Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet X200, ThinkPad Tablet X201 Hardware Maintenance Manual

HardwareMaintenanceManual

ThinkPadX200TabletandX201Tablet

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Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformationunder
“Notices”onpage188

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Contents

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

Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1

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

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

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

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic

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

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

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4

Chapter2.Importantservice

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

StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........19

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive...20
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem

board................20

Howtouseerrormessage........20

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV ,and

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

Productdenition............20

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV ,andGAV

products...............21

Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....23

Whattodorst..............23

Checkoutguide..............24

DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS....24

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox(LenovoSystem

Toolbox)...............27

PC-DoctorforWindows.........27

PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery....27

FRUtests...............27

Powersystemcheckout...........29

Checkingtheacadapter.........29

Checkingoperationalcharging......29

Checkingthebatterypack........30

Checkingthebackupbattery.......30

Chapter4.Relatedservice

information..............33

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingProduct

Recoverydiscs..............33

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecovery

DiscSet.................34

Passwords................35

Power-onpassword...........35

Hard-diskpassword...........35

Supervisorpassword..........35

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...36
Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword...36

Powermanagement............37

Screenblankmode...........37

Sleep(Standby)mode..........37

Hibernationmode...........38

Symptom-to-FRUindex...........38

Numericerrorcodes..........39

Errormessages............43

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

No-beepsymptoms...........45

LCD-relatedsymptoms.........45

Intermittentproblems..........46

Undeterminedproblems.........46

Chapter5.Statusindicators.....49

Chapter6.Fnkeycombinations...53

Chapter7.FRUreplacement

notices................55

Screwnotices...............55

Retainingserialnumbers...........56

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem

unit.................56

RetainingtheUUID...........57

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...57

Chapter8.Removingandreplacinga

FRU..................59

BeforeservicingThinkPadX200TabletandX201

Tablet..................60

1010Digitizerpen.............61

1020Batterypack.............61

1030Harddiskdrive(HDD)cover,HDD,andHDD
rubberrailsorsolidstatedrive(SSD)andstorage

converter.................62

1040DIMM................65

1050Hingecaps..............67

1060Keyboard..............68

1070Extensioncablecard..........71

1080Palmrest..............72

1090Backupbattery............75

1100PCIExpressMiniCardforwireless

LAN/WiMAX................76

1110PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN..78
1120IntelT urboMemoryMinicardorWirelessUSB

PCIExpressHalf-MiniCard.........80

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1130Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2.1)....82

1140Keyboardbezel............83

1150I/Ocardassembly...........85

1160USBsubcard.............87

1170LCDassembly............89

1180DC-inconnector,fan,digitizerpencase,and

penswitchassembly............92

1190SystemboardandExpressCardslot

assemblys................97

1200Basecoverandspeakerassembly....101

2010LCDfrontbezel............103

2020Micro-Processorcard..........106

2030Invertercard.............108

2040Hinges...............109

2050LCDpanel,LCDbracketLandR,andLCD

cable..................110

2060Integratedcamera...........116

2070LCDrearcoverandwirelessantenna

cables..................117

Chapter9.Locations........123

Frontview................123

Rearview.................124

Rearview(tabletmode)...........125

Bottomview...............126

Rearview(ThinkPadX200UltraBase)......126

Bottomview(ThinkPadX200UltraBase).....127

Chapter10.Partslist........129

Overall..................130

LCDFRUsfortouchpanelLCDordirect-bonding

glassLCD................155

LCDFRUsforprotectionplateLCD......164

Keyboard.................172

Miscellaneousparts............173

ACadapters...............175

Powercords...............175

Recoverydiscs..............176

WindowsXPT abletDVDs(32bit).....176

WindowsVistaHomePremium(32bit)

DVDs................177

WindowsVistaBusiness(32bit)DVDs...178
WindowsVistaBusiness(64bit)DVDs...180

WindowsVistaUltimate(32bit)DVDs....180

WindowsVistaUltimate(64bit)DVDs....181

Windows7HomeBasic(32bit)DVDs...182
Windows7HomePremium(32bit)DVDs..182
Windows7HomePremium(64bit)DVDs..183

Windows7Professional(32bit)DVDs....185

Windows7Professional(64bit)DVDs...187

Commonservicetools...........188

Notices.................188

Trademarks................189

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad

ThinkPadX200T abletMT4184,7448,7449,7450,7453,2263,and2266

ThinkPadX201T abletMT0053,0831,2985,3093,3113,3144,and3239

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products.

Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.

Important:

ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPadproducts.Use
thismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.

BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safetyinformation”
onpage1andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage19.

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservice
aThinkPadNotebook.

•“Generalsafety”onpage1

•“Electricalsafety”onpage2

•“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.

•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
topower-offthewallboxthatsuppliespowertothemachine,andtolockthewallboxintheoffposition.

•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
–Blowersandfans
–Motorgenerators
–Similarunitstolistedabove
Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.

•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs:

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–Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself.
–Switchoffpower.
–Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.

Safetyinspectionguide

Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach
machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians
frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Youshouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotential
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.Thepowercordshouldbethetypespeciedinthepartslist.

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.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-operatedcomputers.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriedbyacertiedelectrician.

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)

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•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

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•German

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Chapter2.Importantserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingimportantserviceinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupportedby
thismanual:

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUs”onpage19
–“Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive”onpage20
–“Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard”onpage20
–“Howtouseerrormessage”onpage20

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV ,andGAV”onpage20
–“Productdenition”onpage20
–“FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAVproducts”onpage21

Important:

BIOSanddevicedriverxesarecustomer-installable.TheBIOSanddevicedriversarepostedonthe
customersupportsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

SystemDisassembly/ReassemblyvideosthatshowtheFRUremovalsorreplacements
fortheLenovo
http://www.lenovoservicetraining.com.

AdvisecustomerstocontacttheCustomerSupportCenterat800-426-7378iftheyneedassistancein
obtainingorinstallinganysoftwarexes,drivers,andBIOSdownloads.

CustomersinCanadashouldcalltheCustomerSupportCenterat800-565-3344forassistanceordownload
information.

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authorizedservicetechniciansareavailableinthefollowingsupportsite:

StrategyforreplacingFRUs

Beforereplacingparts:

Makesurethatallsoftwarexes,drivers,andBIOSdownloadsareinstalledbeforereplacinganyFRUs
listedinthismanual.

Afterasystemboardisreplaced,ensurethatthelatestBIOSisloadedtothesystemboardbefore
completingtheserviceaction.

Todownloadsoftwarexes,drivers,andBIOS,doasfollows:

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

2.EntertheproductnumberofthecomputerorpressAuto-detectbuttononthescreen.

3.SelectDownloadsanddrivers.

4.Followthedirectionsonthescreenandinstallthenecessarysoftware.

UsethefollowingstrategytopreventunnecessaryexpenseforreplacingandservicingFRUs:

•IfyouareinstructedtoreplaceaFRUbutthereplacementdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,reinstall
theoriginalFRUbeforeyoucontinue.

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

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

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

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive

Alwaystrytorunalow-levelformatbeforereplacingaharddiskdrive.Thiswillcauseallcustomerdataon
theharddisktobelost.Besurethatthecustomerhasacurrentbackupofthedatabeforedoingthistask.

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

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard

Somecomponentsmountedonasystemboardareverysensitive.Improperhandlingofasystemboardcan
causedamagetothosecomponents,andmaycauseasystemmalfunction.

Attention:Whenhandlingasystemboard:

•Donotdropasystemboardorapplyanyexcessiveforcetoit.

•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.

•AvoidbendingasystemboardandhardpushingtopreventcrackingateachBGA(BallGridArray)chipset.

Howtouseerrormessage

Usetheerrorcodesdisplayedonthescreentodiagnosefailures.Ifmorethanoneerrorcodeisdisplayed,
beginthediagnosiswiththersterrorcode.Whatevercausesthersterrorcodemayalsocausefalseerror
codes.Ifnoerrorcodeisdisplayed,seewhethertheerrorsymptomislistedintheSymptom-to-FRU
Indexforthecomputeryouareservicing.

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,andGAV

Productdenition

DynamicCongureToOrder(CTO)

ThisprovidestheabilityforacustomertocongureanIBM
thiscongurationsenttofulllment,whereitisbuiltandshippeddirectlytothecustomer.Themachine
label,ProductEntitlementWarehouse(PEW),eSupport,andtheHMMwillloadtheseproductsasthe4-digit
MTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(Example:1829-CTO).

CustomModelVariant(CMV)

ThisisauniquecongurationthathasbeennegotiatedbetweenIBMorLenovoandthecustomer.Aunique
4-digitMTand3-digitmodelisprovidedtothecustomertoplaceorders(Example:1829-W15).ACMV
isaspecialbidoffering.Therefore,itisNOTgenerallyannounced.

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•TheMTMportionofthemachinelabelisthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(Example:
1829-CTO).ThePRODUCTIDportionofthemachinelabelisthe4-digitMTand3-digitCMVmodel
(Example:1829-W15).

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

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

•TheHMMwillhavethe4-digitMTand3-digitCTOmodelonly(Example:1829-CTO).Again,CMVsare
custommodelsandarenotfoundintheHMM.

GeneralAnnounceVariant(GAV)

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

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV ,andGAVproducts

TherearethreeinformationresourcestoidentifywhichFRUsareusedtosupportCTO,CMV ,andGAV
products.ThesesourcesarePEW,eSupport,andtheHMM.

UsingPEW

•PEWistheprimarysourceforidentifyingFRUpartnumbersandFRUdescriptionsforthekeycommodities
forCTO,CMVandGAVproductsataMT-serialnumberlevel.Anexampleofkeycommoditiesarehard
diskdrives,systemboards,microprocessors,LiquidCrystalDisplays(LCDs),andmemory.

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

•PEWcanbeaccessedat
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=LOOK-WARNTY.SelectWarranty
lookup.InputtheMTandtheSerialnumberandthelistofkeycommoditieswillbereturnedin
thePEWrecordunderCOMPONENTINFORMA TION.

•BusinessPartnersusingEclaimwillaccessPEWwhenperformingEntitlementLookup.Business
PartnerswillenterLocID,MTandSerial,andthekeycommoditieswillbereturnedintheEclaimrecord
underSYSTEMDET AILS.

•AuthorizedIBMBusinessPartnerscanaccessEclaimatthefollowingWebsite:https://wca.eclaim.com.

UsingeSupport

ForKeyCommodities(Examples-harddiskdrive,systemboard,microprocessor,LCD,andmemory)

•eSupportcanbeusedtoviewthelistofkeycommoditiesbuiltinaparticularmachineserial(thisisthe
samerecordfoundinPEW).

•eSupportcanbeaccessedatthefollowingWebsite:http://www.lenovo.com/support.

•T oviewthekeycommodities,clickonPARTSINFORMATION,thenP ARTSLOOKUP .T ypeinthemodel
typeandserialnumber.ThekeycommoditieswillbereturnedintheeSupportrecordunderPARTS
SHIPPEDWITHYOURSYSTEM.

FortheRemainingFRUs(thecompletelistofFRUsattheMTModellevel)

•eSupportcanbeusedtoviewthecompletelistofFRUsforamachinetypeandmodel.

•T oviewthecompletelistofFRUs,typeinthemachinetypeandmodel(Example:1829-CTO)under
QUICKPATH.Under“ViewbyDocumentT ype”selectP ARTSINFORMA TION.Under“FilterbyCategory”

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selectSERVICEP ARTS.Under“PartsInformationbyDate”selectSYSTEMSERVICEP ARTS.Thelistof
servicepartsbydescription,withapplicablemachinetypemodelandFRUwillbedisplayed.

UsingtheHMM

ForKeyCommodities(Examples-harddiskdrive,systemboard,microprocessor,LCD,andmemory)

UsetheHMMasaback-uptoPEWandeSupporttoviewthecompletelistofFRUsattheMTModellevel.

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Chapter3.Generalcheckout

Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:

•“Whattodorst”onpage23

•“Checkoutguide”onpage24
–“DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS”onpage24
–“LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox(LenovoSystemT oolbox)”onpage27
–“PC-DoctorforWindows”onpage27
–“PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery”onpage27
–“FRUtests”onpage27

•“Powersystemcheckout”onpage29

ThedescriptionsinthischapterapplytoanyThinkPadmodelthatsupportsthePC-Doctor
diagnosticsprogram.Somedescriptionsmightnotapplytoyourparticularcomputer.

Beforeyougotothecheckoutguide,besuretoreadthefollowingimportantnotes.

Importantnotes:

•Onlycertiedtrainedpersonnelshouldservicethecomputer.

•BeforereplacinganyFRU,readtheentirepageonremovingandreplacingFRUs.

•WhenyoureplaceFRUs,usenewnylon-coatedscrews.

•Beextremelycarefulduringsuchwriteoperationsascopying,saving,orformatting.Drivesinthe
computerthatyouareservicingsequencemighthavebeenaltered.Ifyouselectanincorrectdrive,
dataorprogramsmightbeoverwritten.

•ReplaceaFRUonlywithanotherFRUofthecorrectmodel.WhenyoureplaceaFRU,makesurethat
themodelofthemachineandtheFRUpartnumberarecorrectbyreferringtotheFRUpartslist.

•AFRUshouldnotbereplacedbecauseofasingle,unreproduciblefailure.Singlefailurescanoccur
foravarietyofreasonsthathavenothingtodowithahardwaredefect,suchascosmicradiation,
electrostaticdischarge,orsoftwareerrors.ConsiderreplacingaFRUonlywhenaproblemrecurs.Ifyou
suspectthataFRUisdefective,cleartheerrorlogandrunthetestagain.Iftheerrordoesnotrecur,do
notreplacetheFRU.

•BecarefulnottoreplaceanondefectiveFRU.

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Whattodorst

WhenyoudoreturnaFRU,youmustincludethefollowinginformationinthepartsexchangeformor
partsreturnformthatyouattachtoit:

1.Nameandphonenumberofservicetechnician

2.Dateofservice

3.Dateonwhichthemachinefailed

4.Dateofpurchase

5.Failuresymptoms,errorcodesappearingonthedisplay,andbeepsymptoms

6.ProcedureindexandpagenumberinwhichthefailingFRUwasdetected

7.FailingFRUnameandpartnumber

8.Machinetype,modelnumber,andserialnumber

9.Customer'snameandaddress

Noteforwarranty:Duringthewarrantyperiod,thecustomermayberesponsibleforrepaircostsifthe
computerdamagewascausedbymisuse,accident,modication,unsuitablephysicaloroperating
environment,orimpropermaintenancebythecustomer.

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Followingisalistofsomecommonitemsthatarenotcoveredunderwarrantyandsomesymptomsthat
mightindicatethatthesystemwassubjectedtostressbeyondnormaluse.

Beforecheckingproblemswiththecomputer,determinewhetherthedamageiscoveredunderthewarranty
byreferringtothefollowinglist:

Thefollowingarenotcoveredunderwarranty:

•LCDpanelcrackedfromtheapplicationofexcessiveforceorfrombeingdropped

•Scratched(cosmetic)parts

•Distortion,deformation,ordiscolorationofthecosmeticparts

•Plasticparts,latches,pins,orconnectorsthathavebeencrackedorbrokenbyexcessiveforce

•Damagecausedbyliquidspilledintothesystem

•DamagecausedbytheimproperinsertionofaPCCardortheinstallationofanincompatiblecard

•Improperdiscinsertionoruseofanopticaldrive

•Diskettedrivedamagecausedbypressureonthediskettedrivecover,foreignmaterialinthedrive,
ortheinsertionofadiskettewithmultiplelabels

•Damagedorbentdisketteejectbutton

•Fusesblownbyattachmentofanonsupporteddevice

•Forgottencomputerpassword(makingthecomputerunusable)

•Stickykeyscausedbyspillingaliquidontothekeyboard

•Useofanincorrectacadapteronlaptopproducts

Thefollowingsymptomsmightindicatedamagecausedbynonwarrantedactivities:

•Missingpartsmightbeasymptomofunauthorizedserviceormodication.

•Ifthespindleofaharddiskdrivebecomesnoisy,itmayhavebeensubjectedtoexcessiveforce,
ordropped.

Checkoutguide

UsethefollowingproceduresasaguideinidentifyingandcorrectingproblemswiththeThinkPadNotebook.

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

1.Identifythefailingsymptomsinasmuchdetailaspossible.

2.Verifythesymptoms.Trytore-createthefailurebyrunningthediagnostictestorbyrepeatingthe
operation.

DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS

TheThinkPadNotebookhasatestprogramcalledPC-DoctorforDOS(hereaftercalledPC-Doctor.)Y oucan
detecterrorsbyrunningthediagnosticstestincludedinPC-Doctor.

Note:

PC-DoctorforDOSisavailableatthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

TocreatethePC-DoctordiagnosticCD,followtheinstructionsontheWebsite.

Forsomepossiblecongurationsofthecomputer,PC-Doctormightnotruncorrectly.T oavoidthisproblem,
youneedtoinitializethecomputersetupbyuseoftheBIOSSetupUtilitybeforeyourunPC-Doctor.

ToenterBIOSSetupUtility,doasfollows:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

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