Lenovo 4242X04 User manual

HardwareMaintenanceManual

ThinkPadT520,T520i,andW520

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation

underAppendixA“Notices”onpage163.

SeventhEdition(March2012)

©CopyrightLenovo2011,2012.

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Contents

Aboutthismanual...........iii

Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1

Generalsafety................1

Electricalsafety...............2

Safetyinspectionguide............3

Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic

discharge..................3

Groundingrequirements............4

Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4

Lasercompliancestatements(multilingual

translations)................17

Chapter2.Importantservice

information..............25

StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........25

Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive...25

Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem

board................26

Howtouseerrorcodes.........26

StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,CMV,and

GAV...................26

Productdenition............26

FRUidenticationforCTO,CMV,andGAV

products...............27

Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....29

Whattodorst..............29

Checkoutguide..............31

SystemsupportingtheLenovoThinkVantage

ToolboxprogramandthePC-DoctorforDOS

diagnosticsprogram..........31

SystemsupportingtheLenovodiagnostics

programs...............35

Powersystemcheckout...........37

Checkingtheacpoweradapter......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............47

Beepsymptoms............48

No-beepsymptoms...........49

LCD-relatedsymptoms.........49

Intermittentproblems..........49

Undeterminedproblems.........50

Chapter5.Installingandconguring

RAID..................51

SupportedRAIDlevels...........51

ConguringthesystemUEFIBIOStoenable

embeddedSATARAIDfunctionality......51

CreatingRAIDvolumes...........52

DeletingRAIDvolumes...........52

Chapter6.Statusindicators.....53

Chapter7.Fnkeycombinations...57

Chapter8.FRUreplacement

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

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

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

Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem

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

RetainingtheUUID...........63

ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...63

Chapter9.Removingandreplacinga

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

BeforeservicingThinkPadT520,T520i,and

W520..................66

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

1020SerialUltrabayEnhanceddeviceortravel

bezel..................67

1030DIMMslotcover............68

1040DIMM(bottomslot)...........69

1050Harddiskdriveslotcover,harddiskdrive

(HDD)andHDDrubberrailsorsolidstatedrive

(SSD)andstorageconverter.........71

1060Keyboard..............72

1070DIMM(upperslot)...........76

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1080PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN..77

1090PCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWAN..79

1090mSATAsolidstatedrive.........81

1100Keyboardbezelassembly........82

1110Bluetoothdaughtercard........84

1120Backupbattery............85

1130SmartCardorSmartCarddummyspacer.86

1140Speakerassembly...........88

1150Thermalmodule............89

1160CPU................92

1170LCDunit...............93

1180Basecoverassembly..........96

1190I/Osubcard.............98

1200Systemboardassembly,magnesium

structureframe,andmodemdaughtercard

(MDC)..................99

2010LCDbezelassembly..........103

2020LEDsubcard.............104

2030Integratedcamera...........105

2040LCDcable,cameracable,LCDpanel,and

hinges..................105

2050AntennakitandLCDrearcoverassembly..108

Chapter10.Locations........111

Frontview................111

Rearview.................112

Bottomview...............113

Chapter11.Partslist........115

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

LCDFRUs................145

Keyboard.................151

Miscellaneousparts............152

ACadapters...............153

Powercords...............154

Recoverydiscs..............155

WindowsVistaBusiness(32bit)DVDs...155

WindowsVistaHomeBasic(32bit)DVDs..156

Windows7HomeBasic(32bit)DVDs....156

Windows7HomeBasic(64bit)DVDs....157

Windows7HomePremium(32bit)DVDs..157

Windows7HomePremium(64bit)DVDs..158

Windows7Professional(32bit)DVDs....159

Windows7Professional(64bit)DVDs....160

Windows7Ultimate(32bit)DVDs.....161

Windows7Ultimate(64bit)DVDs.....162

Commonservicetools...........162

AppendixA.Notices.........163

Electronicemissionnotices..........164

Trademarks................164

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Aboutthismanual

ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad

®

products.

ThinkPadT520andT520i

Machinetype(MT)4239,4240,4241,4242,4243,4244,and4246

ThinkPadW520

MT4249,4260,4270,4276,4281,4282,and4284

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

•“Lasercompliancestatements(multilingualtranslations)”onpage17

Generalsafety

Followtheserulestoensuregeneralsafety:

•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareaofthemachinesduringandaftermaintenance.

•Whenliftinganyheavyobject:

1.Makesurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping.

2.Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.

3.Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouattempttolift.

4.Liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles;thisactionremovesthestrainfromthe

musclesinyourback.Donotattempttoliftanyobjectthatweighsmorethan16kg(35lb)orthatyou

thinkistooheavyforyou.

•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,becausemetal

objectsaregoodelectricalconductors.

•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

topoweroffthewallboxthatsuppliespowertothemachine,andtolockthewallboxintheoffposition.

•Ifyouneedtoworkonamachinethathasexposedelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingprecautions:

–Ensurethatanotherperson,familiarwiththepower-offcontrols,isnearyou.Thatpersonmustbethere

toswitchoffthepower,ifnecessary.

–Useonlyonehandwhenworkingwithpowered-onelectricalequipment;keeptheotherhandinyour

pocketorbehindyourback.

CAUTION:

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.

•Donotservicethefollowingpartswiththepoweron:

–Powersupplyunits

–Pumps

–Blowersandfans

–Motorgenerators

–Unitssimilartothoselistedabove

Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.

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•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs:

–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.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:

Chapter1.Safetyinformation3

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.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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