Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 Hardware Maintenance Manual

HardwareMaintenanceManual

ThinkPadTablet2

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation

underChapter8“Notices”onpage53.

FirstEdition(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

Checkingthebuilt-inbattery.......24

Checkingthebuilt-inbatterystatus.....24

CheckingtheThinkPadT abletACAdapter..24

Chapter4.Relatedservice

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

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingProduct

Recoverydiscs..............27

UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogram.....27

Supervisorpassword............28

Symptom-to-FRUindex...........29

Numericerrorcodes..........30

Intermittentproblems..........30

Undeterminedproblems.........31

Chapter5.Locations.........33

Locatingtabletcontrols,connectors,and

indicators.................33

Frontview...............33

Rearview...............34

LocatingFRUsandCRUs..........34

MajorFRUs..............35

LookingupFRUinformation.........36

Chapter6.FRUreplacement

notices................37

Screwnotices...............37

Retainingserialnumbers,MTM,UUID,andAsset

ID....................38

Chapter7.Removingorreplacinga

FRU..................39

Generalguidelines.............39

BeforeservicingtheThinkPadtablet2.....40

1010T abletDigitizerPen...........41

1020Basecoverassembly..........41

1030Built-inbattery............42

1040Rear-facingcameraassembly......43

1050WirelessWANcard...........44

1060NFCcard,systemboard,andfront-facing

camera..................45

1070Touchsensorboard,I/Ocable,andI/O

board..................47

1080Speakersassembly..........49

1090WirelessLANantennaassembly,wireless
WANantennaassembly,andGPSantenna...50

Chapter8.Notices...........53

Electronicemissionnotices..........54

Trademarks................54

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad

Machine

ThinkPadT ablet23679and3682

Machinetype(MT)

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products.

Important:

•ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPadproducts.Use
thismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.

•BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safety
information”onpage1

andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage19.

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservicea
ThinkPadTablet2.

•“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.

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•Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoftmaterial
thatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.

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

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

•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.

•Disconnectallpowerbefore:
–Performingamechanicalinspection
–Workingnearpowersupplies
–Removingorinstallingmainunits

•Beforeyoustarttoworkonthemachine,disconnectthepowercord.Ifyoucannotunplugit,poweroff
thewallboxthatsuppliespowertothemachine,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.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroffandthepowercorddisconnected.

Checklist:

1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).

2.T urnoffthetablet.

3.Disconnectthepowersupplyofthebuilt-inbatterybypressingtheemergencyresetbuttoninsidethe
emergencyresetholeusingastraightenedpaperclip.

4.Disconnectthepowercord.

5.Checkthepowercordforthefollowing:

a.Makesurethatathird-wiregroundconnectorisingoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethe

third-wiregroundcontinuity,andmakesurethatthecontinuitybetweentheexternalgroundpinand
theframegroundis0.1ohmorless.

b.Thepowercordisthetypespeciedinthepartslist.

c.Insulationisnotfrayedorworn.

6.RemovetheLCDmoduleassembly.

7.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbuilt-inbatteries.

8.Checkforanyobviousnon-ThinkPadalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany
non-ThinkPadalterations.

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

10.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

11.Checkthatthebuilt-inbatteryfasteners(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.

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)

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•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

•French

•German

•Hebrew

•Japanese

•Korean

•Spanish

•T raditionalChinese

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Chapter2.Importantserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsthefollowingimportantserviceinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupported
bythismanual:

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUs”onpage19
–“Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard”onpage19

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,andGAV”onpage20
–“Productdenition”onpage20
–“FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV ,andGAVproducts”onpage20

Important:

•Advisecustomerstoaccesshttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttoviewthesoftwarexesanddriver
downloadsforthetablet.Toinstallthem,advisecustomerstocalltheLenovo
TelephonenumbersforLenovoSupportCenterareavailableat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone

•SystemdisassemblyandreassemblyvideosthatshowtheFRUremovalandreplacementproceduresfor
theLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansareavailableat:
http://www.lenovoservicetraining.com/ion/

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CustomerSupportCenter.

StrategyforreplacingFRUs

Beforereplacingparts:

UsethefollowingstrategytopreventunnecessaryexpenseforreplacingandservicingFRUs:

•IfyouareinstructedtoreplaceaFRUbutthereplacementdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,reinstall
theoriginalFRUbeforeyoucontinue.

