Lenovo E4325 Hmm En User Manual Hardware Maintenance Laptop (Lenovo)

2013-12-02

User Manual: Lenovo E4325 Hmm En Hardware Maintenance Manual - Lenovo E4325 E4325 Laptop (Lenovo) Lenovo E4325 Notebook

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About this manual
Chapter 1. Safety information
Chapter 2. General checkout
- What to do first
- Power system checkout
Chapter 3. Related service information
Chapter 4. Status indicators
Chapter 5. Fn key combinations
Chapter 6. Locations
Chapter 7. FRU replacement notices
- Important notice for replacing FRUs
- Screw notices
Chapter 8. Removing and replacing a FRU
Appendix A. Notices
- Trademarks

HardwareMaintenanceManual

LenovoE4325

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation

underAppendixA“Notices”onpage79.

FirstEdition(May2013)

©CopyrightLenovo2013.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration

“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

Contents

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

Chapter1.Safetyinformation.....1

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

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

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

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic

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

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

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations).....4

Lasercompliancestatement(multilingual

translations)................19

Chapter2.Generalcheckout.....27

Whattodorst..............27

Powersystemcheckout...........28

Checkingtheacpoweradapter......28

Checkingoperationalcharging......29

Checkingthebatterypack........29

Chapter3.Relatedservice

information..............31

Recoveringthecomputersettings.......31

Usingpasswords..............31

Powermanagement............31

Screenblankmode...........32

Sleepmode..............32

Hibernationmode...........32

Chapter4.Statusindicators.....35

Chapter5.Fnkeycombinations...37

Chapter6.Locations.........39

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

indicators.................39

Frontview...............39

Right-sideview.............40

Bottomandleft-sideview........40

LocatingFRUsandCRUs..........40

MajorFRUsandCRUs..........42

LCDFRUs..............43

Miscellaneousparts...........45

LookingupFRUinformation.........45

Chapter7.FRUreplacement

notices................47

ImportantnoticeforreplacingFRUs......47

Screwnotices...............48

Chapter8.Removingandreplacinga

FRU..................49

Generalguidelines.............49

1010Batterypack.............50

1020Bottomslotcover...........50

1030Opticaldrive.............51

1040Memorymodule............52

1050Harddiskdriveassembly........53

1060PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN..55

1080Backupbattery............56

1090Keyboard..............56

1100Keyboardbezel............59

1110LEDboard..............61

1120Powerboard.............62

1140Input/output(I/O)board.........62

1150SystemboardassemblyandUSBboard..64

1160Thermalmodule............67

1170Microprocessor............69

1180LCDunit...............70

1190Speakerassembly...........72

1200DC-inconnectorandbasecover.....73

2010LCDfrontbezel............74

2020Camera...............75

2030LCDpanel,LCDcable,andhinges....76

2040AntennaassemblyandLCDrearcover...78

AppendixA.Notices..........79

Trademarks................80

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualprovidesserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingLenovo®products.

MachineMachineType(MT)

LenovoE432580BH

Thismanualprovidesinformationaboutthecomputerfeatures,specications,componentlocations,

hardwarereplacementprocedures,andpartslisting.Thismanualalsoincludessafetyguidelinesand

importantnoticesforservicingthecomputer.

Important:

•ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithLenovoproducts.Use

thismanualtotroubleshootproblemseffectively.

•BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safety

information”onpage1andChapter3“Relatedserviceinformation”onpage31.

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservicea

LenovoNotebook.

•“Generalsafety”onpage1

•“Electricalsafety”onpage2

•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage3

•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3

•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4

•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4

•“Lasercompliancestatement(multilingualtranslations)”onpage19

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

topower-offthewallboxthatsuppliespowertothemachine,andtolockthewallboxintheoffposition.

•Ifyouneedtoworkonamachinethathasexposedelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingprecautions:

–Ensurethatanotherperson,familiarwiththepower-offcontrols,isnearyou.

Attention:Anotherpersonmustbetheretoswitchoffthepower,ifnecessary.

–Useonlyonehandwhenworkingwithpowered-onelectricalequipment;keeptheotherhandinyour

pocketorbehindyourback.

Attention:Anelectricalshockcanoccuronlywhenthereisacompletecircuit.Byobservingtheabove

rule,youmaypreventacurrentfrompassingthroughyourbody.

–Whenusingtesters,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessoriesfor

thattester.

–Standonsuitablerubbermats(obtainedlocally,ifnecessary)toinsulateyoufromgroundssuchas

metaloorstripsandmachineframes.

Observethespecialsafetyprecautionswhenyouworkwithveryhighvoltages;Instructionsforthese

precautionsareinthesafetysectionsofmaintenanceinformation.Useextremecarewhenmeasuring

highvoltages.

•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.

•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.

•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.

•Alwayslookcarefullyforpossiblehazardsinyourworkarea.Examplesofthesehazardsaremoistoors,

nongroundedpowerextensioncables,powersurges,andmissingsafetygrounds.

•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis

conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.

•Donotservicethefollowingpartswiththepoweronwhentheyareremovedfromtheirnormaloperating

placesinamachine:

–Powersupplyunits

–Pumps

–Blowersandfans

–Motorgenerators

–Similarunitstolistedabove

Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.

•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs:

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–Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself.

–Switchoffpower.

–Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.

Safetyinspectionguide

Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach

machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians

frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Y oushouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotential

safetyhazardsduetoattachmentofnon-Lenovofeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythisinspectionguide.

Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand

whetheryoucancontinuewithoutrstcorrectingtheproblem.

Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:

•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal

electricalshock)

•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcapacitor

•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware

Todeterminewhetherthereareanypotentiallyunsafeconditions,usethefollowingchecklistatthebeginning

ofeveryservicetask.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroff,andthepowercorddisconnected.

Checklist:

1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).

2.Poweroffthecomputer.Disconnectthepowercord.

3.Checkthepowercordfor:

a.Athird-wiregroundconnectoringoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethird-wireground

continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.

b.Thepowercordshouldbethetypespeciedinthepartslist.

c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.

4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.

5.Removethecover.

6.Checkforanyobviousnon-Lenovoalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofanynon-Lenovo

alterations.

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.

Notes:

1.Useproduct-specicESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.

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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

•TraditionalChinese

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Lasercompliancestatement(multilingualtranslations)

Thelasercompliancestatementsinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:

•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

•French

•German

•Hebrew

•Japanese

•Korean

•Spanish

•TraditionalChinese

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Chapter2.Generalcheckout

Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:

•“Whattodorst”onpage27

•“Powersystemcheckout”onpage28

Beforeyougotothecheckoutguide,besuretoreadthefollowingimportantnotes.

Importantnotes:

•Onlycertiedtrainedpersonnelshouldservicethecomputer.

•BeforereplacinganyFRU,readtheentirepageonremovingandreplacingFRUs.

•WhenyoureplaceFRUs,itisrecommendedtousenewnylon-coatedscrews.

•Beextremelycarefulduringsuchwriteoperationsascopying,saving,orformatting.Drivesinthecomputer

thatyouareservicingsequencemighthavebeenaltered.Ifyouselectanincorrectdrive,dataorprograms

mightbeoverwritten.

•ReplaceaFRUonlywithanotherFRUofthecorrectmodel.WhenyoureplaceaFRU,makesurethatthemodel

ofthemachineandtheFRUpartnumberarecorrectbyreferringtotheFRUpartslist.

•AFRUshouldnotbereplacedbecauseofasingle,unreproduciblefailure.Singlefailurescanoccurfora

varietyofreasonsthathavenothingtodowithahardwaredefect,suchascosmicradiation,electrostaticdischarge,

orsoftwareerrors.ConsiderreplacingaFRUonlywhenaproblemrecurs.IfyoususpectthataFRUisdefective,

cleartheerrorlogandrunthetestagain.Iftheerrordoesnotrecur,donotreplacetheFRU.

•BecarefulnottoreplaceanondefectiveFRU.

Whattodorst

WhenyoudoreturnaFRU,youmustincludethefollowinginformationinthepartsexchangeformor

partsreturnformthatyouattachtoit:

•Nameandphonenumberofservicetechnician

•Dateofservice

•Dateonwhichthemachinefailed

•Dateofpurchase

•ProcedureindexandpagenumberinwhichthefailingFRUwasdetected

•FailingFRUnameandpartnumber

•Machinetype,modelnumber,andserialnumber

•Customer'snameandaddress

Note:Duringthewarrantyperiod,thecustomermayberesponsibleforrepaircostsifthecomputerdamage

wascausedbymisuse,accident,modication,unsuitablephysicaloroperatingenvironment,orimproper

maintenancebythecustomer.Followingisalistofsomecommonitemsthatarenotcoveredunderwarranty

andsomesymptomsthatmightindicatethatthesystemwassubjectedtostressbeyondnormaluse.

