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About this manual
Chapter 1. Safety information
Chapter 2. Important service information
- Strategy for replacing FRUs
- Strategy for replacing FRUs for CTO, CMV, and GAV
  - Product definition
  - FRU identification for CTO, CMV, and GAV products
Chapter 3. General checkout
Chapter 4. Related service information
Chapter 5. Status indicators
Chapter 6. Fn key combinations
Chapter 7. FRU replacement notices
- Screw notices
- Retaining serial numbers
Chapter 8. Removing and replacing a FRU
Chapter 9. Locations
Chapter 10. Parts list

HardwareMaintenanceManual

ThinkPadX200TabletandX201Tablet

Note

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformationunder

“Notices”onpage188.

FifthEdition(August2011)

©CopyrightLenovo2008,2011.

LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServices

Administration“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContract

No.GS-35F-05925.

Contents

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

Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1

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

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

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

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic

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

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

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4

Chapter2.Importantservice

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

StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........19

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive...20

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem

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

Howtouseerrormessage........20

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,and

GAV...................20

Productdenition............20

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAV

products...............21

Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....23

Whattodorst..............23

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

DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS....24

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox(LenovoSystem

Toolbox)...............27

PC-DoctorforWindows.........27

PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery....27

FRUtests...............27

Powersystemcheckout...........29

Checkingtheacadapter.........29

Checkingoperationalcharging......29

Checkingthebatterypack........30

Checkingthebackupbattery.......30

Chapter4.Relatedservice

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

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingProduct

Recoverydiscs..............33

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecovery

DiscSet.................34

Passwords................35

Power-onpassword...........35

Hard-diskpassword...........35

Supervisorpassword..........35

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...36

Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword...36

Powermanagement............37

Screenblankmode...........37

Sleep(Standby)mode..........37

Hibernationmode...........38

Symptom-to-FRUindex...........38

Numericerrorcodes..........39

Errormessages............43

Beepsymptoms............44

No-beepsymptoms...........45

LCD-relatedsymptoms.........45

Intermittentproblems..........46

Undeterminedproblems.........46

Chapter5.Statusindicators.....49

Chapter6.Fnkeycombinations...53

Chapter7.FRUreplacement

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

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

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

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem

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

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

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...57

Chapter8.Removingandreplacinga

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

BeforeservicingThinkPadX200T abletandX201

Tablet..................60

1010Digitizerpen.............61

1020Batterypack.............61

1030Harddiskdrive(HDD)cover,HDD,andHDD

rubberrailsorsolidstatedrive(SSD)andstorage

converter.................62

1040DIMM................65

1050Hingecaps..............67

1060Keyboard..............68

1070Extensioncablecard..........71

1080Palmrest..............72

1090Backupbattery............75

1100PCIExpressMiniCardforwireless

LAN/WiMAX................76

1110PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN..78

1120IntelT urboMemoryMinicardorWirelessUSB

PCIExpressHalf-MiniCard.........80

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1130Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2.1)....82

1140Keyboardbezel............83

1150I/Ocardassembly...........85

1160USBsubcard.............87

1170LCDassembly............89

1180DC-inconnector,fan,digitizerpencase,and

penswitchassembly............92

1190SystemboardandExpressCardslot

assemblys................97

1200Basecoverandspeakerassembly....101

2010LCDfrontbezel............103

2020Micro-Processorcard..........106

2030Invertercard.............108

2040Hinges...............109

2050LCDpanel,LCDbracketLandR,andLCD

cable..................110

2060Integratedcamera...........116

2070LCDrearcoverandwirelessantenna

cables..................117

Chapter9.Locations........123

Frontview................123

Rearview.................124

Rearview(tabletmode)...........125

Bottomview...............126

Rearview(ThinkPadX200UltraBase)......126

Bottomview(ThinkPadX200UltraBase).....127

Chapter10.Partslist........129

Overall..................130

LCDFRUsfortouchpanelLCDordirect-bonding

glassLCD................155

LCDFRUsforprotectionplateLCD......164

Keyboard.................172

Miscellaneousparts............173

ACadapters...............175

Powercords...............175

Recoverydiscs..............176

WindowsXPTabletDVDs(32bit).....176

WindowsVistaHomePremium(32bit)

DVDs................177

WindowsVistaBusiness(32bit)DVDs...178

WindowsVistaBusiness(64bit)DVDs...180

WindowsVistaUltimate(32bit)DVDs....180

WindowsVistaUltimate(64bit)DVDs....181

Windows7HomeBasic(32bit)DVDs...182

Windows7HomePremium(32bit)DVDs..182

Windows7HomePremium(64bit)DVDs..183

Windows7Professional(32bit)DVDs....185

Windows7Professional(64bit)DVDs...187

Commonservicetools...........188

Notices.................188

Trademarks................189

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad®products.

ThinkPadX200TabletMT4184,7448,7449,7450,7453,2263,and2266

ThinkPadX201TabletMT0053,0831,2985,3093,3113,3144,and3239

Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.

Important:

ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPadproducts.Use

thismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.

BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safetyinformation”

onpage1andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage19.

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservice

aThinkPadNotebook.

•“Generalsafety”onpage1

•“Electricalsafety”onpage2

•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage3

•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3

•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4

•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4

Generalsafety

Followtheserulestoensuregeneralsafety:

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareaofthemachinesduringandaftermaintenance.

•Whenliftinganyheavyobject:

1.Makesurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping.

2.Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.

3.Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouattempttolift.

4.Liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles;thisactionremovesthestrainfromthe

musclesinyourback.Donotattempttoliftanyobjectthatweighsmorethan16kg(35lb)orthat

youthinkistooheavyforyou.

•Donotperformanyactionthatcauseshazardstothecustomer,orthatmakestheequipmentunsafe.

•Beforeyoustartthemachine,makesurethatotherservicetechniciansandthecustomer'spersonnelare

notinahazardousposition.

•Placeremovedcoversandotherpartsinasafeplace,awayfromallpersonnel,whileyouareservicing

themachine.

•Keepyourtoolcaseawayfromwalkareassothatotherpeoplewillnottripoverit.

•Donotwearlooseclothingthatcanbetrappedinthemovingpartsofamachine.Makesurethatyour

sleevesarefastenedorrolledupaboveyourelbows.Ifyourhairislong,fastenit.

•Inserttheendsofyournecktieorscarfinsideclothingorfastenitwithanonconductiveclip,about8

centimeters(3inches)fromtheend.

•Donotwearjewelry,chains,metal-frameeyeglasses,ormetalfastenersforyourclothing.

Attention:Metalobjectsaregoodelectricalconductors.

•Wearsafetyglasseswhenyouarehammering,drilling,soldering,cuttingwire,attachingsprings,using

solvents,orworkinginanyotherconditionsthatmightbehazardoustoyoureyes.

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

thatiswornordefective.

•Reinstallallcoverscorrectlybeforereturningthemachinetothecustomer.

•Fanlouversonthemachinehelptopreventoverheatingofinternalcomponents.Donotobstructfan

louversorcoverthemwithlabelsorstickers.

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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.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.Poweroffthecomputer.Disconnectthepowercord.

3.Checkthepowercordfor:

a.Athird-wiregroundconnectoringoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethird-wireground

continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.

b.Thepowercordshouldbethetypespeciedinthepartslist.

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.

Chapter1.Safetyinformation3

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.Youcanusecoaxorconnector-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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Chapter2.Importantserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingimportantserviceinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupportedby

thismanual:

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUs”onpage19

–“Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive”onpage20

–“Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard”onpage20

–“Howtouseerrormessage”onpage20

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,andGAV”onpage20

–“Productdenition”onpage20

–“FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAVproducts”onpage21

Important:

BIOSanddevicedriverxesarecustomer-installable.TheBIOSanddevicedriversarepostedonthe

customersupportsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

SystemDisassembly/ReassemblyvideosthatshowtheFRUremovalsorreplacements

fortheLenovo®authorizedservicetechniciansareavailableinthefollowingsupportsite:

http://www.lenovoservicetraining.com.

AdvisecustomerstocontacttheCustomerSupportCenterat800-426-7378iftheyneedassistancein

obtainingorinstallinganysoftwarexes,drivers,andBIOSdownloads.

CustomersinCanadashouldcalltheCustomerSupportCenterat800-565-3344forassistanceordownload

information.

StrategyforreplacingFRUs

Beforereplacingparts:

Makesurethatallsoftwarexes,drivers,andBIOSdownloadsareinstalledbeforereplacinganyFRUs

listedinthismanual.

Afterasystemboardisreplaced,ensurethatthelatestBIOSisloadedtothesystemboardbefore

completingtheserviceaction.

Todownloadsoftwarexes,drivers,andBIOS,doasfollows:

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

2.EntertheproductnumberofthecomputerorpressAuto-detectbuttononthescreen.

3.SelectDownloadsanddrivers.

4.Followthedirectionsonthescreenandinstallthenecessarysoftware.

UsethefollowingstrategytopreventunnecessaryexpenseforreplacingandservicingFRUs:

•IfyouareinstructedtoreplaceaFRUbutthereplacementdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,reinstall

theoriginalFRUbeforeyoucontinue.

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•Somecomputershavebothaprocessorboardandasystemboard.Ifyouareinstructedtoreplaceeither

theprocessorboardorthesystemboard,andreplacingoneofthemdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,

reinstallthatboard,andthenreplacetheotherone.

•IfanadapteroradeviceconsistsofmorethanoneFRU,anyoftheFRUsmaybethecauseoftheerror.

Beforereplacingtheadapterordevice,removetheFRUs,onebyone,toseeifthesymptomschange.

ReplaceonlytheFRUthatchangedthesymptoms.

Attention:Thesetupcongurationonthecomputeryouareservicingmayhavebeencustomized.Running

AutomaticCongurationmayalterthesettings.Notethecurrentcongurationsettings(usingtheView

Congurationoption);then,whenservicehasbeencompleted,verifythatthosesettingsremainineffect.

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive

Alwaystrytorunalow-levelformatbeforereplacingaharddiskdrive.Thiswillcauseallcustomerdataon

theharddisktobelost.Besurethatthecustomerhasacurrentbackupofthedatabeforedoingthistask.

