
HardwareMaintenanceManual
ThinkPadE560pandS5

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation
underAppendixA“Notices”onpage119.
FirstEdition(May2016)
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Contents
Aboutthismanual...........iii
Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1
Generalsafety................1
Electricalsafety...............2
Safetyinspectionguide............3
Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic
discharge..................3
Groundingrequirements............4
Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4
Lasercompliancestatement(multilingual
translations)................18
Chapter2.Importantservice
information..............25
StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........25
Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdriveora
solid-statedrive............25
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem
board................26
Howtouseerrorcodes.........26
StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,special-bid,
andstandardmodels............26
Productdefinition............26
FRUidentification...........26
Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....29
Whattodofirst..............29
Checkoutguide..............30
LenovoSolutionCenter.........30
Quicktestprograms...........30
UEFIdiagnosticprogram.........31
Bootablediagnosticprograms.......32
Powersystemcheckout...........33
Checkingtheacpoweradapter......33
Checkingoperationalcharging......33
Checkingthebatterypack........34
Checkingthecoin-cellbattery.......34
Chapter4.Relatedservice
information..............37
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows7operating
system..................37
Creatingandusingarecoverymedia....37
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations.38
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.39
Creatingandusingarescuemedium....40
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsand
devicedrivers.............41
Solvingrecoveryproblems........42
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operating
system..................42
Resettingyourcomputer.........42
Usingadvancedstartupoptions......43
RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows
10failstostart.............43
CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..43
Passwords................44
Power-onpassword...........44
Harddiskpassword...........44
Supervisorpassword..........44
Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...45
Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword...45
Powermanagement............46
Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7
operatingsystemonly)..........46
Sleepmode..............46
Hibernationmode...........46
Symptom-to-FRUindex...........47
Numericerrorcodes..........48
Errormessages............49
Beepsymptoms............50
No-beepsymptoms...........50
LCD-relatedsymptoms.........50
Intermittentproblems..........51
Undeterminedproblems.........51
Chapter5.Statusindicators.....53
Chapter6.Specialkeys........55
Chapter7.Locations.........57
Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and
indicators.................57
Frontviewformodelswitha2-Dcamera..57
Frontviewformodelswitha3-Dcamera..58
Rearview...............59
Bottomview..............59
LocatingFRUsandCRUs..........59
MajorFRUsandCRUs..........61
LCDFRUs..............63
Connectorandcableguide........65
LookingupFRUinformation.........71
Chapter8.FRUreplacement
notices................73
Screwnotices...............73
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Retainingserialnumbers...........74
Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem
unit.................74
RetainingtheUUID...........75
Chapter9.Removingorreplacinga
FRU..................77
Generalguidelines.............77
Beforeservicingthecomputer........78
Disablingthebuilt-inbattery.......78
1010Bottomcover.............78
1020Battery...............79
1030Memorymodule............79
1040Harddiskdriveassembly,solid-statedrive
assembly,harddiskdrivecable,orsolid-state
drivecable................81
1050M.2solid-statedriveandM.2solid-state
drivebracket...............83
1060Keyboard..............84
1070Basecoverassembly..........86
1080WirelessLANcard...........89
1090Coin-cellbattery,PCHbracket,andEthernet
bracket.................89
1100Media-card-readercard,the
media-card-readercardbracket,andthe
media-card-readercardcable.........91
1110ThinkPadLEDcard...........93
1120Thermalfan.............95
1130dc-inconnectorwithcable........98
1140Powerbuttoncardanddc-inLEDcard...99
1150Systemboard.............101
1160Speakerassembly...........104
1170Keyboardbezelassembly........105
2010LCDunit...............107
2020LCDbezel..............109
2030LCDpanel..............110
2040LCDhinges..............111
2050LCDcable..............112
2060WirelessLANantennaassembly.....112
20702-Dcamera/microphonemodule,the2-D
camera/microphonecable,andtheLCDrear
cover..................114
20803-Dcameracard,microphonecard,3-D
camera/microphonecable,andtheLCDrear
cover..................116
AppendixA.Notices.........119
Electronicemissionnotices..........120
Trademarks................120
AppendixB.Abbreviationand
acronymtable............121
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Aboutthismanual
ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad
ThinkPadE560p
ThinkPadS5Machinetype(MT)20G4
Machinetype(MT)20G5
®
product:
Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.
Important:
ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPadproducts.Use
thismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.
BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safety
information”onpage1
andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage25.
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Chapter1.Safetyinformation
Thischapterpresentsthefollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservicea
ThinkPadnotebookcomputer.
•“Generalsafety”onpage1
•“Electricalsafety”onpage2
•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage3
•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3
•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4
•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4
•“Lasercompliancestatement(multilingualtranslations)”onpage18
Generalsafety
Followtheserulestoensuregeneralsafety:
•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareaofthemachinesduringandaftermaintenance.
•Whenliftinganyheavyobject:
1.Ensurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping.
2.Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.
3.Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouattempttolift.
4.Liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles;thisactionremovesthestrainfromthe
musclesinyourback.Donotattempttoliftanyobjectthatweighsmorethan16kg(35lb)orthatyou
thinkistooheavyforyou.
•Donotperformanyactionthatcauseshazardstothecustomer,orthatmakestheequipmentunsafe.
•Beforeyoustartthemachine,ensurethatotherservicetechniciansandthecustomer'spersonnelare
notinahazardousposition.
•Placeremovedcoversandotherpartsinasafeplace,awayfromallpersonnel,whileyouareservicing
themachine.
•Keepyourtoolcaseawayfromwalkareassothatotherpeoplewillnottripoverit.
•Donotwearlooseclothingthatcanbetrappedinthemovingpartsofamachine.Ensurethatyoursleeves
arefastenedorrolledupaboveyourelbows.Ifyourhairislong,fastenit.
•Inserttheendsofyournecktieorscarfinsideclothingorfastenitwithanonconductiveclip,about8
centimeters(3inches)fromtheend.
•Donotwearjewelry,chains,metal-frameeyeglasses,ormetalfastenersforyourclothing,becausemetal
objectsaregoodelectricalconductors.
•Wearsafetyglasseswhenyouarehammering,drilling,soldering,cuttingwire,attachingsprings,using
solvents,orworkinginanyotherconditionsthatmightbehazardoustoyoureyes.
•Afterservice,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,labels,andgroundwires.Replaceanysafetydevice
thatiswornordefective.
•Reinstallallcoverscorrectlybeforereturningthemachinetothecustomer.
•Fanlouversonthemachinehelptopreventoverheatingofinternalcomponents.Donotobstructfan
louversorcoverthemwithlabelsorstickers.
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Electricalsafety
Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.
Important:
•Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoftmaterial
thatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.
•Manycustomershave,neartheirequipment,rubberfloormatsthatcontainsmallconductivefibersto
decreaseelectrostaticdischarges(ESD).Donotusethistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectrical
shock.
•Findtheroomemergencypower-off(EPO)switch,disconnectingswitch,orelectricaloutlet.Ifanelectrical
accidentoccurs,youcanthenoperatetheswitchorunplugthepowercordquickly.
•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.
•Disconnectallpowerbefore:
–Performingamechanicalinspection
–Workingnearpowersupplies
–Removingorinstallingmainunits
•Beforeyoustarttoworkonthemachine,unplugthepowercord.Ifyoucannotunplugit,askthecustomer
topoweroffthewallboxthatsuppliespowertothemachine,andtolockthewallboxintheoffposition.
•Ifyouneedtoworkonamachinethathasexposedelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingprecautions:
–Ensurethatanotherperson,familiarwiththepower-offcontrols,isnearyou.Thatpersonmustbe
theretoswitchoffthepower,ifnecessary.
–Useonlyonehandwhenworkingwithpowered-onelectricalequipment;keeptheotherhandinyour
pocketorbehindyourback.
CAUTION:
Anelectricalshockcanoccuronlywhenthereisacompletecircuit.Byobservingtheabove
rule,youmaypreventacurrentfrompassingthroughyourbody.
–Whenusingtesters,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessoriesfor
thattester.
–Standonsuitablerubbermats(obtainedlocally,ifnecessary)toinsulateyoufromgroundssuchas
metalfloorstripsandmachineframes.
Observethespecialsafetyprecautionswhenyouworkwithveryhighvoltages.Instructionsforthese
precautionsareinthesafetysectionsofmaintenanceinformation.Useextremecarewhenmeasuring
highvoltages.
•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.
•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.
•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.
•Alwayslookcarefullyforpossiblehazardsinyourworkarea.Examplesofthesehazardsaremoistfloors,
nongroundedpowerextensioncables,powersurges,andmissingsafetygrounds.
•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereflectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis
conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.
•Donotservicethefollowingpartswiththepoweron:
–Powersupplyunits
–Pumps
–Blowersandfans
–Motorgenerators
–Unitssimilartothoselistedabove
Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.
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•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs:
–Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself.
–Switchoffpower.
–Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.
Safetyinspectionguide
Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach
machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians
frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Y oushouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotential
safetyhazardsduetoattachmentofnon- ThinkPadfeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythisinspectionguide.
Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand
whetheryoucancontinuewithoutfirstcorrectingtheproblem.
Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:
•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock)
•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcapacitor
•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware
Todeterminewhetherthereareanypotentiallyunsafeconditions,usethefollowingchecklistatthebeginning
ofeveryservicetask.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroff,andthepowercorddisconnected.
Checklist:
1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).
2.T urnoffthecomputer.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.
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Notes:
1.Useproduct-specificESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.
2.EnsurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertified(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.
WhenhandlingESD-sensitiveparts:
•Keepthepartsinprotectivepackagesuntiltheyareinsertedintotheproduct.
•Avoidcontactwithotherpeople.
•Wearagroundedwriststrapagainstyourskintoeliminatestaticonyourbody.
•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeeven
whenyouarewearingawriststrap.
•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen
handlingESD-sensitivedevices.
•Selectagroundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecific
servicerequirement.
Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.
–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.
–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor
referencepoint.Youcanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.
–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedcomputers.
Groundingrequirements
Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeverifiedbyacertifiedelectrician.
Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)
Thesafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:
•English
•Arabic
•BrazilianPortuguese
•French
•German
•Hebrew
•Japanese
•Korean
•Spanish
•T raditionalChinese
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Thelasercompliancestatementsinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:
•English
•Arabic
•BrazilianPortuguese
•French
•German
•Hebrew
•Japanese
•Korean
•Spanish
•T raditionalChinese
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