Lenovo THINKPAD X121E Hardware Maintenance Manual

HardwareMaintenanceManual

ThinkPadX121e

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation

underAppendixA“Notices”onpage99.

ThirdEdition(December2011)

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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.......26

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

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

Checkingtheacpoweradapter......28

Checkingoperationalcharging......29

Checkingthebatterypack........29

Checkingthebackupbattery.......30

Chapter4.Relatedservice

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

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecovery

DiscSet.................31

Passwords................32

Power-onpassword...........32

Harddiskpassword...........32

Supervisorpassword..........33

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...33

Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword...33

Powermanagement............34

Screenblankmode...........34

Sleep(standby)mode..........34

Hibernationmode...........35

Symptom-to-FRUindex...........35

Numericerrorcodes..........36

Errormessages............37

Beepsymptoms............37

No-beepsymptoms...........37

LCD-relatedsymptoms.........38

Intermittentproblems..........38

Undeterminedproblems.........39

Chapter5.Statusindicators.....41

Chapter6.Fnkeycombinations...43

Chapter7.FRUreplacement

notices................45

Screwnotices...............45

Retainingserialnumbers...........46

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem

unit.................46

RetainingtheUUID...........47

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...47

Chapter8.Removingandreplacinga

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

BeforeservicingThinkPadX121emodels....49

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

1020Bottomslotcover...........51

1030Memorymodules...........52

1040Harddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive

assembly.................52

1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN..54

1060PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN..56

1070Keyboard..............57

1080Powersubcardandmicrophone.....59

1090Topcaseassembly...........60

1100Bluetoothdaughtercard........62

1110Speakerassembly...........63

1120I/Oboard..............63

1130Systemboardassembly,fanassembly,and

backupbattery..............64

1140CRTboardassembly(withcable).....67

1150DC-insubcardandbasecoverassembly..67

2010LCDunit...............70

2020LCDbezelassembly..........72

2030Integratedcamera...........72

2040LCDpanel,LCDcable,andhinges....73

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2050WirelessLANantennaassembly,wireless

WANantennaassembly,andLCDrearcover

assembly.................75

Chapter9.Locations.........77

Frontview................77

Rearview.................78

Bottomview...............78

Chapter10.Partslist.........79

Overall..................80

LCDFRUs................86

Keyboard.................88

Miscellaneousparts............90

acpoweradapters.............90

Powercords...............90

Recoverydiscs..............91

WindowsXPProfessionalDVDs......91

WindowsVistaBusiness(32-bit)DVDs...92

Windows7HomeBasic(32-bit)DVDs...92

Windows7HomePremium(32-bit)DVDs..93

Windows7HomePremium(64-bit)DVDs..93

Windows7Professional(32-bit)DVDs...94

Windows7Professional(64-bit)DVDs...94

Windows7Ultimate(32-bit)DVDs.....95

Windows7Ultimate(64-bit)DVDs.....96

Windows7Starter(32-bit)DVDs......96

Commonservicetools...........96

AppendixA.Notices..........99

Electronicemissionnotices..........100

Trademarks................100

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad

®

products.

ThinkPadX121e

Machinetypes(MT)3045,3048,3049,3051,3053,3055

Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.

Important:

ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPadproducts.Use

thismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.

BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safety

information”onpage1

andChapter2“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.

Notes:

1.Useproduct-specicESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.

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2.MakesurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertied(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.

WhenhandlingESD-sensitiveparts:

•Keepthepartsinprotectivepackagesuntiltheyareinsertedintotheproduct.

•Avoidcontactwithotherpeople.

•Wearagroundedwriststrapagainstyourskintoeliminatestaticonyourbody.

•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeevenwhen

youarewearingawriststrap.

•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen

handlingESD-sensitivedevices.

•Selectagroundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecic

servicerequirement.

Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.

–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.

–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor

referencepoint.Y oucanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.

–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedcomputers.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper

groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriedbyacertiedelectrician.

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)

Thesafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:

•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

•French

•German

•Hebrew

•Japanese

•Korean

•Spanish

•T raditionalChinese

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