Attention:Thedrivestartupsequenceinthecomputeryouareservicingmayhavebeenchanged.Be

extremelycarefulduringwriteoperationssuchascopying,saving,orformatting.Ifyouselectanincorrect

drive,dataorprogramscanbeoverwritten.

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard

Somecomponentsmountedonasystemboardareverysensitive.Improperhandlingofasystemboardcan

causedamagetothosecomponents,andmaycauseasystemmalfunction.

Attention:Whenhandlingasystemboard:

•Donotdropasystemboardorapplyanyexcessiveforcetoit.

•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.

•AvoidbendingasystemboardandhardpushingtopreventcrackingateachBGA(BallGridArray)chipset.

Howtouseerrormessage

Usetheerrorcodesdisplayedonthescreentodiagnosefailures.Ifmorethanoneerrorcodeisdisplayed,

beginthediagnosiswiththersterrorcode.Whatevercausesthersterrorcodemayalsocausefalseerror

codes.Ifnoerrorcodeisdisplayed,seewhethertheerrorsymptomislistedintheSymptom-to-FRU

Indexforthecomputeryouareservicing.

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,andGAV

Productdenition

DynamicCongureT oOrder(CTO)

ThisprovidestheabilityforacustomertocongureanIBM®oraLenovosolutionfromaneSite,andhave

thiscongurationsenttofulllment,whereitisbuiltandshippeddirectlytothecustomer.Themachine

label,ProductEntitlementWarehouse(PEW),eSupport,andtheHMMwillloadtheseproductsasthe4-digit

MTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(Example:1829-CTO).

CustomModelVariant(CMV)

ThisisauniquecongurationthathasbeennegotiatedbetweenIBMorLenovoandthecustomer.Aunique

4-digitMTand3-digitmodelisprovidedtothecustomertoplaceorders(Example:1829-W15).ACMV

isaspecialbidoffering.Therefore,itisNOTgenerallyannounced.

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•TheMTMportionofthemachinelabelisthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(Example:

1829-CTO).ThePRODUCTIDportionofthemachinelabelisthe4-digitMTand3-digitCMVmodel

(Example:1829-W15).

•ThePEWrecordisthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(Example:1829-CTO).

•eSupportwillshowboththeCTOandCMVmachinetypemodels(Example:1829-CTOand1829-W15

willbefoundontheeSupportsite.)

•TheHMMwillhavethe4-digitMTand3-digitCTOmodelonly(Example:1829-CTO).Again,CMVsare

custommodelsandarenotfoundintheHMM.

GeneralAnnounceVariant(GAV)

Thisisastandardmodel(xedconguration).GAVsareannouncedandofferedtoallcustomers.TheMTM

portionofthemachinelabelisa4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=a“xedpartnumber”,not

“CTO”(Example:1829-F1U).Also,PEW,eSupport,andtheHMMwilllisttheseproductsunderthesame

xedmodelnumber.

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAVproducts

TherearethreeinformationresourcestoidentifywhichFRUsareusedtosupportCTO,CMV,andGAV

products.ThesesourcesarePEW,eSupport,andtheHMM.

UsingPEW

•PEWistheprimarysourceforidentifyingFRUpartnumbersandFRUdescriptionsforthekeycommodities

forCTO,CMVandGAVproductsataMT-serialnumberlevel.Anexampleofkeycommoditiesarehard

diskdrives,systemboards,microprocessors,LiquidCrystalDisplays(LCDs),andmemory.

•Remember,allCTOandCMVproductsareloadedinPEWunderthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,where

model=“CTO”(Example:1829-CTO).GAVsareloadedinPEWunderthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,

wheremodel=a“xedpartnumber”,not“CTO”(Example:1829-F1U).

•PEWcanbeaccessedat

http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=LOOK-WARNTY.SelectWarranty

lookup.InputtheMTandtheSerialnumberandthelistofkeycommoditieswillbereturnedin

thePEWrecordunderCOMPONENTINFORMATION.

•BusinessPartnersusingEclaimwillaccessPEWwhenperformingEntitlementLookup.Business

PartnerswillenterLocID,MTandSerial,andthekeycommoditieswillbereturnedintheEclaimrecord

underSYSTEMDETAILS.

•AuthorizedIBMBusinessPartnerscanaccessEclaimatthefollowingWebsite:https://wca.eclaim.com.

UsingeSupport

ForKeyCommodities(Examples-harddiskdrive,systemboard,microprocessor,LCD,andmemory)

•eSupportcanbeusedtoviewthelistofkeycommoditiesbuiltinaparticularmachineserial(thisisthe

samerecordfoundinPEW).

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

•T oviewthekeycommodities,clickonPARTSINFORMATION,thenP ARTSLOOKUP .T ypeinthemodel

typeandserialnumber.ThekeycommoditieswillbereturnedintheeSupportrecordunderPARTS

SHIPPEDWITHYOURSYSTEM.

FortheRemainingFRUs(thecompletelistofFRUsattheMTModellevel)

•eSupportcanbeusedtoviewthecompletelistofFRUsforamachinetypeandmodel.

•T oviewthecompletelistofFRUs,typeinthemachinetypeandmodel(Example:1829-CTO)under

QUICKPATH.Under“ViewbyDocumentType”selectPARTSINFORMATION.Under“FilterbyCategory”

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selectSERVICEPARTS.Under“PartsInformationbyDate”selectSYSTEMSERVICEPARTS.Thelistof

servicepartsbydescription,withapplicablemachinetypemodelandFRUwillbedisplayed.

UsingtheHMM

ForKeyCommodities(Examples-harddiskdrive,systemboard,microprocessor,LCD,andmemory)

UsetheHMMasaback-uptoPEWandeSupporttoviewthecompletelistofFRUsattheMTModellevel.

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Chapter3.Generalcheckout

Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:

•“Whattodorst”onpage23

•“Checkoutguide”onpage24

–“DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS”onpage24

–“LenovoThinkVantageToolbox(LenovoSystemToolbox)”onpage27

–“PC-DoctorforWindows”onpage27

–“PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery”onpage27

–“FRUtests”onpage27

•“Powersystemcheckout”onpage29

ThedescriptionsinthischapterapplytoanyThinkPadmodelthatsupportsthePC-Doctor®forDOS

diagnosticsprogram.Somedescriptionsmightnotapplytoyourparticularcomputer.

Beforeyougotothecheckoutguide,besuretoreadthefollowingimportantnotes.

Importantnotes:

•Onlycertiedtrainedpersonnelshouldservicethecomputer.

•BeforereplacinganyFRU,readtheentirepageonremovingandreplacingFRUs.

•WhenyoureplaceFRUs,usenewnylon-coatedscrews.

•Beextremelycarefulduringsuchwriteoperationsascopying,saving,orformatting.Drivesinthe

computerthatyouareservicingsequencemighthavebeenaltered.Ifyouselectanincorrectdrive,

dataorprogramsmightbeoverwritten.

•ReplaceaFRUonlywithanotherFRUofthecorrectmodel.WhenyoureplaceaFRU,makesurethat

themodelofthemachineandtheFRUpartnumberarecorrectbyreferringtotheFRUpartslist.

•AFRUshouldnotbereplacedbecauseofasingle,unreproduciblefailure.Singlefailurescanoccur

foravarietyofreasonsthathavenothingtodowithahardwaredefect,suchascosmicradiation,

electrostaticdischarge,orsoftwareerrors.ConsiderreplacingaFRUonlywhenaproblemrecurs.Ifyou

suspectthataFRUisdefective,cleartheerrorlogandrunthetestagain.Iftheerrordoesnotrecur,do

notreplacetheFRU.

•BecarefulnottoreplaceanondefectiveFRU.

Whattodorst

WhenyoudoreturnaFRU,youmustincludethefollowinginformationinthepartsexchangeformor

partsreturnformthatyouattachtoit:

1.Nameandphonenumberofservicetechnician

2.Dateofservice

3.Dateonwhichthemachinefailed

4.Dateofpurchase

5.Failuresymptoms,errorcodesappearingonthedisplay,andbeepsymptoms

6.ProcedureindexandpagenumberinwhichthefailingFRUwasdetected

7.FailingFRUnameandpartnumber

8.Machinetype,modelnumber,andserialnumber

9.Customer'snameandaddress

Noteforwarranty:Duringthewarrantyperiod,thecustomermayberesponsibleforrepaircostsifthe

computerdamagewascausedbymisuse,accident,modication,unsuitablephysicaloroperating

environment,orimpropermaintenancebythecustomer.

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Followingisalistofsomecommonitemsthatarenotcoveredunderwarrantyandsomesymptomsthat

mightindicatethatthesystemwassubjectedtostressbeyondnormaluse.

Beforecheckingproblemswiththecomputer,determinewhetherthedamageiscoveredunderthewarranty

byreferringtothefollowinglist:

Thefollowingarenotcoveredunderwarranty:

•LCDpanelcrackedfromtheapplicationofexcessiveforceorfrombeingdropped

•Scratched(cosmetic)parts

•Distortion,deformation,ordiscolorationofthecosmeticparts

•Plasticparts,latches,pins,orconnectorsthathavebeencrackedorbrokenbyexcessiveforce

•Damagecausedbyliquidspilledintothesystem

•DamagecausedbytheimproperinsertionofaPCCardortheinstallationofanincompatiblecard

•Improperdiscinsertionoruseofanopticaldrive

•Diskettedrivedamagecausedbypressureonthediskettedrivecover,foreignmaterialinthedrive,

ortheinsertionofadiskettewithmultiplelabels

•Damagedorbentdisketteejectbutton

•Fusesblownbyattachmentofanonsupporteddevice

•Forgottencomputerpassword(makingthecomputerunusable)

•Stickykeyscausedbyspillingaliquidontothekeyboard

•Useofanincorrectacadapteronlaptopproducts

Thefollowingsymptomsmightindicatedamagecausedbynonwarrantedactivities:

•Missingpartsmightbeasymptomofunauthorizedserviceormodication.

•Ifthespindleofaharddiskdrivebecomesnoisy,itmayhavebeensubjectedtoexcessiveforce,

ordropped.

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UsethefollowingproceduresasaguideinidentifyingandcorrectingproblemswiththeThinkPadNotebook.

Note:ThediagnostictestsareintendedtotestonlyThinkPadproducts.Theuseofnon-ThinkPadproducts,

prototypecards,ormodiedoptionscanleadtofalseindicationsoferrorsandinvalidsystemresponses.

1.Identifythefailingsymptomsinasmuchdetailaspossible.

2.Verifythesymptoms.Trytore-createthefailurebyrunningthediagnostictestorbyrepeatingthe

operation.

DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS

TheThinkPadNotebookhasatestprogramcalledPC-DoctorforDOS(hereaftercalledPC-Doctor.)Youcan

detecterrorsbyrunningthediagnosticstestincludedinPC-Doctor.

Note:

PC-DoctorforDOSisavailableatthefollowingWebsite:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

TocreatethePC-DoctordiagnosticCD,followtheinstructionsontheWebsite.

Forsomepossiblecongurationsofthecomputer,PC-Doctormightnotruncorrectly.Toavoidthisproblem,

youneedtoinitializethecomputersetupbyuseoftheBIOSSetupUtilitybeforeyourunPC-Doctor.

ToenterBIOSSetupUtility,doasfollows:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

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2.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1toentertheBIOSSetupUtility.

Note:Ifasupervisorpasswordhasbeensetbythecustomer,BIOSSetupUtilitymenuappearsafterthe

passwordisentered.YoucanstarttheutilitybypressingEnterinsteadofenteringthesupervisorpassword;

however,youcannotchangetheparametersthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.

OntheBIOSSetupUtilityscreen,pressF9,Enter,F10,andthenEnter.

Note:Whenyouinitializethecomputerconguration,somedevicesaredisabled,suchastheserialport.If

youtestoneofthesedevices,youwillneedtoenableitbyusingCongurationutilityforDOS.Theutilityis

availableonthefollowingWebsite:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

PC-Doctorcannotbeusedtotestadevicethatisinthedockingstation,evenifthecomputersupportsthe

dockingstation.TotestaUSBdevice,connectittotheUSBconnectorofthecomputer.

Testingthecomputer

Note:ThePC-DoctordiagnosticCDdoesnotsupportanyopticaldrivesconnectedthroughUSBdevicesor

anyothers.ItsupportsonlytheinternalopticaldriveoftheThinkPadNotebook.

Torunthetest,doasfollows:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Makesurethattheinternalopticaldrivethatissupportedasastartupdeviceisattachedtothecomputer.

3.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbepoweredon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”on

page29,andcheckthepowersources.

Ifanerrorcodeappears,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage38.

4.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF12toentertheBootMenu.

5.InsertthePC-DoctorCDintotheinternalopticaldrive.

6.PresscursorkeystoselectATAPICDx(x:0,1,...)andthenpressEnter.

7.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

8.ThemainpanelofPC-Doctorappears.

9.SelectDiagnosticswiththearrowkeys,andpressEnter.

Note:Y oucanselectanitemnotonlywiththearrowkeys,butalsowiththeTrackPoint®pointer.

InsteadofpressingEnter,clicktheleftbutton.

Apull-downmenuappears.(Itsexactformdependsonthemodel.)

Note:PC-Doctormenudoesnotmeantheformalsupportdevicelist.Someunsupporteddevicenames

mayappearinthePC-Doctormenu.

Theoptionsonthetestmenuareasfollows:

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DiagnosticsInteractiveTests

•RunNormalTest

•RunQuickTest

•CPU/Coprocessor

•Systemboard

•VideoAdapter

•FixedDisks

•DisketteDrives

•OtherDevices

•ThinkPadDevices

•Communication

•WirelessLAN

•AdvancedMemoryTests

•Keyboard

•Video

•InternalSpeaker

•Mouse

•Diskette

•SystemLoad

•OpticalDriveTest

•IntelWLANRadioT est

Notes:

•IntheKeyboardtestinInteractiveT ests,theFnkeyshouldbehelddownforatleast2seconds;otherwise,it

cannotbesensed.

•VideoAdaptertestsupportsonlytheLCDdisplayontheThinkPadNotebook.Ifyouhaveanexternalmonitor

attachedtoyourcomputer,detachitbeforerunningPC-DoctorforDOS.

•TotestDigitalSignatureChip,thesecuritychipmustbesettoActive.

•TotestSerialPortsorParallelPorts,theThinkPadNotebookmustbeattachedtothedockingstation.

10.Runtheapplicablefunctiontest.

11.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Ifthereisaproblem,PC-Doctorshowsmessagesdescribingit.

12.Toexitthetest,selectQuit—ExitDiag.Tocancelthetest,pressEsc.

Note:AfterrunningPC-Doctor,checkthetimeanddateonthesystemandresetthemiftheyareincorrect.

DetectingsysteminformationwithPC-Doctor

PC-Doctorcandetectthefollowingsysteminformation:

HardwareInfo•SystemConguration

•MemoryContents

•PhysicalDiskDrives

•LogicalDiskDrives

•VGAInformation

•IDEDriveInfo

•PCIInformation

•PNPISAInfo

•SMBIOSInfo

•VESALCDInfo

•HardwareEventsLog

Utility•RunExternalTests

•SurfaceScanHardDisk

•BenchmarkSystem

•DOSShell

•TechSupportForm

•BatteryRundown

•ViewTestLog

•PrintLog

•SaveLog

•FullEraseHardDrive

•QuickEraseHardDrive

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LenovoThinkVantageToolbox(LenovoSystemToolbox)

LenovoThinkVantage®Toolbox(LenovoSystemToolboxinWindowsVista®andWindows®XP)isa

diagnosticprogramthatworksthroughtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Itenablesyoutoviewsymptomsof

computerproblemsandsolutionsforthem,andincludesautomaticnoticationwhenactionisrequired,

computingassistance,advanceddiagnostics,anddiagnostichistory.

Note:

ThelatestLenovoThinkVantageToolbox(LenovoSystemToolbox)isavailableatthefollowingWebsite:

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

ToinstallthelatestLenovoThinkVantageT oolbox(LenovoSystemToolbox)onthecomputer,followthe

instructionsontheWebsite.

Torunthisprogram,doasfollows:

Windows7:

WhiletheWindowsoperatingsystemisrunning,presstheThinkVantagebutton.

Youcanalsorunthisprogramaseitherofthefollowing:

•ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙SystemHealthandDiagnostics.

•ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity➙Lenovo'sSystemHealthandDiagnostics.

WindowsVistaandWindowsXP:

ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoServices➙LenovoSystemToolbox.

Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.LenovoThinkVantageToolbox(LenovoSystemToolbox)alsohas

problemdeterminationaidsthatdeterminesoftwareandusageproblems.

Foradditionalinformationaboutthisprogram,seetheHelpfortheprogram.

PC-DoctorforWindows

InsomemodelsofThinkPadNotebook,PC-DoctorforWindowsenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolve

problemsrelatedtothecomputer.

Selectoneofthecategorieslistedbelowtodisplaysymptomsandsolutions:

•CheckSystemHealth

•SystemandDeviceTests

•LenovoTroubleshootingCenter

•SystemReports

•UpdatesandSupport

PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery

InsomemodelsofThinkPadNotebook,theRescueandRecovery®workspaceenablesyoutorunthe

PC-Doctorprogramtotestthehardwarefeaturesofthecomputer.

Torunthetest,click“RunDiagnostics”ontheRescueandRecoverymainscreen.

FRUtests

ThefollowingtableshowsthetestforeachFRU.

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Table1.FRUtests

FRUApplicabletest

Systemboard1.Diagnostics➙CPU/Coprocessor

2.Diagnostics➙Systemboard

3.IftheThinkPadX200UltraBase™isattachedtotheThinkPadcomputer,detachit.

Placethecomputeronahorizontalsurface,andrunDiagnostics➙ThinkPad

Devices➙HDDActiveProtectionT est.

Note:Donotapplyanyphysicalshocktothecomputerwhilethetestisrunning.

PowerDiagnostics➙ThinkPadDevices➙ACAdapter➙Battery1(Battery2)

LCDunit1.Diagnostics➙VideoAdapter

2.InteractiveT ests➙Video

AudioEntertheBIOSSetupUtilityandchangeSerialATA(SATA)settingtoCompatibility,

andrunDiagnostics➙OtherDevice➙ConexantAudio

SpeakerInteractiveT ests➙InternalSpeaker

Note:OnceModem/Audiotestisdone,thenosoundisheardthistest.Inthiscase,

turnoffandturnonthecomputer.Then,runthistestagain.

PCCardslotDiagnostics➙Systemboard➙PCMCIA

ExpressCardslot1.InsertaPCI-Express/USBWrapcardintotheExpressCardslot.

2.Turnonthecomputer.

3.RunDiagnostics➙ThinkPadDevices➙ExpressCardslot.

Keyboard1.Diagnostics➙Systemboard➙Keyboard

2.InteractiveT ests➙Keyboard

EntertheBIOSSetupUtilityandchangeSerialATA(SATA)settingtoCompatibility,

andrunDiagnostics➙FixedDisks.

Harddiskdrive

Youcanalsodiagnosetheharddiskdrivewithoutstartinguptheoperatingsystem.T o

diagnosetheharddiskdrivefromtheBIOSSetupUtility,doasfollows:

1.Removeanydiskettefromthediskettedrive,andthenturnoffthecomputer.

2.Turnonthecomputer.

3.Whilethemessage,“Tointerruptnormalstartup,presstheblueThinkVangate

button,”isdisplayedatthelowerleftofthescreen,pressF1toentertheBIOS

SetupUtility.

4.Usingcursorkeys,selectHDDdiagnosticprogram.Pressenter.

5.Usingcursorkeys,selectMainharddiskdriveorUltrabayharddiskdrive.

6.PressEntertostartthediagnosticprogram.

Diskettedrive1.Diagnostics➙DisketteDrives

2.InteractiveT ests➙Diskette

Opticaldrive1.Diagnostics➙OtherDevices➙OpticalDrive

2.InteractiveTests➙OpticalDriveTest

Memory1.IftwoDIMMsareinstalled,removeoneofthemandrunDiagnostics➙PM

Memory.

2.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,returntheDIMMtoitsplace,removetheotherone,

andrunthetestagain.

TrackPointorpointing

device

IftheTrackPointdoesnotwork,checkthecongurationasspeciedintheBIOSSetup

Utility.IftheTrackPointisdisabled,selectAutomatictoenableit.

AfteryouusetheTrackPoint,thepointermaydriftonthescreenforashorttime.This

driftcanoccurwhenaslight,steadypressureisappliedtotheTrackPointpointer.

