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HardwareMaintenanceManual
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Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation
under“Notices”onpage133.
FirstEdition(April2011)
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Contents
Aboutthismanual...........iii
Chapter1.Safetyinformation.....1
Generalsafety................1
Electricalsafety...............2
Safetyinspectionguide............3
Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic
discharge..................3
Groundingrequirements............4
Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4
Lasercompliancestatement(multilingual
translations)................16
Chapter2.Importantservice
information..............23
StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........23
Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive...24
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem
board................24
Howtouseerrormessage........24
StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV ,and
GAV...................25
Productdenition............25
FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV ,andGAV
products...............25
Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....27
Whattodorst..............27
Checkoutguide..............28
DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS....28
LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox.......31
PC-DoctorforWindows.........31
PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery....31
FRUtests...............31
Powersystemcheckout...........33
Checkingtheacpoweradapter......33
Checkingoperationalcharging......33
Checkingthebatterypack........34
Checkingthebackupbattery.......34
Chapter4.Relatedservice
information..............37
RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingProduct
Recoverydiscs..............37
RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecovery
DiscSet.................37
Passwords................39
Power-onpassword...........39
Hard-diskpassword...........39
Supervisorpassword..........39
Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...39
Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword...40
Powermanagement............40
Screenblankmode...........40
Sleep(Standby)mode..........41
Hibernationmode...........41
Symptom-to-FRUindex...........42
Numericerrorcodes..........43
Errormessages............47
Beepsymptoms............48
No-beepsymptoms...........49
LCD-relatedsymptoms.........49
Intermittentproblems..........49
Undeterminedproblems.........50
Chapter5.Statusindicators.....51
Chapter6.Fnkeycombinations...53
Chapter7.FRUreplacement
notices................55
Screwnotices...............55
Retainingserialnumbers...........56
Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem
unit.................56
RetainingtheUUID...........57
ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...57
Chapter8.Removingandreplacinga
FRU..................59
BeforeservicingThinkPadX220T abletandX220i
Tabletmodels...............60
1010Digitizerpen.............61
1020Batterypack.............61
1030Harddiskdrive(HDD)andsolidstatedrive
(SSD)..................62
1040DIMM................64
1050Hingecaps..............66
1060Keyboard..............67
1070Palmrest..............70
1080Backupbattery............72
1090PCIExpressMiniCardforwireless
LAN/WiMAX................74
1100PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN..76
1110Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2.1)....78
1120Keyboardbezel............79
1130LCDassembly............82
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1140DC-inconnector,basecover,fan,digitizer
pencase,andpenswitchassembly......85
1150SystemboardandExpressCardslot
assemblies................89
1160Speakerassembly...........92
2010LCDfrontbezel............94
2020Micro-Processorcard..........95
2030Hinge................97
2040LCDpanelandLCDcable........98
2050Integratedcamera...........101
2060LCDrearcoverandwirelessantenna
cables..................102
Chapter9.Locations........105
Frontview................106
Rearview.................107
Rearview(tabletmode)...........107
Bottomview...............108
Topview(ThinkPadX220UltraBase)......109
Bottomview(ThinkPadX220UltraBase).....109
Chapter10.Partslist........111
Overall..................112
LCDFRUs................120
Keyboard.................123
Miscellaneousparts............125
ACadapters...............126
Powercords...............126
Recoverydiscs..............127
WindowsXPProfessionalDVDs......127
WindowsXPProfessionalGeneric(32bit)
DVDs................127
WindowsXPT ablet(32bit)DVDs.....128
WindowsVistaBusiness(32bit)DVDs...128
WindowsVistaHomeBasic(32bit)DVDs..129
Windows7Professional(32bit)DVDs....129
Windows7Ultimate(32bit)DVDs.....129
Windows7Professional(64bit)DVDs....130
Windows7Ultimate(64bit)DVDs.....131
Windows7HomeBasic(32bit)DVDs....131
Windows7HomePremium(32bit)DVDs..132
Windows7HomePremium(64bit)DVDs..132
Commonservicetools...........133
Notices.................133
Electronicemissionsnotices.......134
Trademarks..............134
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Aboutthismanual
ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad
ThinkPadX220Tabletand
MachineType4294,4296,4297,4298,4299,4300,and4301
®
products.
X220iTablet
Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.
Important:
ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPadproducts.Usethis
manualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.
BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safetyinformation”on
page1andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage23.
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Chapter1.Safetyinformation
Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservice
aThinkPadNotebook.
•“Generalsafety”onpage1
•“Electricalsafety”onpage2
•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage3
•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3
•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4
•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4
•“Lasercompliancestatement(multilingualtranslations)”onpage16
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.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoftmaterialthatdoes
notinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.
Manycustomershave,neartheirequipment,rubberoormatsthatcontainsmallconductiveberstodecrease
electrostaticdischarges.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
metaloorstripsandmachineframes.
Observethespecialsafetyprecautionswhenyouworkwithveryhighvoltages;Instructionsforthese
precautionsareinthesafetysectionsofmaintenanceinformation.Useextremecarewhenmeasuring
highvoltages.
•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.
•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.
•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.
•Alwayslookcarefullyforpossiblehazardsinyourworkarea.Examplesofthesehazardsaremoistoors,
nongroundedpowerextensioncables,powersurges,andmissingsafetygrounds.
•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.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.Y oushouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotential
safetyhazardsduetoattachmentofnon- ThinkPadfeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythisinspectionguide.
Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand
whetheryoucancontinuewithoutrstcorrectingtheproblem.
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.Thepowercordshouldbethetypespeciedinthepartslist.
c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.
4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.
5.Removethecover.
6.Checkforanyobviousnon- ThinkPadalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany
non-ThinkPadalterations.
7.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetallings,contamination,wateror
otherliquids,orsignsofreorsmokedamage.
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-specicESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.
2.MakesurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertied(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.
WhenhandlingESD-sensitiveparts:
•Keepthepartsinprotectivepackagesuntiltheyareinsertedintotheproduct.
•Avoidcontactwithotherpeople.
•Wearagroundedwriststrapagainstyourskintoeliminatestaticonyourbody.
•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeevenwhen
youarewearingawriststrap.
•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen
handlingESD-sensitivedevices.
•Selectagroundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecic
servicerequirement.
Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.
–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.
–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor
referencepoint.Y oucanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.
–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedcomputers.
Groundingrequirements
Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriedbyacertiedelectrician.
Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)
Thesafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:
•English
•Arabic
•BrazilianPortuguese
•French
•German
•Hebrew
•Japanese
•Korean
•Spanish
•T raditionalChinese
DANGER
BeforethecomputerispoweredonafterFRUreplacement,makesureallscrews,springs,andothersmall
partsareinplaceandarenotleftlooseinsidethecomputer.Verifythisbyshakingthecomputerandlistening
forrattlingsounds.Metallicpartsormetalakescancauseelectricalshorts.
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DANGER
Somestandbybatteriescontainasmallamountofnickelandcadmium.Donotdisassembleastandbybattery,
rechargeit,throwitintoreorwater,orshort-circuitit.Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinances
orregulations.Useonlythebatteryintheappropriatepartslisting.Useofanincorrectbatterycanresult
inignitionorexplosionofthebattery.
DANGER
Thebatterypackcontainssmallamountsofnickel.Donotdisassembleit,throwitintoreorwater ,or
short-circuitit.Disposeofthebatterypackasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.Useonlythe
batteryintheappropriatepartslistingwhenreplacingthebatterypack.Useofanincorrectbatterycanresult
inignitionorexplosionofthebattery.
DANGER
Thelithiumbatterycancauseare,anexplosion,orasevereburn.Donotrechargeit,removeitspolarized
connector,disassembleit,heatitabove100°C(212°F),incinerateit,orexposeitscellcontentstowater.
Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.Useonlythebatteryintheappropriate
partslisting.Useofanincorrectbatterycanresultinignitionorexplosionofthebattery.
DANGER
IftheLCDbreaksandtheuidfrominsidetheLCDgetsintoyoureyesoronyourhands,immediatelywash
theaffectedareaswithwaterforatleast15minutes.Seekmedicalcareifanysymptomsfromtheuidare
presentafterwashing.
DANGER
Toavoidshock,donotremovetheplasticcoverthatprotectsthelowerpartoftheinvertercard.
DANGER
Thoughthemainbatterieshavelowvoltage,ashortedorgroundedbatterycanproduceenoughcurrentto
burnpersonnelorcombustiblematerials.
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DANGER
UnlesshotswapisallowedfortheFRUbeingreplaced,doasfollowsbeforeremovingit:poweroffthe
computer,unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets,removethebatterypack,anddisconnectany
interconnectingcables.
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PERIGO
AntesdeligarocomputadorapósasubstituiçãodaFRU,certique-sedequetodososparafusos,molase
outraspeçaspequenasestejamnolugarenãoestejamsoltosdentrodocomputador.Veriqueissosacudindo
ocomputadoreprocurandoouvirsonsdepeçassoltas.Peçasmetálicasoulascasdemetalpodemcausar
curto-circuito.
PERIGO
Algumasbateriasreservacontêmumapequenaquantidadedeníquelecádmio.Nãodesmonteumabateria
reserva,recarregue-a,jogue-anofogoounaágua,oudeixe-aentraremcurto-circuito.Descarteabateria
conformerequeridopelasleisouregulamentoslocais.Usesomenteabaterianasparteslistadasapropriadas.
Ousodeumabateriaincorretapoderesultaremcombustãoouexplosãodabateria.
PERIGO
Opacotedabateriacontémumapequenaquantidadedeníquel.Nãoodesmonte,jogue-onofogoouna
água,oudeixe-oentraremcurto-circuito.Descarteopacotedabateriaconformerequeridopelasleisou
regulamentoslocais.Usesomenteabaterianasparteslistadasapropriadasaosubstituiropacotedabateria.
Ousodeumabateriaincorretapoderesultaremcombustãoouexplosãodabateria.
PERIGO
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Abateriadelítiopodecausarincêndio,explosãoougravesqueimaduras.Nãoarecarregue,removaseu
conectorpolarizado,desmonte-a,aqueça-aacimade100°C(212°F),incinere-a,ouexponhaoconteúdode
suacélulaàágua.Descarteabateriaconformerequeridopelasleisouregulamentoslocais.Usesomente
abaterianasparteslistadasapropriadas.Ousodeumabateriaincorretapoderesultaremcombustão
ouexplosãodabateria.
PERIGO
SeoLCDquebrareouidodedentrodeleentraremcontatocomseusolhosoucomsuasmãos,laveas
áreasafetadasimediatamentecomáguadurantepelomenos15minutos.Procurecuidadosmédicossealgum
sintomacausadopelouidosurgirapósalavagem.
PERIGO
Paraevitarchoqueelétrico,nãoremovaacapaplásticaqueprotegeaparteinferiordaplacainversora.
PERIGO
Emboraasprincipaisbateriaspossuambaixavoltagem,umabateriaemcurto-circuitoouaterradapode
produzircorrenteobastanteparaqueimarmateriaisdepessoalouinamáveis.
PERIGO
AmenosqueumahotswapsejapermitidaparaaFRUqueestásendosubstituída,façaoseguinteantesde
removê-la:desligueocomputador,desconectetodososcabosdeenergiadastomadas,removaopacotede
bateriasedesconectequaisquercabosdeinterconexão.
DANGER
Avantderemettrel'ordinateursoustensionaprèsremplacementd'uneunitéenclientèle,vériezquetousles
ressorts,visetautrespiècessontbienenplaceetbienxées.Pourcefaire,secouezl'unitéetassurez-vous
qu'aucunbruitsuspectneseproduit.Despiècesmétalliquesoudescopeauxdemétalpourraientcauser
uncourt-circuit.
DANGER
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Certainesbatteriesdesecourscontiennentdunickeletducadmium.Nelesdémontezpas,nelesrechargez
pas,nelesexposezniaufeuniàl'eau.Nelesmettezpasencourt-circuit.Pourlesmettreaurebut,
conformez-vousàlaréglementationenvigueur.Lorsquevousremplacezlapiledesauvegardeoucellede
l'horlogetempsréel,veillezàn'utiliserquelesmodèlescitésdanslalistedepiècesdétachéesadéquate.Une
batterieouunepileinappropriéerisquedeprendrefeuoud'exploser.
DANGER
Labatteriecontientdunickel.Neladémontezpas,nel'exposezniaufeuniàl'eau.Nelamettezpasen
court-circuit.Pourlamettreaurebut,conformez-vousàlaréglementationenvigueur.Lorsquevousremplacez
labatterie,veillezàn'utiliserquelesmodèlescitésdanslalistedepiècesdétachéesadéquate.Eneffet,une
batterieinappropriéerisquedeprendrefeuoud'exploser.
DANGER
Lapiledesauvegardecontientdulithium.Elleprésentedesrisquesd'incendie,d'explosionoudebrûlures
graves.Nelarechargezpas,neretirezpassonconnecteurpolariséetneladémontezpas.Nel'exposezpasà
unetemperaturesupérieureà100°C,nelafaitespasbrûleretn'enexposezpaslecontenuàl'eau.Mettezla
pileaurebutconformémentàlaréglementationenvigueur.Unepileinappropriéerisquedeprendrefeuou
d'exploser.
DANGER
Silepanneaud'afchageàcristauxliquidessebriseetquevousrecevezdanslesyeuxousurlesmainsune
partieduuide,rincez-lesabondammentpendantaumoinsquinzeminutes.Consultezunmédecinsides
symptômespersistentaprèslelavage.
DANGER
And'évitertoutrisquedechocélectrique,neretirezpaslecacheenplastiqueprotégeantlapartieinférieure
delacarted'alimentation.
DANGER
Bienquelevoltagedesbatteriesprincipalessoitpeuélevé,lecourt-circuitoulamiseàlamassed'une
batteriepeutproduiresufsammentdecourantpourbrûlerdesmatériauxcombustiblesoucauserdes
brûlurescorporellesgraves.