Beforecheckingproblemswiththecomputer,determinewhetherthedamageiscoveredunderthewarranty

byreferringtothefollowinglist:

Thefollowingarenotcoveredunderwarranty:

•LCDpanelcrackedfromtheapplicationofexcessiveforceorfrombeingdropped

•Scratched(cosmetic)parts

•Distortion,deformation,ordiscolorationofthecosmeticparts

•Plasticparts,latches,pins,orconnectorsthathavebeencrackedorbrokenbyexcessiveforce

•Damagecausedbyliquidspilledintothesystem

•DamagecausedbytheimproperinsertionofaPCCardortheinstallationofanincompatiblecard

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•Improperdiscinsertionoruseofanopticaldrive

•Diskettedrivedamagecausedbypressureonthediskettedrivecover,foreignmaterialinthedrive,

ortheinsertionofadiskettewithmultiplelabels

•Damagedorbentdisketteejectbutton

•Fusesblownbyattachmentofanonsupporteddevice

•Forgottencomputerpassword(makingthecomputerunusable)

•Stickykeyscausedbyspillingaliquidontothekeyboard

•Useofanincorrectacpoweradapteronlaptopproducts

Thefollowingsymptomsmightindicatedamagecausedbynonwarrantedactivities:

•Missingpartsmightbeasymptomofunauthorizedserviceormodication.

•Ifthespindleofaharddiskdrivebecomesnoisy,itmayhavebeensubjectedtoexcessiveforce,

ordropped.

Powersystemcheckout

Toverifyapowersymptom,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.

3.Connecttheacpoweradapter.

4.Checkthatpowerissuppliedwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

5.Turnoffthecomputer.

6.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandinstallthechargedbatterypack.

7.Checkthatthebatterypacksuppliespowerwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

Ifyoususpectapowerproblem,seetheappropriateoneofthefollowingpowersupplycheckouts:

•“Checkingtheacpoweradapter”onpage28

•“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage29

•“Checkingthebatterypack”onpage29

Checkingtheacpoweradapter

Ifthecomputerfailsonlywhentheacpoweradapterisused,refertotheinformationinthistopictocheck

theacpoweradapter.

•Ifthepower-onindicatordoesnotturnon,checkthepowercordoftheacpoweradapterforcorrect

continuityandinstallation.

•Ifthecomputerdoesnotchargeduringoperation,goto“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage29.

Tochecktheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:

1.Unplugtheacpoweradaptercablefromthecomputer.

2.Measuretheoutputvoltageacrosstheplugoftheacpoweradaptercable.Thecorrectvoltagesare

showninthefollowingtable.

PinVoltage(Vdc)

1+20

3Ground

(20V)

Note:Theoutputvoltageacrosspin2mightdifferfromthevoltagethatyoumeasure.

3.Dependingonthevoltagethatyoumeasure,dooneofthefollowing:

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•Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacetheacpoweradapter.

•Ifthevoltageisacceptable,dothefollowing:

a.Replacethesystemboard.

b.Iftheproblempersists,calltheCustomerSupportCenter.

Note:Noisefromtheacpoweradapterdoesnotalwaysindicateadefect.

Checkingoperationalcharging

Tocheckwhetherthebatterypackchargesproperlyduringoperation,dothefollowing:

Note:Beforeyoubegin,installadischargedbatterypackorabatterypackthathaslessthan50%ofthe

totalpowerremaininginthecomputer.

1.Ifthebatterystatusindicatordoesnotturnon,removethebatterypackandletitreturntoroom

temperature.

2.Reinstallthebatterypack.

3.Iftheindicatorstilldoesnotturnon,replacethebatterypack.

4.Iftheindicatorstilldoesnotturnon,replacethesystemboard.Otherwise,referto“Checkingthebattery

pack”onpage29tochecktheoriginalbatterypack.

Checkingthebatterypack

ThebatterystatusiconintheMicrosoft®Windows®noticationareadisplaysthepercentageofbattery

powerremaining.

