Lenovo T430 T430I Hmm En 0B48304 04 User Manual Hardware Maintenance Laptop (Think Pad) Type 2349

2012-06-05

User Manual: Lenovo T430 T430I Hmm En 0B48304 04 Hardware Maintenance Manual T430i Laptop (ThinkPad) - Type 2349 ThinkPad T430i, 2349

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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. Locations
Chapter 8. FRU replacement notices
- Screw notices
- Retaining serial numbers
Chapter 9. Removing or replacing a FRU
Appendix A. Notices
- Electronic emissions notices
- Trademarks

ThinkPadT430andT430i

HardwareMaintenanceManual

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation

underAppendixA“Notices”onpage117.

Fifth Edition (August 2014)

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

Lasercompliancestatements(multilingual

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

Chapter2.Importantservice

information..............25

StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........25

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive...26

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem

board................26

Howtouseerrormessage........26

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,and

GAV...................26

Productdenition............26

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAV

products...............27

Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....29

Whattodorst..............29

Checkoutguide..............30

LenovoSolutionCenter.........30

Quicktestprograms...........30

UEFIdiagnosticprogram.........31

Bootablediagnosticprograms.......31

Powersystemcheckout...........32

Checkingtheacpoweradapter......32

Checkingoperationalcharging......33

Checkingthebatterypack........33

Checkingthebackupbattery.......34

Chapter4.Relatedservice

information..............35

Restoringthefactorycontentsbyusingthe

productRecoveryDiscSet..........35

UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramsonthe

Windows8operatingsystem.........36

Passwords................38

Power-onpassword...........39

Harddiskpassword...........39

Supervisorpassword..........39

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...39

Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword...40

Powermanagement............40

Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7

operatingsystemonly)..........40

Sleepmode..............40

Hibernationmode...........41

Symptom-to-FRUindex...........42

Numericerrorcodes..........42

Errormessages............44

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

No-beepsymptoms...........44

LCD-relatedsymptoms.........44

Intermittentproblems..........45

Undeterminedproblems.........45

Chapter5.Statusindicators.....47

Chapter6.Fnkeycombinations...51

Chapter7.Locations.........53

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

indicators.................53

Frontview...............53

Rearview...............54

Bottomview..............54

LocatingFRUsandCRUs..........54

MajorFRUsandCRUs..........56

LCDFRUsandCRUs..........58

MiscellaneouskitsandotherFRUs.....59

LookingupFRUinformation.........61

Chapter8.FRUreplacement

notices................63

Screwnotices...............63

Retainingserialnumbers...........64

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem

unit.................64

RetainingtheUUID...........65

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...65

Chapter9.Removingorreplacinga

FRU..................67

Generalguidelines.............67

Beforeservicingthecomputer........68

1010Batterypack.............68

1020ExpressCardblankbezel........69

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1030SerialUltrabayEnhancedbayorblank

bezel..................70

1040Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive....71

1050Memorymoduleslotcover........73

1060Backupbattery............74

1070Memorymodule(intheslotontheunderside

ofthecomputer)..............75

1080PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANor

mSATAsolid-statedrive...........75

1090Keyboard..............80

1100Memorymodule(intheslotunderthe

keyboard).................83

1120PCIExpressMiniCardforwireless

LAN/WiMAX................85

1130Keyboardbezelassembly,FPCcable,and

Bluethoothdaughtercard..........86

1140Smartcardreader...........89

1150Speakerassembly...........91

1160LCDunit...............93

1170ThermalFanassembly.........96

1180Microprocessor............100

1190BasecoverassemblyandDC-in

connector................101

1200Magnesiumstructureframe.......104

1210Systemboardassembly,ExpressCardslot,

andI/Osubcard..............105

2010LCDbezelassembly..........108

2020LEDboard..............108

2030Integratedcamera...........109

2040LCDpanelandLCDcable........111

2050LEDandcameracable.........112

2060Wirelessantennaset..........113

2070HingesandLCDrearcoverassembly...115

AppendixA.Notices.........117

Electronicemissionsnotices.........118

Trademarks................118

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad®products.

ThinkPadT430andT430iMachineT ype2342,2344,2345,2347,2349,2350,2351

Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.

Important:

ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPadproducts.Use

thismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.

BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safety

information”onpage1andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage25.

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservicea

ThinkPadnotebookcomputer.

•“Generalsafety”onpage1

•“Electricalsafety”onpage2

•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage3

•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3

•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4

•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4

•“Lasercompliancestatements(multilingualtranslations)”onpage17

Generalsafety

Followtheserulestoensuregeneralsafety:

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareaofthemachinesduringandaftermaintenance.

•Whenliftinganyheavyobject:

1.Ensurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping.

2.Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.

3.Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouattempttolift.

4.Liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles;thisactionremovesthestrainfromthe

musclesinyourback.Donotattempttoliftanyobjectthatweighsmorethan16kg(35lb)orthatyou

thinkistooheavyforyou.

•Donotperformanyactionthatcauseshazardstothecustomer,orthatmakestheequipmentunsafe.

•Beforeyoustartthemachine,ensurethatotherservicetechniciansandthecustomer'spersonnelare

notinahazardousposition.

•Placeremovedcoversandotherpartsinasafeplace,awayfromallpersonnel,whileyouareservicing

themachine.

•Keepyourtoolcaseawayfromwalkareassothatotherpeoplewillnottripoverit.

•Donotwearlooseclothingthatcanbetrappedinthemovingpartsofamachine.Ensurethatyoursleeves

arefastenedorrolledupaboveyourelbows.Ifyourhairislong,fastenit.

•Inserttheendsofyournecktieorscarfinsideclothingorfastenitwithanonconductiveclip,about8

centimeters(3inches)fromtheend.

•Donotwearjewelry,chains,metal-frameeyeglasses,ormetalfastenersforyourclothing,becausemetal

objectsaregoodelectricalconductors.

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

solvents,orworkinginanyotherconditionsthatmightbehazardoustoyoureyes.

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

thatiswornordefective.

•Reinstallallcoverscorrectlybeforereturningthemachinetothecustomer.

•Fanlouversonthemachinehelptopreventoverheatingofinternalcomponents.Donotobstructfan

louversorcoverthemwithlabelsorstickers.

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Electricalsafety

Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.

Important:

•Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoftmaterial

thatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.

•Manycustomershave,neartheirequipment,rubberoormatsthatcontainsmallconductivebersto

decreaseelectrostaticdischarges.Donotusethistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.

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

accidentoccurs,youcanthenoperatetheswitchorunplugthepowercordquickly.

•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.

•Disconnectallpowerbefore:

–Performingamechanicalinspection

–Workingnearpowersupplies

–Removingorinstallingmainunits

•Beforeyoustarttoworkonthemachine,unplugthepowercord.Ifyoucannotunplugit,askthecustomer

topoweroffthewallboxthatsuppliespowertothemachine,andtolockthewallboxintheoffposition.

•Ifyouneedtoworkonamachinethathasexposedelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingprecautions:

–Ensurethatanotherperson,familiarwiththepower-offcontrols,isnearyou.Thatpersonmustbethere

toswitchoffthepower,ifnecessary.

–Useonlyonehandwhenworkingwithpowered-onelectricalequipment;keeptheotherhandinyour

pocketorbehindyourback.

CAUTION:

Anelectricalshockcanoccuronlywhenthereisacompletecircuit.Byobservingtheabove

rule,youmaypreventacurrentfrompassingthroughyourbody.

–Whenusingtesters,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessoriesfor

thattester.

–Standonsuitablerubbermats(obtainedlocally,ifnecessary)toinsulateyoufromgroundssuchas

metaloorstripsandmachineframes.

Observethespecialsafetyprecautionswhenyouworkwithveryhighvoltages.Instructionsforthese

precautionsareinthesafetysectionsofmaintenanceinformation.Useextremecarewhenmeasuring

highvoltages.

•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.

•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.

•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.

•Alwayslookcarefullyforpossiblehazardsinyourworkarea.Examplesofthesehazardsaremoistoors,

nongroundedpowerextensioncables,powersurges,andmissingsafetygrounds.

•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis

conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.

•Donotservicethefollowingpartswiththepoweron:

–Powersupplyunits

–Pumps

–Blowersandfans

–Motorgenerators

–Unitssimilartothoselistedabove

Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.

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•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs:

–Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself.

–Switchoffpower.

–Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.

Safetyinspectionguide

Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach

machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians

frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Y oushouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotential

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.Thepowercordshouldbetheauthorizedtypespeciedforyourcomputer.Goto:

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

c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.

4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.

5.Removethecover.

6.Checkforanyobviousnon-ThinkPadalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany

non-ThinkPadalterations.

7.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetallings,contamination,wateror

otherliquids,orsignsofreorsmokedamage.

8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge

Anycomputerpartcontainingtransistorsorintegratedcircuits(ICs)shouldbeconsideredsensitiveto

electrostaticdischarge(ESD).ESDdamagecanoccurwhenthereisadifferenceinchargebetweenobjects.

ProtectagainstESDdamagebyequalizingthechargesothatthemachine,thepart,theworkmat,andthe

personhandlingthepartareallatthesamecharge.

Chapter1.Safetyinformation3

Notes:

1.Useproduct-specicESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.

2.EnsurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencerti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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Lasercompliancestatements(multilingualtranslations)

Thelasercompliancestatementsinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:

•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

•French

•German

•Hebrew

•Japanese

•Korean

•Spanish

•TraditionalChinese

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Chapter2.Importantserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingimportantserviceinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupportedby

thismanual:

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUs”onpage25

–“Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive”onpage26

–“Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard”onpage26

–“Howtouseerrormessage”onpage26

•“StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,andGAV”onpage26

–“Productdenition”onpage26

–“FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAVproducts”onpage27

Important:

•IfthecomputerisequippedwithbothaharddiskdriveandanmSATAsolid-statedrive,donotusethe

mSATAsolid-statedriveasabootabledevice.ThemSATAsolid-statedriveisusedforthe“cache”

functiononly.

•AdvisecustomerstocontacttheLenovo®CustomerSupportCenteriftheyneedanyassistancein

obtainingorinstallinganysoftwarexes,drivers,andUEFIBIOSdownloads.T elephonenumbersfor

LenovoSupportareavailableat

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

•SystemDisassembly/ReassemblyvideosthatshowtheFRUremovalsorreplacementsfortheLenovo

authorizedservicetechniciansareavailableinthefollowingsupportsite:

http://www.lenovoservicetraining.com/ion/

StrategyforreplacingFRUs

Beforereplacingparts:

Ensurethatallsoftwarexes,drivers,andUEFIBIOSdownloadsareinstalledbeforereplacinganyFRUs

listedinthismanual.

Afterasystemboardisreplaced,ensurethatthelatestUEFIBIOSisloadedtothesystemboardbefore

completingtheserviceaction.

Todownloadandinstallsoftwarexes,drivers,andUEFIBIOS,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers

andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

UsethefollowingstrategytopreventunnecessaryexpenseforreplacingandservicingFRUs:

•IfyouareinstructedtoreplaceaFRUbutthereplacementdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,reinstallthe

originalFRUbeforeyoucontinue.

•Somecomputershavebothaprocessorboardandasystemboard.Ifyouareinstructedtoreplaceeither

theprocessorboardorthesystemboard,andreplacingoneofthemdoesnotcorrecttheproblem,

reinstallthatboard,andthenreplacetheotherone.

•IfanadapteroradeviceconsistsofmorethanoneFRU,anyoftheFRUsmaybethecauseoftheerror.

Beforereplacingtheadapterordevice,removetheFRUs,onebyone,toseeifthesymptomschange.

ReplaceonlytheFRUthatchangedthesymptoms.

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Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive

Alwaystrytorunalow-levelformatoperationbeforereplacingaharddiskdriveorasolid-statedrive.This

willcauseallcustomerdataontheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivetobelost.Besurethatthecustomer

hasacurrentbackupofthedatabeforeyouperformthistask.

Attention:Thedrivestartupsequenceinthecomputeryouareservicingmighthavebeenchanged.Be

extremelycarefulduringwriteoperationssuchascopying,saving,orformatting.Ifyouselectanincorrect

drive,dataorprogramscanbeoverwritten.

IfthecomputerisshippedwithbothanmSATAsolid-statedriveandaharddiskdrive,themSATAsolid-state

driveisusedforthe“cache”functionandtosupporttheIntel®RapidStartTechnology.Werecommendthat

usersdonotreplacethemSATAsolid-statedrivebythemselves.Otherwise,the“cache”functionwillnot

workandtheIntelRapidStartTechnologycannotbeusedanymore.

Attention:EnsurethatyoupartitionthemSATAsolid-statedriveafterinstallingitonthecomputeryouare

servicing.Otherwise,themSATAsolid-statedrivewillnotfunctioncorrectly.Forinstructionsonhowto

partitionanmSATAsolid-statedrive,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/msata-fru.

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystemboard

Somecomponentsmountedonasystemboardareverysensitive.Improperhandlingofasystemboardcan

causedamagetothosecomponents,andmaycauseasystemmalfunction.

Attention:Whenhandlingasystemboard:

•Donotdropasystemboardorapplyanyexcessiveforcetoit.

•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.

•AvoidbendingasystemboardandhardpushingtopreventcrackingateachBallGridArray(BGA)chipset.

Howtouseerrormessage

Usetheerrorcodesdisplayedonthescreentodiagnosefailures.Ifmorethanoneerrorcodeisdisplayed,

beginthediagnosiswiththersterrorcode.Whatevercausesthersterrorcodemightalsocausefalseerror

codes.Ifnoerrorcodeisdisplayed,seewhethertheerrorsymptomislistedinthe“Symptom-to-FRUIndex”.

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,andGAV

Productdenition

DynamicCongureToOrder(CTO)

ThisprovidestheabilityforacustomertocongureaLenovosolutionfromaneSite,andhavethis

congurationsenttofulllment,whereitisbuiltandshippeddirectlytothecustomer.Themachinelabeland

eSupportwillloadtheseproductsasthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(Example:

1829-CTO).

CustomModelVariant(CMV)

ThisisauniquecongurationthathasbeennegotiatedbetweenLenovoandthecustomer.Aunique4-digit

MTand3-digitmodelisprovidedtothecustomertoplaceorders(example:1829-W15).ACMVisaspecial

bidoffering.Therefore,itisnotgenerallyannounced.

•TheMTMportionofthemachinelabelisthe4-digitMTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”

(example:1829-CTO).ThePRODUCTIDportionofthemachinelabelisthe4-digitMTand3-digitCMV

model(example:1829-W15).

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•eSupportwillshowboththeCTOandCMVmachinetypemodels(example:1829-CTOand1829-W15will

befoundontheeSupportsite.)

GeneralAnnounceVariant(GAV)

Thisisastandardmodel(xedconguration).GAVsareannouncedandofferedtoallcustomers.TheMTM

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

“CTO”(example:1829-F1U).Also,eSupportwilllisttheseproductsunderthesamexedmodelnumber.

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAVproducts

UseLenovoeSupporttoidentifymajorFRUs,FRUpartnumbers,andFRUdescriptionsforCTO,CMV,and

GAVproductsatanMT-serialnumberlevel.ExamplesofmajorFRUsareharddiskdrive,systemboard,

liquidcrystaldisplay(LCD),andmemorymodule.AllCTOandCMVproductsareloadedunderthe4-digit

MTand3-digitmodel,wheremodel=“CTO”(example:1829-CTO).GAVsareloadedunderthe4-digitMT

and3-digitmodel,wheremodel=a“xedpartnumber”,not“CTO”(example:1829-F1U).

ToidentifythemajorFRUsforaproduct,dothefollowing:

1.Goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

2.ClickWarranty&Services.

3.ClickCheckWarrantyStatus.

4.OntheWarrantyStatusLookuppage,clickPartsLookup.

5.Typeyourmachinetypeandserialnumber,andthenclickSubmit.

eSupportalsocanbeusedtoviewthegeneralFRUlistforaproduct.

TogetthegeneralFRUlistforaproduct,dothefollowing:

1.Goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

2.ClickParts&Accessories.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoselectproduct.

4.ClickProductsandPartsDetail.

5.OnthePRODUCTANDPARTSDETAILpage,clickthePartsDetailtabtoviewtheFRUlist.

Note:TheFRUlistisagenerallistofcomponentsanddoesnotcontainspecicmodelinformation.

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Chapter3.Generalcheckout

Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:

•“Whattodorst”onpage29

•“Checkoutguide”onpage30

–“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage30

–“Quicktestprograms”onpage30

–“UEFIdiagnosticprogram”onpage31

–“Bootablediagnosticprograms”onpage31

•“Powersystemcheckout”onpage32

Somedescriptionsinthischaptermightnotapplytoyourparticularcomputer.

Beforeyougotothecheckoutguide,besuretoreadthefollowingimportantnotes.

Importantnotes:

•Onlycertiedtrainedpersonnelshouldservicethecomputer.

•BeforereplacinganyFRU,readtheentirepageonremovingorreplacingFRUs.

•WhenyoureplaceFRUs,itisrecommendedtousenewnylon-coatedscrews.

•Beextremelycarefulduringsuchwriteoperationsascopying,saving,orformatting.Drivesinthecomputer

thatyouareservicingsequencemighthavebeenaltered.Ifyouselectanincorrectdrive,dataorprograms

mightbeoverwritten.

•ReplaceaFRUonlywithanotherFRUofthecorrectmodel.WhenyoureplaceaFRU,ensurethatthemodelof

themachineandtheFRUpartnumberarecorrect.

•AFRUshouldnotbereplacedbecauseofasingle,unreproduciblefailure.Singlefailurescanoccurfora

varietyofreasonsthathavenothingtodowithahardwaredefect,suchascosmicradiation,electrostaticdischarge,

orsoftwareerrors.ConsiderreplacingaFRUonlywhenaproblemrecurs.IfyoususpectthataFRUisdefective,

cleartheerrorlogandrunthetestagain.Iftheerrordoesnotrecur,donotreplacetheFRU.

•BecarefulnottoreplaceanondefectiveFRU.

Whattodorst

WhenyoureturnaFRU,youmustincludethefollowinginformationinthepartsexchangeformorparts

returnformthatyouattachtoit:

1.Nameandphonenumberofservicetechnician

2.Dateofservice

3.Dateonwhichthemachinefailed

4.Dateofpurchase

5.Failuresymptoms,errorcodesappearingonthedisplay,andbeepsymptoms

6.ProcedureindexandpagenumberinwhichthefailingFRUwasdetected

7.FailingFRUnameandpartnumber

8.Machinetype,modelnumber,andserialnumber

9.Customer'snameandaddress

Note:Duringthewarrantyperiod,thecustomermayberesponsibleforrepaircostsifthecomputerdamage

wascausedbymisuse,accident,modication,unsuitablephysicaloroperatingenvironment,orimproper

maintenancebythecustomer.Followingisalistofsomecommonitemsthatarenotcoveredunderwarranty

andsomesymptomsthatmightindicatethatthesystemwassubjecttostressbeyondnormaluse.

Beforecheckingproblemswiththecomputer,determinewhetherthedamageiscoveredunderthewarranty

byreferringtothefollowinglist:

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Thefollowingarenotcoveredunderwarranty:

•LCDpanelcrackedfromtheapplicationofexcessiveforceorfrombeingdropped

•Scratched(cosmetic)parts

•Distortion,deformation,ordiscolorationofthecosmeticparts

•Plasticparts,latches,pins,orconnectorsthathavebeencrackedorbrokenbyexcessiveforce

•Damagecausedbyliquidspilledintothesystem

•DamagecausedbytheimproperinsertionofaPCCardortheinstallationofanincompatiblecard

•Improperdiscinsertionoruseofanopticaldrive

•Diskettedrivedamagecausedbypressureonthediskettedrivecover,foreignmaterialinthedrive,

ortheinsertionofadiskettewithmultiplelabels

•Damagedorbentdisketteejectbutton

•Fusesblownbyattachmentofanonsupporteddevice

•Forgottencomputerpassword(makingthecomputerunusable)

•Stickykeyscausedbyspillingaliquidontothekeyboard

•Useofanincorrectacpoweradapteronlaptopproducts

Thefollowingsymptomsmightindicatedamagecausedbynonwarrantedactivities:

•Missingpartsmightbeasymptomofunauthorizedserviceormodication.

•Checkforobviousdamagetoaharddiskdrive.Ifthespindleofaharddiskdrivebecomesnoisy,thehard

diskdrivemighthavebeendroppedorsubjecttoexcessiveforce.

Checkoutguide

UsethefollowingproceduresasaguideinidentifyingandcorrectingproblemswiththeThinkPadnotebook

computer.

Note:ThediagnostictestsareintendedtotestonlyThinkPadproducts.Theuseofnon-ThinkPadproducts,

prototypecards,ormodiedoptionscanleadtofalseindicationsoferrorsandinvalidsystemresponses.

1.Identifythefailingsymptomsinasmuchdetailaspossible.

2.Verifythesymptoms.T rytore-createthefailurebyrunningthediagnostictestorbyrepeatingthe

operation.

LenovoSolutionCenter

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It

combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along

withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.

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

ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,gotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity➙Lenovo-

SystemHealthandDiagnostics,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,refertothehelpinformationsystem

oftheprogram.

Quicktestprograms

Youcanrunquicktestprogramstotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems,especiallywhenthe

computerdoesnothavetheLenovoSolutionCenterprograminstalled.

Lenovoprovidesthefollowingquicktestprograms:

•LenovoHardDriveQuickTest:Usethisprogramtotroubleshootandresolveinternalstorageproblems.

•LenovoMemoryQuickT est:Usethisprogramtotroubleshootandresolvememorymoduleproblems.

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Thequicktestprogramsareapplicableonthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•Microsoft®Windows®8

•MicrosoftWindows7

•MicrosoftWindowsXP

•MicrosoftWindowsServer®2003

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008

Todownloadandinstallaquicktestprogram,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/diagsandfollowtheinstructions

ontheWebsite.

Torunatestusingaquicktestprogram,dothefollowing:

1.GototheC:\SWTOOLS\ldiagdirectory.

2.Double-clickthegui_lsc_lite.exele.

3.WhentheUserAccountControlwindowopens,clickYes.

4.Selectthedeviceclasstobetested.

5.Selectthedevicestobetested.

6.Selectthetesttobeperformed.

7.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentostartthetest.Whenaproblemisdetected,information

messagesaredisplayed.Refertothemessagestotroubleshoottheproblem.

UEFIdiagnosticprogram

AUEFIdiagnosticprogramispreinstalledonthecomputer.Itenablesyoutotestmemorymodulesand

internalstoragedevices,viewsysteminformation,andcheckandrecoverbadsectorsoninternalstorage

devices.

ToruntheUEFIdiagnosticprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage32,

andcheckthepowersources.Ifanerrorcodeisdisplayed,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage42

forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.

2.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF10key.Themainscreenofthe

UEFIdiagnosticprogramisdisplayed.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousetheprogram.

Table1.ItemsonthemainscreenoftheUEFIdiagnosticprogram

TestsTools

•QuickMemoryTest

•QuickStorageDeviceTest

•ExitApplication

•SystemInformation

•RecoverBadSectorsTool

Bootablediagnosticprograms

IfthecomputeryouareservicingisnotinstalledwiththeUEFIdiagnosticprogram,youcandownloada

bootablediagnosticprogramfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Thebootablediagnosticprogramsenable

youtotestcomputermemoryandinternalstoragedevices,viewsysteminformation,andcheckandrecover

theinternalstoragedevices.Tousethebootablediagnosticprograms,youcancreateabootablediagnostic

mediumonaUSBdeviceorCD.

Tocreateabootablediagnosticmedium,dothefollowing:

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

2.ClickLenovoBootableDiagnostics.

3.FollowtheinstructionsontheWebsitetocreateabootablediagnosticmediumonaUSBdeviceorCD.

Tousethediagnosticmediumyouhavecreated,dooneofthefollowing:

•IfyouhavecreatedthebootablediagnosticmediumonaUSBdevice,dothefollowing:

1.AttachtheUSBdevicetothecomputer.

2.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage

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

page42forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.

3.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key.WhentheBoot

Menuwindowopens,releasetheF12key.

4.UsethearrowkeystoselectUSBHDDandthenpressEnter.Thediagnosticprogramwillbe

launchedautomatically.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousethediagnosticprogram.

•IfyouhavecreatedthebootablediagnosticmediumonaCD,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage

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

page42forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.

2.InserttheCDintotheopticaldrive.

3.Restartthecomputer.

4.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key.WhentheBoot

Menuwindowopens,releasetheF12key.

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

willbelaunchedautomatically.

6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousethediagnosticprogram.

Powersystemcheckout

Toverifyasymptom,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.Removethebatterypack.

3.Connecttheacpoweradapter.

4.Checkthatpowerissuppliedwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

5.Turnoffthecomputer.

6.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandinstallthechargedbatterypack.

7.Checkthatthebatterypacksuppliespowerwhenyouturnonthecomputer.

Ifyoususpectapowerproblem,seetheappropriateoneofthefollowingpowersupplycheckouts:

•“Checkingtheacpoweradapter”onpage32

•“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage33

•“Checkingthebatterypack”onpage33

•“Checkingthebackupbattery”onpage34

Checkingtheacpoweradapter

Ifyoucomputerfailsonlywhentheacpoweradapterisused,usetheinstructionsinthistopic.

•Ifthepowerproblemoccursonlywhenthedockingstationortheportreplicatorisused,replacethe

dockingstationortheportreplicator.

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•Ifthepower-onindicatordoesnotturnon,checkthepowercordoftheacpoweradapterforcorrect

continuityandinstallation.

•Ifthecomputerdoesnotchargeduringoperation,goto“Checkingoperationalcharging”onpage33.

Tochecktheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:

1.Unplugtheacpoweradaptercablefromthecomputer.

2.Measuretheoutputvoltageattheplugoftheacpoweradaptercable.Seethefollowingillustration:

PinVoltage(Vdc)

1+20

3Ground

(20V)

Note:Outputvoltageacrosspin2oftheacpoweradaptermightdifferfromtheoneyouareservicing.

3.Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacetheacpoweradapter.

4.Ifthevoltageisacceptable,replacethesystemboard.

Note:Noisefromtheacpoweradapterdoesnotalwaysindicateadefect.

Checkingoperationalcharging

Tocheckwhetherthebatterychargescorrectlyduringoperation,dothefollowing:

Note:Beforeyoubegin,installadischargedbatterypackorabatterypackthathaslessthan50%ofthe

totalpowerremaininginthecomputer.

1.Ifthebatterystatusindicatordoesnotturnon,removethebatterypackandletitreturntoroom

temperature.

2.Reinstallthebatterypack.

3.Iftheindicatorstilldoesnotturnon,replacethebatterypack.

4.Iftheindicatorstilldoesnotturnon,replacethesystemboard.Otherwise,refertoCheckingthebattery

packtochecktheoriginalbatterypack.

Checkingthebatterypack

ThebatterystatusiconintheWindowsnoticationareadisplaysthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.

Tocheckfordetailedbatterystatusinformation,dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:OpenthePowerManagerprogramandclicktheBatterytab.

•ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSupportprogramandclickBatteryHealth,oropentheLenovo

SettingsprogramandclickPower.

Note:Ifthebatterypackbecomeshot,itmaynotbeabletocharge.Removeitfromthecomputerandleave

itatroomtemperatureforawhile.Afteritcoolsdown,reinstallandrechargeit.

Tocheckthebatterypack,dothefollowing:

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapter.

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

correctvoltageareshowninthefollowingtable.

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TerminalVoltage(Vdc)

1+0to+16.8

7Ground(-)

1(+)2(+)

3456(-)7(-)

3.Measuretheresistancebetweenbatteryterminals5and7.Theresistancemustbe4to30KΩ.Ifthe

resistanceisnotcorrect,replacethebatterypack.

4.Dependingonthevoltagethatyoumeasure,dooneofthefollowing:

•Ifthevoltageislessthan+11.0Vdc,rechargethebatterypack.Ifthevoltageisstilllessthan+11.0V

dcafterrecharging,replacethebatterypack.

•Ifthevoltageismorethan+11.0Vdc,dischargethebatterypackuntilthevoltagebecomesless

than+11.0Vdcandthenrechargethebatterypack.Ifthevoltagestillislessthan+11.0Vdcafter

recharging,replacethebatterypack.

Note:Rechargingwilltakeatleastthreehours,evenifthebatterystatusindicatordoesnotturnon.

5.Replacethesystemboardifthenewbatterypackisnotcharged.

Checkingthebackupbattery

Dothefollowing:

1.Poweroffthecomputer,andunplugtheacpoweradapterfromit.

2.Turnthecomputerupsidedown.

3.Removethebatterypack(see“1010Batterypack”onpage68).

4.Removethebackupbattery(see“1060Backupbattery”onpage74).

5.Measurethevoltageofthebackupbattery.Seethefollowingillustration.

WireVoltage(Vdc)

Red+2.5to+3.2

BlackGround

•Ifthevoltageiscorrect,replacethesystemboard.

•Ifthevoltageisnotcorrect,replacethebackupbattery.

•Ifthebackupbatterydischargesquicklyafterreplacement,replacethesystemboard.

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Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:

•“RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingtheproductRecoveryDiscSet”onpage35

•“UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramsontheWindows8operatingsystem”onpage36

•“Passwords”onpage38

•“Powermanagement”onpage40

•“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage42

ServiceWebsite:

Whenthelatestmaintenancedisketteandthesystemprogramservicediskettebecomeavailable,they

willbepostedonhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingtheproductRecoveryDiscSet

Whenthemainstoragedeviceisreplacedbecauseofafailure,noproductrecoveryprogramisonthenew

drive.Inthiscase,thecustomermustusetheRecoveryDiscSettorecoverthetablet.OrdertheRecovery

DiscSetandthedriveatthesametimesothatthecustomercanrestorethetablettothefactorydefault

settingsbyusingtheRecoveryDiscSetafterthenewdriveisinstalled.Forinformationaboutwhichdiscsto

order,goto:

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

Dependingonthemodel,thenumberofrecoverydiscsincludedintheRecoveryDiscSetdiffers.Torestore

thefactorycontentsbyusingtheproductRecoveryDiscSet,dothefollowing:

Notes:

•Duringtherecoveryprocess,alldataonthedrivewillbedeleted.Ifpossible,copyanyimportantdata

orpersonallesthatyouwanttokeepontoremovablemediaoranetworkdrivebeforeyoustartthe

recoveryprocess.

•Therecoveryprocesstakesonetotwohourstocomplete.Thelengthoftimedependsonthemethodyou

use.IfyouuseproductRecoveryDiscSet,therecoveryprocesstakesabouttwohours.

1.ConnectanexternalCD/DVDdrive.

2.MaketheCD/DVDdrivetherststartupdeviceinthestartupsequenceusingthefollowingprocedure:

a.OpentheThinkPadSetupprogramandselectStartup➙Boot.

b.SelecttheCD/DVDdriveasthe1stBootDevice.

3.InsertthebootablerecoverydiscintotheCD/DVDdrive.

4.StartthecomputerfromtheexternalCD/DVDdrive.

5.Whenpromoted,selectyourlanguageandclickNext.

6.Readthelicenseandacceptthetermsandconditions.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

7.IftheRecoveryDiscSetcontainsaSupplementalRecoveryDisc,insertitwhenpromptedandclickYes.

Note:NotallRecoveryDiscSetscomewithaSupplementalRecoveryDisc.IfthereisaSupplemental

RecoveryDisc,itwillbeclearlymarkedassuch.

8.Whenallofthedatahasbeencopiedfromthelastdiscinthesetandhasbeenprocessed,remove

theexternalCD/DVDdriveandrestartthecomputer.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentonish

therecovery.

Note:Therestoftherecoveryprocessisfullyautomatedandnoactionfromyouisrequired.The

computerwillrestartintotheMicrosoftWindowsdesktopseveraltimesandyoumightexperience

periodswhennoactivityisapparentonthescreenforseveralminutesatatime.Thisisnormal.

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9.Whentherecoveryprocesscompletes,theWelcometoMicrosoftWindowsscreenisdisplayed.Follow

theinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheWindowssetup.

10.AfteryouhavecompletedtheWindowssetup,youmightwanttorestoretheoriginalstartupsequence.

StarttheThinkPadSetupprogramandthenpressF9torestorethedefaultsettings.PressF10tosave

changesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

Note:Afterrestoringadrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmightneedtoreinstallsomedevicedrivers.

UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramsontheWindows8operating

system

ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsfortheWindows8operatingsystem.

AWindowsrecoveryimageispreinstalledintherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer.TheWindowsrecovery

imageenablesyoutorefreshyourcomputer,orresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.

YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsorreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryimage.Withthe

recoverymedia,youcantroubleshootandxtheproblemsonyourcomputerevenifyoucannotstartthe

Windows8operatingsystem.Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.For

moreinformation,see“Usingrecoverymedia”onpage37.

Refreshingthecomputer

Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,

youcanrefreshyourcomputerwithoutlosingyourpersonallesorchangingyoursettings.

Attention:Ifyourefreshyourcomputer,theprogramsthatcamewithyourcomputerandtheprogramsthat

youinstalledfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.

Torefreshyourcomputer,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click

Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourlessection,clickGetstarted.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentorefreshyourcomputer.

Resettingthecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings

Ifyouwanttorecycleyourcomputerorjuststartover,youcanresetyourcomputertothefactorydefault

settings.Resettingthecomputerwillreinstalltheoperatingsystem,reinstallalltheprogramsthatcamewith

yourcomputer,andresetallthesettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.

Attention:Ifyouresetthecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allyourpersonallesandsettingswillbe

deleted.Toavoiddataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Toresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click

Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.ThenclickNextto

conrmtheoperation.

3.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:

•Toperformaquickformat,clickJustremovemylestostarttheprocess.Theprocesswilltake

severalminutes.

36ThinkPadT430andT430iHardwareMaintenanceManual

•Toperformacompleteformat,clickFullycleanthedrivetostarttheprocess.Theprocesswill

takeseveralhours.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.

Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions

Withtheadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethermwaresettingsofthecomputer,changethe

startupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestorethe

Windowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.

Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:

1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click

Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.

2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.

3.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.

RecoveringyourcomputerfromtheWindowsrecoveryenvironment

TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourcomputeroperatesindependentlyfromtheWindows8

operatingsystem.IftheWindows8operatingsystemfailstostart,youstillcanusetheWindowsrecovery

environmenttotroubleshootandxproblems.

TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomaticallyinthecaseoftwoconsecutivefailedboots.

TomanuallystarttheWindowsrecoveryenvironment,turnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforetheWindows8

operatingsystemstarts,repeatedlypresstheF11key.TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstarts.

TousetheWindowsrecoveryenvironment,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.

1.Selectapreferredlanguageandthenselectapreferredkeyboardlayout.

2.ClickTroubleshoottodisplaytheoptionalrecoverysolutions.

3.Selectacorrespondingrecoverysolutionaccordingtoyoursituation.Forexample,selectResetyour

PCifyouwanttoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsfortheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentandtheWindows

recoveryimage.Ifyoucannotstartthecomputer,youcanuserecoverymediatotroubleshootandxthe

problemsonyourcomputer.

Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Onceyoucreaterecoverymedia,

keeptheminasafeplaceanddonotusethemtostoreotherdata.

Creatingrecoverymedia

Tocreaterecoverymedia,youneedaUSBdrivewithatleast8GBofstorage.TherequiredUSBcapacity

dependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.

Attention:CreatingrecoverymediawilldeleteanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.Toavoiddataloss,makea

backupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.

Tocreaterecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.

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1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms,and

clickSearch.

2.TyperecoveryintheSearcheldandclickSettings.ThenclickCreatearecoverydrive.

3.ClickYesintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.

4.EnsurethatyouselecttheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option.

ThenclickNext.

Important:IfyoucleartheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option,

youwillcreaterecoverymediawithouttherecoverypartitioncontent.Youstillcanstartthecomputer

fromtherecoverymedia,butyoumightbeunabletorecoveryourcomputeriftherecoverypartitionon

yourcomputerisdamaged.

5.ConnectaproperUSBdrivethenclickNext.

6.ClickCreateintheRecoveryDrivewindow.Thecreationoftherecoverymediastarts.

7.Whenthecreationoftherecoverymedianishes,dooneofthefollowing:

•Tokeeptherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickFinish.

•Todeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickDeletetherecoverypartition.

Attention:Ifyoudeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,dokeeptherecoverymediaina

safeplace.TheWindowsrecoveryimagewillnotbestoredinyourcomputeranymore,andyouwill

needtherecoverymediatorefreshorresetyourcomputer.

8.RemovetheUSBdrive.Therecoverymediaarecreatedsuccessfully.

Usingrecoverymedia

Ifyoucannotstartyourcomputer,orifyoucannotstarttheWindowsrecoveryimageonyourcomputer,use

recoverymediatorecoveryourcomputer.

Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:

Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.

1.Turnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforetheWindowsoperatingsystemstarts,repeatedlypresstheF12

key.TheBootMenuwindowopens.

2.Selecttherecoverydriveasthebootdevice.

3.Selectapreferredlanguageandthenselectapreferredkeyboardlayout.

4.ClickTroubleshoottodisplaytheoptionalrecoverysolutions.

5.Selectacorrespondingrecoverysolutionaccordingtoyoursituation.Forexample,selectResetyour

PCifyouwanttoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.

FormoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbytheWindows8operatingsystem,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/accessories/services/index.html

Passwords

AsmanyasthreepasswordsmightbeneededforaThinkPadnotebookcomputer:thepower-onpassword,

theharddiskpassword,andthesupervisorpassword.

Ifanyofthesepasswordshasbeenset,apromptforitwillbedisplayedonthescreenwheneverthe

computeristurnedon.Thecomputerdoesnotstartuntilthepasswordisentered.

Note:Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,thepasswordpromptwillnotbedisplayedwhentheoperating

systemisstarted.

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Power-onpassword

Apower-onpasswordprotectsthesystemfrombeingturnedonbyanunauthorizedperson.Thepassword

mustbeenteredbeforeanoperatingsystemcanbebooted.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethepower-on

password,see“Howtoremovethepower-onpassword”onpage39.

Harddiskpassword

Therearetwoharddiskpasswords:

•Userharddiskpassword-fortheuser

•Masterharddiskpassword-forthesystemadministrator,whocanuseittogetaccesstotheharddisk

eveniftheuserhaschangedtheuserharddiskpassword.

Note:Therearetwomodesfortheharddiskpassword:UseronlyandMaster+User.TheMaster+User

moderequirestwoharddiskpasswords;thesystemadministratorentersbothinthesameoperation.The

systemadministratorthenprovidestheuserharddiskpasswordtothesystemuser.

Attention:Iftheuserharddiskpasswordhasbeenforgotten,checkwhetheramasterharddiskpassword

hasbeenset.Ifamasterharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,itcanbeusedtoaccesstheharddiskdrive.If

nomasterharddiskpasswordisavailable,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovide

anyservicestoreseteithertheuserharddiskpasswordorthemasterharddiskpassword,ortorecoverdata

fromtheharddiskdrive.Theharddiskdrivecanbereplacedforascheduledfee.

Forinstructionsonhowtoremovetheharddiskpassword,see“Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword”

onpage40.

Supervisorpassword

AsupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Theuser

mustenterthesupervisorpasswordinordertogetaccesstotheThinkPadSetupprogramandchangethe

systemconguration.

Attention:Ifthesupervisorpasswordhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemadeavailabletotheservice

technician,thereisnoserviceproceduretoresetthepassword.Thesystemboardmustbereplacedfor

ascheduledfee.

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword

Toremovethepower-onpassword,dothefollowing:

Ifnosupervisorpasswordhasbeenset,dothefollowingtoremovethepower-onpassword:

1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnecttheacpoweradapter.

2.Removethebatterypack.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethebatterypack,see“1010Battery

pack”onpage68.

3.Removethebackupbattery.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethebackupbattery,see“1060Backup

battery”onpage74.

4.Connecttheacpoweradapter.TurnonthecomputerandwaituntilthePOSTends.AfterthePOST

ends,thepasswordpromptwillnotbedisplayed.Thepower-onpasswordhasbeenremoved.

5.Reinstallthebackupbatteryandthebatterypack.

Ifasupervisorpasswordhasbeensetandisknowntotheservicetechnician,dothefollowingtoremove

thepower-onpassword:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

2.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,immediatelypressF1.

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3.TypethesupervisorpasswordtoentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.

4.SelectSecurity.

5.SelectPassword.

6.SelectPower-OnPassword.

7.TypethecurrentsupervisorpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.ThenleavetheEnter

NewPasswordeldblank,andpressEntertwice.

8.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,pressEnter.

9.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.

Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword

Attention:IfUseronlymodeisselectedandtheuserharddiskpasswordhasbeenforgottenandcannotbe

madeavailabletotheservicetechnician,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovide

anyservicestoresettheuserharddiskpassword,ortorecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.T oputthe

systembacktooperationalstatus,theonlyLenovoandLenovo-authorizedservicesolutionwouldbeto

replacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivewithascheduledfee.

Toremoveauserharddiskpasswordthathasbeenforgotten,whenthesupervisorpasswordandthemaster

harddiskpasswordareknown,dothefollowing:

1.Turnonthecomputer.

2.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,immediatelypressF1toentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.

3.SelectSecurity.

4.SelectPassword.

5.SelectHard-diskxpasswordwherexistheletteroftheharddiskdrive.Apop-upwindowopens.

6.SelectMasterHDP,whereHDPstandsforharddiskpassword.

7.TypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Then,leavetheEnter

NewPasswordeldblank,andpressEntertwice.

8.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.Theuserharddiskpasswordandthe

masterharddiskpasswordhavebeenremoved.

Powermanagement

Toreducepowerconsumption,thecomputerhasthreepowermanagementmodes:screenblank,sleep,

andhibernation.

Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7operatingsystemonly)

Ifthetimesetonthe“Turnoffmonitor”timerintheoperatingsystemexpires,theLCDbacklightturnsoff.

Toputthecomputerintoscreenblankmode,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickthebatterygaugeinthetaskbar.

2.SelectPoweroffdisplay(keepcurrentpowerplan).

Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloperation,pressanykey.

Sleepmode

Whenthecomputerenterssleepmode,thefollowingeventsoccurinadditiontowhatoccursinscreen

blankmode:

•TheLCDispoweredoff.

•Theharddiskdriveispoweredoff.

40ThinkPadT430andT430iHardwareMaintenanceManual

•Themicroprocessorstops.

Toentersleepmode,pressFn+F4.

Incertaincircumstances,thecomputergoesintosleepmodeautomatically:

•Afteraperiodofinactivityspeciedinpowerplansettings

•Whenthebatteryindicatorblinksorange,indicatingthatthebatterypowerislow

Tocausethecomputertoreturnfromsleepmodeandresumeoperation,dooneofthefollowing:

•PresstheFnkey.

•OpentheLCDcover.

•Turnonthepowerbutton.

Also,ineitherofthefollowingevents,thecomputerautomaticallyreturnsfromsleepmodeandresumes

operation:

•Theringindicator(RI)issignaledbyaserialdeviceoraPCCarddevice.

•Thetimesetontheresumetimerelapses.

Note:Thecomputerdoesnotacceptanyinputimmediatelyafteritenterssleepmode.Waitafew

secondsbeforetakinganyactiontoreenteroperationmode.

Hibernationmode

Inhibernationmode,thefollowingoccurs:

•Thesystemstatus,RAM,VRAM,andsetupdataarestoredontheharddisk.

•Thesystemispoweredoff.

Note:Ifthecomputerentersthehibernationmodewhileitisdockedtothedockingstation,donotundockit

beforeresumingnormaloperation.Ifyoudoundockitandthentrytoresumenormaloperation,youwillget

anerrormessage,andyouwillhavetorestartthesystem.

Ifyouhavedenedoneofthefollowingactionsastheeventthatcausesthesystemtogointohibernation

mode,performthataction.

•Closingthelid.

•Pressingthepowerbutton.

•PressingFn+F4keys.

Also,thecomputergoesintohibernationmodeautomaticallyafteraperiodofinactivityspeciedinpower

plansettings.

Whenthepoweristurnedon,thecomputerreturnsfromhibernationmodeandresumesoperation.The

hibernationleinthebootrecordontheharddiskdriveisread,andsystemstatusisrestoredfromthe

harddiskdrive.

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation41

Symptom-to-FRUindex

Thissectioncontainsfollowinginformation:

•“Numericerrorcodes”onpage42

•“Errormessages”onpage44

•“Beepsymptoms”onpage44

•“No-beepsymptoms”onpage44

•“LCD-relatedsymptoms”onpage44

•“Intermittentproblems”onpage45

•“Undeterminedproblems”onpage45

Thesymptom-to-FRUindexinthissectionlistssymptomsanderrorsandtheirpossiblecauses.Themost

likelycauseislistedrst,inboldfacetype.

Note:DotheFRUreplacementorotheractionsinthesequenceshowninthecolumnheaded“FRUor

action,insequence.”IfreplacingaFRUdoesnotsolvetheproblem,puttheoriginalpartbackinthe

computer.DonotreplaceanondefectiveFRU.

