
HardwareMaintenanceManual
ThinkPadS230u

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation
underAppendixA“Notices”onpage93.
ThirdEdition(January2014)
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Contents
Aboutthismanual...........iii
Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1
Generalsafety................1
Electricalsafety...............2
Safetyinspectionguide............3
Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic
discharge..................3
Groundingrequirements............4
Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4
Chapter2.Importantservice
information..............21
StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........21
Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive,a
solid-statedrive,oranmSATAsolid-state
drive.................22
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem
board................22
Howtouseerrormessage........22
StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV ,and
GAV...................22
Productdefinition............22
FRUidentificationforCTO,CMV ,andGAV
products...............23
Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....25
Whattodofirst..............25
Checkoutguide..............26
LenovoSolutionCenter.........26
Quicktestprograms...........26
UEFIdiagnosticprogram.........27
Bootablediagnosticprograms.......27
Powersystemcheckout...........28
Checkingtheacpoweradapter......28
Checkingoperationalcharging......29
Checkingthebatterypack........29
Checkingthebackupbattery.......29
RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows
8failstostart.............33
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....33
Passwords................34
Power-onpassword...........35
Harddiskpassword...........35
Supervisorpassword..........35
Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...35
Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword...36
Powermanagement............36
Sleepmode..............36
Hibernationmode...........37
Wirelessoffmode...........37
Symptom-to-FRUindex...........37
Numericerrorcodes..........38
Errormessages............39
No-beepsymptoms...........39
Beepsymptoms............40
LCD-relatedsymptoms.........40
Intermittentproblems..........41
Undeterminedproblems.........41
Chapter5.Statusindicators.....43
Chapter6.Specialkeys........45
Chapter7.Locations.........47
Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and
indicators.................47
Frontview...............47
Rearview...............48
Bottomview..............48
LocatingFRUsandCRUs..........48
MajorFRUsandCRUs..........50
LCDFRUs..............52
MiscellaneouspartsandotherFRUs....53
LookingupFRUinformation.........53
Chapter4.Relatedservice
information..............31
Restoringthefactorycontentsbyusingthe
RecoveryDiscSet.............31
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8operating
system..................32
Refreshingyourcomputer........32
Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefault
settings................32
Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....33
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Chapter8.FRUreplacement
notices................55
Screwnotices...............55
Retainingserialnumbers...........56
Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem
unit.................56
RetainingtheUUID...........57
ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...57
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Chapter9.Removingorreplacinga
FRU..................59
Beforeservicingthecomputer........60
Disablingthebuilt-inbattery.......60
RemovingtheSIMcard.........60
1010Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive....60
1020Keyboard..............62
1030PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN..64
1040PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANor
mSATAsolid-statedrive...........65
1050Keyboardbezel,backupbattery,andspeaker
assembly.................68
1060Batterypack.............71
1070Proximity-sensorcables.........72
1080Proximity-sensorcards.........73
1090Thermalfanassemblyandharddiskdriveor
solid-statedriveconnector..........75
1100LCDunit...............77
1110DC-inconnector............80
1120Systemboardandbasecoverassembly..81
2010Buttonbezel.............84
2020LCDpanel..............84
2030Buttonboard.............85
2040Integratedcamera...........86
2050Hinge................87
2060Wirelessantennaassembly,LCDcable
assembly,powercableassembly,andLCDrear
coverassembly..............89
AppendixA.Notices..........93
Electronicemissionsnotices.........94
Trademarks................94
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Aboutthismanual
ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad
ThinkPadS230uMachineType3347and20C4
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products.
Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.
Important:
ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPadproducts.Use
thismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.
BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safety
information”onpage1
andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage21.
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Chapter1.Safetyinformation
Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservicea
ThinkPadnotebookcomputer.
•“Generalsafety”onpage1
•“Electricalsafety”onpage2
•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage3
•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3
•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4
•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4
Generalsafety
Followtheserulestoensuregeneralsafety:
•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareaofthemachinesduringandaftermaintenance.
•Whenliftinganyheavyobject:
1.Ensurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping.
