Lenovo X315 Specification

LenovoErazerX315HardwareMaintenance

Manual

MachineTypes:90B0[X315ES];90AY[X315Non-ES]

LenovoErazerX315

HardwareMaintenanceManual

MachineTypes:90B0[X315ES];90AY[X315Non-ES]

FirstEdition(June2014)15th

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Contents

Chapter1.Aboutthismanual......1

ImportantSafetyInformation..........1

Chapter2.Safetyinformation......3

Generalsafety................3

Electricalsafety...............3

Safetyinspectionguide............5

Handlingelectrostaticdischarge-sensitive

devices..................5

Groundingrequirements............6

Safetynotices................6

Chapter3.Generalinformation.....9

Speciﬁcations................9

Chapter4.GeneralCheckout.....11

Chapter5.UsingtheSetupUtility...13

StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram.13

Viewingandchangingsettings........13

Usingpasswords..............13

Enablingordisablingadevice........15

Selectingastartupdevice..........16

ExitingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram..17

Chapter6.Symptom-to-FRUIndex..19

Harddiskdrivebooterror..........19

PowerSupplyProblems...........19

POSTerrorcodes.............20

Undeterminedproblems...........20

Chapter7.Locations.........21

Identifyinginternalcomponents........21

Identifyingpartsonthesystemboard......21

Chapter8.Replacinghardware....23

Generalinformation.............23

Replacingthekeyboardandmouse......24

Removingthecomputercover........24

Removingthefrontbezel..........25

Replacingamemorymodule.........26

Replacingaharddiskdrive..........26

Replacinganopticaldrive..........27

Replacingagraphicscard..........28

ReplacingthePowersupply.........29

Replacingthemicroprocessorfan.......30

Replacingtheheat-sink...........31

ReplacingtheCPU.............32

ReplacingtheWi-Ficard...........34

Replacingthemotherboard..........35

FRUlists.................36

Chapter9.Generalinformation....43

AdditionalServiceInformation........43

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Chapter1.Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforLenovoErazerX315computerslistedonthe

cover.ItisintendedonlyfortrainedservicerswhoarefamiliarwithLenovocomputerproducts.

BeforeservicingaLenovoproduct,besuretoreadtheSafetyInformation.

ThedescriptionoftheTVcardinthismanualisonlyusedforthemachineswhichhavetheTVcard.Itis

invalidforthosemachineswhichdonothaveTVcard.

ImportantSafetyInformation

Besuretoreadallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisbookbeforeperforminganyoftheinstructions.

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Chapter2.Safetyinformation

Thischaptercontainsthesafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeservicingacomputer.

Generalsafety

Followtheserulestoensuregeneralsafety:

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareaofthemachinesduringandaftermaintenance.

•Whenliftinganyheavyobject:

1.Ensureyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping.

2.Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.

3.Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouattempttolift.

4.Liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles;thisactionremovesthestrainfromthe

musclesinyourback.

Donotattempttoliftanyobjectsthatweighmorethan16kg(35lb)orobjectsthatyouthinkare

tooheavyforyou.

•Donotperformanyactionthatcauseshazardstothecustomer,orthatmakestheequipmentunsafe.

•Beforeyoustartthemachine,ensurethatotherservicerepresentativesandthecustomer’spersonnelare

notinahazardousposition.

•Placeremovedcoversandotherpartsinasafeplace,awayfromallpersonnel,whileyouareservicing

themachine.

•Keepyourtoolcaseawayfromwalkareassothatotherpeoplewillnottripoverit.

•Donotwearlooseclothingthatcanbetrappedinthemovingpartsofamachine.Ensurethatyoursleeves

arefastenedorrolledupaboveyourelbows.Ifyourhairislong,fastenit.

•Inserttheendsofyournecktieorscarfinsideclothingorfastenitwithanonconductiveclip,approximately

8centimeters(3inches)fromtheend.

•Donotwearjewelry,chains,metal-frameeyeglasses,ormetalfastenersforyourclothing.

Remember:Metalobjectsaregoodelectricalconductors.

•Wearsafetyglasseswhenyouare:hammering,drillingsoldering,cuttingwire,attachingsprings,using

solvents,orworkinginanyotherconditionsthatmightbehazardoustoyoureyes.

