ThinkPad T61 and T61p 14.1-inch Hardware Maintenance Manual
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ThinkPad T61 and T61p 14.1-inch Hardware Maintenance Manual
Fifth Edition September Copyright Lenovo 2007
Contents
Recovery discs 156 Trademarks Common service tools 165
ThinkPad T61 and T61p 14.1-inch
About this manual
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Safety information
General safety
Electrical safety
ThinkPad T61 and T61p 14.1-inch Hardware Maintenance Manual
Safety inspection guide
Grounding requirements
Safety notice
Safety notices multilingual translations
Safety notice
Safety notice
Safety notice
Safety notice
Safety notice
Safety notice
Laser compliance statement
Safety information
ThinkPad T61 and T61p 14.1-inch Hardware Maintenance Manual
Before replacing parts
Strategy for replacing FRUs
Select Downloads and drivers
How to use error message
Strategy for replacing a hard disk drive
Important notice for replacing a system board
Using PEW
Dynamic Configure To Order CTO
FRU identification for CTO, CMV, and GAV products
Custom Model Variant CMV
Using the HMM
Using eSupport
Important information about replacing RoHS compliant FRUs
ThinkPad T61 and T61p 14.1-inch Hardware Maintenance Manual
General checkout
What to do first
Following are not covered under warranty
Checkout guide
Testing the computer
Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for DOS
Diagnostics Interactive Tests
ThinkPad T61 and T61p 14.1-inch Hardware Maintenance Manual
PC-Doctor for Windows
PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery
Detecting system information with PC-Doctor
Hardware Info
Power system checkout
Checking the AC adapter
Pin Voltage V dc
Checking the battery pack
Checking operational charging
Terminal Voltage V dc
Wire Voltage V dc
Checking the backup battery
Service Web site
Related service information
Power-on password
Passwords
Hard-disk password
Supervisor password
How to remove the power-on password
How to remove the hard-disk password
Select Power-On Password
Select Master HDP
Power management
Screen blank mode
Standby mode
Hibernation mode
Numeric error codes
Symptom-to-FRU index
0191 Run Bios Setup Utility, and then save
0190 Charge the battery pack
0199 Run Bios Setup Utility, and then save
Installed or press Esc to ignore
0251 Charge the backup battery for more
Than 8 hours by connecting the ac
0252 Reset the password by running Bios Setup
0260 Charge the backup battery for more
1820 Remove all but the reader that you set up
1805 Remove the Wireless USB card that you
For the authentication
1830 Install Dimm in Slot-0, but not in Slot-1
Error messages
No-beep symptoms
Beep symptoms
LCD-related symptoms
Undetermined problems
Intermittent problems
Feature Description
Specifications
Cmos RAM
ThinkPad T61 and T61p 14.1-inch
Status indicators
Blinking green
Indicator Meaning
Orange
Blinking orange slow
Turn off
FRU tests
Diagnostics --Other Devices--Optical Drive
Diagnostics --Diskette Drives
Diagnostics --Memory Test-Quick
Run Diagnostics --ThinkPad Devices --Fan
Key combination Description
Fn key combinations
Key combination Description
Key combination Description
Screw notices
FRU replacement notices
Plastic to plastic
Logic card to plastic
Restoring the serial number of the system unit
Retaining serial numbers
Retaining the Uuid
Select 2. Read S/N data from Eeprom
Reading or writing the ECA information
Removing and replacing a FRU
Battery pack
Ultrabay Slim device
Step Screw quantity Color Torque
Hard disk drive HDD cover, HDD, and HDD rubber rails
Removal steps of HDD cover, HDD, and HDD rubber rails
Step Icon Screw quantity Color Torque
Palm rest or palm rest with fingerprint reader
When installing When you attach the palm rest, do as follows
Installation of the palm rest
Installation of the palm rest
Dimm
Keyboard
Removal steps of keyboard
Modem daughter card MDC-1.5
Removal steps of MDC-1.5
M2 ⋅ 9.5 mm, flat-head, nylon-coated Black 167 Nm Kgfcm
PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN
ThinkPad T61 and T61p 14.1-inch Hardware Maintenance Manual
Installation of the PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN
PCI Express Mini Card for wireless WAN
Removal steps of PCI Express Mini Card for wireless WAN
Backup battery
SIM card slot
Keyboard bezel
Step Screw quantity Color Torque
Fan assembly
M2 ⋅ 9.5 mm, flat-head, nylon-coated Black 167 Nm Kgfcm
Installation of the fan assembly
1140 CPU
LCD assembly
Step Screw quantity Color Torque
When installing
Base cover
Step Screw quantity Color Torque
Step Screw quantity Color Torque
Be sure that the Ultrabay Slim device eject lever has
Installation of the PC Card slot bezel
ThinkPad T61 and T61p 14.1-inch Hardware Maintenance Manual
Speaker assembly
USB sub card with cable
M2 ⋅ 3.5 mm, flat-head, nylon-coated Black 167 Nm Kgfcm
M2 ⋅ 3 mm, flat-head, nylon-coated Silver 167 Nm Kgfcm
Structure frame
Remove the ac power jack cable Modem cable
Remove the CPU support plate
Installation of the system board
Important notices for handling the system board
System board and PC Card/ExpressCard slots assembly
Step Screw quantity Color Torque
ThinkPad T61 and T61p 14.1-inch Hardware Maintenance Manual
Step Screw cap Screw quantity Color Torque
LCD cover kit
Removal steps of LCD cover kit
Installation of the LCD cover kit
Installation of the LCD cover kit
Inverter card
Bluetooth daughter card BDC-2
Antenna assembly
Removal steps of antenna assembly
M2 ⋅ 4 mm, flat-head, nylon-coated Black 167 Nm Kgfcm
LCD magnesium frame assembly and hinge assembly
Step Screw quantity Color Torque
Remove the hinge assembly in step
LCD panel and LCD cable
Locations Front view
Bottom view
Rear view
Internal CRUs located behind an access panel
Parts list
External CRUs pluggable
External CRUs with latches
Overall
FRU
CRU
FRU no RoHS
FRU
FRU
FRU
Hgst
42T1501 Seagate 42T1309
42T1483 Seagate 39T2795
FRU
FRU
Hlds GDR-80887N-C2 Ubss
Hlds GSA-U10N Ubss
FRU
FRU
FRU
FRU
FRU
FRU
FRU
FRU
FRU
FRU
FRU
LCD FRUs
Inch XGA TFT
FRU
Inch SXGA+ TFT
FRU
13N7063 Clear plate kit 42W3657
Chicony
Language RoHS
Miscellaneous parts
Astec
AC adapters
Power cords
Region RoHS
Longwell Volex
Windows XP Professional CDs
Recovery discs
Parts list-Windows XP Professional recovery CDs
Windows Vista Home Basic 32 bit DVDs
Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit DVDs
Parts list-Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit DVDs
Windows Vista Business 32 bit DVDs
Parts list-Windows Vista Business 32 bit DVDs
Windows Vista Business 64 bit DVDs
Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit DVDs
Tool
Common service tools
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