2.Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.
3.Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouattempttolift.
4.Liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles;thisactionremovesthestrainfromthe
musclesinyourback.Donotattempttoliftanyobjectthatweighsmorethan16kg(35lb)orthat
youthinkistooheavyforyou.
•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.
Attention:Metalobjectsaregoodelectricalconductors.
•Wearsafetyglasseswhenyouarehammering,drilling,soldering,cuttingwire,attachingsprings,using
solvents,orworkinginanyotherconditionsthatmightbehazardoustoyoureyes.
•Afterservice,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,labels,andgroundwires.Replaceanysafetydevice
thatiswornordefective.
•Reinstallallcoverscorrectlybeforereturningthemachinetothecustomer.
•Fanlouversonthemachinehelptopreventoverheatingofinternalcomponents.Donotobstructfan
louversorcoverthemwithlabelsorstickers.
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Electricalsafety
Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.
Important:
Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoftmaterial
thatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.
Manycustomershave,neartheirequipment,rubberfloormatsthatcontainsmallconductivefibersto
decreaseelectrostaticdischarges.Donotusethistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.
•Findtheroomemergencypower-off(EPO)switch,disconnectingswitch,orelectricaloutlet.Ifanelectrical
accidentoccurs,youcanthenoperatetheswitchorunplugthepowercordquickly.
•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.
•Disconnectallpowerbefore:
–Performingamechanicalinspection
–Workingnearpowersupplies
–Removingorinstallingmainunits
•Beforeyoustarttoworkonthemachine,unplugthepowercord.Ifyoucannotunplugit,askthecustomer
topower-offthewallboxthatsuppliespowertothemachine,andtolockthewallboxintheoffposition.
•Ifyouneedtoworkonamachinethathasexposedelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingprecautions:
–Ensurethatanotherperson,familiarwiththepower-offcontrols,isnearyoutoswitchoffthepower,if
necessary.
–Useonlyonehandwhenworkingwithpowered-onelectricalequipment;keeptheotherhandinyour
pocketorbehindyourback.
Attention:Anelectricalshockcanoccuronlywhenthereisacompletecircuit.Byobservingtheabove
rule,youcanpreventacurrentfrompassingthroughyourbody.
–Whenusingtesters,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessoriesfor
thattester.
–Standonsuitablerubbermats(obtainedlocally,ifnecessary)toinsulateyoufromgroundssuchas
metalfloorstripsandmachineframes.
Observethespecialsafetyprecautionswhenyouworkwithveryhighvoltages;Instructionsforthese
precautionsareinthesafetysectionsofmaintenanceinformation.Useextremecarewhenmeasuring
highvoltages.
•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.
•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.
•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.
•Alwayslookcarefullyforpossiblehazardsinyourworkarea.Examplesofthesehazardsaremoistfloors,
nongroundedpowerextensioncables,powersurges,andmissingsafetygrounds.
•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereflectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis
conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.
•Donotservicethefollowingpartswiththepoweronwhentheyareremovedfromtheirnormaloperating
placesinamachine:
–Powersupplyunits
–Pumps
–Blowersandfans
–Motorgenerators
–Similarunitstolistedabove
Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.
•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs:
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–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.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:
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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.Y oucanusecoaxorconnector-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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Chapter2.Importantserviceinformation
Thischapterpresentsfollowingimportantserviceinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupportedby
thismanual:
•“StrategyforreplacingFRUs”onpage21
–“Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive,asolid-statedrive,oranmSATAsolid-statedrive”onpage22
–“Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard”onpage22
–“Howtouseerrormessage”onpage22
•“StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,andGAV”onpage22
–“Productdefinition”onpage22
–“FRUidentificationforCTO,CMV ,andGAVproducts”onpage23
Important:
•AdvisecustomerstocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenteriftheyneedanyassistancein
obtainingorinstallinganysoftwarefixes,drivers,andUEFIBIOSdownloads.Telephonenumbersfor
LenovoSupportareavailableat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone
•SystemDisassembly/ReassemblyvideosthatshowtheFRUremovalsorreplacements
fortheLenovo
http://www.lenovoservicetraining.com/ion/
StrategyforreplacingFRUs
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authorizedservicetechniciansareavailableinthefollowingsupportsite:
Beforereplacingparts:
Ensurethatallsoftwarefixes,drivers,andUEFIBIOSdownloadsareinstalledbeforereplacinganyFRUs
listedinthismanual.
