Lenovo 3254ACU Hardware Maintenance Manual

HardwareMaintenanceManual

ThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c,andE435

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation

underAppendixA“Notices”onpage103.

ThirdEdition(December2012)

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Contents

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

Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1

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

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

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

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic

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

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

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4

Lasercompliancestatement(multilingual

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

Chapter2.Importantservice

information..............23

StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........23

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive...24

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem

board................24

Howtouseerrorcodes.........24

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,and

GAVproducts...............24

Productdenition............24

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAV

products...............25

Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....27

Whattodorst..............27

Checkoutguide..............28

LenovoSolutionCenter.........28

Quicktestprograms...........28

UEFIdiagnosticprogram.........29

Bootablediagnosticprograms.......29

Powersystemcheckout...........30

Checkingtheacpoweradapter......30

Checkingoperationalcharging......31

Checkingthebatterypack........31

Checkingthebackupbattery.......32

Chapter4.Relatedservice

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

Restoringthefactorycontentsbyusingthe

RecoveryDiscSet.............33

UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramsonthe

Windows8operatingsystem.........34

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

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

Harddiskpassword...........35

Supervisorpassword..........36

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...36

Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword...36

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

Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7

operatingsystemonly)..........37

Sleepmode..............37

Hibernationmode...........37

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

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

Errormessages............39

No-beepsymptoms...........40

LCD-relatedsymptoms.........40

Intermittentproblems..........40

Undeterminedproblems.........41

Chapter5.Statusindicators.....43

Chapter6.Specialkeys........45

Chapter7.Locations.........47

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

indicators.................47

Frontview...............47

Rearview...............48

Bottomview..............48

LocatingFRUsandCRUs..........48

MajorFRUsandCRUs..........50

LCDFRUsandCRUs..........52

LookingupFRUinformation.........53

Chapter8.FRUreplacement

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

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

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

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem

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

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

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...57

Chapter9.Removingorreplacinga

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

Generalguidelines.............59

BeforeservicingThinkPadEdgeE430andE430c

models..................60

1010Batterypack.............60

1020Largebottomcover..........61

1030Smallbottomcover..........62

1040Opticaldriveorblankbezel.......62

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1050Memorymodules...........63

1060Harddiskdriveassembly........64

1070PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN..66

1080PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANor

mSATAsolid-statedrive...........67

1090Backupbattery............71

1100Thermalfan.............72

1110Thermalpipes.............72

1120Keyboard..............74

1130Keyboardbezel............77

1140CPU................79

1150Systemboardassembly.........80

1160Speakerassembly...........83

1170Powerbuttonsubcard.........85

1180I/OsubcardwithUSBconnectorandaudio

jack...................85

1190RJ45subcard............87

1200LCDunit...............89

1210BasecoverassemblyandDC-inconnector.92

2010LCDbezelassembly..........94

2020LCDpanelandhinges.........96

2030IntegratedcameraandLCDcables....98

2040WirelessantennaassemblyandLCDrear

coverassembly..............100

AppendixA.Notices.........103

Electronicemissionnotices..........104

Trademarks................104

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad

®

products.

ThinkPadEdgeE430,E430c,andE435

MachineType(MT)3254,3256,3365,3469and6271

Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.

Important:

ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPadproducts.Use

thismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.

BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safety

information”onpage1

andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage23.

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Thischapterpresentsthefollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservicea

ThinkPadnotebookcomputer.

•“Generalsafety”onpage1

•“Electricalsafety”onpage2

•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage3

•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3

•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4

•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4

•“Lasercompliancestatement(multilingualtranslations)”onpage17

Generalsafety

Followtheserulestoensuregeneralsafety:

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareaofthemachinesduringandaftermaintenance.

•Whenliftinganyheavyobject:

1.Makesurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping.

2.Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.

3.Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouattempttolift.

4.Liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles;thisactionremovesthestrainfromthe

musclesinyourback.Donotattempttoliftanyobjectthatweighsmorethan16kg(35lb)orthatyou

thinkistooheavyforyou.

•Donotperformanyactionthatcauseshazardstothecustomer,orthatmakestheequipmentunsafe.

•Beforeyoustartthemachine,makesurethatotherservicetechniciansandthecustomer'spersonnelare

notinahazardousposition.

•Placeremovedcoversandotherpartsinasafeplace,awayfromallpersonnel,whileyouareservicing

themachine.

•Keepyourtoolcaseawayfromwalkareassothatotherpeoplewillnottripoverit.

•Donotwearlooseclothingthatcanbetrappedinthemovingpartsofamachine.Makesurethatyour

sleevesarefastenedorrolledupaboveyourelbows.Ifyourhairislong,fastenit.

•Inserttheendsofyournecktieorscarfinsideclothingorfastenitwithanonconductiveclip,about8

centimeters(3inches)fromtheend.

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

objectsaregoodelectricalconductors.

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

solvents,orworkinginanyotherconditionsthatmightbehazardoustoyoureyes.

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

thatiswornordefective.

•Reinstallallcoverscorrectlybeforereturningthemachinetothecustomer.

•Fanlouversonthemachinehelptopreventoverheatingofinternalcomponents.Donotobstructfan

louversorcoverthemwithlabelsorstickers.

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Electricalsafety

Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.

Important:

•Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoftmaterial

thatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.

•Manycustomershave,neartheirequipment,rubberoormatsthatcontainsmallconductivebersto

decreaseelectrostaticdischarges.Donotusethistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.

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

accidentoccurs,youcanthenoperatetheswitchorunplugthepowercordquickly.

•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.

•Disconnectallpowerbefore:

–Performingamechanicalinspection

–Workingnearpowersupplies

–Removingorinstallingmainunits

•Beforeyoustarttoworkonthemachine,unplugthepowercord.Ifyoucannotunplugit,askthecustomer

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.Turnoffthecomputer.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.MakesurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertied(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.

WhenhandlingESD-sensitiveparts:

•Keepthepartsinprotectivepackagesuntiltheyareinsertedintotheproduct.

•Avoidcontactwithotherpeople.

•Wearagroundedwriststrapagainstyourskintoeliminatestaticonyourbody.

•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeevenwhen

youarewearingawriststrap.

•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen

handlingESD-sensitivedevices.

•Selectagroundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecic

servicerequirement.

Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.

–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.

–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor

referencepoint.Y oucanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.

–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedcomputers.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper

groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriedbyacertiedelectrician.

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)

Thesafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:

•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

•French

•German

•Hebrew

•Japanese

•Korean

•Spanish

•TraditionalChinese

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