TocheckdetailedbatterystatusinformationontheWindowsoperatingsystems,launchthePowerManager

programandclicktheBatterytab.

Tocheckthebatterypack,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapter.

2.Removethebatterypackandmeasurethevoltagebetweenbatteryterminals1(+)and7(-).The

correctvoltagesareshowninthefollowingtable.

TerminalVoltage(Vdc)

1+0to+14

7Ground(-)

1(+)

2(+)

543

6(-)

7(-)

3.Measuretheresistancebetweenbatteryterminals5and7.Theresistanceshouldbe4to30KΩ.Ifthe

resistanceisnotcorrect,replacethebatterypack.

4.Dependingonthevoltagethatyoumeasure,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifthevoltageislessthan+12.0Vdc,rechargethebatterypack.Ifthevoltagestillislessthan+12.0V

dcafterrecharging,replacethebatterypack.

•Ifthevoltageismorethan+12.0Vdc,dischargethebatterypackuntilthevoltagebecomesless

than+12.0Vdcandthenrechargethebatterypack.Ifthevoltagestillislessthan+12.0Vdcafter

recharging,replacethebatterypack.

Note:Rechargingwilltakeatleastthreehours,evenifthebatterystatusindicatordoesnotturnon.

5.Replacethesystemboardifthenewbatterypackisnotcharged.

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Chapter3.Relatedserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsthefollowinginformation:

•“Recoveringthecomputersettings”onpage31

•“Usingpasswords”onpage31

•“Powermanagement”onpage31

Recoveringthecomputersettings

Thistopicprovidesinformationabouttherecoveryprogramsthatareavailableforyoutorecoverthe

computersettings.

OneKey®RecoveryPro

TheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontents,includingthe

operatingsystem,datales,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Youcandesignatewherethe

OneKeyRecoveryProprogramstoresthebackup.Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddisk

drive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsoftheharddiskdrive,restoreonlythedesiredles,orrestore

onlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandapplications.

ProductRecovery

TheProductRecoveryprogramenablesyoutorestorethecomputersettingstothefactorydefaultsettings

throughrecoverymedia.

Attention:WhenyouusetheProductRecoveryprogramtorestorethecomputersettings,allthedatayou

havestoredontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandthecomputersettingswillberestoredtothefactory

defaultsettings.Duringtherestoringprocess,youwillbegiventheoptiontosaveoneormorelescurrently

ontheharddiskdrivetoothermediabeforethedataisdeleted.

Formoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutions,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprograms.

Usingpasswords

Youcansetthefollowingtypesofpasswordstoprotectunauthorizedaccesstoyourcomputer.

Attention:Ifyouforgetthepassword,thereisnoserviceproceduretoresetthepassword.Thesystem

boardmustbereplacedforascheduledfee.

•Power-onpassword:Apower-onpasswordprotectsthecomputerfrombeingturnedonbyan

unauthorizedperson.Ifapower-onpasswordhasbeenset,theusermustenterthepasswordbefore

startingtheoperatingsystem.

•Supervisorpassword:AsupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheBIOS

program.TheusermustenterthesupervisorpasswordtogetaccesstotheBIOSprogramandchange

systemcongurations.

Ifyouhavesetapassword,youwillbepromptedtoenterthepasswordwheneveryouturnonthecomputer.

Powermanagement

Therearethreepowermanagementmodestoreducepowerconsumption:screenblank,sleep,and

hibernation.

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Screenblankmode

Inthefollowingcircumstances,thecomputerentersscreenblankmode:

•Thetimesetonthe“T urnoffmonitor”timerontheWindows7operatingsystemexpires.

Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloperation,pressanykey.

•Y ouhavepressedFn+F2.

Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloperation,pressFn+F2.

Sleepmode

Whenthecomputerenterssleepmode,thefollowingeventsoccurinadditiontowhatoccursinscreen

blankmode:

•TheLCDispoweredoff.

•Theharddiskdriveispoweredoff.

•Themicroprocessorstops.

Toentersleepmode,pressFn+F1.

Incertaincircumstances,thecomputerautomaticallyenterssleepmode:

•A“suspendtime”hasbeensetonthetimer,andtheuserdoesnotdoanyoperationwiththekeyboard,

theharddiskdrive,theparallelconnector,orthediskettedrivewithinthattime.

•Thebatterystatusindicatorblinksorange,indicatingthatthebatterypowerislow.

Tocausethecomputertoreturnfromsleepmodeandresumetheoperation,dooneofthefollowing:

•PresstheFnkey.

•OpentheLCDcover.

•Pressthepowerbutton.

Also,whenthetimesetontheresumetimerelapses,thecomputerautomaticallyreturnsfromsleepmode

andresumesoperation.

Note:Thecomputerdoesnotacceptanyinputimmediatelyafteritenterssleepmode.Waitafewseconds

beforetakinganyactionstoreenteroperationmode.

Hibernationmode

Inhibernationmode,thefollowingoccurs:

•Thesystemstatus,RAM,VRAM,andsetupdataarestoredontheharddiskdrive.

•Thesystemispoweredoff.

Ifyouhavedenedoneofthefollowingactionsastheeventthatcausesthecomputertoenterhibernation

mode,performthataction.

•Closingthelid

•Pressingthepowerbutton

Also,thecomputerautomaticallyentershibernationmodeineitherofthefollowingcircumstances:

•A“hibernationtime”hasbeensetonthetimer,andtheuserdoesnotdoanyoperationwiththekeyboard,

theharddiskdrive,theparallelconnector,orthediskettedrivewithinthattime.

•Thetimerconditionsaresatisedinsuspendmode.

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Whenthepoweristurnedon,thecomputerreturnsfromhibernationmodeandresumesoperation.The

hibernationleinthebootrecordontheharddiskdriveisread,andthesystemstatusisrestoredfromthe

harddiskdrive.

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Chapter4.Statusindicators

Thischapterpresentsthesystemstatusindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthecomputer.

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Table1.Statusindicators

IndicatorMeaning

1Capslockstatus

indicator

White:CapsLockmodeisenabled.Youcantypeallalphabeticcharacters(A-Z)in

uppercasedirectly.ToenableordisableCapsLockmode,presstheCapsLockkey.

2Numericlockstatus

indicator

White:Theseparatenumerickeypadonthekeyboardisenabled.Toenableordisable

thenumerickeypad,presstheNumericLockkey.

3Deviceaccess

statusindicator

On:Theharddiskdriveoropticaldriveisreadingorwritingdata.

Attention:

•Whentheindicatorison,donotputthecomputerintosleepmodeorturnoffthe

computer.

•Whentheindicatorison,donotmovethecomputer.Suddenphysicalshockmight

causedriveerrors.

4Powerandbattery

statusindicator

•Solidgreen:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween80%and100%,orthebattery

dischargelevelisbetween20%and100%.

•Slow-blinkinggreen:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween20%and80%,and

chargingiscontinuing.Whenthebatterychargelevelreaches80%,thebatterystatus

indicatorstopsblinking,butthechargingmightcontinueuntilthebatteryis100%

charged.

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Table1.Statusindicators(continued)

IndicatorMeaning

•Slow-blinkingorange:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween5%and20%,and

chargingiscontinuing.Whenthebatterychargelevelreaches20%,theblinking

colorchangestogreen.

•Solidorange:Thebatterydischargelevelisbetween5%and20%.

•Fast-blinkingorange:Thebatterychargeordischargelevelis5%orless.

•Off:Thebatteryisdetachedorthecomputerispoweredoff.

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Chapter5.Fnkeycombinations

ThefollowingtabledescribesthefunctionsofFnkeycombinations.

Table2.Functionkeycombinations

KeycombinationDescription

Fn+EscChangesthecameraandaudiosettings.

Fn+F1Putsthecomputerintosleepmode.Toresumenormaloperation,press

theFnkeyonly.

Fn+F2Enablesordisablesthebacklightfeatureofthecomputerscreen.

Fn+F3Switchesbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.

Note:Y oualsocanusetheWindows+Pcombinationtoswitchbetweenthe

computerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.

Fn+F5Enablesordisablesthebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.

Fn+F6Enablesordisablesthetouchpad.

Fn+F8Enablesordisablesthenumerickeypad.

Fn+F9Multimediacontrol:Play/Pause

Fn+F10Multimediacontrol:Stop

Fn+F11Multimediacontrol:Skiptotheprevioustrack

Fn+F12Multimediacontrol:Skiptothenexttrack

Fn+PgUpHasthesamefunctionastheScrLkkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

Fn+PrtScHasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

Fn+HomeHasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

Fn+EndHasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

Fn+PgDnHasthesamefunctionastheInsertkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

Fn+up/downarrowIncreasesordecreasesthedisplaybrightnesslevel.

Fn+left/rightarrowDecreasesorincreasesthesoundvolume.

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Chapter6.Locations

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutcomponentlocations.

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thistopicintroducesthelocationsofthecomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators.

Frontview

Figure1.Frontview

1Camera5Powerbutton

2Statusindicators16Recoverybutton

3Touchpadandtouchpadbuttons7Speaker

4Batterystatusindicator1

1Forthedescriptionoftheindicators,seeChapter4“Statusindicators”onpage35.

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Right-sideview

Figure2.Right-sideview

1Comboaudiojack3Opticaldrive(onsomemodels)

2USBconnector4acpoweradapter

Bottomandleft-sideview

Figure3.Bottomandleft-sideview

1Batterylock6Monitorconnector

2Batterypack7Ethernetconnector

3Batterylatch8HDMIport

4Security-lockslot9UniversalSerialBus(USB)connector

5Fanlouvers10Bottomslotcover1

1Thememorymodule,harddiskdrive,andwirelesscardarelocatedunderneaththebottomslotcover.

LocatingFRUsandCRUs

Thischaptercontainsfollowinglistsoftheserviceparts.

•“MajorFRUsandCRUs”onpage42

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•“LCDFRUs”onpage43

•“Miscellaneousparts”onpage45

Notes:

•EachFRUisavailableforalltypesormodels,unlessotherwisespecied.

•ACRUisidentiedbyasingleasterisk(*)ortwoasterisks(**)intheCRUIDcolumn.AnNintheCRUIDcolumn

meansthatthepartisnotaCRU.Asingleasterisk(*)meansthatthepartisaself-serviceCRU;twoasterisks

(**)meansthatthepartisanoptional-serviceCRU.

CRUstatementforcustomers:

Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,calleda

“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU”.SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothersare

designatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.Foroptional-service

CRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProviderinstalltheCRUaccording

tothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRU

informationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyourproductandareavailablefromLenovoatanytime

uponrequest.YoucanndalistofCRUsforyourproductinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronic

versionofthismanualcanbefoundathttp://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.Followtheon-screeninstructionsto

ndthemanualforyourproduct.YoumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectiveCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)

returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)you

mightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysof

yourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

LenovocomputerscontainthefollowingtypesofCRUs:

–Self-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsunplugorareheldbynomorethantwoscrews.Examplesofthesetypes

ofCRUsincludetheacpoweradapter,powercord,battery,andharddiskdrive.Otherself-serviceCRUs

dependingonproductdesignmightincludethememorymodule,wirelesscard,keyboard,andpalmrest

withngerprintreaderandtouchpad.

–Optional-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsareisolatedpartswithinthecomputerthatareconcealedbyanaccess

panelthatistypicallysecuredbymorethantwoscrews.Oncetheaccesspanelisremoved,thespecic

CRUisvisible.

Chapter6.Locations41

MajorFRUsandCRUs

Table3.MajorFRUsandCRUs

No.FRUdescriptionCRUID

1LCDunitN

2KeyboardbezelwithtouchpadN

3LEDboardwithcableN

4ThermalmoduleassemblyN

5USBboardN

6Batterypack*

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Table3.MajorFRUsandCRUs(continued)

No.FRUdescriptionCRUID

7DC-inconnectorN

8BasecoverN

9Opticaldrive*

10Input/output(I/O)boardN

11BasecoverN

12Harddiskdrive**

13SpeakerN

14Memorymodule*

15SystemboardN

16WirelessLANcard*

17MicroprocessorN

18PowerboardwithcableN

19KeyboardN

LCDFRUs

LenovoE4325usesa355.6-mm(14-inch)highdenition(HD)LCD.

Chapter6.Locations43

Table4.LCDFRUs

No.FRUdescriptionCRUID

1LCDBezelN

2HingesN

3CameraN

4RightantennaN

5LCDcoverN

6LeftantennaN

7LCDpanelN

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Miscellaneousparts

Table5.Miscellaneousparts

No.FRUdescriptionCRUID

aDC-inconnectorbracketN

bDC-incableN

cOpticaldrivebracketN

dOpticaldrivebezelN

eHarddiskdrivebracketN

fTouchpadcableN

gPowerboardcableN

hLCDcableN

LookingupFRUinformation

FordetailedFRUinformation,includingpartnumbers,descriptions,andsubstitutionpartnumbers,goto

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

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Chapter7.FRUreplacementnotices

Thischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingandreplacingparts.Readthischaptercarefullybefore

replacinganyFRU.

CRUstatementforcustomers:

Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called

a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU”.SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothers

aredesignatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.For

optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider

installtheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,

LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyour

productandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.YoucanndalistofCRUsforyour

productinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualcanbefoundat

http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals.Followtheon-screeninstructionstondthemanualforyourproduct.

YoumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectiveCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaid

shippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedfor

thereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptof

thereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

ImportantnoticeforreplacingFRUs

EnsurethatthecomputerhasthelatestBIOSversionanddevicedriversinstalledbeforereplacinganyFRUs.

Afteryoureplaceasystemboard,ensurethatyouinstallthelatestBIOSversiononthenewsystemboard.

Note:BIOSanddevicedriversarecustomer-installable.TheBIOSanddevicedriversareavailableat

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

TodownloadthelatestBIOS,devicedrivers,andothersoftwareprograms,dothefollowing:

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

2.ClickDownloadDrivers&Software.TheWebsiteoffersthreeoptionstobeginyoursearch:

•Searchbyproductnumber

•Searchthroughtheproductauto-detectfunction

•Searchbyproductcategory

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreenandinstallthenecessarysoftware.

4.Restartthecomputer.

Notes:YoualsocanimprovethecomputerperformancebyupdatingtheBIOSutilitytothelatestversion

fromtheLenovoSupportWebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

•Beforeinstallingthelatestutility,makesurethatthebatteryisfullychargedandanacpoweradapteris

connected.

•DonottrytoupdatetheBIOSsettingsforanycomputerunlessyouhavebeentrainedandcertied.An

untrainedpersonrunstheriskofdamagingthecomputer.

•Donotturnofforputyourcomputerintosleeporhibernationuntiltheupdatehasbeencompleted.

Otherwise,thesystemboardmightbedamaged.

WhenyouarereplacingandservicingFRUs,refertothefollowinginstructionstoavoidunnecessaryexpense:

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•IfyouareinstructedtoreplaceaFRUbutthereplacementdoesnotsolvetheproblem,reinstallthe

originalFRUbeforeyoucontinue.

•Somecomputershavebothaprocessorboardandasystemboard.Ifyouareinstructedtoreplaceeither

theprocessorboardorthesystemboard,butthereplacementdoesnotsolvetheproblem,reinstallthe

originalboard,andthenreplacetheotherone.

•IfanadapteroradeviceconsistsofmorethanoneFRU,anyoftheFRUsmightbethecauseoftheerror.

Beforereplacingtheadapterordevice,removetheFRUsonebyonetoseeifthesymptomschange.Find

andreplaceonlytheFRUthatchangedthesymptoms.

Screwnotices

TheLenovonotebookcomputerusesspecialnylon-coatedscrewsthathavethefollowingcharacteristics:

•Theymaintaintightconnections.

•Theydonoteasilycomeloose,evenwithshockorvibration.

•Theyarehardertotighten.

Dothefollowingwhenyouareservicingthecomputer:

•Keepthescrewkitinyourtoolbag.

•Itisrecommendedthatyouusenewscrews.

•Itisrecommendedthatyouuseeachscrewonlyonce.

•Useatorquescrewdriverifyouhaveone.

Tightenscrewsasfollows:

•Plastictoplastic

Turnanadditionalangleof90degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceoftheplasticpart.

•Logiccardtoplastic

Turnanadditionalangleof180degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceofthelogiccard.

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouusethecorrectscrew.Itisrecommendedthatyouusenewscrewsforreplacements.If

youhaveatorquescrewdriver,rmlytightenallscrewstothetorquespeciedinthescrewinformation

tableforeachstep.

•Ensurethattorquescrewdriversarecalibratedcorrectlyfollowingcountryspecications.

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Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU

ThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorreplaceaFRU.