Lenovo T550 Product information

HardwareMaintenanceManual

ThinkPadT550andW550s

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation

underAppendixA“Notices”onpage103.

FirstEdition(January2015)

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Contents

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

Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1

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

Electricalsafety...............1

Safetyinspectionguide............2

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic

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

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

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4

Chapter2.Importantservice

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

StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........19

Strategyforreplacingasolid-statedrive...19

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem

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

Howtouseerrormessage........20

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,special-bid,

andstandardmodels............20

Productdeﬁnition............20

FRUidentiﬁcation............20

Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....23

Whattodoﬁrst..............23

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

LenovoSolutionCenter.........24

Quicktestprograms...........24

UEFIdiagnosticprogram.........25

Bootablediagnosticprograms.......25

Powersystemcheckout...........26

Checkingtheacpoweradapter......26

Checkingthebatteryandoperational

charging...............27

Checkingthecoin-cellbattery.......27

Chapter4.Relatedservice

information..............29

Restoringthefactorycontentsbyusingthe

productRecoveryDiscSet..........29

UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramsonthe

Windows8.1operatingsystem........30

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

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

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

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

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...33

Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword...34

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

Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7

operatingsystemonly)..........34

Sleepmode..............34

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

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

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

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

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

No-beepsymptoms...........38

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

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

Undeterminedproblems.........39

Chapter5.Locations.........41

Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and

indicators.................41

Frontview...............41

Left-sideview.............42

Bottomview..............42

LocatingFRUsandCRUs..........43

MajorFRUs..............44

LCDFRUs..............45

MiscellaneouspartsandotherFRUs....48

LookingupFRUinformation.........49

Chapter6.FRUreplacement

notices................51

Commonservicetools...........51

Screwnotices...............51

Retainingserialnumbers...........52

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem

unit.................52

RetainingtheUUID...........53

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...54

Chapter7.Removingorreplacinga

FRU..................55

Generalguidelines.............55

Beforeservicingthecomputer........56

Disablingthebuilt-inbattery.......56

RemovingthemicroSIMcard.......56

RemovingamajorFRU...........56

1010Removablebattery.........57

1020Basecoverassembly........57

1030Keyboard.............59

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1040Storage-drivestabilizerbar,internal

storagedrive,harddiskdrivecable,andhard

diskdrivebracket............64

1050Memorymodule..........66

1060WirelessLANcard.........66

1070WirelessWANcard.........67

1080M.2solid-statedrive........68

1090Coin-cellbattery..........69

1110dc-inbracketanddc-incable

assembly...............70

1120Built-inbatteryordummybattery...71

1130Thermalfan............73

1140Speakerassembly.........75

1150Smartcardassemblyordummysmart

card.................76

1160Fingerprintreaderassembly.....77

1170BoardforthetrackpadandTrackPoint

buttons................78

1180Systemboardassembly.......79

1190LCDunit.............81

1210Powerbuttonboard........83

1220Keyboardassembly.........84

RemovinganLCDFRUformodelswithouttouch

panel..................84

2010LCDbezelassembly........85

2020LCDpanelandLCDcable......85

2030Hingesandhingebrackets......86

2040Camera/microphonecard......87

2050LEDcableassembly........88

2060AntennakitandLCDrearcover

assembly...............89

RemovinganLCDFRUformodelswithtouch

panel..................92

3010LCDfrontsheetbezel........92

3020LCDpanelassemblyandLCDcable..92

3030Hinges..............94

3040Camera/microphonecard......95

3050Touchsensorcard.........96

3060LEDcableassembly........97

3070AntennakitandLCDrearcover

assembly...............98

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

Electronicemissionsnotices.........104

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

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad

®

products.

ThinkPadT550

Machinetypes(MT):20CJand20CK

ThinkPadW550sMT:20E1and20E2

Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.

Important:ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPad

products.Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.

BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safetyinformation”

onpage1andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage19.

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyoumustbefamiliarwithbeforeyouservicea

ThinkPadnotebookcomputer.

•“Generalsafety”onpage1

•“Electricalsafety”onpage1

•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage2

•“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.

Electricalsafety

Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.

Important:Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoft

materialthatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.Manycustomershave,near

theirequipment,rubberﬂoormatsthatcontainsmallconductiveﬁberstodecreaseelectrostaticdischarges.

Donotusethistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.

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

accidentoccurs,youcanthenoperatetheswitchorunplugthepowercordquickly.

•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.

•Disconnectallpowerbefore:

–Performingamechanicalinspection

–Workingnearpowersupplies

–Removingorinstallingmainunits

•Beforeyoustarttoworkonthemachine,unplugthepowercord.Ifyoucannotunplugit,askthecustomer

topower-offthewallboxthatsuppliespowertothemachine,andtolockthewallboxintheoffposition.

•Ifyouhavetoworkonamachinethathasexposedelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingprecautions:

–Ensurethatanotherperson,familiarwiththepower-offcontrols,isnearyou.

Attention:Anotherpersonmustbetheretoswitchoffthepower,ifnecessary.

–Useonlyonehandwhenworkingwithpowered-onelectricalequipment;keeptheotherhandinyour

pocketorbehindyourback.

Attention:Anelectricalshockcanoccuronlywhenthereisacompletecircuit.Byobservingtheabove

rule,youmaypreventacurrentfrompassingthroughyourbody.

–Whenusingtesters,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessoriesfor

thattester.

–Standonsuitablerubbermats(obtainedlocally,ifnecessary)toinsulateyoufromgroundssuchas

metalﬂoorstripsandmachineframes.

Observethespecialsafetyprecautionswhenyouworkwithveryhighvoltages;Instructionsforthese

precautionsareinthesafetysectionsofmaintenanceinformation.Useextremecarewhenmeasuring

highvoltages.

•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.

•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.

•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.

•Alwayslookcarefullyforpossiblehazardsinyourworkarea.Examplesofthesehazardsaremoistﬂoors,

nongroundedpowerextensioncables,powersurges,andmissingsafetygrounds.

•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereﬂectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis

conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.

•Donotservicethefollowingpartswiththepoweronwhentheyareremovedfromtheirnormaloperating

placesinamachine:

–Powersupplyunits

–Pumps

–Blowersandfans

–Motorgenerators

–Similarunitsaslistedabove

Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.

•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs:

–Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself.

–Switchoffpower.

–Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.

Safetyinspectionguide

Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach

machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians

frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Y oushouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotential

safetyhazardsduetoattachmentofnon-ThinkPadfeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythisinspectionguide.

Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand

whetheryoucancontinuewithoutﬁrstcorrectingtheproblem.

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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.Thepowercordshouldbetheauthorizedtypespeciﬁedforyourcomputer.Goto:

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

c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.

4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.

5.Removethecover.

6.Checkforanyobviousnon-ThinkPadalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany

non-ThinkPadalterations.

7.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalﬁlings,contamination,wateror

otherliquids,orsignsofﬁreorsmokedamage.

8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge

Anycomputerpartcontainingtransistorsorintegratedcircuits(ICs)shouldbeconsideredsensitiveto

electrostaticdischarge(ESD.)ESDdamagecanoccurwhenthereisadifferenceinchargebetweenobjects.

ProtectagainstESDdamagebyequalizingthechargesothatthemachine,thepart,theworkmat,andthe

personhandlingthepartareallatthesamecharge.

Notes:

1.Useproduct-speciﬁcESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.

2.MakesurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertiﬁed(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.

WhenhandlingESD-sensitiveparts:

•Keepthepartsinprotectivepackagesuntiltheyareinsertedintotheproduct.

•Avoidcontactwithotherpeople.

•Wearagroundedwriststrapagainstyourskintoeliminatestaticonyourbody.

•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeeven

whenyouarewearingawriststrap.

•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen

handlingESD-sensitivedevices.

•Selectagroundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespeciﬁc

servicerequirement.

Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.

–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.

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–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor

referencepoint.Y oucanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.

–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedcomputers.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper

groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriﬁedbyacertiﬁedelectrician.

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)

Thesafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:

•English

•Arabic

•BrazilianPortuguese

•French

•German

•Hebrew

•Japanese

•Korean

•Spanish

•TraditionalChinese

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