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DANGER
Sileremplacementàchaudn'estpasautorisépourl'unitéremplaçablesursitequevousremplacez,
procédezcommesuitavantderetirerl'unité:mettezl'ordinateurhorstension,débrancheztousles
cordonsd'alimentationdesprisesdecourant,retirezleblocdebatterieetdéconnecteztouslescâbles
d'interconnexion.
VORSICHT
BevornacheinemFRU-AustauschderComputerwiederangeschlossenwird,mußsichergestelltwerden,daß
keineSchrauben,FedernoderandereKleinteilefehlenoderimGehäusevergessenwurden.DerComputermuß
geschütteltundaufKlappergeräuschegeprüftwerden.Metallteileoder-splitterkönnenKurzschlüsseerzeugen.
VORSICHT
DieBereitschaftsbatterie,diesichunterdemDiskettenlaufwerkbendet,kanngeringeMengenNickel
undCadmiumenthalten.SiedarfnurdurchdieVerkaufsstelleoderdenIBMKundendienstausgetauscht
werden.Siedarfnichtzerlegt,wiederaufgeladen,kurzgeschlossen,oderFeueroderWasserausgesetzt
werden.DieBatteriekannschwereVerbrennungenoderVerätzungenverursachen.BeiderEntsorgungdie
örtlichenBestimmungenfürSondermüllbeachten.BeimErsetzenderBereitschafts-oderSystembatterienur
BatteriendesTypsverwenden,derinderErsatzteillisteaufgeführtist.DerEinsatzfalscherBatterienkann
zuEntzündungoderExplosionführen.
VORSICHT
AkkusenthaltengeringeMengenvonNickel.Siedürfennichtzerlegt,wiederaufgeladen,kurzgeschlossen,
oderFeueroderWasserausgesetztwerden.BeiderEntsorgungdieörtlichenBestimmungenfürSondermüll
beachten.BeimErsetzenderBatterienurBatteriendesT ypsverwenden,derinderErsatzteillisteaufgeführt
ist.DerEinsatzfalscherBatterienkannzuEntzündungoderExplosionführen.
VORSICHT
DieSystembatterieisteineLithiumbatterie.Siekannsichentzünden,explodierenoderschwereVerbrennungen
hervorrufen.BatteriendiesesT ypsdürfennichtaufgeladen,zerlegt,über100°Cerhitztoderverbranntwerden.
AuchdarfihrInhaltnichtmitWasserinVerbindunggebrachtoderderzurrichtigenPolungangebrachte
Verbindungssteckerentferntwerden.BeiderEntsorgungdieörtlichenBestimmungenfürSondermüll
beachten.BeimErsetzenderBatterienurBatteriendesT ypsverwenden,derinderErsatzteillisteaufgeführt
ist.DerEinsatzfalscherBatterienkannzuEntzündungoderExplosionführen.
VORSICHT
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DieLeuchtstoffröhreimLCD-BildschirmenthältQuecksilber .BeiderEntsorgungdieörtlichenBestimmungen
fürSondermüllbeachten.DerLCD-BildschirmbestehtausGlasundkannzerbrechen,wennerunsachgemäß
behandeltwirdoderderComputeraufdenBodenfällt.WennderBildschirmbeschädigtistunddiedarin
bendlicheFlüssigkeitinKontaktmitHautundAugengerät,solltendiebetroffenenStellenmindestens15
MinutenmitWasserabgespültundbeiBeschwerdenanschließendeinArztaufgesuchtwerden.
VORSICHT
AusSicherheitsgründendieKunststoffabdeckung,diedenunterenT eilderSpannungswandlerplatineumgibt,
nichtentfernen.
VORSICHT
ObwohlHauptbatterieneineniedrigeSpannunghaben,könnensiedochbeiKurzschlußoderErdunggenug
Stromabgeben,umbrennbareMaterialienzuentzündenoderVerletzungenbeiPersonenhervorzurufen.
VORSICHT
WenneinAustauschderFRUbeilaufendemBetriebnichterlaubtist,gehenSiebeimAustauschderFRUwie
folgtvor:SchaltenSiedenComputeraus,ziehenSiealleNetzkabelvondenNetzsteckdosenab,entfernen
SiedenAkkuundziehenSieallemiteinanderverbundenenKabelab.
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AntesdeencenderelsistemadespuesdesustituirunaFRU,compruebequetodoslostornillos,muellesy
demáspiezaspequeñasseencuentranensusitioynoseencuentransueltasdentrodelsistema.Compruébelo
agitandoelsistemayescuchandolosposiblesruidosqueprovocarían.Laspiezasmetálicaspuedencausar
cortocircuitoseléctricos.
Algunasbateríasdereservacontienenunapequeñacantidaddeníquelycadmio.Nolasdesmonte,ni
recargue,nilasechealfuegooalaguanilascortocircuite.Deséchelastalcomodisponelanormativalocal.
Utilicesólobateríasqueseencuentrenenlalistadepiezas.Lautilizacióndeunabateríanoapropiada
puedeprovocarlaigniciónoexplosióndelamisma.
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Lasbateríascontienenpequeñascantidadesdeníquel.Nolasdesmonte,nirecargue,nilasechealfuego
oalaguanilascortocircuite.Deséchelastalcomodisponelanormativalocal.Utilicesólobateríasquese
encuentrenenlalistadepiezasalsustituirlabatería.Lautilizacióndeunabateríanoapropiadapuede
provocarlaigniciónoexplosióndelamisma.
Labateríaderepuestoesunabateríadelitioypuedeprovocarincendios,explosionesoquemadurasgraves.
Nolarecargue,niquiteelconectorpolarizado,niladesmonte,nicalienteporencimadelos100°C(212°F),ni
laincinereniexpongaelcontenidodesusceldasalagua.Deséchelatalcomodisponelanormativalocal.
SilaLCDserompeyeluidodesuinteriorentraencontactoconsusojososusmanos,laveinmediatamente
lasáreasafectadasconaguadurante15minutoscomomínimo.Obtengaatenciónmedicasisepresenta
algúnsíntomadeluidodespuesdelavarse.
Paraevitardescargas,noquitelacubiertadeplásticoquerodealapartebajadelatarjetainvertida.
Aunquelasbateríasprincipalestienenunvoltajebajo,unabateríacortocircuitadaoconcontactoatierra
puedeproducirlacorrientesucientecomoparaquemarmaterialcombustibleoprovocarquemadurasen
elpersonal.
Salvoquesepermitaelintercambioencalienteparalaunidadsustituiblelocalmente,realicelosiguienteantes
deextraerla:apagueelsistema,desconectetodosloscablesdealimentacióndelastomasdealimentación
eléctrica,extraigalabateríaydesconecteloscablesdeinterconexión.
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Lasercompliancestatement(multilingualtranslations)
Thelasercompliancestatementsinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:
•English
•Arabic
•BrazilianPortuguese
•French
•German
•Hebrew
•Japanese
•Korean
•Spanish
•T raditionalChinese
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Chapter2.Importantserviceinformation
Thischapterpresentsfollowingimportantserviceinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupportedby
thismanual:
•“StrategyforreplacingFRUs”onpage23
–“Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive”onpage24
–“Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard”onpage24
–“Howtouseerrormessage”onpage24
•“StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,andGAV”onpage25
–“Productdenition”onpage25
–“FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV ,andGAVproducts”onpage25
Important:
AdvisecustomerstocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenteriftheyneedanyassistanceinobtainingor
installinganysoftwarexes,drivers,andUEFIBIOSdownloads.T elephonenumbersforLenovoSupportare
availableat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone
SystemDisassembly/ReassemblyvideosthatshowtheFRUremovalsorreplacementsfortheLenovo
servicetechniciansareavailableinthefollowingsupportsite:
http://www.lenovoservicetraining.com/ion/
AdvisecustomerstocontacttheCustomerSupportCenterat800-426-7378iftheyneedassistanceinobtainingor
installinganysoftwarexes,drivers,andUEFIBIOSdownloads.
CustomersinCanadashouldcalltheCustomerSupportCenterat800-565-3344forassistanceordownload
information.
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authorized
StrategyforreplacingFRUs
Beforereplacingparts:
Makesurethatallsoftwarexes,drivers,andUEFIBIOSdownloadsareinstalledbeforereplacingany
FRUslistedinthismanual.
Afterasystemboardisreplaced,ensurethatthelatestUEFIBIOSisloadedtothesystemboardbefore
completingtheserviceaction.
Todownloadsoftwarexes,drivers,andUEFIBIOS,doasfollows:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
2.EntertheproductnumberofthecomputerorpressAuto-detectbuttononthescreen.
3.SelectDownloadsanddrivers.
4.Followthedirectionsonthescreenandinstallthenecessarysoftware.
UsethefollowingstrategytopreventunnecessaryexpenseforreplacingandservicingFRUs:
•IfyouareinstructedtoreplaceaFRUbutthereplacementdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,reinstall
theoriginalFRUbeforeyoucontinue.
•Somecomputershavebothaprocessorboardandasystemboard.Ifyouareinstructedtoreplaceeither
theprocessorboardorthesystemboard,andreplacingoneofthemdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,
reinstallthatboard,andthenreplacetheotherone.
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•IfanadapteroradeviceconsistsofmorethanoneFRU,anyoftheFRUsmaybethecauseoftheerror.
Beforereplacingtheadapterordevice,removetheFRUs,onebyone,toseeifthesymptomschange.
ReplaceonlytheFRUthatchangedthesymptoms.
Attention:Thesetupcongurationonthecomputeryouareservicingmayhavebeencustomized.Running
AutomaticCongurationmayalterthesettings.Notethecurrentcongurationsettings(usingtheView
Congurationoption);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,
beginthediagnosiswiththersterrorcode.Whatevercausesthersterrorcodemayalsocausefalseerror
codes.Ifnoerrorcodeisdisplayed,seewhethertheerrorsymptomislistedintheSymptom-to-FRU
Indexforthecomputeryouareservicing.
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StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,andGAV
Productdenition
DynamicCongureT oOrder(CTO)
ThisprovidestheabilityforacustomertocongureanIBM
thiscongurationsenttofulllment,whereitisbuiltandshippeddirectlytothecustomer.Themachine
label,ProductEntitlementWarehouse(PEW),eSupport,andtheHMMwillloadtheseproductsasthe4-digit
MTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(Example:1829-CTO).
CustomModelVariant(CMV)
ThisisauniquecongurationthathasbeennegotiatedbetweenIBMorLenovoandthecustomer.Aunique
4-digitMTand3-digitmodelisprovidedtothecustomertoplaceorders(Example:1829-W15).ACMV
isaspecialbidoffering.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.)
•TheHMMwillhavethe4-digitMTand3-digitCTOmodelonly(Example:1829-CTO).Again,CMVsare
custommodelsandarenotfoundintheHMM.
®
oraLenovosolutionfromaneSite,andhave
GeneralAnnounceVariant(GAV)
Thisisastandardmodel(xedconguration).GAVsareannouncedandofferedtoallcustomers.TheMTM
portionofthemachinelabelisa4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=a“xedpartnumber”,not
“CTO”(Example:1829-F1U).Also,PEW,eSupport,andtheHMMwilllisttheseproductsunderthesame
xedmodelnumber.
FRUidenticationforCTO,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).
•PEWcanbeaccessedatthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=LOOK-WARNTY
SelectWarrantylookup.InputtheMTandtheSerialnumberandthelistofkeycommoditieswillbe
returnedinthePEWrecordunderCOMPONENTINFORMA TION.
UsingeSupport
ForKeyCommodities(Examples-harddiskdrive,systemboard,microprocessor,LCD,andmemory)
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•eSupportcanbeusedtoviewthelistofkeycommoditiesbuiltinaparticularmachineserial(thisisthe
samerecordfoundinPEW).
•eSupportcanbeaccessedatthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
•T oviewthekeycommodities,clickDownload&Drivers.AndthenclickPartsinformation.Afterthat
clickPartslookup.Typeinthemodeltypeandserialnumber.Thekeycommoditieswillbereturnedin
theeSupportrecordunderPartsshippedwithyoursystem.
FortheRemainingFRUs(thecompletelistofFRUsattheMTModellevel)
•eSupportcanbeusedtoviewthecompletelistofFRUsforamachinetypeandmodel.
•T oviewthecompletelistofFRUs,typeinthemachinetypeandmodel(Example:1829-CTO)underQuick
path.Under“ViewbyDocumentT ype”selectPartsinformation.Under“FilterbyCategory”select
Serviceparts.Under“PartsInformationbyDate”selectSystemserviceparts.Thelistofserviceparts
bydescription,withapplicablemachinetypemodelandFRUwillbedisplayed.
UsingtheHMM
ForKeyCommodities(Examples-harddiskdrive,systemboard,microprocessor,LCD,andmemory)
UsetheHMMasaback-uptoPEWandeSupporttoviewthecompletelistofFRUsattheMTModellevel.
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Chapter3.Generalcheckout
Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:
•“Whattodorst”onpage27
•“Checkoutguide”onpage28
–“DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS”onpage28
–“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox”onpage31
–“FRUtests”onpage31
•“Powersystemcheckout”onpage33
ThedescriptionsinthischapterapplytoanyThinkPadmodelthatsupportsthePC-Doctor
®
forDOS
diagnosticsprogram.Somedescriptionsmightnotapplytoyourparticularcomputer.
Beforeyougotothecheckoutguide,besuretoreadthefollowingimportantnotes.
Importantnotes:
•Onlycertiedtrainedpersonnelshouldservicethecomputer.
•BeforereplacinganyFRU,readtheentirepageonremovingandreplacingFRUs.
•WhenyoureplaceFRUs,usenewnylon-coatedscrews.
•Beextremelycarefulduringsuchwriteoperationsascopying,saving,orformatting.Drivesinthecomputer
thatyouareservicingsequencemighthavebeenaltered.Ifyouselectanincorrectdrive,dataorprograms
mightbeoverwritten.
•ReplaceaFRUonlywithanotherFRUofthecorrectmodel.WhenyoureplaceaFRU,makesurethatthemodel
ofthemachineandtheFRUpartnumberarecorrectbyreferringtotheFRUpartslist.
•AFRUshouldnotbereplacedbecauseofasingle,unreproduciblefailure.Singlefailurescanoccurfora
varietyofreasonsthathavenothingtodowithahardwaredefect,suchascosmicradiation,electrostaticdischarge,
orsoftwareerrors.ConsiderreplacingaFRUonlywhenaproblemrecurs.IfyoususpectthataFRUisdefective,
cleartheerrorlogandrunthetestagain.Iftheerrordoesnotrecur,donotreplacetheFRU.
•BecarefulnottoreplaceanondefectiveFRU.
Whattodorst
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
Note:Duringthewarrantyperiod,thecustomermayberesponsibleforrepaircostsifthecomputerdamage
wascausedbymisuse,accident,modication,unsuitablephysicaloroperatingenvironment,orimproper
maintenancebythecustomer.Followingisalistofsomecommonitemsthatarenotcoveredunderwarranty
andsomesymptomsthatmightindicatethatthesystemwassubjectedtostressbeyondnormaluse.
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:
•Missingpartsmightbeasymptomofunauthorizedserviceormodication.
•Ifthespindleofaharddiskdrivebecomesnoisy,itmayhavebeensubjectedtoexcessiveforce,
ordropped.
Checkoutguide
UsethefollowingproceduresasaguideinidentifyingandcorrectingproblemswiththeThinkPadNotebook.
Note:ThediagnostictestsareintendedtotestonlyThinkPadproducts.Theuseofnon- ThinkPadproducts,
prototypecards,ormodiedoptionscanleadtofalseindicationsoferrorsandinvalidsystemresponses.
1.Identifythefailingsymptomsinasmuchdetailaspossible.
2.Verifythesymptoms.T rytore-createthefailurebyrunningthediagnostictestorbyrepeatingthe
operation.
DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS
TheThinkPadNotebookhasatestprogramcalledPC-DoctorforDOS(hereaftercalledPC-Doctor.)Youcan
detecterrorsbyrunningthediagnosticstestincludedinPC-Doctor.
Note:PC-DoctorforDOSisavailableatthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
TocreatethePC-DoctordiagnosticCD,followtheinstructionsontheWebsite.
Forsomepossiblecongurationsofthecomputer,PC-Doctormightnotruncorrectly.Toavoidthisproblem,
youneedtoinitializethecomputersetupbyuseoftheBIOSSetupUtilitybeforeyourunPC-Doctor.
ToenterBIOSSetupUtility,doasfollows:
1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1toentertheBIOSSetupUtility.
Note:Ifasupervisorpasswordhasbeensetbythecustomer,BIOSSetupUtilitymenuappearsafterthe
passwordisentered.YoucanstarttheutilitybypressingEnterinsteadofenteringthesupervisorpassword;
however,youcannotchangetheparametersthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.
OntheBIOSSetupUtilityscreen,pressF9,Enter,F10,andthenEnter.
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Note:Whenyouinitializethecomputerconguration,somedevicesaredisabled,suchastheserialport.If
Diagnostics
Run Normal Test
Run Quick Test
CPU/Coprocessor
Systemboard
System Memory
Video Adapter
Fixed Disks
Diskette Drives
Other Devices
Communication
Interactive Tests Hardware Info Utility Quit F1=Help
PC-DOCTOR 2.0 Copyright 2008 PC-Doctor, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Use the cursor keys and ESC to move in menus. Press ENTER to select.
Wireless LAN
youtestoneofthesedevices,youwillneedtoenableitbyusingCongurationutilityforDOS.Theutilityis
availableonthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
PC-Doctorcannotbeusedtotestadevicethatisinthedockingstation,evenifthecomputersupportsthe
dockingstation.TotestaUSBdevice,connectittotheUSBconnectorofthecomputer.
Testingthecomputer
Note:ThePC-DoctordiagnosticCDdoesnotsupportanyopticaldrivesconnectedthroughUSBdevicesor
anyothers.ItsupportsonlytheinternalopticaldriveoftheThinkPadNotebook.
Torunthetest,doasfollows:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Makesurethattheinternalopticaldrivethatissupportedasastartupdeviceisattachedtothecomputer.
3.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbepoweredon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”on
page33,andcheckthepowersources.
Ifanerrorcodeappears,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage42.
4.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF12toentertheBootMenu.
5.InsertthePC-DoctorCDintotheinternalopticaldrive.
6.PresscursorkeystoselectATAPICDx(x:0,1,...)andthenpressEnter.
7.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
8.ThemainpanelofPC-Doctorappears.
9.SelectDiagnosticswiththearrowkeys,andpressEnter.
Note:Y oucanselectanitemnotonlywiththearrowkeys,butalsowiththeTrackPoint
InsteadofpressingEnter,clicktheleftbutton.
Apull-downmenuappears.(Itsexactformdependsonthemodel.)
Note:PC-Doctormenudoesnotmeantheformalsupportdevicelist.Someunsupporteddevicenames
mayappearinthePC-Doctormenu.
Theoptionsonthetestmenuareasfollows:
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DiagnosticsInteractiveTests
•RunNormalT est
•RunQuickT est
•CPU/Coprocessor
•Systemboard
•VideoAdapter
•FixedDisks
•DisketteDrives
•OtherDevices
•ThinkPadDevices
•Communication
•WirelessLAN
•AdvancedMemoryT ests
Notes:
•IntheKeyboardtestinInteractiveTests,theFnkeyshouldbehelddownforatleast2seconds;otherwise,it
cannotbesensed.
•VideoAdaptertestsupportsonlytheLCDdisplayontheThinkPadNotebook.Ifyouhaveanexternalmonitor
attachedtoyourcomputer,detachitbeforerunningPC-DoctorforDOS.
•T otestDigitalSignatureChip,thesecuritychipmustbesettoActive.
•Keyboard
•Video
•InternalSpeaker
•Mouse
•Diskette
•SystemLoad
•OpticalDriveT est
•IntelWLANRadioTest
10.Runtheapplicablefunctiontest.
11.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Ifthereisaproblem,PC-Doctorshowsmessagesdescribingit.
12.Toexitthetest,selectQuit—ExitDiag.T ocancelthetest,pressEsc.
Note:AfterrunningPC-Doctor,checkthetimeanddateonthesystemandresetthemiftheyareincorrect.
DetectingsysteminformationwithPC-Doctor
PC-Doctorcandetectthefollowingsysteminformation:
HardwareInfo
•SystemConguration
•MemoryContents
•PhysicalDiskDrives
•LogicalDiskDrives
•VGAInformation
•IDEDriveInfo
•PCIInformation
•PNPISAInfo
•SMBIOSInfo
•VESALCDInfo
•HardwareEventsLog
Utility
•RunExternalT ests
•SurfaceScanHardDisk
•BenchmarkSystem
•DOSShell
•T echSupportForm
•BatteryRundown
•ViewT estLog
•PrintLog
•SaveLog
•FullEraseHardDrive
•QuickEraseHardDrive
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LenovoThinkVantageToolbox
LenovoThinkVantage
Itenablesyoutoviewsymptomsofcomputerproblemsandsolutionsforthem,andincludesautomatic
noticationwhenactionisrequired,computingassistance,advanceddiagnostics,anddiagnostichistory.
Notes:
•ThelatestLenovoThinkVantageToolboxisavailableatthefollowingWebsite:
http://web.lenovothinkvantagetoolbox.com/
•T oinstallthelatestLenovoThinkVantageToolboxonthecomputer ,clickDownloadLenovoThinkVantage
Toolbox,andthenfollowtheinstructionsontheWebsite.
Torunthisprogram,doasfollows:
Windows7:
WhiletheWindowsoperatingsystemisrunning,presstheThinkVantagebutton.
Tostartthisprogram,dothefollowing:
•ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity➙Lenovo'sSystemHealthandDiagnostics.
WindowsVistaandWindowsXP:
ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox
Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.LenovoThinkVantageT oolboxalsohasproblemdeterminationaids
thatdeterminesoftwareandusageproblems.
®
ToolboxisadiagnosticprogramthatworksthroughtheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Foradditionalinformationaboutthisprogram,seetheHelpfortheprogram.
PC-DoctorforWindows
InsomemodelsofThinkPadNotebook,PC-DoctorforWindowsenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolve
problemsrelatedtothecomputer.
Selectoneofthecategorieslistedbelowtodisplaysymptomsandsolutions:
•CheckSystemHealth
•SystemandDeviceTests
•LenovoTroubleshootingCenter
•SystemReports
•UpdatesandSupport
PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery
InsomemodelsofThinkPadNotebook,theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutorunthe
PC-Doctorprogramtotestthehardwarefeaturesofthecomputer.
Torunthetest,click“RunDiagnostics”ontheRescueandRecoverymainscreen.
FRUtests
ThefollowingtableshowsthetestforeachFRU.
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Table1.FRUtests
FRUApplicabletest
Systemboard1.Diagnostics➙CPU/Coprocessor
2.Diagnostics➙Systemboard
3.IfthedockingstationortheportreplicatorisattachedtotheThinkPadNotebook,
detachit.
4.Placethecomputeronahorizontalsurface,andrunDiagnostics➙ThinkPad
Devices➙HDDActiveProtectionT est.
Note:Donotapplyanyphysicalshocktothecomputerwhilethetestisrunning.
Power
LCDunit
Audio
SpeakerInteractiveT ests➙InternalSpeaker
Keyboard
Harddiskdriveorsolidstate
drive
Diskettedrive1.Diagnostics➙DisketteDrives
Opticaldrive1.Diagnostics➙OtherDevices➙OpticalDrive
Memory
TrackPointorpointing
device
Diagnostics➙ThinkPadDevices➙acpoweradapter ,Battery1(Battery2)
1.Diagnostics➙VideoAdapter
2.InteractiveT ests➙Video
EntertheBIOSSetupUtilityandchangeSerialA T A(SA T A)settingtoCompatibility,
andrunDiagnostics➙OtherDevice➙ConexantAudio.
Note:OnceAudiotestisdone,thenosoundisheardthistest.Inthiscase,turnoff
andturnonthecomputer.Then,runthistestagain.
1.Diagnostics➙Systemboard➙Keyboard
2.InteractiveT ests➙Keyboard
EntertheBIOSSetupUtilityandchangeSerialA T A(SA T A)settingtoCompatibility,
andrunDiagnostics➙FixedDisks.
Youcanalsodiagnosethedrivewithoutstartinguptheoperatingsystem.Todiagnose
thedrivefromtheBIOSSetupUtility,doasfollows:
1.Removeanydiskettefromthediskettedrive,andthenturnoffthecomputer.
2.T urnonthecomputer.
3.Whilethemessage,“T ointerruptnormalstartup,presstheblueThinkVangate
button,”isdisplayedatthelowerleftofthescreen,pressF1toentertheBIOS
SetupUtility.
4.Usingcursorkeys,selectHDDdiagnosticprogram.Pressenter.
5.Usingcursorkeys,selectMainharddiskdriveorUltrabayharddiskdrive.
6.PressEntertostartthediagnosticprogram.
2.InteractiveT ests➙Diskette
2.InteractiveTests➙OpticalDriveT est
1.IftwoDIMMsareinstalled,removeoneofthemandrunDiagnostics➙System
Memory.
2.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,returntheDIMMtoitsplace,removetheotherone,
andrunthetestagain.
IftheT rackPointdoesnotwork,checkthecongurationasspeciedintheBIOSSetup
Utility.IftheTrackPointisdisabled,selectAutomatictoenableit.
AfteryouusetheT rackPoint,thepointermaydriftonthescreenforashorttime.This
driftcanoccurwhenaslight,steadypressureisappliedtotheT rackPointpointer.
Thissymptomisnotahardwareproblem.Ifthepointerstopsafterashorttime,no
serviceactionisnecessary.
IfenablingtheT rackPointdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,continuewiththefollowing:
•InteractiveTests➙Mouse
TouchPad
IftheTouchPaddoesnotwork,checkthecongurationasspeciedintheBIOSSetup
Utility.IftheTouchPadisdisabled,selectAutomatictoenableit.IfenablingtheTouch
Paddoesnotcorrecttheproblem,continuewiththefollowing:
•InteractiveTests➙Mouse
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Powersystemcheckout
Toverifyasymptom,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Removethebatterypack.
3.Connecttheacpoweradapter.
4.Checkthatpowerissuppliedwhenyouturnonthecomputer.
5.Turnoffthecomputer.
6.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandinstallthechargedbatterypack.
7.Checkthatthebatterypacksuppliespowerwhenyouturnonthecomputer.
Ifyoususpectapowerproblem,seetheappropriateoneofthefollowingpowersupplycheckouts:
•“Checkingtheacpoweradapter”onpage33
•“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage33
•“Checkingthebatterypack”onpage34
•“Checkingthebackupbattery”onpage34
Checkingtheacpoweradapter
Youareherebecausethecomputerfailsonlywhentheacpoweradapterisused.
•Ifthepowerproblemoccursonlywhenthedockingstationortheportreplicatorisused,replacethe
dockingstationortheportreplicator.
•Ifthepower-onindicatordoesnotturnon,checkthepowercordoftheacpoweradapterforcorrect
continuityandinstallation.
•Ifthecomputerdoesnotchargeduringoperation,goto“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage33
.
Tochecktheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:
1.Unplugtheacpoweradaptercablefromthecomputer.
2.Measuretheoutputvoltageattheplugoftheacpoweradaptercable.Seethefollowinggure:
Pin
1+20
20
3
Note:Outputvoltageofpinno.2oftheacpoweradaptermaydifferentfromtheoneyouareservicing.
3.Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacetheacpoweradapter.
4.Ifthevoltageisacceptable,dothefollowing:
•Replacethesystemboard.
•Iftheproblempersists,goto“FRUtests”onpage31.
