IBM R61E, R61I Bottom view

Bottom view

1 Battery pack

2 Battery pack latch

3 Docking connector

4 Wireless radio switch

5 4-in-1 Media Card reader

6 4-in-1 Media Card reader eject button

7 LCD cover latch

8 Hard disk drive

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Contents

Main Page Page Page Contents About this manual . . . . . . . . . .v Safety information . . . . . . . . . .1 Copyright Lenovo 2007, 2008 Important service information . . . . .17 General checkout . . . . . . . . . .23 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 iv About this manual Copyright Lenovo 2007, 2008 vi Safety information Copyright Lenovo 2007, 2008 General safety 2 Electrical safety Observe the following rules when working on electrical equipment. Safety information 3 4 Safety inspection guide Safety information 5 Handling devices that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge 6 Grounding requirements The use of a grounding system to guard against ESD damage is desirable but not necessary. Safety notices: multilingual translations Safety information 7 Safety notice 2 8 Safety notice 3 Safety information 9 Safety notice 4 10 Safety information Safety notice 6 12 Safety notice 7 Safety notice 8 Safety information 13 Laser compliance statement 14 CAUTION: Safety information 15 16 Important service information Copyright Lenovo 2007, 2008 Strategy for replacing FRUs Strategy for replacing a hard disk drive 18 Important notice for replacing a system board How to use error message Strategy for replacing FRUs for CTO, CMV, and GA V Product definition Dynamic Configure To Order (CTO) Important service information 19 Custom Model Variant (CMV) General Announce Variant (GAV) Using eSupport 20 Using the HMM Important information about replacing RoHS compliant FRUs Important service information 21 Current or original part Replacement FRU Current or original part 22 General checkout Copyright Lenovo 2007, 2008 What to do first 24 Checkout guide General checkout 25 Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for DOS 26 Testing the computer The options on the test menu are as follows: General checkout 27 4. Run the applicable function test. Wireless LAN Use the cursor keys and ESC to move in menus.Press ENTER to select. PC-Doctor for Windows PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery Power system checkout General checkout 29 2 Checking the AC adapter 1 Checking operational charging 30 1(+)2(+)3456(-) 7(-) Checking the battery pack Terminal Voltage (V dc) 1 + 0 to + 12.6 7 Ground (-) Checking the backup battery General checkout 31 Black (-) Wire Voltage (V dc) Red +2.5 to +3.2 Black Ground 32 Related service information Copyright Lenovo 2007, 2008 Restoring the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs Passwords 34 Power-on password Hard-disk password Supervisor password How to remove the power-on password Related service information 35 How to remove the hard-disk password 36 Power management Related service information 37 Screen blank mode Standby mode Hibernation mode 38 Symptom-to-FRU index Related service information 39 Numeric error codes System board. 0176 System SecurityThe system has been tampered with. 40 Page 42 Error messages Related service information 43 Device Error. 1. The device you want to boot from. Beep symptoms 44 System board (security chip) Five short beeps and a blank screen. System board No-beep symptoms LCD-related symptoms Related service information 45 5 8 10 UXGA, WUXGA, QXGA 5 13 13 LCD assembly . Intermittent problems 46 Undetermined problems R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) Copyright Lenovo 2007, 2008 Specifications 48 R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 49 50 Status indicators The system status indicators show the status of the computer, as follows: R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 51 Table 8. Status indicators Indicator Meaning 1 Wireless status 52 R Green: The computer is connected to the ac power supply. 9 Standby status Table 8. Status indicators (continued) Indicator Meaning 10 Ultrabay Enhanced status R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 53 FRU tests The following table shows the test for each FRU. 54 R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 55 Fn key combinations 56 R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 57 58 FRU replacement notices R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 59 (Cross-section) Screw notices 90degrees more Retaining serial numbers 60 Restoring the serial number of the system unit Retaining the UUID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 61 Reading or writing the ECA information 62 Removing and replacing a FRU R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 63 1010 Battery pack 64 1 2 1020 Ultrabay Enhanced device for R61 and R61i R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 65 1030 Hard disk drive cover, hard disk drive, and hard disk rubber rails For access, remove these FRUs, in order: 66 (1.7 kgfcm) When installing: Make sure that the hard disk drive connector is attached firmly. R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 67 1040 Palm rest or palm rest with fingerprint reader For access, remove these FRUs, in order: 68 nylon-coated (4) Step Icon Screw (quantity) Color Torque 1 Table 14. Removal steps of palm rest (continued) R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 69 Table 14. Removal steps of palm rest (continued) 70 3. Push the front side of the palm rest until it clicks into place. 1050 DIMM For access, remove these FRUs, in order: v 1010 Battery pack on page 64 R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 71 a1 1060 Keyboard For access, remove these FRUs, in order: v 1010 Battery pack on page 64 72 nylon-coated (1) Step Icon Screw (quantity) Color Torque 1 Table 16. Removal steps of keyboard (continued) R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 73 1070 Optical drive for R61e and R61i 74 1080 Modem daughter card (MDC-1.5) R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 75 Table 18. Removal steps of modem daughter card (MDC-1.5) (continued) 76 Turn the card over 3 , and detach the modem connector 4 . 1090 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 77 78 1100 Backup battery R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 79 When installing: Make sure that the battery connector is attached firmly. 1110 Keyboard bezel and speakers 80 Note: Speakers are attached to the underside of the keyboard bezel. Table 21. Removal steps of keyboard bezel and speakers (continued) R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 81 When installing: Make sure that speaker connector is attached firmly. Table 21. Removal steps of keyboard bezel and speakers (continued) 82 When installing: Make sure that all the claws are attached firmly. 1120 Fan assembly R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 83 Table 22. Removal steps of fan assembly (continued) 84 Table 22. Removal steps of fan assembly (continued) R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 85 1130 CPU 86 1140 LCD assembly R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 87 Table 24. Removal steps of LCD assembly (continued) 88 Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque 3 M2.5 6.5 mm, wafer-head, nylon-coated (2) Table 24. Removal steps of LCD assembly (continued) R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 89 90 (or PC Card/Smart Card) bezel assembly R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 91 92 R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 93 94 R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 95 1160 Structure frame and IEEE 1394 sub card 96 Remove the ac power jack cable a and the modem cable b . R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 97 Remove the CPU support plate. 98 R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 99 100 1170 System board, PC Card/ExpressCard (or PC Card/Smart Card) slots assembly R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 101 102 cd ef assembly R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 103 2010 LCD front bezel 104 2020 Inverter card For access, remove these FRUs, in order: v 1010 Battery pack on page 64 R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 105 2030 Bluetooth daughter card (BDC-2) For access, remove these FRUs, in order: v 1010 Battery pack on page 64 106 2040 LCD panel, LCD cable, and hinges R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 107 Table 31. Removal steps of LCD panel, LCD cable, and hinges (continued) 108 Remove the hinges a . When installing: Make sure that the connector is attached firmly. b8 Table 31. Removal steps of LCD panel, LCD cable, and hinges (continued) R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 109 2050 LCD rear cover, wireless LAN antenna cables, and integrated camera 110 camera Remove the Alpet sheet at first. R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 112 Locations Front view R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) Rear view 114 Bottom view R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) Parts list 116 Overall e c b d 118 Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 42W3618 R ** 120 Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 121 42W3616 R ** (continued) Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 122 42W3616 R ** Page Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 124 39T7486 R N (continued) Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 125 39T7486 R N (continued) Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 126 39T7486 R N Page Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 128 Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 129 Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 130 Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 131 132 Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 133 42T0917 R ** Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 134 42X3942 R N (continued) Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 135 42X3942 R N Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 136 44C0507 R N Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 137 42X4490 R N 44C0511 R N 8 Backup battery 02K6572 R ** 9 Hard disk drive rubber rails 41V9756 R * Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 138 Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 139 Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 140 Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 141 Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 142 Page 144 Page Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 146 v (continued) Sanyo 42T4513 R * Panasonic 42T5233 R * Page 148 Page Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 150 Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 151 Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 152 Page Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 154 42X4468 R N 42X3969 R N Taiwan v 8918-CTO, xxV 42X3970 R N Taiwan v 8919-CTO, xxV 42X3971 R N Taiwan v 8920-CTO, xxV Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 155 42X4478 R N 42X4462 R N Taiwan v 8932-CTO, xxV 42X4463 R N Taiwan v 8933-CTO, xxV 156 42X3917 R N 42X4476 R N Taiwan v 7650-CTO, xxV 42X4477 R N Taiwan v 7657-CTO, xxV (continued) Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 157 42X3917 R N Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 158 42X3918 R N Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 159 40Y8402 R ** (continued) Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 160 40Y8402 R ** Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 161 40Y8403 R ** (continued) Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 162 40Y8403 R ** Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 163 42W7791 R N 40Y8404 R ** Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 164 42W7825 R N 42W7882 R N Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 165 42W7884 R N 42W7883 R N 42W7826 R N 166 42W7838 R N 42W7827 R N 18 System board assembly with Intel GML960 v 7649-CTO v 7650-CTO v 7657-CTO Page 168 Page 170 Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 171 42W7654 R N (continued) Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 172 42W7847 R N 42W7654 R N Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 173 42W7656 R N 42W7655 R N 174 Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 175 42W7964 R N 42W7881 R N 176 Page 178 Page 180 Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 181 41R7621 R N 42W8046 R N 43N7301 R N 182 Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 183 42X3827 R N 42W8047 R N (continued) 184 42X3827 R N Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 185 42X4489 R N 42X3829 R N 20 PC Card slot for R61e and R61i v 7649-all v 7650-all v 7657-all 186 Table 33. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 187 LCD FRUs 188 15.4-in. WXGA TFT Table 34. Parts list15.4-in. WXGA TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 190 93P4544 R N Table 34. Parts list15.4-in. WXGA TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 191 93P4545 R N (continued) Table 34. Parts list15.4-in. WXGA TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 192 93P4546 R N 93P4545 R N Table 34. Parts list15.4-in. WXGA TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 193 93P4547 R N 5 Hinges Kato 44C0930 R N Reel 44C0931 R N Table 34. Parts list15.4-in. WXGA TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 194 42T3108 R N 7 Inverter card Foxconn 41W1482 R N Sumida 41W1484 R N Table 34. Parts list15.4-in. WXGA TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 195 39T0497 R N (continued) Table 34. Parts list15.4-in. WXGA TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 196 39T0497 R N Table 34. Parts list15.4-in. WXGA TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 197 Table 34. Parts list15.4-in. WXGA TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 198 15.4-in. WSXGA+ TFT Table 35. Parts list15.4-in. WSXGA+ TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 200 93P4549 R N 93P4548 R N Table 35. Parts list15.4-in. WSXGA+ TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 201 93P4551 R N 93P4550 R N Table 35. Parts list15.4-in. WSXGA+ TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 202 42T3108 R N 7 Inverter card Foxconn 41W1482 R N Sumida 41W1484 R N Table 35. Parts list15.4-in. WSXGA+ TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 203 39T0497 R N Table 35. Parts list15.4-in. WSXGA+ TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 204 Keyboard Miscellaneous parts FRU P/N RoHS ID 206 42W7417 R N 44C0698 R N Page 208 Table 36. Parts listMiscellaneous parts (continued) FRU P/N RoHS ID R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 209 42X3944 R N AC adapters FRU P/N RoHS ID Power cords 210 Recovery discs Windows XP Professional CDs for R61, R61e, and R61i (some models) R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 211 212 Windows XP Professional CDs for R61i (some models) R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 213 214 Windows Vista Home Basic (32 bit) DVDs for R61, R61e, and R61i (some models) R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 215 216 Windows Vista Home Basic (32 bit) DVDs for R61i (some models) R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 217 218 R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 219 220 Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) DVDs for R61i (some models) R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 221 222 Windows Vista Business (32 bit) DVDs for R61, R61e, and R61i (some models) R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 223 224 Windows Vista Business (32 bit) DVDs for R61i R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 225 226 Windows Vista Business (64 bit) DVDs R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 227 228 Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit) DVDs 230 Common service tools R61, R61e, and R61i (15.4-inch widescreen) 231 232 Notices Copyright Lenovo 2007, 2008 Trademarks 234