ThinkPad T510I

Lenovo ThinkPad T510I, ThinkPad T510, THINKPAD W510 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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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..............25
StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........25
Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdriveorsolid
statedrive...............26
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem
board................26
Howtouseerrormessage........26
StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,and
GAV...................26
Productdenition............26
FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAV
products...............27
Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....29
Whattodorst..............29
Checkoutguide..............30
SystemsupportingtheLenovoThinkVantage
ToolboxprogramandthePC-DoctorforDOS
diagnosticsprogram..........30
SystemsupportingtheLenovodiagnostics
programs...............35
Powersystemcheckout...........37
Checkingtheacadapter.........37
Checkingoperationalcharging......38
Checkingthebatterypack........38
Checkingthebackupbattery.......39
Chapter4.Relatedservice
information..............41
RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecovery
DiscSet.................41
Passwords................42
Power-onpassword...........42
Hard-diskpassword...........42
Supervisorpassword..........43
Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...43
Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword...43
Powermanagement............44
Screenblankmode...........44
Sleep(standby)mode..........44
Hibernationmode...........45
Symptom-to-FRUindex...........45
Numericerrorcodes..........46
Errormessages............50
Beepsymptoms............51
No-beepsymptoms...........52
LCD-relatedsymptoms.........52
Intermittentproblems..........52
Undeterminedproblems.........53
Chapter5.Installingandconguring
RAID..................55
SupportedRAIDcongurations........55
ConguringthesystemBIOStoenableembedded
SATARAIDfunctionality...........55
CreatingRAIDvolumes...........55
DeletingRAIDvolumes...........56
Chapter6.Statusindicators.....57
Chapter7.Fnkeycombinations...61
Chapter8.FRUreplacement
notices................65
Screwnotices...............65
Retainingserialnumbers...........66
Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem
unit.................66
RetainingtheUUID...........67
ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...67
Chapter9.Removingandreplacinga
FRU..................69
BeforeservicingThinkPadT510,T510i,and
W510..................70
1010Batterypack.............70
1020SerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceortravel
bezel..................71
1030DIMMslotcover............73
1040DIMM(bottomslot)...........73
1050Harddiskdriveslotcover,harddiskdriveand
HDDrubberrailsorsolidstatedriveandstorage
converter.................74
1060Keyboard..............76
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1070DIMM(upperslot)...........79
1080PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN..80
1090PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN..82
1100Keyboardbezelassembly........84
1110Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-2.1)....87
1120Backupbattery............88
1130SmartCardorContactlessSmartCardor
SmartCarddummyspacer..........89
1140Speakerassembly...........92
1150Thermalmodule............94
1160CPU................96
1170LCDunit...............97
1180Basecoverassembly..........100
1190I/Osubcard.............102
1200Systemboardassemblyandmagnesium
structureframe..............103
2010LCDbezelassembly..........107
2020LEDsubcard.............108
2030Integratedcamera...........109
2040LCDcable,cameracable,LCDpanel,and
hinges..................109
2050AntennakitandLCDrearcoverassembly..112
Chapter10.Locations........115
Frontview................115
Rearview.................116
Bottomview...............117
Chapter11.Partslist........119
Overall..................120
LCDFRUs................169
Keyboard.................188
Miscellaneousparts............189
ACadapters...............190
Powercords...............191
Recoverydiscs..............192
WindowsXPProfessional(32bit)DVDs...192
WindowsVistaBusiness(32bit)DVDs...193
WindowsVistaHomeBasic(32bit)DVDs..194
Windows7HomeBasic(32bit)DVDs....194
Windows7HomePremium(32bit)DVDs..195
Windows7HomePremium(64bit)DVDs..196
Windows7Professional(32bit)DVDs....197
Windows7Professional(64bit)DVDs....198
Commonservicetools...........200
AppendixA.Notices.........201
Trademarks................202
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Aboutthismanual
ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad
®
products.
ThinkPadT510andT510iMT4313,4314,4339,4349,4384,4484,and4873
ThinkPadW510MT4318,4319,4387,4389,4391,4875,and4876
Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.
Important:ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPad
products.Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.
BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safetyinformation”
onpage1
andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage25.
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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.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoft
materialthatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.Manycustomershave,near
theirequipment,rubberoormatsthatcontainsmallconductiveberstodecreaseelectrostaticdischarges.
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:
Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself.
Switchoffpower.
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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.
Notes:
1.Useproduct-specicESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.
2.MakesurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertied(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.
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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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