Thisindexcanalsohelpyoudetermine,duringregularservicing,whatFRUsarelikelytoneedtobe

replacednext.

AnumericerrorisdisplayedforeacherrordetectedinPOSTorsystemoperation.Inthedisplays,ncan

beanynumber.

Ifnonumericcodeisdisplayed,checkthenarrativedescriptionsofsymptoms.Ifthesymptomisnot

describedthere,goto“Intermittentproblems”onpage45.

Note:ForadevicenotsupportedbydiagnosticcodesintheThinkPadnotebookcomputers,seethe

manualforthatdevice.

Numericerrorcodes

Table2.Numericerrorcodes

SymptomorerrorFRUoraction,insequence

0177

BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask—Thechecksumofthe

supervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisnotcorrect.

Systemboard.

0183

BadCRCofSecuritySettingsinEFIVariable.Enterthe

ThinkPadSetupprogram.

1.RuntheThinkPadSetupprogram,andthensave

currentsettingbypressingF10.

2.Systemboard.

0187

EAIAdataaccesserror—TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.

Systemboard.

0188

InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea.

Systemboard.

0189

InvalidRFIDcongurationinformationarea—The

EEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect.

Systemboard.

0190

Criticallow-batteryerror

1.Chargethebatterypack.

2.Batterypack.

0191

SystemSecurity—InvalidRemoteChangerequested.

1.RuntheThinkPadSetupprogram,andthensave

currentsettingbypressingF10.

2.Systemboard.

42ThinkPadT430andT430iHardwareMaintenanceManual

Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)

SymptomorerrorFRUoraction,insequence

0199

SystemSecurity—Securitypasswordretrycount

exceeded.

1.RuntheThinkPadSetupprogram,andthensave

thecurrentsettingbypressingF10.

2.Systemboard.

0251

SystemCMOSchecksumbad-Defaultconguration

used.

1.Chargethebackupbatteryformorethan8hours

byconnectingtheacadapter.

2.ReplacethebackupbatteryandrunThinkPadSetup

toresetthetimeanddate.

0253

EFIVariableBlockDatawasdestroyed.

0271

Real-TimeClockError.CheckDateandTimesettings.

RunThinkPadSetuptoresetthetimeanddate

1802

Unauthorizednetworkcardispluggedin—Turnoffand

removetheminiPCInetworkcard.

1.RemoveMiniPCInetworkcard.

2.Systemboard.

1820

Morethanoneexternalngerprintreaderisattached.

Poweroffandremoveallbutthereaderthatyousetup

withinyourmainoperatingsystem.

Removeallbutthereaderthatyousetupforthe

authentication.

2000

ThinkVantage®ActiveProtectionsensordiagnostics

failed.

Systemboard

2100

DetectionerroronHDD0(MainHDD)

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Mainharddiskdrive.

3.Systemboard.

2101

DetectionerroronHDD1(UltrabayHDD)

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Ultrabay®harddiskdrive.

3.Systemboard.

2102

DetectionerroronHDD2(MiniSATA)

1.ReseattheMiniSATAdevice.

2.MiniSATAdevice.

3.Systemboard.

2110

ReaderroronHDD0(MainHDD)

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Mainharddiskdrive.

3.Systemboard.

2111

ReaderroronHDD1(UltrabayHDD)

1.Reseattheharddiskdrive.

2.Ultrabayharddiskdrive.

3.Systemboard.

2112

ReaderroronHDD2(MiniSATA)

1.ReseattheMiniSATAdevice.

2.MiniSATAdevice.

3.Systemboard.

2200

MachineTypeandSerialNumberareinvalid.

Systemboard.

2201

MachineUUIDisinvalid

Systemboard.

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation43

Errormessages

Table3.Errormessages

SymptomorerrorFRUoraction,insequence

Fanerror.1.Fan.

2.Thermalgrease.

3.Systemboard.

Thermalsensingerror.Systemboard.

Thebatteryinstalledisnotsupportedbythissystem

andwillnotcharge.Pleasereplacethebatterywiththe

correctLenovobatteryforthissystem.PresstheESC

keytocontinue.

Replacethebattery.

Beepsymptoms

Table4.Beepsymptoms

SymptomorerrorFRUoraction,insequence

FourcyclesoffourshortbeepsSystemboard

Fiveshortbeeps,pause,andvemoreshortbeepsSystemboard

Oneshortbeep,pause,threeshortbeeps,pause,three

moreshortbeeps,pause,andoneshortbeep

1.Memorymodule.

2.Systemboard.

Threeshortbeeps,pause,oneshortbeep,pause,one

moreshortbeep,pause,andthreeshortbeeps

RemovetheinstalledPCIdevices.

FiveshortbeepsSystemboard

OnelongandtwoshortbeepsSystemboard

No-beepsymptoms

Table5.No-beepsymptoms

SymptomorerrorFRUoraction,insequence

Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,LCDblank,andno

POST.

1.Ensurethateveryconnectorisconnectedtightly

andcorrectly.

2.Memorymodule.

3.Systemboard.

Nobeep,power-onindicatoron,andLCDblankduring

POST.

1.Reseatmemorymodule.

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.

44ThinkPadT430andT430iHardwareMaintenanceManual

Notes:

•ThispolicyappliestoallThinkPadnotebookcomputerspurchasedon1January,2008orlater.

•LenovowillnotprovidewarrantyreplacementiftheLCDiswithinspecicationsbecausewecannot

guaranteethatanyreplacementLCDwillhavezeropixeldefects.

•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.

Undeterminedproblems

Ifthediagnostictestsdidnotidentifythedevicethathasfailed,ifwrongdevicesareinstalled,orifthe

systemsimplyisnotoperating,followtheseprocedurestoisolatethefailingFRU(donotisolateFRUs

thathavenodefects).

Verifythatallattacheddevicesaresupportedbythecomputer.

Verifythatthepowersupplybeingusedatthetimeofthefailureisoperatingcorrectly.(See“Powersystem

checkout”onpage32.)

1.Turnoffthecomputer.

2.VisuallycheckeachFRUfordamage.ReplaceanydamagedFRU.

3.Removeordisconnectallofthefollowingdevices:

a.Non-ThinkPaddevices

b.Devicesattachedtothedockingstationortheportreplicator

c.Printer,mouse,andotherexternaldevices

d.Batterypack

e.Harddiskdrive

f.Externaldiskettedriveoropticaldrive

g.Memorymoduleintheslotontheundersideofthecomputer(T olocatetheslot,See“1070Memory

module(intheslotontheundersideofthecomputer)”onpage75.)

h.Opticaldiskordisketteintheinternaldrive

i.Smartcard,Expresscard,andmediacard

4.Turnonthecomputer.

5.Determinewhethertheproblemhasbeensolved.

Chapter4.Relatedserviceinformation45

6.Iftheproblemdoesnotrecur,reconnecttheremoveddevicesoneatatimeuntilyoundthefailingFRU.

7.Iftheproblemremains,replacethefollowingFRUsoneatatime(donotreplaceanondefectiveFRU):

a.Systemboard

b.LCDassembly

46ThinkPadT430andT430iHardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter5.Statusindicators

Thischapterpresentsthesystemstatusindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthecomputer.

©CopyrightLenovo2012,201347

Table7.Statusindicators

IndicatorMeaning

1SpeakermuteindicatorOrange:Thespeakersareonmute.Tomuteorunmutethespeakers,press

thespeakermutebutton.

2MicrophonemuteindicatorOrange:Themicrophonesareonmute.Bydefault,whenthemicrophones

areonmute,noneoftherecordingdevicesisavailable.

3WirelessLAN,WAN,Bluetooth

orWiMAXstatusindicator

Green:ThewirelessLAN,WAN,Bluetooth,orWiMAXfeatureison.

Blinkinggreen:Dataisbeingtransmitted.

4DeviceaccessindicatorBlinkinggreen:Theharddiskdrive,solid-statedrive,mSATAsolid-state

drive,orthesecondharddiskdriveintheSerialUltrabayEnhancedbayis

readingorwritingdata.

5CapsLockindicatorWhentheCapsLockmodeisenabled,theCapsLockindicatorisdisplayed

onthescreen.Youcantypeallalphabeticcharacters(A-Z)inuppercase

directly.

6Power-onindicatorThepowerbuttonstayslitwheneverthecomputerison,blinkswhenthe

computerisinsleepmode,andisoffwhenthecomputeristurnedoff.

7SerialUltrabayEnhanced

devicestatusindicatorGreen:ASerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceisinstalledandinuse.

Blinkinggreen:ASerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceisbeingdetached.

8BatterystatusindicatorGreen:Thebatterychargelevelis20%orhigher.

Orange:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween5%and20%.

Fastblinkingorange:Thebatterychargelevelislowerthan5%orless,or

thebatteryischarging.

Slowblinkingorange:Thebatteryisbeingcharged.Whenthebattery

chargelevelreaches20%,theblinkingcolorchangestogreen.

Slowblinkinggreen:Thebatterychargelevelisbetween20%and80%,

andchargingiscontinuing.Whenthebatterychargelevelreaches80%,

thebatterystatusindicatorstopsblinking,butthechargingmightcontinue

untilthebatteryis100%charged.

