ThinkPad E40

Lenovo ThinkPad E40, ThinkPad Edge 14, ThinkPad Edge 15 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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HardwareMaintenanceManual
ThinkPadEdge14²,Edge15²,E40,andE50
Note
Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformationunder
AppendixA“Notices”onpage155.
FourthEdition(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
Lasercompliancestatement(multilingual
translations)................17
Chapter2.Importantservice
information..............23
StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........23
Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive...24
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem
board................24
Howtouseerrormessage........24
StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,and
GAV...................24
Productdenition............24
FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAV
products...............25
Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....27
Whattodorst..............27
Checkoutguide..............28
DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS....28
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox(LenovoSystem
Toolbox)...............31
PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery....31
FRUtests...............31
Powersystemcheckout...........32
Checkingtheacadapter.........33
Checkingoperationalcharging......33
Checkingthebatterypack........33
Checkingthebackupbattery.......34
Chapter4.Relatedservice
information..............35
RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecovery
DiscSet.................35
Passwords................36
Power-onpassword...........36
Hard-diskpassword...........36
Supervisorpassword..........37
Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...37
Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword...37
Powermanagement............38
Screenblankmode...........38
Sleepmode..............38
Hibernationmode...........38
Symptom-to-FRUindex...........39
Numericerrorcodes..........39
Errormessages............41
No-beepsymptoms...........42
LCD-relatedsymptoms.........42
Intermittentproblems..........42
Undeterminedproblems.........43
Chapter5.Statusindicators.....45
Chapter6.SpecialkeysandFnkey
combination..............47
Chapter7.FRUreplacement
notices................49
Screwnotices...............49
Retainingserialnumbers...........50
Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem
unit.................50
RetainingtheUUID...........51
ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...51
Chapter8.Removingandreplacinga
FRU..................53
1010Batterypack.............54
1020Opticaldriveortravelcover.......54
1030Thermalcover.............55
1040Harddiskdrive(HDD)assembly.....56
1050DIMM................57
1060Fanassembly.............58
1070CPU................61
1080WirelessWANslotcoverandPCIExpress
MiniCardforwirelessWAN..........62
1090Palmrestassemblywithcables......65
1100PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN..68
1110Backupbattery............69
1120Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2).....70
1130Keyboard..............71
1140Keyboardbezel............74
1150LCDunit...............76
1160Topshieldingassembly.........79
1170Systemboardassembly.........81
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1180USBconnectorboardandUSBcable
assembly.................84
1190DC-incableandbasecover.......86
2010LCDfrontbezel............90
2020Speakerassembly...........91
2030Integratedcamera...........92
2040Hinges,LCDpanel,LCDcable,andLCDrear
coverassembly..............92
2050Antennaassembly...........95
Chapter9.Locations.........97
Frontview................97
Rearview.................98
Bottomview...............99
Chapter10.Partslist........101
Overall..................102
LCDFRUs................130
Keyboard.................144
Miscellaneousparts............146
ACadapters...............146
Powercords...............147
Recoverydiscs..............148
Windows7HomeBasic(32bit)DVDs....148
Windows7HomePremium(32bit)DVDs..149
Windows7HomePremium(64bit)DVDs..150
Windows7Professional(32bit)DVDs....151
Windows7Professional(64bit)DVDs....152
Commonservicetools...........153
AppendixA.Notices.........155
Trademarks................156
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Aboutthismanual
ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad
®
Notebookproducts.
ThinkPadEdge14"andE40
Machinetypes(MT)0199,0578,and0579
ThinkPadEdge15"andE50MT0301,0302,and0319
Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.
Important:
ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPadproducts.Use
thismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.
BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safety
information”onpage1
andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage23.
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Chapter1.Safetyinformation
Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservice
aThinkPadNotebook.
“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)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
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Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.
Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs:
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.
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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.Youcanusecoaxorconnector-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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