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

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

Attention:Thesetupcongurationonthetabletyouareservicingmayhavebeencustomized.Running
AutomaticCongurationmayalterthesettings.Notethecurrentcongurationsettings(usingtheView
Congurationoption);then,whenservicehasbeencompleted,verifythatthosesettingsremainineffect.

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard

Attention:Whenhandlingasystemboard:

•Donotdropasystemboardorapplyanyexcessiveforcetoit.

•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.

•AvoidbendingasystemboardandhardpushingtopreventcrackingateachBGA(BallGridArray)chipset.

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Productdenition

DynamicCongureT oOrder(CTO)

ThisprovidestheabilityforacustomertocongureaLenovosolutionfromaneSite,andhavethis
congurationsenttofulllment,whereitisbuiltandshippeddirectlytothecustomer.Themachinelabel,
ProductEntitlementWarehouse(PEW),andeSupportwillloadtheseproductsasthe4-digitMTand3-digit
model,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).

•ThePEWrecordisthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(Example:1829-CTO).

•eSupportwillshowboththeCTOandCMVmachinetypemodels(Example:1829-CTOand1829-W15
willbefoundontheeSupportsite.)

GeneralAnnounceVariant(GAV)

Thisisastandardmodel(xedconguration).GAVsareannouncedandofferedtoallcustomers.The
MTMportionofthemachinelabelisa4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=a“xedpartnumber”,
not“CTO”(Example:1829-F1U).Also,PEWandeSupportwilllisttheseproductsunderthesamexed
modelnumber.

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAVproducts

TherearethreeinformationresourcestoidentifywhichFRUsareusedtosupportCTO,CMV,andGAV
products.ThesesourcesarePEWandeSupport.

UsingPEW

•PEWistheprimarysourceforidentifyingFRUpartnumbersandFRUdescriptionsforthekey
commoditiesforCTO,CMVandGAVproductsataMT-serialnumberlevel.Anexampleofkey
commoditiesaresystemboardsandLiquidCrystalDisplays(LCDs).

•Remember,allCTOandCMVproductsareloadedinPEWunderthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,where
model=“CTO”(Example:1829-CTO).GAVsareloadedinPEWunderthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,
wheremodel=a“xedpartnumber”,not“CTO”(Example:1829-F1U).

•PEWcanbeaccessedatthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=LOOK-WARNTY
SelectWarrantylookup.Inputthemachinetypeandtheserialnumberandthelistofkeycommoditieswill
bereturnedinthePEWrecordunderCOMPONENTINFORMATION.

UsingeSupport

Forkeycommodities(examples-harddiskdrive,systemboard,microprocessor ,LCD,andmemory)

eSupportcanbeusedtoviewthewarrantystatusofkeycommoditiesbuiltinaparticularmachineserial(this
isthesamerecordfoundinPEW).eSupportcanbeaccessedathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

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Toviewthewarrantystatusofthekeycommoditiesonyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

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

2.ClickWarranty&Services.

3.ClickCheckWarrantyStatus.

4.OntheWarrantyStatusLookuppage,clickPartsLookup.

5.T ypeyourmachinetypeandserialnumber,andthenclickSubmit.

FortheremainingFRUs(thecompletelistofFRUsattheMTmodellevel)

eSupportalsocanbeusedtoviewthecompletelistofFRUsforamachinetypeandmodel.

ToviewthecompletelistofFRUs,dothefollowing:

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

2.ClickParts&Accessories.

3.ProvideyourproductinformationorclickLaunchtoautomaticallyidentifyyourproduct.

4.ClickProduct&PartsDetail.

5.OnthePRODUCTANDPARTSDETAILpage,clickPartsDetailtoviewthecompletelistofFRUs.

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Chapter3.Generalcheckout

Thischapterpresentsthefollowinginformation:

•“Whattodorst”onpage23

•“Powersystemcheckout”onpage24

Important:

•Onlycertiedtrainedpersonnelshouldservicethecomputer.

•BeforereplacinganyFRU,readtheentirepageonremovingandreplacingFRUs.

•WhenyoureplaceFRUs,usenewnylon-coatedscrews.

•Beextremelycarefulduringsuchwriteoperationsascopying,saving,orformatting.

•ReplaceaFRUonlywithanotherFRUofthecorrectmodel.

WhenyoureplaceaFRU,makesurethatthemodelofthemachineandtheFRUpartnumberarecorrect
byreferringtotheFRUpartslist.

