Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet User Manual

HardwareMaintenanceManual

ThinkPadTablet

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation

under“Notices”onpage62.

FifthEdition(September2012)

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Contents

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

Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1

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

Electricalsafety...............1

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

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic

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

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

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4

Chapter2.Importantservice

information..............19

StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........19

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem

board................19

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV ,and

GAV...................20

Productdenition............20

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV ,andGAV

products...............20

Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....23

Whattodorst..............23

Powersystemcheckout...........24

Checkingtheinternalbattery.......24

Checkingtheinternalbatterycondition...24 CheckingtheThinkPadT abletACCharger..25

Checkingtheinternalbatterystatus....25

Chapter5.Hotkeycombinationson theThinkPadTabletKeyboardFolio

Case..................31

Chapter6.FRUreplacement

notices................33

Screwnotices...............33

Retainingserialnumbers,MTM,UUID,andAsset

ID....................34

Chapter7.Removingandreplacinga

FRU..................35

BeforeservicingtheThinkPadTablet......35

1010ThinkPadTabletPen..........36

1020Front-facingcamera,rear-facingcamera

assembly,andinternalbattery........36

1030Speakerassembly...........40

1040PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN..41 1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLANand

Bluetoothcombocard............42

1060LCDmoduleassembly.........44

1070Buttonboard.............45

1080Microphoneassembly.........45

1090Systemboard,GPSantennaassembly, P-sensorantennaassembly,basecover,andLCD

cable..................46

Chapter8.Locatingthecontrolsand

hardwarecomponents........51

Chapter4.Relatedservice

information..............27

Resettingatabletpreloadtothefactory

condition.................27

Lockingthescreen.............27

Enablingthescreenunlockfunction....28

Changingthepassword,PIN,orpattern...28

Disablingthescreenlockfunction.....29

Powermanagement............29

Screenblankmode...........29

Wirelessnetworkdisconnectpolicy.....30

ThinkPadT abletRecoveryConsole......30

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Chapter9.Partslist..........53

Overall..................54

ThinkPadT abletKeyboardFolioCaseOP....58

Miscellaneousparts............59

ThinkPadT abletACCharger.........59

ThinkPadT abletDockacpoweradapterOP...60

Micro-USBcable..............60

ThinkPadT abletDockpowercordcableOP...61

Commonservicetools...........62

Notices.................62

Electronicemissionnotices........63

Trademarks..............63

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad

Machine

ThinkPad Tablet

Machinetype(MT)

1838,1839

products.

Important:

•ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPadproducts.Use thismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.

•BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safety information”onpage1andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage19.

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservicea ThinkPadTablet.

•“Generalsafety”onpage1

•“Electricalsafety”onpage1

•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage3

•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3

•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4

•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4

Generalsafety

Followtheserulestoensuregeneralsafety:

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareaofthemachinesduringandaftermaintenance.

•Whenliftinganyheavyobject:

1.Makesurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping.

2.Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.

3.Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouattempttolift.

4.Liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles;thisactionremovesthestrainfromthe musclesinyourback.Donotattempttoliftanyobjectthatweighsmorethan16kg(35lb)orthat

youthinkistooheavyforyou.

•Donotperformanyactionthatcauseshazardstothecustomer,orthatmakestheequipmentunsafe.

•Beforeyoustartthemachine,makesurethatotherservicetechniciansandthecustomer'spersonnelare notinahazardousposition.

•Placeremovedcoversandotherpartsinasafeplace,awayfromallpersonnel,whileyouareservicing themachine.

•Keepyourtoolcaseawayfromwalkareassothatotherpeoplewillnottripoverit.

•Donotwearlooseclothingthatcanbetrappedinthemovingpartsofamachine.Makesurethatyour sleevesarefastenedorrolledupaboveyourelbows.Ifyourhairislong,fastenit.

•Inserttheendsofyournecktieorscarfinsideclothingorfastenitwithanonconductiveclip,about8 centimeters(3inches)fromtheend.

•Donotwearjewelry,chains,metal-frameeyeglasses,ormetalfastenersforyourclothing.

Attention:Metalobjectsaregoodelectricalconductors.

•Wearsafetyglasseswhenyouarehammering,drilling,soldering,cuttingwire,attachingsprings,using solvents,orworkinginanyotherconditionsthatmightbehazardoustoyoureyes.

•Afterservice,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,labels,andgroundwires.Replaceanysafetydevice thatiswornordefective.

•Reinstallotherpartsthatyouhaveremoved.

Electricalsafety

Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.

Important:

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•Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoftmaterial thatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.

•Manycustomershave,neartheirequipment,rubberoormatsthatcontainsmallconductivebersto decreaseelectrostaticdischarges.Donotusethistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.

•Findtheroomemergencypower-off(EPO)switch,disconnectingswitch,orelectricaloutlet.Ifanelectrical accidentoccurs,youcanthenoperatetheswitchordisconnectthemicro-USBcablequickly.

•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.

•Disconnectallpowerbefore: –Performingamechanicalinspection –Workingnearpowersupplies –Removingorinstallingmainunits

•Beforeyoustarttoworkonthemachine,disconnectthemicro-USBcable.Ifyoucannotunplugit,power offthewallboxthatsuppliespowertothemachine,andlockthewallboxintheoffposition.

•Ifyouneedtoworkonamachinethathasexposedelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingprecautions: –Ensurethatanotherperson,familiarwiththepower-offcontrols,isnearyou.

Attention:Anotherpersonmustbetheretoswitchoffthepower,ifnecessary.

–Useonlyonehandwhenworkingwithpowered-onelectricalequipment;keeptheotherhandinyour

pocketorbehindyourback.

Attention:Anelectricalshockcanoccuronlywhenthereisacompletecircuit.Byobservingtheabove rule,youmaypreventacurrentfrompassingthroughyourbody.

–Whenusingtesters,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessoriesfor

thattester.

–Standonsuitablerubbermats(obtainedlocally,ifnecessary)toinsulateyoufromgroundssuchas

metaloorstripsandmachineframes. Observethespecialsafetyprecautionswhenyouworkwithveryhighvoltages;Instructionsforthese precautionsareinthesafetysectionsofmaintenanceinformation.Useextremecarewhenmeasuring highvoltages.

•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.

•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.

•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.

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

•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.

•Donotservicethefollowingpartswiththepoweronwhentheyareremovedfromtheirnormaloperating placesinamachine: –Powersupplyunits –Pumps –Motorgenerators –Similarunitstolistedabove Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.

•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs: –Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself. –Switchoffpower. –Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.

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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.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroffandthemicro-USBcabledisconnected.

Checklist:

1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).

2.T urnoffthetablet.

3.Disconnectthepowersupplyoftheinternalbatterybypressingtheemergencyresetbuttoninsidethe emergencyresetholeusingastraightenedpaperclip.

4.Disconnectthemicro-USBcable.

5.Checkthemicro-USBcableforthefollowing:

a.Makesurethatathird-wiregroundconnectorisingoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethe

third-wiregroundcontinuity,andmakesurethatthecontinuitybetweentheexternalgroundpinand theframegroundis0.1ohmorless.

b.Themicro-USBcableisthetypespeciedinthepartslist.

c.Insulationisnotfrayedorworn.

6.RemovetheLCDmoduleassembly.

7.Checkforcrackedorbulginginternalbatteries.

8.Checkforanyobviousnon-ThinkPadalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany non-ThinkPadalterations.

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

10.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

11.Checkthattheinternalbatteryfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge

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

Notes:

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1.Useproduct-specicESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.

2.MakesurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencerti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-operatedtablets.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingofthetabletisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriedbyacertiedelectrician.