IBM SL500 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500

For access, remove these FRUs, in order:

v “1010 Battery pack” on page 63 v “1020 Optical drive” on page 64 v “1030 Hard disk drive (HDD) cover and HDD” on page 65 v “1040 DIMM slot cover (for ThinkPad SL400)” on page 67 v “1050 DIMM slot cover (for ThinkPad SL500)” on page 67 v “1060 DIMM” on page 68 v “1070 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN/WiMAX” on page 69 v “1080 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless WAN (for ThinkPad SL400)” on page

72

v “1090 Wireless WAN slot cover and PCI Express Mini Card for wireless WAN

(for ThinkPad SL500)” on page 74

v “1100 Thermal door (for ThinkPad SL400)” on page 76 v “1110 Thermal door (for ThinkPad SL500)” on page 77 v “1120 Fan assembly” on page 78 v “1130 CPU thermal module” on page 81 v “1140 CPU” on page 83 v “1150 Palm rest (for ThinkPad SL400)” on page 84 v “1160 Palm rest (for ThinkPad SL500)” on page 86 v “1170 Bluetooth daughter card (BDC-2.1)” on page 88 v “1180 Intel Turbo Memory Minicard or Wireless USB adapter” on page 89 v “1190 Backup battery (for ThinkPad SL400)” on page 91 v “1200 Backup battery (for ThinkPad SL500)” on page 92 v “1210 Keyboard” on page 93 v “1220 Top case sub assembly (for ThinkPad SL400)” on page 95 v “1230 Top case sub assembly (for ThinkPad SL500)” on page 97 v “1240 LCD unit (for ThinkPad SL400)” on page 100 v “1250 LCD unit (for ThinkPad SL500)” on page 105 v “1260 Frame L (magnesium frame assembly)” on page 109 v “1270 SATA-ODD connector boardThinkPad SL500)” on page 111

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Contents

Main Page Page Page Contents About this manual . . . . . . . . . .v Safety information . . . . . . . . . .1 Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 Important service information . . . . .17 General checkout . . . . . . . . . .23 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 iv About this manual Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 Page Safety information Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 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 Page Important service information Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 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 Page General checkout Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 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 Wireless LAN Use the cursor keys and ESC to move in menus.Press ENTER to select. InteractiveTests Hardware Info Utility Quit F1=Help 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 Page Related service information Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 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 CPU. Numeric error codes Remove the wireless USB card. 1810 Fan Error 40 Page 42 Page Error messages 44 Device Error. 1. The device you want to boot from. Beep symptoms Related service information 45 Reinstall the operating system. Five short beeps and a blank screen. System board. No-beep symptoms LCD-related symptoms 46 5 8 10 UXGA, WUXGA, QXGA 5 13 13 LCD assembly. Intermittent problems Related service information 47 Undetermined problems Page ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 Specifications 50 Table 7. Specifications (continued) Feature Description Ethernet (on the system board) ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 51 v One ExpressCard slot v One Smart Card slot Bluetooth wireless (some models) Status indicators The system status indicators show the status of the computer, as follows: 52 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 53 R FRU tests The following table shows the test for each FRU. 54 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 55 Fn key combinations 56 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 57 FRU replacement notices 58 (Cross-section) Screw notices 90degrees more Retaining serial numbers ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 59 Restoring the serial number of the system unit Retaining the UUID 60 Reading or writing the ECA information ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 61 Removing and replacing a FRU 62 1010 Battery pack ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 63 1 2 1020 Optical drive 64 1030 Hard disk drive (HDD) cover and HDD For access, remove this FRU: ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 65 Table 13. Removal steps of HDD cover and HDD (continued) 66 When installing: Make sure that the HDD connector is attached firmly. 1040 DIMM slot cover (for ThinkPad SL400) 1050 DIMM slot cover (for ThinkPad SL500) ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 67 1060 DIMM 68 1 1 1070 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN/WiMAX ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 69 70 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 71 1080 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless WAN (for ThinkPad SL400) For access, remove these FRUs in order: v 1010 Battery pack on page 63 72 Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 73 74 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 75 1100 Thermal door (for ThinkPad SL400) For access, remove this FRU: 76 Note: Loosen the screws 2, but do not remove them. 1110 Thermal door (for ThinkPad SL500) For access, remove this FRU: Note: Loosen the screws 2, but do not remove them. 1120 Fan assembly 78 Table 23. Removal steps of fan assembly (continued) ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 79 Table 24. Installation of the fan assembly 80 1130 CPU thermal module ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 81 Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque 1 to 4 Table 25. Removal steps of CPU thermal module (continued) 82 v Make sure that the fan connector is attached firmly. 1140 CPU ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 83 1150 Palm rest (for ThinkPad SL400) For access, remove these FRUs in order: v 1010 Battery pack on page 63 84 nylon-coated (2) Step Icon Screw (quantity) Color Torque 1 Table 28. Removal steps of palm rest (for ThinkPad SL400) (continued) 1160 Palm rest (for ThinkPad SL500) For access, remove these FRUs in order: v 1010 Battery pack on page 63 86 nylon-coated (1) Step Icon Screw (quantity) Color Torque 1 Table 29. Removal steps of palm rest (for ThinkPad SL500) (continued) 1170 Bluetooth daughter card (BDC-2.1) 88 Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque (1.7 kgfcm) When installing: Make sure that connector is attached firmly. 1180 Intel Turbo Memory Minicard or Wireless USB adapter ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 89 90 1190 Backup battery (for ThinkPad SL400) ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 91 When installing: Make sure that the battery connector is attached firmly. 1200 Backup battery (for ThinkPad SL500) 92 When installing: Make sure that the battery connector is attached firmly. 1210 Keyboard ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 93 nylon-coated (1) Note: Step 1 is only for ThinkPad SL400. For ThinkPad SL500, skip step 1. Step Icon Screw (quantity) Color Torque 1 94 Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque (1.7 kgfcm) When installing: Make sure that the connectors are attached firmly. 1220 Top case sub assembly (for ThinkPad SL400) ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 95 1 1 1 1 2 96 1230 Top case sub assembly (for ThinkPad SL500) ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 97 21 1 1 1 98 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 99 1240 LCD unit (for ThinkPad SL400) 100 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 101 102 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 103 104 1250 LCD unit (for ThinkPad SL500) ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 105 Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque 1 M2.5 10 mm, wafer-head, nylon-coated (2) Black 0.392 Nm (4 kgfcm) 2 M2.5 7 mm, wafer-head, nylon-coated (2) Black 0.167 Nm (1.7 kgfcm) 106 Page 108 1260 Frame L (magnesium frame assembly) ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 109 Table 39. Removal steps of Frame L (continued) 110 (1.7 kgfcm) 3 M2 5 mm, wafer-head, nylon-coated (1) Black 0.167 Nm (1.7 kgfcm) 1270 SATA-ODD connector boardThinkPad SL500) ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 1280 System board 112 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 114 a c b d VGA: When installing: Make sure that the connector is attached firmly. 