•AFRUshouldnotbereplacedbecauseofasingle,unreproduciblefailure.

Singlefailurescanoccurforavarietyofreasonsthathavenothingtodowithahardwaredefect,such
ascosmicradiation,electrostaticdischarge,orsoftwareerrors.ConsiderreplacingaFRUonlywhen
aproblemrecurs.IfyoususpectthataFRUisdefective,cleartheerrorlogandrunthetestagain.If
theerrordoesnotrecur,donotreplacetheFRU.

•Becarefulnottoreplaceanon-defectiveFRU.

Whattodorst

WhenyoudoreturnaFRU,youmustincludethefollowinginformationinthepartsexchangeformor
partsreturnformthatyouattachtoit:

1.Nameandphonenumberofservicetechnician

2.Dateofservice

3.Dateonwhichthemachinefailed

4.Dateofpurchase

5.FailingFRUnameandpartnumber

6.Machinetype,modelnumber,andserialnumber

7.Customer'snameandaddress

Note:Duringthewarrantyperiod,thecustomermayberesponsibleforrepaircostsifthetabletdamage
wascausedbymisuse,accident,modication,unsuitablephysicaloroperatingenvironment,orimproper
maintenancebythecustomer.Followingisalistofsomecommonitemsthatarenotcoveredunderwarranty
andsomesymptomsthatmightindicatethatthesystemwassubjectedtostressbeyondnormaluse.

Beforecheckingproblemswiththetablet,determinewhetherthedamageiscoveredunderthewarrantyby
referringtothefollowinglist:

Thefollowingarenotcoveredunderwarranty:

•LCDpanelcrackedfromtheapplicationofexcessiveforceorfrombeingdropped

•Scratched(cosmetic)parts

•Distortion,deformation,ordiscolorationofthecosmeticparts

•Plasticparts,latches,pins,orconnectorsthathavebeencrackedorbrokenbyexcessiveforce

•Damagecausedbyliquidspilledintothesystem

•DamagecausedbytheimproperinsertionofaPCCardortheinstallationofanincompatiblecard

•Fusesblownbyattachmentofanonsupporteddevice

•Forgottentabletpassword(makingthetabletunusable)

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•Stickykeyscausedbyspillingaliquid

•Damagecausedduetouseofanincorrectacadapter

Thefollowingsymptommightindicatedamagecausedbynonwarrantedactivities:

•Missingpartsmightbeasymptomofunauthorizedserviceormodication.

Powersystemcheckout

Toverifyasymptom,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthetablet.

2.Removethebuilt-inbattery.

3.AttachthetablettoaThinkPadTabletDock(hereafterreferredtoasthedock)andthenconnectthe
docktoanelectricaloutletusingthe65Wacpoweradaptershippedwiththedock.

4.Checkwhetherpowerissuppliedwhenyouturnonthetablet.

5.T urnoffthetablet.

6.Disconnecttheacpoweradapteranddetachthedock.Theninstallthebuilt-inbattery.

7.Checkwhetherthebuilt-inbatterysuppliespowerwhenyouturnonthetablet.

Ifyoususpectapowerproblem,seetheappropriateoneofthefollowingpowersupplycheckouts:

Checkingthebuilt-inbattery

Whenyouusethebuilt-inbatterybutthetabletfails,seetheinstructionsinthistopictocheckthebuilt-in
battery.

Tocheckthebuilt-inbattery,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthetablet.

2.Replacethebuilt-inbatterywithanotherbattery.

3.Checkthatpowerissuppliedwhenyouturnonthetablet.

Ifyoucanturnonthetablet,replacethebuilt-inbattery.

Checkingthebuilt-inbatterystatus

Tocheckfortheaccuratestatusandadjustyourtabletpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetween
performanceandpowersaving,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSettings➙Battery.

2.Checkyourbatterystatusandconguresettings.

TocheckthebatterystatusinLenovoSupport,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheStartscreen,tapLenovoSupport➙BatteryHealth.

2.Checkyourbatterystatusandconguresettings.

CheckingtheThinkPadT abletACAdapter

WhenyouusetheThinkPadTabletACAdaptertochargethetabletbutnopowerischarged,seethe
instructionsinthistopictochecktheThinkPadTabletACAdapter.

TochecktheThinkPadTabletACAdapter,dothefollowing:

1.Disconnectthepowercordfromthetablet.

