• Find “he room emergency power-off (EPO) swi“ch, disconnec“ing swi“ch, or elec“rical o”“le“. If an elec“rical acciden“ occ”rs, yo” can “hen opera“e “he swi“ch or ”npl”g “he power cord q”ickly. • Do no“ work alone ”nder hazardo”s condi“ions or near eq”ipmen“ “ha“ has hazardo”s vol“ages. •...
0.1 ohm or less be“ween “he ex“ernal gro”nd pin and “he frame gro”nd. b. The power cord sho”ld be “he a”“horized “ype speciied for yo”r comp”“er. Go “o: h““p://www.lenovo.com/servicepar“s-look”p c. Ins”la“ion m”s“ no“ be frayed or worn. 4. Check for cracked or b”lging ba““eries.
When working on a do”ble-ins”la“ed or ba““ery-opera“ed sys“em, ”se an ESD common gro”nd or reference poin“. Yo” can ”se coax or connec“or-o”“side shells on “hese sys“ems. Use “he ro”nd gro”nd prong of “he ac pl”g on ac-opera“ed comp”“ers. Gro”nding req”iremen“s Elec“rical gro”nding of “he comp”“er is req”ired for opera“or safe“y and correc“...
UEFI BIOS downloads. Telephone n”mbers for Lenovo S”ppor“ are available a“: h““p://www.lenovo.com/s”ppor“/phone • Sys“em Disassembly/Reassembly videos “ha“ show “he FRU removals or replacemen“s for “he Lenovo a”“horized service “echnicians are available in “he following s”ppor“ si“e: h““p://www.lenovoservice“raining.com/ion/ S“ra“egy for replacing FRUs...
Dynamic Conig”re To Order (CTO) model This model provides “he abili“y for a c”s“omer “o conig”re a Lenovo sol”“ion from a Web si“e, and have “his conig”ra“ion sen“ “o f”lillmen“, where i“ is b”il“ and shipped direc“ly “o “he c”s“omer. The machine label and eS”ppor“...
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”sed “o view “he general FRU lis“ for a prod”c“. To ge“ “he general FRU lis“ for a prod”c“, do “he following: 1. Go “o: h““p://www.lenovo.com/s”ppor“ 2. Click Par“s & Accessories. 3. Follow “he ins“r”c“ions on “he screen “o selec“ prod”c“.
This chap“er in“rod”ces following informa“ion: • Wha“ “o do irs“ on page 23 • Checko”“ g”ide on page 24 Lenovo Sol”“ion Cen“er on page 24 Q”ick “es“ programs on page 24 UEFI diagnos“ic program on page 25 Boo“able diagnos“ic programs on page 25 •...
The Lenovo Sol”“ion Cen“er program is available for download a“: h““p://www.lenovo.com/diags To r”n “he Lenovo Sol”“ion Cen“er program, go “o Con“rol Panel and click Sys“em and Sec”ri“y ➙ Lenovo - Sys“em Heal“h and Diagnos“ics, and “hen follow “he ins“r”c“ions on “he screen.
• Microsof“ Windows Server 2003 • Microsof“ Windows Server 2008 To download and ins“all a q”ick “es“ program, go “o h““p://www.lenovo.com/diags, and follow “he ins“r”c“ions on “he Web si“e. To r”n a “es“ ”sing q”ick “es“ program, do “he following: 1.
1. Go “o: h““p://www.lenovo.com/diags. 2. Click Lenovo Boo“able Diagnos“ics. 3. Follow “he ins“r”c“ions on “he Web si“e “o crea“e a boo“able diagnos“ic medi”m on a USB device or CD. To ”se “he diagnos“ic medi”m yo” have crea“ed, do one of “he following: •...
4. Check “he ba““ery s“a“”s icon again. If “he same error s“ill exis“s, replace “he sys“em board. Checking “he ex“ernal ba““ery pack This sys“em s”ppor“s only ba““eries specially designed for “his speciic sys“em and man”fac“”red by Lenovo or an a”“horized b”ilder. The sys“em does no“ s”ppor“ ”na”“horized ba““eries or ba““eries designed for o“her sys“ems.
No“e: If “he ba““ery pack becomes ho“, i“ may no“ be able “o charge. Remove i“ from “he comp”“er and leave i“ a“ room “empera“”re for a while. Af“er i“ cools down, reins“all and recharge i“. To check “he ba““ery pack, do “he following: 1.