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

thatiswornordefective.

•Reinstallallcoverscorrectlybeforereturningthemachinetothecustomer.

Electricalsafety

CAUTION:

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablescanbehazardous.T oavoid

personalinjuryorequipmentdamage,disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunication

systems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyouopenthecomputercovers,unlessinstructedotherwise

intheinstallationandconﬁgurationprocedures.

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Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.

Important:Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoft

materialthatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.Manycustomershave,near

theirequipment,rubberﬂoormatsthatcontainsmallconductiveﬁberstodecreaseelectrostaticdischarges.

Donotusethistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.

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

accidentoccurs,youcanthenoperatetheswitchorunplugthepowercordquickly.

•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.

•Disconnectallpowerbefore:

–Performingamechanicalinspection

–Workingnearpowersupplies

–RemovingorinstallingFieldReplaceableUnits(FRUs)

•Beforeyoustarttoworkonthemachine,unplugthepowercord.Ifyoucannotunplugit,askthecustomer

topower-offthewallboxthatsuppliespowertothemachineandtolockthewallboxintheoffposition.

•Ifyouneedtoworkonamachinethathasexposedelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingprecautions:

–Ensurethatanotherperson,familiarwiththepower-offcontrols,isnearyou.

Remember:Anotherpersonmustbetheretoswitchoffthepower,ifnecessary.

–Useonlyonehandwhenworkingwithpowered-onelectricalequipment;keeptheotherhandinyour

pocketorbehindyourback.

Remember:Theremustbeacompletecircuittocauseelectricalshock.Byobservingtheaboverule,

youmaypreventacurrentfrompassingthroughyourbody.

–Whenusingatester,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessoriesfor

thattester.

–Standonsuitablerubbermats(obtainedlocally,ifnecessary)toinsulateyoufromgroundssuchas

metalﬂoorstripsandmachineframes.

Observethespecialsafetyprecautionswhenyouworkwithveryhighvoltages;theseinstructionsarein

thesafetysectionsofmaintenanceinformation.Useextremecarewhenmeasuringhighvoltages.

•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.

•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.

•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpowered-off.

•Alwayslookcarefullyforpossiblehazardsinyourworkarea.Examplesofthesehazardsaremoistﬂoors,

nongroundedpowerextensioncables,powersurges,andmissingsafetygrounds.

•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereﬂectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis

conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.

•Donotservicethefollowingpartswiththepoweronwhentheyareremovedfromtheirnormaloperating

placesinamachine:

–Powersupplyunits

–Pumps

–Blowersandfans

–Motorgenerators

andsimilarunits.(Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.)

•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs:

–Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself.

–Switchoffpower.

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–Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.

Safetyinspectionguide

Theintentofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditionsonthese

products.Eachmachine,asitwasdesignedandbuilt,hadrequiredsafetyitemsinstalledtoprotectusers

andservicepersonnelfrominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.However,goodjudgmentshould

beusedtoidentifypotentialsafetyhazardsduetoattachmentoffeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythis

inspectionguide.

Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand

whetheryoucancontinuewithoutﬁrstcorrectingtheproblem.

Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:

•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal

electricalshock).

•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCRTfaceorbulgingcapacitor

•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware

Theguideconsistsofaseriesofstepspresentedinachecklist.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroff,and

thepowercorddisconnected.

Checklist:

1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).

2.Power-offthecomputer.Disconnectthepowercord.

3.Checkthepowercordfor:

a.Athird-wiregroundconnectoringoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethird-wireground

continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandframeground.

b.Thepowercordshouldbetheappropriatetypeasspeciﬁedinthepartslistings.

c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.

4.Removethecover.

5.Checkforanyobviousalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofanyalterations.

6.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalﬁlings,contamination,wateror

otherliquids,orsignsofﬁreorsmokedamage.

7.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.

8.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.

Handlingelectrostaticdischarge-sensitivedevices

Anycomputerpartcontainingtransistorsorintegratedcircuits(ICs)shouldbeconsideredsensitiveto

electrostaticdischarge(ESD).ESDdamagecanoccurwhenthereisadifferenceinchargebetweenobjects.

ProtectagainstESDdamagebyequalizingthechargesothatthemachine,thepart,theworkmat,andthe

personhandlingthepartareallatthesamecharge.

Notes:

1.Useproduct-speciﬁcESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.

2.MakesurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertiﬁed(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.

WhenhandlingESD-sensitiveparts:

•Keepthepartsinprotectivepackagesuntiltheyareinsertedintotheproduct.

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•Avoidcontactwithotherpeoplewhilehandlingthepart.

•Wearagroundedwriststrapagainstyourskintoeliminatestaticonyourbody.

•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeeven

whenyouarewearingawriststrap.

•Usetheblacksideofagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespecially

usefulwhenhandlingESD-sensitivedevices.

•Selectagroundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespeciﬁc

servicerequirement.

Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemisdesirablebutnotrequiredtoprotectagainstESDdamage.

–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.

–UseanESDcommongroundorreferencepointwhenworkingonadouble-insulatedor

battery-operatedsystem.Youcanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.

–Usetheroundground-prongoftheacplugonac-operatedcomputers.

Groundingrequirements

Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper

groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeveriﬁedbyacertiﬁedelectrician.

Safetynotices

ThecautionanddangersafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthethelanguageofEnglish.

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephoneandcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orreconﬁguration

ofthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofﬁre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodems

beforeyouopenthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandconﬁguration

procedures.

•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,or

openingcoversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

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ToConnect

ToDisconnect

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.

5.TurndeviceON.

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlet.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

CAUTION:

Whenreplacingthelithiumbattery,useonlyPartNumber45C1566oranequivalenttypebattery

recommendedbythemanufacturer.Ifyoursystemhasamodulecontainingalithiumbattery,replace

itonlywiththesamemoduletypemadebythesamemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumand

canexplodeifnotproperlyused,handled,ordisposedof.

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

CAUTION:

Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVD-ROMdrives,ﬁberopticdevices,ortransmitters)are

installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto

hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciﬁedherein

mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical

instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

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≥18kg(37lbs)≥32kg(70.5lbs)≥55kg(121.2lbs)

CAUTION:

Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.

CAUTION:

Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff

theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower

cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected

fromthepowersource.

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CAUTION:

Donotplaceanyobjectweighingmorethan82kg(180lbs.)ontopofrack-mounteddevices.

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Chapter3.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidesgeneralinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupportedbythispublication.

Speciﬁcations

Thissectionliststhephysicalspeciﬁcationsforyourcomputer.

TypeLenovoErazerX315

Thissectionliststhephysicalspeciﬁcations.

Environment

Airtemperature:

Operating:10°to35°C

Transit:-20°to55°C

Humidity:

Operating:35%to80%

Transit:20%to90%(40°C)

Altitude:86KPato106KPa

Electricalinput:

Inputvoltage:90V-264V(AC)

Inputfrequency:47Hz-63Hz

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Chapter4.GeneralCheckout

Attention:Thedrivesinthecomputeryouareservicingmighthavebeenrearrangedorthedrivestartup

sequencechanged.Beextremelycarefulduringwriteoperationssuchascopying,saving,orformatting.

Dataorprogramscanbeoverwrittenifyouselectanincorrectdrive.

Generalerrormessagesappearifaproblemorconﬂictisfoundbyanapplicationprogram,theoperating

system,orboth.Foranexplanationofthesemessages,refertotheinformationsuppliedwiththatsoftware

package.

Usethefollowingproceduretohelpdeterminethecauseoftheproblem:

1.Power-offthecomputerandallexternaldevices.

2.Checkallcablesandpowercords.

3.Setalldisplaycontrolstothemiddleposition.

4.Power-onallexternaldevices.

5.Power-onthecomputer.

•Lookfordisplayederrorcodes

•Lookforreadableinstructionsoramainmenuonthedisplay.

Ifyoudidnotreceivethecorrectresponse,proceedtostep6.

Ifyoudoreceivethecorrectresponse,proceedtostep7.

6.Lookatthefollowingconditionsandfollowtheinstructions:

•IfthecomputerdisplaysaPOSTerror,goto“POSTerrorcodes” .

•Ifthecomputerhangsandnoerrorisdisplayed,continueatstep7.

7.Iftheteststopsandyoucannotcontinue,replacethelastdevicetested.

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Chapter5.UsingtheSetupUtility

TheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangetheconﬁgurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardless

ofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.However,theoperating-systemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilar

settingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram

TostarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Ifyourcomputerisalreadyonwhenyoustartthisprocedure,shutdowntheoperatingsystemand

turnoffthecomputer.

2.PressandholdtheF1keythenturnonthecomputer.WhentheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogramis

displayed,releasetheF1key.

Note:IfaPower-OnPasswordoranAdministratorPasswordhasbeenset,theSetupUtilityprogrammenu

isnotdisplayeduntilyoutypeyourpassword.Formoreinformation,see“Usingpasswords.”

Viewingandchangingsettings

SystemconﬁgurationoptionsarelistedintheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogrammenu.Tovieworchange

settings,see“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.”

YoumustusethekeyboardwhenusingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilitymenu.Thekeysusedtoperform

varioustasksaredisplayedonthebottomofeachscreen.

Usingpasswords

YoucanusetheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogramtosetpasswordstopreventunauthorizedpersons

fromgainingaccesstoyourcomputeranddata.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.”Thefollowing

typesofpasswordsareavailable:

•SetAdministratorPassword

•SetPower-OnPassword

Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,ifyoudecidetosetpasswords,read

thefollowingsections.

Passwordconsiderations

Apasswordcanbeanycombinationoflettersandnumbersupto16character(a-z,and0-9).Forsecurity

reasons,itisagoodideatouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.Wesuggestthat

passwordsshouldfollowtheserules:

•Strongpasswordscontain7-16characters,combinelettersandnumbers.

•Donotuseyournameoryourusername.

•Donotuseacommonwordoracommonname.

•Besigniﬁcantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspassword.

Attention:AdministratorandPower-Onpasswordsarenotcasesensitive

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AdministratorPassword

SettinganAdministratorPassworddetersunauthorizedpersonsfromchangingconﬁgurationsettings.Y ou

mightwanttosetanAdministratorPasswordifyouareresponsibleformaintainingthesettingsofseveral

computers.

AfteryousetanAdministratorPassword,apasswordpromptisdisplayedeverytimeyouaccesstheLenovo

BIOSSetupUtilityprogram.

IfboththeAdministratorandPower-OnPasswordareset,youcantypeeitherpassword.However,youmust

useyourAdministratorPasswordtochangeanyconﬁgurationsettings.

Setting,changing,ordeletinganAdministratorpassword

TosetanAdministratorPassword,dothefollowing:

Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationoflettersandnumbersupto16character(a-z,and0-9).For

moreinformation,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage13.

1.StarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram(see“StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram”on

page13).

2.FromtheSecuritymenu,selectSetAdministratorPasswordandpresstheEnterkey.

3.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.TypethepasswordthenpresstheEnterkey.

4.Re-typethepasswordtoconﬁrm,thenpresstheEnterkey.Ifyoutypethepasswordcorrectly,the

passwordwillbeinstalled.

TochangeanAdministratorPassword,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram(see“StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram”on

page13).

2.FromtheSecuritymenu,selectSetAdministratorPasswordandpresstheEnterkey.

3.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.TypethecurrentpasswordthenpressEnterkey.

4.T ypethenewpassword,thenpressEnterkey.Re-typethepasswordtoconﬁrmthenewpassword,if

youtypethenewpasswordcorrectly,thenewpasswordwillbeinstalled.ASetupNoticewilldisplay

thatchangeshavebeensaved.

TodeleteapreviouslysetAdministratorPassword,dothefollowing:

1.FromtheSecuritymenu,selectSetAdministratorPasswordandpresstheEnterkey.

2.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.TypethecurrentpasswordandpresstheEnterkey.

3.T odeleteanAdministratorPassword,Enterblankﬁeldsforeachnewpasswordlineitem.Asetup

noticewilldisplaythatchangeshavebeensaved.

4.ReturntotheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogrammenuandselecttheExitoption.

5.SelectSavechangesandExitfromthemenu.

Power-OnPassword

WhenaPower-OnPasswordisset,youcannotstarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogramuntilavalid

passwordistypedfromthekeyboard.

Setting,changing,ordeletingaPower-OnPassword

Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationoflettersandnumbersupto16character(a-z,and0-9).

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