2.Measuretheoutputvoltageattheplugofthepowercord.Refertothefollowingillustration:

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Pin

1

2 3 (5V)

1

20

3

Voltage(Vdc)

Ground

+5

Note:Theoutputvoltageacrosspin3ofthepowercordmightbedifferentfromtheoneyouare
servicing.

3.Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacethepowercord.

4.Ifthevoltageisacceptable,replacethesystemboard.

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Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsthefollowinginformation:

•“RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingProductRecoverydiscs”onpage27

•“UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogram”onpage27

•“Supervisorpassword”onpage28

•“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage29

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingProductRecoverydiscs

Whentheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveisreplacedbecauseofafailure,noProductRecoveryprogram
isonthenewdrive.Inthiscase,youmustusetherecoverydiscsforthecomputer.Ordertherecoverydiscs
andthedriveatthesametimesothatyoucanrecoverthenewdrivewiththepre-installedsoftwarewhen
theyarrive.Forinformationonwhichdiscstoorder,seehttp://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup.

ToinstallthefactorycontentsbyusingProductRecoverydiscs,dothefollowing:

Note:Recoverytakesseveralhours.Thelengthoftimedependsonthemethodyouuse.Ifyouuserecovery
discs,recoverytakesatleastvehours.

1.InsertthebootableStartRecoveryDiscintotheDVDdrive.

2.SelectyourlanguageandclickNext.

3.Readthelicense.Ifyouagreewiththeterms,selectIacceptthesetermsandconditionsandthen
clickNext.

4.InserttheOperatingSystemRecoveryDisc,whenpromptedandclickY estobegintheoperating
systemrecoveryprocess.

5.InserttheProductRecoveryDisc,whenpromptedandclickOK.

6.IfyouhaveaSupplementalRecoveryDisc,insertitwhenpromptedandclickY es.Ifyoudonothavea

SupplementalRecoveryDisc,clickNo.

Note:NotallrecoverydiscsetscomewithaSupplementalRecoveryDisc.IfthereisaSupplemental

RecoveryDisc,itwillbeclearlymarkedassuch.

7.Whenallofthedatahasbeencopiedfromthelastdiscintheset,amessageisdisplayedprompting
youtorestartthecomputer.RemovethediscandthenclickYes.

Note:Theremainderoftherecoveryprocessisfullyautomatedandnoactionisrequiredbyyou.The
computerwillrestartintotheWindows
noactivityisapparentonthescreenforseveralminutesatatime.Thisisnormal.

8.Whentherecoveryprocessiscomplete,theWelcometoMicrosoft
FollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheWindowssetup.

®

desktopseveraltimesandyoumightexperienceperiodswhen

®

Windowsscreenisdisplayed.

UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogram

Thecomputeryouareservicingcomeswithbuilt-inrecoveryprogramsprovidedbytheWindows8operating
system.Y oucanusethoseprogramstorefreshorrestorethecomputer.

Refreshingthecomputer

Ifthecomputeryourareservicingdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecently
installedprogram,youcanrefreshthecomputerwithoutlosingthecustomers’personallesorchanging
thesettings.

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Attention:Ifyourefreshthecomputer,theprogramsthatcamewiththecomputerandtheprogramsthat

wereinstalledfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.

Torefreshthecomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ClickSettings

➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourlessection,clickGetstarted.

Resettingthecomputertofactorydefaultsettings

Youcanresetthecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.Duringtheprocess,theoperatingsystemand
allprogramsthatareshippedwiththecomputerwillbereinstalled.

Attention:Allthepersonallesandsettingswillbedeletedafteryouresetthecomputertothefactory
defaultsettings.Ensurethattheuserhasmadeabackupcopyofallthedatabeforeresettingthecomputer
tothefactorydefaultsettings.

Toresetyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ClickSettings

➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.

Advancedstartupoptions

AdvancedstartupoptionsenableyoutochangethestartupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,start
thecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestoretheWindowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.

Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothebottom-rightcornerofthescreentobringupthecharms.ClickSettings

➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙T roubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.

3.Restartthecomputerfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoredetailsabouttheWindowsrecoverysolutions,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheWindows
8operatingsystem.

Supervisorpassword

ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Withoutit,
noonecanchangethecongurationofthecomputer.

IfyouhavesetasupervisorpasswordintheThinkPadSetupprogram,youareprompttoenterasupervisor
passwordwhenyoustarttheThinkPadSetupprogram.

Note:ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadtabletcomputers
tomakeadministrationeasier.

Setting,changing,orremovingasupervisorpassword

Onlyasystemadministratorcanset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword.

Toset,change,orremoveasupervisorpassword,dothefollowing:

1.Printtheseinstructions.

2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.

28HardwareMaintenanceManual

3.T urnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressthepowerbuttonandthevolumeupbuttontogether.The
ThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.

5.T apSecurity.

6.T apPassword.

7.T apSupervisorPassword.

8.Awindowopens,promptingyoutoenteranewpassword.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthe
following:

•T osetapassword,dothefollowing:

a.ChooseyoursupervisorpasswordandtypeitintheEnterNewPasswordeld.

b.Tapthenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.

•T ochangeapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.

b.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typethenewsupervisorpassword;thenretypethepassword

youjustenteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.

•T oremoveapassword,dothefollowing:

a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.

b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank.

9.Commityourpasswordtomemory.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.

Attention:Y oumightwanttonotedownyourpasswordandkeepitinasafeplace.Ifyouyour
supervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.Y oumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.

10.T apExittoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.

ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyourpasswordtoproceed.

Symptom-to-FRUindex

Thissectioncontainsfollowinginformation:

•“Numericerrorcodes”onpage30

•“Intermittentproblems”onpage30

•“Undeterminedproblems”onpage31

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

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

Thisindexcanalsohelpyoudetermine,duringregularservicing,whatFRUsarelikelytoneedtobe
replacednext.

AnumericerrorisdisplayedforeacherrordetectedinPOSTorsystemoperation.Inthedisplays,ncan
beanynumber.

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation29

Ifnonumericcodeisdisplayed,checkthenarrativedescriptionsofsymptoms.Ifthesymptomisnot
describedthere,goto“Intermittentproblems”onpage30.

Note:ForadevicenotsupportedbydiagnosticcodesintheThinkPadtabletcomputers,seethemanualfor
thatdevice.

Numericerrorcodes

Table1.Numericerrorcodes

Symptomorerror

0177

BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask.

0183

BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.Enter
ThinkPadSetup.

0187

EAIAdataaccesserror.

0188

InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea.

0189

InvalidRFIDcongurationinformationarea.

0190

Criticallow-batteryerror.

0191

SystemSecurity-Invalidremotechangerequested.

0199

SystemSecurity-Securitypasswordretrycount
exceeded.

2200

MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.

2201

MachineUUIDisinvalid.

FRUoraction,insequence

ChecksumofthesupervisorpasswordintheEEPROMis
notcorrect.Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced.Have
thecomputerserviced.

ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEFIVariable
isnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadSetuptocheckSecurity
settings,PressF10andthenpressEntertorestartthe
system.Ifyoustillhaveaproblem,havethecomputer
serviced.

TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.Havethecomputer
serviced.

TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#0and

1).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,andthebox
serialnumberneedstobereinstalled.Havethecomputer
serviced.

TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#4and

5).Thesystemboardshouldbereplaced,andtheUUID
needstobereinstalled.Havethecomputerserviced.

Thecomputerturnedoff,becausethebatteryislow.
Connecttheacadaptertothecomputerandchargethe
battery.

Thesystemcongurationchangehasfailed.Conrm
theoperationandtryagain.T ocleartheerror,enterthe
ThinkPadSetup.

Thismessageisdisplayedifyouenterawrongsupervisor
passwordmorethanthreetimes.Conrmthesupervisor
passwordandtryagain.Tocleartheerror,enterthe
ThinkPadSetup.

MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.Havethe
computerserviced.

MachineUUIDisinvalid.Havethecomputerserviced.

Intermittentproblems

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

Whenanalyzinganintermittentproblem,dothefollowing:

1.Runthediagnostictestforthesystemboardinloopmodeatleast10times.

2.Ifnoerrorisdetected,donotreplaceanyFRUs.

30HardwareMaintenanceManual

3.Ifanyerrorisdetected,replacetheFRUshownbytheFRUcode.Rerunthetesttoverifythatno
moreerrorsexist.

Undeterminedproblems

Ifthediagnostictestsdidnotidentifytheadapterordevicethathasfailed,ifwrongdevicesareinstalled,
orifthesystemsimplyisnotoperating,followtheseprocedurestoisolatethefailingFRU(donotisolate
FRUsthathavenodefects).

Verifythatallattacheddevicesaresupportedbythecomputer.

Verifythatthepowersupplybeingusedatthetimeofthefailureisoperatingcorrectly.See“Powersystem
checkout”onpage24.

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.VisuallycheckeachFRUfordamage.ReplaceanydamagedFRU.

3.Removeordisconnectallofthefollowingdevices:
a.Non- ThinkPaddevices
b.Devicesattachedtothedockingstationortheportreplicator
c.Printer,mouse,andotherexternaldevices
d.Batterypack
e.Harddiskdrive
f.Externaldiskettedriveoropticaldrive
g.Memorymodule
h.Opticaldiskinthebuilt-indrive
i.PCcards

4.T urnonthecomputer.

5.Determinewhethertheproblemhasbeensolved.

6.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,reconnecttheremoveddevicesoneatatimeuntilyoundthefailingFRU.

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

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation31

32HardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter5.Locations

1 2 33 4

5

14

13

15

10

11

12

16

6

7

89

Thischapterintroducesthelocationsofthetablethardwarecomponents.

Locatingtabletcontrols,connectors,andindicators

ThisfollowingillustrationshowsthelocationsofcontrolsandhardwarecomponentsonaThinkPadTablet2.

Frontview

1T abletDigitizerPenstorage9ThinkPadTabletDockconnector

2SIMcardslot

3MicroSDcardreader

4Powerbutton

5Headphoneormicrophoneconnector

6Volumecontrolbuttons14Ambientlightsensor

7Screenrotationlockbutton

8MiniHDMIconnector16Multitouchscreen

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10Emergencyresethole

11dc-inconnector

12USBconnector

13Front-facingcamera

15Windowsbutton

33

Rearview

1

2

2

3

4

5

1Rear-facingcamerawithanintegratedash

2Speakers5NearFieldCommunication(NFC)logo(onsome

3Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

4Microphone

models)

LocatingFRUsandCRUs

Thistopicintroducesthefollowingserviceparts:

•“MajorFRUs”onpage35

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&Manualsandthen
followtheon-screeninstructionstondthemanualforyourproduct.Y oumightberequiredtoreturnthedefective
partthatisreplacedbytheCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,anda
containerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUif
LenovodoesnotreceivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.Seeyour
LenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

ThinkPadcomputerscontainthefollowingtypesofCRUs:
–Self-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsunplugorareheldbynomorethantwoscrews.Examplesofthesetypes

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

–Optional-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsareisolatedpartswithinthecomputerthatareconcealedbyanaccess

panelthatistypicallysecuredbymorethantwoscrews.Oncetheaccesspanelisremoved,thespecic
CRUisvisible.

34HardwareMaintenanceManual

MajorFRUs

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

8

10

11

12

13

No.

FRU(Overall)Self-serviceCRUOptional-service

1BasecoverassemblyNoNo

2TabletDigitizerPenYesNo

3Built-inbatteryNoNo

4

Front-facingcamera

5

Rear-facingcamera

6WirelessWANcardNoNo

7

MultitouchscreenNoNo

8TouchsensorboardNoNo

NoNo

NoNo

CRU

Chapter5.Locations35

No.

FRU(Overall)Self-serviceCRUOptional-service

9

10

11

12

13

I/Ocable

I/Oboard

Speakerassembly

NFCcard

Systemboard

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

CRU

LookingupFRUinformation

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

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Chapter6.FRUreplacementnotices

90degreesmore

(Cross-section)

Thischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingandreplacingparts.Readthischaptercarefullybefore
replacinganyFRU.

CRUstatementforcustomers:

Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called
a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothers
aredesignatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.For

optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider
installtheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,

LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyour
productandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.YoucanndalistofCRUsforyour
productinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualcanbefoundat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.ClickUserGuides&Manualsandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructions
tondthemanualforyourproduct.Y oumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectivepartthatisreplacedby
theCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbe
includedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoes
notreceivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.Seeyour
LenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

Screwnotices

Loosescrewscancauseareliabilityproblem.IntheThinkPadtablet,thisproblemisaddressedwithspecial
nylon-coatedscrewsthathavethefollowingcharacteristics:

•Theymaintaintightconnections.

•Theydonoteasilycomeloose,evenwithshockorvibration.

•Theyarehardertotighten.

Dothefollowingwhenyouservicethismachine:

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

•Itisrecommendedtousenewscrews.

•Itisrecommendedtouseeachscrewonlyonce.

Tightenscrewsasfollows:

•Plastictoplastic
Turnanadditional90degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceoftheplasticpart.

•Logiccardtoplastic
Turnanadditional180degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceofthelogiccard.

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180degreesmore

(Cross-section)

Notes:

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

•Ensurethattorquescrewdriversarecalibratedcorrectlyfollowingcountryspecications.

Retainingserialnumbers,MTM,UUID,andAssetID

Instructionsforretainingserialnumbers,MTM,UUID,orassetIDcanbefoundatthefollowingWebsite:
http://support.lenovo.com

38HardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU

ThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorreplaceaFRU.

CRUstatementforcustomers:

Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called
a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothers
aredesignatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.For

optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider
installtheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,

LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyour
productandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.YoucanndalistofCRUsforyourproduct
inthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualisavailablefordownloadingat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.Y oumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectiveCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:
(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththereplacement
CRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethedefective
partwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimitedWarranty
documentationforfulldetails.

Generalguidelines

WhenremovingorreplacingaFRU,besuretoobservethefollowinggeneralguidelines:

1.Donottrytoserviceanycomputerunlessyouhavebeentrainedandcertied.Anuntrainedpersonruns
theriskofdamagingparts.

2.BeforereplacinganyFRU,reviewChapter6“FRUreplacementnotices”onpage37.

3.BeginbyremovinganyFRUsthathavetoberemovedbeforereplacingthefailingFRU.Anysuch
FRUsarelistedatthebeginningofineachFRUreplacementsection.Removethemintheorderin
whichtheyarelisted.

4.FollowthecorrectsequenceinthestepsforremovingaFRU,asgiveninthedrawingsbythenumbers
insquarecallouts.

5.Whenturningascrew,turnitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.

6.WhenremovingaFRU,removeitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.

7.T oputthenewFRUinplace,reversetheremovalprocedureandfollowanynotesthatpertainto
replacement.

8.WhenreplacingaFRU,usethecorrectscrewsasshowninthereplacementprocedures.

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.

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BeforeservicingtheThinkPadtablet2

1

2

3

Disablingthebuilt-inbattery

BeforereplacinganyFRU,ensurethatyouhavedisabledthebuilt-inbatterybypressingtheemergency
resetbuttoninsidetheemergencyresetholeusingastraightenedpaperclip.

RemovingtheSIMcard

SomemodelsoftheThinkPadtablet2youareservicingmighthavetheSIMcardthatthecustomerhas
installed.

IfthetabletyouareservicinghastheSIMcard,removeitbeforeyoustarttheservicing.

Afteryounishtheservicing,makesurethatyouinsertthecardbackintotheslotrmly.

40HardwareMaintenanceManual

1010T abletDigitizerPen

1

2

3

RemovalstepofT abletDigitizerPen

1020Basecoverassembly

Removalstepsofbasecoverassembly

Useaplasticprytooltodetachthelatchesofthebasecoverassemblyintheordershown.

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU41

Applyinglabelstothebasecover:

1 2 3

4

7

8

11

12

13

5

6

10

15161718

14

9

ThenewbasecoverFRUisshippedwithakitcontaininglabelsofseveralkinds.Applythoselabelswhen
youreplacethebasecover.Forthelabelswhicharenotshippedwiththenewbasecover,peelthemoff
fromtheoldbasecover,andadherethemtothenewone.

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofeachlabel.

Whenyoureplacethebasecover,applythefollowinglabel:

18FCClabel

Thefollowinglabelsneedtobepeeledofffromtheoldbasecover,andneedtobeputonthenewbasecover.

1Wirelesslabel(onsomemodels)10MalaysiaSIRIMlabel

2Non-encryptionlabel

3Assettag

4BrazilwirelessWANlabel

5BrazilBluetoothlabel14T aiwanwirelessWANlabel

6Brazilwirelesscardlabel15WirelessWANlabel

7Israellabel

8IndonesiaPostellabel

9Indonesiaratinglabel

11China3GlogowirelessWANlabel

12China3GwirelessWANlabel

13ChinawirelessWANlabel

16ChinaGeolabel

17Chinalabel

1030Built-inbattery

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage41

Useonlytheauthorizedbatteryspeciedforyourtablet.Anyotherbatterycouldigniteorexplode.