Thissymptomisnotahardwareproblem.Ifthepointerstopsafterashorttime,no

serviceactionisnecessary.

IfenablingtheTrackPointdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,runInteractiveT ests➙Mouse

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Powersystemcheckout

Toverifyasymptom,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.

3.Connecttheacadapter.

4.Checkthatpowerissuppliedwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

5.Turnoffthecomputer.

6.Disconnecttheacadapterandinstallthechargedbatterypack.

7.Checkthatthebatterypacksuppliespowerwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

Ifyoususpectapowerproblem,seetheappropriateoneofthefollowingpowersupplycheckouts:

•“Checkingtheacadapter”onpage29

•“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage29

•“Checkingthebatterypack”onpage30

•“Checkingthebackupbattery”onpage30

Checkingtheacadapter

Youareherebecausethecomputerfailsonlywhentheacadapterisused.

•IfthepowerproblemoccursonlywhentheThinkPadX200UltraBaseisused,replacetheUltraBase.

•Ifthepower-onindicatordoesnotturnon,checkthepowercordoftheacadapterforcorrectcontinuity

andinstallation.

•Ifthecomputerdoesnotchargeduringoperation,goto“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage29.

Tochecktheacadapter,dothefollowing:

1.Unplugtheacadaptercablefromthecomputer.

2.Measuretheoutputvoltageattheplugoftheacadaptercable.Seethefollowinggure:

PinVoltage(Vdc)

1+20

3Ground

Note:Outputvoltageofpinno.2oftheacadaptermaydifferentfromtheoneyouareservicing.

3.Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacetheacadapter.

4.Ifthevoltageisacceptable,dothefollowing:

•Replacethesystemboard.

•Iftheproblempersists,goto“FRUtests”onpage27.

Note:Noisefromtheacadapterdoesnotalwaysindicateadefect.

Checkingoperationalcharging

Tocheckwhetherthebatterychargesproperlyduringoperation,useadischargedbatterypackorabattery

packthathaslessthan50%ofthetotalpowerremainingwheninstalledinthecomputer.

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Performoperationalcharging.Ifthebatterystatusindicatororicondoesnotturnon,removethebattery

packandletitreturntoroomtemperature.Reinstallthebatterypack.Ifthechargeindicatororiconstilldoes

notturnon,replacethebatterypack.

Ifthechargeindicatorstilldoesnotturnon,replacethesystemboard.Thenreinstallthebatterypack.Ifitis

stillnotcharged,gotothenextsection.

Checkingthebatterypack

BatterychargingdoesnotstartuntilthePowerManagerBatteryGaugeshowsthatlessthan96%ofthe

totalpowerremains;underthisconditionthebatterypackcanchargeto100%ofitscapacity.Thisprotects

thebatterypackfrombeingoverchargedorfromhavingashortenedlife.

Tocheckyourbattery,moveyourcursortothePowerManagerBatteryGaugeiconintheicontrayofthe

Windowstaskbarandwaitforamoment(butdonotclick),andthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining

isdisplayed.Togetdetailedinformationaboutthebattery,double-clickthePowerManagerBattery

Gaugeicon.

Note:Ifthebatterypackbecomeshot,itmaynotbeabletocharge.Removeitfromthecomputerandleave

itatroomtemperatureforawhile.Afteritcoolsdown,reinstallandrechargeit.

Tocheckthebatterypack,dothefollowing:

1.Poweroffthecomputer.

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

followinggure:

TerminalVoltage(Vdc)

1+0to+12.6

7Ground(-)

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,andunplugtheacadapterfromit.

2.Turnthecomputerupsidedown.

3.Removethebatterypack(see“1020Batterypack”onpage61).

4.Removethebackupbattery(see“1090Backupbattery”onpage75).

5.Measurethevoltageofthebackupbattery.Seethefollowinggure.

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WireVoltage(Vdc)

Red+2.5to+3.2

BlackGround

•Ifthevoltageiscorrect,replacethesystemboard.

•Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacethebackupbattery.

•Ifthebackupbatterydischargesquicklyafterreplacement,replacethesystemboard.

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32HardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:

•“RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingProductRecoverydiscs”onpage33

•“RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecoveryDiscSet”onpage34

•“Passwords”onpage35

•“Powermanagement”onpage37

•“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage38

ServiceWebsite:

Whenthelatestmaintenancedisketteandthesystemprogramservicediskettebecomeavailable,theywill

bepostedonhttp://www.lenovo.com/spm.

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingProductRecoverydiscs

Whentheharddiskdrive(HDD)orsolidstatedrive(SSD)isreplacedbecauseofafailure,noProduct

Recoveryprogramisonthenewdrive.Inthiscase,youmustusetherecoverydiscsforthecomputer.Order

therecoverydiscsandthedriveatthesametimesothatyoucanrecoverthenewdrivewiththepre-installed

softwarewhentheyarrive.Forinformationonwhichdiscstoorder,see“Recoverydiscs”onpage176.

ToinstallthefactorycontentsbyusingProductRecoverydiscs,dothefollowing:

Note:Recoverytakesseveralhours.Thelengthoftimedependsonthemethodyouuse.Ifyouuserecovery

discs,recoverytakesatleastvehours.

1.InsertthebootableStartRecoveryDiscintotheDVDdrive.

2.SelectyourlanguageandclickNext.

3.Readthelicense.Ifyouagreewiththeterms,selectIacceptthesetermsandconditionsandthen

clickNext.

4.InserttheOperatingSystemRecoveryDiscwhenpromptedandclickYestobegintheoperating

systemrecoveryprocess.

5.InserttheProductRecoveryDiscwhenpromptedandclickOK.

6.IfyouhaveaSupplementalRecoveryDisc,insertitwhenpromptedandclickYes.Ifyoudonot

haveaSupplementalRecoveryDisc,clickNo.

Note:NotallrecoverydiscsetscomewithaSupplementalRecoveryDisc.IfthereisaSupplemental

RecoveryDisc,itwillbeclearlymarkedassuch.

7.Whenallofthedatahasbeencopiedfromthelastdiscintheset,amessageisdisplayedprompting

youtorestartthecomputer.RemovethediscandthenclickYes.

Note:Theremainderoftherecoveryprocessisfullyautomatedandnoactionisrequiredbyyou.The

computerwillrestartintotheWindowsdesktopseveraltimesandyoumightexperienceperiodswhen

noactivityisapparentonthescreenforseveralminutesatatime.Thisisnormal.

8.Whentherecoveryprocessiscomplete,theWelcometoMicrosoftWindowsscreenisdisplayed.Follow

theinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheWindowssetup.

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RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecoveryDiscSet

Whentheharddiskdrive(HDD)orsolidstatedrive(SSD)isreplacedbecauseofafailure,noproductrecovery

programisonthenewdrive.Inthiscase,youmustusetheRecoveryDiscSetforthecomputer.Orderthe

RecoveryDiscSetandthedriveatthesametimesothatyoucanrecoverthenewdrivewiththepre-installed

softwarewhentheyarrive.Forinformationonwhichdiscstoorder,see“Recoverydiscs”onpage176.

TherecoverydiscsetconsistsoftheuserinstructionsandthefollowingsetofDVDstorestorethecomputer

totheoriginalfactoryconguration.

OperatingSystemRecoveryDisc(onedisc)ThisdiscrestorestheMicrosoft®Windowsoperatingsystem.Usethis

disctostarttherecoveryprocess.

ApplicationsandDriversRecoveryDisc

(oneormorediscs)

Thisdiscrestoresthepreinstalledapplicationsanddriversonthe

computer.

SupplementalRecoveryDiscThisdisccontainsadditionalcontent,suchasupdatestothesoftware

thatwaspreinstalledonthecomputer.Notallrecoverydiscsetscome

withaSupplementalRecoveryDisc.

Notes:

•Y oumusthaveaDVDdrivetousetherecoverydiscs.IfyoudonothaveaninternalDVDdrive,you

canuseanexternalUSBDVDdrive.

•Duringtherecoveryprocess,alldataonthedrivewillbedeleted.Ifpossible,copyanyimportantdata

orpersonallesthatyouwanttokeepontoremovablemediaoranetworkdrivebeforeyoustartthe

recoveryprocess.

Torestorethecomputertotheoriginalfactorycongurationusingtherecoverydiscset,dothefollowing:

Note:Recoverytakesseveralhours.Thelengthoftimedependsonthemethodyouuse.Ifyouuserecovery

discs,recoverytakesatleastvehours.

1.MaketheCD/DVDdrivetherststartupdeviceinthestartupsequenceusingthefollowingprocedure:

a.PressandholddowntheF1key,andthenturnonthecomputer.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed

orifyouhearrepeatingbeeps,releasetheF1key.TheSetupUtilityprogramopens.

b.UsethearrowkeystoselectStartup➙Boot.

c.SelecttheCD/DVDdriveasthe1stBootDevice.

2.InserttheOperatingSystemRecoveryDiscintotheDVDdrive.

3.PressF10tosavetheSetupUtilitycongurationchanges.Followtheinstructionsonthescreento

begintherecoveryprocess.

4.SelectyourlanguageandclickNext.

5.Readthelicense.Ifyouagreewiththetermsandconditions,selectIacceptthesetermsand

conditionsandthenclickNext.Ifyoudonotagreewiththetermsandconditions,followthe

instructionsonthescreen.

6.ClickYesinthedisplayedwindowtobegintheoperatingsystemrecoveryprocess.

7.InserttheApplicationsandDriversRecoveryDiscwhenpromptedandthenclickOKtobeginthe

applicationsanddriversrecoveryprocess.

8.IfyouhaveaSupplementalRecoveryDisc,insertitwhenpromptedandclickY es.Ifyoudonothavea

SupplementalRecoveryDisc,clickNo.

9.Whenallofthedatahasbeencopiedfromthelastdiscinthesetandhasbeenprocessed,removethe

discandrestartthecomputer.

34HardwareMaintenanceManual

Note:Therestoftherecoveryprocessisfullyautomatedandnoactionisrequiredbyyou.The

computerwillrestartintotheMicrosoftWindowsdesktopseveraltimesandyoumightexperience

periodswhennoactivityisapparentonthescreenforseveralminutesatatime.Thisisnormal.

10.Whentherecoveryprocessiscomplete,theSetUpWindowsscreenisdisplayed.Followthe

instructionsonthescreentocompletetheWindowssetup.

11.AfteryouhavecompletedtheWindowssetup,youmightwanttorestoretheoriginalstartupsequence.

StarttheSetupUtilityprogramandthenpressF9torestorethedefaultsettings.PressF10tosaveand

exittheSetupUtility.

Note:Afterrestoringadrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmightneedtoreinstallsomedevicedrivers.

Passwords

AsmanyasthreepasswordsmaybeneededforanyThinkPadNotebook:thepower-onpassword(POP),

thehard-diskpassword(HDP),andthesupervisorpassword(SVP).

Ifanyofthesepasswordshasbeenset,apromptforitappearsonthescreenwheneverthecomputeris

turnedon.Thecomputerdoesnotstartuntilthepasswordisentered.

Exception:IfonlyanSVPisinstalled,thepasswordpromptdoesnotappearwhentheoperatingsystem

isbooted.

Power-onpassword

Apower-onpassword(POP)protectsthesystemfrombeingpoweredonbyanunauthorizedperson.The

passwordmustbeenteredbeforeanoperatingsystemcanbebooted.ForhowtoremovethePOP ,see

“Howtoremovethepower-onpassword”onpage36.

Hard-diskpassword

Therearetwohard-diskpasswords(HDPs):

•UserHDP—fortheuser

•MasterHDP—forthesystemadministrator,whocanuseittogetaccesstotheharddiskeveniftheuser

haschangedtheuserHDP

Note:TherearetwomodesfortheHDP:UseronlyandMaster+User.TheMaster+Usermoderequires

twoHDPs;thesystemadministratorentersbothinthesameoperation.Thesystemadministratorthen

providestheuserHDPtothesystemuser.

Attention:IftheuserHDPhasbeenforgotten,checkwhetheramasterHDPhasbeenset.Ifithas,itcanbe

usedforaccesstotheharddiskdrive.IfnomasterHDPisavailable,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorized

servicetechniciansprovideanyservicestoreseteithertheuserorthemasterHDP ,ortorecoverdatafrom

theharddiskdrive.Theharddiskdrivecanbereplacedforascheduledfee.

ForhowtoremovethePOP ,see“Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword”onpage36.

Supervisorpassword

Asupervisorpassword(SVP)protectsthesysteminformationstoredintheBIOSSetupUtility.Theusermust

entertheSVPinordertogetaccesstotheBIOSSetupUtilityandchangethesystemconguration.

Attention:IftheSVPhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemadeavailabletotheservicetechnician,thereisno

serviceproceduretoresetthepassword.Thesystemboardmustbereplacedforascheduledfee.

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation35

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword

ToremoveaPOPthatyouhaveforgotten,dothefollowing:

(A)IfnoSVPhasbeenset:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.Forhowtoremovethebatterypack,see“1020Batterypack”onpage61.

3.Removethebackupbattery.Forhowtoremovethebackupbattery,see“1090Backupbattery”on

page75.

4.TurnonthecomputerandwaituntilthePOSTends.AfterthePOSTends,thepasswordpromptdoes

notappear.ThePOPhasbeenremoved.

5.Reinstallthebackupbatteryandthebatterypack.

(B)IfanSVPhasbeensetandisknownbytheservicetechnician:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

2.WhentheThinkpadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1toenterBIOSSetupUtility.Formodels

supportingthePassphrasefunction,pressF1whilethePOPiconisappearingonthescreen;thenenter

thePOP .Fortheothermodels,enterthePOP .

Note:TocheckwhethertheThinkPadThinkPadNotebookyouareservicingsupportsthePassphrase

function,entertheBIOSSetupUtilityandgotoSecurity➙Password.IftheUsingPassphraseitemis

displayedinthemenu,thisfunctionisavailableontheThinkPadNotebook.

3.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

4.SelectPassword.

5.SelectPower-OnPassword.

6.TypethecurrentSVPintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.thenleavetheEnterNewPasswordeld

blank,andpressEntertwice.

7.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,pressEnter.

8.PressF10;then,intheSetupconrmationwindow,selectYes.

Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword

Attention:IfUseronlymodeisselectedandtheuserHDPhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemade

availabletotheservicetechnician,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovideany

servicestoresettheuserHDPsortorecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.Theharddiskdrivecanbe

replacedforascheduledfee.

ToremoveauserHDPthathasbeenforgotten,whentheSVPandthemasterHDPareknown,dothe

following:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

2.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1toenterBIOSSetupUtility.

FormodelssupportingthePassphrasefunction,pressF1whileHDPiconisappearingonthescreen;

thenenterthemasterHDP .Fortheothermodels,enterthemasterHDP .

Note:TocheckwhethertheThinkPadNotebookyouareservicingsupportsthePassphrasefunction,

entertheBIOSSetupUtilityandgotoSecurity➙Password.IfUsingPassphraseitemisdisplayed

inthemenu,thisfunctionisavailableontheThinkPadNotebook.

3.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.

4.SelectPassword.

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

6.SelectMasterHDP.

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7.TypethecurrentmasterHDPintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.thenleavetheEnterNewPassword

eldblank,andpressEntertwice.

8.PressF10.

9.SelectYesintheSetupCongurationwindow.

BothuserHDPandmasterHDPwillhavebeenremoved.

Powermanagement

Toreducepowerconsumption,thecomputerhasthreepowermanagementmodes:screenblank,sleep

(standbyinWindowsXP),andhibernation.

Screenblankmode

Ifthetimesetonthe“T urnoffmonitor”timerintheoperatingsystemexpires,theLCDbacklightturnsoff.

Toputthecomputerintoscreenblankmode,doasfollows:

1.PressFn+F3.Apanelforselectingapowerplan(inWindowsXP ,powerscheme)appears.

2.SelectPoweroffdisplay(keepcurrentpowerplan)(inWindowsXP ,keepcurrentpowerscheme).

Youcanalsoputthecomputerintoscreenblankmode,pressThinkVantagebuttonandusetheThinkVantage

ProductivityCenter.

Note:IfthecomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportThinkVantageProductivityCenter.

Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloperation,pressanykey.

Sleep(Standby)mode

Whenthecomputerenterssleep(standby)mode,thefollowingeventsoccurinadditiontowhatoccurs

inscreenblankmode:

•TheLCDispoweredoff.

•Theharddiskdriveorthesolidstatedriveispoweredoff.

•TheCPUstops.

Toentersleep(standby)mode,pressFn+F4.

Note:YoucanchangetheactionoftheFn+F4keycombinationbychangingthesettingsinPowerManager.

Incertaincircumstances,thecomputergoesintosleep(standby)modeautomatically:

•Ifa“suspendtime”hasbeensetonthetimer,andtheuserdoesnotdoanyoperationwiththekeyboard,

theTrackPoint,theharddisk,theparallelconnector,orthediskettedrivewithinthattime.

•Ifthebatteryindicatorblinksorange,indicatingthatthebatterypowerislow.

Note:Evenifyoudonotsetthelow-batteryalarm,thechargeindicatornotiesyouwhenthebatteryislow,

andthenthecomputerentersthepower-savingmodeautomatically.

Tocausethecomputertoreturnfromsleep(standby)modeandresumeoperation,dooneofthefollowing:

•PresstheFnkey.

•OpentheLCDcover.

•T urnonthepowerswitch.

Also,ineitherofthefollowingevents,thecomputerautomaticallyreturnsfromsleep(standby)modeand

resumesoperation:

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation37

•Theringindicator(RI)issignaledbyaserialdeviceoraPCCarddevice.(doesnotsupportthering

indicator(RI)resumebyPCCarddevice.)

•Thetimesetontheresumetimerelapses.

Note:Thecomputerdoesnotacceptanyinputimmediatelyafteritenterssleep(standby)mode.Waita

fewsecondsbeforetakinganyactiontoreenteroperationmode.

Hibernationmode

Inhibernationmode,thefollowingoccurs:

•Thesystemstatus,RAM,VRAM,andsetupdataarestoredontheharddisk.

•Thesystemispoweredoff.

Tocausethecomputertoenterhibernationmode,doanyofthefollowing:

•PresstheFn+F12keys.

•Ifyouhavedenedoneofthefollowingactionsastheeventthatcausesthesystemtogointohibernation

mode,performthataction.

–Closingthelid.

–Pressingthepowerbutton.

–PressingFn+F4keys.

Also,thecomputergoesintohibernationmodeautomaticallyineitherofthefollowingconditions:

•Ifa“hibernationtime”hasbeensetonthetimer,andiftheuserdoesnotdoanyoperationwiththe

keyboard,theTrackPoint,theharddiskdrive,theparallelconnector,orthediskettedrivewithinthattime.

•Ifthetimerconditionsaresatisedinsuspendmode.

Whenthepoweristurnedon,thecomputerreturnsfromhibernationmodeandresumesoperation.The

hibernationleinthebootrecordontheharddiskdriveisread,andsystemstatusisrestoredfromthe

harddiskdrive.

Symptom-to-FRUindex

Thissectioncontainsfollowinginformation:

•“Numericerrorcodes”onpage39

•“Errormessages”onpage43

•“Beepsymptoms”onpage44

•“No-beepsymptoms”onpage45

•“LCD-relatedsymptoms”onpage45

•“Intermittentproblems”onpage46

•“Undeterminedproblems”onpage46

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”onpage46.

Note:

ForadevicenotsupportedbydiagnosticcodesintheThinkPadNotebooks,seethemanualforthatdevice.

Numericerrorcodes

Table2.Numericerrorcodes

SymptomorerrorFRUoraction,insequence

0175

BadCRC1,stopPOSTtask—TheEEPROMchecksumis

notcorrect.

Systemboard.

0176

SystemSecurity—Thesystemhasbeentamperedwith.

1.RunBIOSSetupUtility,andsavethecurrent

settingbypressingF10.

2.Systemboard.

0177

BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask—Thechecksumofthe

supervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.

Systemboard.

0182

BadCRC2.EnterBIOSSetupandloadSetup

defaults.—ThechecksumoftheCRS2settinginthe

EEPROMisnotcorrect.

1.RunBIOSSetupUtility.PressF9,andEnterto

loadthedefaultsetting.Thensavethecurrent

settingbypressingF10.

2.Systemboard.

0185

Badstartupsequencesettings.EnterBIOSSetupand

loadSetupdefaults.

1.RunBIOSSetupUtility.PressF9,andEnterto

loadthedefaultsetting.Thensavethecurrent

settingbypressingF10.

0187

EAIAdataaccesserror—TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.

Systemboard.

0188

InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea.

Systemboard.

0189

InvalidRFIDcongurationinformationarea—The

EEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect.

Systemboard.

0190

Criticallow-batteryerror

1.Chargethebatterypack.

2.Batterypack.

0191

SystemSecurity—InvalidRemoteChangerequested.

1.RunBIOSSetupUtility,andthensavecurrent

settingbypressingF10.

2.Systemboard.

0192

SystemSecurity—EmbeddedSecurityhardwaretamper

detected.

Systemboard.

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation39

Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)

SymptomorerrorFRUoraction,insequence

0193

RFantennahasbeenremoved

Enterthesupervisorpassword.

0194

Thecomputerhasbeencarriedthroughasecuritygate

Enterthesupervisorpassword.

0195

Securityhardwaretamperdetected

1.EnterBIOSSetupUtilitybyenteringsupervisor

password,andselectPassword➙SecurityChip

➙ClearSecurityChiptoclearthiserror.

2.Securitychip.

3.Systemboard.

0196

Securityhardwareremoved

1.EnterBIOSSetupUtilitybyenteringsupervisor

password,andselectPassword➙SecurityChip

➙ClearSecurityChiptoclearthiserror.

2.Securitychip.

3.Systemboard.

0197

Invalidremotechangerequested.

Theremotecongurationforthesecuritychiphas

failed.Conrmtheoperationandtryagain.

0199

SystemSecurity—Securitypasswordretrycount

exceeded.

1.RunBIOSSetupUtility,andthensavethecurrent

settingbypressingF10.

2.Systemboard.

01C8

Twoormoremodemdevicesarefound.Removeallbut

oneofthem.Press<Esc>tocontinue.

1.RemoveeitheraMini-PCICardoramodem

daughtercard.Otherwise,pressEsctoignore

thewarningmessage.

2.Systemboard.

01C9

TwoormoreEthernetdevicesarefound.Removeallbut

oneofthem.Press<Esc>tocontinue.

1.RemoveeitheraMiniPCIEthernetcardoran

Ethernetdaughtercard.Otherwise,pressEscto

ignorethewarningmessage.

2.Systemboard.

01C9

MorethanoneEthernetdevicesarefound.Removeone

ofthem.Press<Esc>tocontinue.

1.RemovetheEthernetdevicethatyouinstalled;or

pressEsctoignorethewarningmessage.

2.Systemboard.

01CA

MorethanoneWirelessLANdevicesarefound.Remove

oneofthem.

1.RemovethewirelessLANdevicethatyou

installed.

2.Systemboard.

0200

Harddiskerror—Theharddiskisnotworking.

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.LoadSetupDefaultsinBIOSSetupUtility.

3.Harddiskdrive.

4.Systemboard.

021x

Keyboarderror.

Runinteractivetestsofthekeyboardandtheauxiliary

inputdevice.

40HardwareMaintenanceManual

Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)

SymptomorerrorFRUoraction,insequence

0220

Monitortypeerror—Monitortypedoesnotmatchtheone

speciedinCMOS.

LoadSetupDefaultsinBIOSSetupUtility.

0230

ShadowRAMerror—ShadowRAMfailsatoffsetnnnn.

Systemboard.

0231

SystemRAMerror—SystemRAMfailsatoffsetnnnn.

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

0232

ExtendedRAMerror—ExtendedRAMfailsatoffsetnnnn.

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

0250

Systembatteryerror—Systembatteryisdead.

1.Chargethebackupbatteryformorethan8hours

byconnectingtheacadapter.

2.ReplacethebackupbatteryandrunBIOSSetup

Utilitytoresetthetimeanddate.

0251

SystemCMOSchecksumbad—Defaultconguration

used.

1.Chargethebackupbatteryformorethan8hours

byconnectingtheacadapter.

2.ReplacethebackupbatteryandrunBIOSSetup

Utilitytoresetthetimeanddate.

0252

Passwordchecksumbad—Thepasswordiscleared.

ResetthepasswordbyrunningBIOSSetupUtility.

0260

Systemtimererror.

1.Chargethebackupbatteryformorethan8hours

byconnectingtheacadapter.

2.ReplacethebackupbatteryandrunBIOSSetup

Utilitytoresetthetimeanddate.

3.Systemboard.

0270

Real-timeclockerror.

1.Chargethebackupbatteryformorethan8hours

byconnectingtheacadapter.

2.ReplacethebackupbatteryandrunBIOSSetup

Utilitytoresetthetimeanddate.

3.Systemboard.

0271

Dateandtimeerror—Neitherthedatenorthetimeisset

inthecomputer.

RunBIOSSetupUtilitytoresetthetimeanddate.

0280

Previousbootincomplete—Defaultcongurationused.

1.Load“SetupDefault”inBIOSSetupUtility.

2.DIMM.

3.Systemboard.

02B2

IncorrectdriveAtype.

1.Diskettedrive.

2.ExternalFDDcable.

3.I/Ocard.

02D0

Systemcacheerror.

02F0

CPUID:xxFailed.

1.CPU.

2.Systemboard.

02F4

EISACMOSnotwritable.

1.LoadSetupDefaultsinBIOSSetupUtility.

2.Replacethebackupbattery.

3.Systemboard.

02F5

DMAtestfailed.

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

02F6

SoftwareNMIfailed

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation41

Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)

SymptomorerrorFRUoraction,insequence

02F7

Fail-safetimerNMIfailed

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

1801

Attacheddockingstationisnotsupported

Shutdownthecomputerandremoveitfromthe

dockingstation.

1802

Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin—Turnoffand

removetheminiPCInetworkcard.

1.RemoveMiniPCInetworkcard.

2.Systemboard.

1803

Unauthorizeddaughtercardispluggedin—Turnoffand

removethedaughtercard.

1.Removethedaughtercardthatyouinstalled.

2.Systemboard.

1804

UnauthorizedWANcardispluggedin—Poweroffand

removetheWANcard.

1.RemovetheWANcardthatyouinstalled.

2.Systemboard.

1805

UnauthorizedWirelessUSBcardispluggedin—Poweroff

andremovetheWirelessUSBcard.

1.RemovetheWirelessUSBcardthatyouinstalled.

2.Systemboard.

1810

Harddiskpartitionlayouterror.

1.IftheAccessPredesktopAreahasbeenpreviously

disabled,thengototheBIOSSetupUtilityby

pressingF1toopentheBIOSSetupUtility.Select

Security➙PredesktopArea➙AccessPredesktop

Area.SetthisitemtoDisabled.Saveandexit.

2.IftheAccessPredesktopAreahasnotbeen

previouslydisabled,pressEntertoloadAccess

PredesktopArea.ThenrunRECOVERTOFACTORY

CONTENTSinAccessPredesktopArea.

3.Ifitem2failed,pressF3intheWelcomescreenin

RECOVERTOFACTORYCONTENTS.RunFDISK,

andthendeleteallpartitions.RunRECOVERTO

FACTORYCONTENTSinAccessPredesktopArea

again.

4.Ifitem3failed,selectCD-ROMbootinStartupin

AccessPredesktopArea.BootfromtheRecovery

CDandperformfullrecoveryfromit.

5.Ifitem4failed,replacetheharddiskdrive.

1820

Morethanoneexternalngerprintreaderisattached.

Poweroffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetup

withinyourmainoperatingsystem.

Removeallbutthereaderthatyousetupforthe

authentication.

42HardwareMaintenanceManual

Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)

SymptomorerrorFRUoraction,insequence

1830

Invalidmemoryconguration—Poweroffandinstalla

memorymoduletoSlot-0orthelowerslot.

InstallDIMMinSlot-0,butnotinSlot-1.

Note:FortheconstructionoftheDIMMslot,see“1040

DIMM”onpage65.

2000

HardDriveActiveProtectionsensordiagnostics

failed.Press<Esc>tocontinue.Press<F1>toenter

SETUP

1.Undockdockingstationorportreplicatorifitis

attachedtotheThinkPadNotebook.

2.PlacetheThinkPadNotebookonahorizontalsurface.

Donotapplyanyphysicalshocktothecomputer.

3.RunDiagnostics➙ThinkPadDevices➙HDD

ActiveProtectionT est.

2010

Warning:Yourinternalharddiskdrive(HDD)maynot

functioncorrectlyonthissystem.EnsurethatyourHDD

issupportedonthissystemandthatthelatestHDD

rmwareisinstalled.

Informthefollowinginformationtothecustomer:If

intheprimarybaythecustomerisusinganon-IBM

ornon-Lenovoharddiskdrive(HDD),oranold

generationIBMHDDwhichisnotsupportedbythis

system,withtheriskinmind,thecustomercanstill

useitbypressingESC.Ifintheprimarydrivebaythe

customerisusingasupportedIBM/LenovoHDDwith

anoldrmware,thecustomerneedstoupdateits

rmwaretothelatest.Thelatestversionisavailableat

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

201x

Thesolidstatedriveyouhaveinstalledhasnotpassed

qualicationforuseinthiscomputer.Usingthisdrivemay

causecompatibilityissuesandpotentialissueswithdata

integrity,includingdataloss.Press<Esc>tocontinue.

Informthefollowinginformationtothecustomer:Ifthe

customerisusinganonqualiedSSDwhichisnot

supportedbythissystem,withtheriskinmind,the

customercanstilluseitbypressingESC.Locationofthe

SSDisdesignatedasbelow:

2010:HDD0(inHDDslot-0)

2011:HDD1(inHDDslot-1)

2012:UltrabaywithHDDadapter

2100

InitializationerroronHDD0(Mainharddiskdrive)

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Mainharddiskdrive.

3.Systemboard.

2102

InitializationerroronHDD1(Ultrabayharddiskdrive)

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Ultrabay™harddiskdrive.

3.Systemboard.

2110

ReaderroronHDD0(Mainharddiskdrive)

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Mainharddiskdrive.

3.Systemboard.

2112

ReaderroronHDD1(Ultrabayharddiskdrive)

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Ultrabayharddiskdrive.

3.Systemboard.

Errormessages

Table3.Errormessages

SymptomorerrorFRUoraction,insequence

Deviceaddressconict.1.Load“SetupDefaults”intheBIOSSetupUtility.

2.Backupbattery.

3.Systemboard.

Allocationerrorfordevice.1.Load“SetupDefaults”intheBIOSSetupUtility.

2.Backupbattery.

3.Systemboard.

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation43

Table3.Errormessages(continued)

SymptomorerrorFRUoraction,insequence

Failingbits:nnnn.1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

Invalidsystemcongurationdata.1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard.

I/OdeviceIRQconict.1.Load“SetupDefaults”intheBIOSSetupUtility.

2.Backupbattery.

3.Systemboard.

Hibernationerror.1.Restorethesystemcongurationtowhatitwas

beforethecomputerenteredhibernationmode.

2.Ifmemorysizehasbeenchanged,re-createthe

hibernationle.

Fanerror.1.Fan.

2.Thermalgrease.

3.Systemboard.

Thermalsensingerror.Systemboard.

Cannotbootfromanydevice.Checkthestatusofdevicewhichyouwanttoboot

from.

Devicenotfound.

1.Thedeviceyouwanttobootfrom.

2.Systemboard.

DeviceError.

1.Thedeviceyouwanttobootfrom.

2.Systemboard.

Novalidoperatingsystem.

1.Checkthattheoperatingsystemhasnofailureandis

installedcorrectly.

2.Reinstalltheoperationsystem.

Excludedfrombootorder.

•EntertheBIOSSetupUtilityandaddthedeviceinboot

order.

Beepsymptoms

Table4.Beepsymptoms

SymptomorerrorFRUoraction,insequence

Onebeepandablank,unreadable,orashingLCD.1.ReseattheLCDconnector.

2.LCDassembly.

3.ExternalCRT.

4.Systemboard.

Onelongandtwoshortbeeps,andablankorunreadable

LCD.

1.Systemboard.

2.LCDassembly.

3.DIMM.

Twoshortbeepswitherrorcodes.POSTerror.See“Numericerrorcodes”onpage39.

44HardwareMaintenanceManual

Table4.Beepsymptoms(continued)

SymptomorerrorFRUoraction,insequence

Twoshortbeepsandablankscreen.1.Systemboard.

2.DIMM.

Twoormorebeeps,oracontinuousbeep.Operating

systemstartssuccessfully.

Ifamini-PCIEthernetcardisinstalled,conrmthatAlert

OnLAN2inBIOSSetupUtilityisdisabled.

Threeshortbeeps,pause,threemoreshortbeeps,and

oneshortbeep.

Oneshortbeep,pause,threeshortbeeps,pause,three

moreshortbeeps,andoneshortbeep.

1.DIMM.

2.Systemboard

Onlythecursorappears.Reinstalltheoperatingsystem.

Fourcyclesoffourshortbeepsandablankscreen.Systemboard(securitychip)

Fiveshortbeepsandablankscreen.Systemboard

No-beepsymptoms

Table5.No-beepsymptoms

SymptomorerrorFRUoraction,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.Typethepasswordand

pressEnter.

LCD-relatedsymptoms

Important:TheTFTLCDforthenotebookcomputercontainsmanythin-lmtransistors(TFTs).The

presenceofasmallnumberofdotsthataremissing,discolored,oralwayslightedischaracteristicofTFT

LCDtechnology,butexcessivepixelproblemscancauseviewingconcerns.

IftheLCDyouareservicinghastwoorlessvisibledefectivepixels,itshouldnotbeconsideredfaulty.

However,iftheLCDhasthreeormorevisibledefectivepixels,itwillbedeemedasdefectivebyLenovoand

itshouldbereplaced.

Notes:

•ThispolicyappliestoallThinkPadNotebookspurchasedon1January,2008orlater.

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation45

•LenovowillnotprovidereplacementiftheLCDiswithinspecicationaswecannotguaranteethat

anyreplacementLCDwillhavezeropixeldefects.

•OnepixelconsistsofR,G,Bsub-pixels.

Table6.LCD-relatedsymptoms

SymptomorerrorFRUoraction,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.

Intermittentproblems

Intermittentsystemhangproblemscanbeduetoavarietyofcausesthathavenothingtodowithahardware

defect,suchascosmicradiation,electrostaticdischarge,orsoftwareerrors.FRUreplacementshouldbe

consideredonlywhenaproblemrecurs.

Whenanalyzinganintermittentproblem,dothefollowing:

1.Runthediagnostictestforthesystemboardinloopmodeatleast10times.

2.Ifnoerrorisdetected,donotreplaceanyFRUs.

3.Ifanyerrorisdetected,replacetheFRUshownbytheFRUcode.Rerunthetesttoverifythatno

moreerrorsexist.

Undeterminedproblems

Ifthediagnostictestsdidnotidentifytheadapterordevicethathasfailed,ifwrongdevicesareinstalled,

orifthesystemsimplyisnotoperating,followtheseprocedurestoisolatethefailingFRU(donotisolate

FRUsthathavenodefects).

Verifythatallattacheddevicesaresupportedbythecomputer.

Verifythatthepowersupplybeingusedatthetimeofthefailureisoperatingcorrectly.(See“Powersystem

checkout”onpage29.)

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.VisuallycheckeachFRUfordamage.ReplaceanydamagedFRU.

3.Removeordisconnectallofthefollowingdevices:

a.Non-ThinkPaddevices

b.Devicesattachedtothedockingstationortheportreplicator

c.Printer,mouse,andotherexternaldevices

d.Batterypack

e.Harddiskdrive

f.Externaldiskettedriveoropticaldrive

g.DIMM

h.Opticaldiskordisketteintheinternaldrive

i.PCCards

46HardwareMaintenanceManual

4.Turnonthecomputer.

5.Determinewhethertheproblemhasbeensolved.

6.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,reconnecttheremoveddevicesoneatatimeuntilyoundthefailingFRU.

7.Iftheproblemremains,replacethefollowingFRUsoneatatime(donotreplaceanondefectiveFRU):

a.Systemboard

b.LCDassembly

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation47

48HardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter5.Statusindicators

Thischapterpresentsthesystemstatusindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthecomputer.

Table7.Statusindicators

IndicatorMeaning

1WirelessLANstatusGreen:ThewirelessLANfeatureison,andtheradiolinkisreadyforuse,

orthedataisbeingtransmitted.

Blinking

green:

Dataisbeingtransmitted(forsomemodels).

2WirelessPANstatus

Green:WirelessPAN(BluetoothwirelessorWirelessUSB)isoperational.

ThisindicatorisonwhenWirelessPANisonandnotinsuspend

mode,orthedataisbeingtransmitted.

Blinking

green:

Dataisbeingtransmitted(forsomemodels).

©CopyrightLenovo2008,201149

Table7.Statusindicators(continued)

IndicatorMeaning

3WirelessWAN

statusGreen:ThewirelessWANison,andtheradiolinkisreadyforuse,orthe

dataisbeingtransmitted.

Blinking

green:

Dataisbeingtransmitted(forsomemodels).

4NumlockGreen:Thenumerickeypadonthekeyboardisenabled.Toenableor

disablethekeypad,pressandholdtheShiftkey,andpressthe

NumLk(ScrLk)key.

5CapslockGreen:CapsLockmodeisenabled.ToenableordisableCapsLock

mode,presstheCapsLockkey.

6DriveinuseGreen:Dataisbeingreadfromorwrittentotheharddiskdrive,the

diskettedrive,orthedriveintheSerialUltrabaySlimdevice.When

thisindicatorison,donotputthecomputerintosleep(standby)

modeorturnoffthecomputer.

Note:Donotmovethesystemwhilethegreendrive-in-uselightison.Suddenphysical

shockcouldcausedriveerrors.

7PoweronGreen:Thecomputerisonandreadytouse.Thisindicatorstayslit

wheneverthecomputerisonandisnotinsleep(standby)mode.

8BatterystatusGreen:Thebatteryischargedbetween80%to100%ofthecapacity,

andbeingdischargedbetween0%to80%ofthecapacity.

Blinkinggreen:Thebatteryischargedbetween20%to80%ofthecapacity,

andbeingcharged.

Orange:Thebatteryischargedbetween5%and20%ofthecapacity,

andbeingdischarged.

Blinkingorange

(slow):

Thebatteryischargedbetween5%to20%ofthecapacity,

andbeingcharged.

Blinkingorange

(rapid):

Thebatteryischargedbetween0%to5%ofthecapacity.

9ACpowerstatusGreen:Thecomputerisconnectedtotheacpowersupply.

50HardwareMaintenanceManual

Table7.Statusindicators(continued)

IndicatorMeaning

10Sleep(standby)

statusGreen:Thecomputerisinsleep(standby)mode.

Blinking

green:

Thecomputerisenteringsleep(standby)modeorhibernationmode,

orisresumingnormaloperation.

11Fingerprintreader

statusonlyforX201

Tablet

Green:Thengerprintreaderisreadytoswipe.

Blinking

green:

Thengerprintisbeingauthenticatedorhasbeenauthenticated.

Blinking

amber:

Thengerprintcouldnotbeauthenticated.

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Chapter6.Fnkeycombinations

ThefollowingtableshowsthefunctionofeachcombinationofFnwithafunctionkey.

Table8.Fnkeycombinations

KeycombinationDescription

Fn+F1Reserved.

Fn+F2Lockthecomputer.

Fn+F3Selectapowerplan(inWindowsXP ,powerscheme)thathasbeencreatedbyPowerManager,

oradjustthepowerlevelbyusingtheslidercontrol.Whenyoupressthiscombination,a

panelforselectingapowerplan(powerscheme)appears.

Notes:

1.TousetheFn+F3keycombination,youmusthavetheThinkPadPMdevicedriver

installedonthecomputer.

2.IfyouhaveloggedonwithanadministratoruserID,andyoupressFn+F3,thepanelfor

selectingapowerplan(powerscheme)appears.Ifyouhaveloggedonwithanotheruser

ID,andyoupressFn+F3,thepaneldoesnotappear.

3.YoucannotturnoffthecomputerdisplaybypressingFn+F3.

Fn+F4Putthecomputerinsleep(standby)mode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkey

only,withoutpressingafunctionkey.

Notes:

1.TousetheFn+F4keycombination,youmusthavetheThinkPadPMdevicedriver

installedonthecomputer.

2.Ifyouwanttousethecombinationtoputthecomputerintohibernationmodeor

do-nothingmode(inWindowsXP ,shutthecomputerdownorshowthepanelforturning

offthecomputer),changethesettingsinthePowerManager.

Fn+F5Enableordisablethebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeaturesandtheBluetoothfeatures.Ifyou

pressFn+F5,alistofwirelessfeaturesisdisplayed.Youcanquicklychangethepowerstate

ofeachfeatureinthelist.

Notes:IfyouwanttouseFn+F5toenablethewirelessfeature,thefollowingdevicedrivers

mustbeinstalledonthecomputerbeforehand:

•ThinkPadPowerManagementdriver

•OnScreenDisplayUtility

•Wirelessdevicedrivers

Fn+F6Changethecameraandaudiosettings.

Applyapresentationschemedirectly,withnoneedtostartPresentationDirector.

TodisablethisfunctionandusetheFn+F7keycombinationforswitchingadisplayoutput

location,startPresentationDirector,andchangethesettings.

Note:IfthecomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupportpresentationschemes,but

theFn+F7combinationisavailableforswitchingadisplayoutputlocation.

Fn+F7

ForWindows7:

Switchadisplayoutputlocation

•Computerdisplayonly(LCD)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(sameimage)

•Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(extendeddesktop)

•Externalmonitoronly

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Table8.Fnkeycombinations(continued)

KeycombinationDescription

Note:Toswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor,theWin+Pkey

combinationisalsoavailable.

ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:

Switchadisplayoutputlocation

•Externalmonitor

•Computerdisplay(LCD)andexternalmonitor

•Computerdisplay(LCD)

Notes:

1.Thisfunctionisnotsupportedifdifferentdesktopimagesaredisplayedonthecomputer

displayandtheexternalmonitor(theExtenddesktopfunction).

2.ThisfunctiondoesnotworkwhileaDVDmovieoravideoclipisplaying.

Toenablethisfunction,startPresentationDirector,andchangetheFn+F7settings.

Note:MultipleuserscanlogontoasingleoperatingsystembyusingdifferentuserIDs.Each

userneedstochangethesettings.

Fn+F8Changethesettingsoftheinputdevice.

Fn+F9OpentheThinkPadEasyEjectUtilityscreen.Buttonsforthefollowingchoicesaredisplayed:

•EjectThinkPadPCfromUltraBase:ThisbuttonisdisplayedonlyiftheThinkPad

computerhasbeenattachedtoaThinkPadX200UltraBase.Thecomputercanbe

detachedfromtheThinkPadX200UltraBase.

•RunEasyEjectActions:Thisbuttonisusedtoselect,stop,orremoveexternaldevices

connectedtotheThinkPadcomputer.

•CongureEasyEjectActions:OpenstheThinkPadEasyEjectUtilitymainwindow.

•Fn+F9Settings:ConguresthesettingsfortheFn+F9function.

Note:IfthecomputerisaWindows7model,itdoesnotsupporttheEasyEjectUtilityfunction.

Fn+F10Reserved.

Fn+F11Reserved.

Fn+F12Putthecomputerintohibernationmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,pressthepower

buttonforlessthanfourseconds.

Note:TouseFn+F12forhibernation,youmusthavetheThinkPadPMdevicedriverinstalled

onthecomputer.

Fn+HomeThecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.

Fn+EndThecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.

Fn+SpacebarEnabletheFullScreenMagnierfunction.

Fn+PrtScHasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkey.

Fn+ScrLkEnableordisablethenumerickeypad.

Fn+PauseHasthesamefunctionastheBreakkey.

Fn+cursorkeysThesekeycombinationsworkwithWindowsMediaPlayer.Fn+downarrowkeyworksforthe

PlayorPausebutton,Fn+uparrowkeyfortheStopbutton,Fn+rightarrowkeyfortheNext

Trackbutton,andFn+leftarrowkeyforthePreviousTrackbutton.

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Chapter7.FRUreplacementnotices

ExternalCRUstatementtocustomers:

Someproblemswithyourproductcanberesolvedwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called

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

aredesignatedasOptional-serviceCRUs.InstallationofSelf-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility;youmay

requestthatLenovoinstallsanOptional-serviceCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.

WhereyouareinstallingtheCRU,LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacement

instructionsareshippedwithyourproductandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.Y oumay

ndalistofCRUsinthepublicationsthatshipwithyourproductorathttp://www.lenovo.com/CRUs.Y ou

mayberequiredtoreturnthedefectivepartthatisreplacedbytheCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)return

instructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)you

maybechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethedefectivepartwithinthirty(30)days

ofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

Thischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingandreplacingparts.Readthischaptercarefullybefore

replacinganyFRU.

Screwnotices

Loosescrewscancauseareliabilityproblem.IntheThinkPadNotebook,thisproblemisaddressedwith

specialnylon-coatedscrewsthathavethefollowingcharacteristics:

•Theymaintaintightconnections.

•Theydonoteasilycomeloose,evenwithshockorvibration.

•Theyarehardertotighten.

•Eachoneshouldbeusedonlyonce.

Dothefollowingwhenyouservicethismachine:

•Keepthescrewkit(fortheP/N,see“Miscellaneousparts”onpage173)inyourtoolbag.

•Alwaysusenewscrews.

•Useatorquescrewdriverifyouhaveone.

Tightenscrewsasfollows:

•Plastictoplastic

Turnanadditional90degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceoftheplasticpart:

•Logiccardtoplastic

Turnanadditional180degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceofthelogiccard:

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•T orquedriver

Ifyouhaveatorquedriver,refertothe“Torque”columnforeachstep.

•Makesurethatyouusethecorrectscrew.Ifyouhaveatorquescrewdriver,tightenallscrewsrmlytothe

torqueshowninthetable.Neveruseascrewthatyouremoved.Useanewone.Makesurethatall

ofthescrewsaretightenedrmly.

•Ensuretorquescrewdriversarecalibratedcorrectlyfollowingcountryspecications.

Retainingserialnumbers

Thissectionincludesthefollowingdescriptions:

•“Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit”onpage56

•“RetainingtheUUID”onpage57

•“ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation”onpage57

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit

Whenthecomputerwasmanufactured,theEEPROMonthesystemboardwasloadedwiththeserial

numbersofthesystemandallmajorcomponents.Thesenumbersneedtoremainthesamethroughout

thelifeofthecomputer.

Ifyoureplacethesystemboard,youmustrestoretheserialnumberofthesystemunittoitsoriginalvalue.

Beforereplacingthesystemboard,savetheoriginalserialnumberbydoingthefollowing:

1.InstalltheThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.73orlater,andrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select1.SetSystemIdentication.

3.Select2.ReadS/NdatafromEEPROM.

Theserialnumberofeachdeviceinyourcomputerisdisplayed;theserialnumberofthesystemunitis

listedasfollows:

•20:Serialnumber

Writedownthatnumber.

Note:Theserialnumberofthesystemunitisalsowrittenonthelabelattachedtothebottomofthecomputer.

Afteryouhavereplacedthesystemboard,restoretheserialnumberbydoingthefollowing:

1.InstalltheThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceManualDisketteVersion1.73orlaterandrestartthe

computer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select1.SetSystemIdentication.

3.Select1.AddS/NdatafromEEPROM.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

IftheMTMandProductIDnumbersdifferfromeachotherontherearlabel,usewhatisshownforthe

ProductIDeld.Seeexamplebelow:

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MTMonrearlabel:TTTT-CTOS/NSSSSSSS

ProductIDonrearlabel:TTTT-MMM(UsethisnumberwhensettingSerialNumber)

Intheexample,theSerialNumbertobeinputis'1STTTTMMMSSSSSSS'.

RetainingtheUUID

TheUniversallyUniqueIdentier(UUID)isa128-bitnumberuniquelyassignedtoyourcomputerat

productionandstoredintheEEPROMofyoursystemboard.Thealgorithmthatgeneratesthenumberis

designedtoprovideuniqueIDsuntiltheyearA.D.3400.Notwocomputersintheworldhavethesame

number.

Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,youmustsettheUUIDonthenewsystemboardasfollows:

1.InstalltheThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceManualDisketteVersion1.73orlater,andrestartthe

computer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select4.AssignUUID.AnewUUIDiscreatedandwritten.IfavalidUUIDalready

exists,itisnotoverwritten.

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation

InformationonEngineeringChangeAnnouncements(ECA)arestoredintheEEPROMofthesystemboard.

TheelectronicstorageofthisinformationsimpliestheproceduretocheckiftheECAhasbeenpreviously

appliedtoamachine.ThemachinedoesnotneedtobedisassembledtocheckfortheECAapplication.

TocheckwhatECAshavebeenpreviouslyappliedtothemachine,usetheECAInformationRead/Write

functionontheThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.73orlater.

1.InserttheThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceManualDisketteVersion1.73orlater,andrestartthe

computer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select6.SetECAInformation.

3.ToreadECAinformation,select2.ReadECA/reworknumberfromEEPROMandfollowthe

instruction.

4.Toreadboxbuilddate,select5.ReadboxbuilddatefromEEPROM,andfollowtheinstructionon

thescreen.

AfteranECAhasbeenappliedtothemachine,theEEPROMmustbeupdatedtoreecttheECA's

application.UsetheThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceManualDisketteVersion1.73orlatertoupdatethe

EEPROM.

Note:OnlytheECAnumberisstoredintheEEPROM.ThemachinetypeoftheECAisassumedbethesame

asthemachinetypeofthemachinethathadtheECAappliedtoit.

1.InserttheThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceManualDisketteVersion1.73orlater,andrestartthe

computer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select6.SetECAInformation.

3.TowriteECAinformation,select1.WriteECA/reworknumberfromEEPROM,andfollowthe

instruction.

4.Towriteboxbuilddate,select4.WriteboxbuilddatefromEEPROM,andfollowtheinstructionon

thescreen.

Ifthesystemboardisbeingreplaced,trytoreadtheECAinformationfromtheoldsystemboardandtransfer

theinformationtothenewsystem.Ifthesystemboardisinoperable,thiswillnotbepossible.

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Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU