ThinkPad Edge E530, Edge E530c, Edge E535, Edge E445 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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HardwareMaintenanceManual

ThinkPadEdgeE530,E530c,andE535

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Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation underAppendixA“Notices”onpage109.

FourthEdition(May2013)

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Contents

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

Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1

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

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

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

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic

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

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

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4

Lasercompliancestatement(multilingual

translations)................17

Chapter2.Importantservice

information..............23

StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........23

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive...24 Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem

board................24

Howtouseerrorcodes.........24

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,and

GAVproducts...............24

Productdenition............24

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAV

products...............25

Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....27

Whattodorst..............27

Checkoutguide..............28

LenovoSolutionCenter.........28

Quicktestprograms...........28

UEFIdiagnosticprogram.........29

Bootablediagnosticprograms.......29

Powersystemcheckout...........30

Checkingtheacpoweradapter......30

Checkingoperationalcharging......31

Checkingthebatterypack........31

Checkingthebackupbattery.......32

Chapter4.Relatedservice

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

Restoringthefactorycontentsbyusingthe

productRecoveryDiscSet..........33

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8operating

system..................34

Refreshingyourcomputer........34

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefault

settings................34

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....35

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows

8failstostart.............35

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....35

Passwords................36

Power-onpassword...........37

Harddiskpassword...........37

Supervisorpassword..........37

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...37 Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword...38

Powermanagement............38

Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7

operatingsystemonly)..........38

Sleepmode..............38

Hibernationmode...........39

Symptom-to-FRUindex...........39

Numericerrorcodes..........40

Errormessages............40

No-beepsymptoms...........41

LCD-relatedsymptoms.........41

Intermittentproblems..........42

Undeterminedproblems.........42

Chapter5.Statusindicators.....43

Chapter6.Specialkeys........45

Chapter7.Locations.........47

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

indicators.................47

Frontview...............48

Rearview...............50

Bottomview..............50

LocatingFRUsandCRUs..........50

MajorFRUsandCRUs..........52

LCDFRUsandCRUs..........54

MiscellaneouspartsandotherFRUs....55

LookingupFRUinformation.........55

Chapter8.FRUreplacement

notices................57

Screwnotices...............57

Retainingserialnumbers...........58

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem

unit.................58

RetainingtheUUID...........59

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...59

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Chapter9.Removingorreplacinga

FRU..................61

Generalguidelines.............61

BeforeservicingThinkPadEdgeE530andE530c

models..................62

1010Batterypack.............62

1020Largebottomcover..........63

1030Smallbottomcover..........64

1040Opticaldriveorblankbezel.......65

1050Memorymodules...........65

1060Harddiskdriveassembly........66

1070PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN..68 1080PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANor

mSATAsolidstatedrive...........69

1090Backupbattery............73

1100Thermalfan.............74

1110Thermalpipes.............74

1120Keyboard..............76

1130Keyboardbezel............80

1140CPU................82

1150Systemboardassembly.........83

1160Speakerassembly...........86

1170Powerbuttonsubcard.........89

1180I/OsubcardwithUSBconnectorandaudio

jack...................90

1190RJ45subcard............91

1200Opticaldrivesubcard.........93

1210LCDunit...............94

1220BasecoverassemblyandDC-inconnector.97

2010LCDbezelassembly..........99

2020LCDpanelandhinges.........101

2030IntegratedcameraandLCDcables....103

2040WirelessantennaassemblyandLCDrear

coverassembly..............105

AppendixA.Notices.........109

Electronicemissionnotices..........110

Trademarks................110

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad

products.

ThinkPadEdgeE530,E530c,andE535

MachineType(MT)3259,3260,3366,and6272

Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.

Important:

ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPadproducts.Use thismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively. BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safety information”onpage1

andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage23.

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Thischapterpresentsthefollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservicea ThinkPadnotebookcomputer.

•“Generalsafety”onpage1

•“Electricalsafety”onpage2

•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage3

•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3

•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4

•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4

•“Lasercompliancestatement(multilingualtranslations)”onpage17

Generalsafety

Followtheserulestoensuregeneralsafety:

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareaofthemachinesduringandaftermaintenance.

•Whenliftinganyheavyobject:

1.Makesurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping.

2.Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.

3.Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouattempttolift.

4.Liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles;thisactionremovesthestrainfromthe musclesinyourback.Donotattempttoliftanyobjectthatweighsmorethan16kg(35lb)orthatyou thinkistooheavyforyou.

•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,becausemetal objectsaregoodelectricalconductors.

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

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

•Reinstallallcoverscorrectlybeforereturningthemachinetothecustomer.

•Fanlouversonthemachinehelptopreventoverheatingofinternalcomponents.Donotobstructfan louversorcoverthemwithlabelsorstickers.

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Electricalsafety

Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.

Important:

•Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoftmaterial thatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.

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

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

•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.

•Disconnectallpowerbefore: –Performingamechanicalinspection –Workingnearpowersupplies –Removingorinstallingmainunits

•Beforeyoustarttoworkonthemachine,unplugthepowercord.Ifyoucannotunplugit,askthecustomer topoweroffthewallboxthatsuppliespowertothemachine,andtolockthewallboxintheoffposition.

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

toswitchoffthepower,ifnecessary.

–Useonlyonehandwhenworkingwithpowered-onelectricalequipment;keeptheotherhandinyour

pocketorbehindyourback.

CAUTION: Anelectricalshockcanoccuronlywhenthereisacompletecircuit.Byobservingtheabove rule,youmaypreventacurrentfrompassingthroughyourbody.

–Whenusingtesters,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessoriesfor

thattester.

–Standonsuitablerubbermats(obtainedlocally,ifnecessary)toinsulateyoufromgroundssuchas

metaloorstripsandmachineframes.

Observethespecialsafetyprecautionswhenyouworkwithveryhighvoltages.Instructionsforthese precautionsareinthesafetysectionsofmaintenanceinformation.Useextremecarewhenmeasuring highvoltages.

•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.

•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.

•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.

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

•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.

•Donotservicethefollowingpartswiththepoweron: –Powersupplyunits –Pumps –Blowersandfans –Motorgenerators –Unitssimilartothoselistedabove

Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.

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

Safetyinspectionguide

Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Youshouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotential safetyhazardsduetoattachmentofnon- ThinkPadfeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythisinspectionguide.

Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand whetheryoucancontinuewithoutrstcorrectingtheproblem.

Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:

•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal electricalshock)

•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcapacitor

•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware

Todeterminewhetherthereareanypotentiallyunsafeconditions,usethefollowingchecklistatthebeginning ofeveryservicetask.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroff,andthepowercorddisconnected.

Checklist:

1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).

2.T urnoffthecomputer.Disconnectthepowercord.

3.Checkthepowercordfor:

a.Athird-wiregroundconnectoringoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethird-wireground

continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.

b.Thepowercordshouldbetheauthorizedtypespeciedforyourcomputer.Goto:

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

c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.

4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.

5.Removethecover.

6.Checkforanyobviousnon-ThinkPadalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany non-ThinkPadalterations.

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

8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge

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

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Notes:

1.Useproduct-specicESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.

2.MakesurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertied(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.

WhenhandlingESD-sensitiveparts:

•Keepthepartsinprotectivepackagesuntiltheyareinsertedintotheproduct.

•Avoidcontactwithotherpeople.

•Wearagroundedwriststrapagainstyourskintoeliminatestaticonyourbody.

•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeevenwhen youarewearingawriststrap.

•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen handlingESD-sensitivedevices.

•Selectagroundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecic servicerequirement.

Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.

–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.

–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor

referencepoint.Y oucanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.

–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedcomputers.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriedbyacertiedelectrician.

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)

Thesafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:

•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

•French

•German

•Hebrew

•Japanese

•Korean

•Spanish

•T raditionalChinese

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Lasercompliancestatement(multilingualtranslations)

Thelasercompliancestatementsinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:

•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

•French

•German

•Hebrew

•Japanese

•Korean

•Spanish

•T raditionalChinese

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Chapter2.Importantserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsthefollowingimportantserviceinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupported bythismanual:

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUs”onpage23 –“Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive”onpage24 –“Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard”onpage24 –“Howtouseerrorcodes”onpage24

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV ,andGAVproducts”onpage24 –“Productdenition”onpage24 –“FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAVproducts”onpage25

Important:

•IfthecomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanmSATAsolidstatedrive,donotusethe mSATAsolidstatedriveasabootabledevice.ThemSATAsolidstatedriveisdesignedanddevelopedfor “cache”functionpurposeonly.

•AdvisecustomerstocontacttheLenovo

CustomerSupportCenteriftheyneedanyassistancein obtainingorinstallinganysoftwarexes,drivers,andUEFIBIOSdownloads.T elephonenumbersfor LenovoSupportareavailableat: http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone

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

StrategyforreplacingFRUs

Beforereplacingparts:

Makesurethatallsoftwarexes,drivers,andUEFIBIOSdownloadsareinstalledbeforeyoureplaceany FRUslistedinthismanual.

Afterasystemboardisreplaced,ensurethatthelatestUEFIBIOSisloadedtothesystemboardbeforeyou completetheserviceaction.

Todownloadandinstallsoftwarexes,drivers,andUEFIBIOS,dothefollowing:

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

2.ClickDownloadDrivers&Softwareandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoreachthe DownloadDriversandSoftwarepage.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadandinstallthenecessarysoftware.

UsethefollowingstrategytopreventunnecessaryexpenseforreplacingandservicingFRUs:

•IfyouareinstructedtoreplaceaFRUbutthereplacementdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,reinstallthe originalFRUbeforeyoucontinue.

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

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

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive

Alwaystrytorunalow-levelformatoperationbeforereplacingaharddiskdrive.Thiswillcauseallcustomer dataontheharddiskdrivetobelost.Besurethatthecustomerhasacurrentbackupofthedatabefore youperformthistask.

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

IfthecomputeryouareservicingisshippedwithbothanmSA T Asolid-statedriveandaharddiskdrive,the mSATAsolid-statedriveisusedforthe“cache”functionandtosupporttheIntel

RapidStartT echnology. UsersarenotrecommendedtoreplacethemSA T Asolid-statedrivebythemselves.Werecommendthat usersdonotreplacethemSATAsolid-statedrivebythemselves.Otherwise,the“cache”functionwillnot workandtheIntelRapidStartTechnologycannotbeusedanymore.

Attention:EnsurethatyoupartitionthemSAT Asolid-statedriveafterinstallingitonthecomputeryouare servicing.Otherwise,themSAT Asolid-statedrivewillnotfunctioncorrectly.Forinstructionsonhowto partitionanmSATAsolid-statedrive,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/msata-fru.

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard

Somecomponentsmountedonasystemboardareverysensitive.Improperhandlingofasystemboardcan causedamagetothosecomponents,andmaycauseasystemmalfunction.

Attention:Whenhandlingasystemboard:

•Donotdropasystemboardorapplyanyexcessiveforcetoit.

•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.

•AvoidbendingasystemboardandhardpushingtopreventcrackingateachBallGridArray(BGA)chipset.

Howtouseerrorcodes

Usetheerrorcodesdisplayedonthescreentodiagnosefailures.Ifmorethanoneerrorcodeisdisplayed, beginthediagnosiswiththersterrorcode.Whatevercausesthersterrorcodemightalsocausefalse errorcodes.Ifnoerrorcodeisdisplayed,seewhethertheerrorsymptomislistedinthe“Symptom-to-FRU Index”section.

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,andGAVproducts

Productdenition

DynamicCongureToOrder(CTO)

ThisprovidestheabilityforacustomertocongureaLenovosolutionfromaneSite,andhavethis congurationsenttofulllment,whereitisbuiltandshippeddirectlytothecustomer.Themachinelabeland eSupportwillloadtheseproductsasthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(Example: 1829-CTO).

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CustomModelVariant(CMV)

ThisisauniquecongurationthathasbeennegotiatedbetweenLenovoandthecustomer.Aunique4-digit MTand3-digitmodelisprovidedtothecustomertoplaceorders(Example:1829-W15).ACMVisaspecial bidoffering.Therefore,itisNOTgenerallyannounced.

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

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

GeneralAnnounceVariant(GAV)

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

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAVproducts

UseLenovoeSupporttoidentifymajorFRUs,FRUpartnumbers,andFRUdescriptionsforCTO,CMV,and GAVproductsatanMT-serialnumberlevel.ExamplesofmajorFRUsareharddiskdrive,systemboard, liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD),andmemorymodule.AllCTOandCMVproductsareloadedunderthe4-digit MTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(example:1829-CTO).GAVsareloadedunderthe4-digitMT and3-digitmodel,wheremodel=a“xedpartnumber”,not“CTO”(example:1829-F1U).

ToidentifythemajorFRUsforaproduct,dothefollowing:

1.Goto: http://www.lenovo.com/support

2.ClickWarranty&Services.

3.ClickCheckWarrantyStatus.

4.OntheWarrantyStatusLookuppage,clickPartsLookup.

5.T ypeyourmachinetypeandserialnumber,andthenclickSubmit.

eSupportalsocanbeusedtoviewthegeneralFRUlistforaproduct.

TogetthegeneralFRUlistforaproduct,dothefollowing:

1.Goto: http://www.lenovo.com/support

2.ClickParts&Accessories.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoselectproduct.

4.ClickProductsandPartsDetail.

5.OnthePRODUCTANDPARTSDETAILpage,clickthePartsDetailtabtoviewtheFRUlist.

Note:TheFRUlistisagenerallistofcomponentsanddoesnotcontainspecicmodelinformation.

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Chapter3.Generalcheckout

Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:

•“Whattodorst”onpage27

•“Checkoutguide”onpage28 –“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage28 –“Quicktestprograms”onpage28 –“UEFIdiagnosticprogram”onpage29 –“Bootablediagnosticprograms”onpage29

•“Powersystemcheckout”onpage30

Somedescriptionsinthischaptermightnotapplytoyourparticularcomputer.

Beforeyougotothecheckoutguide,besuretoreadthefollowingimportantnotes.

Importantnotes:

•Onlycertiedtrainedpersonnelshouldservicethecomputer .

•BeforereplacinganyFRU,readtheentirepageonremovingandreplacingFRUs.

•WhenyoureplaceFRUs,itisrecommendedtousenewnylon-coatedscrews.

•Beextremelycarefulduringsuchwriteoperationsascopying,saving,orformatting.Drivesinthecomputer thatyouareservicingsequencemighthavebeenaltered.Ifyouselectanincorrectdrive,dataorprograms mightbeoverwritten.

•ReplaceaFRUonlywithanotherFRUofthecorrectmodel.WhenyoureplaceaFRU,makesurethatthemodel ofthemachineandtheFRUpartnumberarecorrect.

•AFRUshouldnotbereplacedbecauseofasingle,unreproduciblefailure.Singlefailurescanoccurfora varietyofreasonsthathavenothingtodowithahardwaredefect,suchascosmicradiation,electrostaticdischarge, orsoftwareerrors.ConsiderreplacingaFRUonlywhenaproblemrecurs.IfyoususpectthataFRUisdefective, cleartheerrorlogandrunthetestagain.Iftheerrordoesnotrecur,donotreplacetheFRU.

•BecarefulnottoreplaceanondefectiveFRU.

Whattodorst

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,modication,unsuitablephysicaloroperatingenvironment,orimproper maintenancebythecustomer.Followingisalistofsomecommonitemsthatarenotcoveredunderwarranty andsomesymptomsthatmightindicatethatthesystemwassubjecttostressbeyondnormaluse.

Beforecheckingproblemswiththecomputer,determinewhetherthedamageiscoveredunderthewarranty byreferringtothefollowinglist:

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Thefollowingarenotcoveredunderwarranty:

•LCDpanelcrackedfromtheapplicationofexcessiveforceorfrombeingdropped

•Scratched(cosmetic)parts

•Distortion,deformation,ordiscolorationofthecosmeticparts

•Plasticparts,latches,pins,orconnectorsthathavebeencrackedorbrokenbyexcessiveforce

•Damagecausedbyliquidspilledintothesystem

•DamagecausedbytheimproperinsertionofaPCCardortheinstallationofanincompatiblecard

•Improperdiscinsertionoruseofanopticaldrive

•Diskettedrivedamagecausedbypressureonthediskettedrivecover,foreignmaterialinthedrive, ortheinsertionofadiskettewithmultiplelabels

•Damagedorbentdisketteejectbutton

•Fusesblownbyattachmentofanonsupporteddevice

•Forgottencomputerpassword(makingthecomputerunusable)

•Stickykeyscausedbyspillingaliquidontothekeyboard

•Useofanincorrectacpoweradapteronlaptopproducts

Thefollowingsymptomsmightindicatedamagecausedbynonwarrantedactivities:

•Missingpartsmightbeasymptomofunauthorizedserviceormodication.

•Checkforobviousdamagetoaharddiskdrive.Ifthespindleofaharddiskdrivebecomesnoisy,thehard diskdrivemighthavebeendroppedorsubjecttoexcessiveforce.

Checkoutguide

UsethefollowingproceduresasaguideinidentifyingandcorrectingproblemswiththeThinkPadnotebook computer.

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

1.Identifythefailingsymptomsinasmuchdetailaspossible.

2.Verifythesymptoms.T rytore-createthefailurebyrunningthediagnostictestorbyrepeatingthe operation.

LenovoSolutionCenter

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

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramisavailablefordownloadathttp://www.lenovo.com/diags.

ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,gotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity➙Lenovo- SystemHealthandDiagnostics,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystem oftheprogram.

Quicktestprograms

Youcanrunquicktestprogramstotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems,especiallywhenthe computerdoesnothavetheLenovoSolutionCenterprograminstalled.

Lenovoprovidesthefollowingquicktestprograms:

•LenovoHardDriveQuickTest:Usethisprogramtotroubleshootandresolveinternalstorageproblems.

•LenovoMemoryQuickTest:Usethisprogramtotroubleshootandresolvememorymoduleproblems.

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Thequicktestprogramsareapplicableonthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•Microsoft

Windows

•MicrosoftWindows7

•MicrosoftWindowsXP

•MicrosoftWindowsServer

2003

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008

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

Torunatestusingaquicktestprogram,dothefollowing:

1.GototheC:\SWTOOLS\ldiagdirectory.

2.Double-clickthegui_lsc_lite.exele.

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.T urnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage30, andcheckthepowersources.Ifanerrorcodeisdisplayed,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage39 forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.

2.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF10key.Themainscreenofthe UEFIdiagnosticprogramisdisplayed.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousetheprogram.

Theoptionsonthemainscreenareasfollows:

Table1.ItemsonthemainscreenoftheUEFIdiagnosticprogram

TestsTools

•QuickMemoryT est

•QuickStorageDeviceTest

•ExitApplication

•SystemInformation

•RecoverBadSectorsT ool

Bootablediagnosticprograms

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

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Tocreateabootablediagnosticmedium,dothefollowing:

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

2.ClickLenovoBootableDiagnostics.

3.FollowtheinstructionsontheWebsitetocreateabootablediagnosticmediumonaUSBdeviceorCD.

Tousethediagnosticmediumyouhavecreated,dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouhavecreatedthebootablediagnosticmediumonaUSBdevice,dothefollowing:

1.AttachtheUSBdevicetothecomputer.

2.T urnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage 30,andcheckthepowersources.Ifanerrorcodeisdisplayed,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”on page39forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.

3.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key.WhentheBoot Menuwindowopens,releasetheF12key.

4.UsethearrowkeystoselectUSBHDDandthenpressEnter.Thediagnosticprogramwillbe launchedautomatically.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousethediagnosticprogram.

•IfyouhavecreatedthebootablediagnosticmediumonaCD,dothefollowing:

1.T urnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage 30

,andcheckthepowersources.Ifanerrorcodeisdisplayed,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”on

page39forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.

2.InserttheCDintotheopticaldrive.

3.Restartthecomputer.

4.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key.WhentheBoot Menuwindowopens,releasetheF12key.

5.UsethearrowkeystoselectA T APICDx(x:0,1,...)andthenpressEnter.Thediagnosticprogram willbelaunchedautomatically.

6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousethediagnosticprogram.

Powersystemcheckout

Toverifyasymptom,dothefollowing:

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.

3.Connecttheacpoweradapter.

4.Checkthatpowerissuppliedwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

5.T urnoffthecomputer.

6.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandinstallthechargedbatterypack.

7.Checkthatthebatterypacksuppliespowerwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

Ifyoususpectapowerproblem,seetheappropriateoneofthefollowingpowersupplycheckouts:

•“Checkingtheacpoweradapter”onpage30

•“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage31

•“Checkingthebatterypack”onpage31

•“Checkingthebackupbattery”onpage32

Checkingtheacpoweradapter

Ifyoucomputerfailsonlywhentheacpoweradapterisused,usetheinstructionsinthistopic.

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•Ifthepower-onindicatordoesnotturnon,checkthepowercordoftheacpoweradapterforcorrect continuityandinstallation.

•Ifthecomputerdoesnotchargeduringoperation,goto“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage31.

Tochecktheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:

1.Unplugtheacpoweradaptercablefromthecomputer.

2.Measuretheoutputvoltageattheplugoftheacpoweradaptercable.Seethefollowinggure:

Voltage(Vdc)

1+20

Ground

(20V)

Note:Outputvoltageacrosspin2oftheacpoweradaptermightdifferfromtheoneyouareservicing.

3.Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacetheacpoweradapter.

4.Ifthevoltageisacceptable,replacethesystemboard.

Note:Noisefromtheacpoweradapterdoesnotalwaysindicateadefect.

Checkingoperationalcharging

Tocheckwhetherthebatterychargescorrectlyduringoperation,useadischargedbatterypackorabattery packthathaslessthan50%ofthetotalpowerremainingwheninstalledinthecomputer.

Performoperationalcharging.Ifthebatterystatusindicatororicondoesnotturnon,removethebattery packandletitreturntoroomtemperature.Reinstallthebatterypack.Ifthechargeindicatororiconstilldoes notturnon,replacethebatterypack.

Ifthechargeindicatorstilldoesnotturnon,replacethesystemboard.Thenreinstallthebatterypack.Ifitis stillnotcharged,gotothenexttopic.

Checkingthebatterypack

ThebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnoticationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.

Tocheckfordetailedbatterystatusinformation,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpenthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheBatterytab.

•ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSupportprogramandclickBatteryHealth,oropentheLenovo SettingsprogramandclickPower.

Note:Ifthebatterypackbecomeshot,itmaynotbeabletocharge.Removeitfromthecomputerandleave itatroomtemperatureforawhile.Afteritcoolsdown,reinstallandrechargeit.

Tocheckthebatterypack,dothefollowing:

1.Poweroffthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypackandmeasurethevoltagebetweenbatteryterminals1(+)and7(-).Seethe followinggure:

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Terminal

Voltage(Vdc)

1+0to+12.6

Ground(-)

1(+)

2(+)

6(-)

7(-)

3.Ifthevoltageislessthan+11.0Vdc,thebatterypackhasbeendischarged.

Note:Rechargingwilltakeatleast3hours,eveniftheindicatordoesnotturnon.

Ifthevoltageisstilllessthan+11.0Vdcafterrecharging,replacethebattery.

4.Ifthevoltageismorethan+11.0Vdc,measuretheresistancebetweenbatteryterminals5and7. Theresistancemustbe4to30KΩ.Iftheresistanceisnotcorrect,replacethebatterypack.Ifthe resistanceiscorrect,replacethesystemboard.

Checkingthebackupbattery

Dothefollowing:

1.Poweroffthecomputer,andunplugtheacpoweradapterfromit.

2.T urnthecomputerupsidedown.

3.Removethebatterypack(see“1010Batterypack”onpage62).

4.Removethebackupbattery(see“1090Backupbattery”onpage73).

5.Measurethevoltageofthebackupbattery.Seethefollowinggure.

Wire

Voltage(Vdc)

Red+2.5to+3.2

Black

Ground

•Ifthevoltageiscorrect,replacethesystemboard.

•Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacethebackupbattery.

•Ifthebackupbatterydischargesquicklyafterreplacement,replacethesystemboard.

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Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:

•“RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingtheproductRecoveryDiscSet”onpage33

•“RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage34

•“Passwords”onpage36

•“Powermanagement”onpage38

•“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage39

ServiceWebsite:

Whenthelatestmaintenancedisketteandthesystemprogramservicediskettebecomeavailable,they willbepostedonhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingtheproductRecoveryDiscSet

Whenthemainstoragedeviceisreplacedbecauseofafailure,noproductrecoveryprogramisonthenew drive.Inthiscase,thecustomermustusetheRecoveryDiscSettorecoverthetablet.OrdertheRecovery DiscSetandthedriveatthesametimesothatthecustomercanrestorethetablettothefactorydefault settingsbyusingtheRecoveryDiscSetafterthenewdriveisinstalled.Forinformationaboutwhichdiscsto order,goto: http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup.

Dependingonthemodel,thenumberofrecoverydiscsincludedintheRecoveryDiscSetdiffers.Torestore thefactorycontentsbyusingtheproductRecoveryDiscSet,dothefollowing:

Notes:

•Duringtherecoveryprocess,alldataonthedrivewillbedeleted.Ifpossible,copyanyimportantdata orpersonallesthatyouwanttokeepontoremovablemediaoranetworkdrivebeforeyoustartthe recoveryprocess.

•Therecoveryprocesstakesonetotwohourstocomplete.Thelengthoftimedependsonthemethodyou use.IfyouuseproductRecoveryDiscSet,therecoveryprocesstakesabouttwohours.

1.ConnectanexternalCD/DVDdrive.

2.MaketheCD/DVDdrivetherststartupdeviceinthestartupsequenceusingthefollowingprocedure:

a.OpentheThinkPadSetupprogramandselectStartup➙Boot.

b.SelecttheCD/DVDdriveasthe1stBootDevice.

3.InsertthebootablerecoverydiscintotheCD/DVDdrive.

4.StartthecomputerfromtheexternalCD/DVDdrive.

5.Whenpromoted,selectyourlanguageandclickNext.

6.Readthelicenseandacceptthetermsandconditions.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

7.IftheRecoveryDiscSetcontainsaSupplementalRecoveryDisc,insertitwhenpromptedandclickY es.

Note:NotallRecoveryDiscSetscomewithaSupplementalRecoveryDisc.IfthereisaSupplemental RecoveryDisc,itwillbeclearlymarkedassuch.

8.Whenallofthedatahasbeencopiedfromthelastdiscinthesetandhasbeenprocessed,remove theexternalCD/DVDdriveandrestartthecomputer.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentonish therecovery.

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Note:Therestoftherecoveryprocessisfullyautomatedandnoactionfromyouisrequired.The computerwillrestartintotheMicrosoftWindowsdesktopseveraltimesandyoumightexperience periodswhennoactivityisapparentonthescreenforseveralminutesatatime.Thisisnormal.

9.Whentherecoveryprocesscompletes,theWelcometoMicrosoftWindowsscreenisdisplayed.Follow theinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheWindowssetup.

10.AfteryouhavecompletedtheWindowssetup,youmightwanttorestoretheoriginalstartupsequence. StarttheThinkPadSetupprogramandthenpressF9torestorethedefaultsettings.PressF10tosave changesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

Note:Afterrestoringadrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmightneedtoreinstallsomedevice drivers.

RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8operatingsystem

ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsfortheWindows8operatingsystem.

AWindowsrecoveryimageispreinstalledintherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer.TheWindowsrecovery imageenablesyoutorefreshyourcomputer,orresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.

YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsorreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryimage.Withthe recoverymedia,youcantroubleshootandxtheproblemsonyourcomputerevenifyoucannotstartthe Windows8operatingsystem.Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.For moreinformation,see“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage35.

Refreshingyourcomputer

Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram, youcanrefreshyourcomputerwithoutlosingyourpersonallesorchangingyoursettings.

Attention:Ifyourefreshyourcomputer,theprogramsthatcamewithyourcomputerandtheprogramsthat youinstalledfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.

Torefreshyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click

Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourlessection,clickGetstarted.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentorefreshyourcomputer.

Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings

Ifyouwanttorecycleyourcomputerorjuststartover,youcanresetyourcomputertothefactorydefault settings.Resettingthecomputerwillreinstalltheoperatingsystem,reinstallalltheprogramsthatcamewith yourcomputer,andresetallthesettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.

Attention:Ifyouresetthecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allyourpersonallesandsettingswillbe deleted.T oavoiddataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Toresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click

Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.ThenclickNextto conrmtheoperation.

3.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:

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•T operformaquickformat,clickJustremovemylestostarttheprocess.Theprocesswilltake severalminutes.

•T operformacompleteformat,clickFullycleanthedrivetostarttheprocess.Theprocesswill takeseveralhours.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions

Withtheadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethermwaresettingsofthecomputer,changethe startupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestorethe Windowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.

Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click

Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.

3.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8failstostart

TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourcomputeriscapableofoperatingindependentlyfromthe Windows8operatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystemevenifthe Windows8operatingsystemfailstostart.

Aftertwoconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomatically.Then youcanchooserepairandrecoveryoptionsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpowerduringtherecoveryprocess.

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsfortheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentandtheWindows recoveryimage.Ifyoucannotstartthecomputer,youcanuserecoverymediatotroubleshootandxthe problemsonyourcomputer.

Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Onceyoucreaterecoverymedia, keeptheminasafeplaceanddonotusethemtostoreotherdata.

Creatingrecoverymedia

Tocreaterecoverymedia,youneedaUSBdrivewithatleast8GBofstorage.TherequiredUSBcapacity dependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.

Attention:CreatingrecoverymediawilldeleteanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.T oavoiddataloss,makea backupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Tocreaterecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.

1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms,and clickSearch.

2.T yperecoveryintheSearcheldandclickSettings.ThenclickCreatearecoverydrive.

3.ClickYesintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.

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4.EnsurethatyouselecttheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option. ThenclickNext.

Important:IfyoucleartheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option, youwillcreaterecoverymediawithouttherecoverypartitioncontent.Youstillcanstartthecomputer fromtherecoverymedia,butyoumightbeunabletorecoveryourcomputeriftherecoverypartitionon yourcomputerisdamaged.

5.ConnectaproperUSBdrivethenclickNext.

6.ClickCreateintheRecoveryDrivewindow.Thecreationoftherecoverymediastarts.

7.Whenthecreationoftherecoverymedianishes,dooneofthefollowing:

•T okeeptherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickFinish.

•T odeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickDeletetherecoverypartition.

Attention:Ifyoudeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,dokeeptherecoverymediaina safeplace.TheWindowsrecoveryimagewillnotbestoredinyourcomputeranymore,andyouwill needtherecoverymediatorefreshorresetyourcomputer.

8.RemovetheUSBdrive.Therecoverymediaarecreatedsuccessfully.

Usingrecoverymedia

Ifyoucannotstartyourcomputer,orifyoucannotstarttheWindowsrecoveryimageonyourcomputer,use recoverymediatorecoveryourcomputer.

Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.

1.T urnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforetheWindowsoperatingsystemstarts,repeatedlypresstheF12 key.TheBootMenuwindowopens.

2.Selecttherecoverydriveasthebootdevice.

3.Selectapreferredlanguageandthenselectapreferredkeyboardlayout.

4.ClickTroubleshoottodisplaytheoptionalrecoverysolutions.

5.Selectacorrespondingrecoverysolutionaccordingtoyoursituation.Forexample,selectResetyour PCifyouwanttoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.

FormoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbytheWindows8operatingsystem,goto: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=263800

Passwords

AsmanyasthreepasswordsmightbeneededforaThinkPadnotebookcomputer:thepower-onpassword, theharddiskpassword,andthesupervisorpassword.

Ifanyofthesepasswordshasbeenset,apromptforitwillbedisplayedonthescreenwheneverthe computeristurnedon.Thecomputerdoesnotstartuntilthepasswordisentered.

Note:Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,thepasswordpromptwillnotbedisplayedwhentheoperating systemisstarted.

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Power-onpassword

Apower-onpasswordprotectsthesystemfrombeingturnedonbyanunauthorizedperson.Thepassword mustbeenteredbeforetheoperatingsystemcanbestarted.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethe power-onpassword,see“Howtoremovethepower-onpassword”onpage37.

Harddiskpassword

Therearetwoharddiskpasswords:

•Userharddiskpassword-fortheuser

•Masterharddiskpassword-forthesystemadministrator,whocanuseittogetaccesstotheharddisk eveniftheuserhaschangedtheuserharddiskpassword.

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

Attention:Iftheuserharddiskpasswordhasbeenforgotten,checkwhetheramasterharddiskpassword hasbeenset.Ifamasterharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,itcanbeusedtoaccesstheharddiskdrive.If nomasterharddiskpasswordisavailable,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovide anyservicestoreseteithertheuserharddiskpasswordorthemasterharddiskpassword,ortorecoverdata fromtheharddiskdrive.Theharddiskdrivecanbereplacedforascheduledfee.

Forinstructionsonhowtoremovetheharddiskpassword,see“Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword” onpage38

Supervisorpassword

AsupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Theuser mustenterthesupervisorpasswordinordertogetaccesstotheThinkPadSetupprogramandchangethe systemconguration.

Attention:Ifthesupervisorpasswordhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemadeavailabletotheservice technician,thereisnoserviceproceduretoresetthepassword.Thesystemboardmustbereplacedfor ascheduledfee.

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword

Toremovethepower-onpassword,dooneofthefollowing:

Ifnosupervisorpasswordhasbeenset,dothefollowingtoremovethepower-onpassword:

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethebatterypack,see“1010Battery pack”onpage62.

3.Removethebackupbattery.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethebackupbattery,see“1090Backup battery”onpage73.

4.T urnonthecomputerandwaituntilthePOSTends.AfterthePOSTends,thepasswordpromptwillnot bedisplayed.Thepower-onpasswordhasbeenremoved.

5.Reinstallthebackupbatteryandthebatterypack.

Ifasupervisorpasswordhasbeensetandisknowntotheservicetechnician,dothefollowingtoremove thepower-onpassword:

1.T urnonthecomputer.

2.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,immediatelypressF1.

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3.T ypethesupervisorpasswordtoentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.

4.SelectSecurity.

5.SelectPassword.

6.SelectPower-OnPassword.

7.T ypethecurrentsupervisorpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Then,leavetheEnter NewPasswordeldblank,andpressEntertwice.

8.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,pressEnter.

9.PressFn+F10tosavechangesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword

Attention:IfUseronlymodeisselectedandtheuserharddiskpasswordhasbeenforgottenandcannotbe

madeavailabletotheservicetechnician,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovide anyservicestoresettheuserharddiskpassword,ortorecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.Toputthe systembacktooperationalstatus,theonlyLenovoandLenovo-authorizedservicesolutionwouldbeto replacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivewithascheduledfee.

Toremoveauserharddiskpasswordthathasbeenforgotten,whenthesupervisorpasswordandthemaster harddiskpasswordareknown,dothefollowing:

1.T urnonthecomputer.

2.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,immediatelypressF1toentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.

3.SelectSecurity.

4.SelectPassword.

5.SelectHard-diskxpasswordwherexistheletteroftheharddiskdrive.Apop-upwindowopens.

6.SelectMasterHDP,whereHDPstandsforharddiskpassword.

7.T ypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Then,leavetheEnter NewPasswordeldblank,andpressEntertwice.

8.PressFn+F10tosavechangesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.Theuserharddiskpasswordand themasterharddiskpasswordhavebeenremoved.

Powermanagement

Toreducepowerconsumption,thecomputerhasthreepowermanagementmodes:screenblank,sleep, andhibernation.

Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7operatingsystemonly)

Ifthetimesetonthe“Turnoffmonitor”timerintheoperatingsystemexpires,theLCDbacklightturnsoff.

Toputthecomputerintoscreenblankmode,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickthebatterygaugeinthetaskbar.

2.SelectPoweroffdisplay(keepcurrentpowerplan).

Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloperation,pressanykey.

Sleepmode

Whenthecomputerenterssleepmode,thefollowingeventsoccurinadditiontowhatoccursinscreen blankmode:

•TheLCDispoweredoff.

•Theharddiskdriveispoweredoff.

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•Themicroprocessorstops.

Tocausethecomputertoreturnfromsleepmodeandresumeoperation,dooneofthefollowing:

•PresstheFnkey.

•OpentheLCDcover.

•T urnonthepowerbutton.

Also,ineitherofthefollowingevents,thecomputerautomaticallyreturnsfromsleepmodeandresumes operation:

•Theringindicator(RI)issignaledbyaserialdeviceoraPCCarddevice.

•Thetimesetontheresumetimerelapses.

Note:Thecomputerdoesnotacceptanyinputimmediatelyafteritenterssleepmode.Waitafew secondsbeforetakinganyactiontoreenteroperationmode.

Hibernationmode

Inhibernationmode,thefollowingoccurs:

•Thesystemstatus,RAM,VRAM,andsetupdataarestoredontheharddiskdrive.

•Thesystemispoweredoff.

Ifyouhavedenedoneofthefollowingactionsastheeventthatcausesthesystemtogointohibernation mode,performthataction.

•Closingthelid.

•Pressingthepowerbutton.

Also,thecomputergoesintohibernationmodeautomaticallyafteraperiodofinactivityspeciedinpower plansettings.

Whenthepoweristurnedon,thecomputerreturnsfromhibernationmodeandresumesoperation.The hibernationleinthebootrecordontheharddiskdriveisread,andsystemstatusisrestoredfromthe harddiskdrive.

Symptom-to-FRUindex

Thissectioncontainsfollowinginformation:

•“Numericerrorcodes”onpage40

•“Errormessages”onpage40

•“No-beepsymptoms”onpage41

•“LCD-relatedsymptoms”onpage41

•“Intermittentproblems”onpage42

•“Undeterminedproblems”onpage42

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

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

Thisindexcanalsohelpyoudetermine,duringregularservicing,whatFRUsarelikelytoneedtobe replacednext.

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AnumericerrorisdisplayedforeacherrordetectedinPOSTorsystemoperation.Inthedisplays,ncan beanynumber.

Ifnonumericcodeisdisplayed,checkthenarrativedescriptionsofsymptoms.Ifthesymptomisnot describedthere,goto“Intermittentproblems”onpage42.

Note:ForadevicenotsupportedbydiagnosticcodesintheThinkPadnotebooks,seethemanualfor thatdevice.

Numericerrorcodes

Table2.Numericerrorcodes

Symptomorerror(beeps,ifany)

FRUoraction,insequence

0187

EAIAdataaccesserror-TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed. (twoshortbeeps)

Systemboard.

0189

InvalidRFIDcongurationinformationarea-TheEEPROM checksumisnotcorrect. (twoshortbeeps)

Systemboard.

0190

Criticallow-batteryerror (twoshortbeeps)

1.Chargethebatterypack.

2.Batterypack.

0191

SystemSecurity-InvalidRemoteChangerequested.

1.RuntheThinkPadSetupprogram,andthensave

currentsettingbypressingFn+F10.

2.Systemboard.

0251

SystemCMOSchecksumbad-Defaultconguration used. (twoshortbeeps)

1.Chargethebackupbatteryformorethan8hours

byconnectingtheacpoweradapter.

2.ReplacethebackupbatteryandruntheThinkPad Setupprogramtoresetthetimeanddate.

0271

Dateandtimeerror-Neitherthedatenorthetimeisset inthecomputer. (twoshortbeeps)

RuntheThinkPadSetupprogramtoresetthetime anddate.

1802

Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin-T urnoffand removetheminiPCInetworkcard. (twoshortbeeps)

1.RemovetheMiniPCInetworkcard.

2.Systemboard.

Errormessages

Table3.Errormessages

Symptomorerror(beeps,ifany)

FRUoraction,insequence

Fanerror. (fourshortbeeps,onelongbeep)

1.Fan.

2.Thermalgrease.

3.Systemboard.

Thissystemdoesnotsupportbatteriesthatarenot genuineLenovo-madeorauthorized.Thesystemwill continuetoboot,butmaynotchargeunauthorized batteries.

Attention:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityforthe performanceorsafetyofunauthorizedbatteries,and

Replacethebattery.

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Table3.Errormessages(continued)

Symptomorerror(beeps,ifany)

FRUoraction,insequence

providesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearisingout oftheiruse.

No-beepsymptoms

Table4.No-beepsymptoms

Symptomorerror

FRUoraction,insequence

Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,LCDblank,andno POST.

1.Makesurethateveryconnectorisconnected

tightlyandcorrectly.

2.DIMM.

3.Systemboard.

Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,andLCDblankduring POST.

1.ReseatDIMM.

2.Systemboard.

Thepower-onpasswordpromptappears.Apower-onpasswordorasupervisorpasswordisset.

TypethepasswordandpressEnter.

Thehard-diskpasswordpromptappears.Ahard-diskpasswordisset.T ypethepasswordand

pressEnter.

LCD-relatedsymptoms

Important:TheTFTLCDforthenotebookcomputercontainsmanythin-lmtransistors(TFT s).The

presenceofasmallnumberofdotsthataremissing,discolored,oralwayslightedischaracteristicofTFT LCDtechnology,butexcessivepixelproblemscancauseviewingconcerns.

IftheLCDyouareservicinghastwoorlessvisibledefectivepixels,itshouldnotbeconsideredfaulty. However,iftheLCDhasthreeormorevisibledefectivepixels,itwillbedeemedasdefectivebyLenovoand itshouldbereplaced.

Notes:

•LenovowillnotprovidewarrantyreplacementiftheLCDiswithinspecicationsbecausewecannot guaranteethatanyreplacementLCDwillhavezeropixeldefects.

•ThispolicyappliestoallThinkPadNotebookspurchasedon1January,2008orlater.

•OnepixelconsistsofR,G,Bsub-pixels.

Table5.LCD-relatedsymptoms

Symptomorerror

FRUoraction,insequence

Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,andablankLCDduring POST.

Systemboard.

•LCDbacklightnotworking.

•LCDtoodark.

•LCDbrightnesscannotbeadjusted.

•LCDcontrastcannotbeadjusted.

1.ReseattheLCDconnectors.

2.LCDassembly.

3.Systemboard.

•LCDscreenunreadable.

•Charactersmissingpixels.

•Screenabnormal.

•Wrongcolordisplayed.

1.Seeimportantnotefor“LCD-relatedsymptoms.”

2.ReseatallLCDconnectors.

3.LCDassembly.

4.Systemboard.

HorizontalorverticallinesdisplayedonLCD.LCDassembly.

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Intermittentproblems

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

Undeterminedproblems

Ifthediagnostictestsdidnotidentifythedevicethathasfailed,ifwrongdevicesareinstalled,orifthe systemsimplyisnotoperating,followtheseprocedurestoisolatethefailingFRU(donotisolateFRUs thathavenodefects).

Verifythatallattacheddevicesaresupportedbythecomputer.

Verifythatthepowersupplybeingusedatthetimeofthefailureisoperatingcorrectly.(See“Powersystem checkout”onpage30)

1.T urnoffthecomputer.

2.VisuallycheckeachFRUfordamage.ReplaceanydamagedFRU.

3.Removeordisconnectallofthefollowingdevices: a.Non- ThinkPaddevices b.Printer,mouse,andotherexternaldevices c.Batterypack d.Harddiskdrive e.Externaldiskettedriveoropticaldrive f.DIMM g.Opticaldiskordisketteintheinternaldrive h.PCCards

4.T urnonthecomputer.

5.Determinewhethertheproblemhasbeensolved.

6.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,reconnecttheremoveddevicesoneatatimeuntilyoundthefailingFRU.

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

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Chapter5.Statusindicators

Thischapterpresentsthesystemstatusindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthecomputer.

Note:Thecomputerkeyboardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

Table6.Statusindicators

IndicatorMeaning

1CapsLockWhentheCapsLockmodeisenabled,theCapsLockindicatorisdisplayedonthe

screen.Youcantypeallalphabeticcharacters(A-Z)inuppercasedirectly.

1Wirelessstatus

PressF9toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.Y oucanquicklychangethepower stateofeachfeatureonthelist.

2Powerstatus

•Green:Theacpoweradapterisconnected.

•Off:Theacpoweradapterisnotconnected.

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Table6.Statusindicators(continued)

IndicatorMeaning

3Systemstatus

4Systemstatus

TheilluminateddotintheThinkPadlogoontheouterlidofthecomputerandonthe palmrestworksasasystemstatusindicator:itshowswhetherthecomputerisinsleep, hibernation,ornormalmode.

•Red:Thecomputerison(innormalmode).

•Fastblinkingred:Thecomputerisenteringsleeporhibernationmode.

•Slowblinkingred:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

•Off:Thecomputerisofforinhibernationmode.

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Chapter6.Specialkeys

Thecomputercomeswithseveralspecialkeysattheupperrowofthekeyboard.Touseeachfunction, directlypressthedesiredkey.

Thefollowingtableexplainsthefunctionofeachspecialkey.

Table7.Specialkeys

Specialkey

Description

Speakermute(F1)

Speakervolume down(F2)

Speakervolumeup (F3)

Ifyoumutethesoundandthenturnoffthecomputer,thesoundwillremainmutedwhenyou turnonthecomputeragain.T oturnonthesound,pressthespeakervolumeuporspeaker volumedownkey.

Microphonemute (F4)

Pressthemicrophonemutekeytomuteorunmutealloftherecordingdevices.

Launchthe communications settingsutility(F5)

•ForWindows7:OpenstheCommunicationssettingswindow,inwhichyoucanpreview yourvideoimage,takeasnapshotofyourcurrentimage,andchangethecameraand audiosettings.

•ForWindows8:StartstheLenovoSettingsprogram,whichenablesyoutochangethe cameraandaudiosettings.

Switchingthedisplay outputlocation(F6)

Pressthiskeytoswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Thefollowing optionswillbedisplayed:

•Computerdisplayonly(LCD)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(sameimage)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(theExtenddesktopfunction)

•Externalmonitoronly

Note:Y oualsocanusetheWindows+Pcombinationtoswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplay andanexternalmonitor.

Displaybrightness down(F7)

Whenyoupressthiskey,thecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.Thepurposeofthismethod istochangethebrightnessleveltemporarily.T ochangethedefaultbrightnesslevel,usethe PowerManagerprogram,orgointoControlPanel➙PerformanceandMaintenance➙ PowerOptionsandmakechangesasdesired.

Displaybrightnessup (F8)

Whenyoupressthiskey,thecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.Thepurposeofthismethod istochangethebrightnessleveltemporarily.T ochangethedefaultbrightnesslevel,usethe PowerManagerprogram,orgointoControlPanel➙PerformanceandMaintenance➙ PowerOptionsandmakechangesasdesired.

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Table7.Specialkeys(continued)

Specialkey

Description

Wirelessradiocontrol (F9)

Pressthiskeytoenableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.Whenyou pressthiskey,alistofwirelessfeaturesisdisplayed.Youcanquicklychangethestateof eachfeatureonthelist. Notes:Ifyouwanttousethisbuttontoenableordisablethewirelessfeatures,thefollowing devicedriversmustbeinstalledonyourcomputerbeforehand:

•PowerManagementdriver

•OnScreenDisplayUtility

•Wirelessdevicedrivers

Previoustrack/scene (F10)

Play/Pause(F11)

Nexttrack/scene (F12)

Usethesekeysformultimediacontrol.

Launchingthe calculator(onsome models)

PressthiskeytolaunchtheMicrosoftCalculatorprogram.

Lockingtheoperating system(onsome models)

PressthiskeytolocktheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thiskeyhasthesamefunctionas theWindows+Lkeycombination.

Openingthe operatingsystem searchprogram(on somemodels)

PressthiskeytoopentheMicrosoftSearchCompanionprogram.Thiskeyhasthesame functionastheWindows+Fkeycombination.

OpeningComputer (onsomemodels)

PressthiskeytoopenComputer.ThiskeyhasthesamefunctionastheWindows+Ekey combination.

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Chapter7.Locations

ThischapterintroducesthelocationsofthehardwarecomponentsonThinkPadEdgeE530,E530c,and E535models.

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thistopicintroducesthelocationsofthecomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators.

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Frontview

Forsomemodels:

1Integratedcamera9Mediacardreaderslot

2Built-inmicrophones

10Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

3acpowerconnector

11Touchpad

4RJ45Ethernetconnector12TrackPointbuttons

5Opticaldriveorblankbezel

13TrackPointpointingstick

6AlwaysOnUSBconnector

14UltraNav

pointingdevice

7Comboaudiojack

15Powerbutton

8Systemstatusindicator

:Forthedescriptionofthesystemstatusindicator,seeChapter5“Statusindicators”onpage43.

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Forothermodels:

1Integratedcamera

9Systemstatusindicator

2Built-inmicrophones10Mediacardreaderslot

3Built-instereospeakers

11Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

4acpowerconnector

12Touchpad

5RJ45Ethernetconnector13TrackPointbuttons

6Opticaldriveorblankbezel

14TrackPointpointingstick

7AlwaysOnUSBconnector

15UltraNavpointingdevice

8Comboaudiojack

16Powerbutton

:Forthedescriptionofthesystemstatusindicator,seeChapter5“Statusindicators”onpage43

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Rearview

1Systemstatusindicator

4Externalmonitorconnector

2USBconnectors5Securitykeyhole

3HDMIport

:Forthedescriptionofthesystemstatusindicator,seeChapter5“Statusindicators”onpage43.

Bottomview

1Smallbottomcover

4Largebottomcover

2Batterypacklatches

5Built-instereospeakers(onsomemodels)

3Batterypack

:ThewirelessWANcardormSATAsolidstatedrive,andthebackupbatteryarelocatedunderneath

thesmallbottomcover.

:Thememorymodules,harddiskdrive,andwirelessLANcardarelocatedunderneaththebottom

slotcover.

LocatingFRUsandCRUs

Thistopicintroducesthefollowingserviceparts:

•“MajorFRUsandCRUs”onpage52

•“LCDFRUsandCRUs”onpage54

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Notes:

•EachFRUisavailableforalltypesormodels,unlessotherwisespecied.

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

CRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProviderinstalltheCRUaccording tothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRU

informationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyourproductandareavailablefromLenovoatanytime uponrequest.Y oucanndalistofCRUsforyourproductinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronic versionofthismanualcanbefoundathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.ClickUserGuides&Manualsand thenfollowtheon-screeninstructionstondthemanualforyourproduct.Y oumightberequiredtoreturnthe defectiveCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbe includedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnot receivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimited Warrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

ThinkPadcomputerscontainthefollowingtypesofCRUs: –Self-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsunplugorareheldbynomorethantwoscrews.Examplesofthesetypes

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

–Optional-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsareisolatedpartswithinthecomputerthatareconcealedbyanaccess

panelthatistypicallysecuredbymorethantwoscrews.Oncetheaccesspanelisremoved,thespecic CRUisvisible.

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MajorFRUsandCRUs

No.FRUdescription

Self-serviceCRUOptional-serviceCRU

LCDunit

NoNo

KeyboardbezelNoNo

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FRUdescriptions

Self-service CRU

Optionalservice CRU

BatterypackYesNo

DC-inconnector

NoNo

RJ45subcardNoNo

BasecoverassemblyNoNo

Opticaldrivesubcard

NoNo

Opticaldriveorblankbezel

YesNo

I/OsubcardwithUSBconnectorandaudiojack

NoNo

WirelessLANcardNoYes

WirelessWANcardormSATAsolidstatedrive

NoNo

Half-sizewirelessWANcardbracket

NoYes

BackupbatteryYesNo

Smallbottomcover

YesNo

LargebottomcoverY esNo

HarddiskdriveYesNo

Thermalfan

NoYes

ThermalpipesNoNo

Speakerassembly

NoNo

MemorymoduleYesNo

CPU

NoNo

Systemboardassembly

NoNo

PowerbuttonsubcardNoNo

KeyboardNoYes

TrackPointcapY esNo

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No.FRUdescription

Self-serviceCRUOptional-serviceCRU

LCDbezel

NoNo

HingesNoNo

WirelessantennaassemblyNoNo

IntegratedcameraassemblyNoNo

LCDcoverkit

NoNo

LCDcable

NoNo

LCDpanel

NoNo

MiscellaneouspartsandotherFRUs

Table8.Miscellaneousparts

FRUdescriptions

Self-service CRU

Optionalservice CRU

Miscellaneousparts:

•RubbercapLCDmainstream –Rubberscrewcaptopmainstream –Rubberscrewcapbottommainstream

•RubbercapLCDretail –Rubberscrewcaptopretail –Rubberscrewcapbottomretail

NoNo

Screwkit

NoNo

Table9.OtherFRUs

FRUdescriptions

Self-service CRU

Optionalservice CRU

acpoweradapterYesNo

PowercordYesNo

LookingupFRUinformation

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

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Chapter8.FRUreplacementnotices

CRUstatementforcustomers:

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

optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider installtheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,

LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyour productandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.YoucanndalistofCRUsforyour productinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualcanbefoundat http://www.lenovo.com/support.ClickUserGuides&Manualsandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructions tondthemanualforyourproduct.Y oumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectiveCRU.Whenreturn isrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththe replacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethe defectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimited Warrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

Thischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingandreplacingparts.Readthischaptercarefullybefore replacinganyFRU.

Screwnotices

Loosescrewscancauseareliabilityproblem.IntheThinkPadnotebookcomputer,thisproblemisaddressed withspecialnylon-coatedscrewsthathavethefollowingcharacteristics:

•Theymaintaintightconnections.

•Theydonoteasilycomeloose,evenwithshockorvibration.

•Theyarehardertotighten.

Dothefollowingwhenyouservicethecomputer:

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

•Itisrecommendedtousenewscrews.

•Itisrecommendedtouseeachscrewonlyonce.

•Useatorquescrewdriverifyouhaveone.

Tightenscrewsasfollows:

•Plastictoplastic

Turnanadditionalangleof90degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceoftheplasticpart.

•Logiccardtoplastic

Turnanadditionalangleof180degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceofthelogiccard.

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Notes:

•Makesurethatyouusethecorrectscrew.Itisrecommendedtousenewscrewsforreplacements.If youhaveatorquescrewdriver,tightenallscrewsrmlytothetorquespeciedinthescrewinformation tableforeachstep.

•Ensuretorquescrewdriversarecalibratedcorrectlyfollowingcountryspecications.

Retainingserialnumbers

Thissectionincludesthefollowingdescriptions:

•“Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit”onpage58

•“RetainingtheUUID”onpage59

•“ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation”onpage59

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit

Whenthecomputerwasmanufactured,theEEPROMonthesystemboardwasloadedwiththeserial numbersofthesystemandallmajorcomponents.Thesenumbersneedtoremainthesamethroughout thelifeofthecomputer.

Ifyoureplacethesystemboard,youmustrestoretheserialnumberofthesystemunittoitsoriginalvalue.

Beforereplacingthesystemboard,savetheoriginalserialnumberbydoingthefollowing:

1.InstallthelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey, andthenrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select1.Setsystemidentication.

3.T urnoffthecomputer,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.

4.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressEsc.

5.Select2.ReadS/NdatafromEEPROMandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Theserialnumberof eachdeviceinyourcomputerisdisplayed;theserialnumberofthesystemunitislistedasfollows:

•20Serialnumber

6.Writedownthatnumber.

Note:Theserialnumberofthesystemunitisalsowrittenonthelabelattachedtothebottomofthe computer.

Afteryouhavereplacedthesystemboard,restoretheserialnumberbydoingthefollowing:

1.InstallthelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey, andthenrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select1.Setsystemidentication.

3.T urnoffthecomputer,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.

4.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressEsc.

5.Select1.AddS/NdatafromEEPROM.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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IftheMTMandProductIDnumbersdifferfromeachotherontherearlabel,usewhatisshownforthe

ProductIDeld.Seeexamplebelow:

MTMonrearlabel:

TTTT-CTOS/NSSSSSSS

ProductIDonrearlabel:

TTTT-MMM(UsethisnumberwhensettingSerialNumber)

Intheexample,theSerialNumbertobeinputis'1STTTTMMMSSSSSSS'.

RetainingtheUUID

TheUniversallyUniqueIdentier(UUID)isa128-bitnumberuniquelyassignedtoyourcomputerat productionandstoredintheEEPROMofyoursystemboard.

ThealgorithmthatgeneratesthenumberisdesignedtoprovideuniqueIDsuntiltheyearA.D.3400.Notwo computersintheworldhavethesamenumber.

Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,followthefollowingstepstocreatenewUUIDforthesystemboardif thesystemboarddoesnothaveaUUID:

1.InstallthelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey, andthenrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select4.AssignUUID.AnewUUIDiscreatedandwritten.IfavalidUUIDalready exists,itisnotoverwritten.

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation

InformationonEngineeringChangeAnnouncements(ECA)arestoredintheEEPROMofthesystemboard. TheelectronicstorageofthisinformationsimpliestheproceduretocheckiftheECAhasbeenpreviously appliedtoamachine.ThemachinedoesnotneedtobedisassembledtocheckfortheECAapplication.

TocheckwhatECAshavebeenpreviouslyappliedtothemachine,usetheECAInformationRead/Write functionontheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey.

1.InsertthelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey, andthenrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select6.SetECAInformation.

3.T oreadtheECAinformation,select2.ReadECA/reworknumberfromEEPROMandfollowthe instructionsonthescreen;Toreadboxbuilddate,select5.ReadboxbuilddatefromEEPROM,and followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

AfteranECAhasbeenappliedtothemachine,theEEPROMmustbeupdatedtoreecttheECA's application.UsethelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenance KeytoupdatetheEEPROM.

Note:OnlytheECAnumberisstoredintheEEPROM.ThemachinetypeoftheECAisassumedtobethe sameasthemachinetypeofthemachinethathadtheECAappliedtoit.

1.InsertthelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey, andthenrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select6.SetECAInformation.

3.T owritetheECAinformation,select1.WriteECA/reworknumberfromEEPROM,andfollowthe instruction;T owriteboxbuilddate,select4.WriteboxbuilddatefromEEPROM,andfollowthe instructiononthescreen.

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Ifthesystemboardisbeingreplaced,trytoreadtheECAinformationfromtheoldsystemboardandtransfer theinformationtothenewsystem.Ifthesystemboardisinoperable,thiswillnotbepossible.

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Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU

ThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorreplaceaFRU.

CRUstatementforcustomers:

optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider installtheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,

Generalguidelines

WhenremovingorreplacingaFRU,besuretoobservethefollowinggeneralguidelines:

1.Donottrytoserviceanycomputerunlessyouhavebeentrainedandcertied.Anuntrainedpersonruns theriskofdamagingparts.

2.BeforereplacinganyFRU,reviewChapter8“FRUreplacementnotices”onpage57.

3.BeginbyremovinganyFRUsthathavetoberemovedbeforereplacingthefailingFRU.Anysuch FRUsarelistedatthebeginningofeachFRUreplacementprocedure.Removethemintheorderin whichtheyarelisted.

4.FollowthecorrectsequenceinthestepsforremovingaFRU,asgiveninthedrawingsbythenumbers insquarecallouts.

5.Whenturningascrew,turnitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.

6.WhenremovingaFRU,moveitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.

7.T oputthenewFRUinplace,reversetheremovalprocedureandfollowanynotesthatpertainto replacement.Forinformationaboutconnectingandarranginginternalcables,seeChapter7“Locations” onpage47

8.WhenreplacingaFRU,usethecorrectscrew(s)asshowninthereplacementprocedure.

DANGER

BeforeremovinganyFRU,turnoffthecomputer,unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets, removethebatterypack,andthendisconnectanyinterconnectingcables.

Attention:AfterreplacingaFRU,donotturnonthecomputeruntilyouhavemadesurethatallscrews,

springs,andothersmallpartsareinplaceandnonearelooseinsidethecomputer.Verifythisbyshaking thecomputergentlyandlisteningforrattlingsounds.Metallicpartsormetalakescancauseelectrical shortcircuits.

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Attention:Thesystemboardissensitiveto,andcanbedamagedby,electrostaticdischarge.Before touchingit,establishpersonalgroundingbytouchingagroundpointwithonehandorbyusingan electrostaticdischarge(ESD)strap.

BeforeservicingThinkPadEdgeE530andE530cmodels

SomeThinkPadEdgeE530andE530cmodelsyouareservicingmighthavetheSIMcardthatthecustomer hasinstalled.IfthecomputeryouareservicinghastheSIMcardinstalled,removeitbeforeyoustart theservicing.

ToremovetheSIMcard,youneedtoremovethebatterypackrst.See“1010Batterypack”onpage62.

Afteryounishtheservicing,makesurethatyouinsertthecardbackintotheslotrmly.

1010Batterypack

Importantnoticeforreplacingabatterypack:

•TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramprovidesanautomaticbatterydiagnostictestthatdeterminesifthebattery packisdefective.AbatterypackFRUshouldnotbereplacedunlessthisdiagnostictestshowsthatthebatteryis defective.Theonlyexceptiontothisisifthebatterypackisphysicallydamagedoracustomerisreporting apossiblesafetyissue.

•IfLenovoSolutionCenterisnotinstalledinthecomputer,thecustomershoulddownloadthisprogrambeforea non-physicallydamagedbatterypackisreplaced.Notethataphysicallydamagedbatterypackisanon-warranty replacementpart.

Removalstepsofbatterypack

DANGER

Useonlytheauthorizedbatteryspeciedforyourcomputer .Anyotherbatterycouldigniteor explode.

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Unlockthebatterylatch1.Holdthebatterylockleverintheunlockedposition,andremovethebattery pack2.

Wheninstalling:Installthebatterypackintheslot.Makesurethatthebatterylatchisinthelockedposition.

1020Largebottomcover

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

Removalstepsoflargebottomcover

Note:Loosenthescrews1.

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Wheninstalling:Attachthelargebottomcoverasshowninthefollowingillustration.

1030Smallbottomcover

Foraccess,removethisFRU:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

Removalstepsofsmallbottomcover

Note:Loosenthescrew1.

Wheninstalling:Attachthesmallbottomcoverasshowninthefollowingillustration.

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1040Opticaldriveorblankbezel

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

Removalstepsofopticaldriveorblankbezel

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

1050Memorymodules

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

•“1020Largebottomcover”onpage63

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Removalstepsofmemorymodules

Note:Y ourmodelmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

Wheninstalling:

Note:Ifonlyonememorymoduleistobeinstalledonthecomputeryouareservicing,thememorymodule

mustbeinstalledinSLOT-0(alowerslot),butnotinSLOT -1(bupperslot).

Insertthenotchedendofthememorymoduleintotheslot.Pressthememorymodulermly,andpivotit untilitsnapsintoplace.Makesurethatitisrmlyinstalledintheslotanddoesnotmoveeasily.

1060Harddiskdriveassembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

•“1020Largebottomcover”onpage63

Attention:

•Donotdropthedriveorapplyanyphysicalshocktoit.Thedriveissensitivetophysicalshock.Improper handlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.

•Beforeremovingthedrive,havetheusermakeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonitifpossible.

•Neverremovethedrivewhilethecomputerisoperatingorisinsuspendmode.

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Removalstepsofharddiskdriveassembly

Note:Y ourmodelmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Wheninstalling:Makesurethattheharddiskdriveisattachedrmly.

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Removalstepsofharddiskdrivebracket

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M3×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(4)Silver

0.392Nm (4kgf-cm)

1070PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

•“1020Largebottomcover”onpage63

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RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN

Instep1,unplugtheconnectorsbyusingtheantennaRFconnectorremovaltoolorpicktheconnectors withyourngersandgentlyunplugtheminthedirectionofthearrows.

Note:Y ourmodelmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

Wheninstalling:PlugthegraycableintothejackmarkedMAINorM,andtheblackcableintothejack markedAUXorAonthecard.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

1080PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANormSA TAsolidstatedrive

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

•“1030Smallbottomcover”onpage64

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RemovalstepsofPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN

Instep1,unplugtheconnectorsbyusingtheantennaRFconnectorremovaltoolorpicktheconnectors withyourngersandgentlyunplugtheminthedirectionofthearrows.

Wheninstalling:PlugtheredcableintothejackmarkedMAIN,andthebluecableintothejackmarked AUXonthecard.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

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RemovalstepsofPCIExpressHalfMiniCardforwirelessWAN

Instep1,unplugtheconnectorsbyusingtheantennaRFconnectorremovaltoolorpicktheconnectors withyourngersandgentlyunplugtheminthedirectionofthearrows.

Wheninstalling:PlugtheredcableintothejackmarkedMAIN,andthebluecableintothejackmarked AUXonthecard.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

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RemovalstepsofmSATAsolidstatedrive

Attention:

•Donotdropthedriveorapplyanyphysicalshocktoit.Thedriveissensitivetophysicalshock.Improper handlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.

•Beforeremovingthedrive,havetheusermakeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonitifpossible.

•Neverremovethedrivewhilethecomputerisoperatingorisinsuspendmode.

•EnsurethatyoupartitionthemSATAsolid-statedriveafterinstallingitonthecomputeryouareservicing. Otherwise,themSATAsolid-statedrivewillnotfunctioncorrectly.Forinstructionsononhowtopartition anmSA T Asolid-statedrive,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/msata-fru.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

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1090Backupbattery

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

•“1030Smallbottomcover”onpage64

Removalstepsofbackupbattery

DANGER

Useonlytheauthorizedbatteryspeciedforyourcomputer .Anyotherbatterycouldigniteor explode.

Wheninstalling:Makesurethattheconnectorisattachedrmly.

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1100Thermalfan

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

•“1020Largebottomcover”onpage63

Removalstepsofthermalfan

Note:Loosenthescrews2.

Note:Y ourmodelmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

Wheninstalling:Makesurethattheconnectorisattachedrmlytothesystemboard.

Note:Y ourmodelmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

Wheninstalling:Donotpressthetopofthefancoverandthefanhub.

1110Thermalpipes

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

•“1020Largebottomcover”onpage63

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•“1100Thermalfan”onpage74

Removalstepsofthermalpipes

Loosenthescrews1inascendingalphabeticorderasillustrated.Whenattachingthethermalpipes,secure thescrewsinreverseorder.

Note:Differentmodelsmighthavedifferentnumbersofscrews.

Note:Y ourmodelmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

Wheninstalling:Beforeyouattachthethermalpipestothecomputer,applythermalgrease,atanamount

of0.2grams,onthepartmarkedaasshowninthefollowingillustrations.Eithertoomuchortooless applicationofgreasecancauseathermalproblemduetoimperfectcontactwithacomponent.Youneedto peelthethinlmofffromtherubbersmarkedb.

Formodelswithadiscretethermalpipes

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Formodelswithanintegratedthermalpipes

1120Keyboard

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

•“1020Largebottomcover”onpage63

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Removalstepsofkeyboard

Notes:

•Y ourmodelmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

•Thelocationofthescrewsthatsecurethekeyboardmightbedifferentfromtheillustrationabove.Referto thewatermarksprintedonthecomputer.

Wheninstalling:Makesurethatthescrewsarefastenedandthekeyboardissecured.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2×8mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Note:Y ourcomputerkeyboardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

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Note:Y ourcomputerkeyboardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

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Installationstepsofkeyboard

Toinstallthekeyboard,dothefollowing:

1.Attachtheconnectors.

2.Attachthekeyboardandensurethatthekeyboardedgesareundertheframe.

Note:Y ourcomputerkeyboardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

3.T omakesurethatthefrontsideofthekeyboardishousedrmly,gentlypressthekeyswithyourthumbs andslidethekeyboardtowardyouuntilthekeyboardisinplace.

Note:Y ourcomputerkeyboardmightlookdifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

4.Securethekeyboardbytighteningthescrewsfromthebottomsideofthecomputer.

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1130Keyboardbezel

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

•“1020Largebottomcover”onpage63

•“1040Opticaldriveorblankbezel”onpage65

•“1120Keyboard”onpage76

Removalstepsofkeyboardbezel

Note:Y ourmodelmightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationabove.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2×8mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(11)

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(3)

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

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Forsomemodels:

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2×5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(3)Silver

0.181Nm (1.85kgf-cm)

Forothermodels:

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2×5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(2)Silver

0.181Nm (1.85kgf-cm)

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Wheninstalling:Makesurethattheconnectorsareattachedrmlytothesystemboard.

Instep7,releasethekeyboardbezelfromtheframeusingaplasticprytoolasshowninthefollowing illustration.

1140CPU

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

•“1020Largebottomcover”onpage63

•“1100Thermalfan”onpage74

•“1110Thermalpipes”onpage74

Attention:TheCPUisextremelysensitive.WhenyouservicetheCPU,avoidanykindofroughhandling.

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RemovalstepsofCPU

Rotatetheheadofthescrewinthedirectionshownbythearrow1toreleasethelock;thenremovethe CPU2.

Wheninstalling:PlacetheCPUabovetheCPUsocket,andthenrotatetheheadofthescrewinthe directionshownbythearrow3tosecuretheCPU.

1150Systemboardassembly

Importantnoticesforhandlingthesystemboard:

Whenhandlingthesystemboard,bearthefollowinginmind:

•Thesystemboardhasanaccelerometer,whichcanbebrokenifseveralthousandsofG-forcesareapplied.

Note:Droppingasystemboardfromaheightofaslittleas6inchessothatitfallsatonahardbenchcansubject theaccelerometertoasmuchas6,000G'sofshock.

•Becarefulnottodropthesystemboardonabenchtopthathasahardsurface,suchasmetal,wood,orcomposite.

•Ifasystemboardisdropped,besuretodocumentthedropinanyrejectreport,andreplacethesystemboard.

•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.

•Ateverypointintheprocess,besurenottodroporstackthesystemboard.

•Ifyouputasystemboarddown,besuretoputitonlyonapaddedsurfacesuchasanESDmatoracorrugated conductivesurface.

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

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•“1020Largebottomcover”onpage63

•“1030Smallbottomcover”onpage64

•“1040Opticaldriveorblankbezel”onpage65

•“1050Memorymodules”onpage65

•“1060Harddiskdriveassembly”onpage66

•“1070PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN”onpage68

•“1080PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANormSATAsolidstatedrive”onpage69

•“1090Backupbattery”onpage73

•“1100Thermalfan”onpage74

•“1110Thermalpipes”onpage74

•“1120Keyboard”onpage76

•“1130Keyboardbezel”onpage80

•“1140CPU”onpage82

Removalstepsofsystemboard

Attention:Thefollowingcomponentssolderedonthetopsideofthesystemboardareextremelysensitive.

Whenyouservicethesystemboard,avoidanykindofroughhandling.

aCPU bPlatformControllerHub(PCH) cGraphicsProcessingUnit(GPU)(discretegraphicscard)

Formodelswithadiscretethermalmodule

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Formodelswithanintegratedthermalmodule

Wheninstalling:Makesurethattheconnectorsareattachedrmlytothesystemboard.

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StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2×5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(3)Silver

0.181Nm (1.85kgf-cm)

Wheninstalling:Makesurethattheconnectorisattachedrmlytothesystemboard.

1160Speakerassembly

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

•“1020Largebottomcover”onpage63

•“1040Opticaldriveorblankbezel”onpage65

•“1120Keyboard”onpage76

•“1130Keyboardbezel”onpage80

Removalstepsofspeakerassembly

Forsomemodels:

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StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2×2mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated,bighead(4)

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Wheninstalling:Attachthespeakerassemblyandroutethecableasshowninthefollowinggure,and makesurethatthespeakerconnectorisattachedrmly.

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Forothermodels:

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2×2mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated,bighead(4)

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

Wheninstalling:Attachthespeakerassemblyandroutethecableasshowninthefollowinggure,and makesurethatthespeakerconnectorisattachedrmly.

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1170Powerbuttonsubcard

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

•“1020Largebottomcover”onpage63

•“1040Opticaldriveorblankbezel”onpage65

•“1120Keyboard”onpage76

•“1130Keyboardbezel”onpage80

Removalstepsofpowerbuttonsubcard

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2×3mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)

Black0.181Nm

(1.85kgf-cm)

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1180I/OsubcardwithUSBconnectorandaudiojack

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

•“1020Largebottomcover”onpage63

•“1040Opticaldriveorblankbezel”onpage65

•“1120Keyboard”onpage76

•“1130Keyboardbezel”onpage80

RemovalstepsofI/OsubcardwithUSBconnectorandaudiojack

Wheninstalling:Makesurethattheconnectorisattachedrmlytothesystemboard.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2×5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)Silver

0.181Nm (1.85kgf-cm)

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1190RJ45subcard

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

•“1020Largebottomcover”onpage63

•“1040Opticaldriveorblankbezel”onpage65

•“1120Keyboard”onpage76

•“1130Keyboardbezel”onpage80

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RemovalstepsofRJ45subcard

Wheninstalling:Makesurethattheconnectorisattachedrmlytothesystemboard.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2×5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)Silver

0.181Nm (1.85kgf-cm)

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1200Opticaldrivesubcard

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

•“1020Largebottomcover”onpage63

•“1040Opticaldriveorblankbezel”onpage65

•“1120Keyboard”onpage76

•“1130Keyboardbezel”onpage80

Removalstepsofopticaldrivesubcard

Wheninstalling:Makesurethattheconnectorisattachedrmlytothesystemboard.

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StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2×5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(1)Silver

0.181Nm (1.85kgf-cm)

1210LCDunit

Foraccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:

•“1010Batterypack”onpage62

•“1020Largebottomcover”onpage63

•“1030Smallbottomcover”onpage64

•“1040Opticaldriveorblankbezel”onpage65

•“1070PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN”onpage68

•“1080PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANormSATAsolidstatedrive”onpage69

•“1120Keyboard”onpage76

•“1130Keyboardbezel”onpage80

•“1190RJ45subcard”onpage91

RemovalstepsofLCDunit

Wheninstalling:Makesurethattheconnectorisattachedrmlytothesystemboard.

StepScrew(quantity)Color

Torque

M2.5×5mm,wafer-head,nylon-coated(4)

Black0.392Nm

(4kgf-cm)

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