DANGER

42HardwareMaintenanceManual

Removalstepsofbuilt-inbattery

6

7

1

2

3

4

5

8

StepScrew(quantity)Color

6

M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(1)

Black0.181Nm

Torque

(1.85kgf-cm)

7

M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(1)Silver

0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)

Wheninstalling:Ensurethatthebuilt-inbatteryconnectorisattachedrmlytothesystemboard.

1040Rear-facingcameraassembly

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage41

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU43

Removalstepsofrear-facingcameraassembly

2

1

3

3

121

2

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedrmlytothesystemboard.

1050WirelessWANcard

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage41

•“1030Built-inbattery”onpage42

RemovalstepsofwirelessWANcard

44HardwareMaintenanceManual

Instep4,unplugtheconnectorsbyusingtheremovaltoolantennaRFconnectororpicktheconnectors

4

4

3

1

2

withyourngersandgentlyunplugtheminthedirectionofthearrows.

Wheninstalling:PlugtheredcableintotheconnectorlabeledMAIN,andthebluecableintotheconnector
labeledAUXonthecard.

1060NFCcard,systemboard,andfront-facingcamera

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage41

•“1030Built-inbattery”onpage42

•“1040Rear-facingcameraassembly”onpage43

RemovalstepsofNFCcard

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU45

Removalstepsofsystemboard

4

4

5

5

2

3

1

6

7

Instep1,peeloffthelmanddisconnecttheconnectorgentlyinthedirectionofthearrow.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

4

M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(2)Silver

Torque

0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)

5

M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(2)Silver

0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)

Instep7,disconnecttheconnectorsbyusingtheremovaltoolantennaRFconnectororpicktheconnectors
withyourngersandgentlyunplugtheminthedirectionofthearrows.

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedrmly.

46HardwareMaintenanceManual

Removalstepsoffront-facingcamera

2

1

3

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedrmly.

1070T ouchsensorboard,I/Ocable,andI/Oboard

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage41

•“1030Built-inbattery”onpage42

•“1040Rear-facingcameraassembly”onpage43

•“1060NFCcard,systemboard,andfront-facingcamera”onpage45

•“1050WirelessWANcard”onpage44

Note:ThetouchsensorboardisattachedtothetopoftheI/Oboard.

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU47

RemovalstepsofI/Ocable

2

1

1

2

3

4

5

6

Removalstepsoftouchsensorboard

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RemovalstepsofI/Oboard

3

3

3

3

2

1

4

StepScrew(quantity)Color

3

M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(4)

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedrmly.

1080Speakersassembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage41

•“1030Built-inbattery”onpage42

•“1040Rear-facingcameraassembly”onpage43

•“1060NFCcard,systemboard,andfront-facingcamera”onpage45

•“1050WirelessWANcard”onpage44

•“1070Touchsensorboard,I/Ocable,andI/Oboard”onpage47

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Chapter7.RemovingorreplacingaFRU49

Removalstepsofspeakersassembly

2

1

2

2 2 2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M2×3mm,at-head,nylon-coated(1)

Black0.181Nm

Torque

(1.85kgf-cm)

Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedrmly.

1090WirelessLANantennaassembly,wirelessWANantennaassembly, andGPSantenna

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010TabletDigitizerPen”onpage41

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage41

•“1030Built-inbattery”onpage42

•“1040Rear-facingcameraassembly”onpage43

•“1050WirelessWANcard”onpage44

•“1060NFCcard,systemboard,andfront-facingcamera”onpage45

•“1070Touchsensorboard,I/Ocable,andI/Oboard”onpage47

•“1080Speakersassembly”onpage49

RemovalstepsofwirelessLANantennaassembly,wirelessWANantennaassembly,andGPSantenna

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3

3

3

Cablerouting:Whenyouinstalltheantennaassembly,routethecablesasshowninthefollowing

abc

d

e

illustration.Whenyouroutethecables,ensurethattheyarenotsubjecttoanytension.T ensioncouldcause
thecablestobedamagedbythecableguides,orawiretobebroken.

aWirelessWANantenna(Main)

bGPSantenna

cWirelessLANantenna(Main)

dWirelessWANantenna(Auxiliary)

eWirelessLANantenna(Auxiliary)

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