1290 I/O board and I/O board FPC (for ThinkPad SL400) 116 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 1300 Small board (for ThinkPad SL400) 118 Table 43. Removal steps of small board (ThinkPad SL400) ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 120 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 121 122 board, and base cover (for ThinkPad SL500) ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 123 124 2010 LCD front bezel 2020 Inverter card For access, remove these FRUs in order: v 1010 Battery pack on page 63 126 2030 Integrated camera For access, remove these FRUs in order: v 1010 Battery pack on page 63 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 127 Note: Some models do not have the integrated camera. When installing: Make sure that the connector is attached firmly. 128 Table 49. Removal steps of antenna assemblies and camera cable (continued) ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 129 c d e a b f 130 Table 51. Removal steps of antenna assemblies and camera cable (continued) ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 131 dc e a b f 132 Table 53. Removal steps of LCD panel and LCD cable (continued) ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 133 Table 53. Removal steps of LCD panel and LCD cable (continued) 134 When installing: Make sure that the LCD cable is attached firmly. ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 135 Table 54. Removal steps of LCD panel and LCD cable 136 Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque (1.7 kgfcm) 3 M2.5 5 mm, wafer-head, nylon-coated (2) Black 0.392 Nm (4 kgfcm) Table 54. Removal steps of LCD panel and LCD cable (continued) ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 137 When installing: Make sure that the LCD cable is attached firmly. Locations Front view (for ThinkPad SL400) 138 Page Rear view (for ThinkPad SL400) 140 Bottom view (for ThinkPad SL400) ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 141 Front view (for ThinkPad SL500) 142 Page Rear view (for ThinkPad SL500) 144 Bottom view (for ThinkPad SL500) Parts list ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 145 Overall a 146 b c Table 55. Parts listOverall No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 147 43Y6481 R N Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 148 42W8034 R N 43Y6481 R N 42T0991 R ** 5 Intel Turbo Memory Minicard, 1.8 2 GB (half size) v 2743-CTO v 2746-CTO Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 149 42W7984 R N 42W8148 R N 42W8149 R N 150 43N7739 R N 42W7985 R N 43N7741 R N Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 151 42T4622 R * 42W8193 R N 42T4671 R * 152 CRU ID 9 Battery pack, Li-ion (6 cell) v 2743-CTO v 2746-CTO 41W0029 R ** 42T4621 R * 9 Battery pack, Li-ion (6 cell) v 2743-CTO v 2746-CTO 42T4623 R * 9 Battery pack, Li-ion (9 cell) v 2743-CTO, 25x, 4Jx v 2746-CTO, 24x, 25x Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 153 41W0031 R ** Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 154 41W0031 R ** Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 155 41W0035 R ** Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 156 41W0035 R ** 41W0037 R ** 11 Blu-ray combo drive, 12.7 mm v 2743-CTO, HUx, HVx v 2746-CTO, H4x, L4x Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 157 42T1543 R ** Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 158 41W0041 R ** Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 159 41W0047 R ** Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 160 41W0053 R ** Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 161 42T1545 R ** Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 162 41W0043 R ** Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 163 41W0049 R ** Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 164 41W0055 R ** Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 165 42T1547 R ** 41W0057 R ** 42T1705 R ** 166 43Y6511 R ** Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 167 40Y8402 R * 43Y6493 R ** 19 Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150 v 2743-CTO, H2x v 2746-CTO, H2x 168 40Y8403 R * Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 169 40Y8404 R * Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 170 43Y9694 R N Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 171 43Y9694 R N Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 172 42W7889 R N 43Y9695 R N Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 173 42W7891 R N Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 174 44C0727 R ** 42W8184 R N Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 175 44C0731 R ** 44C0729 R ** Table 55. Parts listOverall (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 176 44C0733 R ** LCD FRUs ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 177 14.1-in. WXGA TFT Table 56. Parts list14.1-in. WXGA TFT No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 178 44C0909 R N 44C0735 R N Table 56. Parts list14.1-in. WXGA TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 179 44C0737 R N Table 56. Parts list14.1-in. WXGA TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 180 42T0530 R N Table 56. Parts list14.1-in. WXGA TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 181 42T0524 R N Table 56. Parts list14.1-in. WXGA TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 182 42T0522 R N 42T0552 R N 42T0528 R N Table 56. Parts list14.1-in. WXGA TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 183 42T0550 R N 14.1-in. WXGA+ TFT No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 184 44C0909 R N 2 Microphone module v 2743-CTO 42T0526 R N 15.4-in. WXGA TFT Table 58. Parts list15.4-in. WXGA TFT No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 186 44C0909 R N 44C0735 R N Table 58. Parts list15.4-in. WXGA TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 187 44C0737 R N 44C5374 R N 7 Inverter card 42W7997 R N 8 Inverter cable 15W 44C5370 R N 188 42T0518 R N 42T0536 R N Table 58. Parts list15.4-in. WXGA TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 189 42T0516 R N 42T0546 R N 42T0534 R N 15.4-in. WSXGA+ TFT No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID 190 44C0735 R N 44C0909 R N Table 59. Parts list15.4-in. WSXGA+ TFT (continued) No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 191 44C5376 R N 42T0538 R N 42T0520 R N Keyboard 192 Miscellaneous parts AC adapters FRU P/N RoHS ID 194 92P1159 FRU P/N RoHS ID Power cords Recovery discs Windows XP Professional DVDs 196 Page Windows Vista Starter Edition (32 bit) DVDs 198 Windows Vista Home Basic (32 bit) DVDs ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 199 200 Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) DVDs ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 201 Language P/N RoHS ID Windows Vista Business (32 bit) DVDs 202 Page Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit) DVDs 204 Common service tools ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 205 Page Notices Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 Trademarks 208