Afterasystemboardisreplaced,ensurethatthelatestUEFIBIOSisloadedtothesystemboardbefore
completingtheserviceaction.
Todownloadsoftwarefixes,drivers,andUEFIBIOS,doasfollows:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
2.EntertheproductnumberofthecomputerorpresstheRunAuto-Detectbuttononthescreen.
3.SelectDrivers&Software.
4.Followthedirectionsonthescreenandinstallthenecessarysoftware.
UsethefollowingstrategytopreventunnecessaryexpenseforreplacingandservicingFRUs:
•IfyouareinstructedtoreplaceaFRUbutthereplacementdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,reinstall
theoriginalFRUbeforeyoucontinue.
•Somecomputershavebothaprocessorboardandasystemboard.Ifyouareinstructedtoreplaceeither
theprocessorboardorthesystemboard,andreplacingoneofthemdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,
reinstallthatboard,andthenreplacetheotherone.
•IfanadapteroradeviceconsistsofmorethanoneFRU,anyoftheFRUsmightbethecauseoftheerror.
Beforereplacingtheadapterordevice,removetheFRUs,onebyone,toseeifthesymptomschange.
ReplaceonlytheFRUthatchangedthesymptoms.
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Attention:Thesetupconfigurationonthecomputeryouareservicingmighthavebeencustomized.Running
AutomaticConfigurationmightalterthesettings.Notethecurrentconfigurationsettings(usingtheView
Configurationoption);then,whenservicehasbeencompleted,verifythatthosesettingsremainineffect.
Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive,asolid-statedrive,oranmSA TA
solid-statedrive
Alwaystrytorunalow-levelformatbeforereplacingaharddiskdrive.Thiswillcauseallcustomerdataon
theharddisktobelost.Besurethatthecustomerhasacurrentbackupofthedatabeforedoingthistask.
Attention:Thedrivestartupsequenceinthecomputeryouareservicingmighthavebeenchanged.Be
extremelycarefulduringwriteoperationssuchascopying,saving,orformatting.Ifyouselectanincorrect
drive,dataorprogramscanbeoverwritten.
IfthecomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanmSATAsolid-statedrive,donotusethe
mSATAsolid-statedriveasabootabledevice.ThemSATAsolid-statedriveisusedforthe“cache”function
andtosupporttheIntel
solid-statedrivebythemselves.Otherwise,the“cache”functionwillnotworkandtheIntelRapidStart
Technologycannotbeusedanymore.
Attention:EnsurethatyoupartitionthemSATAsolid-statedriveafterinstallingitonthecomputeryouare
servicing.Otherwise,themSAT Asolid-statedrivewillnotfunctioncorrectly.Forinstructionsonhowto
partitionanmSAT Asolid-statedrive,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/msata-fru.
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RapidStartTechnology.WerecommendthatusersdonotreplacethemSATA
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard
Somecomponentsmountedonasystemboardareverysensitive.Improperhandlingofasystemboardcan
causedamagetothosecomponents,andmightcauseasystemmalfunction.
Attention:Whenhandlingasystemboard:
•Donotdropasystemboardorapplyanyexcessiveforcetoit.
•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.
•AvoidbendingasystemboardandhardpushingtopreventcrackingateachBallGridArray(BGA)chipset.
Howtouseerrormessage
Usetheerrorcodesdisplayedonthescreentodiagnosefailures.Ifmorethanoneerrorcodeisdisplayed,
beginthediagnosiswiththefirsterrorcode.Whatevercausesthefirsterrorcodemightalsocausefalse
errorcodes.Ifnoerrorcodeisdisplayed,seewhethertheerrorsymptomislistedintheSymptom-to-FRU
Indexforthecomputeryouareservicing.
StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV ,andGAV
Productdefinition
DynamicConfigureT oOrder(CTO)
ThisprovidestheabilityforacustomertoconfigureaLenovosolutionfromaneSite,andhavethis
configurationsenttofulfillment,whereitisbuiltandshippeddirectlytothecustomer.Themachinelabel,
ProductEntitlementWarehouse(PEW),andeSupportwillloadtheseproductsasthe4-digitMTand3-digit
model,wheremodel=“CTO”(Example:1829-CTO).
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CustomModelVariant(CMV)
ThisisauniqueconfigurationthathasbeennegotiatedbetweenLenovoandthecustomer.Aunique4-digit
MTand3-digitmodelisprovidedtothecustomertoplaceorders(Example:1829-W15).ACMVisaspecial
bidoffering.Therefore,itisNOTgenerallyannounced.
•TheMTMportionofthemachinelabelisthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”
(Example:1829-CTO).ThePRODUCTIDportionofthemachinelabelisthe4-digitMTand3-digitCMV
model(Example:1829-W15).
•ThePEWrecordisthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(Example:1829-CTO).
•eSupportwillshowboththeCTOandCMVmachinetypemodels(Example:1829-CTOand1829-W15
willbefoundontheeSupportsite.)
GeneralAnnounceVariant(GAV)
Thisisastandardmodel(fixedconfiguration).GAVsareannouncedandofferedtoallcustomers.The
MTMportionofthemachinelabelisa4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=a“fixedpartnumber”,
not“CTO”(Example:1829-F1U).Also,PEW,andeSupportwilllisttheseproductsunderthesamefixed
modelnumber.
FRUidentificationforCTO,CMV,andGAVproducts
TherearetwoinformationresourcestoidentifywhichFRUsareusedtosupportCTO,CMV,andGAV
products.ThesesourcesarePEWandeSupport.
UsingPEW
•PEWistheprimarysourceforidentifyingFRUpartnumbersandFRUdescriptionsforthekeycommodities
forCTO,CMVandGAVproductsataMT-serialnumberlevel.Anexampleofkeycommoditiesarehard
diskdrives,systemboards,microprocessors,LiquidCrystalDisplays(LCDs),andmemory.
•Remember,allCTOandCMVproductsareloadedinPEWunderthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,where
model=“CTO”(Example:1829-CTO).GAVsareloadedinPEWunderthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,
wheremodel=a“fixedpartnumber”,not“CTO”(Example:1829-F1U).
•PEWcanbeaccessedatthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=LOOK-WARNTY
SelectWarrantylookup.InputtheMTandtheSerialnumberandthelistofkeycommoditieswillbe
returnedinthePEWrecordunderCOMPONENTINFORMA TION.
UsingeSupport
Forkeycommodities(examples-harddiskdrive,systemboard,microprocessor ,LCD,andmemory)
eSupportcanbeusedtoviewthewarrantystatusofkeycommoditiesbuiltinaparticularmachineserial(this
isthesamerecordfoundinPEW).eSupportcanbeaccessedathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
Toviewthewarrantystatusofthekeycommoditiesonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
2.ClickWarranty&Services.
3.ClickCheckWarrantyStatus.
4.OntheWarrantyStatusLookuppage,clickPartsLookup.
5.T ypeyourmachinetypeandserialnumber,andthenclickSubmit.
FortheremainingFRUs(thecompletelistofFRUsattheMTmodellevel)
eSupportalsocanbeusedtoviewthecompletelistofFRUsforamachinetypeandmodel.
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ToviewthecompletelistofFRUs,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
2.ClickParts&Accessories.
3.ProvideyourproductinformationorclickLaunchtoautomaticallyidentifyyourproduct.
4.ClickProduct&PartsDetail.
5.OnthePRODUCTANDPARTSDETAILpage,clickPartsDetailtoviewthecompletelistofFRUs.
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