Lenovo Thinkpad T430, Thinkpad T430i User manual

ThinkPadT430andT430i HardwareMaintenanceManual

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation underAppendixA“Notices”onpage117.

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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.

products.

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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/

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.

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.

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Thequicktestprogramsareapplicableonthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•Microsoft

Windows

•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

(20V)

continuityandinstallation.

•Ifthecomputerdoesnotchargeduringoperation,goto“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage33.

Tochecktheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:

1.Unplugtheacpoweradaptercablefromthecomputer.

2.Measuretheoutputvoltageattheplugoftheacpoweradaptercable.Seethefollowingillustration:

1+20

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(+)

6(-)

7(-)

1+0to+16.8

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.

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•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.

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•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.

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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.

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.

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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

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.

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6.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,reconnecttheremoveddevicesoneatatimeuntilyoundthefailingFRU.

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

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Chapter5.Statusindicators

3 4

Thischapterpresentsthesystemstatusindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthecomputer.

©CopyrightLenovo2012,2013

Table7.Statusindicators

IndicatorMeaning

SpeakermuteindicatorOrange:Thespeakersareonmute.Tomuteorunmutethespeakers,press

thespeakermutebutton.

Microphonemuteindicator

Orange:Themicrophonesareonmute.Bydefault,whenthemicrophones areonmute,noneoftherecordingdevicesisavailable.

WirelessLAN,WAN,Bluetooth

Green:ThewirelessLAN,WAN,Bluetooth,orWiMAXfeatureison.

orWiMAXstatusindicator

Blinkinggreen:Dataisbeingtransmitted.

Deviceaccessindicator

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

CapsLockindicatorWhentheCapsLockmodeisenabled,theCapsLockindicatorisdisplayed

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

Power-onindicatorThepowerbuttonstayslitwheneverthecomputerison,blinkswhenthe

computerisinsleepmode,andisoffwhenthecomputeristurnedoff.

SerialUltrabayEnhanced devicestatusindicator

Green:ASerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceisinstalledandinuse.

Blinkinggreen:ASerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceisbeingdetached.

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

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

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

©CopyrightLenovo2012,2013

13Smartcardreaderslot

14Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

15Touchpadbuttons

18TrackPointpointingstick

19UltraNav

21Blackbutton

poitingdevice

Rearview

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

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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.

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MajorFRUsandCRUs

Table9.MajorFRUsandCRUs

No.FRUdescription

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

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

YesNo

NoNo

NoYes

NoNo

Optional-service CRU

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LCDFRUsandCRUs

Table10.LCDFRUsandCRUs

No.FRUdescription

LCDbezelassembly

IntegratedcameraNoNo

LCDpanel

HingesNoNo

WirelessantennasetNoNo

Self-service CRU

Optional-service CRU

NoNo

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Table10.LCDFRUsandCRUs(continued)

No.FRUdescription

LCDrearcoverassembly

LEDandcameracableNoNo

LCDcable

LEDboardNoNo

MiscellaneouskitsandotherFRUs

Table11.Miscellaneouskits

Self-service CRU

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

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

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:

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.

Chapter8.FRUreplacementnotices65

Ifthesystemboardisbeingreplaced,trytoreadtheECAinformationfromtheoldsystemboardandtransfer theinformationtothenewsystem.Ifthesystemboardisinoperable,thiswillnotbepossible.

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Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU

ThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorreplaceaFRU.

CRUstatementforcustomers:

optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider installtheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,

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.

Attention:Thesystemboardissensitiveto,andcanbedamagedby,electrostaticdischarge.Before

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

DANGER

Useonlytheauthorizedbatteryspeciedforyourcomputer.Anyotherbatterycouldigniteor explode.

Unlockthebatterylatch1.Holdthebatterylatchintheunlockedposition,andremovethebatterypack inthedirectionshownbythearrow2.

Wheninstalling:Installthebatterypackintheslot.Ensurethatthebatterylatchisinthelockedposition.

1020ExpressCardblankbezel

RemovalstepsofExpressCardblankbezel

WhenyoupresstheExpressCardblankbezel1,itpopsout2.

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU69

Wheninstalling:Ensurethatthebezeliscorrectlyorientedasshowninthefollowingillustration.

1030SerialUltrabayEnhancedbayorblankbezel

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

RemovalstepsofSerialUltrabayEnhancedbayorblankbezel

Holdthebaylocklatchintheunlockedposition1,andslidethebayejectlatchinthedirectionshownby thearrow2.ThenpullouttheSerialUltrabayEnhancedbayortheblankbezelinthedirectionshown bythearrow

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1040Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

Attention:

•Donotdropthedriveorapplyanyphysicalshocktoit.Thedriveissensitivetophysicalshock.Improper handlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.

•Beforeremovingthedrive,havetheusermakeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonitifpossible.

•Neverremovethedrivewhilethecomputerisoperatingorinsuspendmode.

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU71

Removalstepsofharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

Note:Loosenthescrew1.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Capturescrew(1)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

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Forharddiskdriveandrubberrails:

Forsolid-statedriveandspacers:

Wheninstalling:Ensurethatthesolid-statedrivespacersortheharddiskdriverubberrailsareattached

rmly.

1050Memorymoduleslotcover

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

Removalstepsofmemorymoduleslotcover

Note:Loosenthescrews1.

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU73

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Capturescrew(2)

1060Backupbattery

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1050Memorymoduleslotcover”onpage73

Removalstepsofbackupbattery

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

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DANGER

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

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU75

RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN

UnplugtheconnectorsbyusingtheantennaRFconnectorremovaltool,orpicktheconnectorswithyour ngersandgentlyunplugtheminthedirectionshownbythearrows1.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Wheninstalling:Plugtheredcableintothemainconnector,andthebluecableintotheauxiliaryconnector

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)

Black0.181Nm

Torque

(1.85kgf-cm)

onthecard.

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IfthecomputeryouareservicingisawirelessWAN-readymodelanddoesnothaveawirelessWANcard,

routetheantennacablesandsecurethemwithtapeasshowninthefollowingillustration.

RemovalstepsofPCIExpressHalfMiniCardforwirelessWAN

UnplugtheconnectorsbyusingtheantennaRFconnectorremovaltool,orpicktheconnectorswithyour ngersandgentlyunplugtheminthedirectionshownbythearrows1.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU77

Wheninstalling:Plugtheredcableintothemainconnector,andthebluecableintotheauxiliaryconnector onthecard.

IfthecomputeryouareservicingisawirelessWAN-readymodelanddoesnothaveawirelessWANcard, routetheantennacablesandsecurethemwithtapeasshowninthefollowingillustration.

RemovalstepsofmSA T Asolid-statedrive

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

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Note:

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

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU79

1090Keyboard

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1050Memorymoduleslotcover”onpage73

Removalstepsofkeyboard

StepScrew(quantity)Color

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

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Torque

0.181Nm (1.85kgf-cm)

Pressthekeyboardinthedirectionshownbythearrows2untiltherearedgeofthekeyboardisdetached

fromthekeyboardbezel.

Liftthekeyboardalittleinthedirectionshownbythearrow3,andthendetachtheconnector4.

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU81

Installationstepsofkeyboard

Attachthekeyboardconnector.

Attachthekeyboardandensurethatthekeyboardedgeaisundertheframe.

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Whenthefrontedgeofthekeyboardishousedrmly,gentlypressthekeyswithyourpalmsandslightly slidethekeyboardtowardyouuntilthekeyboardisinplace.

Securethekeyboardbytighteningthescrewsfromthebottomsideofthecomputer.

1100Memorymodule(intheslotunderthekeyboard)

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1050Memorymoduleslotcover”onpage73

•“1090Keyboard”onpage80

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU83

Removalstepsofmemorymodule(intheslotunderthekeyboard)

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

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1120PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1050Memorymoduleslotcover”onpage73

•“1090Keyboard”onpage80

PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX

UnplugtheconnectorsbyusingtheantennaRFconnectorremovaltool,orpicktheconnectorswithyour ngersandgentlyunplugtheminthedirectionshownbythearrows

Note:Somemodelsmighthaveonlytwoantennacables.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

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

Wheninstalling:

Torque

0.181Nm (1.85kgf-cm)

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU85

•FormodelswithawirelessLANcardthathastwoantennaconnectors,plugthegraycableintothe

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

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

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU87

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedrmly.

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

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedrmly.

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StepScrew(quantity)Color

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)

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU89

Removalstepsofsmartcardreaderorsmartcarddummyspacer

Somemodelshaveasmartcarddummyspacerasamiscellaneouspart.Forthosemodels,removethe spacerasshown:

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StepScrew(quantity)Color

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedrmly.

1150Speakerassembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1050Memorymoduleslotcover”onpage73

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU91

•“1090Keyboard”onpage80

•“1130Keyboardbezelassembly,FPCcable,andBluethoothdaughtercard”onpage86

Removalstepsofspeakerassembly

StepScrew(quantity)Color

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Wheninstalling:Attachthespeakerassemblyandroutethecableasshowninthefollowingillustration,and ensurethatthespeakerconnectorisattachedrmly.

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1160LCDunit

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage68

•“1020ExpressCardblankbezel”onpage69

•“1050Memorymoduleslotcover”onpage73

•“1080PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANormSATAsolid-statedrive”onpage75

•“1090Keyboard”onpage80

•“1120PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX”onpage85

•“1130Keyboardbezelassembly,FPCcable,andBluethoothdaughtercard”onpage86

RemovalstepsofLCDunit

StepScrew(quantity)Color

M2.5×6.5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)

Torque

Black0.392Nm

(4.0kgf-cm)

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU93

StepScrew(quantity)Color

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

StepScrew(quantity)Color

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M2.5×6.5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)

Torque

Black0.392Nm

(4.0kgf-cm)

Lenovo Thinkpad T430, Thinkpad T430i User manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Aboutthismanual

Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Generalsafety

Electricalsafety

Safetyinspectionguide

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge

Groundingrequirements

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)

Lasercompliancestatements(multilingualtranslations)

Chapter2.Importantserviceinformation

StrategyforreplacingFRUs

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard

Howtouseerrormessage

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,andGAV

Chapter3.Generalcheckout

Checkoutguide

LenovoSolutionCenter

Quicktestprograms

UEFIdiagnosticprogram

Bootablediagnosticprograms

Powersystemcheckout

Checkingtheacpoweradapter

Checkingoperationalcharging

Checkingthebatterypack

Checkingthebackupbattery

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingtheproductRecoveryDiscSet

UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramsontheWindows8operating system

Passwords

Power-onpassword

Harddiskpassword

Supervisorpassword

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword

Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword

Powermanagement

Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7operatingsystemonly)

Sleepmode

Hibernationmode

Symptom-to-FRUindex

Numericerrorcodes

Errormessages

Beepsymptoms

No-beepsymptoms

LCD-relatedsymptoms

Intermittentproblems

Undeterminedproblems

Chapter5.Statusindicators

Chapter6.Fnkeycombinations

Chapter7.Locations

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Frontview

Rearview

Bottomview

LocatingFRUsandCRUs

MajorFRUsandCRUs

LCDFRUsandCRUs

MiscellaneouskitsandotherFRUs

LookingupFRUinformation

Chapter8.FRUreplacementnotices

Screwnotices

Retainingserialnumbers

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit

RetainingtheUUID

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU

Generalguidelines

Beforeservicingthecomputer

1010Batterypack

1020ExpressCardblankbezel

1030SerialUltrabayEnhancedbayorblankbezel

1040Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive

1050Memorymoduleslotcover

1060Backupbattery

1070Memorymodule(intheslotontheundersideofthecomputer)

1080PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANormSATAsolid-statedrive