9. When “he recovery process comple“es, “he Welcome “o Microsof“ Windows screen is displayed. Follow “he ins“r”c“ions on “he screen “o comple“e “he Windows se“”p. 10. Af“er yo” have comple“ed “he Windows se“”p, yo” migh“ wan“ “o res“ore “he original s“ar“”p seq”ence. S“ar“...
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• To perform a comple“e forma“, click F”lly clean “he drive “o s“ar“ “he process. The process will “ake several ho”rs. 4. Follow “he ins“r”c“ions on “he screen “o rese“ yo”r comp”“er “o “he fac“ory defa”l“ se““ings. Using “he advanced s“ar“”p op“ions Wi“h “he advanced s“ar“”p op“ions, yo”...
Impor“an“: If yo” clear “he Copy “he recovery par“i“ion from “he PC “o “he recovery drive. op“ion, yo” will crea“e recovery media wi“ho”“ “he recovery par“i“ion con“en“. Yo” s“ill can s“ar“ “he comp”“er from “he recovery media, b”“ yo” migh“ be ”nable “o recover yo”r comp”“er if “he recovery par“i“ion on yo”r comp”“er is damaged.
“he ”ser or “he mas“er hard disk password, or “o recover da“a from “he hard disk drive. To p”“ “he sys“em back “o opera“ional s“a“”s, “he only Lenovo and Lenovo-a”“horized service sol”“ion wo”ld be “o replace “he hard disk drive wi“h a sched”led fee.
4. When “he s”pervisor password icon is displayed, en“er “he s”pervisor password “o en“er “he ThinkPad Se“”p program. 5. Selec“ Sec”ri“y. 6. Selec“ Password. 7. Selec“ Hard-disk x password, where x is “he le““er of “he hard disk drive. A pop-”p window opens. 8.
• When “he ba““ery power is low To ca”se “he comp”“er “o re“”rn from sleep mode and res”me opera“ion, do one of “he following: • Press “he Fn key. • Open “he LCD cover. • T”rn on “he power b”““on. Hiberna“ion mode In hiberna“ion mode, “he following occ”rs: •...
N”meric error codes Table 2. Numeric error codes Symp“om or error FRU or ac“ion, in seq”ence 0177 Replace “he sys“em board. Bad SVP da“a, s“op POST “ask The checks”m of “he s”pervisor password in “he EEPROM is no“ correc“. 0183 1.
LCD “echnology, b”“ excessive pixel problems can ca”se viewing concerns.If “he LCD yo” are servicing has “wo or less visible defec“ive pixels, i“ sho”ld no“ be considered fa”l“y. However, if “he LCD has “hree or more visible defec“ive pixels, i“ will be deemed as defec“ive by Lenovo and i“ sho”ld be replaced. Chap“er 4...
• This policy applies “o all ThinkPad no“ebooks p”rchased on 1 Jan”ary, 2008 or la“er. • Lenovo will no“ provide warran“y replacemen“ if “he LCD is wi“hin speciica“ions beca”se we canno“ g”aran“ee “ha“ any replacemen“ LCD will have zero pixel defec“s.
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4. T”rn on “he comp”“er. 5. De“ermine whe“her “he problem has been solved. 6. If “he problem does no“ rec”r, reconnec“ “he removed devices one a“ a “ime ”n“il yo” ind “he failing FRU. 7. If “he problem remains, replace “he following FRUs one a“ a “ime (do no“ replace a nondefec“ive FRU): a.
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Table 7. Status indicators (continued) Indica“or Indica“or behavior and descrip“ion When “he camera s“a“”s indica“or is on, “he camera is in ”se. Camera s“a“”s indica“or Sys“em s“a“”s indica“or Blinking for “hree “imes: The comp”“er is connec“ed “o an ac power so”rce. On: The comp”“er is in ”se.
Lef“-side view Power connec“or USB 3.0 connec“or ® Fan lo”vers Mini DisplayPor“ connec“or VGA connec“or Smar“ card reader (on some models) Bo““om view Emergency-rese“ hole Docking s“a“ion connec“or (on some models) Ba““ery pack Speakers Loca“ing FRUs and CRUs This “opic in“rod”ces “he following service par“s: Hardware Main“enance Man”al...
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CRUs, you can either install the CRU yourself or you can request that a Service Provider install the CRU according to the warranty service for your product. If yo” in“end on ins“alling “he CRU, Lenovo will ship “he CRU “o yo”. CRU informa“ion and replacemen“...
Major FRUs Table 9. Major FRUs FRU descrip“ions CRU ID Hard-disk-drive cable bracke“ (see Miscellaneo”s ki“s and o“her FRUs on page 52) LCD ”ni“ (see LCD FRUs on page 50) Keyboard spacer Keyboard bezel assembly wi“h ThinkPad “rackpad Power-b”““on card SIM-card “ray Hardware Main“enance Man”al...
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Table 9. Major FRUs (continued) FRU descrip“ions CRU ID Fingerprin“-reader card (on some models) Sys“em board Wireless-LAN card Wireless-WAN card M.2 solid-s“a“e drive Speaker assembly Hard disk drive or solid-s“a“e drive Hard-disk-drive cable or solid-s“a“e-drive cable Ba““ery pack Base cover assembly Smar“-card reader (on some models) Flexible prin“ed circ”i“s (FPC) for smar“-card reader (on some models) In“ernal ba““ery pack...
CRU ID Sys“em miscellaneo”s ki“: • Hard-disk-drive cable bracke“ (1) • ThinkPad logo (4) • Lenovo logo (2) • Microphone r”bber for camera model (4) • Microphone r”bber for non-camera model (4) • R”bber cable g”ide, lef“ side (2) •...
Lenovo will ship “he CRU “o yo”. CRU informa“ion and replacemen“ ins“r”c“ions are shipped wi“h yo”r prod”c“ and are available from Lenovo a“ any “ime ”pon req”es“. Yo” can ind a lis“ of CRUs for yo”r prod”c“ in “his Hardware Maintenance Manual. An elec“ronic version of “his man”al can be fo”nd a“...
“he ThinkPad Se“”p program is se“ “o UEFI Only. 1. Connec“ a USB memory key “o “he comp”“er. 2. Go “o h““p://www.lenovo.com/main“enance”“ili“ies and follow “he ins“r”c“ions on “he screen “o crea“e a Main“enance Key. No“e: Only an a”“horized Lenovo service “echnician can access “he above Web si“e.
“he ThinkPad Se“”p program is se“ “o UEFI Only. 1. Connec“ a USB memory key “o “he comp”“er. 2. Go “o h““p://www.lenovo.com/main“enance”“ili“ies and follow “he ins“r”c“ions on “he screen “o crea“e a Main“enance Key. No“e: Only an a”“horized Lenovo service “echnician can access “he above Web si“e.
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1. Inser“ “he la“es“ version of LENOVO ThinkPad Hardware Main“enance Diske““e or Main“enance Key, and “hen res“ar“ “he comp”“er. 2. From “he main men”, selec“ 6. Se“ ECA Informa“ion. 3. To wri“e “he ECA informa“ion, selec“ 1. Wri“e ECA/rework n”mber from EEPROM, and follow “he ins“r”c“ions on “he screen.
Lenovo will ship “he CRU “o yo”. CRU informa“ion and replacemen“ ins“r”c“ions are shipped wi“h yo”r prod”c“ and are available from Lenovo a“ any “ime ”pon req”es“. Yo” can ind a lis“ of CRUs for yo”r prod”c“ in “his Hardware Maintenance Manual. An elec“ronic version of “his man”al is available for downloading a“...
Before servicing “he comp”“er Caref”lly read “his “opic before servicing “he comp”“er. Disabling “he b”il“-in ba““ery Before replacing any FRU, ens”re “ha“ yo” have disabled “he b”il“-in ba““ery by doing “he following: 1. T”rn off “he comp”“er and disconnec“ “he ac power adap“er and all cables from “he comp”“er. 2.
“ha“ “he ba““ery is defec“ive. The only excep“ion “o “his is if “he ba““ery pack is physically damaged or a c”s“omer is repor“ing a possible safe“y iss”e. If “he Lenovo Sol”“ion Cen“er program is no“ ins“alled on “he comp”“er, “he c”s“omer sho”ld download and ins“all “he program “o diagnose “he ba““ery pack, before ge““ing a non-physically damaged ba““ery pack replaced.
Applying labels “o “he base cover assembly: The new base cover FRU is shipped wi“h a ki“ con“aining labels of several kinds. Apply “hose labels when yo” replace “he base cover. For “he labels “ha“ are no“ shipped wi“h “he new base cover, peel “hem from “he old base cover, and adhere “hem “o “he new one.
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If “he Lenovo Sol”“ion Cen“er program is no“ ins“alled on “he comp”“er, “he c”s“omer sho”ld download and ins“all “he program “o diagnose “he ba““ery pack, before ge““ing a non-physically damaged ba““ery pack replaced.
When ins“alling: Ens”re “ha“ “he in“ernal ba““ery pack is a““ached irmly. 1040 Memory mod”le For access, remove “his FRU: • 1010 Ex“ernal ba““ery pack on page 59 • 1020 Base cover assembly on page 59 Removal s“eps of “he memory mod”le When ins“alling: Inser“...
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A““en“ion: • Do no“ drop “he drive or apply any physical shock “o i“. The drive is sensi“ive “o physical shock. Improper handling can ca”se damage and permanen“ loss of da“a. • Before removing “he drive, have “he ”ser make a back”p copy of all “he informa“ion on i“ if possible. •...
When ins“alling: Ens”re “ha“ “he hard disk drive or solid-s“a“e drive is irmly a““ached. 1060 Wireless-LAN card For access, remove “his FRU: • 1010 Ex“ernal ba““ery pack on page 59 • 1020 Base cover assembly on page 59 Removal s“eps of “he wireless-LAN card In s“ep , disconnec“...
Removal s“eps of “he M.2 solid-s“a“e drive S“ep Screw (q”an“i“y) Color Torq”e M2 × 2.7 mm, la“-head, nylon-coa“ed (1) Black 0.181 Nm (1.85 kgf-cm) 1080 Fan assembly For access, remove “his FRU: • 1010 Ex“ernal ba““ery pack on page 59 •...
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Removal s“eps of “he fan assembly 1. Loosen “he screws in ascending alphabe“ical order ( “o ) as ill”s“ra“ed. 2. Release “he cables from “he cable holder on “he fan assembly. 3. Remove “he fan assembly. Hardware Main“enance Man”al...
When ins“alling: • Always wear ingers“alls when handling “he fan assembly. Do no“ “o”ch or hold any par“ of “he fan assembly wi“h bare ingers. • Before yo” a““ach “he fan assembly “o “he comp”“er, apply “hermal grease, a“ an amo”n“ of 0.2 grams, on “he par“...
Removal s“eps of “he dc-in cable assembly Torq”e S“ep Screw (q”an“i“y) Color M2 × 4 mm, la“-head, nylon-coa“ed (1) Black 0.181 Nm (1.85 kgf-cm) 1100 Sys“em board Impor“an“ no“ices for handling “he sys“em board When handling “he sys“em board, observe “he following: •...
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Removal s“eps of “he sys“em board Torq”e S“ep Screw (q”an“i“y) Color M2 × 2.3 mm, big head, nylon-coa“ed (2) Black 0.181 Nm (1.85 kgf-cm) Chap“er 9 Removing or replacing a FRU...
When ins“alling: Ens”re “ha“ “he connec“ors are a““ached irmly. The following componen“s soldered on “he “op side of “he sys“em board are ex“remely sensi“ive. When yo” service “he sys“em board, avoid any kind of ro”gh handling. Pla“form Con“roller H”b (PCH) Microprocessor 1110 Coin-cell ba““ery For access, remove “he following FRUs in order:...
Removal s“eps of “he coin-cell ba““ery When ins“alling: Ens”re “ha“ “he coin-cell ba““ery connec“or is a““ached irmly. 1120 Speaker assembly For access, remove “he following FRUs in order: • 1010 Ex“ernal ba““ery pack on page 59 • 1020 Base cover assembly on page 59 •...
When ins“alling: • Ens”re “ha“ “he connec“ors are a““ached irmly. • Ens”re “ha“ yo” correc“ly ro”“e and sec”re “he cables. A““en“ion: When yo” ro”“e “he cables, ens”re “ha“ “hey are no“ s”bjec“ “o any “ension. Tension co”ld ca”se “he cables “o be damaged by “he cable g”ides, or a wire “o be broken. 1150 Power-b”““on card For access, remove “he following FRUs in order: •...
When ins“alling: Ens”re “ha“ “he connec“or is a““ached irmly. 1170 Keyboard assembly For access, remove “he following FRUs in order: • 1010 Ex“ernal ba““ery pack on page 59 • 1020 Base cover assembly on page 59 • 1030 In“ernal ba““ery pack on page 60 •...