Note:Ifthecomputerisoperatingonbatterypower,thebatterystatus

indicatordoesnotworkwhilethecomputeristurnedofforisinsleepmode

orhibernationmode.

Quickblinkingorange:Anerrorhasoccurredinthebattery.

Thebatterystatusindicatorblinksthreetimes:Theacpoweradapteris

attachedtothecomputer.

48ThinkPadT430andT430iHardwareMaintenanceManual

Table7.Statusindicators(continued)

IndicatorMeaning

Thebatterystatusindicatorisoff:Thebatterypackofthecomputeris

detachedorthecomputerispoweredoff.

9SleepstatusindicatorGreen:Thecomputerisinsleepmode.

Blinkinggreen:Thecomputerisenteringsleepmodeorhibernationmode,

orisresumingnormaloperation.

Chapter5.Statusindicators49

50ThinkPadT430andT430iHardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter6.Fnkeycombinations

ThefollowingtabledescribesthefunctionsofFnkeycombinations.

Table8.Fnkeycombinations

KeycombinationDescription

Fn+F3Locksthecomputer.

Fn+F4Putsthecomputerintosleepmode.T oreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly.

Notes:

•TousetheFn+F4keycombination,youmusthavetheThinkPadPowerManagement

Driverinstalledonthecomputer.

•Ifyouwanttousethecombinationtoputthecomputerintohibernationmode,change

thepowerplansettings.

Fn+F5Enablesordisablesthebuilt-inwirelessnetworkingfeatures.

Notes:IfyouwanttouseFn+F5toenableordisablethewirelessfeatures,thefollowing

devicedriversmustbeinstalledonthecomputerbeforehand:

•PowerManagementDriver

•OnScreenDisplayUtility

•Wirelessdevicedrivers

Fn+F6•ForWindows7:OpenstheCommunicationssettingswindow,inwhichyoucanpreview

yourvideoimage,takeasnapshotofyourcurrentimage,andchangethecameraand

audiosettings.

•ForWindows8:StartstheLenovoSettingsprogram,whichenablesyoutochangethe

cameraandaudiosettings.

Fn+F7Switchesbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.

Note:Y oualsocanusetheWindows+Pcombinationtoswitchbetweenthecomputerdisplay

andanexternalmonitor.

Fn+F8Thecomputerdisplaybecomesdimmer.

Fn+F9Thecomputerdisplaybecomesbrighter.

Fn+F10Previoustrack/scene

Fn+F11Playorpause

Fn+F12Nexttrack/scene

Fn+SpacebarControlsthekeyboardbacklightandtheThinkLight®light.

•Pressonce:T urnonthekeyboardbacklighttolowbrightnesslevel.

•Pressagain:Adjustthekeyboardbacklighttohighbrightnesslevel.

•Pressthethirdtime:TurnoffthekeyboardbacklightandturnontheThinkLightlight.

•Pressthefourthtime:TurnofftheThinkLightlight.

Note:Ifthecomputeryouareservicingdoesnothaveabacklitkeyboard,theFn+Spacebar

combinationcontrolsonlytheThinkLightlight.

Fn+BHasthesamefunctionastheBreakkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

Fn+KHasthesamefunctionastheScrLKkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

Fn+PHasthesamefunctionasthePausekeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

Fn+SHasthesamefunctionastheSysRqkeyonaconventionalkeyboard.

©CopyrightLenovo2012,201351

52ThinkPadT430andT430iHardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter7.Locations

Thischapterintroducesthelocationsofthecomputerhardwarecomponents.

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators

Thistopicintroducesthelocationsofthecomputercontrols,connectors,andindicators.

Frontview

123

1Integratedcamera(onsomemodels)12SerialUltrabayEnhancedbay

2ThinkLightlight13Smartcardreaderslot

3Built-inmicrophones14Fingerprintreader(onsomemodels)

4Statusindicators(seeChapter5“Statusindicators”

onpage47)

15Touchpadbuttons

5Powerbutton16Touchpad

6Built-inspeakers17TrackPointbuttons

7Securitykeyhole18T rackPointpointingstick

8USB2.0connector19UltraNav®poitingdevice

9Wirelessradioswitch20Volumecontrolbuttons

10ExpressCardslot21Blackbutton

11Mediacardreaderslot

©CopyrightLenovo2012,201353

Rearview

1Statusindicators(seeChapter5“Statusindicators”

onpage47)

5Monitorconnector

2USB3.0connectors6acpowerconnector

3MiniDisplayPortconnector7Ethernetconnector

4Comboaudiojack8AlwaysOnUSBconnector

Bottomview

1Batterypack5LCDcoverlatch

2Batterypacklatch6SerialUltrabayEnhancedbaylocklatch

3Memorymoduleslot7SerialUltrabayEnhancedbayejectlatch

4Dockingconnector

LocatingFRUsandCRUs

Thistopicintroducesthefollowingserviceparts:

•“MajorFRUsandCRUs”onpage56

•“LCDFRUsandCRUs”onpage58

•“MiscellaneouskitsandotherFRUs”onpage59

54ThinkPadT430andT430iHardwareMaintenanceManual

Notes:

•EachFRUisavailableforalltypesormodels,unlessotherwisespecied.

•CRUstatementforcustomers:

Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,calleda

“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothersare

designatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.Foroptional-service

CRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProviderinstalltheCRUaccording

tothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRU

informationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyourproductandareavailablefromLenovoatanytime

uponrequest.YoucanndalistofCRUsforyourproductinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronic

versionofthismanualcanbefoundathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.ClickUserGuides&Manualsand

thenfollowtheon-screeninstructionstondthemanualforyourproduct.Y oumightberequiredtoreturnthe

defectiveCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbe

includedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnot

receivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimited

Warrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

ThinkPadcomputerscontainthefollowingtypesofCRUs:

–Self-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsunplugorareheldbynomorethantwoscrews.Examplesofthesetypes

ofCRUsincludetheacpoweradapter,powercord,battery,andharddiskdrive.Otherself-serviceCRUs

dependingonproductdesignmightincludethememorymodule,wirelesscard,keyboard,andpalmrestwith

ngerprintreaderandtouchpad.

–Optional-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsareisolatedpartswithinthecomputerthatareconcealedbyanaccess

panelthatistypicallysecuredbymorethantwoscrews.Oncetheaccesspanelisremoved,thespecic

CRUisvisible.

Chapter7.Locations55

MajorFRUsandCRUs

Table9.MajorFRUsandCRUs

No.FRUdescriptionSelf-service

CRU

Optional-service

CRU

1LCDunit(see“LCDFRUsandCRUs”onpage58)NoNo

2KeyboardbezelassemblyNoNo

3ExpressdummycardYesNo

4PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN/WiMAXNoYes

5MemorymoduleYesNo

56ThinkPadT430andT430iHardwareMaintenanceManual

Table9.MajorFRUsandCRUs(continued)

No.FRUdescriptionSelf-service

CRU

Optional-service

CRU

SpeakerassemblyNoNo

MagnesiumstructureframeNoNo

SerialUltrabayEnhancedbayorblankbezelYesNo

Smartcardreader(onsomemodes)NoNo

SmartcardreaderFPCcableNoNo

I/OsubcardNoNo

DC-inconnectorNoNo

BatterypackYesNo

BasecoverassemblyNoNo

BackupbatteryYesNo

MemorymoduleslotcoverYesNo

mSATAsolid-statedriveNoNo

PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANNoYes

Harddiskdriverubberrailsorsolid-statedrivespacersYesNo

Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveYesNo

HarddiskdriveslotcoverYesNo

SystemboardassemblyNoNo

MicroprocessorNoNo

ThermalfanassemblyNoNo

BluetoothdaughtercardNoNo

KeyboardYes No

TrackPointcapYesNo

Chapter7.Locations57

LCDFRUsandCRUs

Table10.LCDFRUsandCRUs

No.FRUdescriptionSelf-service

CRU

Optional-service

CRU

1LCDbezelassemblyNoNo

2IntegratedcameraNoNo

3LCDpanelNoNo

4HingesNoNo

5WirelessantennasetNoNo

58ThinkPadT430andT430iHardwareMaintenanceManual

Table10.LCDFRUsandCRUs(continued)

No.FRUdescriptionSelf-service

CRU

Optional-service

CRU

6LCDrearcoverassemblyNoNo

7LEDandcameracableNoNo

8LCDcableNoNo

9LEDboardNoNo

MiscellaneouskitsandotherFRUs

Table11.Miscellaneouskits

FRUdescriptionsSelf-service

CRU

Optional

serviceCRU

LCDmiscellaneouskit:

•LogoThinkPad

•LogoLenovo

•IconPlateRear

•LCDLatchR

•LCDLatchL

•ALSHEET

•POLON1

•POLON2(2)

•POLON3

•Bumper(4)

•IconplatefrontforT430

•IconplatefrontforT430i

•Cameramodel'splate

•Non-cameramodel'splate

•MicRubber(2)

•EnglishSpec

NoNo

Systemboardmiscellaneouskit:

•CPUbracket

•SIMguidebracket

•ExpresscardHousing(TYCO2129119-1)

•ExpresscardHousing(NORTHSTAR31940000700)

•Insulationsheet,DIMM

•Insulationsheet,SIMslidespacer

•Insulationsheet,SIMpulltab

•Insulationsheet,M/Bbottombattery

•Insulationsheet,DC-IN

•Insulationsheet,aroundCPU

•Insulationsheet,underCPUbracket

•Insulationsheet,HDD

•Insulationsheet,Expresscard

•Insulationsheet,WANmodulearea

•Insulationsheet,GPU

•Insulationsheet,battery

•Insulationsheet,dockingconnector

•Insulationsheet,batteryconnector

•Insulationsheet,PCHbottom

•Insulationsheet,PCHtop

•Insulationsheet,voltagesource

•EnglishSpec

NoNo

Chapter7.Locations59

Table11.Miscellaneouskits(continued)

FRUdescriptionsSelf-service

CRU

Optional

serviceCRU

Basemiscellaneouskit:

•FootRubber-Rear(2)

•FootRubber-FrontLH

•FootRubber-FrontRH

•SlideLockEject

•Bracket-PullerEject

•PullLeverEject

•CoilSpring-SlideLever

•Knob-WirelessSW

•Lever-WirelessSW

•EnglishSpec

NoNo

Magnesiumstructureframemiscellaneouskit:

•MagnesiumKensingtonbracket

•Heightadjuster(2)

•Circularsticker(9)

•Finger,ODD

•Finger,HDDfront

•Finger,HDDrear

•Finger,HDDbracket

•Finger,fronttouchpad(2)

•Finger,Expresscard

•Finger,keyboard(2)

•DIMMinsulationsheet

•Antennacablebunding(6)

•ScrewM2.5xL3.5

•Sponge5.5x4

•Sponge13x4

•Sponge15.5x4(2)

•Tape30x15(4)

•Tape45x12

•PORON15x4.2(2)

•EnglishSpec

NoNo

Keyboardbezelmiscellaneouskit:

•Bracket-ngerprintreader

•Insulationsheet-ngerprint

•Bracket-touchpad

•Insulationsheet-touchpad

•EnglishSpec

NoNo

Systemmiscellaneouskit:

•Spacer-SmartCardforSCmodel

•Spacer-SmartCardforNonSCmodel

•Dummycard-Express

•CPUInsulationsheet

•Thermalpad

•Bracketforlvds

•Bracketforfan

•SIMdummycard

•BlindsheetfornoWWANmodel

•EnglishSpec

NoNo

Screwandtapekit:

•ScrewM2.0xL3.0(40)

•ScrewM2.0xL9.5(10)

•ScrewM2.0xL14.0(10)

•ScrewM2.5xL3.5(8)

•ScrewM2.5xL6.5(8)

NoNo

60ThinkPadT430andT430iHardwareMaintenanceManual

Table11.Miscellaneouskits(continued)

FRUdescriptionsSelf-service

CRU

Optional

serviceCRU

•Tapecablex10x20(10)

•Tapecablex10x30(2)

•EnglishSpec

Table12.OtherFRUs

FRUdescriptionsSelf-service

CRU

Optional

serviceCRU

acadapterYesNo

PowercordYesNo

LookingupFRUinformation

FordetailedFRUinformation,includingpartnumbers,descriptions,andsubstitutionpartnumbers,goto

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

Chapter7.Locations61

62ThinkPadT430andT430iHardwareMaintenanceManual

Chapter8.FRUreplacementnotices

Thischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingorreplacingparts.Readthischaptercarefullybefore

replacinganyFRU.

CRUstatementforcustomers:

Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called

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

aredesignatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.For

optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider

installtheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,

LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyour

productandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.Y oucanndalistofCRUsforyour

productinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualcanbefoundat

http://www.lenovo.com/support.ClickUserGuides&Manualsandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructions

tondthemanualforyourproduct.YoumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectiveCRU.Whenreturn

isrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththe

replacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethe

defectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimited

Warrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

Screwnotices

Loosescrewscancauseareliabilityproblem.IntheThinkPadnotebookcomputer,thisproblemisaddressed

withspecialnylon-coatedscrewsthathavethefollowingcharacteristics:

•Theymaintaintightconnections.

•Theydonoteasilycomeloose,evenwithshockorvibration.

•Theyarehardertotighten.

Dothefollowingwhenyouservicethismachine:

•Keepthescrewkitinyourtoolbag.Forthepartnumberofthescrewkit,goto

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

•Itisrecommendedtousenewscrews.

•Itisrecommendedtouseeachscrewonlyonce.

•Useatorquescrewdriverifyouhaveone.

Tightenscrewsasfollows:

•Plastictoplastic

Turnanadditional90degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceoftheplasticpart:

•Logiccardtoplastic

Turnanadditional180degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceofthelogiccard:

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Notes:

•Ensurethatyouusethecorrectscrew.Itisrecommendedtousenewscrewsforreplacements.Ifyou

haveatorquescrewdriver,tightenallscrewsrmlytothetorquespeciedinthescrewinformation

tableforeachstep.

•Ensuretorquescrewdriversarecalibratedcorrectlyfollowingcountryspecications.

Retainingserialnumbers

Thissectionincludesthefollowingdescriptions:

•“Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit”onpage64

•“RetainingtheUUID”onpage65

•“ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation”onpage65

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit

Whenthecomputerwasmanufactured,theEEPROMonthesystemboardwasloadedwiththeserial

numbersofthesystemandallmajorcomponents.Thesenumbersneedtoremainthesamethroughout

thelifeofthecomputer.

Ifyoureplacethesystemboard,youmustrestoretheserialnumberofthesystemunittoitsoriginalvalue.

Beforereplacingthesystemboard,savetheoriginalserialnumberbydoingthefollowing:

1.InstallthelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey,

andthenrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select1.Setsystemidentication.

3.Turnoffthecomputer,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.

4.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressEsc.

5.Select2.ReadS/NdatafromEEPROMandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Theserialnumberof

eachdeviceinyourcomputerisdisplayed;theserialnumberofthesystemunitislistedasfollows:

•20Serialnumber

6.Writedownthatnumber.

Note:Theserialnumberofthesystemunitisalsowrittenonthelabelattachedtothebottomofthe

computer.

Afteryouhavereplacedthesystemboard,restoretheserialnumberbydoingthefollowing:

1.InstallthelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey,

andthenrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select1.Setsystemidentication.

3.Turnoffthecomputer,andthenturnonthecomputeragain.

4.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,pressEsc.

5.Select1.AddS/NdatafromEEPROM.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

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IftheMTMandProductIDnumbersdifferfromeachotherontherearlabel,usewhatisshownforthe

ProductIDeld.Seethefollowingexample:

MTMontherearlabel:

TTTT-CTOS/NSSSSSSS

ProductIDontherearlabel:

TTTT-MMM(UsethisnumberwhensettingSerialNumber.)

Intheexample,theSerialNumbertobeinputis“1STTTTMMMSSSSSSS”.

RetainingtheUUID

TheUniversallyUniqueIdentier(UUID)isa128-bitnumberuniquelyassignedtoyourcomputerat

productionandstoredintheEEPROMofyoursystemboard.

ThealgorithmthatgeneratesthenumberisdesignedtoprovideuniqueIDsuntiltheyearA.D.3400.Notwo

computersintheworldhavethesamenumber.

Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,followthefollowingstepstocreatenewUUIDforthesystemboardif

thesystemboarddoesnothaveaUUID:

1.InstallthelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey,

andthenrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select4.AssignUUID.AnewUUIDiscreatedandwritten.IfavalidUUIDalready

exists,itisnotoverwritten.

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation

InformationonEngineeringChangeAnnouncements(ECA)arestoredintheEEPROMofthesystemboard.

TheelectronicstorageofthisinformationsimpliestheproceduretocheckiftheECAhasbeenpreviously

appliedtoamachine.ThemachinedoesnotneedtobedisassembledtocheckfortheECAapplication.

TocheckwhatECAshavebeenpreviouslyappliedtothemachine,usetheECAInformationRead/Write

functionontheLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey.

1.InsertthelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey,

andthenrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select6.SetECAInformation.

3.ToreadtheECAinformation,select2.ReadECA/reworknumberfromEEPROMandfollowthe

instructionsonthescreen;Toreadboxbuilddate,select5.ReadboxbuilddatefromEEPROM,and

followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

AfteranECAhasbeenappliedtothemachine,theEEPROMmustbeupdatedtoreecttheECA's

application.UsethelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenance

KeytoupdatetheEEPROM.

Note:OnlytheECAnumberisstoredintheEEPROM.ThemachinetypeoftheECAisassumedtobethe

sameasthemachinetypeofthemachinethathadtheECAappliedtoit.

1.InsertthelatestversionofLENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteorMaintenanceKey,

andthenrestartthecomputer.

2.Fromthemainmenu,select6.SetECAInformation.

3.TowritetheECAinformation,select1.WriteECA/reworknumberfromEEPROM,andfollowthe

instruction;Towriteboxbuilddate,select4.WriteboxbuilddatefromEEPROM,andfollowthe

instructiononthescreen.

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Ifthesystemboardisbeingreplaced,trytoreadtheECAinformationfromtheoldsystemboardandtransfer

theinformationtothenewsystem.Ifthesystemboardisinoperable,thiswillnotbepossible.

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Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU

ThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorreplaceaFRU.