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ThinkPad Hardware Maintenance Manual
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ThinkPad Hardware Maintenance Manual
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Contents
Common service tools Trademarks
About this manual
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Safety information
General safety
Electrical safety
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Safety inspection guide
Grounding requirements
Safety notices multilingual translations
Safety notice
Safety notice
Safety notice
Safety notice
Safety notice
Safety notice
Safety notice
Laser compliance statement
Safety information
ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual
Select Downloads and drivers
Before replacing parts
Strategy for replacing FRUs
Important notice for replacing a system board
How to use error message
Strategy for replacing a hard disk drive
Dynamic Configure To Order CTO
FRU identification for CTO, CMV, and GAV products
Using eSupport
Important information about replacing RoHS compliant FRUs
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General checkout
Following are not covered under warranty
What to do first
Checkout guide
Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for DOS
Testing the computer
Diagnostics Interactive Tests
Hardware Info
PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery
PC-Doctor for Windows
Utility
Pin Voltage V dc
Power system checkout
Checking the AC adapter
Terminal Voltage V dc
Checking the battery pack
Checking operational charging
Checking the backup battery
Wire Voltage V dc
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Related service information
Service Web site
Hard-disk password
Passwords
Power-on password
Supervisor password
Select Power-On Password
How to remove the power-on password
How to remove the hard-disk password
Select Master HDP
Standby mode
Power management
Screen blank mode
Hibernation mode
Symptom-to-FRU index
Numeric error codes
0199 Run Bios Setup Utility, and then save
0190 Charge the battery pack
0191 Run Bios Setup Utility, and then save
Installed or press Esc to ignore
0270 Charge the backup battery for more
0252 Reset the password by running Bios Setup
0260 Charge the backup battery for more
0271 Run Bios Setup Utility to reset the time
1830 Install Dimm in Slot-0, but not in Slot-1
1820 Remove all but the reader that you set up
For the authentication
Run Diagnostics --ThinkPad Devices
Error messages
Beep symptoms
No-beep symptoms
LCD-related symptoms
Intermittent problems
Undetermined problems
Specifications
Feature Description
Bluetooth wireless
Status indicators
Orange
Indicator Meaning
Blinking green
Blinking orange slow
FRU tests
Run Diagnostics --ThinkPad Devices --Fan
Interactive Tests --Mouse
Fn key combinations
Key combination Description
Key combination Description
Plastic to plastic
FRU replacement notices
Screw notices
Logic card to plastic
MTM on rear label
Retaining serial numbers
Select 2. Read S/N data from Eeprom
Product ID on rear label
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Reading or writing the ECA information
Removing and replacing a FRU
Before servicing ThinkPad
Removing the SIM card
Battery pack
Optical drive or second battery or travel cover
Step Screw quantity Color Torque
Solid state drive SSD or hard disk drive HDD
Removal steps of SSD or HDD
Dimm
Removal steps of Dimm
PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN
M2 ⋅ 3 mm, small-head, nylon-coated Silver 167 Nm Kgfcm
When installing
Wireless USB adapter or Intel Turbo Memory
Step Screw quantity Color Torque
Removal steps of wireless USB adapter or Intel Turbo Memory
Keyboard
Removal steps of keyboard
When installing the keyboard, do as follows
Installation of the keyboard
Backup battery
PCI Express Mini Card for wireless WAN
Step Screw quantity Color Torque
Removal steps of PCI Express Mini Card for wireless WAN
Palm rest or palm rest with fingerprint reader
Removal steps of palm rest
Bluetooth daughter card BDC-2
Keyboard bezel
Step Screw quantity Color Torque
Pull the cables out from the cable guide hole
Audio FPC and audio sub card
Step Screw quantity Color Torque
Speaker assembly
LCD assembly
M2 ⋅ 3 mm, small-head, nylon-coated Silver 167 Nm Kgfcm
When installing
VGA cable and DC-in connector
Removal steps of VGA cable and DC-in connector
System board, fan, and base cover assembly
Important notices for handling the system board
CPU
Step Screw quantity Color Torque
Step Screw quantity Color Torque
Application of the thermal grease
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LCD bezel assembly
Step Screw cap Screw quantity Color Torque
LCD panel and LCD cable
Important notice on handling the LCD panel
Removal steps of LCD panel and LCD cable
Step Screw quantity Color Torque
Removal steps of LCD panel and LCD cable
Integrated camera
Antenna assembly
Step Screw quantity Color Torque
Removal steps of antenna assembly
Removal steps of antenna assembly
Hinge L and hinge R
M2 ⋅ 3 mm, small-head Silver 167 Nm Nylon-coated Kgfcm
Removal steps of hinge L and hinge R
LED sub card, LED cable and LCD cover assembly
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Locations Front view
Rear view
Bottom view
Optional-service CRUs
Parts list
Self-service CRUs
Overall
FRU no RoHS
CRU
FRU
FRU
FRU
FRU
FRU
Thermal grease 91P8835 AC adapter see AC adapters on
LCD FRUs
Inch WXGA+ TFT
FRU
Keyboard
Language RoHS
Miscellaneous parts
FRU
AC adapters
Power cords
Region RoHS
Recovery discs
Windows XP Professional DVDs
Windows Vista Business 32 bit DVDs
Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit DVDs
Common service tools
Tool
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Trademarks
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