Hardware Maintenance Manual
ThinkPad T530, T530i, and W530
Third Edition March Copyright Lenovo 2012
Contents
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Chapter 10. Removing or replacing a
Appendix A. Notices
About this manual
ThinkPad T530 and T530i
Machine type MT 2359, 2392, 2393, 2394, 2429, 2430, and ThinkPad W530
MT 2436, 2438, 2439, 2441, 2447, 2449, and
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Chapter 1. Safety information
General safety
Electrical safety
Safety inspection guide
Handling devices that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge
Safety notices multilingual translations
Grounding requirements
DANGER
Chapter 1. Safety information
DANGER DANGER DANGER DANGER DANGER DANGER
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DANGER
Chapter 1. Safety information
PERIGO PERIGO PERIGO
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PERIGO PERIGO PERIGO PERIGO PERIGO
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DANGER DANGER DANGER DANGER DANGER
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DANGER DANGER DANGER VORSICHT VORSICHT
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VORSICHT VORSICHT VORSICHT VORSICHT VORSICHT VORSICHT
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Laser compliance statements multilingual translations
Chapter 1. Safety information
English Arabic Brazilian Portuguese French German Hebrew Japanese
Korean Spanish Traditional Chinese
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Chapter 2. Important service information
Strategy for replacing FRUs
Before replacing parts
How to use error codes
Important notice for replacing a system board
Strategy for replacing FRUs for CTO, CMV, and GAV Product definition
Dynamic Configure To Order CTO
FRU identification for CTO, CMV, and GAV products
2. Click Warranty & Services 3. Click Check Warranty Status
2. Click Parts & Accessories
General Announce Variant GAV
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Chapter 3. General checkout
What to do first
Only certified trained personnel should service the computer
The following are not covered under warranty
Lenovo Solution Center
Checkout guide
Quick test programs
UEFI diagnostic program
Bootable diagnostic programs
2. Click Lenovo Bootable Diagnostics
Power system checkout
Checking the ac power adapter
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Checking the battery pack
Checking operational charging
Checking the backup battery
Chapter 4. Related service information
Restoring the factory contents by using the product Recovery Disc Set
Service Web site
Using the Windows recovery programs on the Windows 8 operating system
Resetting the computer to the factory default settings
Refreshing the computer
Using the advanced startup options
Recovering your computer from the Windows recovery environment
Creating and using recovery media
Creating recovery media
Passwords
Using recovery media
Power-on password
Hard disk password
Supervisor password
How to remove the power-on password
How to remove the hard disk password
Power management
Screen blank mode for the Windows 7 operating system only
Sleep mode
Hibernation mode
Symptom-to-FRU index
Numeric error codes
Table 2. Numeric error codes
Error messages
Beep symptoms
Table 2. Numeric error codes continued
Table 3. Error messages
No-beep symptoms
LCD-related symptoms
Intermittent problems
Undetermined problems
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Chapter 5. Installing and configuring RAID
Supported RAID levels
Important notices for setting RAID
RAID 0 - Striped disk array
Creating RAID volumes
Deleting RAID volumes
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Chapter 6. Status indicators
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Status indicators
Indicator
indicator
Meaning
Table 7. Status indicators continued
Indicator
Meaning
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Chapter 7. Fn key combinations
The following table describes the functions of Fn key combinations
Table 8. Fn key combinations
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Table 8. Fn key combinations continued
Fn+P
Has the same function as the Pause key on a conventional keyboard
Locating computer controls, connectors, and indicators
Chapter 8. Locations
Front view
Rear view
Bottom view
Locating FRUs and CRUs
This topic introduces the following service parts
CRU statement for customers
Major FRUs and CRUs
Self-service CRU
Optional-service
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Self-service CRU
Optional-service
Table 9. Major FRUs and CRUs continued
FRU description
LCD FRUs and CRUs
Table 10. LCD FRUs and CRUs
Miscellaneous kits and other FRUs
Looking up FRU information
Table 10. LCD FRUs and CRUs continued
Table 11. Miscellaneous kits
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Chapter 9. FRU replacement notices
Screw notices
CRU statement for customers
Plastic to plastic
Retaining serial numbers
Restoring the serial number of the system unit
Torque driver
Retaining the UUID
Reading or writing the ECA information
MTM on the rear label
Product ID on the rear label
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Chapter 10. Removing or replacing a FRU
General guidelines
CRU statement for customers
DANGER
1010 Battery pack
Before servicing ThinkPad T530, T530i, and W530
Important notice for replacing a battery pack
Removal steps of battery pack DANGER
1020 Serial Ultrabay Enhanced device or blank bezel
Removal steps of Serial Ultrabay Enhanced device or blank bezel
1030 Memory module slot cover
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Removal steps of memory module slot cover
1040 Memory module bottom slot
Removal steps of memory module bottom slot
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1050 Hard disk drive or solid state drive
Removal steps of hard disk drive or solid state drive
For hard disk drive and rubber rails
For solid state drive and spacers
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1060 Keyboard
Removal steps of keyboard
Installation steps of keyboard
3 , and then detach the connector
3. Lift the keyboard in the direction shown by the arrow
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1070 Memory module upper slot
Removal steps of memory module upper slot
1080 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN
Removal steps of PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN
Step
Screw quantity
Color
Torque
When installing
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Step
Screw quantity
Color
Torque
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Removal steps of mSATA solid state drive
Step
Screw quantity
Color
1100 ExpressCard blank bezel or ExpressCard
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Removal steps of ExpressCard blank bezel or ExpressCard
1.85 kgf-cm
1110 Keyboard bezel assembly
For access, remove these FRUs in order “1010 Battery pack” on page
“1030 Memory module slot cover” on page “1060 Keyboard” on page
“1100 ExpressCard blank bezel or ExpressCard” on page
Removal steps of keyboard bezel assembly
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1120 Bluetooth daughter card
1130 Backup battery
Removal steps of Bluetooth daughter card
Removal steps of backup battery DANGER
1140 Smart card, dummy smart card and spacer
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Removal steps of smart card
1150 Speaker assembly
Removal steps of dummy smart card and spacer
1.85 kgf-cm
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1160 Thermal fan assembly
Removal steps of speaker assembly
Removal steps of thermal fan assembly
4 3a 3d 4 3c 3b
For Integrated Graphics models For Switchable Graphics models
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1170 Microprocessor
For Workstation models
Removal steps of microprocessor
1180 LCD unit
Removal steps of LCD unit
Step
Screw cap
Screw quantity
When installing
Make sure that you attach the LCD connector firmly
1190 Base cover assembly
Removal steps of base cover assembly
Applying labels to the base cover
1200 I/O sub card
1210 System board assembly and magnesium structure frame
Removal steps of I/O sub card
Important notices for RAID setting
Location of major sensitive components on the system board
For Integrated Graphics models
Important notices for handling the system board
For Switchable Graphics models
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For Workstation models
d b c
Removal steps of system board and magnesium structure frame
2010 LCD bezel assembly
Removal steps of LCD bezel assembly
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2020 LED sub card
Removal steps of LED sub card
2030 Integrated camera
2040 LCD cable, camera cable, LCD panel, and hinges
Removal steps of integrated camera
Read this first before replacing the LCD panel
For ThinkPad W530 models with a color sensor
Removal steps of LCD cable, camera cable, LCD panel, and hinges
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2050 Antenna kit and LCD rear cover assembly
Removal steps of antenna kit and LCD rear cover assembly
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Appendix A. Notices
Lenovo United States, Inc 1009 Think Place - Building One
Morrisville, NC U.S.A Attention Lenovo Director of Licensing
Electronic emission notices
Trademarks
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