Lenovo X260 User Manual

ThinkPadX260HardwareMaintenanceManual

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation
underAppendixA“Notices”onpage91.

FirstEdition(December2015)

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Contents

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

Chapter1.Safetyinformation.....1

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

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

Safetyinspectionguide...........2

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic

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

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

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations).....4

Chapter2.Importantservice

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

StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........19

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdriveora

solid-statedrive............19

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem

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

Howtouseerrormessage........20

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,special-bid,

andstandardmodels............20

Productdefinition............20

FRUidentification............20

Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....23

Whattodofirst..............23

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

LenovoSolutionCenter.........24

Quicktestprograms...........24

UEFIdiagnosticprogram.........25

Bootablediagnosticprograms.......25

Powersystemcheckout...........26

Checkingtheacpoweradapter......26

Checkingoperationalcharging......27

Checkingtheremovablebattery......27

Checkingthecoin-cellbattery.......28

Chapter4.Relatedservice

information..............29

Restoringthefactorycontentsbyusingthe

productRecoveryDiscSet..........29

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operating

system..................30

Resettingyourcomputer.........30

Usingadvancedstartupoptions......30

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

10failstostart.............30

CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive..31

Passwords................31

Power-onpassword...........31

Harddiskpassword...........32

Supervisorpassword..........33

Powermanagement............33

Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7

operatingsystemonly)..........33

Sleepmode..............33

Hibernationmode...........34

Symptom-to-FRUindex...........34

Numericerrorcodes..........35

Errormessages............36

Beepsymptoms............36

No-beepsymptoms...........37

LCD-relatedsymptoms.........37

Intermittentproblems..........37

Undeterminedproblems.........38

Chapter5.Statusindicators.....39

Chapter6.Functionkeysand

combinations.............41

Chapter7.Locations.........43

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

indicators.................43

Frontview...............43

Left-sideview.............44

Bottomview..............44

LocatingFRUsandCRUs..........44

MajorFRUs..............46

LCDFRUs..............48

Miscellaneousparts...........48

Connectorandcableguide........49

LookingupFRUinformation.........53

Chapter8.FRUreplacement

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

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

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

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem

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

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

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...57

Chapter9.Removingorreplacinga

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

Generalguidelines.............59

Beforeservicingthecomputer........60

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Disablingthebuilt-inbattery.......60

Removingthemicro-SIM-cardtray.....60

1010Removablebattery...........61

1020Basecoverassembly..........62

1030Built-inbattery............63

1040Memorymodule............64

1050Internalstoragedriveanddrivecable...65

1060Wireless-LANcard...........67

1070Wireless-WANcard(availableonsome

models).................68

1080Thermalfanassembly.........69

1090dc-incableassembly..........71

1100Systemboard.............72

1110Coin-cellbattery............75

1120Speakerassembly...........76

1130Smart-cardreaderassembly(availableon

somemodels)...............77

1140LCDunit...............79

1150Power-buttoncard...........81

1160Keyboardassembly..........82

2010LCDbezel..............84

2020LCDhinges,LCDpanel,andLCDcable..84
2030Camera/microphonemoduleandcamera

cable(availableonsomemodels).......86

2040Wireless-LAN/Wireless-WANantenna

assemblyandLCDrear-coverassembly....88

AppendixA.Notices..........91

Trademarks................92

AppendixB.Abbreviationand

acronymtable.............93

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad

ThinkPadX260

Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.

Important:ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPad
products.Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.
BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safetyinformation”
onpage1

andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage19.

Machinetypes(MT):20F5and20F6

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservicea
ThinkPadnotebookcomputer.

•“Generalsafety”onpage1

•“Electricalsafety”onpage1

•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage2

•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3

•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4

•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4

Generalsafety

Followtheserulestoensuregeneralsafety:

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareaofthemachinesduringandaftermaintenance.

•Whenliftinganyheavyobject:

1.Makesurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping.

2.Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.

3.Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouattempttolift.

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

youthinkistooheavyforyou.

•Donotperformanyactionthatcauseshazardstothecustomer,orthatmakestheequipmentunsafe.

•Beforeyoustartthemachine,makesurethatotherservicetechniciansandthecustomer'spersonnelare
notinahazardousposition.

•Placeremovedcoversandotherpartsinasafeplace,awayfromallpersonnel,whileyouareservicing
themachine.

•Keepyourtoolcaseawayfromwalkareassothatotherpeoplewillnottripoverit.

•Donotwearlooseclothingthatcanbetrappedinthemovingpartsofamachine.Makesurethatyour
sleevesarefastenedorrolledupaboveyourelbows.Ifyourhairislong,fastenit.

•Inserttheendsofyournecktieorscarfinsideclothingorfastenitwithanonconductiveclip,about8
centimeters(3inches)fromtheend.

•Donotwearjewelry,chains,metal-frameeyeglasses,ormetalfastenersforyourclothing.

Attention:Metalobjectsaregoodelectricalconductors.

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

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

•Reinstallallcoverscorrectlybeforereturningthemachinetothecustomer.

•Fanlouversonthemachinehelptopreventoverheatingofinternalcomponents.Donotobstructfan
louversorcoverthemwithlabelsorstickers.

Electricalsafety

Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.

Important:Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoft
materialthatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.Manycustomershave,near
theirequipment,rubberfloormatsthatcontainsmallconductivefiberstodecreaseelectrostaticdischarges.
Donotusethistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.

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•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

metalfloorstripsandmachineframes.
Observethespecialsafetyprecautionswhenyouworkwithveryhighvoltages;Instructionsforthese
precautionsareinthesafetysectionsofmaintenanceinformation.Useextremecarewhenmeasuring
highvoltages.

•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.

•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.

•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.

•Alwayslookcarefullyforpossiblehazardsinyourworkarea.Examplesofthesehazardsaremoistfloors,
nongroundedpowerextensioncables,powersurges,andmissingsafetygrounds.

•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereflectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis
conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.

•Donotservicethefollowingpartswiththepoweronwhentheyareremovedfromtheirnormaloperating
placesinamachine:
–Powersupplyunits
–Pumps
–Blowersandfans
–Motorgenerators
–Similarunitsaslistedabove
Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.

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

Safetyinspectionguide

Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach
machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians
frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Y oushouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotential
safetyhazardsduetoattachmentofnon- ThinkPadfeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythisinspectionguide.

Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand
whetheryoucancontinuewithoutfirstcorrectingtheproblem.

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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.Thepowercordshouldbetheauthorizedtypespecifiedforyourcomputer.Goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup

c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.

4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.

5.Removethecover.

6.Checkforanyobviousnon- ThinkPadalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany
non-ThinkPadalterations.

7.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalfilings,contamination,wateror
otherliquids,orsignsoffireorsmokedamage.

8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge

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

Notes:

1.Useproduct-specificESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.

2.MakesurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertified(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.

WhenhandlingESD-sensitiveparts:

•Keepthepartsinprotectivepackagesuntiltheyareinsertedintotheproduct.

•Avoidcontactwithotherpeople.

•Wearagroundedwriststrapagainstyourskintoeliminatestaticonyourbody.

•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeeven
whenyouarewearingawriststrap.

•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen
handlingESD-sensitivedevices.

•Selectagroundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecific
servicerequirement.

Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.
–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.

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–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor

referencepoint.Y oucanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.

–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedcomputers.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeverifiedbyacertifiedelectrician.

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)

Thesafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:

•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

•French

•German

•Hebrew

•Japanese

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Chapter2.Importantserviceinformation

Thischapterintroducesfollowingimportantserviceinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupported
bythismanual:

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUs”onpage19
–“Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdriveorasolid-statedrive”onpage19
–“Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard”onpage20
–“Howtouseerrormessage”onpage20

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,special-bid,andstandardmodels”onpage20
–“Productdefinition”onpage20
–“FRUidentification”onpage20

Important:

•AdvisecustomerstocontacttheLenovo
obtainingorinstallinganysoftwarefixes,drivers,andUEFIBIOSdownloads.Telephonenumbersfor
LenovoSupportareavailableat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone

•SystemDisassembly/ReassemblyvideosthatshowtheFRUremovalsorreplacementsfortheLenovo
authorizedservicetechniciansareavailableinthefollowingsupportsite:
http://www.lenovoservicetraining.com/ion/

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CustomerSupportCenteriftheyneedanyassistancein

StrategyforreplacingFRUs

Beforereplacingparts:

Ensurethatallsoftwarefixes,drivers,andUEFIBIOSdownloadsareinstalledbeforereplacinganyFRUs
listedinthismanual.

Afterasystemboardisreplaced,ensurethatthelatestUEFIBIOSisloadedtothesystemboardbefore
completingtheserviceaction.

Todownloadsoftwarefixes,drivers,andUEFIBIOS,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDriversand
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

UsethefollowingstrategytopreventunnecessaryexpenseforreplacingandservicingFRUs:

•IfyouareinstructedtoreplaceaFRUbutthereplacementdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,reinstallthe
originalFRUbeforeyoucontinue.

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

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

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdriveorasolid-statedrive

Alwaystrytorunalow-levelformatbeforereplacingaharddiskdriveorasolid-statedrive.Thiswillcause
allcustomerdataonthedrivetobelost.Besurethatthecustomerhasacurrentbackupofthedata
beforedoingthistask.

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

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Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard

Somecomponentsmountedonasystemboardareverysensitive.Improperhandlingofasystemboardcan
causedamagetothosecomponents,andmaycauseasystemmalfunction.

Attention:Whenhandlingasystemboard:

•Donotdropasystemboardorapplyanyexcessiveforcetoit.

•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.

•AvoidbendingasystemboardandhardpushingtopreventcrackingateachBGA(BallGridArray)chipset.

Howtouseerrormessage

Usetheerrorcodesdisplayedonthescreentodiagnosefailures.Ifmorethanoneerrorcodeisdisplayed,
beginthediagnosiswiththefirsterrorcode.Whatevercausesthefirsterrorcodemayalsocausefalseerror
codes.Ifnoerrorcodeisdisplayed,seewhethertheerrorsymptomislistedintheSymptom-to-FRU
Indexforthecomputeryouareservicing.

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,special-bid,andstandardmodels

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutthemodeltypesandFRUidentification.

Productdefinition

Thistopicintroducesdifferentmodeltypesandhowtoidentifyeachtype.

DynamicConfigureToOrder(CTO)model

ThismodelprovidestheabilityforacustomertoconfigureaLenovosolutionfromaWebsite,andhavethis
configurationsenttofulfillment,whereitisbuiltandshippeddirectlytothecustomer.Themachinelabeland
eSupportwillloadtheseproductsasthe4-characterMT ,4-charactermodel,and2-charactercountrycode.
Themodelis“CTO1”andthedefaultcountrycodeis“WW”(example:20AACTO1WW).

Special-bidmodel

ThismodelisauniqueconfigurationthathasbeennegotiatedbetweenLenovoandthecustomer.Aunique
MTMconsistsofa4-characterMT ,a4-charactermodel,andanumeric2-charactercountrycodeisprovided
tothecustomertoplaceorders(example:20AA000955).Thecountrycodeassignedisnumericanddoes
notdesignateaspecificcountryorregion.ThecustommodelfactsheetfortheMTMindicateswhichcountry
thespecial-bidMTMissetupfor.Special-bidofferingisnotgenerallyannounced.

Standardmodel

Standardmodels(fixedconfiguration)areannouncedandofferedtoallcustomers.TheMTMportionofthe
machinelabelconsistsofa4-characterMT,a4-charactermodel,andanalphabetic2-charactercountry
code.Thecountrycodeassignedisalphabeticandrepresentsadesignatedcountryorregion(example:
20AA0009UK).

FRUidentification

UseLenovoeSupporttoidentifymajorFRUs,FRUpartnumbers,andFRUdescriptionsforaproductat
anMT-serialnumberlevel.ExamplesofmajorFRUsareharddiskdrive,systemboard,andliquidcrystal
display(LCD).

ToidentifythemajorFRUsforaproduct,dothefollowing:

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

2.TypetheMachineTypeandSerialNumberinthecorrespondingfields.

3.ClickSubmit.

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eSupportalsocanbeusedtoviewthegeneralFRUlistforaproduct.TheFRUlistisagenerallistof
componentsanddoesnotcontainspecificmodelinformation.

TogetthegeneralFRUlistforaproduct,dothefollowing:

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

2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoselectaproduct.

3.ClicktheProduct&Partstab.

4.SelectSystemServicePartstoviewageneralFRUlist.

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Chapter3.Generalcheckout

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“Whattodofirst”onpage23

•“Checkoutguide”onpage24
–“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage24
–“Quicktestprograms”onpage24
–“UEFIdiagnosticprogram”onpage25
–“Bootablediagnosticprograms”onpage25

•“Powersystemcheckout”onpage26

Beforeyougotothecheckoutguide,besuretoreadthefollowingimportantnotes.

Importantnotes:

•Onlycertifiedtrainedpersonnelshouldservicethecomputer.

•BeforereplacinganyFRU,readtheentirepageonremovingandreplacingFRUs.

•WhenyoureplaceFRUs,itisrecommendedusenewnylon-coatedscrews.

•Beextremelycarefulduringsuchwriteoperationsascopying,saving,orformatting.Thesequence
ofthedrivesinthecomputerthatyouareservicingmighthavebeenaltered.Ifyouselectanincorrect
drive,dataorprogramsmightbeoverwritten.

•ReplaceaFRUonlywithanotherFRUofthecorrectmodel.WhenyoureplaceaFRU,ensurethatthe
modelofthemachineandtheFRUpartnumberarecorrectbyreferringtotheWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup

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

•BecarefulnottoreplaceanondefectiveFRU.

Whattodofirst

WhenyoureturnaFRU,youmustincludethefollowinginformationinthepartsexchangeformorparts
returnformthatyouattachtoit:

1.Nameandphonenumberofservicetechnician

2.Dateofservice

3.Dateonwhichthemachinefailed

4.Dateofpurchase

5.Failuresymptoms,errorcodesappearingonthedisplay,andbeepsymptoms

6.ProcedureindexandpagenumberinwhichthefailingFRUwasdetected

7.FailingFRUnameandpartnumber

8.Machinetype,modelnumber,andserialnumber

9.Customer'snameandaddress

Note:Duringthewarrantyperiod,thecustomermayberesponsibleforrepaircostsifthecomputerdamage
wascausedbymisuse,accident,modification,unsuitablephysicaloroperatingenvironment,orimproper
maintenancebythecustomer.Followingisalistofsomecommonitemsthatarenotcoveredunderwarranty
andsomesymptomsthatmightindicatethatthesystemwassubjectedtostressbeyondnormaluse.

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Beforecheckingproblemswiththecomputer,determinewhetherthedamageiscoveredunderthewarranty
byreferringtothefollowinglist:

Thefollowingarenotcoveredunderwarranty:

•LCDpanelcrackedfromtheapplicationofexcessiveforceorfrombeingdropped

•Scratched(cosmetic)parts

•Distortion,deformation,ordiscolorationofthecosmeticparts

•Plasticparts,latches,pins,orconnectorsthathavebeencrackedorbrokenbyexcessiveforce

•Damagecausedbyliquidspilledintothesystem

•DamagecausedbytheimproperinsertionofaPCcardortheinstallationofanincompatiblecard

•Fusesblownbyattachmentofanonsupporteddevice

•Forgottencomputerpassword(makingthecomputerunusable)

•Stickykeyscausedbyspillingaliquidontothekeyboard

•Useofanincorrectacpoweradapteronlaptopproducts

Thefollowingsymptomsmightindicatedamagecausedbynonwarrantedactivities:

•Missingpartsmightbeasymptomofunauthorizedserviceormodification.

•Checkforobviousdamagetoaharddiskdrive.Ifthespindleofaharddiskdrivebecomesnoisy,thehard
diskdrivemighthavebeendroppedorsubjecttoexcessiveforce.

Checkoutguide

UsethefollowingproceduresasaguideinidentifyingandcorrectingproblemswiththeThinkPadnotebook
computers.

Note:ThediagnostictestsareintendedtotestonlyThinkPadproducts.Theuseofnon- ThinkPadproducts,
prototypecards,ormodifiedoptionscanleadtofalseindicationsoferrorsandinvalidsystemresponses.

1.Identifythefailingsymptomsinasmuchdetailaspossible.

2.Verifythesymptoms.T rytore-createthefailurebyrunningthediagnostictestorbyrepeatingthe
operation.

LenovoSolutionCenter

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It
combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/diags

ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,gotoControlPanel,clickSystemandSecurity➙Lenovo-
SystemHealthandDiagnostics,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystem
oftheprogram.

Quicktestprograms

Runquicktestprogramstotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems,especiallywhenthecomputer
doesnothavetheLenovoSolutionCenterprograminstalled.

Lenovoprovidesthefollowingquicktestprograms:

•LenovoHardDriveQuickTest:Usethisprogramtotroubleshootandresolveinternalstorageproblems.

•LenovoMemoryQuickT est:Usethisprogramtotroubleshootandresolvememorymoduleproblems.

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Thequicktestprogramsareapplicableonthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•Microsoft

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Windows

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10

•MicrosoftWindows8.1

•MicrosoftWindows8

•MicrosoftWindows7

•MicrosoftWindowsXP

•MicrosoftWindowsServer

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2003

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008

Todownloadandinstallaquicktestprogram,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/diags,andfollowtheinstructions
ontheWebsite.

Torunatestusingquicktestprogram,dothefollowing:

1.GototheC:\SWTOOLS\ldiagdirectory.

2.Double-clickthegui_lsc_lite.exefile.

3.WhentheUserAccountControlwindowopens,clickYes.

4.Selectthedeviceclasstobetested.

5.Selectthedevicestobetested.

6.Selectthetesttobeperformed.

7.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentostartthetest.Whenaproblemisdetected,information
messagesaredisplayed.Refertothemessagestotroubleshoottheproblem.

UEFIdiagnosticprogram

AUEFIdiagnosticprogramispreinstalledonthecomputer.Itenablesyoutotestmemorymodulesand
internalstoragedevices,viewsysteminformation,andcheckandrecoverbadsectorsoninternalstorage
devices.

ToruntheUEFIdiagnosticprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage26,
andcheckthepowersources.Ifanerrorcodeisdisplayed,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage34
forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.

2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF10key.Themainscreenofthe
UEFIdiagnosticprogramisdisplayed.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousethediagnosticprogram.

Bootablediagnosticprograms

IfthecomputeryouareservicingisnotinstalledwiththeUEFIdiagnosticprogram,youcandownloada
bootablediagnosticprogramfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Thebootablediagnosticprogramsenable
youtotestcomputermemoryandinternalstoragedevices,viewsysteminformation,andcheckandrecover
theinternalstoragedevices.Tousethebootablediagnosticprograms,youcancreateabootablediagnostic
mediumonaUSBdeviceorCD.

Tocreateabootablediagnosticmedium,dothefollowing:

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

2.ClickLenovoBootableDiagnostics.

3.FollowtheinstructionsontheWebsitetocreateabootablediagnosticmediumonaUSBdeviceorCD.

Tousethediagnosticmediumyouhavecreated,dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouhavecreatedthebootablediagnosticmediumonaUSBdevice,dothefollowing:

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1.AttachtheUSBdevicetothecomputer.

2.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage
26,andcheckthepowersources.Ifanerrorcodeisdisplayed,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”on
page34

3.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key.WhentheBootMenu
windowopens,releasetheF12key.

4.UsethearrowkeystoselectUSBHDDandthenpressEnter.Thediagnosticprogramwillbe
launchedautomatically.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousethediagnosticprogram.

•IfyouhavecreatedthebootablediagnosticmediumonaCD,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage
26,andcheckthepowersources.Ifanerrorcodeisdisplayed,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”on
page34

2.InserttheCDintotheexternalopticaldrive.

3.Restartthecomputer.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key.WhentheBootMenu
windowopens,releasetheF12key.

5.UsethearrowkeystoselectATAPICDx(x:0,1,...)andthenpressEnter.Thediagnosticprogram
willbelaunchedautomatically.

6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousethediagnosticprogram.

forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.

forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.

Powersystemcheckout

Toverifyifthebatteriesandthepoweradapterarefunctional,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Connecttheacpoweradapter.

3.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercanbeturnedon,itmeansthateitherthebatteryortheac
poweradapterisfunctional.

4.Insertastraightenedpaperclipintotheemergencyresetholetoresetthecomputer.Ifthecomputeris
stillpoweredon,itmeansthattheacpoweradapterisfunctional.

5.Turnoffthecomputer.

6.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandturnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercanbeturnedon,it
meansthatthebatteryisfunctional.

Ifyoususpectthatthepowerproblemiscausedbyaspecificpowerdevice,refertotheappropriate
checkoutiteminthefollowinglist:

•“Checkingtheacpoweradapter”onpage26

•“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage27

•“Checkingthecoin-cellbattery”onpage28

Checkingtheacpoweradapter

Youareherebecausethecomputerfailsonlywhentheacpoweradapterisused.

•Ifthesystem-statusindicator(theindicatorintheThinkPadlogoortheindicatorinthecenterofthepower
button)doesnotblinkthreetimeswhenanacpowersourceisconnected,checkthepowercordoftheac
poweradapterforcorrectcontinuityandinstallation.

•Ifthecomputerdoesnotchargeduringoperation,goto“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage27

.

Tochecktheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:

1.Unplugtheacpoweradaptercablefromthecomputer.

2.Measuretheoutputvoltageattheplugoftheacpoweradaptercable.

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Pin

(20V)

1

3

2

1+20

20

3

Voltage(Vdc)

Ground

Note:Outputvoltageofpin2oftheacpoweradaptermightdifferfromtheoneyouareservicing.

3.Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacetheacpoweradapter.

4.Ifthevoltageisacceptable,replacethesystemboard.

Note:Noisefromtheacpoweradapterdoesnotalwaysindicateadefect.

Checkingoperationalcharging

Tocheckwhetherthebatterieschargeproperlyduringoperation,dothefollowing:

1.Dischargethebatteriesuntiltheremainingbatterypowerislessthan50%.

2.Connectthecomputertoacpowertochargethebatteries.IfthebatterystatusiconintheWindows
notificationareaindicatesthatthebatteriesarenotcharging,removethebatteriesandletthemreturn
toroomtemperature.

3.Reinstallthebatteries.Ifthebatteriesarestillnotcharging,replacethebatteries.

4.Checkthebatterystatusiconagain.Ifthesameerrorstillexists,replacethesystemboard.

Checkingtheremovablebattery

ThissystemsupportsonlybatteriesspeciallydesignedforthisspecificsystemandmanufacturedbyLenovo
oranauthorizedbuilder.Thesystemdoesnotsupportunauthorizedbatteriesorbatteriesdesignedforother
systems.Ifanunauthorizedbatteryorabatterydesignedforanothersystemisinstalled,thesystemwill
notcharge.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and
providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

Moveyourpointertothebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareatocheckthebatterystatus.
Thebattery-statusicondisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremainingandhowlongyoucanuse
yourcomputerbeforeyoumustchargethebattery.

Note:Ifthebatterybecomeshot,itmaynotbeabletocharge.Removeitfromthecomputerandleaveitat
roomtemperatureforawhile.Afteritcoolsdown,reinstallandrechargeit.

Tocheckthebattery,dothefollowing:

1.Poweroffthecomputer.

2.Removethebatteryandmeasurethevoltagebetweenbatteryterminals1(+)and7(-).Seethefollowing
figure:

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Terminal

1(+)

2(+)

3

4

5

6(-)

7(-)

1,2+0to+12.6

6,7

Voltage(Vdc)

Ground(-)

3.Ifthevoltageislessthan+11.0Vdc,thebatteryhasbeendischarged.

Ifthevoltageisstilllessthan+11.0Vdcafterrecharging,replacethebattery.

4.Ifthevoltageismorethan+11.0Vdc,measuretheresistancebetweenbatteryterminals5and7.The
resistancemustbe4to30KΩ.Iftheresistanceisnotcorrect,replacethebattery.Iftheresistance
iscorrect,replacethesystemboard.

Checkingthecoin-cellbattery

Tocheckthecoin-cellbattery,dothefollowing:

1.Disablethebuilt-inbattery.See“Disablingthebuilt-inbattery”onpage60.

2.Removethecoin-cellbattery.See“1110Coin-cellbattery”onpage75.

3.Measurethevoltageofthecoin-cellbattery.

Wire

Red+2.5to+3.2

Black

Voltage(Vdc)

Ground

•Ifthevoltageiscorrect,replacethesystemboard.

•Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacethecoin-cellbattery.

•Ifthecoin-cellbatterydischargesquicklyafterreplacement,replacethesystemboard.

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Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:

•“RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingtheproductRecoveryDiscSet”onpage29

•“RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operatingsystem”onpage30

•“Passwords”onpage31

•“Powermanagement”onpage33

•“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage34

ServiceWebsite:Whenthelatestmaintenancedisketteandthesystemprogramservicediskettebecome
available,theywillbepostedon:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingtheproductRecoveryDiscSet

Whenthemainstoragedeviceisreplacedbecauseofafailure,noproductrecoveryprogramisonthenew
drive.Inthiscase,thecustomermustusetheRecoveryDiscSettorecoverthecomputer.Orderthe
RecoveryDiscSetandthedriveatthesametimesothatthecustomercanrestorethecomputertothe
factorydefaultsettingsbyusingtheRecoveryDiscSetafterthenewdriveisinstalled.Forinformationabout
whichdiscstoorder,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup.

Dependingonthemodel,thenumberofrecoverydiscsincludedintheRecoveryDiscSetdiffers.Torestore
thefactorycontentsbyusingtheproductRecoveryDiscSet,dothefollowing:

Notes:

•Duringtherecoveryprocess,alldataonthedrivewillbedeleted.Ifpossible,copyanyimportantdata
orpersonalfilesthatyouwanttokeepontoremovablemediaoranetworkdrivebeforeyoustartthe
recoveryprocess.

•Therecoveryprocesstakesonetotwohourstocomplete.Thelengthoftimedependsonthemethodyou
use.IfyouuseproductRecoveryDiscSet,therecoveryprocesstakesabouttwohours.

1.ConnectanexternalCD/DVDdrive.

2.MaketheCD/DVDdrivethefirststartupdeviceinthestartupsequenceusingthefollowingprocedure:

a.OpentheThinkPadSetupprogramandselectStartup➙Boot.

b.SelecttheCD/DVDdriveasthe1stBootDevice.

3.InsertthebootablerecoverydiscintotheCD/DVDdrive.

4.StartthecomputerfromtheexternalCD/DVDdrive.

5.Whenpromoted,selectyourlanguageandclickNext.

6.Readthelicenseandacceptthetermsandconditions.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

7.IftheRecoveryDiscSetcontainsaSupplementalRecoveryDisc,insertitwhenpromptedandclickYes.

Note:NotallRecoveryDiscSetscomewithaSupplementalRecoveryDisc.IfthereisaSupplemental
RecoveryDisc,itwillbeclearlymarkedassuch.

8.Whenallofthedatahasbeencopiedfromthelastdiscinthesetandhasbeenprocessed,remove
theexternalCD/DVDdriveandrestartthecomputer.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentofinish
therecovery.

Note:Therestoftherecoveryprocessisfullyautomatedandnoactionfromyouisrequired.The
computerwillrestartintotheMicrosoftWindowsdesktopseveraltimesandyoumightexperience
periodswhennoactivityisapparentonthescreenforseveralminutesatatime.Thisisnormal.

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9.Whentherecoveryprocesscompletes,theWelcometoMicrosoftWindowsscreenisdisplayed.Follow
theinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheWindowssetup.

10.AfteryouhavecompletedtheWindowssetup,youmightwanttorestoretheoriginalstartupsequence.
StarttheThinkPadSetupprogramandthenpressF9torestorethedefaultsettings.PressF10tosave
changesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

Note:Afterrestoringadrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmightneedtoreinstallsomedevicedrivers.

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows10operatingsystem

TheWindowsrecoveryprogramsenableyoutoresetyourcomputeroruseadvancedstartupoptions.

ItisrecommendedthatyoucreatearecoveryUSBdriveasearlyaspossible.StoretherecoveryUSBdrive
asabackuporreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryprograms.

Formoreinformation,see“CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive”onpage31

.

Resettingyourcomputer

Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwell,youmightconsiderresettingyourcomputer.Intheresettingprocess,
youcanchoosetokeepyourfilesorremovethem,andthenreinstalltheWindowsoperatingsystem.

Toresetyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

Note:Thegraphicaluserinterface(GUI)itemsoftheoperatingsystemmightchangewithoutnotice.

1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall

programs,andthenclickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.

2.IntheResetthisPCsection,clickGetstarted.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourcomputer.

Usingadvancedstartupoptions

Withadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethefirmwaresettingsofthecomputer,changethestartup
settingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestorethe
Windowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.

Touseadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:

Note:TheGUIitemsoftheoperatingsystemmightchangewithoutnotice.

1.OpentheStartmenuandthenclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall

programs,andthenclickSettings➙Update&security➙Recovery.

2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.

3.Selectadesiredstartupoptionandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows10failstostart

TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourcomputeriscapableofoperatingindependentlyfromthe
Windows10operatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystemevenifthe
Windows10operatingsystemfailstostart.

Aftertwoconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomatically.Then
youcanchooserepairandrecoveryoptionsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpowerduringtherecoveryprocess.

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CreatingandusingarecoveryUSBdrive

YoucancreatearecoveryUSBdriveasabackupfortheWindowsrecoveryprograms.Withtherecovery
USBdrive,youcantroubleshootandfixtheproblemsevenifthepreinstalledWindowsrecoveryprograms
aredamaged.

CreatingarecoveryUSBdrive

TheUSBdrivethatyouusetocreatetherecoveryUSBdrivemustbeatleast16GBofstorage.Theactual
USBcapacitythatisrequireddependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.

Attention:ThecreationprocessdeletesanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.T oavoiddataloss,makea
backupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

TocreatearecoveryUSBdrive,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpowerduringthefollowingprocess.

1.ConnectaproperUSBdrive(atleast16GBofstorage).

2.Typerecoveryinthesearchboxonthetaskbar.ThenclickCreatearecoverydrive.

3.ClickYesintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.

4.IntheRecoveryDrivewindow,followtheon-screeninstructionstocreatearecoveryUSBdrive.

UsingtherecoveryUSBdrive

Ifyoucannotstartyourcomputer,usetherecoveryUSBdrivetorecoveryourcomputer.

TousearecoveryUSBdrive,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.

1.ConnecttherecoveryUSBdrivetothecomputer.

2.Turnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforetheWindowsoperatingsystemstarts,repeatedlypresstheF12
key.TheBootMenuwindowopens.

3.SelecttherecoveryUSBdriveasthebootdevice.

4.Selectapreferredkeyboardlayout.

5.ClickTroubleshoottodisplaytheoptionalrecoverysolutions.

6.Selectacorrespondingrecoverysolutionaccordingtoyoursituation.Thenfollowtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletetheprocess.

Passwords

AsmanyasthreepasswordsmaybeneededforanyThinkPadnotebookcomputer:thepower-onpassword,
theharddiskpassword,andthesupervisorpassword.

Ifanyofthesepasswordshasbeenset,apromptforitwillbedisplayedonthescreenwheneverthe
computeristurnedon.Thecomputerdoesnotstartuntilthepasswordisentered.

Note:Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,thepasswordpromptwillnotbedisplayedwhentheoperating
systemisstarted.

Power-onpassword

Apower-onpasswordprotectsthesystemfrombeingpoweredonbyanunauthorizedperson.The
passwordmustbeenteredbeforeanoperatingsystemcanbestarted.

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Toremovethepower-onpassword,dothefollowing:

•Ifnosupervisorpasswordhasbeenset,dothefollowingtoremovethepower-onpassword:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Removethebuilt-inbatteries.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethebattery,see“1030Built-in
battery”onpage63

3.Removethecoin-cellbattery.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethecoin-cellbattery,see“1110
Coin-cellbattery”onpage75

4.Reinstallthecoin-cellbattery.Forinstructionsonhowtoinstallthecoin-cellbattery,see“1110
Coin-cellbattery”onpage75.

5.Reinstallthebuilt-inbatteries.Forinstructionsonhowtoinstallthebattery,see“1030Built-in
battery”onpage63.

6.TurnonthecomputerandwaituntilthePOSTends.AfterthePOSTends,thepasswordprompt
doesnotappear.Thepower-onpasswordhasbeenremoved.

•Ifasupervisorpasswordhasbeensetandisknowntotheservicetechnician,dothefollowingtoremove
thepower-onpassword:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,immediatelypressF1.T ypethesupervisorpasswordtoenter
theThinkPadSetupprogram.

3.SelectSecurity.

4.SelectPassword.

5.SelectPower-OnPassword.

6.TypethecurrentsupervisorpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfield.ThenleavetheEnter
NewPasswordfieldblank,andpressEntertwice.

7.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,pressEnter.

8.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

.

.Waitforafewseconds.

Harddiskpassword

Therearetwokindsofharddiskpasswords:

•Userharddiskpassword-fortheuser

•Masterharddiskpassword-forthesystemadministrator,whocanuseittogetaccesstotheharddisk
eveniftheuserhaschangedtheuserharddiskpassword

Note:Therearetwomodesfortheharddiskpassword:UseronlyandMaster+User.TheMaster+User
moderequirestwoharddiskpasswords;thesystemadministratorentersbothinthesameoperation.The
systemadministratorthenprovidestheuserharddiskpasswordtothesystemuser.

Attention:Iftheuserharddiskpasswordhasbeenforgotten,checkwhetheramasterharddiskpassword
hasbeenset.Ifithas,itcanbeusedforaccesstotheharddiskdrive.Ifnomasterharddiskpasswordis
available,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovideanyservicestoreseteither
theuserorthemasterharddiskpassword,ortorecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.T oputthesystem
backtooperationalstatus,theonlyLenovoandLenovo-authorizedservicesolutionwouldbetoreplacethe
harddiskdrivewithascheduledfee.

Toremoveauserharddiskpasswordthathasbeenforgotten,whenthesupervisorpasswordandmaster
harddiskpasswordareknown,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,immediatelypressF1.

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3.Whentheuserharddiskpasswordiconisdisplayedonthescreen,pressF1.Themasterharddisk
passwordiconisdisplayed.Enterthemasterharddiskpassword.

4.Whenthesupervisorpasswordiconisdisplayed,enterthesupervisorpasswordtoentertheThinkPad
Setupprogram.

5.SelectSecurity.

6.SelectPassword.

7.SelectHard-diskxpassword,wherexistheletteroftheharddiskdrive.Apop-upwindowopens.

8.SelectMasterharddiskpassword.

9.TypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfield.ThenleavetheEnter
NewPasswordfieldblank,andpressEntertwice.

10.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.Theuserharddiskpasswordandthe
masterharddiskpasswordhavebeenremoved.

Supervisorpassword

AsupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetup.Theusermustenter
thesupervisorpasswordinordertogetaccesstotheThinkPadSetupandchangethesystemconfiguration.

Attention:Ifthesupervisorpasswordhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemadeavailabletotheservice
technician,thereisnoserviceproceduretoresetthepassword.Thesystemboardmustbereplacedfor
ascheduledfee.

Powermanagement

Toreducepowerconsumption,thecomputerhasthreepowermanagementmodes:screenblank,sleep,
andhibernation.

Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7operatingsystemonly)

Ifthetimesetonthe“Turnoffmonitor”timerintheoperatingsystemexpires,theLCDbacklightturnsoff.

Toputthecomputerintoscreenblankmode,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickthebatterygaugeonthetaskbar.

2.SelectPoweroffdisplay.

Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloperation,pressanykey.

Sleepmode

Whenthecomputerenterssleepmode,thefollowingeventsoccurinadditiontowhatoccursinscreen
blankmode:

•TheLCDispoweredoff.

•Theharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveispoweredoff.

•Themicroprocessorstops.

Toputyourcomputerintosleepmode,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,clickthearrownexttotheShutdownbutton,andthenclick
Sleepfromthemenudisplayed.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click

Power,andthenclickSleep.

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Incertaincircumstances,thecomputergoesintosleepmodeautomatically:

•Afteraperiodofinactivityspecifiedinpowerplansettings

•Whenthebatterypowerislow

Tocausethecomputertoreturnfromsleepmodeandresumeoperation,dooneofthefollowing:

•PresstheFnkey.

•OpentheLCDcover.

•T urnonthepowerbutton.

Hibernationmode

Inhibernationmode,thefollowingoccurs:

•Thesystemstatus,RAM,VRAM,andsetupdataarestoredontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.

•Thesystemispoweredoff.

Ifyouhavedefinedoneofthefollowingactionsastheeventthatcausesthesystemtogointohibernation
mode,performthataction.

•Closingthelid.

•Pressingthepowerbutton.

Also,thecomputergoesintohibernationmodeautomaticallyafteraperiodofinactivityspecifiedinpower
plansettings.

Whenthepoweristurnedon,thecomputerreturnsfromhibernationmodeandresumesoperation.The
hibernationfileinthebootrecordontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveisread,andsystemstatusis
restoredfromtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.

Symptom-to-FRUindex

Thissectioncontainsfollowinginformation:

•“Numericerrorcodes”onpage35

•“Errormessages”onpage36

•“Beepsymptoms”onpage36

•“No-beepsymptoms”onpage37

•“LCD-relatedsymptoms”onpage37

•“Intermittentproblems”onpage37

•“Undeterminedproblems”onpage38

Thesymptom-to-FRUindexinthissectionlistssymptomsanderrorsandtheirpossiblecauses.Themost
likelycauseislistedfirst,inboldfacetype.

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

Thisindexcanalsohelpyoudetermine,duringregularservicing,whatFRUsarelikelytoneedtobe
replacednext.

AnumericerrorisdisplayedforeacherrordetectedinPOSTorsystemoperation.Inthedisplays,ncan
beanynumber.

Ifnonumericcodeisdisplayed,checkthenarrativedescriptionsofsymptoms.Ifthesymptomisnot
describedthere,goto“Intermittentproblems”onpage37

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.

Note:ForadevicenotsupportedbydiagnosticcodesintheThinkPadnotebookcomputers,seethe
manualforthatdevice.

Numericerrorcodes

Symptomorerror

0177

BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask—Thechecksumofthe
supervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.

0183

BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.Enterthe
ThinkPadSetupprogram.–ThechecksumoftheSecurity
settingsintheEFIVariableisnotcorrect.

0187

EAIAdataaccesserror—TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.

0188

InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea.

0189

InvalidRFIDconfigurationinformationarea—The
EEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect.

0190

Criticallow-batteryerror

0191

SystemSecurity—InvalidRemoteChangerequested.

0199

SystemSecurity—Securitypasswordretrycount
exceeded.

0270

RealTimeClockError.

0271

CheckDateandTimesettings.

1802

Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin—Turnoffand
removethenetworkcard.

1820

Morethanoneexternalfingerprintreaderisattached.
Poweroffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetup
withinyourmainoperatingsystem.

2100

DetectionerroronHDD0(MainHDD)

2110

ReaderroronHDD0(MainHDD)

2200

MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.

2201

MachineUUIDisinvalid

FRUoraction,insequence

Replacethesystemboard.

1.RuntheThinkPadSetupprogram.Thesettings
willbecorrectedautomatically.Thensavethe
currentsettingsbypressingF10.

2.Replacethesystemboard.

Replacethesystemboard.

Replacethesystemboard.

Replacethesystemboard.

1.Chargethebattery.

2.Replacethebattery.

1.RuntheThinkPadSetupprogram,andthensave

currentsettingbypressingF10.

2.Replacethesystemboard.

1.RuntheThinkPadSetupprogram.Theretrycount

willbereset.Thensavethecurrentsettingsby
pressingF10.

2.Replacethesystemboard.

SystemRealTimeClockisnotfunctional.Havethe
computerserviced.

Neitherthedatenorthetimeissetinthecomputer .
Setthedateandtime,usingThinkPadSetup.

1.Removenetworkcard.

2.Replacethesystemboard.

Removeallbutthereaderthatyousetupforthe
authentication.

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Replacethemainharddiskdrive.

3.Replacethesystemboard.

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Replacethemainharddiskdrive.

3.Replacethesystemboard.

Replacethesystemboard.

Replacethesystemboard.

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Errormessages

Symptomorerror

Fanerror.1.Replacethefan.

Thermalsensingerror.Replacethesystemboard.

TheSystemUEFIVariableStorageisnearlyfull.

FRUoraction,insequence

2.Applythermalgrease.

3.Replacethesystemboard.

Note:Thiserrorindicatesthattheoperatingsystem
orapplicationscannotcreate,modify,ordeletedata
inthenon-volatilesystemUEFIvariablestoragedueto
insufficientstoragespaceafterPOST.
Thenon-volatilesystemUEFIvariablestorageisused
bytheUEFIBIOSandbytheoperatingsystemor
applications.Thiserroroccurswhentheoperatingsystem
orapplicationsstorelargeamountsofdatainthevariable
storage.AlldataneededforPOST ,suchasBIOSsetup
settings,chipsetorplatformconfigurationdata,arestored
inaseparateUEFIvariablestorage.

Solution:EnterThinkPadSetup.Adialogaskstheuser
forconfirmationtocleanupthestorage.Iftheuser
selects“Yes” ,alldatathatwerecreatedbytheoperating
systemorapplicationsaredeletedexceptglobalvariables
definedbytheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface
Specification.Iftheuserselects“No”,alldataiskept,but
theoperatingsystemorapplicationswillnotbeableto
create,modify,ordeletedatainthestorage.

Ifthiserrorhappensataservicecenter,Lenovoauthorized
servicepersonnelwillcleanupthenon-volatilesystem
UEFIvariablestorageusingtheabovesolution.

Beepsymptoms

SymptomorerrorSolution

Oneshortbeep,pause,threeshortbeeps,pause,three
moreshortbeeps,pause,andoneshortbeep(1-3-3-1
beeps)

OnelongandtwoshortbeepsVideoproblem.Shutdownthecomputerimmediatelyand

Threeshortbeeps,pause,oneshortbeep,pause,one
shortbeep,pause,andthreemoreshortbeeps(3-1-1-3
beeps)

Fourcyclesoffourshortbeeps

Fiveshortbeeps

Fiveshortbeeps,pause,fivemoreshortbeeps,and
pause

Memoryproblem.Shutdownthecomputerimmediately
andhavethecomputerserviced.

havethecomputerserviced.

PCIresourceproblem.Shutdownthecomputer
immediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.

TCG*-compliantfunctionality-relatedproblem(mightbe
theTPMinitializationfailure).Shutdownthecomputer
immediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.
*TCGistheabbreviationforTrustedComputingGroup.

Systemboardproblem.Shutdownthecomputer
immediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.

TCG-compliantfunctionality-relatedproblem(might
betheBIOScodevalidationfailure).Shutdownthe
computerimmediatelyandhavethecomputerserviced.

36ThinkPadX260HardwareMaintenanceManual

No-beepsymptoms

Symptomorerror

Nobeep,system-statusindicatoron,LCDblank,andno
POST.

Nobeep,system-statusindicatoron,andLCDblank
duringPOST.

Thepower-onpasswordpromptappears.Apower-onpasswordorasupervisorpasswordisset.

Thehard-diskpasswordpromptappears.Aharddiskpasswordisset.T ypethepasswordand

FRUoraction,insequence

1.Ensurethateveryconnectorisconnectedtightly
andcorrectly.

2.Reseatmemorymodule.

3.Replacethesystemboard.

1.Reseatmemorymodule.

2.Replacethesystemboard.

TypethepasswordandpressEnter.

pressEnter.

LCD-relatedsymptoms

Important:TheTFTLCDforthenotebookcomputercontainsmanythin-filmtransistors(TFTs).The

presenceofasmallnumberofdotsthataremissing,discolored,oralwayslightedischaracteristicofTFT
LCDtechnology,butexcessivepixelproblemscancauseviewingconcerns.IftheLCDyouareservicinghas
twoorlessvisibledefectivepixels,itshouldnotbeconsideredfaulty.However,iftheLCDhasthreeormore
visibledefectivepixels,itwillbedeemedasdefectivebyLenovoanditshouldbereplaced.

Notes:

•ThispolicyappliestoallThinkPadnotebookcomputerspurchasedonJanuary1,2008orlater.

•LenovowillnotprovidewarrantyreplacementiftheLCDiswithinspecificationsbecausewecannot
guaranteethatanyreplacementLCDwillhavezeropixeldefects.

•OnepixelconsistsofR,G,Bsub-pixels.

Symptomorerror

Nobeep,system-statusindicatoron,andablankLCD
duringPOST.

•LCDbacklightnotworking.

•LCDtoodark.

•LCDbrightnesscannotbeadjusted.

•LCDcontrastcannotbeadjusted.

•LCDscreenunreadable.

•Charactersmissingpixels.

•Screenabnormal.

•Wrongcolordisplayed.

HorizontalorverticallinesdisplayedonLCD.ReplacetheLCDassembly.

FRUoraction,insequence

Replacethesystemboard.

1.ReseattheLCDconnectors.

2.ReplacetheLCDassembly.

3.Replacethesystemboard.

1.Seeimportantnotefor“LCD-relatedsymptoms.”

2.ReseatallLCDconnectors.

3.ReplacetheLCDassembly.

4.Replacethesystemboard.

Intermittentproblems

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

Whenanalyzinganintermittentproblem,dothefollowing:

1.Runthediagnostictestforthesystemboardinloopmodeatleast10times.

2.Ifnoerrorisdetected,donotreplaceanyFRUs.

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation37

3.Ifanyerrorisdetected,replacetheFRUshownbytheFRUcode.Rerunthetesttoverifythatno
moreerrorsexist.

Undeterminedproblems

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

Verifythatallattacheddevicesaresupportedbythecomputer.

Verifythatthepowersupplybeingusedatthetimeofthefailureisoperatingcorrectly.See“Powersystem
checkout”onpage26.

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.VisuallycheckeachFRUfordamage.ReplaceanydamagedFRU.

3.Removeordisconnectallofthefollowingdevices:
a.Non-ThinkPaddevices
b.Printer,mouse,andotherexternaldevices
c.batteries
d.Internalstoragedrive
e.Externaldiskettedriveoropticaldrive
f.Memorymodule
g.M.2cards

4.Turnonthecomputer.

5.Determinewhethertheproblemhasbeensolved.

6.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,reconnecttheremoveddevicesoneatatimeuntilyoufindthefailingFRU.

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

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Chapter5.Statusindicators

S

D

F1 F4

Fn

1 2 3

5

6

4

Thischapterhelpsyoulocateandidentifythevariousstatusindicatorsonyourcomputer.

IndicatorIndicatorbehavioranddescription

1FnLockindicator

2Speaker-muteindicatorOn:Thespeakersaremuted.

3Microphone-mute

indicator

4Camera-statusindicatorOn:Thecameraisinuse.

56System-status

indicators

©CopyrightLenovo2015

•Off:TheFnLockfunctionisdisabled.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasan
icononeachkey,pressthefunctionkeydirectly.T oinputF1-F12,presstheFn
keyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

•On:TheFnLockfunctionisenabled.T oinputF1-F12,pressthefunctionkeys
directly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeachkey,presstheFn
keyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

On:Themicrophonesaremuted.

•Blinkingthreetimes:Thecomputerisinitiallyconnectedtopower.

•On:Thecomputerisinuse.

•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

•Slow-blinking:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

•Fast-blinking:Thecomputerisenteringsleeporhibernationmode.

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40ThinkPadX260HardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter6.Functionkeysandcombinations

Thefollowingtabledescribesthefunctionsoffunctionkeysandkeycombinations.

Functionkeysand
keycombinations

Description

Mutesorunmutesthespeakers.

Ifyoumutethesoundandturnoffyourcomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyou

turnonyourcomputeragain.T oturnonthesound,pressthevolume-downkeyor

volume-upkey.

Decreasesthespeakervolume.

Increasesthespeakervolume.

Mutesorunmutesthemicrophones.

Darkensthecomputerdisplay.

Brightensthecomputerdisplay.

Managestheexternaldisplays.

Enablesordisablesthewirelessfeatures.

•ForWindows7:OpensControlPanel.

•ForWindows10:OpenstheSettingswindow.

•ForWindows7:OpensWindowsSearch.

•ForWindows10:OpenstheCortana

Viewsalltheprogramsthatyouhaveopened.

®

searchbox.

+

©CopyrightLenovo2015

•ForWindows7:OpensComputer.

•ForWindows10:Viewsalltheprograms.

YoucanconfiguretheFnkeyandfunctionkeysintheKeyboardPropertieswindowby
doingthefollowing:

1.GotoControlPanel.ChangetheviewofControlPanelfromCategorytoLargeicons
orSmallicons.

2.ClickKeyboard.IntheKeyboardPropertieswindow,clicktheThinkPadF1-F12keysor
Fnandfunctionkeystab.

3.Selecttheoptionofyourpreference:

PressFn+EsctoenableordisabletheFnLockfunction.

•WhentheFnLockfunctionisdisabled:TheFnLockindicatorisoff.Toinitiatethespecial
functionprintedasanicononeachkey,pressthefunctionkeydirectly.T oinputF1-F12,
presstheFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

•WhentheFnLockfunctionisenabled:TheFnLockindicatorturnson.ToinputF1-F12,
pressthefunctionkeysdirectly.Toinitiatethespecialfunctionprintedasanicononeach
key,presstheFnkeyandthecorrespondingfunctionkey.

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Functionkeysand
keycombinations

Fn+SpacebarControlsthekeyboardbacklight.

Fn+B

Fn+P

Fn+SHasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

Fn+K

Fn+End

Fn+4Putsyourcomputerintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly.

Description

Therearethreemodesforthekeyboardbacklight:Off,Low,andHigh.PressFn+Spacebarto
changethemodeofthekeyboardbacklight.

HasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

HasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

HasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

HasthesamefunctionastheInsertkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

42ThinkPadX260HardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter7.Locations

2

1

2

3

10

11

12

13

SD

5

6

7

8

9

4

Thischapterintroducesthelocationsofthehardwarecomponentsonyourcomputer.

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thistopicintroducesthelocationsofthecomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators.

Frontview

1Camera(availableonsomemodels)2Microphones(availableonsomemodels)

3Powerbutton

5Ethernetconnector

7Media-cardslot

9Audioconnector

11T rackPoint

13T rackPointbuttons

©CopyrightLenovo2015

®

pointingstick12T rackpad

4Security-lockslot

6Micro-SIM-cardtray(availableonsomemodels)

8AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector

10Fingerprintreader(availableonsomemodels)

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Left-sideview

3

2

1

4

5

6

1

2

3

4

4

1Powerconnector2Fanlouvers

3HDMI™connector

5USB3.0connectors6Smart-cardreaderslot(availableonsomemodels)

Bottomview

1Emergency-resethole2Removablebattery

3Dockingstationconnector

LocatingFRUsandCRUs

4MiniDisplayPort

4Speakers

®

connector

Thistopicintroducesthefollowingserviceparts:

•“MajorFRUs”onpage46

44ThinkPadX260HardwareMaintenanceManual

•“LCDFRUs”onpage48

•“Miscellaneousparts”onpage48

Notes:

•EachFRUisavailableforalltypesormodels,unlessotherwisespecified.

•CRUstatementforcustomers:
Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,calleda
“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothersare
designatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.Foroptional-service

CRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProviderinstalltheCRUaccording
tothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRU

informationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyourproductandareavailablefromLenovoatanytime
uponrequest.Y oucanfindalistofCRUsforyourproductinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronic
versionofthismanualcanbefoundathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.ClickGuides&Manualsandthenfollow
theon-screeninstructionstofindthemanualforyourproduct.Y oumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectivepart
thatisreplacedbytheCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,anda
containerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUif
LenovodoesnotreceivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.Seeyour
LenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

ThinkPadcomputerscontainthefollowingtypesofCRUs:
–Self-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsunplugorareheldbynomorethantwoscrews.Examplesofthesetypesof

CRUsincludetheacpoweradapterandpowercord.Otherself-serviceCRUsdependingonproductdesign
mightincludethememorymodule,wirelesscard,keyboard,andpalmrestwithfingerprintreaderandtrackpad.

–Optional-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsareisolatedpartswithinthecomputerthatareconcealedbyanaccess

panelthatistypicallysecuredbymorethantwoscrews.Oncetheaccesspanelisremoved,thespecific
CRUisvisible.

Chapter7.Locations45

MajorFRUs

24

25

26

27

23

22

21

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

c

d

e

b

a

13

18

17

16

14

15

No.FRUdescriptions

1

LCDunit(see“LCDFRUs”onpage48)

2

KeyboardspacerNoNo

3

Keyboardbezelassembly(withorwithoutfingerprintreader)

4

Power-buttoncardNoNo

5

Micro-SIM-cardtray(availableonsomemodels)

6

Systemboard

Self-service
CRU

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

Optional-service
CRU

46ThinkPadX260HardwareMaintenanceManual

No.FRUdescriptions

7

Wireless-LANcardY esNo

8

Wireless-WANcard(availableonsomemodels)

9

Speakerassembly

10

Internalstoragedrive(harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive)

11

Internal-storage-drivecableNoYes

12

RemovablebatteryYesNo

13

BasecoverassemblyYesNo

14

LenovofactoryrecoveryUSBkey

15

Lenovorecoverydiscset

16

PowercordYesNo

17

acpoweradapterYesNo

18

Smart-cardreader(availableonsomemodels)

19

Flexibleprintedcircuits(FPC)forsmart-cardreader(available

*

*

Self-service
CRU

YesNo

NoNo

YesNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

Optional-service
CRU

onsomemodels)

20

Built-inbatteryNoNo

21

Coin-cellbattery

22

MemorymoduleYesNo

23

Thermalfanassembly

24

FPCfortrackpad(withorwithoutfingerprintreader)

25

dc-incableassemblyNoYes

26

KeyboardNoNo

27

TrackPointcapNoNo

a–e

Miscellaneousparts(see“Miscellaneousparts”onpage48)

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

Note:TheLenovofactoryrecoveryUSBkey14andtheLenovorecoverydiscset15areusedtorestorethe
MicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystem.Theymightnotcomewiththecomputer,andausermightorderthemfrom
http://www.lenovo.com/lenovorecovery,thoughadditionalshippingandhandlingfeesmightapply.

Chapter7.Locations47

LCDFRUs

1

3

4

2

7

6

5

8

No.FRUdescriptions

1

LCDbezel

2

Camera/microphonemodule

3

Cameracable

4

Wireless-LAN/WANantennaassembly(withthewireless-WAN

Self-service
CRU

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

Optional-service
CRU

antennaassemblyavailableonsomemodels)

5

LCDrear-coverassembly

6

LCDcable

7

LCDpanel

8

LCDhinges

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

Miscellaneousparts

FRUdescriptions

Systemmiscellaneouskit:

•bAntennacableguide

•cBracketfortheinternal-storage-drivecable

•Microphonerubberforcameramodel

•Microphonerubberfornon-cameramodel

Screwandtapekit:

•Screwforhinges,M2.5*L2.2(8)

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Self-serviceCRUOptional-service

CRU

NoNo

NoNo

FRUdescriptions

23

25

17

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12

13

14

15

16

18

19

2021

22

26

24

Self-serviceCRUOptional-service

CRU

•Screw,M2*L2(4)

•Screw,M2*L2.7(24)

•Screw,M2.5*4,flathead(4)

•Screw,M2*L4(18)

•Stepscrew,M2*L2.3(8)

•Screw,M2.5*L4,flathead(4)

•Screw,M2*L3.2(4)

•Screw,M2*L3.5,silver,smallhead(18)

•Illustrationsheetforantenna

•Tapeforfixingcable

aHingebracket(availableinthekeyboardbezelassemblykit)

dSmart-card-readerbracket(availableinthekeyboardbezelassemblykit)

edc-inbracket(availableinthekeyboardbezelassemblykit)

NoNo

NoNo

NoNo

Connectorandcableguide

ThissectionprovidesinformationtohelpLenovo-authorizedservicetechniciansidentifyconnectorsand
cablesforreplacementpurpose.T ovieweachFRUandtheexplodedillustrationofthecomputer,see“Major
FRUs”onpage46and“LCDFRUs”onpage48.

Note:Dependingonthecomputermodel,someconnectorsorcablesmightnotbeavailable.

Systemboardconnectorsandcables

No.

1

2

36

4

5

7

8

9

Connector/location

Memorymoduleslot(internal)

Coin-cellbatteryconnector(internal)Coin-cellbatterywithcable

Keyboardconnectors(internal)

Smart-card-readerconnector(internal)FPCforsmart-cardreader,connectingthe

Speakerconnector(internal)Speakerassemblywithcable

Trackpadconnector(internal)FPCfortrackpad,connectingthetrackpadtothe

Built-in-batteryconnector(internal)

Wireless-LANcardslot(internal)

Internalcable

None,withthememorymoduledirectlyconnecting
tothesystemboard

Keyboardassemblywithcables

smart-cardreadertothesystemboard

systemboard

Built-inbatteryassemblywithcable

None,withthewireless-LANcarddirectlyconnecting
tothesystemboard

Chapter7.Locations49

No.

1

10

Connector/location

Internal-storage-driveconnector(internal)

Internalcable

Internal-storage-drivecable,connectingtheinternal
storagedrivetothesystemboard

11

Wireless-WANcardslot(internal)

None,withthewireless-WANcarddirectlyconnecting
tothesystemboard

12

13

14

15

16

17

Audioconnector(rightside)

AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector(rightside)

Micro-SIM-cardreader(rightside)

Media-cardreader(rightside)

Ethernetconnector(rightside)

Camera/microphonemoduleconnector(internal)Cameracable,connectingthecamera/microphone

None.Integrated.

None.Integrated.

None.Integrated.

None.Integrated.

None.Integrated.

module,thepower-buttoncard,andtheThinkPad
logoLED(ontheA-cover)tothesystemboard

18

Removable-batteryconnector(internal)

None,withtheremovablebatterydirectlyconnecting
tothesystemboard

19

20

Dockingstationconnector(bottom)

LCDconnector(internal)LCDcable,connectingtheLCDunittothesystem

None.Integrated.

board

21

22

23

24

2526

acpowerconnector(leftside)

Thermalfanconnector(internal)

HDMIconnector(leftside)

MiniDisplayPortconnector(leftside)

USB3.0connectors(leftside)

None.Integrated.

Thermalfanassemblywithcable

None.Integrated.

None.Integrated.

None.Integrated.

Camera/microphonemoduleconnectorandcable

No.

1

Connector/location

Camera/microphonemoduleconnector(internal)Cameracable,connectingthecamera/microphone

Internalcable

module,thepower-buttoncard,andtheThinkPad
logoLED(ontheA-cover)tothesystemboard

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Keyboardbezelassemblyconnectorandcable

1

1

No.

1

Connector/location

Trackpadconnector(internal)FPCfortrackpad,connectingthetrackpadtothe

Smart-cardreaderconnectorandcable

No.

1

Connector/location

Smart-cardreaderconnector(internal)FPCforsmart-cardreader,connectingthesmart-card

Internalcable

systemboard

Internalcable

readertothesystemboard

Chapter7.Locations51

Wireless-LANcardconnectorsandcables

1 2

1 2

No.

1

2

Connector/location

Wireless-LANantennaconnector(internal)Wireless-LANantennaassemblywithcable(gray),

Wireless-LANantennaconnector(internal)Wireless-LANantennaassemblywithcable(black),

Wireless-WANcardconnectorsandcables

Internalcable

connectingthemainwireless-LANantennatothe
wireless-LANcard

connectingtheauxiliarywireless-LANantennatothe
wireless-LANcard

No.

1

2

52ThinkPadX260HardwareMaintenanceManual

Connector/location

Internalcable

Wireless-WANantennaconnector(internal)Wireless-WANantennaassemblywithcable(orange),

connectingthemainwireless-WANantennatothe
wireless-WANcard

Wireless-WANantennaconnector(internal)Wireless-WANantennaassemblywithcable(blue),

connectingtheauxiliarywireless-WANantennato
thewireless-WANcard

Power-buttoncardconnectorandcable

1

No.

1

Connector/location

Power-buttoncardconnector(internal)Cameracable,connectingthepower-buttoncardto

Internalcable

thesystemboard,theThinkPadlogoLED(onthe
A-cover),andthecamera/microphonemodule

LookingupFRUinformation

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

Chapter7.Locations53

54ThinkPadX260HardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter8.FRUreplacementnotices

90degreesmore

(Cross-section)

Thischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingandreplacingparts.Readthischaptercarefullybefore
replacinganyFRU.

CRUstatementforcustomers:

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

optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider
installtheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,

LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyour
productandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.Y oucanfindalistofCRUsforyour
productinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualcanbefoundat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.ClickGuides&Manualsandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructionstofind
themanualforyourproduct.Y oumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectivepartthatisreplacedbytheCRU.
Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincluded
withthereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnot
receivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovo
LimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

Screwnotices

Loosescrewscancauseareliabilityproblem.IntheThinkPadnotebookcomputer,thisproblemisaddressed
withspecialnylon-coatedscrewsthathavethefollowingcharacteristics:

•Theymaintaintightconnections.

•Theydonoteasilycomeloose,evenwithshockorvibration.

•Theyarehardertotighten.

Dothefollowingwhenyouservicethismachine:

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

•Itisrecommendedtousenewscrews.

•Itisrecommendedtouseeachscrewonlyonce.

Tightenscrewsasfollows:

•Plastictoplastic
Turnanadditional90degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceoftheplasticpart.

•Logiccardtoplastic
Turnanadditional180degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceofthelogiccard.

©CopyrightLenovo2015

55

180degreesmore

(Cross-section)

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouusethecorrectscrew.Itisrecommendedtousenewscrewsforreplacements.Ifyou
haveatorquescrewdriver,tightenallscrewsfirmlytothetorquespecifiedinthescrewinformation
tableforeachstep.

•Ensurethattorquescrewdriversarecalibratedcorrectlyfollowingcountryspecifications.

Retainingserialnumbers

Thissectionincludesthefollowingdescriptions:

•“Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit”onpage56

•“RetainingtheUUID”onpage57

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit

Whenthecomputerwasmanufactured,theEEPROMonthesystemboardwasloadedwiththeserial
numbersofthesystemandallmajorcomponents.Thesenumbersneedtoremainthesamethroughout
thelifeofthecomputer.

Ifyoureplacethesystemboard,youmustrestoretheserialnumberofthesystemunittoitsoriginalvalue.

Theserialnumberofthesystemunitiswrittenonthelabelattachedtothebottomofthecomputer.

Ifyoucannotfindtheserialnumberofthesystemunitonthebottomofthecomputer,trythefollowing
methodtogetthenumber:

Note:Beforeyouperformtheoperation,ensurethattheUEFI/LegacysettingwithintheStartupmenuin
theThinkPadSetupprogramissettoUEFIOnly.

1.ConnectaUSBmemorykeytothecomputer.

2.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/maintenanceutilitiesandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatea
MaintenanceKey.

Note:OnlyanauthorizedLenovoservicetechniciancanaccesstheaboveWebsite.

3.Restartthecomputer.

4.Whenthelogoisdisplayed,pressEsc.TheThinkPadConfigInformationUpdateUtilityinterfaceis
displayed.

5.Type1underEntertheactiondesiredandpressEnter.TheThinkPadSerialNumberUpdateUtilityfor
AssetIDscreenisdisplayed.

6.Type2underEntertheactiondesiredandpressEnter.Theserialnumberofeachdeviceinyour
computerisdisplayed;theserialnumberofthesystemunitislistedasfollows:
20-Serialnumber

7.Recordtheserialnumberofthesystemunit.

Afteryoureplacethesystemboard,dothefollowingtorestoretheserialnumberofthesystemunit:

1.ConnecttheMaintenanceKeytothecomputer.

56ThinkPadX260HardwareMaintenanceManual

2.Whenthelogoisdisplayed,pressEsc.TheThinkPadConfigInformationUpdateUtilityinterfaceis
displayed.

3.Type1underEntertheactiondesiredandpressEnter.TheThinkPadSerialNumberUpdateUtilityfor
AssetIDscreenisdisplayed.

4.Type1underEntertheactiondesiredandpressEnter.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen
torestoretheserialnumberofthesystemunit.

RetainingtheUUID

TheUniversallyUniqueIdentifier(UUID)isa128-bitnumberuniquelyassignedtoyourcomputerat
productionandstoredintheEEPROMofyoursystemboard.

ThealgorithmthatgeneratesthenumberisdesignedtoprovideuniqueIDsuntiltheyearA.D.3400.Notwo
computersintheworldhavethesamenumber.

Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,performthefollowingstepstocreateanewUUIDforthesystem
boardifthesystemboarddoesnothaveaUUID:

Note:Beforeyouperformtheoperation,ensurethattheUEFI/LegacysettingwithintheStartupmenuin
theThinkPadSetupprogramissettoUEFIOnly.

1.ConnectaUSBmemorykeytothecomputer.

2.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/maintenanceutilitiesandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocreatea
Maintenancekey.

Note:OnlyanauthorizedLenovoservicetechniciancanaccesstheaboveWebsite.

3.Restartthecomputer.

4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressEsc.TheThinkPadConfigInformationUpdateUtilityinterface
isdisplayed.

5.Type2underEntertheactiondesiredandpressEnter.TheAutoUUIDgenerationutilityinterfaceis
displayed.

6.TypeyunderChangeUUID.OK?[Y/N]andpressEnter.AnewUUIDiscreatedandwritten.Ifa
validUUIDalreadyexists,itisnotoverwritten.

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation

InformationonEngineeringChangeAnnouncements(ECA)isstoredintheEEPROMofthesystemboard.
TheelectronicstorageofthisinformationsimplifiestheproceduretocheckiftheECAhasbeenpreviously
appliedtoamachine.ThemachinedoesnotneedtobedisassembledtocheckfortheECAapplication.

TocheckwhatECAshavebeenpreviouslyappliedtothemachine,usetheECAInformationRead/Write
functionontheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey.

1.InsertthelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey,
andthenrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select6.SetECAInformation.

3.ToreadtheECAinformation,select2.ReadECA/reworknumberfromEEPROMandfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.Toreadtheboxbuilddate,select5.ReadboxbuilddatefromEEPROM,
andfollowtheinstructiononthescreen.

AfteranECAhasbeenappliedtothemachine,theEEPROMmustbeupdatedtoreflecttheECA's
application.UsethelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenance
KeytoupdatetheEEPROM.

Note:OnlytheECAnumberisstoredintheEEPROM.ThemachinetypeoftheECAisassumedtobethe
sameasthemachinetypeofthemachinethathadtheECAappliedtoit.

Chapter8.FRUreplacementnotices57

1.InsertthelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey,
andthenrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select6.SetECAInformation.

3.TowritetheECAinformation,select1.WriteECA/reworknumberfromEEPROM,andfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.T owritetheboxbuilddate,select4.WriteboxbuilddatefromEEPROM,
andfollowtheinstructiononthescreen.

Ifthesystemboardisbeingreplaced,trytoreadtheECAinformationfromtheoldsystemboardandtransfer
theinformationtothenewsystem.Ifthesystemboardisinoperable,thiswillnotbepossible.

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Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU

ThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorreplaceaFRU.

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

optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider
installtheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,

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

Generalguidelines

WhenremovingorreplacingaFRU,besuretoobservethefollowinggeneralguidelines:

1.Donottrytoserviceanycomputerunlessyouhavebeentrainedandcertified.Anuntrainedpersonruns
theriskofdamagingparts.

2.BeforereplacinganyFRU,reviewChapter8“FRUreplacementnotices”onpage55.

3.BeginbyremovinganyFRUsthathavetoberemovedbeforereplacingthefailingFRU.AnysuchFRUs
arelistedatthebeginningofeachFRUreplacementsection.Removethemintheorderinwhichthey
arelisted.

4.FollowthecorrectsequenceinthestepsforremovingaFRU,asgiveninthedrawingsbythenumbers
insquarecallouts.

5.Whenturningascrew,turnitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.

6.WhenremovingaFRU,moveitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.

7.ToputthenewFRUinplace,reversetheremovalprocedureandfollowanynotesthatpertainto
replacement.

8.WhenreplacingaFRU,usethecorrectscrewsasshowninthereplacementprocedures.

DANGER

BeforeremovinganyFRU,turnoffthecomputer ,unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets,
removethebattery,andthendisconnectanyinterconnectingcables.

Attention:

•AfterreplacingaFRU,donotturnonthecomputeruntilyouhavemadesurethatallscrews,springs,and
othersmallpartsareinplaceandnonearelooseinsidethecomputer.Verifythisbyshakingthecomputer
gentlyandlisteningforrattlingsounds.Metallicpartsormetalflakescancauseelectricalshortcircuits.

•Thesystemboardissensitiveto,andcanbedamagedby,electrostaticdischarge(ESD).Beforetouching
it,establishpersonalgroundingbytouchingagroundpointwithonehandorbyusinganelectrostatic
dischargestrap.

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Beforeservicingthecomputer

1

2

3

Carefullyreadthistopicbeforeservicingthecomputer.

Disablingthebuilt-inbattery

BeforereplacinganyFRU,ensurethatyouhavedisabledthebuilt-inbatterybydoingthefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.

2.Turnonthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1continuouslytoentertheThinkPad
Setupprogram.

3.SelectConfig➙Power.ThePowersubmenuisdisplayed.

4.SelectDisablebuilt-inbattery.

5.ClickYesintheSetupWarningwindow,andthenthecomputerturnsoffautomatically.Waitthreeto
fiveminutestoletthecomputercool.

Thebatterywillbeautomaticallyenabledwhentheacpoweradapterisreconnectedtothecomputer.

Removingthemicro-SIM-cardtray

Beforeyoustarttheservicing,removeinstalledmicro-SIMcard(ordummymicro-SIMcard)andthe
micro-SIM-cardtrayfromthecomputer.

Afteryoufinishtheservicing,ensurethatyouinstallthemicro-SIM-cardtraywiththemicro-SIMcard
backintothecomputer.

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1010Removablebattery

2

1

1

4

3

2

Importantnoticeforreplacingaremovablebattery

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and

providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramprovidesanautomaticbatterydiagnostictestthatdeterminesifthe
batteryisdefective.AbatteryFRUshouldnotbereplacedunlessthisdiagnostictestshowsthatthebattery
isdefective.Theonlyexceptiontothisisifthebatteryisphysicallydamagedoracustomerisreportinga
possiblesafetyissue.

IftheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramisnotinstalledonthecomputer,thecustomershoulddownloadand
installtheprogramtodiagnosethebattery,beforegettinganon-physicallydamagedbatteryreplaced.Note
thatthereplacementofaphysicallydamagedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Removalstepsoftheremovablebattery

DANGER

Useonlytheauthorizedbatteryspecifiedforyourcomputer.Anyotherbatterycouldigniteor
explode.

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU61

1020Basecoverassembly

1

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourcomputermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.

Removalstepsofthebasecoverassembly

Applyinglabelstothebasecoverassembly

ThenewbasecoverFRUisshippedwithakitcontaininglabelsofseveralkinds.Applythoselabelswhen
youreplacethebasecover.Forthelabelsthatarenotshippedwiththenewbasecover,peelthemfromthe
oldbasecover,andadherethemtothenewone.

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Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofeachlabel.

1

3 4

2

13

14

15

5

6789101112

1GEOlabel2S/Nlabel

3T aiwanWWANlabel4Assettag

5GenuineMicrosoftlabel(forWindows10)6CertificateofAuthentication(COA)label(forWindows

7)

7Indonesiapostellabel

9Indonesiaratinglabel10IsraelHomologationlabel

11BrazilAnatellabel

13BISlabel14ChinaGEOlabel

15IMEIlabel

8MCMClabelforMalaysia

12ICASAlabel

1030Built-inbattery

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

Importantnoticesforreplacingabattery

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and

providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingoutoftheiruse.

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramprovidesanautomaticbatterydiagnostictestthatdeterminesifthe
batteryisdefective.AbatteryFRUshouldnotbereplacedunlessthisdiagnostictestshowsthatthebattery
isdefective.Theonlyexceptiontothisisifthebatteryisphysicallydamagedoracustomerisreportinga
possiblesafetyissue.

IftheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramisnotinstalledonthecomputer,thecustomershoulddownloadand
installtheprogramtodiagnosethebattery,beforegettinganon-physicallydamagedbatteryreplaced.Note
thatthereplacementofaphysicallydamagedbatteryisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU63

DANGER

2

1

1

1

3

Useonlytheauthorizedbatteryspecifiedforyourcomputer.Anyotherbatterycouldigniteor
explode.

Removalstepsofthebuilt-inbattery

Todisconnectthebatteryconnectorinstep2,useonefingertoslightlyholdtheconnector.Thenusethe
otherhandtoholdthebatterycableandpullitouthorizontally.

Attention:Whenconnectingthebatterycable,alignthebatterycablewiththebatteryconnectorfirst.
Theninsertthebatterycablestraightintothebatteryconnectorhorizontally.Otherwise,thebatterycable
mightbedamaged.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

1040Memorymodule

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

M2×3mm,small-head,nylon-coated(3)Silver

Torque

0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

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Removalstepsofthememorymodule

2

1

1

Wheninstalling:

Insertthenotchedendofthememorymoduleintothememoryslotatanangleofabout20degrees.Press
thememorymoduleinfirmly,andpivotitdownwarduntilitsnapsintoplace.Ensurethatthememory
moduleisfirmlyseatedintheslotanddoesnotmoveeasily.

1050Internalstoragedriveanddrivecable

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

Attention:

•Donotdroptheinternalstoragedriveorapplyanyphysicalshocktoit.Theinternalstoragedriveis
sensitivetophysicalshock.Improperhandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.

•Beforeremovingtheinternalstoragedrive,havetheusermakeabackupcopyofalltheinformation
onitifpossible.

•Neverremovetheinternalstoragedrivewhilethesystemisoperatingorinsuspendmode.

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU65

Removalstepsoftheinternalstoragedriveanddrivecable

1

2

1

3

4

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

2

M2×4mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)

M2×2.7mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

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5

6

7

7

7

7

Wheninstalling:

Ensurethattheinternalstoragedriveisfirmlyattached.

1060Wireless-LANcard

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU67

Removalstepsofthewireless-LANcard

2

1

1

1

3

Instep1,disconnecttheconnectorsbyusingtheremovaltoolfortheantennaRFconnectororpickoffthe
connectorsinthedirectionasshownbyusingyourfingers.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

Wheninstalling:

Plugthegraycableintothemainconnectorandtheblackcableintotheauxiliaryconnectoronthecard.

M2×2.7mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)

Black0.181Nm

Torque

(1.85kgf-cm)

1070Wireless-WANcard(availableonsomemodels)

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

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Removalstepsofthewireless-WANcard

2

1

1

1

1

3

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

M2×2.7mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)

1080Thermalfanassembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU69

Removalstepsofthethermalfanassembly

2

3

1b

1c

1a

1d

4

5

1.Loosenthescrews1inascendingalphabeticalorder(atod)asillustrated.

2.Releasethecablesfromthecableholderonthethermalfanassembly.

3.Removethethermalfanassembly.

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Wheninstalling:

a

•Alwayswearfingerstallswhenhandlingthethermalfanassembly.Donottouchorholdanypartofthe
thermalfanassemblywithbarefingers.

•Beforeyouattachthethermalfanassemblytothecomputer,applythermalgrease,atanamountof0.2
grams,onthepartmarked

ainthefollowingillustration.Eithertoomuchortoolessapplicationofgrease

cancauseathermalproblemduetoimperfectcontactwithacomponent.Ifathermalfanassemblyneeds
tobereused,removeandreapplythermalgrease.

•Donottouchthethermalgrease.

•Donotpress,touch,orrotatethefanimpeller.

•Donottouchthefaninlethole.

•Donottwistorpullthecableofthethermalfanassembly.

•Donotapplypressureonthetopandbottomcoversofthethermalfanassembly.

•Donotpresstheheatpipe.Holdbothsidesoftheheatpipeifyouneedtotakethethermalfanassembly.

•Donotshakeordropthethermalfanassembly.

•Ensurethatthefanconnectorisattachedfirmly.

•Replacethethermalfanassemblyifyouobservethefollowing:
–Thecoverofthethermalfanassemblyisdeformedordamaged.
–Thereisabnormalnoiseduringrotation.

1090dc-incableassembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU71

Removalstepsofthedc-incableassembly

2

3

1

4

StepScrew(quantity)Color

2

M2×4mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)

1100Systemboard

Importantnoticesforhandlingthesystemboard

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Whenhandlingthesystemboard,observethefollowing:

•Thesystemboardhasanaccelerometer,whichcanbebrokenwhenseveralthousandsofG-forces
areapplied.

Note:Droppingasystemboardfromaheightofaslittleas15cm(6inches)sothatitfallsflatonahard
benchcansubjecttheaccelerometertoasmuchas6000G'sofshock.

•Becarefulnottodropthesystemboardonabenchtopthathasahardsurface,suchasmetal,wood,or
composite.

•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.

•Ateverypointintheprocess,besurenottodroporstackthesystemboard.

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•Ifyouputasystemboarddown,besuretoputitonlyonapaddedsurfacesuchasanESDmatora

1

1

2

corrugatedconductivematerial.

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

•“1030Built-inbattery”onpage63

•“1040Memorymodule”onpage64

•“1050Internalstoragedriveanddrivecable”onpage65

•“1060Wireless-LANcard”onpage67

•“1070Wireless-WANcard(availableonsomemodels)”onpage68

•“1080Thermalfanassembly”onpage69

Removalstepsofthesystemboard

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M2×2.3mm,bighead,nylon-coated(2)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

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5

4

3

6

8

9

10

7

11

12

13

13

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

15

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17

16

16

18

StepScrew(quantity)Color

a

16

17

M2×4mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(2)

M2×3mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)

Black0.181Nm

Black0.181Nm

Torque

(1.85kgf-cm)

(1.85kgf-cm)

Wheninstalling:

Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedfirmly.

Thefollowingcomponentsolderedonthetopsideofthesystemboardisextremelysensitive.Whenyou
servicethesystemboard,avoidanykindofroughhandling.

aMicroprocessor

1110Coin-cellbattery

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

•“1030Built-inbattery”onpage63

•“1040Memorymodule”onpage64

•“1050Internalstoragedriveanddrivecable”onpage65

•“1060Wireless-LANcard”onpage67

•“1070Wireless-WANcard(availableonsomemodels)”onpage68

•“1080Thermalfanassembly”onpage69

•“1100Systemboard”onpage72

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU75

DANGER

1

Useonlytheauthorizedbatteryspecifiedforyourcomputer.Anyotherbatterycouldigniteor
explode.

Removalstepsofthecoin-cellbattery

Wheninstalling:

Ensurethatthecoin-cellbatteryconnectorisattachedfirmly.

1120Speakerassembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

•“1030Built-inbattery”onpage63

•“1040Memorymodule”onpage64

•“1050Internalstoragedriveanddrivecable”onpage65

•“1060Wireless-LANcard”onpage67

•“1070Wireless-WANcard(availableonsomemodels)”onpage68

•“1080Thermalfanassembly”onpage69

•“1100Systemboard”onpage72

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Removalstepsofthespeakerassembly

1

1

2

2

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M2×2.3mm,bighead,nylon-coated(2)

Wheninstalling:

Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedfirmly.

1130Smart-cardreaderassembly(availableonsomemodels)

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

•“1030Built-inbattery”onpage63

•“1040Memorymodule”onpage64

•“1050Internalstoragedriveanddrivecable”onpage65

•“1060Wireless-LANcard”onpage67

•“1070Wireless-WANcard(availableonsomemodels)”onpage68

•“1080Thermalfanassembly”onpage69

•“1100Systemboard”onpage72

•“1120Speakerassembly”onpage76

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU77

Removalstepsofthesmart-cardreaderassembly

2

3

1

1

4

5

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M2×3mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(2)Silver

Torque

0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)

Wheninstalling:

Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedfirmly.

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1140LCDunit

1

2

3

4

4

5

5

5

6

7

8

9

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

RemovalstepsoftheLCDunit

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU79

10

10

10

10

10

10

StepScrew(quantity)Color

7

11

7

12

13

13

10

M2×4mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(6)Silver

Torque

0.181Nm
(1.85kgf-cm)

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7

14

Wheninstalling:

•Ensurethattheconnectorsareattachedfirmly.

•Ensurethatyoucorrectlyrouteandsecurethecables.

Attention:Whenyouroutethecables,ensurethattheyarenotsubjecttoanytension.T ensioncouldcause
thecablestobedamagedbythecableguides,orawiretobebroken.

1150Power-buttoncard

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

•“1030Built-inbattery”onpage63

•“1040Memorymodule”onpage64

•“1050Internalstoragedriveanddrivecable”onpage65

•“1060Wireless-LANcard”onpage67

•“1070Wireless-WANcard(availableonsomemodels)”onpage68

•“1080Thermalfanassembly”onpage69

•“1100Systemboard”onpage72

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU81

Removalstepsofthepower-buttoncard

1

2

3

1

2

4

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

2

M2.5×4mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(2)

M2×2.7mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(2)

Wheninstalling:

Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedfirmly.

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

1160Keyboardassembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

•“1030Built-inbattery”onpage63

•“1040Memorymodule”onpage64

•“1050Internalstoragedriveanddrivecable”onpage65

•“1060Wireless-LANcard”onpage67

•“1070Wireless-WANcard(availableonsomemodels)”onpage68

•“1080Thermalfanassembly”onpage69

•“1100Systemboard”onpage72

•“1110Coin-cellbattery”onpage75

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•“1120Speakerassembly”onpage76

1

1

1

2

1

1

6

5

4

3

3

7

•“1140LCDunit”onpage79

Removalstepsofthekeyboardassembly

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M2×4mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(5)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

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9

9

8

8

8

8

10

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

8

9

M2×2.7mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(4)

M2×3mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(2)

2010LCDbezel

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

•“1140LCDunit”onpage79

RemovalstepsoftheLCDbezel

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

2020LCDhinges,LCDpanel,andLCDcable

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

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•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

1

1

1

1

2

2

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

•“1140LCDunit”onpage79

•“2010LCDbezel”onpage84

RemovalstepsoftheLCDhinges

StepScrew(quantity)Color

1

M2.5×2.2mm,big-head,nylon-coated(4)

Torque

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU85

RemovalstepsoftheLCDpanelandLCDcable

1

3

5

4

0

2

Wheninstalling:EnsurethattheLCDconnectorisattachedfirmly.

2030Camera/microphonemoduleandcameracable(availableonsome models)

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

•“1140LCDunit”onpage79

•“2010LCDbezel”onpage84

•“2020LCDhinges,LCDpanel,andLCDcable”onpage84

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Removalstepsofthecamera/microphonemoduleandcameracable

1

2

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU87

3

3

4

4

4

4

5

5

2040Wireless-LAN/Wireless-WANantennaassemblyandLCDrear-cover assembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Removablebattery”onpage61

•“1020Basecoverassembly”onpage62

•“1140LCDunit”onpage79

•“2010LCDbezel”onpage84

•“2020LCDhinges,LCDpanel,andLCDcable”onpage84

•“2030Camera/microphonemoduleandcameracable(availableonsomemodels)”onpage86

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Removalstepsofthewireless-LAN/Wireless-WANantennaassembly

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU89

Cablerouting:

b c da

Whenyouinstalltheantennaassemblyandcameracable,routethecameracableinthecableholder
andtheantennacableoutsidethecableholder.

Antennalocations:

aWireless-LANauxiliaryantenna(black)bWireless-WANauxiliaryantenna(blue,availableon

somemodels)

cWireless-WANmainantenna(orange,availableon

somemodels)

dWireless-LANmainantenna(gray)

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AppendixA.Notices

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yourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformationontheproductsandservicescurrentlyavailableinyour
area.AnyreferencetoaLenovoproduct,program,orserviceisnotintendedtostateorimplythatonlythat
Lenovoproduct,program,orservicemaybeused.Anyfunctionallyequivalentproduct,program,orservice
thatdoesnotinfringeanyLenovointellectualpropertyrightmaybeusedinstead.However,itistheuser’s
responsibilitytoevaluateandverifytheoperationofanyotherproduct,program,orservice.

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Trademarks

ThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth:

Lenovo
Lenovologo
ThinkPad
ThinkPadlogo
TrackPoint

MiniDisplayPort(mDP)isaTrademarkoftheVideoElectronicsStandardsAssociation.

Microsoft,Windows,WindowsServer,andCortanaaretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.

Othercompany,product,orservicenamesmaybethetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.

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AppendixB.Abbreviationandacronymtable

Thefollowingtablelistssomeabbreviationsandacronymsthatmightbeusedinthismanual.

AbbreviationTerm

3G

BGABallGridArray

BIOSbasicinput/outputsystem

CMOS

COACertificateofAuthentication

CRC

CRT

CRU

CTOConfigureToOrder

EAIA

ECAEngineeringChangeAnnouncements

EEPROMElectricallyErasableProgrammableRead-OnlyMemory

EFI

EPO

ESD

EUEuropeanUnion

FCCFederalCommunicationsCommission

FRUFieldReplaceableUnit

GAVGeneralAnnounceVariant

GPU

HDDharddiskdrive

HDMI

ICs

ICCID

ISOInternationalStandardizationOrganization

LANlocalareanetwork

LCD

MAC

MTmachinetype

MTMmachinetypeandmodel

PC

PCHPlatformControllerHub

POST

RAMrandom-accessmemory

thirdgenerationofmobiletelecommunicationstechnology

complementarymetal-oxidesemiconductor

cyclicredundancycheck

cathoderaytube

customer-replaceableunit

EnhancedAssetInformationArea

ExtensibleFirmwareInterface

emergencypower-off

electrostaticdischarge

graphicsprocessingunit

high-definitionmultimediainterface

integratedcircuits

integratecircuitcardidentity

liquidcrystaldisplay

mediaaccesscontrol

personalcomputer

power-onself-test

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AbbreviationTerm

RF

RFID

RIringindicator

RJregisteredjack

SATASerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment

SIM

SVP

TFTs

UEFI

USBUniversalSerialBus

UUID

VGA

VRAMvideorandom-accessmemory

WANwideareanetwork

radiofrequency

radio-frequencyidentification

subscriberidentitymodule

supervisorpassword

thin-filmtransistors

UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface

universallyuniqueidentifier

videographicsarray

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