FRU Service Procedures

Review the following procedures before replacing FRU.

LCD

FRU

Replacement Notice:

 

The TFT LCD

 

for

the

notebook

computer

contains

over

2,359,296

film

transistors

(TFTs).

A small number

of

missing,

ored,

or

lighted

dots

(on all the time) is cha

TFT

LCD

technology,

but

excessive

pixel

problems c

cause

viewing

concerns.

The

LCD

should

be replac

the number of missing, discolored, or lighted do background is:

ŸSVGA (12.1"): 5 or more bright dots, 5 or m

dots, or a total of 9 or more bright and

ŸXGA (15.1"/14.1"): 8 or more bright dots, 8 dark dots, or a total of 9 or more bright

Replacing the System Board: When you

replace the system board, restore the system

number using the

RFID Utility and reassign

the

the

Flash UUID

Utility in

the ThinkPad 390X /

1700 CE Utility Diskette. See

“Writing

the

RFID

page 47 and “Flash UUID” on

page 47

respective

Note:

Do not power off the

computer

while

resto

 

RFID.

 

 

 

 

Screw Notices: Loose screws can cause a reliab problem. The IBM ThinkPad computer addresses this problem with nylon-coated screws. Tighten screws follows:

Ÿ Plastic

to plastic

 

 

Turn an

additional90 degrees

after

the screw hea

touches

the surface

of the

plastic part:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ŸLogic card to plastic

Turn an

additional180 degrees

after

the screw he

touches

the surface

of the

plastic part:

ThinkPad 390X / i 1700 59HMM

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IBM I 1700 manual FRU Service Procedures, Review the following procedures before replacing FRU, Replacement Notice