Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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ThinkPadX1andX1Hybrid
Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation
underAppendixA“Notices”onpage117.
FifthEdition(March2012)
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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..............23
StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........23
Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive...24
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem
board................24
Howtousetheerrorcode........24
StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,and
GAV...................24
Productdenition............24
FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAV
products...............25
Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....27
Whattodorst..............27
Checkoutguide..............28
SystemsupportingtheLenovoThinkVantage
ToolboxprogramandthePC-DoctorforDOS
diagnosticsprogram..........28
SystemsupportingtheLenovodiagnostics
programs...............32
Powersystemcheckout...........34
Checkingtheacpoweradapter......34
Checkingoperationalcharging......35
Checkingthebatterypack........35
Checkingthebackupbattery.......35
Chapter4.Relatedservice
information..............37
RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingProduct
Recoverydiscs..............37
RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecovery
DiscSet.................37
Passwords................39
Power-onpassword...........39
Hard-diskpassword...........39
Supervisorpassword..........39
Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...39
Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword...40
Powermanagement............40
Screenblankmode...........40
Sleepmode..............41
Hibernationmode...........41
Symptom-to-FRUindex...........42
Numericerrorcodes..........42
Errormessages............44
Beepsymptoms............44
No-beepsymptoms...........45
LCD-relatedsymptoms.........45
Intermittentproblems..........45
Undeterminedproblems.........46
Chapter5.Statusindicators.....47
Chapter6.Specialkeysand
buttons................51
Chapter7.FRUreplacement
notices................53
Screwnotices...............53
Retainingserialnumbers...........54
Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem
unit.................54
RetainingtheUUID...........55
ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...55
Chapter8.Removingandreplacinga
FRU..................57
BeforeservicingThinkPadX1andX1Hybrid
models..................58
1000DisablingthebatterypackintheUEFI
BIOS..................58
1010Harddiskdriveandsolidstatedrive....59
1020Keyboard..............61
1030DIMM................64
1040Backupbattery............65
1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwireless
LAN/WiMAX................65
1060PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN..67
1070mSATAsolidstatedrive.........68
1080InstantMediaModecard........69
1090Keyboardbezelassemblywithngerprint
readerandaudiosubcard..........71
1100Batterypack.............73
1110RJ45subcard............74
1120Fanassembly.............75
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1130I/Oboard..............77
1140Speakerassembly...........78
1150Bluetoothdaughtercardandbluetoothsub
card...................79
1160Systemboardandbasecoverassembly..80
2010LCDunit...............84
2020LCDbezelcover............86
2030Hinges...............87
2040LEDsubcardandmicrophone......88
2050LCDbezelassembly..........89
2060Camera...............90
2070AntennakitandLCDrearcoverassembly..91
Chapter9.Locations.........93
Frontview................93
Rearview.................94
Bottomview...............95
Chapter10.Partslist.........97
Overall..................98
LCDFRUs................107
Keyboard.................108
Miscellaneousparts............109
acpoweradapters.............110
Powercords...............111
Recoverydiscs..............112
Windows7HomeBasic(64-bit)DVDs...112
Windows7HomePremium(32-bit)DVDs..112
Windows7HomePremium(64-bit)DVDs..112
Windows7ProfessionalwithServicePack1
(32-bit)DVDs(plusIE9).........113
Windows7ProfessionalwithServicePack1
(32-bit)DVDs(forRapidBoot).......114
Windows7Professional(64-bit)withService
Pack1DVDs.............114
Windows7UltimatewithServicePack1
(32-bit)DVDs.............115
Windows7Ultimate(64-bit)DVDs.....116
Commonservicetools...........116
AppendixA.Notices.........117
Electronicemissionnotices..........118
Trademarks................118
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Aboutthismanual
ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad
®
products.
ThinkPadX1andX1Hybrid
MT1286,1291,1292,1293,1294,1295,and1296
Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.
Important:ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPad
products.Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.
BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safetyinformation”
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
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.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoft
materialthatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.
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.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.Poweroffthecomputer.Disconnectthepowercord.
3.Checkthepowercordfor:
a.Athird-wiregroundconnectoringoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethird-wireground
continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.
b.Thepowercordshouldbethetypespeciedinthepartslist.
c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.
4.Removethecover.
5.Checkforanyobviousnon-ThinkPadalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany
non-ThinkPadalterations.
6.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetallings,contamination,wateror
otherliquids,orsignsofreorsmokedamage.
7.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.
8.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.
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
TraditionalChinese
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