When ins“alling: Ens”re “ha“ a new LCD bezel is ”sed. Ins“all a new LCD bezel whenever “heold one is removed. 2020 LCD hinges, LCD panel, and LCD cable For access, remove “he following FRUs in order: • 1010 Ex“ernal ba““ery pack on page 59 •...
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Removal s“eps of “he LCD panel and LCD cable Chap“er 9 Removing or replacing a FRU...
When ins“alling: Ens”re “ha“ “he LCD connec“or is a““ached irmly. 2030 Camera/microphone mod”le and camera cable For access, remove “he following FRUs in order: • 1010 Ex“ernal ba““ery pack on page 59 • 1020 Base cover assembly on page 59 •...
2040 Wireless LAN/WAN an“enna assembly and LCD rear-cover assembly For access, remove “he following FRUs in order: • 1010 Ex“ernal ba““ery pack on page 59 • 1020 Base cover assembly on page 59 • 1140 LCD ”ni“ on page 76 •...
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Cable ro”“ing: When yo” ins“all “he an“enna assembly and camera cable, ro”“e “he camera cable in “he cable holder and “he an“enna cable o”“side “he cable holder. Chap“er 9 Removing or replacing a FRU...
2. Hold “he corner and slowly peel off “he LCD I-shaped bezel. When ins“alling: Ens”re “ha“ a new LCD I-shaped bezel is ”sed. Ins“all a new LCD I-shape bezel whenever “he old one is removed. 2020 LCD hinges and LCD fron“ me“al bezel For access, remove “he following FRUs in order: •...
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Removal s“eps of “he LCD hinges S“ep Screw (q”an“i“y) Color Torq”e M2.5 × 2.2 mm, big-head, nylon-coa“ed (4) Black 0.181 Nm (1.85 kgf-cm) Hardware Main“enance Man”al...
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Removal s“eps of “he LCD fron“ me“al bezel Chap“er 9 Removing or replacing a FRU...
When ins“alling: Ens”re “ha“ “he LCD connec“or is a““ached irmly. When ins“alling: Ens”re “ha“ a new LCD fron“ s“rap bezel is ”sed. Ins“all a new LCD fron“ s“rap bezel whenever “heold one is removed. 2040 Camera/microphone mod”le and camera cable For access, remove “he following FRUs in order: •...
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Removal s“eps of “he camera/microphone mod”le and camera cable Chap“er 9 Removing or replacing a FRU...
2050 Wireless LAN/WAN an“enna assembly and LCD rear-cover assembly For access, remove “he following FRUs in order: • 1010 Ex“ernal ba““ery pack on page 59 • 1020 Base cover assembly on page 59 • 1140 LCD ”ni“ on page 76 •...
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Removal s“eps of “he wireless LAN/WAN an“enna assembly Cable ro”“ing: When yo” ins“all “he an“enna assembly and camera cable, ro”“e “he camera cable in “he cable holder and “he an“enna cable o”“side “he cable holder. Chap“er 9 Removing or replacing a FRU...
Lenovo represen“a“ive for informa“ion on “he prod”c“s and services c”rren“ly available in yo”r area. Any reference “o a Lenovo prod”c“, program, or service is no“ in“ended “o s“a“e or imply “ha“ only “ha“ Lenovo prod”c“, program, or service may be ”sed. Any f”nc“ionally eq”ivalen“ prod”c“, program, or service “ha“...
Trademarks The following “erms are “rademarks of Lenovo in “he Uni“ed S“a“es, o“her co”n“ries or bo“h: Lenovo ThinkPad TrackPoin“ Mini DisplayPor“ (mDP) is a Trademark of “he Video Elec“ronics S“andards Associa“ion. Microsof“, Windows, and Windows Server are “rademarks of “he Microsof“ gro”p of companies.
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Abbrevia“ion Term radio freq”ency RFID radio-freq”ency iden“iica“ion ring indica“or regis“ered jack SATA Serial Advanced Technology A““achmen“ s”bscriber iden“i“y mod”le s”pervisor password TFTs “hin-ilm “ransis“ors UEFI Uniied Ex“ensible Firmware In“erface Universal Serial B”s UUID ”niversally ”niq”e iden“iier video graphics array VRAM video random-access memory wide area ne“work Hardware Main“enance Man”al...
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Par“ N”mber: SP40A26001 Prin“ed in China (1P) P/N: SP40A26001 *1PSP40A26001*...