Lenovo Thinkpad T430, Thinkpad T430i User manual

ThinkPadT430andT430i
HardwareMaintenanceManual

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation
underAppendixA“Notices”onpage117.

Fifth Edition (August 2014)

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Contents

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

Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1

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

Electricalsafety...............2

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

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic

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

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

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4

Lasercompliancestatements(multilingual

translations)................17

Chapter2.Importantservice

information..............25

StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........25

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive...26
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem

board................26

Howtouseerrormessage........26

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV ,and

GAV...................26

Productdenition............26

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV ,andGAV

products...............27

Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....29

Whattodorst..............29

Checkoutguide..............30

LenovoSolutionCenter.........30

Quicktestprograms...........30

UEFIdiagnosticprogram.........31

Bootablediagnosticprograms.......31

Powersystemcheckout...........32

Checkingtheacpoweradapter......32

Checkingoperationalcharging......33

Checkingthebatterypack........33

Checkingthebackupbattery.......34

Chapter4.Relatedservice

information..............35

Restoringthefactorycontentsbyusingthe

productRecoveryDiscSet..........35

UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramsonthe

Windows8operatingsystem.........36

Passwords................38

Power-onpassword...........39

Harddiskpassword...........39

Supervisorpassword..........39

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...39
Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword...40

Powermanagement............40

Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7

operatingsystemonly)..........40

Sleepmode..............40

Hibernationmode...........41

Symptom-to-FRUindex...........42

Numericerrorcodes..........42

Errormessages............44

Beepsymptoms............44

No-beepsymptoms...........44

LCD-relatedsymptoms.........44

Intermittentproblems..........45

Undeterminedproblems.........45

Chapter5.Statusindicators.....47

Chapter6.Fnkeycombinations...51

Chapter7.Locations.........53

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

indicators.................53

Frontview...............53

Rearview...............54

Bottomview..............54

LocatingFRUsandCRUs..........54

MajorFRUsandCRUs..........56

LCDFRUsandCRUs..........58

MiscellaneouskitsandotherFRUs.....59

LookingupFRUinformation.........61

Chapter8.FRUreplacement

notices................63

Screwnotices...............63

Retainingserialnumbers...........64

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem

unit.................64

RetainingtheUUID...........65

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...65

Chapter9.Removingorreplacinga

FRU..................67

Generalguidelines.............67

Beforeservicingthecomputer........68

1010Batterypack.............68

1020ExpressCardblankbezel........69

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1030SerialUltrabayEnhancedbayorblank

bezel..................70

1040Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive....71

1050Memorymoduleslotcover........73

1060Backupbattery............74

1070Memorymodule(intheslotontheunderside

ofthecomputer)..............75

1080PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANor

mSATAsolid-statedrive...........75

1090Keyboard..............80

1100Memorymodule(intheslotunderthe

keyboard).................83

1120PCIExpressMiniCardforwireless

LAN/WiMAX................85

1130Keyboardbezelassembly,FPCcable,and

Bluethoothdaughtercard..........86

1140Smartcardreader...........89

1150Speakerassembly...........91

1160LCDunit...............93

1170ThermalF anassembly.........96

1180Microprocessor............100

1190BasecoverassemblyandDC-in

connector................101

1200Magnesiumstructureframe.......104

1210Systemboardassembly,ExpressCardslot,

andI/Osubcard..............105

2010LCDbezelassembly..........108

2020LEDboard..............108

2030Integratedcamera...........109

2040LCDpanelandLCDcable........111

2050LEDandcameracable.........112

2060Wirelessantennaset..........113

2070HingesandLCDrearcoverassembly...115

AppendixA.Notices.........117

Electronicemissionsnotices.........118

Trademarks................118

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad

ThinkPadT430andT430iMachineType2342,2344,2345,2347,2349,2350,2351

Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.

Important:

ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPadproducts.Use
thismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.
BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safety
information”onpage1

andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage25.

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservicea
ThinkPadnotebookcomputer.

•“Generalsafety”onpage1

•“Electricalsafety”onpage2

•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage3

•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3

•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4

•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4

•“Lasercompliancestatements(multilingualtranslations)”onpage17

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,rubberoormatsthatcontainsmallconductivebersto
decreaseelectrostaticdischarges.Donotusethistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.

•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.Thatpersonmustbethere

toswitchoffthepower,ifnecessary.

–Useonlyonehandwhenworkingwithpowered-onelectricalequipment;keeptheotherhandinyour

pocketorbehindyourback.

CAUTION:
Anelectricalshockcanoccuronlywhenthereisacompletecircuit.Byobservingtheabove
rule,youmaypreventacurrentfrompassingthroughyourbody.

–Whenusingtesters,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessoriesfor

thattester.

–Standonsuitablerubbermats(obtainedlocally,ifnecessary)toinsulateyoufromgroundssuchas

metaloorstripsandmachineframes.

Observethespecialsafetyprecautionswhenyouworkwithveryhighvoltages.Instructionsforthese
precautionsareinthesafetysectionsofmaintenanceinformation.Useextremecarewhenmeasuring
highvoltages.

•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.

•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.

•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.

•Alwayslookcarefullyforpossiblehazardsinyourworkarea.Examplesofthesehazardsaremoistoors,
nongroundedpowerextensioncables,powersurges,andmissingsafetygrounds.

•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis
conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.

•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
whetheryoucancontinuewithoutrstcorrectingtheproblem.

Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:

•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock)

•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcapacitor

•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware

Todeterminewhetherthereareanypotentiallyunsafeconditions,usethefollowingchecklistatthebeginning
ofeveryservicetask.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroff,andthepowercorddisconnected.

Checklist:

1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).

2.Poweroffthecomputer.Disconnectthepowercord.

3.Checkthepowercordfor:

a.Athird-wiregroundconnectoringoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethird-wireground

continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.

b.Thepowercordshouldbetheauthorizedtypespeciedforyourcomputer.Goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup.

c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.

4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.

5.Removethecover.

6.Checkforanyobviousnon- ThinkPadalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany
non-ThinkPadalterations.

7.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetallings,contamination,wateror
otherliquids,orsignsofreorsmokedamage.

8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge

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

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Notes:

1.Useproduct-specicESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.

2.EnsurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertied(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.

WhenhandlingESD-sensitiveparts:

•Keepthepartsinprotectivepackagesuntiltheyareinsertedintotheproduct.

•Avoidcontactwithotherpeople.

•Wearagroundedwriststrapagainstyourskintoeliminatestaticonyourbody.

•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeevenwhen
youarewearingawriststrap.

•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen
handlingESD-sensitivedevices.

•Selectagroundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecic
servicerequirement.

Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.

–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.

–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor

referencepoint.Y oucanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.

–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedcomputers.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriedbyacertiedelectrician.

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)

Thesafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:

•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

•French

•German

•Hebrew

•Japanese

•Korean

•Spanish

•T raditionalChinese

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Lasercompliancestatements(multilingualtranslations)

Thelasercompliancestatementsinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:

•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

•French

•German

•Hebrew

•Japanese

•Korean

•Spanish

•T raditionalChinese

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Chapter2.Importantserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingimportantserviceinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupportedby
thismanual:

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUs”onpage25
–“Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive”onpage26
–“Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard”onpage26
–“Howtouseerrormessage”onpage26

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,andGAV”onpage26
–“Productdenition”onpage26
–“FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV ,andGAVproducts”onpage27

Important:

•IfthecomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanmSAT Asolid-statedrive,donotusethe
mSATAsolid-statedriveasabootabledevice.ThemSATAsolid-statedriveisusedforthe“cache”
functiononly.

•AdvisecustomerstocontacttheLenovo
obtainingorinstallinganysoftwarexes,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:

Ensurethatallsoftwarexes,drivers,andUEFIBIOSdownloadsareinstalledbeforereplacinganyFRUs
listedinthismanual.

Afterasystemboardisreplaced,ensurethatthelatestUEFIBIOSisloadedtothesystemboardbefore
completingtheserviceaction.

Todownloadandinstallsoftwarexes,drivers,andUEFIBIOS,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers
andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

UsethefollowingstrategytopreventunnecessaryexpenseforreplacingandservicingFRUs:

•IfyouareinstructedtoreplaceaFRUbutthereplacementdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,reinstallthe
originalFRUbeforeyoucontinue.

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

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

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Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive

Alwaystrytorunalow-levelformatoperationbeforereplacingaharddiskdriveorasolid-statedrive.This
willcauseallcustomerdataontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivetobelost.Besurethatthecustomer
hasacurrentbackupofthedatabeforeyouperformthistask.

Attention:Thedrivestartupsequenceinthecomputeryouareservicingmighthavebeenchanged.Be
extremelycarefulduringwriteoperationssuchascopying,saving,orformatting.Ifyouselectanincorrect
drive,dataorprogramscanbeoverwritten.

IfthecomputerisshippedwithbothanmSATAsolid-statedriveandaharddiskdrive,themSATAsolid-state
driveisusedforthe“cache”functionandtosupporttheIntel
usersdonotreplacethemSATAsolid-statedrivebythemselves.Otherwise,the“cache”functionwillnot
workandtheIntelRapidStartT echnologycannotbeusedanymore.

Attention:EnsurethatyoupartitionthemSATAsolid-statedriveafterinstallingitonthecomputeryouare
servicing.Otherwise,themSATAsolid-statedrivewillnotfunctioncorrectly.Forinstructionsonhowto
partitionanmSAT Asolid-statedrive,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/msata-fru.

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RapidStartTechnology.Werecommendthat

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard

Somecomponentsmountedonasystemboardareverysensitive.Improperhandlingofasystemboardcan
causedamagetothosecomponents,andmaycauseasystemmalfunction.

Attention:Whenhandlingasystemboard:

•Donotdropasystemboardorapplyanyexcessiveforcetoit.

•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.

•AvoidbendingasystemboardandhardpushingtopreventcrackingateachBallGridArray(BGA)chipset.

Howtouseerrormessage

Usetheerrorcodesdisplayedonthescreentodiagnosefailures.Ifmorethanoneerrorcodeisdisplayed,
beginthediagnosiswiththersterrorcode.Whatevercausesthersterrorcodemightalsocausefalseerror
codes.Ifnoerrorcodeisdisplayed,seewhethertheerrorsymptomislistedinthe“Symptom-to-FRUIndex”.

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,andGAV

Productdenition

DynamicCongureT oOrder(CTO)

ThisprovidestheabilityforacustomertocongureaLenovosolutionfromaneSite,andhavethis
congurationsenttofulllment,whereitisbuiltandshippeddirectlytothecustomer.Themachinelabeland
eSupportwillloadtheseproductsasthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(Example:
1829-CTO).

CustomModelVariant(CMV)

ThisisauniquecongurationthathasbeennegotiatedbetweenLenovoandthecustomer.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).

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•eSupportwillshowboththeCTOandCMVmachinetypemodels(example:1829-CTOand1829-W15will
befoundontheeSupportsite.)

GeneralAnnounceVariant(GAV)

Thisisastandardmodel(xedconguration).GAVsareannouncedandofferedtoallcustomers.TheMTM
portionofthemachinelabelisa4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=a“xedpartnumber”,not
“CTO”(example:1829-F1U).Also,eSupportwilllisttheseproductsunderthesamexedmodelnumber.

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAVproducts

UseLenovoeSupporttoidentifymajorFRUs,FRUpartnumbers,andFRUdescriptionsforCTO,CMV,and
GAVproductsatanMT-serialnumberlevel.ExamplesofmajorFRUsareharddiskdrive,systemboard,
liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD),andmemorymodule.AllCTOandCMVproductsareloadedunderthe4-digit
MTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(example:1829-CTO).GAVsareloadedunderthe4-digitMT
and3-digitmodel,wheremodel=a“xedpartnumber”,not“CTO”(example:1829-F1U).

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.ClickProductsandPartsDetail.

5.OnthePRODUCTANDPARTSDETAILpage,clickthePartsDetailtabtoviewtheFRUlist.

Note:TheFRUlistisagenerallistofcomponentsanddoesnotcontainspecicmodelinformation.

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Chapter3.Generalcheckout

Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:

•“Whattodorst”onpage29

•“Checkoutguide”onpage30
–“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage30
–“Quicktestprograms”onpage30
–“UEFIdiagnosticprogram”onpage31
–“Bootablediagnosticprograms”onpage31

•“Powersystemcheckout”onpage32

Somedescriptionsinthischaptermightnotapplytoyourparticularcomputer.

Beforeyougotothecheckoutguide,besuretoreadthefollowingimportantnotes.

Importantnotes:

•Onlycertiedtrainedpersonnelshouldservicethecomputer.

•BeforereplacinganyFRU,readtheentirepageonremovingorreplacingFRUs.

•WhenyoureplaceFRUs,itisrecommendedtousenewnylon-coatedscrews.

•Beextremelycarefulduringsuchwriteoperationsascopying,saving,orformatting.Drivesinthecomputer
thatyouareservicingsequencemighthavebeenaltered.Ifyouselectanincorrectdrive,dataorprograms
mightbeoverwritten.

•ReplaceaFRUonlywithanotherFRUofthecorrectmodel.WhenyoureplaceaFRU,ensurethatthemodelof
themachineandtheFRUpartnumberarecorrect.

•AFRUshouldnotbereplacedbecauseofasingle,unreproduciblefailure.Singlefailurescanoccurfora
varietyofreasonsthathavenothingtodowithahardwaredefect,suchascosmicradiation,electrostaticdischarge,
orsoftwareerrors.ConsiderreplacingaFRUonlywhenaproblemrecurs.IfyoususpectthataFRUisdefective,
cleartheerrorlogandrunthetestagain.Iftheerrordoesnotrecur,donotreplacetheFRU.

•BecarefulnottoreplaceanondefectiveFRU.

Whattodorst

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,modication,unsuitablephysicaloroperatingenvironment,orimproper
maintenancebythecustomer.Followingisalistofsomecommonitemsthatarenotcoveredunderwarranty
andsomesymptomsthatmightindicatethatthesystemwassubjecttostressbeyondnormaluse.

Beforecheckingproblemswiththecomputer,determinewhetherthedamageiscoveredunderthewarranty
byreferringtothefollowinglist:

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Thefollowingarenotcoveredunderwarranty:

•LCDpanelcrackedfromtheapplicationofexcessiveforceorfrombeingdropped

•Scratched(cosmetic)parts

•Distortion,deformation,ordiscolorationofthecosmeticparts

•Plasticparts,latches,pins,orconnectorsthathavebeencrackedorbrokenbyexcessiveforce

•Damagecausedbyliquidspilledintothesystem

•DamagecausedbytheimproperinsertionofaPCCardortheinstallationofanincompatiblecard

•Improperdiscinsertionoruseofanopticaldrive

•Diskettedrivedamagecausedbypressureonthediskettedrivecover,foreignmaterialinthedrive,
ortheinsertionofadiskettewithmultiplelabels

•Damagedorbentdisketteejectbutton

•Fusesblownbyattachmentofanonsupporteddevice

•Forgottencomputerpassword(makingthecomputerunusable)

•Stickykeyscausedbyspillingaliquidontothekeyboard

•Useofanincorrectacpoweradapteronlaptopproducts

Thefollowingsymptomsmightindicatedamagecausedbynonwarrantedactivities:

•Missingpartsmightbeasymptomofunauthorizedserviceormodication.

•Checkforobviousdamagetoaharddiskdrive.Ifthespindleofaharddiskdrivebecomesnoisy,thehard
diskdrivemighthavebeendroppedorsubjecttoexcessiveforce.

Checkoutguide

UsethefollowingproceduresasaguideinidentifyingandcorrectingproblemswiththeThinkPadnotebook
computer.

Note:ThediagnostictestsareintendedtotestonlyThinkPadproducts.Theuseofnon- ThinkPadproducts,
prototypecards,ormodiedoptionscanleadtofalseindicationsoferrorsandinvalidsystemresponses.

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

Youcanrunquicktestprogramstotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems,especiallywhenthe
computerdoesnothavetheLenovoSolutionCenterprograminstalled.

Lenovoprovidesthefollowingquicktestprograms:

•LenovoHardDriveQuickT est:Usethisprogramtotroubleshootandresolveinternalstorageproblems.

•LenovoMemoryQuickTest:Usethisprogramtotroubleshootandresolvememorymoduleproblems.

30ThinkPadT430andT430iHardwareMaintenanceManual

Thequicktestprogramsareapplicableonthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•Microsoft

®

Windows

®

8

•MicrosoftWindows7

•MicrosoftWindowsXP

•MicrosoftWindowsServer

®

2003

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008

Todownloadandinstallaquicktestprogram,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/diagsandfollowtheinstructions
ontheWebsite.

Torunatestusingaquicktestprogram,dothefollowing:

1.GototheC:\SWTOOLS\ldiagdirectory.

2.Double-clickthegui_lsc_lite.exele.

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”onpage32,
andcheckthepowersources.Ifanerrorcodeisdisplayed,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage42
forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.

2.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF10key.Themainscreenofthe
UEFIdiagnosticprogramisdisplayed.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousetheprogram.

Table1.ItemsonthemainscreenoftheUEFIdiagnosticprogram

TestsTools

•QuickMemoryT est

•QuickStorageDeviceT est

•ExitApplication

•SystemInformation

•RecoverBadSectorsTool

Bootablediagnosticprograms

IfthecomputeryouareservicingisnotinstalledwiththeUEFIdiagnosticprogram,youcandownloada
bootablediagnosticprogramfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Thebootablediagnosticprogramsenable
youtotestcomputermemoryandinternalstoragedevices,viewsysteminformation,andcheckandrecover
theinternalstoragedevices.Tousethebootablediagnosticprograms,youcancreateabootablediagnostic
mediumonaUSBdeviceorCD.

Tocreateabootablediagnosticmedium,dothefollowing:

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

2.ClickLenovoBootableDiagnostics.

3.FollowtheinstructionsontheWebsitetocreateabootablediagnosticmediumonaUSBdeviceorCD.

Tousethediagnosticmediumyouhavecreated,dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouhavecreatedthebootablediagnosticmediumonaUSBdevice,dothefollowing:

1.AttachtheUSBdevicetothecomputer.

2.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage
32,andcheckthepowersources.Ifanerrorcodeisdisplayed,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”on
page42

3.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key.WhentheBoot
Menuwindowopens,releasetheF12key.

4.UsethearrowkeystoselectUSBHDDandthenpressEnter.Thediagnosticprogramwillbe
launchedautomatically.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousethediagnosticprogram.

•IfyouhavecreatedthebootablediagnosticmediumonaCD,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage
32
page42forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.

2.InserttheCDintotheopticaldrive.

3.Restartthecomputer.

4.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key.WhentheBoot
Menuwindowopens,releasetheF12key.

5.UsethearrowkeystoselectATAPICDx(x:0,1,...)andthenpressEnter.Thediagnosticprogram
willbelaunchedautomatically.

6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousethediagnosticprogram.

forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.

,andcheckthepowersources.Ifanerrorcodeisdisplayed,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”on

Powersystemcheckout

Toverifyasymptom,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.

3.Connecttheacpoweradapter.

4.Checkthatpowerissuppliedwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

5.Turnoffthecomputer.

6.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandinstallthechargedbatterypack.

7.Checkthatthebatterypacksuppliespowerwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

Ifyoususpectapowerproblem,seetheappropriateoneofthefollowingpowersupplycheckouts:

•“Checkingtheacpoweradapter”onpage32

•“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage33

•“Checkingthebatterypack”onpage33

•“Checkingthebackupbattery”onpage34

Checkingtheacpoweradapter

Ifyoucomputerfailsonlywhentheacpoweradapterisused,usetheinstructionsinthistopic.

•Ifthepowerproblemoccursonlywhenthedockingstationortheportreplicatorisused,replacethe
dockingstationortheportreplicator.

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•Ifthepower-onindicatordoesnotturnon,checkthepowercordoftheacpoweradapterforcorrect

1

2

3

(20V)

continuityandinstallation.

•Ifthecomputerdoesnotchargeduringoperation,goto“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage33.

Tochecktheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:

1.Unplugtheacpoweradaptercablefromthecomputer.

2.Measuretheoutputvoltageattheplugoftheacpoweradaptercable.Seethefollowingillustration:

Pin

1+20

20

3

Voltage(Vdc)

Ground

Note:Outputvoltageacrosspin2oftheacpoweradaptermightdifferfromtheoneyouareservicing.

3.Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacetheacpoweradapter.

4.Ifthevoltageisacceptable,replacethesystemboard.

Note:Noisefromtheacpoweradapterdoesnotalwaysindicateadefect.

Checkingoperationalcharging

Tocheckwhetherthebatterychargescorrectlyduringoperation,dothefollowing:

Note:Beforeyoubegin,installadischargedbatterypackorabatterypackthathaslessthan50%ofthe
totalpowerremaininginthecomputer.

1.Ifthebatterystatusindicatordoesnotturnon,removethebatterypackandletitreturntoroom
temperature.

2.Reinstallthebatterypack.

3.Iftheindicatorstilldoesnotturnon,replacethebatterypack.

4.Iftheindicatorstilldoesnotturnon,replacethesystemboard.Otherwise,refertoCheckingthebattery
packtochecktheoriginalbatterypack.

Checkingthebatterypack

ThebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnoticationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.

Tocheckfordetailedbatterystatusinformation,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpenthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheBatterytab.

•ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSupportprogramandclickBatteryHealth,oropentheLenovo
SettingsprogramandclickPower.

Note:Ifthebatterypackbecomeshot,itmaynotbeabletocharge.Removeitfromthecomputerandleave
itatroomtemperatureforawhile.Afteritcoolsdown,reinstallandrechargeit.

Tocheckthebatterypack,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapter.

2.Removethebatterypackandmeasurethevoltagebetweenbatteryterminals1(+)and7(-).The
correctvoltageareshowninthefollowingtable.

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Terminal

1(+)

2(+)

3

4

5

6(-)

7(-)

1+0to+16.8

7

Voltage(Vdc)

Ground(-)

3.Measuretheresistancebetweenbatteryterminals5and7.Theresistancemustbe4to30KΩ.Ifthe
resistanceisnotcorrect,replacethebatterypack.

4.Dependingonthevoltagethatyoumeasure,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifthevoltageislessthan+11.0Vdc,rechargethebatterypack.Ifthevoltageisstilllessthan+11.0V

dcafterrecharging,replacethebatterypack.

•Ifthevoltageismorethan+11.0Vdc,dischargethebatterypackuntilthevoltagebecomesless

than+11.0Vdcandthenrechargethebatterypack.Ifthevoltagestillislessthan+11.0Vdcafter
recharging,replacethebatterypack.

Note:Rechargingwilltakeatleastthreehours,evenifthebatterystatusindicatordoesnotturnon.

5.Replacethesystemboardifthenewbatterypackisnotcharged.

Checkingthebackupbattery

Dothefollowing:

1.Poweroffthecomputer,andunplugtheacpoweradapterfromit.

2.Turnthecomputerupsidedown.

3.Removethebatterypack(see“1010Batterypack”onpage68).

4.Removethebackupbattery(see“1060Backupbattery”onpage74).

5.Measurethevoltageofthebackupbattery.Seethefollowingillustration.

Wire

Red+2.5to+3.2

Black

Voltage(Vdc)

Ground

•Ifthevoltageiscorrect,replacethesystemboard.

•Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacethebackupbattery.

•Ifthebackupbatterydischargesquicklyafterreplacement,replacethesystemboard.

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Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:

•“RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingtheproductRecoveryDiscSet”onpage35

•“UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage36

•“Passwords”onpage38

•“Powermanagement”onpage40

•“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage42

ServiceWebsite:

Whenthelatestmaintenancedisketteandthesystemprogramservicediskettebecomeavailable,they
willbepostedonhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingtheproductRecoveryDiscSet

Whenthemainstoragedeviceisreplacedbecauseofafailure,noproductrecoveryprogramisonthenew
drive.Inthiscase,thecustomermustusetheRecoveryDiscSettorecoverthetablet.OrdertheRecovery
DiscSetandthedriveatthesametimesothatthecustomercanrestorethetablettothefactorydefault
settingsbyusingtheRecoveryDiscSetafterthenewdriveisinstalled.Forinformationaboutwhichdiscsto
order,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup.

Dependingonthemodel,thenumberofrecoverydiscsincludedintheRecoveryDiscSetdiffers.Torestore
thefactorycontentsbyusingtheproductRecoveryDiscSet,dothefollowing:

Notes:

•Duringtherecoveryprocess,alldataonthedrivewillbedeleted.Ifpossible,copyanyimportantdata
orpersonallesthatyouwanttokeepontoremovablemediaoranetworkdrivebeforeyoustartthe
recoveryprocess.

•Therecoveryprocesstakesonetotwohourstocomplete.Thelengthoftimedependsonthemethodyou
use.IfyouuseproductRecoveryDiscSet,therecoveryprocesstakesabouttwohours.

1.ConnectanexternalCD/DVDdrive.

2.MaketheCD/DVDdrivetherststartupdeviceinthestartupsequenceusingthefollowingprocedure:

a.OpentheThinkPadSetupprogramandselectStartup➙Boot.

b.SelecttheCD/DVDdriveasthe1stBootDevice.

3.InsertthebootablerecoverydiscintotheCD/DVDdrive.

4.StartthecomputerfromtheexternalCD/DVDdrive.

5.Whenpromoted,selectyourlanguageandclickNext.

6.Readthelicenseandacceptthetermsandconditions.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

7.IftheRecoveryDiscSetcontainsaSupplementalRecoveryDisc,insertitwhenpromptedandclickYes.

Note:NotallRecoveryDiscSetscomewithaSupplementalRecoveryDisc.IfthereisaSupplemental
RecoveryDisc,itwillbeclearlymarkedassuch.

8.Whenallofthedatahasbeencopiedfromthelastdiscinthesetandhasbeenprocessed,remove
theexternalCD/DVDdriveandrestartthecomputer.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentonish
therecovery.

Note:Therestoftherecoveryprocessisfullyautomatedandnoactionfromyouisrequired.The
computerwillrestartintotheMicrosoftWindowsdesktopseveraltimesandyoumightexperience
periodswhennoactivityisapparentonthescreenforseveralminutesatatime.Thisisnormal.

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9.Whentherecoveryprocesscompletes,theWelcometoMicrosoftWindowsscreenisdisplayed.Follow
theinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheWindowssetup.

10.AfteryouhavecompletedtheWindowssetup,youmightwanttorestoretheoriginalstartupsequence.
StarttheThinkPadSetupprogramandthenpressF9torestorethedefaultsettings.PressF10tosave
changesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

Note:Afterrestoringadrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmightneedtoreinstallsomedevicedrivers.

UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramsontheWindows8operating system

ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsfortheWindows8operatingsystem.

AWindowsrecoveryimageispreinstalledintherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer.TheWindowsrecovery
imageenablesyoutorefreshyourcomputer,orresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.

YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsorreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryimage.Withthe
recoverymedia,youcantroubleshootandxtheproblemsonyourcomputerevenifyoucannotstartthe
Windows8operatingsystem.Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.For
moreinformation,see“Usingrecoverymedia”onpage37

Refreshingthecomputer

Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,
youcanrefreshyourcomputerwithoutlosingyourpersonallesorchangingyoursettings.

.

Attention:Ifyourefreshyourcomputer,theprogramsthatcamewithyourcomputerandtheprogramsthat
youinstalledfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.

Torefreshyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click

Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourlessection,clickGetstarted.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentorefreshyourcomputer.

Resettingthecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings

Ifyouwanttorecycleyourcomputerorjuststartover,youcanresetyourcomputertothefactorydefault
settings.Resettingthecomputerwillreinstalltheoperatingsystem,reinstallalltheprogramsthatcamewith
yourcomputer,andresetallthesettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.

Attention:Ifyouresetthecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allyourpersonallesandsettingswillbe
deleted.Toavoiddataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Toresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click

Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.ThenclickNextto
conrmtheoperation.

3.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:

•T operformaquickformat,clickJustremovemylestostarttheprocess.Theprocesswilltake

severalminutes.

36ThinkPadT430andT430iHardwareMaintenanceManual

•T operformacompleteformat,clickFullycleanthedrivetostarttheprocess.Theprocesswill
takeseveralhours.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions

Withtheadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethermwaresettingsofthecomputer,changethe
startupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestorethe
Windowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.

Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click

Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.

3.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

RecoveringyourcomputerfromtheWindowsrecoveryenvironment

TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourcomputeroperatesindependentlyfromtheWindows8
operatingsystem.IftheWindows8operatingsystemfailstostart,youstillcanusetheWindowsrecovery
environmenttotroubleshootandxproblems.

TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomaticallyinthecaseoftwoconsecutivefailedboots.

TomanuallystarttheWindowsrecoveryenvironment,turnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforetheWindows8
operatingsystemstarts,repeatedlypresstheF11key.TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstarts.

TousetheWindowsrecoveryenvironment,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.

1.Selectapreferredlanguageandthenselectapreferredkeyboardlayout.

2.ClickTroubleshoottodisplaytheoptionalrecoverysolutions.

3.Selectacorrespondingrecoverysolutionaccordingtoyoursituation.Forexample,selectResetyour

PCifyouwanttoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsfortheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentandtheWindows
recoveryimage.Ifyoucannotstartthecomputer,youcanuserecoverymediatotroubleshootandxthe
problemsonyourcomputer.

Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Onceyoucreaterecoverymedia,
keeptheminasafeplaceanddonotusethemtostoreotherdata.

Creatingrecoverymedia

Tocreaterecoverymedia,youneedaUSBdrivewithatleast8GBofstorage.TherequiredUSBcapacity
dependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.

Attention:CreatingrecoverymediawilldeleteanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.T oavoiddataloss,makea
backupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Tocreaterecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.

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1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms,and
clickSearch.

2.TyperecoveryintheSearcheldandclickSettings.ThenclickCreatearecoverydrive.

3.ClickYesintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.

4.EnsurethatyouselecttheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option.
ThenclickNext.

Important:IfyoucleartheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option,
youwillcreaterecoverymediawithouttherecoverypartitioncontent.Youstillcanstartthecomputer
fromtherecoverymedia,butyoumightbeunabletorecoveryourcomputeriftherecoverypartitionon
yourcomputerisdamaged.

5.ConnectaproperUSBdrivethenclickNext.

6.ClickCreateintheRecoveryDrivewindow.Thecreationoftherecoverymediastarts.

7.Whenthecreationoftherecoverymedianishes,dooneofthefollowing:

•T okeeptherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickFinish.

•T odeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickDeletetherecoverypartition.

Attention:Ifyoudeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,dokeeptherecoverymediaina
safeplace.TheWindowsrecoveryimagewillnotbestoredinyourcomputeranymore,andyouwill
needtherecoverymediatorefreshorresetyourcomputer.

8.RemovetheUSBdrive.Therecoverymediaarecreatedsuccessfully.

Usingrecoverymedia

Ifyoucannotstartyourcomputer,orifyoucannotstarttheWindowsrecoveryimageonyourcomputer,use
recoverymediatorecoveryourcomputer.

Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.

1.Turnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforetheWindowsoperatingsystemstarts,repeatedlypresstheF12
key.TheBootMenuwindowopens.

2.Selecttherecoverydriveasthebootdevice.

3.Selectapreferredlanguageandthenselectapreferredkeyboardlayout.

4.ClickTroubleshoottodisplaytheoptionalrecoverysolutions.

5.Selectacorrespondingrecoverysolutionaccordingtoyoursituation.Forexample,selectResetyour
PCifyouwanttoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.

FormoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbytheWindows8operatingsystem,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html

Passwords

AsmanyasthreepasswordsmightbeneededforaThinkPadnotebookcomputer:thepower-onpassword,
theharddiskpassword,andthesupervisorpassword.

Ifanyofthesepasswordshasbeenset,apromptforitwillbedisplayedonthescreenwheneverthe
computeristurnedon.Thecomputerdoesnotstartuntilthepasswordisentered.

Note:Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,thepasswordpromptwillnotbedisplayedwhentheoperating
systemisstarted.

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Power-onpassword

Apower-onpasswordprotectsthesystemfrombeingturnedonbyanunauthorizedperson.Thepassword
mustbeenteredbeforeanoperatingsystemcanbebooted.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethepower-on
password,see“Howtoremovethepower-onpassword”onpage39.

Harddiskpassword

Therearetwoharddiskpasswords:

•Userharddiskpassword-fortheuser

•Masterharddiskpassword-forthesystemadministrator,whocanuseittogetaccesstotheharddisk
eveniftheuserhaschangedtheuserharddiskpassword.

Note:Therearetwomodesfortheharddiskpassword:UseronlyandMaster+User.TheMaster+User
moderequirestwoharddiskpasswords;thesystemadministratorentersbothinthesameoperation.The
systemadministratorthenprovidestheuserharddiskpasswordtothesystemuser.

Attention:Iftheuserharddiskpasswordhasbeenforgotten,checkwhetheramasterharddiskpassword
hasbeenset.Ifamasterharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,itcanbeusedtoaccesstheharddiskdrive.If
nomasterharddiskpasswordisavailable,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovide
anyservicestoreseteithertheuserharddiskpasswordorthemasterharddiskpassword,ortorecoverdata
fromtheharddiskdrive.Theharddiskdrivecanbereplacedforascheduledfee.

Forinstructionsonhowtoremovetheharddiskpassword,see“Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword”
onpage40

.

Supervisorpassword

AsupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Theuser
mustenterthesupervisorpasswordinordertogetaccesstotheThinkPadSetupprogramandchangethe
systemconguration.

Attention:Ifthesupervisorpasswordhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemadeavailabletotheservice
technician,thereisnoserviceproceduretoresetthepassword.Thesystemboardmustbereplacedfor
ascheduledfee.

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword

Toremovethepower-onpassword,dothefollowing:

Ifnosupervisorpasswordhasbeenset,dothefollowingtoremovethepower-onpassword:

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapter.

2.Removethebatterypack.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethebatterypack,see“1010Battery
pack”onpage68.

3.Removethebackupbattery.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethebackupbattery,see“1060Backup
battery”onpage74.

4.Connecttheacpoweradapter.TurnonthecomputerandwaituntilthePOSTends.AfterthePOST
ends,thepasswordpromptwillnotbedisplayed.Thepower-onpasswordhasbeenremoved.

5.Reinstallthebackupbatteryandthebatterypack.

Ifasupervisorpasswordhasbeensetandisknowntotheservicetechnician,dothefollowingtoremove
thepower-onpassword:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

2.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,immediatelypressF1.

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3.TypethesupervisorpasswordtoentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.

4.SelectSecurity.

5.SelectPassword.

6.SelectPower-OnPassword.

7.TypethecurrentsupervisorpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.ThenleavetheEnter
NewPasswordeldblank,andpressEntertwice.

8.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,pressEnter.

9.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword

Attention:IfUseronlymodeisselectedandtheuserharddiskpasswordhasbeenforgottenandcannotbe

madeavailabletotheservicetechnician,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovide
anyservicestoresettheuserharddiskpassword,ortorecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.T oputthe
systembacktooperationalstatus,theonlyLenovoandLenovo-authorizedservicesolutionwouldbeto
replacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivewithascheduledfee.

Toremoveauserharddiskpasswordthathasbeenforgotten,whenthesupervisorpasswordandthemaster
harddiskpasswordareknown,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

2.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,immediatelypressF1toentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.

3.SelectSecurity.

4.SelectPassword.

5.SelectHard-diskxpasswordwherexistheletteroftheharddiskdrive.Apop-upwindowopens.

6.SelectMasterHDP,whereHDPstandsforharddiskpassword.

7.TypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Then,leavetheEnter
NewPasswordeldblank,andpressEntertwice.

8.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.Theuserharddiskpasswordandthe
masterharddiskpasswordhavebeenremoved.

Powermanagement

Toreducepowerconsumption,thecomputerhasthreepowermanagementmodes:screenblank,sleep,
andhibernation.

Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7operatingsystemonly)

Ifthetimesetonthe“Turnoffmonitor”timerintheoperatingsystemexpires,theLCDbacklightturnsoff.

Toputthecomputerintoscreenblankmode,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickthebatterygaugeinthetaskbar.

2.SelectPoweroffdisplay(keepcurrentpowerplan).

Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloperation,pressanykey.

Sleepmode

Whenthecomputerenterssleepmode,thefollowingeventsoccurinadditiontowhatoccursinscreen
blankmode:

•TheLCDispoweredoff.

•Theharddiskdriveispoweredoff.

40ThinkPadT430andT430iHardwareMaintenanceManual

•Themicroprocessorstops.

Toentersleepmode,pressFn+F4.

Incertaincircumstances,thecomputergoesintosleepmodeautomatically:

•Afteraperiodofinactivityspeciedinpowerplansettings

•Whenthebatteryindicatorblinksorange,indicatingthatthebatterypowerislow

Tocausethecomputertoreturnfromsleepmodeandresumeoperation,dooneofthefollowing:

•PresstheFnkey.

•OpentheLCDcover.

•T urnonthepowerbutton.

Also,ineitherofthefollowingevents,thecomputerautomaticallyreturnsfromsleepmodeandresumes
operation:

•Theringindicator(RI)issignaledbyaserialdeviceoraPCCarddevice.

•Thetimesetontheresumetimerelapses.

Note:Thecomputerdoesnotacceptanyinputimmediatelyafteritenterssleepmode.Waitafew
secondsbeforetakinganyactiontoreenteroperationmode.

Hibernationmode

Inhibernationmode,thefollowingoccurs:

•Thesystemstatus,RAM,VRAM,andsetupdataarestoredontheharddisk.

•Thesystemispoweredoff.

Note:Ifthecomputerentersthehibernationmodewhileitisdockedtothedockingstation,donotundockit
beforeresumingnormaloperation.Ifyoudoundockitandthentrytoresumenormaloperation,youwillget
anerrormessage,andyouwillhavetorestartthesystem.

Ifyouhavedenedoneofthefollowingactionsastheeventthatcausesthesystemtogointohibernation
mode,performthataction.

•Closingthelid.

•Pressingthepowerbutton.

•PressingFn+F4keys.

Also,thecomputergoesintohibernationmodeautomaticallyafteraperiodofinactivityspeciedinpower
plansettings.

Whenthepoweristurnedon,thecomputerreturnsfromhibernationmodeandresumesoperation.The
hibernationleinthebootrecordontheharddiskdriveisread,andsystemstatusisrestoredfromthe
harddiskdrive.

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation41

Symptom-to-FRUindex

Thissectioncontainsfollowinginformation:

•“Numericerrorcodes”onpage42

•“Errormessages”onpage44

•“Beepsymptoms”onpage44

•“No-beepsymptoms”onpage44

•“LCD-relatedsymptoms”onpage44

•“Intermittentproblems”onpage45

•“Undeterminedproblems”onpage45

Thesymptom-to-FRUindexinthissectionlistssymptomsanderrorsandtheirpossiblecauses.Themost
likelycauseislistedrst,inboldfacetype.

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

Thisindexcanalsohelpyoudetermine,duringregularservicing,whatFRUsarelikelytoneedtobe
replacednext.

AnumericerrorisdisplayedforeacherrordetectedinPOSTorsystemoperation.Inthedisplays,ncan
beanynumber.

Ifnonumericcodeisdisplayed,checkthenarrativedescriptionsofsymptoms.Ifthesymptomisnot
describedthere,goto“Intermittentproblems”onpage45

.

Note:ForadevicenotsupportedbydiagnosticcodesintheThinkPadnotebookcomputers,seethe
manualforthatdevice.

Numericerrorcodes

Table2.Numericerrorcodes

Symptomorerror

0177

BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask—Thechecksumofthe
supervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.

0183

BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.Enterthe
ThinkPadSetupprogram.

0187

EAIAdataaccesserror—TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.

0188

InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea.

0189

InvalidRFIDcongurationinformationarea—The
EEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect.

0190

Criticallow-batteryerror

0191

SystemSecurity—InvalidRemoteChangerequested.

FRUoraction,insequence

Systemboard.

1.RuntheThinkPadSetupprogram,andthensave
currentsettingbypressingF10.

2.Systemboard.

Systemboard.

Systemboard.

Systemboard.

1.Chargethebatterypack.

2.Batterypack.

1.RuntheThinkPadSetupprogram,andthensave

currentsettingbypressingF10.

2.Systemboard.

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Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)

Symptomorerror

0199

SystemSecurity—Securitypasswordretrycount
exceeded.

0251

SystemCMOSchecksumbad-Defaultconguration
used.

0253

EFIVariableBlockDatawasdestroyed.

0271

Real-TimeClockError.CheckDateandTimesettings.

1802

Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin—Turnoffand
removetheminiPCInetworkcard.

1820

Morethanoneexternalngerprintreaderisattached.
Poweroffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetup
withinyourmainoperatingsystem.

2000

ThinkVantage

®

ActiveProtectionsensordiagnostics

failed.

2100

DetectionerroronHDD0(MainHDD)

2101

DetectionerroronHDD1(UltrabayHDD)

2102

DetectionerroronHDD2(MiniSATA)

2110

ReaderroronHDD0(MainHDD)

2111

ReaderroronHDD1(UltrabayHDD)

2112

ReaderroronHDD2(MiniSA T A)

2200

MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.

2201

MachineUUIDisinvalid

FRUoraction,insequence

1.RuntheThinkPadSetupprogram,andthensave

thecurrentsettingbypressingF10.

2.Systemboard.

1.Chargethebackupbatteryformorethan8hours

byconnectingtheacadapter.

2.ReplacethebackupbatteryandrunThinkPadSetup

toresetthetimeanddate.

RunThinkPadSetuptoresetthetimeanddate

1.RemoveMiniPCInetworkcard.

2.Systemboard.

Removeallbutthereaderthatyousetupforthe
authentication.

Systemboard

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Mainharddiskdrive.

3.Systemboard.

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Ultrabay

®

harddiskdrive.

3.Systemboard.

1.ReseattheMiniSATAdevice.

2.MiniSA T Adevice.

3.Systemboard.

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Mainharddiskdrive.

3.Systemboard.

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Ultrabayharddiskdrive.

3.Systemboard.

1.ReseattheMiniSATAdevice.

2.MiniSA T Adevice.

3.Systemboard.

Systemboard.

Systemboard.

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation43

Errormessages

Table3.Errormessages

Symptomorerror

Fanerror.1.Fan.

Thermalsensingerror.

Thebatteryinstalledisnotsupportedbythissystem
andwillnotcharge.Pleasereplacethebatterywiththe
correctLenovobatteryforthissystem.PresstheESC
keytocontinue.

FRUoraction,insequence

2.Thermalgrease.

3.Systemboard.

Systemboard.

Replacethebattery.

Beepsymptoms

Table4.Beepsymptoms

Symptomorerror

Fourcyclesoffourshortbeeps

Fiveshortbeeps,pause,andvemoreshortbeeps

Oneshortbeep,pause,threeshortbeeps,pause,three
moreshortbeeps,pause,andoneshortbeep

Threeshortbeeps,pause,oneshortbeep,pause,one
moreshortbeep,pause,andthreeshortbeeps

Fiveshortbeeps

OnelongandtwoshortbeepsSystemboard

FRUoraction,insequence

Systemboard

Systemboard

1.Memorymodule.

2.Systemboard.

RemovetheinstalledPCIdevices.

Systemboard

No-beepsymptoms

Table5.No-beepsymptoms

Symptomorerror

Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,LCDblank,andno
POST.

Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,andLCDblankduring
POST.

Thepower-onpasswordpromptappears.Apower-onpasswordorasupervisorpasswordisset.

Thehard-diskpasswordpromptappears.Ahard-diskpasswordisset.Typethepasswordand

FRUoraction,insequence

1.Ensurethateveryconnectorisconnectedtightly
andcorrectly.

2.Memorymodule.

3.Systemboard.

1.Reseatmemorymodule.

2.Systemboard.

TypethepasswordandpressEnter.

pressEnter.

LCD-relatedsymptoms

Important:TheTFTLCDforthenotebookcomputercontainsmanythin-lmtransistors(TFTs).The

presenceofasmallnumberofdotsthataremissing,discolored,oralwayslightedischaracteristicofTFT
LCDtechnology,butexcessivepixelproblemscancauseviewingconcerns.
IftheLCDyouareservicinghastwoorlessvisibledefectivepixels,itshouldnotbeconsideredfaulty.
However,iftheLCDhasthreeormorevisibledefectivepixels,itwillbedeemedasdefectivebyLenovoand
itshouldbereplaced.

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Notes:

•ThispolicyappliestoallThinkPadnotebookcomputerspurchasedon1January,2008orlater.

•LenovowillnotprovidewarrantyreplacementiftheLCDiswithinspecicationsbecausewecannot
guaranteethatanyreplacementLCDwillhavezeropixeldefects.

•OnepixelconsistsofR,G,Bsub-pixels.

Table6.LCD-relatedsymptoms

Symptomorerror

Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,andablankLCDduring
POST.

•LCDbacklightnotworking.

•LCDtoodark.

•LCDbrightnesscannotbeadjusted.

•LCDcontrastcannotbeadjusted.

•LCDscreenunreadable.

•Charactersmissingpixels.

•Screenabnormal.

•Wrongcolordisplayed.

HorizontalorverticallinesdisplayedonLCD.LCDassembly.

FRUoraction,insequence

Systemboard.

1.ReseattheLCDconnectors.

2.LCDassembly.

3.Systemboard.

1.Seeimportantnotefor“LCD-relatedsymptoms.”

2.ReseatallLCDconnectors.

3.LCDassembly.

4.Systemboard.

Intermittentproblems

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

Undeterminedproblems

Ifthediagnostictestsdidnotidentifythedevicethathasfailed,ifwrongdevicesareinstalled,orifthe
systemsimplyisnotoperating,followtheseprocedurestoisolatethefailingFRU(donotisolateFRUs
thathavenodefects).

Verifythatallattacheddevicesaresupportedbythecomputer.

Verifythatthepowersupplybeingusedatthetimeofthefailureisoperatingcorrectly.(See“Powersystem
checkout”onpage32.)

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.VisuallycheckeachFRUfordamage.ReplaceanydamagedFRU.

3.Removeordisconnectallofthefollowingdevices:
a.Non- ThinkPaddevices
b.Devicesattachedtothedockingstationortheportreplicator
c.Printer,mouse,andotherexternaldevices
d.Batterypack
e.Harddiskdrive
f.Externaldiskettedriveoropticaldrive
g.Memorymoduleintheslotontheundersideofthecomputer(T olocatetheslot,See“1070Memory

module(intheslotontheundersideofthecomputer)”onpage75.)
h.Opticaldiskordisketteintheinternaldrive
i.Smartcard,Expresscard,andmediacard

4.Turnonthecomputer.

5.Determinewhethertheproblemhasbeensolved.

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation45

6.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,reconnecttheremoveddevicesoneatatimeuntilyoundthefailingFRU.

7.Iftheproblemremains,replacethefollowingFRUsoneatatime(donotreplaceanondefectiveFRU):
a.Systemboard
b.LCDassembly

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Chapter5.Statusindicators

1

2

3 4

5

6

7

9

8

Thischapterpresentsthesystemstatusindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthecomputer.

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47

Table7.Statusindicators

IndicatorMeaning

1

SpeakermuteindicatorOrange:Thespeakersareonmute.Tomuteorunmutethespeakers,press

thespeakermutebutton.

2

Microphonemuteindicator

Orange:Themicrophonesareonmute.Bydefault,whenthemicrophones
areonmute,noneoftherecordingdevicesisavailable.

3

WirelessLAN,WAN,Bluetooth

Green:ThewirelessLAN,WAN,Bluetooth,orWiMAXfeatureison.

orWiMAXstatusindicator

Blinkinggreen:Dataisbeingtransmitted.

4

Deviceaccessindicator

Blinkinggreen:Theharddiskdrive,solid-statedrive,mSA T Asolid-state
drive,orthesecondharddiskdriveintheSerialUltrabayEnhancedbayis
readingorwritingdata.

5

CapsLockindicatorWhentheCapsLockmodeisenabled,theCapsLockindicatorisdisplayed

onthescreen.Y oucantypeallalphabeticcharacters(A-Z)inuppercase
directly.

6

Power-onindicatorThepowerbuttonstayslitwheneverthecomputerison,blinkswhenthe

computerisinsleepmode,andisoffwhenthecomputeristurnedoff.

7

SerialUltrabayEnhanced
devicestatusindicator

Green:ASerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceisinstalledandinuse.

Blinkinggreen:ASerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceisbeingdetached.

8

Batterystatusindicator

Green:Thebatterychargelevelis20%orhigher.

Orange:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween5%and20%.

Fastblinkingorange:Thebatterychargelevelislowerthan5%orless,or

thebatteryischarging.

Slowblinkingorange:Thebatteryisbeingcharged.Whenthebattery
chargelevelreaches20%,theblinkingcolorchangestogreen.

Slowblinkinggreen:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween20%and80%,
andchargingiscontinuing.Whenthebatterychargelevelreaches80%,
thebatterystatusindicatorstopsblinking,butthechargingmightcontinue
untilthebatteryis100%charged.

Note:Ifthecomputerisoperatingonbatterypower,thebatterystatus
indicatordoesnotworkwhilethecomputeristurnedofforisinsleepmode
orhibernationmode.

Quickblinkingorange:Anerrorhasoccurredinthebattery.

Thebatterystatusindicatorblinksthreetimes:Theacpoweradapteris

attachedtothecomputer.

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Table7.Statusindicators(continued)

IndicatorMeaning

9

SleepstatusindicatorGreen:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

Thebatterystatusindicatorisoff:Thebatterypackofthecomputeris

detachedorthecomputerispoweredoff.

Blinkinggreen:Thecomputerisenteringsleepmodeorhibernationmode,
orisresumingnormaloperation.

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Chapter6.Fnkeycombinations

ThefollowingtabledescribesthefunctionsofFnkeycombinations.

Table8.Fnkeycombinations

KeycombinationDescription

Fn+F3Locksthecomputer.

Fn+F4Putsthecomputerintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly.

Notes:

•T ousetheFn+F4keycombination,youmusthavetheThinkPadPowerManagement
Driverinstalledonthecomputer.

•Ifyouwanttousethecombinationtoputthecomputerintohibernationmode,change
thepowerplansettings.

Fn+F5

Fn+F6

Fn+F7

Enablesordisablesthebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.

Notes:IfyouwanttouseFn+F5toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures,thefollowing
devicedriversmustbeinstalledonthecomputerbeforehand:

•PowerManagementDriver

•OnScreenDisplayUtility

•Wirelessdevicedrivers

•ForWindows7:OpenstheCommunicationssettingswindow,inwhichyoucanpreview
yourvideoimage,takeasnapshotofyourcurrentimage,andchangethecameraand
audiosettings.

•ForWindows8:StartstheLenovoSettingsprogram,whichenablesyoutochangethe
cameraandaudiosettings.

Switchesbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.

Note:YoualsocanusetheWindows+Pcombinationtoswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplay
andanexternalmonitor.

Fn+F8Thecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.

Fn+F9Thecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.

Fn+F10

Fn+F11Playorpause

Fn+F12

Fn+SpacebarControlsthekeyboardbacklightandtheThinkLight

Fn+B

Fn+K

Fn+P

Fn+SHasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

Previoustrack/scene

Nexttrack/scene

®

light.

•Pressonce:Turnonthekeyboardbacklighttolowbrightnesslevel.

•Pressagain:Adjustthekeyboardbacklighttohighbrightnesslevel.

•Pressthethirdtime:TurnoffthekeyboardbacklightandturnontheThinkLightlight.

•Pressthefourthtime:TurnofftheThinkLightlight.

Note:Ifthecomputeryouareservicingdoesnothaveabacklitkeyboard,theFn+Spacebar
combinationcontrolsonlytheThinkLightlight.

HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

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Chapter7.Locations

3

6

21

1

2

3

7

8

9

10

11

12

6

4

5

13

14

16

15

17

18

19

20

Thischapterintroducesthelocationsofthecomputerhardwarecomponents.

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thistopicintroducesthelocationsofthecomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators.

Frontview

1Integratedcamera(onsomemodels)12SerialUltrabayEnhancedbay

2ThinkLightlight

3Built-inmicrophones

4Statusindicators(seeChapter5“Statusindicators”

onpage47)

5Powerbutton16T ouchpad

6Built-inspeakers17TrackPointbuttons

7Securitykeyhole

8USB2.0connector

9Wirelessradioswitch20Volumecontrolbuttons

10ExpressCardslot

11Mediacardreaderslot

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13Smartcardreaderslot

14Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

15Touchpadbuttons

18TrackPointpointingstick

19UltraNav

21Blackbutton

®

poitingdevice

53

Rearview

8

1

6

3

2

4

5

7

1

2

3

4

6

7

5

1Statusindicators(seeChapter5“Statusindicators”

onpage47

2USB3.0connectors

3MiniDisplayPortconnector7Ethernetconnector

4Comboaudiojack8AlwaysOnUSBconnector

)

5Monitorconnector

6acpowerconnector

Bottomview

1Batterypack

2Batterypacklatch

3Memorymoduleslot

4Dockingconnector

5LCDcoverlatch

6SerialUltrabayEnhancedbaylocklatch

7SerialUltrabayEnhancedbayejectlatch

LocatingFRUsandCRUs

Thistopicintroducesthefollowingserviceparts:

•“MajorFRUsandCRUs”onpage56

•“LCDFRUsandCRUs”onpage58

•“MiscellaneouskitsandotherFRUs”onpage59

54ThinkPadT430andT430iHardwareMaintenanceManual

Notes:

•EachFRUisavailableforalltypesormodels,unlessotherwisespecied.

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

CRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProviderinstalltheCRUaccording
tothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRU

informationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyourproductandareavailablefromLenovoatanytime
uponrequest.Y oucanndalistofCRUsforyourproductinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronic
versionofthismanualcanbefoundathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.ClickUserGuides&Manualsand
thenfollowtheon-screeninstructionstondthemanualforyourproduct.Y oumightberequiredtoreturnthe
defectiveCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbe
includedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnot
receivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimited
Warrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

ThinkPadcomputerscontainthefollowingtypesofCRUs:
–Self-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsunplugorareheldbynomorethantwoscrews.Examplesofthesetypes

ofCRUsincludetheacpoweradapter,powercord,battery,andharddiskdrive.Otherself-serviceCRUs
dependingonproductdesignmightincludethememorymodule,wirelesscard,keyboard,andpalmrestwith
ngerprintreaderandtouchpad.

–Optional-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsareisolatedpartswithinthecomputerthatareconcealedbyanaccess

panelthatistypicallysecuredbymorethantwoscrews.Oncetheaccesspanelisremoved,thespecic
CRUisvisible.

Chapter7.Locations55

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

3

MajorFRUsandCRUs

Table9.MajorFRUsandCRUs

No.FRUdescription

1

2

3

4

5

LCDunit(see“LCDFRUsandCRUs”onpage58)

KeyboardbezelassemblyNoNo

ExpressdummycardYesNo

PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX

MemorymoduleYesNo

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Self-service
CRU

Optional-service
CRU

NoNo

NoYes

Table9.MajorFRUsandCRUs(continued)

No.FRUdescription

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Speakerassembly

Magnesiumstructureframe

SerialUltrabayEnhancedbayorblankbezel

Smartcardreader(onsomemodes)

SmartcardreaderFPCcable

I/Osubcard

DC-inconnector

BatterypackYesNo

BasecoverassemblyNoNo

BackupbatteryYesNo

MemorymoduleslotcoverYesNo

mSATAsolid-statedrive

PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN

Harddiskdriverubberrailsorsolid-statedrivespacersYesNo

Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveYesNo

HarddiskdriveslotcoverYesNo

Systemboardassembly

MicroprocessorNoNo

Thermalfanassembly

BluetoothdaughtercardNoNo

KeyboardYes No

TrackPointcapYesNo

Self-service
CRU

NoNo

NoNo

YesNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoYes

NoNo

NoNo

Optional-service
CRU

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LCDFRUsandCRUs

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Table10.LCDFRUsandCRUs

No.FRUdescription

1

2

3

4

5

LCDbezelassembly

IntegratedcameraNoNo

LCDpanel

HingesNoNo

WirelessantennasetNoNo

Self-service
CRU

Optional-service
CRU

NoNo

NoNo

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Table10.LCDFRUsandCRUs(continued)

No.FRUdescription

6

7

8

9

LCDrearcoverassembly

LEDandcameracableNoNo

LCDcable

LEDboardNoNo

MiscellaneouskitsandotherFRUs

Table11.Miscellaneouskits

Self-service
CRU

NoNo

NoNo

Optional-service
CRU

FRUdescriptions

LCDmiscellaneouskit:

•LogoThinkPad

•LogoLenovo

•IconPlateRear

•LCDLatchR

•LCDLatchL

•ALSHEET

•POLON1

•POLON2(2)

•POLON3

•Bumper(4)

•IconplatefrontforT430

•IconplatefrontforT430i

•Cameramodel'splate

•Non-cameramodel'splate

•MicRubber(2)

•EnglishSpec

Systemboardmiscellaneouskit:

•CPUbracket

•SIMguidebracket

•ExpresscardHousing(TYCO2129119-1)

•ExpresscardHousing(NORTHSTAR31940000700)

•Insulationsheet,DIMM

•Insulationsheet,SIMslidespacer

•Insulationsheet,SIMpulltab

•Insulationsheet,M/Bbottombattery

•Insulationsheet,DC-IN

•Insulationsheet,aroundCPU

•Insulationsheet,underCPUbracket

•Insulationsheet,HDD

•Insulationsheet,Expresscard

•Insulationsheet,WANmodulearea

•Insulationsheet,GPU

•Insulationsheet,battery

•Insulationsheet,dockingconnector

•Insulationsheet,batteryconnector

•Insulationsheet,PCHbottom

•Insulationsheet,PCHtop

•Insulationsheet,voltagesource

•EnglishSpec

Self-service
CRU

NoNo

NoNo

Optional
serviceCRU

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Table11.Miscellaneouskits(continued)

FRUdescriptions

Basemiscellaneouskit:

•FootRubber-Rear(2)

•FootRubber-FrontLH

•FootRubber-FrontRH

•SlideLockEject

•Bracket-PullerEject

•PullLeverEject

•CoilSpring-SlideLever

•Knob-WirelessSW

•Lever-WirelessSW

•EnglishSpec

Magnesiumstructureframemiscellaneouskit:

•MagnesiumKensingtonbracket

•Heightadjuster(2)

•Circularsticker(9)

•Finger,ODD

•Finger,HDDfront

•Finger,HDDrear

•Finger,HDDbracket

•Finger,fronttouchpad(2)

•Finger,Expresscard

•Finger,keyboard(2)

•DIMMinsulationsheet

•Antennacablebunding(6)

•ScrewM2.5xL3.5

•Sponge5.5x4

•Sponge13x4

•Sponge15.5x4(2)

•T ape30x15(4)

•T ape45x12

•PORON15x4.2(2)

•EnglishSpec

Keyboardbezelmiscellaneouskit:

•Bracket-ngerprintreader

•Insulationsheet-ngerprint

•Bracket-touchpad

•Insulationsheet-touchpad

•EnglishSpec

Systemmiscellaneouskit:

•Spacer-SmartCardforSCmodel

•Spacer-SmartCardforNonSCmodel

•Dummycard-Express

•CPUInsulationsheet

•Thermalpad

•Bracketforlvds

•Bracketforfan

•SIMdummycard

•BlindsheetfornoWWANmodel

•EnglishSpec

Screwandtapekit:

•ScrewM2.0xL3.0(40)

•ScrewM2.0xL9.5(10)

•ScrewM2.0xL14.0(10)

•ScrewM2.5xL3.5(8)

•ScrewM2.5xL6.5(8)

Self-service
CRU

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

Optional
serviceCRU

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Table11.Miscellaneouskits(continued)

FRUdescriptions

•T apecablex10x20(10)

•T apecablex10x30(2)

•EnglishSpec

Table12.OtherFRUs

Self-service
CRU

Optional
serviceCRU

FRUdescriptions

acadapterYesNo

PowercordYesNo

Self-service
CRU

Optional
serviceCRU

LookingupFRUinformation

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

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Chapter8.FRUreplacementnotices

Thischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingorreplacingparts.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 oucanndalistofCRUsforyour
productinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualcanbefoundat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.ClickUserGuides&Manualsandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructions
tondthemanualforyourproduct.YoumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectiveCRU.Whenreturn
isrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththe
replacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethe
defectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimited
Warrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

Screwnotices

Loosescrewscancauseareliabilityproblem.IntheThinkPadnotebookcomputer,thisproblemisaddressed
withspecialnylon-coatedscrewsthathavethefollowingcharacteristics:

•Theymaintaintightconnections.

•Theydonoteasilycomeloose,evenwithshockorvibration.

•Theyarehardertotighten.

Dothefollowingwhenyouservicethismachine:

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

•Itisrecommendedtousenewscrews.

•Itisrecommendedtouseeachscrewonlyonce.

•Useatorquescrewdriverifyouhaveone.

Tightenscrewsasfollows:

•Plastictoplastic

Turnanadditional90degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceoftheplasticpart:

•Logiccardtoplastic

Turnanadditional180degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceofthelogiccard:

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Notes:

•Ensurethatyouusethecorrectscrew.Itisrecommendedtousenewscrewsforreplacements.Ifyou
haveatorquescrewdriver,tightenallscrewsrmlytothetorquespeciedinthescrewinformation
tableforeachstep.

•Ensuretorquescrewdriversarecalibratedcorrectlyfollowingcountryspecications.

Retainingserialnumbers

Thissectionincludesthefollowingdescriptions:

•“Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit”onpage64

•“RetainingtheUUID”onpage65

•“ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation”onpage65

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit

Whenthecomputerwasmanufactured,theEEPROMonthesystemboardwasloadedwiththeserial
numbersofthesystemandallmajorcomponents.Thesenumbersneedtoremainthesamethroughout
thelifeofthecomputer.

Ifyoureplacethesystemboard,youmustrestoretheserialnumberofthesystemunittoitsoriginalvalue.

Beforereplacingthesystemboard,savetheoriginalserialnumberbydoingthefollowing:

1.InstallthelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey,
andthenrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select1.Setsystemidentication.

3.Turnoffthecomputer,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.

4.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressEsc.

5.Select2.ReadS/NdatafromEEPROMandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Theserialnumberof
eachdeviceinyourcomputerisdisplayed;theserialnumberofthesystemunitislistedasfollows:

•20Serialnumber

6.Writedownthatnumber.

Note:Theserialnumberofthesystemunitisalsowrittenonthelabelattachedtothebottomofthe
computer.

Afteryouhavereplacedthesystemboard,restoretheserialnumberbydoingthefollowing:

1.InstallthelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey,
andthenrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select1.Setsystemidentication.

3.Turnoffthecomputer,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.

4.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressEsc.

5.Select1.AddS/NdatafromEEPROM.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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IftheMTMandProductIDnumbersdifferfromeachotherontherearlabel,usewhatisshownforthe
ProductIDeld.Seethefollowingexample:

MTMontherearlabel:

TTTT-CTOS/NSSSSSSS

ProductIDontherearlabel:

TTTT-MMM(UsethisnumberwhensettingSerialNumber .)

Intheexample,theSerialNumbertobeinputis“1STTTTMMMSSSSSSS”.

RetainingtheUUID

TheUniversallyUniqueIdentier(UUID)isa128-bitnumberuniquelyassignedtoyourcomputerat
productionandstoredintheEEPROMofyoursystemboard.

ThealgorithmthatgeneratesthenumberisdesignedtoprovideuniqueIDsuntiltheyearA.D.3400.Notwo
computersintheworldhavethesamenumber.

Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,followthefollowingstepstocreatenewUUIDforthesystemboardif
thesystemboarddoesnothaveaUUID:

1.InstallthelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey,
andthenrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select4.AssignUUID.AnewUUIDiscreatedandwritten.IfavalidUUIDalready
exists,itisnotoverwritten.

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation

InformationonEngineeringChangeAnnouncements(ECA)arestoredintheEEPROMofthesystemboard.
TheelectronicstorageofthisinformationsimpliestheproceduretocheckiftheECAhasbeenpreviously
appliedtoamachine.ThemachinedoesnotneedtobedisassembledtocheckfortheECAapplication.

TocheckwhatECAshavebeenpreviouslyappliedtothemachine,usetheECAInformationRead/Write
functionontheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey.

1.InsertthelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey,
andthenrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select6.SetECAInformation.

3.ToreadtheECAinformation,select2.ReadECA/reworknumberfromEEPROMandfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen;Toreadboxbuilddate,select5.ReadboxbuilddatefromEEPROM,and
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

AfteranECAhasbeenappliedtothemachine,theEEPROMmustbeupdatedtoreecttheECA's
application.UsethelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenance
KeytoupdatetheEEPROM.

Note:OnlytheECAnumberisstoredintheEEPROM.ThemachinetypeoftheECAisassumedtobethe
sameasthemachinetypeofthemachinethathadtheECAappliedtoit.

1.InsertthelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey,
andthenrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select6.SetECAInformation.

3.TowritetheECAinformation,select1.WriteECA/reworknumberfromEEPROM,andfollowthe
instruction;Towriteboxbuilddate,select4.WriteboxbuilddatefromEEPROM,andfollowthe
instructiononthescreen.

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Ifthesystemboardisbeingreplaced,trytoreadtheECAinformationfromtheoldsystemboardandtransfer
theinformationtothenewsystem.Ifthesystemboardisinoperable,thiswillnotbepossible.

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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.Y oucanndalistofCRUsforyour
productinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualcanbefoundat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.ClickUserGuides&Manualsandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructions
tondthemanualforyourproduct.YoumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectiveCRU.Whenreturn
isrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththe
replacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethe
defectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimited
Warrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

Generalguidelines

WhenremovingorreplacingaFRU,besuretoobservethefollowinggeneralguidelines:

1.Donottrytoserviceanycomputerunlessyouhavebeentrainedandcertied.Anuntrainedpersonruns
theriskofdamagingparts.

2.BeforereplacinganyFRU,reviewChapter8“FRUreplacementnotices”onpage63.

3.BeginbyremovinganyFRUsthathavetoberemovedbeforereplacingthefailingFRU.Anysuch
FRUsarelistedatthebeginningofeachFRUreplacementprocedure.Removethemintheorderin
whichtheyarelisted.

4.FollowthecorrectsequenceinthestepsforremovingaFRU,asgiveninthedrawingsbythenumbers
insquarecallouts.

5.Whenturningascrew,turnitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.

6.WhenremovingaFRU,moveitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.

7.ToputthenewFRUinplace,reversetheremovalprocedureandfollowanynotesthatpertainto
replacement.

8.WhenreplacingaFRU,usethecorrectscrew(s)asshowninthereplacementprocedure.

DANGER

BeforeremovinganyFRU,turnoffthecomputer ,unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets,
removethebatterypack,andthendisconnectanyinterconnectingcables.

Attention:AfterreplacingaFRU,donotturnonthecomputeruntilyouhavemadesurethatallscrews,

springs,andothersmallpartsareinplaceandnonearelooseinsidethecomputer.Verifythisbyshaking
thecomputergentlyandlisteningforrattlingsounds.Metallicpartsormetalakescancauseelectrical
shortcircuits.

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Attention:Thesystemboardissensitiveto,andcanbedamagedby,electrostaticdischarge.Before

1

2

touchingit,establishpersonalgroundingbytouchingagroundpointwithonehandorbyusingan
electrostaticdischarge(ESD)strap.

Beforeservicingthecomputer

RemovingtheSIMcard:

SomemodelsyouareservicingmighthavetheSIMcardthatthecustomerhasinstalled.Ifthecomputeryou
areservicinghastheSIMcardinstalled,removeitbeforeyoustarttheservicing.

ToremovetheSIMcard,youneedtoremovethebatterypackrst.See“1010Batterypack”onpage68

Afteryounishtheservicing,ensurethatyouinsertthecardbackintotheslotrmly.

.

1010Batterypack

Importantnoticeforreplacingabatterypack:

•TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramprovidesanautomaticbatterydiagnostictestthatdeterminesifthebattery
packisdefective.AbatterypackFRUshouldnotbereplacedunlessthisdiagnostictestshowsthatthebatteryis
defective.Theonlyexceptiontothisisifthebatterypackisphysicallydamagedoracustomerisreporting
apossiblesafetyissue.

•IftheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramisnotinstalledinthecomputer,thecustomershoulddownloadthisprogram
beforeanon-physicallydamagedbatterypackisreplaced.Notethatthereplacementofaphysicallydamaged
batterypackisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

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Removalstepsofbatterypack

2

1

DANGER

Useonlytheauthorizedbatteryspeciedforyourcomputer.Anyotherbatterycouldigniteor
explode.

Unlockthebatterylatch1.Holdthebatterylatchintheunlockedposition,andremovethebatterypack
inthedirectionshownbythearrow2.

Wheninstalling:Installthebatterypackintheslot.Ensurethatthebatterylatchisinthelockedposition.

1020ExpressCardblankbezel

RemovalstepsofExpressCardblankbezel

WhenyoupresstheExpressCardblankbezel1,itpopsout2.

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU69

1

2

Wheninstalling:Ensurethatthebezeliscorrectlyorientedasshowninthefollowingillustration.

1030SerialUltrabayEnhancedbayorblankbezel

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

RemovalstepsofSerialUltrabayEnhancedbayorblankbezel

Holdthebaylocklatchintheunlockedposition1,andslidethebayejectlatchinthedirectionshownby
thearrow2.ThenpullouttheSerialUltrabayEnhancedbayortheblankbezelinthedirectionshown
bythearrow

3.

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3

2

1

1040Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

Attention:

•Donotdropthedriveorapplyanyphysicalshocktoit.Thedriveissensitivetophysicalshock.Improper
handlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.

•Beforeremovingthedrive,havetheusermakeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonitifpossible.

•Neverremovethedrivewhilethecomputerisoperatingorinsuspendmode.

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU71

Removalstepsofharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

1

2

3

Note:Loosenthescrew1.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

Capturescrew(1)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

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Forharddiskdriveandrubberrails:

4

4

4

4

Forsolid-statedriveandspacers:

Wheninstalling:Ensurethatthesolid-statedrivespacersortheharddiskdriverubberrailsareattached

rmly.

1050Memorymoduleslotcover

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

Removalstepsofmemorymoduleslotcover

Note:Loosenthescrews1.

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2

1

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

1

1

Capturescrew(2)

1060Backupbattery

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1050Memorymoduleslotcover”onpage73

Removalstepsofbackupbattery

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

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DANGER

2

1

1

Useonlytheauthorizedbatteryspeciedforyourcomputer.Anyotherbatterycouldigniteor
explode.

1070Memorymodule(intheslotontheundersideofthecomputer)

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1050Memorymoduleslotcover”onpage73

Removalstepsofmemorymodule(intheslotontheundersideofthecomputer)

Wheninstalling:Insertthenotchedendofthememorymoduleintotheslot.Pressthememorymodule

rmly,andpivotituntilitsnapsintoplace.Ensurethatitisrmlyinstalledintheslotanddoesnotmoveeasily.

Note:Y ourcomputerhastwomemorymoduleslots:oneontheundersideofthecomputerandtheother
underthekeyboard.Ifonlyonememorymoduleistobeinstalledonthecomputeryouareservicing,installit
intheslotlocatedunderthekeyboard.

1080PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANormSATAsolid-statedrive

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1050Memorymoduleslotcover”onpage73

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RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN

2

1

3

UnplugtheconnectorsbyusingtheantennaRFconnectorremovaltool,orpicktheconnectorswithyour
ngersandgentlyunplugtheminthedirectionshownbythearrows1.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

Wheninstalling:Plugtheredcableintothemainconnector,andthebluecableintotheauxiliaryconnector

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)

Black0.181Nm

Torque

(1.85kgf-cm)

onthecard.

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IfthecomputeryouareservicingisawirelessWAN-readymodelanddoesnothaveawirelessWANcard,

2

1

routetheantennacablesandsecurethemwithtapeasshowninthefollowingillustration.

RemovalstepsofPCIExpressHalfMiniCardforwirelessWAN

UnplugtheconnectorsbyusingtheantennaRFconnectorremovaltool,orpicktheconnectorswithyour
ngersandgentlyunplugtheminthedirectionshownbythearrows1.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU77

3

4

4

Wheninstalling:Plugtheredcableintothemainconnector,andthebluecableintotheauxiliaryconnector
onthecard.

IfthecomputeryouareservicingisawirelessWAN-readymodelanddoesnothaveawirelessWANcard,
routetheantennacablesandsecurethemwithtapeasshowninthefollowingillustration.

RemovalstepsofmSA T Asolid-statedrive

ThecomputercomeswitheitheraPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANoranmSAT Asolid-statedrive.If
thecomputerisequippedwithanmSATAsolid-statedrive,itisinstalledinthewirelessWANcardslot.

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Note:

1

Attention:

•Donotdropthedriveorapplyanyphysicalshocktoit.Thedriveissensitivetophysicalshock.Improper
handlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.

•Beforeremovingthedrive,havetheusermakeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonitifpossible.

•Neverremovethedrivewhilethecomputerisoperatingorinsuspendmode.

•EnsurethatyoupartitionthemSATAsolid-statedriveafterinstallingitonthecomputeryouareservicing.
Otherwise,themSATAsolid-statedrivewillnotfunctioncorrectly.Forinstructionsononhowtopartition
anmSAT Asolid-statedrive,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/msata-fru.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU79

2

1090Keyboard

1

1

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1050Memorymoduleslotcover”onpage73

Removalstepsofkeyboard

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M2×14mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)Silver

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Torque

0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)

Pressthekeyboardinthedirectionshownbythearrows2untiltherearedgeofthekeyboardisdetached

2

2

3

4

fromthekeyboardbezel.

Liftthekeyboardalittleinthedirectionshownbythearrow3,andthendetachtheconnector4.

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU81

Installationstepsofkeyboard

1

Attachthekeyboardconnector.

Attachthekeyboardandensurethatthekeyboardedgeaisundertheframe.

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Whenthefrontedgeofthekeyboardishousedrmly,gentlypressthekeyswithyourpalmsandslightly
slidethekeyboardtowardyouuntilthekeyboardisinplace.

Securethekeyboardbytighteningthescrewsfromthebottomsideofthecomputer.

1100Memorymodule(intheslotunderthekeyboard)

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1050Memorymoduleslotcover”onpage73

•“1090Keyboard”onpage80

Note:Y ourcomputerhastwomemorymoduleslots:oneontheundersideofthecomputerandtheother
underthekeyboard.Ifonlyonememorymoduleistobeinstalledonthecomputeryouareservicing,installit
intheslotlocatedunderthekeyboard.

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU83

Removalstepsofmemorymodule(intheslotunderthekeyboard)

1

2

2

3

Wheninstalling:Insertthenotchedendofthememorymoduleintotheslot.Pressthememorymodule
rmly,andpivotituntilitsnapsintoplace.Ensurethatitisrmlyinstalledintheslotanddoesnotmoveeasily.

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1120PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX

1

1

1

2

3

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1050Memorymoduleslotcover”onpage73

•“1090Keyboard”onpage80

PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX

UnplugtheconnectorsbyusingtheantennaRFconnectorremovaltool,orpicktheconnectorswithyour
ngersandgentlyunplugtheminthedirectionshownbythearrows

Note:Somemodelsmighthaveonlytwoantennacables.

1.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

M2×9.5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)Silver

Wheninstalling:

Torque

0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU85

•FormodelswithawirelessLANcardthathastwoantennaconnectors,plugthegraycableintothe

1

1

1

1

2

1

mainconnector,andtheblackcableintotheauxiliaryconnector.Ifthecomputeryouareservicing
hasthreecables,putthewhitecableinthecableprotectiontubeandsecureitwithtapeasshownin
thefollowingillustration.

•FormodelswithawirelessLANcardthathasthreeantennaconnectors,plugthegraycableintothemain
connector,theblackcableintotheauxiliaryconnector,andthewhitecableintothelastconnector.

.

1130Keyboardbezelassembly,FPCcable,andBluethoothdaughtercard

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1020ExpressCardblankbezel”onpage69

•“1050Memorymoduleslotcover”onpage73

•“1090Keyboard”onpage80

Removalstepsofkeyboardbezelassembly,FPCcable,andBluetoothdaughtercard

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StepScrew(quantity)Color

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

1

2

M2×14mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(5)

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

StepScrew(quantity)Color

3

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

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6

7

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedrmly.

8

9

10

11

Note:TheFPCcableisattachedontheundersideofthekeyboardbezelassembly.Onsomemodels,the
Bluetoothdaughtercardalsoisattachedontheundersideofthekeyboardbezelassembly.Forthemodels
thatdonothaveaBluetoothdaughtercard,skipsteps8to9.

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedrmly.

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13

12

StepScrew(quantity)Color

14

12

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)

Black0.181Nm

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedrmly.

1140Smartcardreader

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1050Memorymoduleslotcover”onpage73

•“1090Keyboard”onpage80

•“1130Keyboardbezelassembly,FPCcable,andBluethoothdaughtercard”onpage86

Torque

(1.85kgf-cm)

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Removalstepsofsmartcardreaderorsmartcarddummyspacer

2

2

3

1

1

4

Somemodelshaveasmartcarddummyspacerasamiscellaneouspart.Forthosemodels,removethe
spacerasshown:

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1

1

2

3

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedrmly.

1150Speakerassembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1050Memorymoduleslotcover”onpage73

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

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•“1090Keyboard”onpage80

1

1

3

3

2

•“1130Keyboardbezelassembly,FPCcable,andBluethoothdaughtercard”onpage86

Removalstepsofspeakerassembly

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Wheninstalling:Attachthespeakerassemblyandroutethecableasshowninthefollowingillustration,and
ensurethatthespeakerconnectorisattachedrmly.

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1160LCDunit

1

1

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1020ExpressCardblankbezel”onpage69

•“1050Memorymoduleslotcover”onpage73

•“1080PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANormSATAsolid-statedrive”onpage75

•“1090Keyboard”onpage80

•“1120PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX”onpage85

•“1130Keyboardbezelassembly,FPCcable,andBluethoothdaughtercard”onpage86

RemovalstepsofLCDunit

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M2.5×6.5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)

Torque

Black0.392Nm

(4.0kgf-cm)

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2

3

StepScrew(quantity)Color

6

6

4

5

2

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

StepScrew(quantity)Color

6

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M2.5×6.5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)

Torque

Black0.392Nm

(4.0kgf-cm)