Note:Noisefromtheacpoweradapterdoesnotalwaysindicateadefect.
Voltage(Vdc)
Ground
Checkingoperationalcharging
Tocheckwhetherthebatterychargesproperlyduringoperation,useadischargedbatterypackorabattery
packthathaslessthan50%ofthetotalpowerremainingwheninstalledinthecomputer.
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Performoperationalcharging.Ifthebatterystatusindicatororicondoesnotturnon,removethebattery
1(+)
2(+)
3
4
5
6(-)
7(-)
packandletitreturntoroomtemperature.Reinstallthebatterypack.Ifthechargeindicatororiconstilldoes
notturnon,replacethebatterypack.
Ifthechargeindicatorstilldoesnotturnon,replacethesystemboard.Thenreinstallthebatterypack.Ifitis
stillnotcharged,gotothenextsection.
Checkingthebatterypack
BatterychargingdoesnotstartuntilthePowerManagerBatteryGaugeshowsthatlessthan96%ofthe
totalpowerremains;underthisconditionthebatterypackcanchargeto100%ofitscapacity.Thisprotects
thebatterypackfrombeingoverchargedorfromhavingashortenedlife.
Tocheckyourbattery,moveyourcursortothePowerManagerBatteryGaugeiconintheicontrayofthe
Windowstaskbarandwaitforamoment(butdonotclick),andthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining
isdisplayed.Togetdetailedinformationaboutthebattery,double-clickthePowerManagerBattery
Gaugeicon.
Note:Ifthebatterypackbecomeshot,itmaynotbeabletocharge.Removeitfromthecomputerandleave
itatroomtemperatureforawhile.Afteritcoolsdown,reinstallandrechargeit.
Tocheckthebatterypack,dothefollowing:
1.Poweroffthecomputer.
2.Removethebatterypackandmeasurethevoltagebetweenbatteryterminals1(+)and7(-).Seethe
followinggure:
Terminal
1+0to+16.8
7
Voltage(Vdc)
Ground(-)
3.Ifthevoltageislessthan+11.0Vdc,thebatterypackhasbeendischarged.
Note:Rechargingwilltakeatleast3hours,eveniftheindicatordoesnotturnon.
Ifthevoltageisstilllessthan+11.0Vdcafterrecharging,replacethebattery.
4.Ifthevoltageismorethan+11.0Vdc,measuretheresistancebetweenbatteryterminals5and7.
Theresistancemustbe4to30KΩ.Iftheresistanceisnotcorrect,replacethebatterypack.Ifthe
resistanceiscorrect,replacethesystemboard.
Checkingthebackupbattery
Dothefollowing:
1.Poweroffthecomputer,andunplugtheacpoweradapterfromit.
2.Turnthecomputerupsidedown.
3.Removethebatterypack(see“1020Batterypack”onpage61).
4.Removethebackupbattery(see“1080Backupbattery”onpage72).
5.Measurethevoltageofthebackupbattery.Seethefollowinggure.
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Wire
Red+2.5to+3.2
Black
Voltage(Vdc)
Ground
•Ifthevoltageiscorrect,replacethesystemboard.
•Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacethebackupbattery.
•Ifthebackupbatterydischargesquicklyafterreplacement,replacethesystemboard.
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Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation
Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:
•“RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingProductRecoverydiscs”onpage37
•“RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecoveryDiscSet”onpage37
•“Passwords”onpage39
•“Powermanagement”onpage40
•“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage42
ServiceWebsite:
Whenthelatestmaintenancedisketteandthesystemprogramservicediskettebecomeavailable,they
willbepostedonhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingProductRecoverydiscs
Whentheharddiskdrive(HDD)orsolidstatedrive(SSD)isreplacedbecauseofafailure,noProduct
Recoveryprogramisonthenewdrive.Inthiscase,youmustusetherecoverydiscsforthecomputer.Order
therecoverydiscsandthedriveatthesametimesothatyoucanrecoverthenewdrivewiththepre-installed
softwarewhentheyarrive.Forinformationonwhichdiscstoorder,see“Recoverydiscs”onpage127
ToinstallthefactorycontentsbyusingProductRecoverydiscs,dothefollowing:
Note:Recoverytakesseveralhours.Thelengthoftimedependsonthemethodyouuse.Ifyouuserecovery
discs,recoverytakesatleastvehours.
.
1.InsertthebootableStartRecoveryDiscintotheDVDdrive.
2.SelectyourlanguageandclickNext.
3.Readthelicense.Ifyouagreewiththeterms,selectIacceptthesetermsandconditionsandthen
clickNext.
4.InserttheOperatingSystemRecoveryDiscwhenpromptedandclickYestobegintheoperating
systemrecoveryprocess.
5.InserttheProductRecoveryDiscwhenpromptedandclickOK.
6.IfyouhaveaSupplementalRecoveryDisc,insertitwhenpromptedandclickYes.Ifyoudonot
haveaSupplementalRecoveryDisc,clickNo.
Note:NotallrecoverydiscsetscomewithaSupplementalRecoveryDisc.IfthereisaSupplemental
RecoveryDisc,itwillbeclearlymarkedassuch.
7.Whenallofthedatahasbeencopiedfromthelastdiscintheset,amessageisdisplayedprompting
youtorestartthecomputer.RemovethediscandthenclickYes.
Note:Theremainderoftherecoveryprocessisfullyautomatedandnoactionisrequiredbyyou.The
computerwillrestartintotheWindowsdesktopseveraltimesandyoumightexperienceperiodswhen
noactivityisapparentonthescreenforseveralminutesatatime.Thisisnormal.
8.Whentherecoveryprocessiscomplete,theWelcometoMicrosoftWindowsscreenisdisplayed.Follow
theinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheWindowssetup.
RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecoveryDiscSet
Whentheharddiskdrive(HDD)orsolidstatedrive(SSD)isreplacedbecauseofafailure,noproductrecovery
programisonthenewdrive.Inthiscase,youmustusetheRecoveryDiscSetforthecomputer.Orderthe
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RecoveryDiscSetandthedriveatthesametimesothatyoucanrecoverthenewdrivewiththepre-installed
softwarewhentheyarrive.Forinformationonwhichdiscstoorder,see“Recoverydiscs”onpage127.
TherecoverydiscsetconsistsoftheuserinstructionsandthefollowingsetofDVDstorestorethecomputer
totheoriginalfactoryconguration.
OperatingSystemRecoveryDisc(onedisc)
ThisdiscrestorestheMicrosoft
®
Windowsoperating
system.Usethisdisctostarttherecoveryprocess.
ApplicationsandDriversRecoveryDisc(oneor
morediscs)
SupplementalRecoveryDisc
Thisdiscrestoresthepreinstalledapplicationsand
driversonthecomputer.
Thisdisccontainsadditionalcontent,suchas
updatestothesoftwarethatwaspreinstalledonthe
computer.Notallrecoverydiscsetscomewitha
SupplementalRecoveryDisc.
Notes:
•Y oumusthaveaDVDdrivetousetherecoverydiscs.IfyoudonothaveaninternalDVDdrive,you
canuseanexternalUSBDVDdrive.
•Duringtherecoveryprocess,alldataonthedrivewillbedeleted.Ifpossible,copyanyimportantdata
orpersonallesthatyouwanttokeepontoremovablemediaoranetworkdrivebeforeyoustartthe
recoveryprocess.
Torestorethecomputertotheoriginalfactorycongurationusingtherecoverydiscset,dothefollowing:
Note:Recoverytakesseveralhours.Thelengthoftimedependsonthemethodyouuse.Ifyouuserecovery
discs,recoverytakesatleastvehours.
1.MaketheCD/DVDdrivetherststartupdeviceinthestartupsequenceusingthefollowingprocedure:
a.PressandholddowntheF1key,andthenturnonthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed
orifyouhearrepeatingbeeps,releasetheF1key.TheSetupUtilityprogramopens.
b.UsethearrowkeystoselectStartup➙Boot.
c.SelecttheCD/DVDdriveasthe1stBootDevice.
2.InserttheOperatingSystemRecoveryDiscintotheDVDdrive.
3.PressF10tosavetheSetupUtilitycongurationchanges.Followtheinstructionsonthescreento
begintherecoveryprocess.
4.SelectyourlanguageandclickNext.
5.Readthelicense.Ifyouagreewiththetermsandconditions,selectIacceptthesetermsand
conditionsandthenclickNext.Ifyoudonotagreewiththetermsandconditions,followthe
instructionsonthescreen.
6.ClickYesinthedisplayedwindowtobegintheoperatingsystemrecoveryprocess.
7.InserttheApplicationsandDriversRecoveryDiscwhenpromptedandthenclickOKtobeginthe
applicationsanddriversrecoveryprocess.
8.IfyouhaveaSupplementalRecoveryDisc,insertitwhenpromptedandclickYes.Ifyoudonothavea
SupplementalRecoveryDisc,clickNo.
9.Whenallofthedatahasbeencopiedfromthelastdiscinthesetandhasbeenprocessed,removethe
discandrestartthecomputer.
Note:Therestoftherecoveryprocessisfullyautomatedandnoactionisrequiredbyyou.The
computerwillrestartintotheMicrosoftWindowsdesktopseveraltimesandyoumightexperience
periodswhennoactivityisapparentonthescreenforseveralminutesatatime.Thisisnormal.
10.Whentherecoveryprocessiscomplete,theSetUpWindowsscreenisdisplayed.Followthe
instructionsonthescreentocompletetheWindowssetup.
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11.AfteryouhavecompletedtheWindowssetup,youmightwanttorestoretheoriginalstartupsequence.
StarttheSetupUtilityprogramandthenpressF9torestorethedefaultsettings.PressF10tosaveand
exittheSetupUtility.
Note:Afterrestoringadrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmightneedtoreinstallsomedevicedrivers.
Passwords
AsmanyasthreepasswordsmaybeneededforanyThinkPadNotebook:thepower-onpassword(POP),
thehard-diskpassword(HDP),andthesupervisorpassword(SVP).
Ifanyofthesepasswordshasbeenset,apromptforitappearsonthescreenwheneverthecomputeris
turnedon.Thecomputerdoesnotstartuntilthepasswordisentered.
Note:IfonlyanSVPisinstalled,thepasswordpromptdoesnotappearwhentheoperatingsystemisbooted.
Power-onpassword
Apower-onpassword(POP)protectsthesystemfrombeingpoweredonbyanunauthorizedperson.The
passwordmustbeenteredbeforeanoperatingsystemcanbebooted.ForhowtoremovethePOP,see
“Howtoremovethepower-onpassword”onpage39
.
Hard-diskpassword
Therearetwohard-diskpasswords(HDPs):
•UserHDP—fortheuser
•MasterHDP—forthesystemadministrator,whocanuseittogetaccesstotheharddiskeveniftheuser
haschangedtheuserHDP
Note:TherearetwomodesfortheHDP:UseronlyandMaster+User.TheMaster+Usermoderequires
twoHDPs;thesystemadministratorentersbothinthesameoperation.Thesystemadministratorthen
providestheuserHDPtothesystemuser.
Attention:IftheuserHDPhasbeenforgotten,checkwhetheramasterHDPhasbeenset.Ifithas,itcanbe
usedforaccesstotheharddiskdrive.IfnomasterHDPisavailable,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorized
servicetechniciansprovideanyservicestoreseteithertheuserorthemasterHDP ,ortorecoverdatafrom
theharddiskdrive.Theharddiskdrivecanbereplacedforascheduledfee.
ForhowtoremovethePOP ,see“Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword”onpage40
.
Supervisorpassword
Asupervisorpassword(SVP)protectsthesysteminformationstoredintheBIOSSetupUtility.Theusermust
entertheSVPinordertogetaccesstotheBIOSSetupUtilityandchangethesystemconguration.
Attention:IftheSVPhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemadeavailabletotheservicetechnician,thereisno
serviceproceduretoresetthepassword.Thesystemboardmustbereplacedforascheduledfee.
Howtoremovethepower-onpassword
ToremoveaPOPthatyouhaveforgotten,dothefollowing:
(A)IfnoSVPhasbeenset:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Removethebatterypack.Forhowtoremovethebatterypack,see“1020Batterypack”onpage61.
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3.Removethebackupbattery.Forhowtoremovethebackupbattery,see“1080Backupbattery”on
page72.
4.TurnonthecomputerandwaituntilthePOSTends.AfterthePOSTends,thepasswordpromptdoes
notappear.ThePOPhasbeenremoved.
5.Reinstallthebackupbatteryandthebatterypack.
(B)IfanSVPhasbeensetandisknownbytheservicetechnician:
1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1toenterThinkPadSetup.WhenthePOP
iconisappearingonthescreen,enterthePOP .
3.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovethemenu.
4.SelectPassword.
5.SelectPower-OnPassword.
6.TypethecurrentSVPintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.thenleavetheEnterNewPasswordeld
blank,andpressEntertwice.
7.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,pressEnter.
8.PressF10;then,intheSetupconrmationwindow,selectYes.
Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword
Attention:IfUseronlymodeisselectedandtheuserHDPhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemade
availabletotheservicetechnician,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovideany
servicestoresettheuserHDPsortorecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.Theharddiskdrivecanbe
replacedforascheduledfee.
ToremoveauserHDPthathasbeenforgotten,whentheSVPandthemasterHDPareknown,dothe
following:
1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1toenterThinkPadSetup.WhenthePOP
iconisappearingonthescreen,enterthePOP .
3.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovethemenu.
4.SelectPassword.
5.SelectHard-diskxpassword,wherexistheletteroftheharddiskdrive.Apop-upwindowopens.
6.SelectMasterHDP.
7.TypethecurrentmasterHDPintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.thenleavetheEnterNewPassword
eldblank,andpressEntertwice.
8.PressF10.
9.SelectYesintheSetupCongurationwindow.BothuserHDPandmasterHDPwillhavebeenremoved.
Powermanagement
Toreducepowerconsumption,thecomputerhasthreepowermanagementmodes:screenblank,sleep
(standbyinWindowsXP),andhibernation.
Screenblankmode
Ifthetimesetonthe“Turnoffmonitor”timerintheoperatingsystemexpires,theLCDbacklightturnsoff.
Toputthecomputerintoscreenblankmode,doasfollows:
1.PressFn+F3.Apanelforselectingapowerplan(inWindowsXP ,powerscheme)appears.
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2.SelectPoweroffdisplay(keepcurrentpowerplan)(inWindowsXP ,keepcurrentpowerscheme).
Youcanalsoputthecomputerintoscreenblankmode,pressThinkVantagebuttonandusetheThinkVantage
ProductivityCenter.
Note:IfthecomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportThinkVantageProductivityCenter.
Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloperation,pressanykey.
Sleep(Standby)mode
Whenthecomputerenterssleep(standby)mode,thefollowingeventsoccurinadditiontowhatoccurs
inscreenblankmode:
•TheLCDispoweredoff.
•Theharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedriveispoweredoff.
•TheCPUstops.
Toentersleep(standby)mode,pressFn+F4.
Note:Y oucanchangetheactionoftheFn+F4keycombinationbychangingthesettingsinPowerManager.
Incertaincircumstances,thecomputergoesintosleep(standby)modeautomatically:
•Ifa“suspendtime”hasbeensetonthetimer,andtheuserdoesnotdoanyoperationwiththekeyboard,
theTrackPoint,theharddisk,theparallelconnector,orthediskettedrivewithinthattime.
•Ifthebatteryindicatorblinksorange,indicatingthatthebatterypowerislow.
Note:Evenifyoudonotsetthelow-batteryalarm,thechargeindicatornotiesyouwhenthebatteryislow,
andthenthecomputerentersthepower-savingmodeautomatically.
Tocausethecomputertoreturnfromsleep(standby)modeandresumeoperation,dooneofthefollowing:
•PresstheFnkey.
•OpentheLCDcover.
•T urnonthepowerswitch.
Also,ineitherofthefollowingevents,thecomputerautomaticallyreturnsfromsleep(standby)modeand
resumesoperation:
•Theringindicator(RI)issignaledbyaserialdeviceoraPCCarddevice.
•Thetimesetontheresumetimerelapses.
Note:Thecomputerdoesnotacceptanyinputimmediatelyafteritenterssleep(standby)mode.Waita
fewsecondsbeforetakinganyactiontoreenteroperationmode.
Hibernationmode
Inhibernationmode,thefollowingoccurs:
•Thesystemstatus,RAM,VRAM,andsetupdataarestoredontheharddisk.
•Thesystemispoweredoff.
Note:Ifthecomputerentersthehibernationmodewhileitisdockedtothedockingstation,donotundockit
beforeresumingnormaloperation.Ifyoudoundockitandthentrytoresumenormaloperation,youwillget
anerrormessage,andyouwillhavetorestartthesystem.
Tocausethecomputertoenterhibernationmode,doanyofthefollowing:
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•PresstheFn+F12keys.
•Ifyouhavedenedoneofthefollowingactionsastheeventthatcausesthesystemtogointohibernation
mode,performthataction.
–Closingthelid.
–Pressingthepowerbutton.
–PressingFn+F4keys.
Also,thecomputergoesintohibernationmodeautomaticallyineitherofthefollowingconditions:
•Ifa“hibernationtime”hasbeensetonthetimer,andiftheuserdoesnotdoanyoperationwiththe
keyboard,theT rackPoint,theharddiskdrive,theparallelconnector,orthediskettedrivewithinthattime.
•Ifthetimerconditionsaresatisedinsuspendmode.
Whenthepoweristurnedon,thecomputerreturnsfromhibernationmodeandresumesoperation.The
hibernationleinthebootrecordontheharddiskdriveisread,andsystemstatusisrestoredfromthe
harddiskdrive.
Symptom-to-FRUindex
Thissectioncontainsfollowinginformation:
•“Numericerrorcodes”onpage43
•“Errormessages”onpage47
•“Beepsymptoms”onpage48
•“No-beepsymptoms”onpage49
•“LCD-relatedsymptoms”onpage49
•“Intermittentproblems”onpage49
•“Undeterminedproblems”onpage50
Thesymptom-to-FRUindexinthissectionlistssymptomsanderrorsandtheirpossiblecauses.Themost
likelycauseislistedrst,inboldfacetype.
Note:DotheFRUreplacementorotheractionsinthesequenceshowninthecolumnheaded“FRUor
action,insequence. ”IfreplacingaFRUdoesnotsolvetheproblem,puttheoriginalpartbackinthe
computer.DonotreplaceanondefectiveFRU.
Thisindexcanalsohelpyoudetermine,duringregularservicing,whatFRUsarelikelytoneedtobe
replacednext.
AnumericerrorisdisplayedforeacherrordetectedinPOSTorsystemoperation.Inthedisplays,ncan
beanynumber.
Ifnonumericcodeisdisplayed,checkthenarrativedescriptionsofsymptoms.Ifthesymptomisnot
describedthere,goto“Intermittentproblems”onpage49.
Note:ForadevicenotsupportedbydiagnosticcodesintheThinkPadNotebooks,seethemanualforthatdevice.
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Numericerrorcodes
Table2.Numericerrorcodes
Symptomorerror
0175
BadCRC1,stopPOSTtask—TheEEPROMchecksumis
notcorrect.
0176
SystemSecurity—Thesystemhasbeentamperedwith.
0177
BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask—Thechecksumofthe
supervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.
0182
BadCRC2.EnterBIOSSetupandloadSetup
defaults.—ThechecksumoftheCRS2settinginthe
EEPROMisnotcorrect.
0185
Badstartupsequencesettings.EnterBIOSSetupand
loadSetupdefaults.
0187
EAIAdataaccesserror—TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.
0188
InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea.
0189
InvalidRFIDcongurationinformationarea—The
EEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect.
0190
Criticallow-batteryerror
0191
SystemSecurity—InvalidRemoteChangerequested.
0192
SystemSecurity—EmbeddedSecurityhardwaretamper
detected.
0193
RFantennahasbeenremoved
0194
Thecomputerhasbeencarriedthroughasecuritygate
0195
Securityhardwaretamperdetected
0196
Securityhardwareremoved
0197
Invalidremotechangerequested.
FRUoraction,insequence
Systemboard.
1.RunBIOSSetupUtility,andsavethecurrent
settingbypressingF10.
2.Systemboard.
Systemboard.
1.RunBIOSSetupUtility.PressF9,andEnterto
loadthedefaultsetting.Thensavethecurrent
settingbypressingF10.
2.Systemboard.
1.RunBIOSSetupUtility.PressF9,andEnterto
loadthedefaultsetting.Thensavethecurrent
settingbypressingF10.
Systemboard.
Systemboard.
Systemboard.
1.Chargethebatterypack.
2.Batterypack.
1.RunBIOSSetupUtility,andthensavecurrent
settingbypressingF10.
2.Systemboard.
Systemboard.
Enterthesupervisorpassword.
Enterthesupervisorpassword.
1.EnterBIOSSetupUtilitybyenteringsupervisor
password,andselectPassword➙SecurityChip
➙ClearSecurityChiptoclearthiserror.
2.Securitychip.
3.Systemboard.
1.EnterBIOSSetupUtilitybyenteringsupervisor
password,andselectPassword➙SecurityChip
➙ClearSecurityChiptoclearthiserror.
2.Securitychip.
3.Systemboard.
Theremotecongurationforthesecuritychiphas
failed.Conrmtheoperationandtryagain.
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Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)
Symptomorerror
0199
SystemSecurity—Securitypasswordretrycount
exceeded.
01C8
Twoormoremodemdevicesarefound.Removeallbut
oneofthem.Press<Esc>tocontinue.
01C9
TwoormoreEthernetdevicesarefound.Removeallbut
oneofthem.Press<Esc>tocontinue.
01C9
MorethanoneEthernetdevicesarefound.Removeone
ofthem.Press<Esc>tocontinue.
01CA
MorethanoneWirelessLANdevicesarefound.Remove
oneofthem.
0200
Harddiskerror—Theharddiskisnotworking.
021x
Keyboarderror.
0220
Monitortypeerror—Monitortypedoesnotmatchtheone
speciedinCMOS.
0230
ShadowRAMerror—ShadowRAMfailsatoffsetnnnn.
0231
SystemRAMerror—SystemRAMfailsatoffsetnnnn.
0232
ExtendedRAMerror—ExtendedRAMfailsatoffsetnnnn.
0250
Systembatteryerror—Systembatteryisdead.
0251
SystemCMOSchecksumbad—Defaultconguration
used.
0252
Passwordchecksumbad—Thepasswordiscleared.
0260
Systemtimererror.
FRUoraction,insequence
1.RunBIOSSetupUtility,andthensavethecurrent
settingbypressingF10.
2.Systemboard.
1.RemoveeitheraMini-PCICardoramodem
daughtercard.Otherwise,pressEsctoignore
thewarningmessage.
2.Systemboard.
1.RemoveeitheraMiniPCIEthernetcardoran
Ethernetdaughtercard.Otherwise,pressEscto
ignorethewarningmessage.
2.Systemboard.
1.RemovetheEthernetdevicethatyouinstalled;or
pressEsctoignorethewarningmessage.
2.Systemboard.
1.RemovethewirelessLANdevicethatyou
installed.
2.Systemboard.
1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.
2.LoadSetupDefaultsinBIOSSetupUtility.
3.Harddiskdrive.
4.Systemboard.
Runinteractivetestsofthekeyboardandtheauxiliary
inputdevice.
LoadSetupDefaultsinBIOSSetupUtility.
Systemboard.
1.DIMM.
2.Systemboard.
1.DIMM.
2.Systemboard.
1.Chargethebackupbatteryformorethan8hours
byconnectingtheacpoweradapter.
2.ReplacethebackupbatteryandrunBIOSSetup
Utilitytoresetthetimeanddate.
1.Chargethebackupbatteryformorethan8hours
byconnectingtheacpoweradapter.
2.ReplacethebackupbatteryandrunBIOSSetup
Utilitytoresetthetimeanddate.
ResetthepasswordbyrunningBIOSSetupUtility.
1.Chargethebackupbatteryformorethan8hours
byconnectingtheacpoweradapter.
2.ReplacethebackupbatteryandrunBIOSSetup
Utilitytoresetthetimeanddate.
3.Systemboard.
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Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)
Symptomorerror
0270
Real-timeclockerror.
0271
Dateandtimeerror—Neitherthedatenorthetimeisset
inthecomputer.
0280
Previousbootincomplete—Defaultcongurationused.
02B2
IncorrectdriveAtype.
02D0
Systemcacheerror.
02F0
CPUID:xxFailed.
02F4
EISACMOSnotwritable.
02F5
DMAtestfailed.
02F6
SoftwareNMIfailed
02F7
Fail-safetimerNMIfailed
1801
Attacheddockingstationisnotsupported
1802
Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin—Turnoffand
removetheminiPCInetworkcard.
1803
Unauthorizeddaughtercardispluggedin—T urnoffand
removethedaughtercard.
1804
UnauthorizedWANcardispluggedin—Poweroffand
removetheWANcard.
1805
UnauthorizedWirelessUSBcardispluggedin—Poweroff
andremovetheWirelessUSBcard.
FRUoraction,insequence
1.Chargethebackupbatteryformorethan8hours
byconnectingtheacpoweradapter.
2.ReplacethebackupbatteryandrunBIOSSetup
Utilitytoresetthetimeanddate.
3.Systemboard.
RunBIOSSetupUtilitytoresetthetimeanddate.
1.Load“SetupDefault”inBIOSSetupUtility.
2.DIMM.
3.Systemboard.
1.Diskettedrive.
2.ExternalFDDcable.
3.I/Ocard.
1.CPU.
2.Systemboard.
1.LoadSetupDefaultsinBIOSSetupUtility.
2.Replacethebackupbattery.
3.Systemboard.
1.DIMM.
2.Systemboard.
1.DIMM.
2.Systemboard.
1.DIMM.
2.Systemboard.
Shutdownthecomputerandremoveitfromthe
dockingstation.
1.RemoveMiniPCInetworkcard.
2.Systemboard.
1.Removethedaughtercardthatyouinstalled.
2.Systemboard.
1.RemovetheWANcardthatyouinstalled.
2.Systemboard.
1.RemovetheWirelessUSBcardthatyouinstalled.
2.Systemboard.
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Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)
Symptomorerror
1810
Harddiskpartitionlayouterror.
1820
Morethanoneexternalngerprintreaderisattached.
Poweroffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetup
withinyourmainoperatingsystem.
1830
Invalidmemoryconguration—Poweroffandinstalla
memorymoduletoSlot-0orthelowerslot.
2000
HardDriveActiveProtectionsensordiagnostics
failed.Press<Esc>tocontinue.Press<F1>toenter
SETUP
2010
Warning:Y ourinternalharddiskdrive(HDD)maynot
functioncorrectlyonthissystem.EnsurethatyourHDD
issupportedonthissystemandthatthelatestHDD
rmwareisinstalled.
201x
Thesolidstatedriveyouhaveinstalledhasnotpassed
qualicationforuseinthiscomputer.Usingthisdrivemay
causecompatibilityissuesandpotentialissueswithdata
integrity,includingdataloss.Press<Esc>tocontinue.
2100
InitializationerroronHDD0(Mainharddiskdrive)
FRUoraction,insequence
1.IftheAccessPredesktopAreahasbeenpreviously
disabled,thengototheBIOSSetupUtilityby
pressingF1toopentheBIOSSetupUtility .Select
Security➙PredesktopArea➙AccessPredesktop
Area.SetthisitemtoDisabled.Saveandexit.
2.IftheAccessPredesktopAreahasnotbeen
previouslydisabled,pressEntertoloadAccess
PredesktopArea.ThenrunRECOVERTOFACTORY
CONTENTSinAccessPredesktopArea.
3.Ifitem2failed,pressF3intheWelcomescreenin
RECOVERTOFACTORYCONTENTS.RunFDISK,
andthendeleteallpartitions.RunRECOVERTO
FACTORYCONTENTSinAccessPredesktopArea
again.
4.Ifitem3failed,selectCD-ROMbootinStartupin
AccessPredesktopArea.BootfromtheRecovery
CDandperformfullrecoveryfromit.
5.Ifitem4failed,replacetheharddiskdrive.
Removeallbutthereaderthatyousetupforthe
authentication.
InstallDIMMinSlot-0,butnotinSlot-1.
Note:FortheconstructionoftheDIMMslot,see“1040
DIMM”onpage64
1.Undockdockingstationorportreplicatorifitis
attachedtotheThinkPadNotebook.
2.PlacetheThinkPadNotebookonahorizontalsurface.
Donotapplyanyphysicalshocktothecomputer.
3.RunDiagnostics➙ThinkPadDevices➙HDD
ActiveProtectionT est.
Informthefollowinginformationtothecustomer:Ifin
theprimarybaythecustomerisusinganon-IBMor
non-Lenovoharddiskdrive(HDD),oranoldgeneration
IBMHDDwhichisnotsupportedbythissystem,with
theriskinmind,thecustomercanstilluseitbypressing
ESC.Ifintheprimarydrivebaythecustomerisusinga
supportedIBM/LenovoHDDwithanoldrmware,the
customerneedstoupdateitsrmwaretothelatest.The
latestversionisavailableat
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Informthefollowinginformationtothecustomer:Ifthe
customerisusinganonqualiedSSDwhichisnot
supportedbythissystem,withtheriskinmind,the
customercanstilluseitbypressingESC.Locationofthe
SSDisdesignatedasbelow:
2010:HDD0(inHDDslot-0)
2011:HDD1(inHDDslot-1)
2012:Ultrabay™withHDDadapter
1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.
2.Mainharddiskdrive.
3.Systemboard.
.
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Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)
Symptomorerror
2102
InitializationerroronHDD1(Ultrabayharddiskdrive)
2110
ReaderroronHDD0(Mainharddiskdrive)
2112
ReaderroronHDD1(Ultrabayharddiskdrive)
Errormessages
Table3.Errormessages
FRUoraction,insequence
1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.
2.Ultrabayharddiskdrive.
3.Systemboard.
1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.
2.Mainharddiskdrive.
3.Systemboard.
1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.
2.Ultrabayharddiskdrive.
3.Systemboard.
Symptomorerror
Deviceaddressconict.
Allocationerrorfordevice.
Failingbits:nnnn.1.DIMM.
Invalidsystemcongurationdata.
I/OdeviceIRQconict.1.Load“SetupDefaults”intheBIOSSetupUtility.
Hibernationerror.1.Restorethesystemcongurationtowhatitwas
Fanerror.1.Fan.
Thermalsensingerror.
FRUoraction,insequence
1.Load“SetupDefaults”intheBIOSSetupUtility.
2.Backupbattery.
3.Systemboard.
1.Load“SetupDefaults”intheBIOSSetupUtility.
2.Backupbattery.
3.Systemboard.
2.Systemboard.
1.DIMM.
2.Systemboard.
2.Backupbattery.
3.Systemboard.
beforethecomputerenteredhibernationmode.
2.Ifmemorysizehasbeenchanged,re-createthe
hibernationle.
2.Thermalgrease.
3.Systemboard.
Systemboard.
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Table3.Errormessages(continued)
Symptomorerror
Cannotbootfromanydevice.Checkthestatusofdevicewhichyouwanttoboot
FRUoraction,insequence
from.
Devicenotfound.
1.Thedeviceyouwanttobootfrom.
2.Systemboard.
DeviceError.
1.Thedeviceyouwanttobootfrom.
2.Systemboard.
Novalidoperatingsystem.
1.Checkthattheoperatingsystemhasnofailureandis
installedcorrectly.
2.Reinstalltheoperationsystem.
Excludedfrombootorder.
•EntertheBIOSSetupUtilityandaddthedeviceinboot
order.
Beepsymptoms
Table4.Beepsymptoms
Symptomorerror
Onebeepandablank,unreadable,orashingLCD.1.ReseattheLCDconnector.
Onelongandtwoshortbeeps,andablankorunreadable
LCD.
Twoshortbeepswitherrorcodes.
Twoshortbeepsandablankscreen.
Twoormorebeeps,oracontinuousbeep.Operating
systemstartssuccessfully.
Threeshortbeeps,pause,threemoreshortbeeps,and
oneshortbeep.
Oneshortbeep,pause,threeshortbeeps,pause,three
moreshortbeeps,andoneshortbeep.
Onlythecursorappears.
Fourcyclesoffourshortbeepsandablankscreen.
Fiveshortbeepsandablankscreen.
FRUoraction,insequence
2.LCDassembly.
3.ExternalCRT .
4.Systemboard.
1.Systemboard.
2.LCDassembly.
3.DIMM.
POSTerror .See“Numericerrorcodes”onpage43.
1.Systemboard.
2.DIMM.
Ifamini-PCIEthernetcardisinstalled,conrmthatAlert
OnLAN2inBIOSSetupUtilityisdisabled.
1.DIMM.
2.Systemboard.
Reinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Systemboard(securitychip)
Systemboard
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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.Makesurethateveryconnectorisconnected
tightlyandcorrectly.
2.DIMM.
3.Systemboard.
1.ReseatDIMM.
2.Systemboard.
TypethepasswordandpressEnter.
pressEnter.
LCD-relatedsymptoms
Important:TheTFTLCDforthenotebookcomputercontainsmanythin-lmtransistors(TFTs).Thepresenceofa
smallnumberofdotsthataremissing,discolored,oralwayslightedischaracteristicofTFTLCDtechnology,but
excessivepixelproblemscancauseviewingconcerns.
IftheLCDyouareservicinghastwoorlessvisibledefectivepixels,itshouldnotbeconsideredfaulty.However,ifthe
LCDhasthreeormorevisibledefectivepixels,itwillbedeemedasdefectivebyLenovoanditshouldbereplaced.
Notes:
•ThispolicyappliestoallThinkPadNotebookspurchasedon1January,2008orlater.
•LenovowillnotprovidereplacementiftheLCDiswithinspecicationaswecannotguaranteethatany
replacementLCDwillhavezeropixeldefects.
•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.
Whenanalyzinganintermittentproblem,dothefollowing:
1.Runthediagnostictestforthesystemboardinloopmodeatleast10times.
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2.Ifnoerrorisdetected,donotreplaceanyFRUs.
3.Ifanyerrorisdetected,replacetheFRUshownbytheFRUcode.Rerunthetesttoverifythatno
moreerrorsexist.
Undeterminedproblems
Ifthediagnostictestsdidnotidentifytheadapterordevicethathasfailed,ifwrongdevicesareinstalled,
orifthesystemsimplyisnotoperating,followtheseprocedurestoisolatethefailingFRU(donotisolate
FRUsthathavenodefects).
Verifythatallattacheddevicesaresupportedbythecomputer.
Verifythatthepowersupplybeingusedatthetimeofthefailureisoperatingcorrectly.(See“Powersystem
checkout”onpage33.)
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.VisuallycheckeachFRUfordamage.ReplaceanydamagedFRU.
3.Removeordisconnectallofthefollowingdevices:
a.Non- ThinkPaddevices
b.Devicesattachedtothedockingstationortheportreplicator
c.Printer,mouse,andotherexternaldevices
d.Batterypack
e.Harddiskdrive
f.Externaldiskettedriveoropticaldrive
g.DIMM
h.Opticaldiskordisketteintheinternaldrive
i.PCCards
4.Turnonthecomputer.
5.Determinewhethertheproblemhasbeensolved.
6.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,reconnecttheremoveddevicesoneatatimeuntilyoundthefailingFRU.
7.Iftheproblemremains,replacethefollowingFRUsoneatatime(donotreplaceanondefectiveFRU):
a.Systemboard
b.LCDassembly
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Chapter5.Statusindicators
Thischapterpresentsthesystemstatusindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthecomputer.
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Table7.Statusindicators
IndicatorMeaning
1
WirelessLANstatus
Green:
ThewirelessLANfeatureison,andtheradiolinkisreadyforuse,
orthedataisbeingtransmitted.
Blinking
Dataisbeingtransmitted(forsomemodels).
green:
2
Wirelessstatus
Green:WirelessPAN(BluetoothwirelessorWirelessUSB)isoperational.
ThisindicatorisonwhenWirelessP ANisonandnotinsuspend
mode,orthedataisbeingtransmitted.
Blinking
Dataisbeingtransmitted(forsomemodels).
green:
3
Driveinuse
Green:
Dataisbeingreadfromorwrittentotheharddiskdrive,the
diskettedrive,orthedriveintheSerialUltrabaySlimdevice.When
thisindicatorison,donotputthecomputerintosleep(standby)
modeorturnoffthecomputer.
Note:Donotmovethesystemwhilethegreendrive-in-uselightison.Suddenphysical
shockcouldcausedriveerrors.
4
Fingerprintreader
status
Green:
Blinking
Thengerprintreaderisreadytoswipe.
Thengerprintisbeingauthenticatedorhasbeenauthenticated.
green:
Blinking
Thengerprintcouldnotbeauthenticated.
amber:
5
Batterystatus
Green:
Thebatteryisbeingchargedwhenitschargelevelisbetween
80%and100%.Orthebatteryisbeingdischargedwhenits
chargelevelisbetween0%and80%.
Blinkinggreen:
Thebatterychargelevelisbetween20%and80%,andthe
batteryisbeingcharged.
Orange:
Thebatterychargelevelisbetween5%and20%,andthe
batteryisbeingdischarged.
Blinkingorange
(slow):
Blinkingorange
(rapid):
Thebatterychargelevelisbetween5%and20%,andthe
batteryisbeingcharged.
Thebatterychargelevelisbetween0%and5%,andthebattery
isbeingcharged.
6
Sleep(standby)
status
Green:Thecomputerisinsleep(standby)mode.
Blinking
green:
Thecomputerisenteringsleep(standby)modeorhibernationmode,
orisresumingnormaloperation.
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Chapter6.Fnkeycombinations
ThefollowingtableshowsthefunctionofeachcombinationofFnwithafunctionkey.
Table8.Fnkeycombinations
KeycombinationDescription
Fn+F1Reserved.
Fn+F2Lockthecomputer.
Fn+F3
Fn+F4
Fn+F5
Fn+F6
Fn+F7
Selectapowerplan(inWindowsXP ,powerscheme)thathasbeencreatedbyPowerManager,
oradjustthepowerlevelbyusingtheslidercontrol.Whenyoupressthiscombination,a
panelforselectingapowerplan(powerscheme)appears.
Notes:
1.T ousetheFn+F3keycombination,youmusthavetheThinkPadPMdevicedriver
installedonthecomputer.
2.IfyouhaveloggedonwithanadministratoruserID,andyoupressFn+F3,thepanelfor
selectingapowerplan(powerscheme)appears.Ifyouhaveloggedonwithanotheruser
ID,andyoupressFn+F3,thepaneldoesnotappear .
3.Y oucannotturnoffthecomputerdisplaybypressingFn+F3.
Putthecomputerinsleep(standby)mode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkey
only,withoutpressingafunctionkey.
Notes:
1.T ousetheFn+F4keycombination,youmusthavetheThinkPadPMdevicedriver
installedonthecomputer.
2.Ifyouwanttousethecombinationtoputthecomputerintohibernationmodeor
do-nothingmode(inWindowsXP ,shutthecomputerdownorshowthepanelforturning
offthecomputer),changethesettingsinthePowerManager.
Enableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeaturesandtheBluetoothfeatures.Ifyou
pressFn+F5,alistofwirelessfeaturesisdisplayed.Y oucanquicklychangethepowerstate
ofeachfeatureinthelist.
Notes:IfyouwanttouseFn+F5toenablethewirelessfeature,thefollowingdevicedrivers
mustbeinstalledonthecomputerbeforehand:
•ThinkPadPowerManagementdriver
•OnScreenDisplayUtility
•Wirelessdevicedrivers
Changethecameraandaudiosettings.
Applyapresentationschemedirectly,withnoneedtostartPresentationDirector.
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TodisablethisfunctionandusetheFn+F7keycombinationforswitchingadisplayoutput
location,startPresentationDirector,andchangethesettings.
Note:IfthecomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportpresentationschemes,but
theFn+F7combinationisavailableforswitchingadisplayoutputlocation.
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Table8.Fnkeycombinations(continued)
KeycombinationDescription
ForWindows7:
Switchadisplayoutputlocation
•Computerdisplayonly(LCD)
•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(sameimage)
•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(extendeddesktop)
•Externalmonitoronly
Note:Toswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor,theWin+Pkey
combinationisalsoavailable.
ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:
Switchadisplayoutputlocation
•Externalmonitor
•Computerdisplay(LCD)andexternalmonitor
•Computerdisplay(LCD)
Notes:
1.Thisfunctionisnotsupportedifdifferentdesktopimagesaredisplayedonthecomputer
displayandtheexternalmonitor(theExtenddesktopfunction).
2.ThisfunctiondoesnotworkwhileaDVDmovieoravideoclipisplaying.
Toenablethisfunction,startPresentationDirector,andchangetheFn+F7settings.
Note:MultipleuserscanlogontoasingleoperatingsystembyusingdifferentuserIDs.Each
userneedstochangethesettings.
Fn+F8
Fn+F9
Fn+F10Reserved.
Fn+F11Reserved.
Fn+F12Putthecomputerintohibernationmode.T oreturntonormaloperation,pressthepower
Fn+HomeThecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.
Fn+EndThecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.
Fn+SpacebarEnabletheFullScreenMagnierfunction.
Fn+PrtScHasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkey.
Fn+ScrLk
Fn+Pause
Fn+cursorkeys
Changethesettingsoftheinputdevice.
OpentheThinkPadEasyEjectUtilityscreen.Buttonsforthefollowingchoicesaredisplayed:
•EjectThinkPadPCfromUltraBase:ThisbuttonisdisplayedonlyiftheThinkPad
computerhasbeenattachedtoaThinkPadX200UltraBase.Thecomputercanbe
detachedfromtheThinkPadX200UltraBase.
•RunEasyEjectActions:Thisbuttonisusedtoselect,stop,orremoveexternaldevices
connectedtotheThinkPadcomputer.
•CongureEasyEjectActions:OpenstheThinkPadEasyEjectUtilitymainwindow.
•Fn+F9Settings:ConguresthesettingsfortheFn+F9function.
Note:IfthecomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupporttheEasyEjectUtilityfunction.
buttonforlessthanfourseconds.
Note:TouseFn+F12forhibernation,youmusthavetheThinkPadPMdevicedriverinstalled
onthecomputer.
Enableordisablethenumerickeypad.
HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkey.
ThesekeycombinationsworkwithWindowsMediaPlayer.Fn+downarrowkeyworksforthe
PlayorPausebutton,Fn+uparrowkeyfortheStopbutton,Fn+rightarrowkeyfortheNext
Trackbutton,andFn+leftarrowkeyforthePreviousTrackbutton.
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Chapter7.FRUreplacementnotices
ExternalCRUstatementtocustomers:
Someproblemswithyourproductcanberesolvedwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called
a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasSelf-serviceCRUsandothers
aredesignatedasOptional-serviceCRUs.InstallationofSelf-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility;youmay
requestthatLenovoinstallsanOptional-serviceCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.
WhereyouareinstallingtheCRU,LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacement
instructionsareshippedwithyourproductandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.Y oumay
ndalistofCRUsinthepublicationsthatshipwithyourproductorathttp://www.lenovo.com/CRUs.You
mayberequiredtoreturnthedefectivepartthatisreplacedbytheCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)return
instructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)you
maybechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethedefectivepartwithinthirty(30)days
ofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.
Thischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingandreplacingparts.Readthischaptercarefullybefore
replacinganyFRU.
Screwnotices
Loosescrewscancauseareliabilityproblem.IntheThinkPadNotebook,thisproblemisaddressedwith
specialnylon-coatedscrewsthathavethefollowingcharacteristics:
•Theymaintaintightconnections.
•Theydonoteasilycomeloose,evenwithshockorvibration.
•Theyarehardertotighten.
•Eachoneshouldbeusedonlyonce.
Dothefollowingwhenyouservicethismachine:
•Keepthescrewkit(fortheP/N,see“Miscellaneousparts”onpage125
•Alwaysusenewscrews.
•Useatorquescrewdriverifyouhaveone.
Tightenscrewsasfollows:
•Plastictoplastic
Turnanadditional90degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceoftheplasticpart:
•Logiccardtoplastic
Turnanadditional180degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceofthelogiccard:
)inyourtoolbag.
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•T orquedriver
Ifyouhaveatorquedriver,refertothe“Torque”columnforeachstep.
•Makesurethatyouusethecorrectscrew.Ifyouhaveatorquescrewdriver,tightenallscrewsrmlytothe
torqueshowninthetable.Neveruseascrewthatyouremoved.Useanewone.Makesurethatall
ofthescrewsaretightenedrmly.
•Ensuretorquescrewdriversarecalibratedcorrectlyfollowingcountryspecications.
Retainingserialnumbers
Thissectionincludesthefollowingdescriptions:
•“Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit”onpage56
•“RetainingtheUUID”onpage57
•“ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation”onpage57
Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit
Whenthecomputerwasmanufactured,theEEPROMonthesystemboardwasloadedwiththeserial
numbersofthesystemandallmajorcomponents.Thesenumbersneedtoremainthesamethroughout
thelifeofthecomputer.
Ifyoureplacethesystemboard,youmustrestoretheserialnumberofthesystemunittoitsoriginalvalue.
Beforereplacingthesystemboard,savetheoriginalserialnumberbydoingthefollowing:
1.InstalltheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlater,andrestartthe
computer.
2.Fromthemainmenu,select1.SetSystemIdentication.
3.Select2.ReadS/NdatafromEEPROM.
Theserialnumberofeachdeviceinyourcomputerisdisplayed;theserialnumberofthesystemunitis
listedasfollows:
•20:Serialnumber
Writedownthatnumber.
Note:Theserialnumberofthesystemunitisalsowrittenonthelabelattachedtothebottomofthecomputer.
Afteryouhavereplacedthesystemboard,restoretheserialnumberbydoingthefollowing:
1.InstalltheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlaterandrestartthe
computer.
2.Fromthemainmenu,select1.SetSystemIdentication.
3.Select1.AddS/NdatafromEEPROM.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
IftheMTMandProductIDnumbersdifferfromeachotherontherearlabel,usewhatisshownforthe
ProductIDeld.Seeexamplebelow:
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MTMonrearlabel:
TTTT-CTOS/NSSSSSSS
ProductIDonrearlabel:
Intheexample,theSerialNumbertobeinputis“1STTTTMMMSSSSSSS”.
TTTT-MMM(UsethisnumberwhensettingSerial
Number)
RetainingtheUUID
TheUniversallyUniqueIdentier(UUID)isa128-bitnumberuniquelyassignedtoyourcomputerat
productionandstoredintheEEPROMofyoursystemboard.Thealgorithmthatgeneratesthenumberis
designedtoprovideuniqueIDsuntiltheyearA.D.3400.Notwocomputersintheworldhavethesame
number.
Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,youmustsettheUUIDonthenewsystemboardasfollows:
1.InstalltheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlater,andrestartthe
computer.
2.Fromthemainmenu,select4.AssignUUID.AnewUUIDiscreatedandwritten.IfavalidUUIDalready
exists,itisnotoverwritten.
ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation
InformationonEngineeringChangeAnnouncements(ECA)arestoredintheEEPROMofthesystemboard.
TheelectronicstorageofthisinformationsimpliestheproceduretocheckiftheECAhasbeenpreviously
appliedtoamachine.ThemachinedoesnotneedtobedisassembledtocheckfortheECAapplication.
TocheckwhatECAshavebeenpreviouslyappliedtothemachine,usetheECAInformationRead/Write
functionontheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlater.
1.InserttheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlater,andrestartthe
computer.
2.Fromthemainmenu,select6.SetECAInformation.
3.ToreadECAinformation,select2.ReadECA/reworknumberfromEEPROMandfollowthe
instruction.
4.Toreadboxbuilddate,select5.ReadboxbuilddatefromEEPROM,andfollowtheinstructionon
thescreen.
AfteranECAhasbeenappliedtothemachine,theEEPROMmustbeupdatedtoreecttheECA's
application.UsetheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlatertoupdatethe
EEPROM.
Note:OnlytheECAnumberisstoredintheEEPROM.ThemachinetypeoftheECAisassumedbethesame
asthemachinetypeofthemachinethathadtheECAappliedtoit.
1.InserttheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlater,andrestartthe
computer.
2.Fromthemainmenu,select6.SetECAInformation.
3.TowriteECAinformation,select1.WriteECA/reworknumberfromEEPROM,andfollowthe
instruction.
4.Towriteboxbuilddate,select4.WriteboxbuilddatefromEEPROM,andfollowtheinstructionon
thescreen.
Ifthesystemboardisbeingreplaced,trytoreadtheECAinformationfromtheoldsystemboardandtransfer
theinformationtothenewsystem.Ifthesystemboardisinoperable,thiswillnotbepossible.
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Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU
ExternalCRUstatementtocustomers:
Someproblemswithyourproductcanberesolvedwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called
a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasSelf-serviceCRUsandothers
aredesignatedasOptional-serviceCRUs.InstallationofSelf-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility;youmay
requestthatLenovoinstallsanOptional-serviceCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.
WhereyouareinstallingtheCRU,LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacement
instructionsareshippedwithyourproductandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.Y oumay
ndalistofCRUsinthepublicationsthatshipwithyourproductorathttp://www.lenovo.com/CRUs.You
mayberequiredtoreturnthedefectivepartthatisreplacedbytheCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)return
instructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)you
maybechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethedefectivepartwithinthirty(30)days
ofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.
ThischapterpresentsdirectionsanddrawingsforuseinremovingandreplacingaFRU.Besuretoobserve
thefollowinggeneralrules:
1.Donottrytoserviceanycomputerunlessyouhavebeentrainedandcertied.Anuntrainedpersonruns
theriskofdamagingparts.
2.BeforereplacinganyFRU,reviewChapter7“FRUreplacementnotices”onpage55.
3.BeginbyremovinganyFRUsthathavetoberemovedbeforereplacingthefailingFRU.AnysuchFRUs
arelistedatthetopofeachFRUreplacementpage.Removethemintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.
4.FollowthecorrectsequenceinthestepsforremovingaFRU,asgiveninthedrawingsbythenumbers
insquarecallouts.
5.WhenturningascrewtoreplaceaFRU,turnitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.
6.WhenremovingaFRU,moveitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.
7.ToputthenewFRUinplace,reversetheremovalprocedureandfollowanynotesthatpertainto
replacement.Forinformationaboutconnectingandarranginginternalcables,seeChapter9“Locations”
onpage105.
8.WhenreplacingaFRU,usethecorrectscrew(s)asshownintheprocedures.
DANGER
BeforeremovinganyFRU,turnoffthecomputer ,unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets,
removethebatterypack,andthendisconnectanyinterconnectingcables.
Attention:AfterreplacingaFRU,donotturnonthecomputeruntilyouhavemadesurethatallscrews,
springs,andothersmallpartsareinplaceandnonearelooseinsidethecomputer.Verifythisbyshaking
thecomputergentlyandlisteningforrattlingsounds.Metallicpartsormetalakescancauseelectrical
shortcircuits.
Attention:Thesystemboardissensitiveto,andcanbedamagedby,electrostaticdischarge.Before
touchingit,establishpersonalgroundingbytouchingagroundpointwithonehandorbyusingan
electrostaticdischarge(ESD)strap(P/N6405959).
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BeforeservicingThinkPadX220TabletandX220iT abletmodels
RemovingtheSIMcard:
SomemodelsoftheThinkPadX220TabletandX220iT abletyouareservicingmighthavetheSIMcardthatthe
customerhasbeeninstalled.
IfthecomputeryouareservicinghastheSIMcard,removeitbeforeyoustarttheservicing.
ToremovetheSIMcard,youneedtoremovethebatterypackrst.(See“1020Batterypack”onpage61.)
Afteryounishtheservicing,makesurethatyouinsertthecardbackintotheslotrmly.
Noticeondisconnectingacablefromaip-lockZIFconnector:
SomecablesusedinThinkPadX220T abletandX220iT abletmodelsareconnectedtoip-lockZIFconnectors.
Whendisconnectingacablefromaip-lockZIFconnector,doasshowninthefollowinggure.
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1010Digitizerpen
Table9.Removalstepsofdigitizerpen
1020Batterypack
Importantnoticeforreplacingabatterypack:
LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox(inWindows7)hasanautomaticbatterydiagnosticthatdeterminesifthe
batterypackisdefective.AbatterypackFRUshouldnotbereplacedunlessthisdiagnosticshowsthat
thebatteryisdefective.
Theonlyexceptiontothisisifthebatterypackisphysicallydamagedoracustomerisreportingapossible
safetyissue.
IfLenovoThinkVantageT oolboxisnotinstalledinthecomputer,thecustomershoulddownloadthisprogram
beforeanon-physicallydamagedbatterypackisreplaced.Notethataphysicallydamagedbatterypackisa
non-warrantyreplacementpart.
DANGER
Useonlythebatteryspeciedinthepartslistforyourcomputer .Anyotherbatterycouldignite
orexplode.
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Table10.Removalstepsofbatterypack
Slidetheleftbatterylatchtotheunlockedposition1,andthenholdtherightbatterylatchtotheunlockedposition
untilyouremovethebattery
2.
Wheninstalling:
Installthebatterypackalongthesliderailsoftheslot.Makesurethattheleftbatteryreleaseleverisinthelocked
position.
1030Harddiskdrive(HDD)andsolidstatedrive(SSD)
Foraccess,removethisFRU:
•“1020Batterypack”onpage61
Attention:
•Donotdroptheharddiskdriveorapplyanyphysicalshocktoit.Theharddiskdriveissensitiveto
•Beforeremovingthedrive,havetheusermakeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonitifpossible.
•Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperatingorisinsuspendmode.
physicalshock.Improperhandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.
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Table11.Removalstepsofharddiskdriveandsolidstatedrive
Note:Loosenthescrew1.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
Harddiskdrivescrew,M3×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)
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Table11.Removalstepsofharddiskdriveandsolidstatedrive(continued)
HDDandHDDrubberrails:
SSDandSSDspacers:
Wheninstalling:
Rubberrailsontheharddiskdriveorspacersonthesolidstatedrivemustbeattachedtothereplacementdrive.
Otherwisethedrivecannotbeinstalledproperly.
1040DIMM
Foraccess,removethisFRU:
•“1020Batterypack”onpage61
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Table12.RemovalstepsofDIMM
RemovetheDIMMslotcoverasshowninthefollowinggure.
Note:Loosenthescrews1.
Note:IfonlyoneDIMMisusedonthecomputeryouareservicing,thecardmustbeinstalledinSLOT -0a,but
notinSLOT -1b.
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Table12.RemovalstepsofDIMM(continued)
Wheninstalling:
InsertthenotchedendoftheDIMMintothesocket.PresstheDIMMrmly,andpivotituntilitsnapsintoplace.
Makesurethatitisrmlyinstalledintheslotanddoesnotmoveeasily.
1050Hingecaps
Foraccess,removethisFRU:
•“1020Batterypack”onpage61
Table13.Removalstepsofhingecaps
OpentheLCDunit,andthenremovethehingecap.
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1060Keyboard
Foraccess,removethisFRU:
•“1020Batterypack”onpage61
Table14.Removalstepsofkeyboard
Removethescrews1.
