Lenovo ThinkPad T420s Hardware Maintenance Manual

HardwareMaintenanceManual

ThinkPadT420sandT420si

Note

Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformationunder

AppendixA“Notices”onpage141

.

ThirdEdition(August2011)

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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)................24

Chapter2.Importantservice

information..............31

StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........31

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive...32

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem

board................32

Howtouseerrormessage........32

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,and

GAV...................32

Productdenition............32

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAV

products...............33

Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....35

Whattodorst..............35

Checkoutguide..............36

DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS....36

LenovoThinkVantageToolbox.......39

FRUtests...............39

Powersystemcheckout...........41

Checkingtheacpoweradapter......41

Checkingoperationalcharging......42

Checkingthebatterypack........42

Checkingthebackupbattery.......42

Chapter4.Relatedservice

information..............45

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingProduct

Recoverydiscs..............45

RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingRecovery

DiscSet.................45

Passwords................47

Power-onpassword...........47

Harddiskpassword...........47

Supervisorpassword..........47

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...47

Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword...48

Powermanagement............48

Screenblankmode...........48

Sleep(standby)mode..........49

Hibernationmode...........49

Symptom-to-FRUindex...........50

Numericerrorcodes..........51

Errormessages............52

Beepsymptoms............52

No-beepsymptoms...........53

LCD-relatedsymptoms.........53

Intermittentproblems..........54

Undeterminedproblems.........54

Chapter5.Statusindicators.....55

Chapter6.Fnkeycombinations...59

Chapter7.FRUreplacement

notices................61

Screwnotices...............61

Retainingserialnumbers...........62

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem

unit.................62

RetainingtheUUID...........62

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...63

Chapter8.Removingandreplacinga

FRU..................65

BeforeservicingThinkPadT420sandT420si

models..................65

1010Batterypack.............66

1020SerialUltrabaySlimdeviceortravelbezel..67

1030Solidstatedrive(SSD)orharddiskdrive

(HDD)..................68

1040DIMM................70

1050PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN..72

1060PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN..75

10704–in–1mediacardreader........77

1080Keyboard..............78

1090Backupbattery............81

1100Palmrestwithngerprintreader,smartcard

reader,andspeaker.............82

1110LCDunit...............86

1120DC-insubcard............88

1130Bluetoothdaughtercard(BDC-3.0)....89

1140Bluetooth-wirelessradioswitchFPC....89

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1150Systemboard,fanassembly,34-mm

ExpressCardreader,andbasecover......91

1160mSATA...............97

2010LCDbezelassembly..........99

2020LCDpanel..............100

2030Integratedcamera,microphone,orhall

sensorcard................102

2040LEDsubcard.............104

2050LCDcable..............105

2060Hingekit...............106

2070LEDcable..............108

2080AntennakitandLCDrearcoverassembly..109

Chapter9.Locations........113

Frontview................113

Rearview.................114

Bottomview...............114

Chapter10.Partslist........115

Overall..................116

LCDFRUs................127

Keyboard.................131

Miscellaneousparts............132

acpoweradapter.............133

Powercords...............133

Recoverydiscs..............134

WindowsXPProfessional(32bit)DVDs...134

WindowsXPProfessionalGeneric(32bit)

DVDs................135

WindowsVistaHomeBasic(32bit)DVDs..136

WindowsVistaBusiness(32bit)DVDs...136

Windows7Ultimate(32bit)DVDs.....136

Windows7Ultimate(64bit)DVDs.....136

Windows7HomeBasic(32bit)DVDs....137

Windows7HomePremium(32bit)DVDs..137

Windows7HomePremium(64bit)DVDs..138

Windows7Professional(32bit)DVDs....139

Windows7Professional(64bit)DVDs....139

Commonservicetools...........140

AppendixA.Notices.........141

Electronicemissionsnotices.........142

Trademarks................142

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad

®

products.

ThinkPadT420sandT420si

Machinetypes(MT)4170,4171,4172,4173,4174,4175,and4176

Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.

Important:ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPad

products.Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems

effectively.BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safety

information”onpage1

andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage31.

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Chapter1.Safetyinformation

Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservice

aThinkPadNotebook.

•“Generalsafety”onpage1

•“Electricalsafety”onpage2

•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage3

•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3

•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4

•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4

•“Lasercompliancestatement(multilingualtranslations)”onpage24

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.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.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

•T raditionalChinese

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