Tocausethecomputertoreturnfromsleepmodeandresumeoperation,dooneofthefollowing:
•PresstheFnkey.
•OpentheLCDcover.
•Turnonthepowerbutton.
Also,ineitherofthefollowingevents,thecomputerautomaticallyreturnsfromsleepmodeandresumes
operation:
•Theringindicator(RI)issignaledbyaserialdeviceoraPCCarddevice.
•Thetimesetontheresumetimerelapses.
Note:Thecomputerdoesnotacceptanyinputimmediatelyafteritenterssleepmode.Waitafew
secondsbeforetakinganyactiontoreenteroperationmode.
Hibernationmode
Inhibernationmode,thefollowingoccurs:
•Thesystemstatus,RAM,VRAM,andsetupdataarestoredontheinternalstoragedrive.
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•Thesystemispoweredoff.
Note:Ifthecomputerentersthehibernationmodewhileitisdockedtothedockingstationortheport
replicator,donotundockitbeforeresumingnormaloperation.Ifyoudoundockitandthentrytoresume
normaloperation,youwillgetanerrormessage,andyouwillhavetorestartthesystem.
Ifyouhavedefinedoneofthefollowingactionsastheeventthatcausesthesystemtogointohibernation
mode,performthataction.
•Closingthelid.
•Pressingthepowerbutton.
Also,thecomputergoesintohibernationmodeautomaticallyafteraperiodofinactivityspecifiedinpower
plansettings.
Whenthepoweristurnedon,thecomputerreturnsfromhibernationmodeandresumesoperation.The
hibernationfileinthebootrecordontheinternalstoragedriveisread,andsystemstatusisrestoredfromthe
internalstoragedrive.
Symptom-to-FRUindex
Thissectioncontainsfollowinginformation:
•“Numericerrorcodes”onpage36
•“Errormessages”onpage37
•“Beepsymptoms”onpage
•“No-beepsymptoms”onpage38
•“LCD-relatedsymptoms”onpage38
•“Intermittentproblems”onpage39
•“Undeterminedproblems”onpage39
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”onpage39
Note:ForadevicenotsupportedbydiagnosticcodesintheThinkPadnotebookcomputers,seethe
manualforthatdevice.
.
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Numericerrorcodes
Table2.Numericerrorcodes
Symptomorerror
0177
BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask—Checksumofthe
supervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.
0183
BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.Enterthe
ThinkPadSetupprogram.–ThechecksumoftheSecurity
settingsintheEFIVariableisnotcorrect.
0187
EAIAdataaccesserror
0188
InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea.
0189
InvalidRFIDConfigurationInformationArea.
0190
Criticallow-batteryerror
0191
SystemSecurity—InvalidRemoteChangerequested.
0199
SystemSecurity—Securitypasswordretrycount
exceeded.
0271
Real-TimeClockError.CheckDateandTimesettings.
1802
Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin—Poweroffand
removethenetworkcard.
1820
Morethanoneexternalfingerprintreaderareattached.
Poweroffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetup
withinyourmainoperatingsystem.
2200
MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.
2201
MachineUUIDisinvalid
FRUoraction,insequence
Replacethesystemboard.
1.RuntheThinkPadSetupprogram.Thesettings
willbecorrectedautomatically.Thensavethe
currentsettingsbypressingF10.
2.Replacethesystemboard.
Replacethesystemboard.
Replacethesystemboard.
Replacethesystemboard.
1.Chargethebatterypack.
2.Replacethebatterypack.
1.RuntheThinkPadSetupprogram,andthensave
currentsettingbypressingF10.
2.Replacethesystemboard.
1.RuntheThinkPadSetupprogram.Theretrycount
willbereset.Thensavethecurrentsettingsby
pressingF10.
2.Replacethesystemboard.
1.RunThinkPadSetuptoresetthetimeanddate
2.Replacethecoin-cellbatteryandrunThinkPadSetup
toresetthetimeanddate.
1.Removenetworkcard.
2.Replacethesystemboard.
Removeallbutthereaderthatyousetupforthe
authentication.
Replacethesystemboard.
Replacethesystemboard.
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Errormessages
Table3.Errormessages
Symptomorerror
Fanerror.1.Replacethefan.
Thermalsensingerror.Replacethesystemboard.
Thissystemdoesnotsupportbatteriesthatarenot
genuineLenovo-madeorauthorized.Thesystemwill
continuetoboot,butmaynotchargeunauthorized
batteries.
Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityforthe
performanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and
providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingout
oftheiruse.
FRUoraction,insequence
2.Applythermalgrease.
3.Replacethesystemboard.
Replacethebattery.
Beeperrors
LenovoSmartBeeptechnologyenablesyoutodecodebeeperrorswithyoursmartphonewhenablack
screenoccurswithbeepsfromyourcomputer.TodecodethebeeperrorwithLenovoSmartBeep
technology,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.support.lenovo.com/smartbeeporscanthefollowingQRCode.
2.Downloadtheproperdiagnosticappandinstallitonyoursmartphone.
3.Runthediagnosticappandplacethesmartphonenearthecomputer.
4.PresstheFnkeyonyourcomputertoemitthebeepagain.Thediagnosticappdecodesthebeeperror
andshowspossiblesolutionsonthesmartphone.
Thefollowingsectiondescribessomebeeperrorsandthecorrespondingsolutions.
Note:DonotattempttoserviceaproductyourselfunlessinstructedtodosobytheCustomerSupport
Centerorproductdocumentation.OnlyuseaLenovo-authorizedserviceprovidertorepairyourproduct.
Errorcodes
0001:Reseterror(platformresetnotde-asserted)1.Removeallpowerresources(theacpoweradapter,
0002:Internalbuserror
Solutions
removablebattery,andcoin-cellbattery).Ifyour
computerhasabuilt-inbattery,resetthecomputer
byinsertingastraightenedpaperclipintothe
emergency-resethole.Waitforoneminute.Then
reconnectallpowerresources.
2.Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).
Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).
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Errorcodes
0281:GeneralembeddedcontrollererrorReplacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).
0282:Memorymoduleerror1.Reinstallorreplacethememorymodule.
0283:PCIresourceerror1.RemovePCIedevices(theM.2card,PCIecard,
0284:TCG-compliantfunctionality-relatederror(mightbe
theBIOScodevalidationfailure)
0285:TCG-compliantfunctionality-relatederror(mightbe
theTPMinitializationfailure)
0286:Integratedgraphicserror
0287:Discretegraphicserror1.Reinstallorreplacethediscretegraphicscard
0288:Computerdisplayerror
Solutions
2.Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).
andsoon)(serviceprovideronly).
2.Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).
Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).
Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).
Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).
(serviceprovideronly).
2.Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).
1.Reconnectthedisplaycableonboththesystem
boardsideandthecomputerdisplayside(service
provideronly).
2.Replacethesystemboard(serviceprovideronly).
No-beepsymptoms
Table4.No-beepsymptoms
Symptomorerror
Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,LCDblank,andno
POST.
Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,andLCDblankduring
POST.
Thepower-onpasswordpromptappears.Apower-onpasswordorasupervisorpasswordisset.
Thehard-diskpasswordpromptappears.Aharddiskpasswordisset.T ypethepasswordand
FRUoraction,insequence
1.Ensurethateveryconnectorisconnectedtightly
andcorrectly.
2.Reseatmemorymodule.
3.Replacethesystemboard.
1.Reseatmemorymodule.
2.Replacethesystemboard.
TypethepasswordandpressEnter.
pressEnter.
LCD-relatedsymptoms
Important:TheTFTLCDforthenotebookcomputercontainsmanythin-filmtransistors(TFTs).The
presenceofasmallnumberofdotsthataremissing,discolored,oralwayslightedischaracteristicofTFT
LCDtechnology,butexcessivepixelproblemscancauseviewingconcerns.IftheLCDyouareservicinghas
twoorlessvisibledefectivepixels,itshouldnotbeconsideredfaulty.However,iftheLCDhasthreeormore
visibledefectivepixels,itwillbedeemedasdefectivebyLenovoanditshouldbereplaced.
Notes:
•ThispolicyappliestoallThinkPadnotebookspurchasedon1January,2008orlater.
•LenovowillnotprovidewarrantyreplacementiftheLCDiswithinspecificationsbecausewecannot
guaranteethatanyreplacementLCDwillhavezeropixeldefects.
•OnepixelconsistsofR,G,Bsub-pixels.
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Table5.LCD-relatedsymptoms
Symptomorerror
Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,andablankLCDduring
POST.
•LCDbacklightnotworking.
•LCDtoodark.
•LCDbrightnesscannotbeadjusted.
•LCDcontrastcannotbeadjusted.
•LCDscreenunreadable.
•Charactersmissingpixels.
•Screenabnormal.
•Wrongcolordisplayed.
HorizontalorverticallinesdisplayedonLCD.ReplacetheLCDassembly.
FRUoraction,insequence
Replacethesystemboard.
1.ReseattheLCDconnectors.
2.ReplacetheLCDassembly.
3.Replacethesystemboard.
1.Seeimportantnotefor“LCD-relatedsymptoms.”
2.ReseatallLCDconnectors.
3.ReplacetheLCDassembly.
4.Replacethesystemboard.
Intermittentproblems
Intermittentsystemhangproblemscanbeduetoavarietyofcausesthathavenothingtodowithahardware
defect,suchascosmicradiation,electrostaticdischarge,orsoftwareerrors.FRUreplacementshouldbe
consideredonlywhenaproblemrecurs.
Whenanalyzinganintermittentproblem,dothefollowing:
1.Runthediagnostictestforthesystemboardinloopmodeatleast10times.
2.Ifnoerrorisdetected,donotreplaceanyFRUs.
3.Ifanyerrorisdetected,replacetheFRUshownbytheFRUcode.Rerunthetesttoverifythatno
moreerrorsexist.
Undeterminedproblems
Ifthediagnostictestsdidnotidentifytheadapterordevicethathasfailed,ifwrongdevicesareinstalled,
orifthesystemsimplyisnotoperating,followtheseprocedurestoisolatethefailingFRU(donotisolate
FRUsthathavenodefects).
Verifythatallattacheddevicesaresupportedbythecomputer.
Verifythatthepowersupplybeingusedatthetimeofthefailureisoperatingcorrectly.See“Powersystem
checkout”onpage26.
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.VisuallycheckeachFRUfordamage.ReplaceanydamagedFRU.
3.Removeordisconnectallofthefollowingdevices:
a.Non- ThinkPaddevices
b.Devicesattachedtothedockingstationortheportreplicator
c.Printer,mouse,andotherexternaldevices
d.Batterypack
e.Internalstoragedrive
f.Externaldiskettedriveoropticaldrive
g.Memorymodule
h.PCcards
4.Turnonthecomputer.
5.Determinewhethertheproblemhasbeensolved.
6.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,reconnecttheremoveddevicesoneatatimeuntilyoufindthefailingFRU.
7.Iftheproblemremains,replacethefollowingFRUsoneatatime(donotreplaceanondefectiveFRU):
a.Systemboard
b.LCDassembly
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Chapter5.Statusindicators
Thischapterpresentsthestatusindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthecomputer.
Table6.Statusindicators
IndicatorMeaning
1FnLockindicator
2Speaker-muteindicatorOn:Thespeakersaremuted.
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Off:TheFnLockfunctionisdisabled.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedas
anicononeachkey,pressthecorrespondingfunctionkeydirectly.ToinputF1F12,presstheFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.
On:TheFnLockfunctionisenabled.ToinputF1-F12,pressthecorresponding
functionkeydirectly.T oinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeach
key,presstheFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.
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Table6.Statusindicators(continued)
IndicatorMeaning
3Microphone-muteindicator
4Camera-statusindicatorOn:Thecameraisinuse.
6CapsLockindicatorWhentheindicatorison,itindicatesthatCapsLockmodeisenabled.Y oucan
On:Themicrophonesaremuted.
typeallalphabeticcharacters(A-Z)inuppercasedirectly.
57Systemstatusindicator
Blinkingthreetimes:Thecomputerisinitiallyconnectedtopower.
On:Thecomputerisinuse.
Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.
Slowblinking:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.
Fastblinking:Thecomputerisenteringsleeporhibernationmode.
8acpower-statusindicator
Theacpower-statusindicatorshowstheacpowerchargingstatusofthe
computer.
•Green:Connectedtoacpower(charging90%–100%)
•Amber:Connectedtoacpower(charging1%–90%)
•Off:Notconnectedtoacpower(nocharging)
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Chapter6.Functionkeys
Thefollowingtabledescribesthefunctionsoffunctionkeysandkeycombinations.
Table7.Functionkeys
Functionkeyandkey
combination
+
Description
YoucanconfiguretheFnkeyandfunctionkeysintheKeyboardPropertieswindow
bydoingthefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanel.ChangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLarge
iconsorSmallicons.
2.ClickKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,clicktheFnandfunction
keystab.
3.Selecttheoptionsofyourpreference.
PressFn+EsctoswitchthekeyfunctionbetweenthestandardF1–F12functionandthe
specialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey.Y oucanchangethedefaultfunctionin
theKeyboardPropertieswindow.
Muteorunmutethespeakers.
Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhen
youturnonyourcomputeragain.Toturnonthesound,pressF2orF3.
Decreasethespeakervolume.
Increasethespeakervolume.
Muteorunmutethemicrophones.
Darkenthecomputerdisplay.
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Brightenthecomputerdisplay.
Manageexternaldisplays.
Enableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessfeatures.
OpentheSettingswindow.
Enableordisablethebuilt-inBluetoothfeatures.
Openakeyboardsettingpage.
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Table7.Functionkeys(continued)
Functionkeyandkey
combination
+
Description
Thekeyinvokesthefunctiondefinedbyyourself.Ifnofunctionisdefined,pressthiskey
toopentheCortanapersonalassistant.
TodefineorchangetheactionfortheF12key,dothefollowing:
1.OpentheLenovoSettingsprogram.
2.Clicktheinputicon.
3.LocatetheKEYBOARD:USER-DEFINEDKEYsectionandfollowtheinstructions
onthescreentocompletethesetting.
OntheInputpage,youcanalsodefinedifferentfunctionsforthekeycombinationswith
F12,suchasShift+F12,Alt+F12,orCtrl+F12.
OpentheSnippingToolprogram.
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Chapter7.Locations
Thischapterhelpsyoulocatethehardwarecomponentsonyourcomputer.
Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators
Thistopichelpsyoulocatethecontrols,connectors,andindicatorsonyourcomputer.
Frontview
1Microphones
3Powerbutton
5USB-Cconnector6High-DefinitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI™)
7USB3.0connectors
9Media-cardslot
11Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)
13TrackPoint
15Screen(multi-touchscreenonsomemodels)
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®
buttons14TrackPointpointingstick
2Camera
4Security-lockslot
connector
8Audioconnector
10Systemstatusindicator
12Trackpad
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Left-sideview
1Systemstatusindicator
3AlwaysOnUSBconnector(USB3.0)4OneLink+connector
5Powerconnector
2Fanlouvers
Bottomview
1Emergency-resethole
2Speakers
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LocatingFRUsandCRUs
Thistopicintroducesthefollowingserviceparts:
•“MajorFRUs”onpage48
•“LCDFRUs”onpage50
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.ClickGuides&Manualsandthenfollow
theon-screeninstructionstofindthemanualforyourproduct.Y oumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectivepart
thatisreplacedbytheCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,anda
containerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUif
LenovodoesnotreceivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.Seeyour
LenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.
ThinkPadcomputerscontainthefollowingtypesofCRUs:
–Self-serviceCRUs:Refertopartsthatcanbeinstalledorreplacedeasilybycustomerthemselvesorbytrained
servicetechniciansatanadditionalcost.
–Optional-serviceCRUs:Refertopartsthatcanbeinstalledorreplacedbycustomerswithagreaterskilllevel.
Trainedservicetechnicianscanalsoprovideservicetoinstallorreplacethepartsunderthetypeofwarranty
designatedforthecustomer’smachine.
–FRUs:Refertopartsthatmustbeinstalledorreplacedonlybytrainedservicetechnicians.Ifcustomerschoose
toreplacetheFRUsbythemselves,theproductwarrantymightbeaffected.
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MajorFRUs
Table8.MajorFRUs
No.FRUdescriptions
1
LCDunit
2
KeyboardbezelassemblyNoNo
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CRU
NoNo
Optionalservice
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Table8.MajorFRUs(continued)
No.FRUdescriptions
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
a
b
c
d
e
Self-service
CRU
M.2solid-statedriveYesNo
Coin-cellbattery
YesNo
WirelessLANcardYesNo
USBsupportbracket
NoNo
MediacardreaderNoNo
Cableformediacardreader
NoNo
ThinkPad-logo-LEDcardNoNo
Cableforfingerprintreadercard
Bracketforfingerprintreadercard
Fingerprintreadercard
*
*
*
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
BasecoverassemblyYesNo
Systemboard
NoNo
BatteryNoNo
Cablefortrackpad
OneLink+bracket
NoNo
NoNo
acpowercardNoNo
Speakerassembly
NoYes
MemorymoduleYesNo
Thermalfanassembly
NoNo
KeyboardNoYes
TrackPointcapYesNo
Screwkits
LenovofactoryrecoveryUSBkey
Lenovorecoverydiscset
*
*
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
PowercordYesNo
acpoweradapterYesNo
Optionalservice
CRU
*
Availableonsomemodels
Note:TheLenovofactoryrecoveryUSBkey
aandtheLenovorecoverydiscsetbareusedtorestorethe
MicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystem.Theymightnotcomewiththecomputer,andausermightorderthem
fromhttp://www.lenovo.com/lenovorecovery,thoughadditionalshippingandhandlingfeesmightapply.
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LCDFRUs
Table9.LCDFRUs
No.FRUdescriptions
1
LCDbezelassembly
2
LCDmodule
3
LCD/cameracard/ThinkPadlogocardcombocable
4a
WirelessLANantennaforcomputermodelswithanaluminumlid
4b
WirelessLANantennaforcomputermodelswithaplasticlid
5
Cameraandmicrophonecombocard
6a
LCDcoverassemblyforcomputermodelswithanaluminumlid
6b
LCDcoverassemblyforcomputermodelswithaplasticlid
7a
LCDHingeassemblyforcomputermodelswithanaluminumlid
7b
LCDHingeassemblyforcomputermodelswithaplasticlid
Self-service
CRU
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
NoNo
Optionalservice
CRU
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Connectorandcableguide
ThistopicprovidesinformationtohelpLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansidentifyconnectorsandcables
forreplacementpurpose.TovieweachFRUandtheexplodedillustrationofthecomputer,see“Major
FRUs”onpage48
Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someconnectorsorcablesmightnotbeavailable.
Systemboardconnectorsandcables
and“LCDFRUs”onpage50.
Table10.Systemboardconnectorandcableguide
Item
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Connector(location)
Built-inbatteryconnector(internal)
Trackpadconnector(internal)
M.2solid-statedriveconnector
(internal)
Fingerprintreadercardconnector
(internal)
ThinkPad-logo-LEDcardThinkPad-logo-LEDcardcableThinkPad-logo-LEDcardcomes
Mediacardreaderconnector
(internal)
Speakerassemblyconnector
(internal)
Internalcablerequired
Built-inbatterycableThebuilt-inbatterycomeswith
cable.Connectthecabletothis
connector.
Trackpadcable
NoInserttheM.2solid-statedriveinto
Fingerprintreadercardcable
Mediacardreadercable
Speakerassemblycable
Connectoneendtothetrackpad
andtheotherendtothisconnector.
thisslot.
Connectoneendtothefingerprint
readercardandtheotherendto
thisconnector.
withcable.Connectthecableto
thisconnector.
Connectoneendtothemedia
cardreaderandtheotherendto
thisconnector.
Thespeakerassemblycomeswith
cable.Connectthecabletothis
connector.
Cableconnection
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Table10.Systemboardconnectorandcableguide(continued)
Item
8
9
10
11
12
13
Connector(location)
Audioconnector(external)
USB3.0connector(external)
HDMIconnector(external)
USB-Cconnector(external)
Coin-cellbatteryconnector
(internal)
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Wireless-LANcardslot(internal)
Memorymoduleslot(internal)
LCDconnector(internal)LCDcableConnectoneendtotheLCD
dc-inconnector(internal)
OneLink+connector
AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector
(external)
21
22
Thermalfanconnector(internal)
TrackPointpointingstickconnector
(internal)
23
Keyboardconnector(internal)
Internalcablerequired
No
Connectheadphonesoraheadset
Cableconnection
with3.5-mm(0.14-inch)4-pole
plugtothisconnector.
No
ConnectUSB-compatibledevices
tothisconnector.
No
Connectacompatibledigitalaudio
deviceorvideomonitortothis
connector.
No
ConnectaUSB-Ccompatible
devicetothisconnector.
Coin-cellbatterycable
Thecoin-cellbatterycomeswith
cable.Connectthecabletothis
connector.
NoInsertthewireless-LANcardinto
thisslot.
NoInsertthememorymoduleintothis
slot.
panelandtheotherendtothis
connector.
dc-incable
Thepowerconnectorofthe
computercomeswiththedc-in
cable.Connectthecabletothis
connector.
No
UsetheOneLink+connectorto
connecttotheThinkPadOneLink+
DockortoconnecttotheThinkPad
OneLink+toRJ45Adapter.
No
ConnectUSB-compatibledevices
tothisconnector.
ThermalfanassemblycableThethermalfanassemblycomes
withcable.Connectthecableto
thisconnector.
TrackPointpointingstickcableTheT rackPointpointingstick
comeswithcable.Connectthe
cabletothisconnector .
KeyboardassemblycableThekeyboardassemblycomes
withcable.Connectthecableto
thisconnector.
Camera/microphonecardconnectorandcable
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Table11.Camera/microphonecardconnector
Item
1
Connector(location)
Camera/microphonecard
connector(internal)
Clickpadconnectorandcable
Table12.Clickpadconnector
Item
1
Connector(location)
Trackpadconnector(internal)
Mediacardreaderconnectorandcable
Internalcablerequired
Cableconnection
LCDcableConnectoneendtotheLCD
connectoronthesystemboard
andtheotherendtothisconnector.
Internalcablerequired
Trackpadcable
Connectoneendtothetrackpad
Cableconnection
connectoronthesystemboard
andtheotherendtothisconnector.
Table13.Mediacardreader
Item
1
Connector(location)
Mediacardreaderconnector
(internal)
Fingerprintreadercardconnectorandcable
Internalcablerequired
Mediacardreadercable
Cableconnection
Connectoneendtothemedia
cardreaderconnectoronthe
systemboardandtheotherendto
thisconnector.
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Table14.Fingerprintreadercard
Item
1
Connector(location)
Fingerprintreadercardconnector
(internal)
Wireless-LANcardconnectorsandcables
Table15.Wireless-LANcard
Item
1
2
Connector(location)
Wireless-LANantennaconnector
(internal)
Wireless-LANantennaconnector
(internal)
Internalcablerequired
Fingerprintreadercable
Internalcablerequired
Wireless-LANantennakit
Wireless-LANantennakit
Cableconnection
Connectoneendtothefingerprint
readerconnectoronthesystem
boardandtheotherendtothis
connector.
Cableconnection
Connectoneendofthe
wireless-LANgrayantennato
theA-coverandtheotherendto
thisconnector.
Connectoneendofthe
wireless-LANblackantenna
totheA-coverandtheotherend
tothisconnector.
LookingupFRUinformation
FordetailedFRUinformation,includingpartnumbers,descriptions,andsubstitutionpartnumbers,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup
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Chapter8.FRUreplacementnotices
90degreesmore
(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.Y oucanfindalistofCRUsforyour
productinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualcanbefoundat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.ClickGuides&Manualsandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructionstofind
themanualforyourproduct.Y oumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectivepartthatisreplacedbytheCRU.
Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincluded
withthereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnot
receivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovo
LimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.
Screwnotices
Loosescrewscancauseareliabilityproblem.IntheThinkPadnotebookcomputer,thisproblemisaddressed
withspecialnylon-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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180degreesmore
(Cross-section)
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouusethecorrectscrew.Itisrecommendedtousenewscrewsforreplacements.Ifyou
haveatorquescrewdriver,tightenallscrewsfirmlytothetorquespecifiedinthescrewinformation
tableforeachstep.
•Ensurethattorquescrewdriversarecalibratedcorrectlyfollowingcountryspecifications.
Retainingserialnumbers
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonthefollowing:
•“Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit”onpage56
•“RetainingtheUUID”onpage57
Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit
Whenthecomputerwasmanufactured,theEEPROMonthesystemboardwasloadedwiththeserial
numbersofthesystemandallmajorcomponents.Thesenumbersneedtoremainthesamethroughout
thelifeofthecomputer.
Ifyoureplacethesystemboard,youmustrestoretheserialnumberofthesystemunittoitsoriginalvalue.
Theserialnumberofthesystemunitiswrittenonthelabelattachedtothebottomofthecomputer.
Ifyoucannotfindtheserialnumberofthesystemunitonthebottomofthecomputer,trythefollowing
methodtogetthenumber:
Note:Beforeyouperformtheoperation,ensurethattheUEFI/LegacysettingwithintheStartupmenuin
theThinkPadSetupprogramissettoUEFIOnly.
1.ConnectaUSBmemorykeytothecomputer.
2.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/maintenanceutilitiesandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatea
MaintenanceKey.
Note:OnlyanauthorizedLenovoservicetechniciancanaccesstheaboveWebsite.
3.Restartthecomputer.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressEsc.TheThinkPadConfigInformationUpdateUtilityinterface
isdisplayed.
5.Type1underEntertheactiondesired,thenpressEnter.TheThinkPadSerialNumberUpdateUtilityfor
AssetIDscreenisdisplayed.
6.Type2underEntertheactiondesired,thenpressEnter.Theserialnumberofeachdeviceinyour
computerisdisplayed;theserialnumberofthesystemunitislistedasfollow:
20-Serialnumber
7.Recordtheserialnumberofthesystemunit.
Afteryoureplacethesystemboard,dothefollowingtorestoretheserialnumberofthesystemunit:
1.ConnecttheMaintenanceKeytothecomputer.
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2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressEsc.TheThinkPadConfigInformationUpdateUtilityinterface
isdisplayed.
3.Type1underEntertheactiondesired,thenpressEnter.TheThinkPadSerialNumberUpdateUtilityfor
AssetIDscreenisdisplayed.
4.Type1underEntertheactiondesired,thenpressEnter.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen
torestoretheserialnumberofthesystemunit.
RetainingtheUUID
TheUniversallyUniqueIdentifier(UUID)isa128-bitnumberuniquelyassignedtoyourcomputerat
productionandstoredintheEEPROMofyoursystemboard.
ThealgorithmthatgeneratesthenumberisdesignedtoprovideuniqueIDsuntiltheyearA.D.3400.Notwo
computersintheworldhavethesamenumber.
Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,performthefollowingstepstocreateanewUUIDforthesystem
boardifthesystemboarddoesnothaveaUUID:
Note:Beforeyouperformtheoperation,ensurethattheUEFI/LegacysettingwithintheStartupmenuin
theThinkPadSetupprogramissettoUEFIOnly.
1.ConnectaUSBmemorykeytothecomputer.
2.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/maintenanceutilitiesandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatea
Maintenancekey.
Note:OnlyanauthorizedLenovoservicetechniciancanaccesstheaboveWebsite.
3.Restartthecomputer.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressEsc.TheThinkPadConfigInformationUpdateUtilityinterface
isdisplayed.
5.Type2underEntertheactiondesired,thenpressEnter.TheAutoUUIDgenerationutilityinterfaceis
displayed.
6.TypeyunderChangeUUID.OK?[Y/N],thenpressEnter.AnewUUIDiscreatedandwritten.Ifa
validUUIDalreadyexists,itisnotoverwritten.
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Chapter9.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,reviewChapter8“FRUreplacementnotices”onpage55.
3.BeginbyremovinganyFRUsthathavetoberemovedbeforereplacingthefailingFRU.AnysuchFRUs
arelistedatthebeginningofeachFRUreplacementsection.Removethemintheorderinwhichthey
arelisted.
4.FollowthecorrectsequenceinthestepsforremovingaFRU,asgivenintheillustrationsbythe
numbersinsquarecallouts.
5.Whenturningascrew,turnitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowintheillustration.
6.WhenremovingaFRU,moveitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowintheillustration.
7.ToputthenewFRUinplace,reversetheremovalprocedureandfollowanynotesthatpertainto
replacement.
8.WhenreplacingaFRU,usethecorrectscrewsasshowninthereplacementprocedures.
DANGER
BeforeremovinganyFRU,turnoffthecomputer ,unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets,
disablethebuilt-inbattery,andthendisconnectanyinterconnectingcables.
Attention:AfterreplacingaFRU,donotturnonthecomputeruntilyouhavemadesurethatallscrews,
springs,andothersmallpartsareinplaceandnonearelooseinsidethecomputer.Verifythisbyshaking
thecomputergentlyandlisteningforrattlingsounds.Metallicpartsormetalflakescancauseelectrical
shortcircuits.
Attention:Thesystemboardissensitiveto,andcanbedamagedby,electrostaticdischarge(ESD).
Beforetouchingit,establishpersonalgroundingbytouchingagroundpointwithonehandorbyusingan
electrostaticdischargestrap.
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Beforeservicingthecomputer
Carefullyreadthistopicbeforeservicingthecomputer.
Disablingthebuilt-inbattery
BeforereplacinganyFRU,ensurethatyouhavedisabledthebuilt-inbattery.
ForWindows10,disableFastStartupbeforedisablingthebuilt-inbattery.
TodisableFastStartupforWindows10,dothefollowing:
1.Fromthedesktop,typePowerinthesearchboxonthetaskbar,andselectPowerOptions.
2.ClickChangewhatthepowerbuttonsdoontheleftpane.
3.ClickChangesettingsthatarecurrentlyunavailableatthetop.
4.IfpromptedbyUserAccountControl(UAC),clickYes.
5.CleartheTurnonfaststartupcheckbox,andthenclickSavechanges.
Todisablethebuilt-inbattery,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffyourcomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.Turnonyourcomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,immediatelypressF1toenterThinkPad
Setup.
3.SelectConfig➙Power.ThePowersubmenuisdisplayed.
4.SelectDisablebuilt-inbatteryandpressEnter.
5.SelectYesintheSetupConfirmationwindow.Thebuilt-inbatteryisdisabledandthecomputerturnsoff
automatically.Waitthreetofiveminutestoletthecomputercool.
1010Basecoverassembly
Removalstepsofthebasecoverassembly
1.Removethescrewcaps.
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2.Loosenthescrewsthatsecurethebasecoverassembly.
3.Pryupthelatchesinascendingalphabeticalorder(atof)asillustrated,andthenremovethebase
coverassembly.
Applyinglabelstothebasecover
ThenewbasecoverFRUisshippedwithakitcontaininglabelsofseveralkinds.Applythoselabelswhen
youreplacethebasecover.Forthelabelsthatarenotshippedwiththenewbasecover,peelthemofffrom
theoldbasecover,andadherethemtothenewone.
ThefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofeachlabelforWindows7andWindows10basedcomputer
models.
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IftheWindowsCertificateofAuthentication(COA)label5isattachedtoapartthatisreplaced,doone
ofthefollowing:
•Returntheoldpartwiththelabelattachedtothecustomer.
•Providealettertothecustomerstatingwhatthelabelwasoriginallyonthecomputerandwhatthepart
number,serialnumber,andproductkeywereonthelabel.
Whenyoureplacethebasecover,applytheserialnumberlabel
1.
Thefollowinglabelsmustbepeeledofffromtheoldbasecover,andthenadheretothenewbasecover.
2CECPlabel3USGEOlabel
4GenuineMicrosoftlabel
7Assettag8Assettag
9Israelhomologationlabel10IndonesiaRatinglabel
11Postellabel(forWLANofIndonesia)
13GEOlabel14ChinaGEOlabel
6Assettag
12BrazilAnatellabel
1020Keyboard
Removalstepsofthekeyboard
Toremovethekeyboard,dothefollowing:
Note:Youmightbeinstructedtoslidethekeyboardframeforwardorbackwardinsomeofthefollowing
steps.Inthiscase,ensurethatyoudonotpressandholdthekeyswhileslidingthekeyboardframe.
Otherwise,thekeyboardframecannotbemoved.
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1.Torevealthescrewheadsbeneaththekeyboardframe,usetheflatendofthemulti-tooltoslidethe
keyboardforwardby2.5mm(0.1inch).
2.Usethecrossendofthemulti-tooltoloosenthescrews.
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3.Pivotthekeyboardslightlyupwardasshownbyarrow3untilyoucanseetheconnectorsonthebottom
sideofthekeyboard.Thenturnthekeyboardoverasshownbyarrow
4.
4.Putthekeyboardonthepalmrestanddetachtheconnectors.Thenremovethekeyboard.
Toinstallthenewkeyboard,dothefollowing:
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1.Attachtheconnectors,andthenturnthekeyboardover.
2.Insertthekeyboardintothekeyboardbezelasshown.Ensurethatthefrontedgeofthekeyboard(the
edgethatisclosetothedisplay)isundertheframeofthekeyboardbezel.
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3.Ensurethatthescrewheadsareexposedcompletely.Otherwise,revealthescrewheadsbyslidingthe
keyboardframeforwardwiththeflatendofthekeyboardmulti-tool.
4.Tightenthescrewswiththecrossendofthekeyboardmulti-tooltosecurethekeyboardinplace.
5.Slidethekeyboardframebackwardby2.5mm(0.1inch)withtheflatendofthekeyboardmulti-toolto
hidethelatchesofthekeyboardframeunderthekeyboardbezel.
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6.Inserttheflatendofthekeyboardmulti-toolintothesidesofthekeyboardasshowntopushthe
keyboardframebackward.Ensurethatthereisnogapbetweenthekeyboardframeandkeyboardbezel.
Wheninstalling:
Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedfirmly.
1030M.2solid-statedrive
Foraccess,removethisFRU:
•“1010Basecoverassembly”onpage60
Attention:
•Donotdropthedriveorapplyanyphysicalshocktoit.Thedriveissensitivetophysicalshock.Improper
handlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.
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•Beforeremovingthedrive,havetheusermakeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonitifpossible.
•Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperatingorinsuspendmode.
RemovalstepsoftheM.2solid-statedrive
Removethescrew1,andthenremovetheM.2solid-statedrive2.
.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2×2.5mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)
Wheninstalling:
EnsurethattheM.2solid-statedriveisfirmlyattached.
1040Memorymodule
Foraccess,removethisFRU:
•“1010Basecoverassembly”onpage60
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)
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Removalstepsofthememorymodule
Wheninstalling:
Insertthenotchedendofthememorymoduleintothememoryslot.Pressthememorymoduleinfirmly,
andpivotitdownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace.Ensurethatthememorymoduleisfirmlyinstalledinthe
slotanddoesnotmoveeasily.
1050WirelessLANcard
Foraccess,removethisFRU:
•“1010Basecoverassembly”onpage60
RemovalstepsofthewirelessLANcard
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StepScrew(quantity)Color
2
Wheninstalling:
PlugthegraycableintotheconnectorlabeledMAINonthecard;andplugtheblackcableintotheconnector
labeledAUXonthecard.
M2×2.5mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)
Black0.181Nm
Torque
(1.85kgf-cm)
1060Coin-cellbattery
Foraccess,removethisFRU:
•“1010Basecoverassembly”onpage60
DANGER
Useonlytheauthorizedbatteryspecifiedforyourcomputer.Anyotherbatterycouldigniteor
explode.
Removalstepsofthecoin-cellbattery
Wheninstalling:
Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedfirmly.
1070Batterypack
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Basecoverassembly”onpage60
Importantnoticesforreplacingabatterypack
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Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and
providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramprovidesanautomaticbatterydiagnostictestthatdeterminesifthe
batterypackisdefective.AbatterypackFRUshouldnotbereplacedunlessthisdiagnostictestshows
thatthebatteryisdefective.Theonlyexceptiontothisisifthebatterypackisphysicallydamagedora
customerisreportingapossiblesafetyissue.
IftheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramisnotinstalledonthecomputer,thecustomershoulddownloadand
installtheprogramtodiagnosethebatterypack,beforegettinganon-physicallydamagedbatterypack
replaced.Notethatthereplacementofaphysicallydamagedbatterypackisnotcoveredbythewarranty.
Removalstepsofthebatterypack
DANGER
Useonlytheauthorizedbatteryspecifiedforyourcomputer.Anyotherbatterycouldigniteor
explode.
Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedfirmly.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
2
M2×4mm,small-head,nylon-coated(4)
Black0.181Nm
Wheninstalling:
Ensurethatthebasecoverassemblyisattachedfirmly;otherwise,batteryconnectionmayfail.
1080Fingerprintreadercard
Foraccess,removethisFRU:
•“1010Basecoverassembly”onpage60
•“1070Batterypack”onpage70
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Removalstepsofthefingerprintreadercard
StepScrew(quantity)Color
5
M2×2.5mm,small-head,nylon-coated(1)
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1090Speakerassembly
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Basecoverassembly”onpage60
Removalstepsofthespeakerassembly
Detachtheconnectorandremovethescrewsthatsecurethespeakerassembly.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
2
M2×5.5mm,big-head,nylon-coated(2)
Removethespeakerassembly.
Wheninstalling:
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)
Ensurethatthecablesareproperlyrouted.
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1110Mediacardreaderandcableformediacardreader
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Basecoverassembly”onpage60
•“1090Speakerassembly”onpage73
Removalstepsofthemediacardreader
StepScrew(quantity)Color
3
M2×2.5mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)
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Removalstepsofthecableformediacardreader
1120ThinkPad-logo-LEDcard
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Basecoverassembly”onpage60
•“1070Batterypack”onpage70
RemovalstepoftheThinkPad-logo-LEDcard
1130USBsupportbracket/OneLink+bracket
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Basecoverassembly”onpage60
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RemovalstepsoftheUSBsupportbracket
StepScrew(quantity)Color
2
M2.0×4mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(2)
RemovalstepsoftheOneLink+bracket
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2.0×4mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)
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1140Thermalfanassembly
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Basecoverassembly”onpage60
Removalstepsforthermalfanassembly
Detachtheconnector.
Loosenthescrewsasshown,andthenremovethethermalfanassembly.
Whenyouinstallthethermalfanassembly:
•Alwayswearfingerstallswhenhandlingthethermalfanassembly.Donottouchorholdanypartofthe
thermalfanassemblywithbarefingers.
•Beforeyouattachthethermalfanassemblytothecomputer,applythermalgrease,atanamountof
0.2grams,onthepartmarked
applicationofgreasecancauseathermalproblemduetoimperfectcontactwithacomponent.
aasshowninthefollowingillustrations.Eithertoomuchortooless
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•Ensurethattherubberbisproperlyaffixedonthethermalfanassembly.
•Donottouchthethermalgrease.
•Donotpress,touch,orrotatethefanimpeller.
•Donottouchthefaninlethole.
•Donottwistorpullthecableofthethermalfanassembly.
•Donotapplypressureonthetopandbottomcoversofthethermalfanassembly.
•Donotpresstheheatpipe.Holdbothsidesoftheheatpipeifyoumusttakethethermalfanassembly.
•Donotshakeordropthethermalfanassembly.
•Ensurethatthefanconnectorisattachedfirmly.
•Replacethethermalfanassemblyifyouobservethefollowing:
–Thecoverofthethermalfanassemblyisdeformedordamaged.
–Thereisabnormalnoiseduringrotation.
1150Systemboard
Importantnoticesforhandlingthesystemboard
Whenhandlingthesystemboard,readthefollowing:
•Thesystemboardhasanaccelerometer,whichcanbebrokenwhenseveralthousandsofG-forces
areapplied.
Note:Droppingasystemboardfromaheightofaslittleas0.15m(6inches)sothatitfallsflatonahard
benchcansubjecttheaccelerometertoasmuchas6000G'sofshock.
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•Becarefulnottodropthesystemboardonabenchtopthathasahardsurface,suchasmetal,wood,or
composite.
•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.
•Ateverypointintheprocess,besurenottodroporstackthesystemboard.
•Ifyouputasystemboarddown,besuretoputitonlyonapaddedsurfacesuchasanESDmatora
corrugatedconductivematerial.
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Basecoverassembly”onpage60
•“1030M.2solid-statedrive”onpage67
•“1040Memorymodule”onpage68
•“1050WirelessLANcard”onpage69
•“1060Coin-cellbattery”onpage70
•“1130USBsupportbracket/OneLink+bracket”onpage75
•“1140Thermalfanassembly”onpage77
Attention:Thefollowingcomponentssolderedonthetopsideofthesystemboardisextremelysensitive.
Whenyouservicethesystemboard,avoidanykindofroughhandling.
aMicroprocessor
Disconnecttheconnectorsattachedtothesystemboard.
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Removethescrewsthatsecurethesystemboard.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
13
M2.0×2.5mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(3)
Whenyouinstallthesystemboard:
Ensurethatalltheconnectorsareattachedfirmlytothesystemboard.
1160LCDunit
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Basecoverassembly”onpage60
RemovalstepsoftheLCDunit
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)
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StepScrew(quantity)Color
5
M2.5×4mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(6)
Torque
Black0.249Nm
(3kgf-cm)
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1170keyboardbezelassembly
Removalstepsofthekeyboardbezelassembly
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Basecoverassembly”onpage60
•“1020Keyboard”onpage62
•“1030M.2solid-statedrive”onpage67
•“1040Memorymodule”onpage68
•“1050WirelessLANcard”onpage69
•“1060Coin-cellbattery”onpage70
•“1070Batterypack”onpage70
•“1080Fingerprintreadercard”onpage71
•“1090Speakerassembly”onpage73
•“1130USBsupportbracket/OneLink+bracket”onpage75
•“1110Mediacardreaderandcableformediacardreader”onpage74
•“1120ThinkPad-logo-LEDcard”onpage75
•“1140Thermalfanassembly”onpage77
•“1150Systemboard”onpage78
•“1180acpowercard”onpage83
•“1160LCDunit”onpage80
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1180acpowercard
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Basecoverassembly”onpage60
•“1160LCDunit”onpage80
Removalstepsoftheacpowercard
Wheninstalling:
Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedfirmly.
2010LCDbezelassembly
RemovalstepsoftheLCDbezelassembly
Foraccess,removethisFRUinorder:
•“1160LCDunit”onpage80
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Wheninstalling:
Ensurethatallthelatchesareattachedfirmly.
2020LCDmodule
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1160LCDunit”onpage80
•“2010LCDbezelassembly”onpage83
RemovalstepsoftheLCDmodule
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2×3mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(4)
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2030Hingekit
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1160LCDunit”onpage80
•“2010LCDbezelassembly”onpage83
•“2020LCDmodule”onpage84
Removalstepsofthehingekitforcomputermodelswithanaluminumlid
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2.5×3mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(6)
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)
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Removalstepsofthehingekitforcomputermodelswithaplasticlid
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2.5×3mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(6)
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)
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2040Integratedcameraandmicrophonecombocard
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1160LCDunit”onpage80
•“2010LCDbezelassembly”onpage83
•“2020LCDmodule”onpage84
Removalstepsoftheintegratedcameraandmicrophonecombocard
Wheninstalling:
Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedfirmly.
2050WirelessLANantennaassembly
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1160LCDunit”onpage80
•“2010LCDbezelassembly”onpage83
•“2020LCDmodule”onpage84
RemovalstepsofthewirelessLANantennaassemblyforcomputermodelswithanaluminumlid
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RemovalstepsofthewirelessLANantennaassemblyforcomputermodelswithaplasticlid
Attention:Whenyouroutethecables,ensurethattheyarenotsubjecttoanytension.Tensioncouldcause
thecablestobedamagedbythecableguides,orawiretobebroken.
2060LCDcableassemblyandLCDrearcoverassembly
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1160LCDunit”onpage80
•“2010LCDbezelassembly”onpage83
•“2020LCDmodule”onpage84
•“2030Hingekit”onpage85
•“2040Integratedcameraandmicrophonecombocard”onpage87
•“2050WirelessLANantennaassembly”onpage87
RemovalstepoftheLCDcableassemblyandLCDrearcoverassembly
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AppendixB.Abbreviationtable
Thefollowingtablelistsallabbreviationsusedinthismanual.
AbbreviationTerm
BGABallGridArray
BIOSBasicInput/OutputSystem
CDCompactDisc
CMOSComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor
COACertificateofAuthentication
CPUCentralProcessingUnit
CRCCyclicredundancycheck
CRTCathoderaytube
CRUCustomerReplaceableUnit
CTOConfigureToOrder
DC
DVDDigitalVideoDisc
EAIA
ECAEngineeringChangeAnnouncements
EEPROMElectricallyErasableProgrammableRead-OnlyMemory
EFI
EPO
ESD
EUEuropeanUnion
FCCFederalCommunicationsCommission
FRUFieldReplaceableUnit
GAVGeneralAnnounceVariant
GPUGraphicsProcessingUnit
HDDHardDiskDrive
HDMI
ICs
ICCID
ISOInternationalStandardizationOrganization
LANLocalareanetwork
LCDLiquidCrystalDisplay
MACMediaAccessControl
MTMachinetype
MTMMachinetypeandmodel
PCPersonalComputer
Directcurrent
EnhancedAssetInformationArea
ExtensibleFirmwareInterface
Emergencypower-off
Electrostaticdischarge
High-definitionmultimediainterface
Integratedcircuits
Integratecircuitcardidentity
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AbbreviationTerm
PCHPlatformControllerHub
POST
RAMRandomAccessMemory
RF
RFID
RIRingindicator
RJRegisteredjack
SATASerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment
SIMSubscriberIdentityModule
SVPSupervisorpassword
TFTs
UEFI
USBUniversalSerialBus
UUID
VRAMVideoRandomAccessMemory
Power-onself-test
Radiofrequency
Radio-frequencyidentification
Thin-filmtransistors
UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface
UniversallyUniqueIdentifier
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