Step
1
Icon
Screw(quantity)Color
M2×6mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)
Black0.181Nm
Torque
(1.85kgfcm)
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Table14.Removalstepsofkeyboard(continued)
Slightlypressthekeyboardandslideitalittlebitforward,inthedirectionshownbyarrow
edgeofthekeyboardfromtheframe.Then,liftupthekeyboardinthedirectionshownbyarrow
2,todetachthefront
3.
Liftthekeyboardalittleinthedirectionshownbyarrow5,andthendetachtheconnector4.
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Table14.Removalstepsofkeyboard(continued)
Wheninstalling:
1.Attachthekeyboardconnectorrmly.
2.Makesurethatthekeyboardedgeisundertheframeasshowninthefollowinggure.Thenpressthekeysto
latchthekeyboardrmlyinplace.
3.Gentlypressthekeyswithyourpalmsandslightlyslidethekeyboardtowardyouuntilitsnapsintoposition.
4.Securethekeyboardbytighteningthescrewsfromthebottomsideofthecomputer.
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1070Palmrest
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1020Batterypack”onpage61
•“1060Keyboard”onpage67
Table15.Removalstepsofpalmrest
Step
1
Icon
Screw(quantity)Color
M2×6mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(5)
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Table15.Removalstepsofpalmrest(continued)
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Table15.Removalstepsofpalmrest(continued)
Wheninstalling:
Whenyouattachthepalmrest,doasfollows:
1.Attachthetouchpadconnectorrmlytothesystemboard.
2.Presstheleftandrighttopedgesofthepalmresttotitintoplace.
3.Pushthefrontsideofthepalmrestuntilitclicksintoplace.
4.ClosetheLCDcoverandturnthecomputerover.Andthenfastenthevescrewstosecurethepalmrest.
1080Backupbattery
DANGER
Useonlythebatteryspeciedinthepartslistforyourcomputer .Anyotherbatterycouldignite
orexplode.
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1020Batterypack”onpage61
•“1060Keyboard”onpage67
•“1070Palmrest”onpage70
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Table16.Removalstepsofbackupbattery
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Table16.Removalstepsofbackupbattery(continued)
Wheninstalling:
Makesurethatthebatteryconnectorisattachedrmly .
1090PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1020Batterypack”onpage61
•“1060Keyboard”onpage67
•“1070Palmrest”onpage70
Table17.RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX
Instep1,unplugthejacksbyusingtheremovaltoolantennaRFconnector(P/N:08K7159)orpicktheconnectors
withyourngersandgentlyunplugtheminthedirectionshownbythearrow.
Note:Somemodelsmighthavethreeantennacables.
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Table17.RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX(continued)
StepScrew(quantity)Color
2
M2×3.5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)Silver
Torque
0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)
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Table17.RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX(continued)
Wheninstalling
•InmodelswithawirelessLANcardthathastwoantennaconnectors,plugthegraycableintothejacklabeled
MAINorMonthecard,andtheblackcableintothejacklabeledAUXorA.Ifthecomputeryouareservicinghas
threecables,putthewhitecableinthecableprotectiontube.
•InmodelswithawirelessLANcardthathasthreeantennaconnecotrs,plugthegraycable(MAIN)intothe
jacklabeledTR1,thewhitecable(third)intothejacklabeledROorTR3,andtheblackcable(AUX)intothe
jacklabeledTR2onthecard.
1100PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1020Batterypack”onpage61
•“1060Keyboard”onpage67
•“1070Palmrest”onpage70
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Table18.RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN
Instep1,unplugthejacksbyusingtheremovaltoolantennaRFconnector(P/N:08K7159)orpicktheconnectors
withyourngersandgentlyunplugtheminthedirectionofthearrow.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
2
M2×3.5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)Silver
Torque
0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)
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Table18.RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN(continued)
Wheninstalling:
Whenyouinstallthecard,plugtheredcableintothejacklabeledMAINonthecard,andthebluecableintothe
jacklabeledAUX.
IfthecomputeryouareservicingisthewirelessWAN-readymodel,puttheantennacablesinthecableprotection
tubeandplacethemasshowninthefollowinggure.
1110Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2.1)
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
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•“1020Batterypack”onpage61
•“1060Keyboard”onpage67
•“1070Palmrest”onpage70
Table19.RemovalstepsofBluetoothdaughtercard
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
Wheninstalling:
Makesurethattheconnector
M2×3.5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)Silver
2isattachedrmly.
1120Keyboardbezel
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Digitizerpen”onpage61
•“1020Batterypack”onpage61
•“1060Keyboard”onpage67
Torque
0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)
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•“1070Palmrest”onpage70
Table20.Removalstepsofkeyboardbezel
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
2
M2×6mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(3)
M2×3.5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)Silver
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)
0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)
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Table20.Removalstepsofkeyboardbezel(continued)
StepScrew(quantity)Color
3
M2×2mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(4)
RotatetheLCDunitasshowninthefollowinggure.
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)
Instep5,detachtheclaws.Thenremovethekeyboardbezelinthedirectionshownbyarrow6.
Attention:Whenyouservicethekeyboardbezel,avoidanykindofroughhandling.
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Table20.Removalstepsofkeyboardbezel(continued)
Wheninstalling:
Makesurethatalltheclawsareattachedrmly.
1130LCDassembly
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Digitizerpen”onpage61
•“1020Batterypack”onpage61
•“1050Hingecaps”onpage66
•“1060Keyboard”onpage67
•“1070Palmrest”onpage70
•“1090PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX”onpage74
•“1100PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN”onpage76
•“1120Keyboardbezel”onpage79
Table21.RemovalstepsofLCDassembly
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2.5×6mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)
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Table21.RemovalstepsofLCDassembly(continued)
StepScrew(quantity)Color
2
M2.5×6mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)
Black0.392Nm
Beforestep3,stripoffthetapessecuringtheantennacables,andreleasethecablesfromthecableguides
oftheframe.
Torque
(4kgfcm)
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Table21.RemovalstepsofLCDassembly(continued)
Wheninstalling:
•Makesurethatyouattachtheconnectorsrmly.
•Makesurethatyouroutethecablescorrectlyandyoutapeupthecablesintheproperpositionsasshownin
thefollowinggure.
•Whenyouroutethecables,makesurethattheyarenotsubjectedtoanytension.Tensioncouldcausethecables
tobedamagedbythecableguides,orawiretobebroken.
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1140DC-inconnector,basecover,fan,digitizerpencase,andpen
switchassembly
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Digitizerpen”onpage61
•“1020Batterypack”onpage61
•“1050Hingecaps”onpage66
•“1060Keyboard”onpage67
•“1070Palmrest”onpage70
•“1090PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX”onpage74
•“1100PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN”onpage76
•“1110Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2.1)”onpage78
•“1120Keyboardbezel”onpage79
•“1130LCDassembly”onpage82
Table22.RemovalstepsofDC-inconnector,basecover,fan,digitizerpencase,andpenswitchassembly
Removethetopshieldingassemblyatrst.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
2
M1.6x3+4.2Amm,shouldersocket-head,nylon-coated(1)
M2x3.5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)Silver
Black0.181Nm
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Torque
(1.85kgfcm)
0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)
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Table22.RemovalstepsofDC-inconnector,basecover,fan,digitizerpencase,andpenswitchassembly(continued)
StepScrew(quantity)Color
4
M2×3.5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(4)Silver
Torque
0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)
Wheninstalling:
Makesurethatthewirelessswitchisadjustedasshownbycallouta.
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Table22.RemovalstepsofDC-inconnector,basecover,fan,digitizerpencase,andpenswitchassembly(continued)
Turnthesystemboardover ,andthendisconnecttheDC-inconnector,thefanconnector,andthepenswitch
connectorfromthesystemboard.
Disconnectthefanassemblyfromthesystemboard.
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Table22.RemovalstepsofDC-inconnector,basecover,fan,digitizerpencase,andpenswitchassembly(continued)
StepScrew(quantity)Color
11
M2×3.5mm,at-head,nylon-coated(1)Silver
Torque
0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)
Wheninstalling:
•Beforeyouattachthefanassemblytothecomputer,applythermalgrease,atanamountof0.2grams,onthe
partmarkedaasinthefollowinggure.Eithertoomuchortoolessapplicationofgreasecancauseathermal
problemduetoimperfectcontactwithacomponent.Youneedtopeelthethinlmofffromtherubberb.
•MakesurethattheDC-inconnector,thefanconnector,andthepenswitchconnectorareattachedtothesystem
boardrmly.
Applyinglabelstothebasecover:
ThenewbasecoverFRUisshippedwithakitcontaininglabelsofseveralkinds.
Whenyoureplacethebasecover,youneedtoapplythefollowinglabels:
19
20
Homologationlabel
Productlabel
Thefollowinglabelsneedtobepeeledofffromtheoldbasecover,andneedtobeputonthenewbasecover.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Chinatelecomlabel
WindowsCerticateofAuthenticationlabel(COA)
SIMlabel
BTYwordlabel
Assettag
IMEIlabel
BrazilWWANlabel
Wirelesscardlabel(onlyforBrazil)
ModemAMOMlabel
MEDEMlabel(onlyforPRCmodel)
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1 2 3 4
5
6
7
8
10
14
1516
24
23
22
17
18
19
20
21
9
11
12
13
25
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
25
Bluetoothlabel
ChinaWWANlabel
SIRIMlabelorPOSTELlabel
Non-encryptionlabel(fornon- TPMmodel)orRatinglabel(onlyforIndonesia)
ATWirelessLANMACaddresslabel
Vodafonelabel
FCClabel
Serialnumberlabel
FCC-IDlabelforcontactlesssmartcardmodel
Israellabel(67.8mmx27.9mm)
Israellabel(72.2mmx29.7mm)
Israellabel(76.2mmx31.8mm)
EthernetlabelorOnboardLANMAVaddresslabel
Forsomemodels,youneedtoapplytwoFCClabels,17and21.Checktheoldbasecover;ifithas
twoFCClabels,applybothtothenewbasecover.
Forthelocationofeachlabel,referthefollowinggure:
1150SystemboardandExpressCardslotassemblies
Importantnoticesforhandlingthesystemboard:
Whenhandlingthesystemboard,bearthefollowinginmind.
•Thesystemboardhasanaccelerometer,whichcanbebrokenifseveralthousandsofG-forcesareapplied.
Note:Droppingasystemboardfromaheightofaslittleas6inchessothatitfallsatonahardbench
cansubjecttheaccelerometertoasmuchas6,000G'sofshock.
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•Becarefulnottodropthesystemboardonabenchtopthathasahardsurface,suchasmetal,wood,or
composite.
•Ifasystemboardisdropped,youmusttestit,usingPC-DoctorforDOS,tomakesurethattheHDD
ActiveProtectionSystem™stillfunctions.
Note:IfthetestshowsthattheHDDActiveProtectionSystemisnotfunctioning,besuretodocumentthe
dropinarejectreport,andreplacethesystemboard.
•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.
•Ateverypointintheprocess,besurenottodroporstackthesystemboard.
•Ifyouputasystemboarddown,besuretoputitonlyonapaddedsurfacesuchasanESDmatora
corrugatedconductivesurface.
Afterreplacingthesystemboard,runPC-DoctorforDOStomakesurethattheHDDActiveProtection
Systemstillfunctions.Theprocedureisasfollows:
1.Placethecomputeronahorizontalsurface.
2.RunDiagnostics➙ThinkPadDevices➙HDDActiveProtectionTest.
Attention:Donotapplyphysicalshocktothecomputerwhilethetestisrunning.
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Digitizerpen”onpage61
•“1020Batterypack”onpage61
•“1050Hingecaps”onpage66
•“1060Keyboard”onpage67
•“1070Palmrest”onpage70
•“1090PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX”onpage74
•“1100PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN”onpage76
•“1110Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2.1)”onpage78
•“1120Keyboardbezel”onpage79
•“1130LCDassembly”onpage82
•“1140DC-inconnector,basecover,fan,digitizerpencase,andpenswitchassembly”onpage85
Table23.RemovalstepsofsystemboardandExpressCardslotassembly
Thefollowingcomponentssolderedonthesystemboardareextremelysensitive.Whenyouservicethesystem
board,avoidanykindofroughhandling.
a
b
c
PlatformControllerHub(PCH)
CPU
AccelerometerchipfortheHDDActiveProtectionSystem
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Table23.RemovalstepsofsystemboardandExpressCardslotassembly(continued)
Note:TheExpressCardslotassemblyisattachedtothesystemboard.
StepScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2×3.5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)Silver
Torque
0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)
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Table23.RemovalstepsofsystemboardandExpressCardslotassembly(continued)
Turnthesystemboardover,andthenremovetheExpressCardslotassemblyfromthesystemboard.
1160Speakerassembly
Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:
•“1010Digitizerpen”onpage61
•“1020Batterypack”onpage61
•“1050Hingecaps”onpage66
•“1060Keyboard”onpage67
•“1070Palmrest”onpage70
•“1090PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAX”onpage74
•“1100PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN”onpage76
•“1110Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2.1)”onpage78
•“1120Keyboardbezel”onpage79
•“1130LCDassembly”onpage82
•“1140DC-inconnector,basecover,fan,digitizerpencase,andpenswitchassembly”onpage85
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Table24.Removalstepsofspeakerassembly
Removethespeakerassemblyfromthebasecoverassembly.
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Table24.Removalstepsofspeakerassembly(continued)
StepScrew(quantity)Color
2
Wheninstalling:
Routethespeakercablesalongthecableguidesasshowninthefollowinggure.
M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)
2010LCDfrontbezel
Foraccess,removethisFRU:
•“1020Batterypack”onpage61
Table25.RemovalstepsofLCDfrontbezel
Torque
Black0.181Nm
(1.85kgfcm)
StepScrewcapScrew(quantity)Color
1
M2.5×8mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(3)
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Black0.392Nm
(4kgfcm)