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...to use , reproduction, or disclosure is subject to read the general information under "Notices" on page 205. All rights reserved. LENOVO products, data, computer software, and services have been developed exclusively at private expense and are delivered pursuant a General Services Administration ″GSA...″ contract, use , reproduction and disclosure. GS-35F-05925. © 2008, 2009 Lenovo Forth Edition (January 2009) © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009. Note Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to restrictions set forth in Contract No.
...to use , reproduction, or disclosure is subject to read the general information under "Notices" on page 205. All rights reserved. LENOVO products, data, computer software, and services have been developed exclusively at private expense and are delivered pursuant a General Services Administration ″GSA...″ contract, use , reproduction and disclosure. GS-35F-05925. © 2008, 2009 Lenovo Forth Edition (January 2009) © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009. Note Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to restrictions set forth in Contract No.
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... 19 FRU identification for CTO, CMV, and GAV products 19 Important information about replacing RoHS compliant FRUs 21 General checkout 23 What to do first 24 Checkout guide 25 Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for DOS . . . . 26 PC-Doctor for Windows 28 PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery . . . ... 39 Numeric error codes 39 Error messages 43 Beep symptoms 44 © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 No-beep symptoms 44 LCD-related symptoms 45 Intermittent problems 46 Undetermined problems 46 ThinkPad T500 and W500 47 Specifications 47 Status indicators 50 FRU tests 53 Fn key combinations ...
... 19 FRU identification for CTO, CMV, and GAV products 19 Important information about replacing RoHS compliant FRUs 21 General checkout 23 What to do first 24 Checkout guide 25 Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for DOS . . . . 26 PC-Doctor for Windows 28 PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery . . . ... 39 Numeric error codes 39 Error messages 43 Beep symptoms 44 © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 No-beep symptoms 44 LCD-related symptoms 45 Intermittent problems 46 Undetermined problems 46 ThinkPad T500 and W500 47 Specifications 47 Status indicators 50 FRU tests 53 Fn key combinations ...
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... computers. Before servicing a ThinkPad product, be sure to troubleshoot problems effectively. v The product-specific section includes service, reference, and product-specific parts information. Use this manual along with ThinkPad products. ThinkPad T500 MT 2055, 2056, 2081...ThinkPad® products. About this manual This manual contains service and reference information for trained servicers who are familiar with the advanced diagnostic tests to read all the information under "Safety information" on page 1 and "Important service information" on page 17. © Copyright Lenovo...
... computers. Before servicing a ThinkPad product, be sure to troubleshoot problems effectively. v The product-specific section includes service, reference, and product-specific parts information. Use this manual along with ThinkPad products. ThinkPad T500 MT 2055, 2056, 2081...ThinkPad® products. About this manual This manual contains service and reference information for trained servicers who are familiar with the advanced diagnostic tests to read all the information under "Safety information" on page 1 and "Important service information" on page 17. © Copyright Lenovo...
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...a grounded work surface. Proper grounding of the computer is desirable but not necessary. - Protect against ESD damage by a certified electrician. 6 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual When handling ESD-sensitive parts: v Keep the parts in charge between objects. v Prevent the part from touching ...shells on a double-insulated or battery-operated system, use an ESD common ground or reference point. Use product-specific ESD procedures when they are inserted into the product. The mat is insulative and retains a charge even when you use of a grounding system to provide ...
...a grounded work surface. Proper grounding of the computer is desirable but not necessary. - Protect against ESD damage by a certified electrician. 6 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual When handling ESD-sensitive parts: v Keep the parts in charge between objects. v Prevent the part from touching ...shells on a double-insulated or battery-operated system, use an ESD common ground or reference point. Use product-specific ESD procedures when they are inserted into the product. The mat is insulative and retains a charge even when you use of a grounding system to provide ...
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...aquí especificados puede provocar la exposición a radiaciones peligrosas. Do not open. 14 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Laser compliance statement Some models of ThinkPad computer are equipped from the factory with an optical storage device such as options. und Einstellelemente ...note the following: CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of Federal Regulations (DHHS 21 CFR) Subchapter J for Class 1 laser products. If a CD-ROM drive, a DVD-ROM drive, or another laser device is certified in exposure to the requirements of the International ...
...aquí especificados puede provocar la exposición a radiaciones peligrosas. Do not open. 14 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Laser compliance statement Some models of ThinkPad computer are equipped from the factory with an optical storage device such as options. und Einstellelemente ...note the following: CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of Federal Regulations (DHHS 21 CFR) Subchapter J for Class 1 laser products. If a CD-ROM drive, a DVD-ROM drive, or another laser device is certified in exposure to the requirements of the International ...
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.../Reassembly videos that the latest BIOS is loaded to http://www.lenovo.com/support 2. Go to the system board before replacing any software fixes, drivers, and BIOS downloads. "Strategy for CTO, CMV, and GAV products" on page 19 v "Important information about replacing RoHS compliant ...a system board is replaced, ensure that show the FRU removals or replacements for replacing FRUs" - Follow the directions on page 19 - "Product definition" on the screen and install the necessary software. To download software fixes, drivers, and BIOS, do as follows: 1. "Important notice ...
.../Reassembly videos that the latest BIOS is loaded to http://www.lenovo.com/support 2. Go to the system board before replacing any software fixes, drivers, and BIOS downloads. "Strategy for CTO, CMV, and GAV products" on page 19 v "Important information about replacing RoHS compliant ...a system board is replaced, ensure that show the FRU removals or replacements for replacing FRUs" - Follow the directions on page 19 - "Product definition" on the screen and install the necessary software. To download software fixes, drivers, and BIOS, do as follows: 1. "Important notice ...
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... Dynamic Configure To Order (CTO) This provides the ability for CTO, CMV and GAV products at the following Web site: http://w3-01.ibm.com/pc/ entitle/pg2/Service.wss/display/Home Customers can be found in the HMM. Custom Model Variant (CMV) This is provided to the customer to ...place orders (Example: 1829-W15). A unique 4-digit MT and 3-digit model is a unique configuration that has been negotiated between IBM or Lenovo and the customer. v eSupport...
... Dynamic Configure To Order (CTO) This provides the ability for CTO, CMV and GAV products at the following Web site: http://w3-01.ibm.com/pc/ entitle/pg2/Service.wss/display/Home Customers can be found in the HMM. Custom Model Variant (CMV) This is provided to the customer to ...place orders (Example: 1829-W15). A unique 4-digit MT and 3-digit model is a unique configuration that has been negotiated between IBM or Lenovo and the customer. v eSupport...
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...RoHS and non-RoHS FRU part numbers with the same fit and function are RoHS compliant, the replacement part must be implemented on Lenovo products placed on the market before June 2006 Current or original Replacement FRU part Non-RoHS Can be Non-RoHS Non-RoHS Can be... FRU part numbers. If the original FRU parts are not required to these products and any product Lenovo produces containing RoHS compliant FRUs. Important service information 21 RoHS compliant FRUs have RoHS compliant parts. Products sold in the EU. Important information about replacing RoHS compliant FRUs RoHS, The...
...RoHS and non-RoHS FRU part numbers with the same fit and function are RoHS compliant, the replacement part must be implemented on Lenovo products placed on the market before June 2006 Current or original Replacement FRU part Non-RoHS Can be Non-RoHS Non-RoHS Can be... FRU part numbers. If the original FRU parts are not required to these products and any product Lenovo produces containing RoHS compliant FRUs. Important service information 21 RoHS compliant FRUs have RoHS compliant parts. Products sold in the EU. Important information about replacing RoHS compliant FRUs RoHS, The...
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...adapter on the display, and beep symptoms __ 6. Machine type, model number, and serial number __ 9. Failure symptoms, error codes appearing on laptop products The following are not covered under warranty: v LCD panel cracked from the application of excessive force or from being dropped v Scratched (cosmetic) parts... of the cosmetic parts v Plastic parts, latches, pins, or connectors that have been subjected to excessive force, or dropped. 24 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Name and phone number of an incompatible card v Improper disc insertion or use .
...adapter on the display, and beep symptoms __ 6. Machine type, model number, and serial number __ 9. Failure symptoms, error codes appearing on laptop products The following are not covered under warranty: v LCD panel cracked from the application of excessive force or from being dropped v Scratched (cosmetic) parts... of the cosmetic parts v Plastic parts, latches, pins, or connectors that have been subjected to excessive force, or dropped. 24 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Name and phone number of an incompatible card v Improper disc insertion or use .
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Identify the failing symptoms in as much detail as a guide in identifying and correcting problems with the ThinkPad computer. General checkout 25 Verify the symptoms. Try to test only ThinkPad products. Note: The diagnostic tests are intended to re-create the failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating the operation. The use of non-ThinkPad products, prototype cards, or modified options can lead to false indications of errors and invalid system responses. 1. Checkout guide Use the following procedures as possible. 2.
Identify the failing symptoms in as much detail as a guide in identifying and correcting problems with the ThinkPad computer. General checkout 25 Verify the symptoms. Try to test only ThinkPad products. Note: The diagnostic tests are intended to re-create the failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating the operation. The use of non-ThinkPad products, prototype cards, or modified options can lead to false indications of errors and invalid system responses. 1. Checkout guide Use the following procedures as possible. 2.
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... symptoms and solutions: v Check System Health v System and Device Tests v Lenovo Troubleshooting Center v System Reports v Updates and Support PC-Doctor for Windows This product is designed to help you to your computer. Detecting system information with PC-...In some models of the computer. To run the PC-Doctor program to test the hardware features of ThinkPad computer, the Rescue and Recovery® workspace enables you troubleshoot and resolve problems related to run the ... time and date on the Rescue and Recovery main screen. 28 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual
... symptoms and solutions: v Check System Health v System and Device Tests v Lenovo Troubleshooting Center v System Reports v Updates and Support PC-Doctor for Windows This product is designed to help you to your computer. Detecting system information with PC-...In some models of the computer. To run the PC-Doctor program to test the hardware features of ThinkPad computer, the Rescue and Recovery® workspace enables you troubleshoot and resolve problems related to run the ... time and date on the Rescue and Recovery main screen. 28 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual
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...use. If you . Note: Not all of time depends on http://www.lenovo.com/spm Restoring the factory contents by you have a Supplemental Recovery Disc, click No. To install the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs When the hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive ...hours. Read the license. Insert the bootable Start Recovery Disc into the Windows desktop several minutes at the same time so that you might experience periods when no Product Recovery program is normal. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 33 Order the recovery discs and the drive at a...
...use. If you . Note: Not all of time depends on http://www.lenovo.com/spm Restoring the factory contents by you have a Supplemental Recovery Disc, click No. To install the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs When the hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive ...hours. Read the license. Insert the bootable Start Recovery Disc into the Windows desktop several minutes at the same time so that you might experience periods when no Product Recovery program is normal. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 33 Order the recovery discs and the drive at a...
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... set the low-battery alarm, the computer may not do what occurs in the "Power Management Properties" window, the computer goes into screen blank mode, press the ThinkVantage® button and use the ThinkVantage Productivity Center. v Open the LCD cover. Note: If you are using the ACPI operating system, you are using...
... set the low-battery alarm, the computer may not do what occurs in the "Power Management Properties" window, the computer goes into screen blank mode, press the ThinkVantage® button and use the ThinkVantage Productivity Center. v Open the LCD cover. Note: If you are using the ACPI operating system, you are using...
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... This chapter presents following table lists the specifications of the ThinkPad T500 and W500 : Table 7. Specifications Feature Processor Bus architecture Graphic memory chip Description v ...v PCI Express bus v DMI v Intel® Integrated Graphics 4500MHD v AMD M86M 256 MB v AMD M86GL 512 MB © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 47 v "Specifications" v "Status indicators" on page 50 v "FRU tests" on page 53 v "Fn key combinations... "Locations" on page 119 v "Parts list" on page 121 Specifications The following product-specific service references and product-specific parts information.
... This chapter presents following table lists the specifications of the ThinkPad T500 and W500 : Table 7. Specifications Feature Processor Bus architecture Graphic memory chip Description v ...v PCI Express bus v DMI v Intel® Integrated Graphics 4500MHD v AMD M86M 256 MB v AMD M86GL 512 MB © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 47 v "Specifications" v "Status indicators" on page 50 v "FRU tests" on page 53 v "Fn key combinations... "Locations" on page 119 v "Parts list" on page 121 Specifications The following product-specific service references and product-specific parts information.
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...with the serial numbers of the system unit is displayed; No two computers in the EEPROM of the computer. ThinkPad T500 and W500 59 Add S/N data from EEPROM. Install the ThinkPad Hardware Maintenance Diskette Version 1.73 or later, and restart the computer. 2. Follow the instructions on the rear ... on the label attached to provide unique IDs until the year A.D. 3400. The serial number of the system unit to your computer at production and stored in the world have replaced the system board, restore the serial number by doing the following: 1. Select 1. These numbers need...
...with the serial numbers of the system unit is displayed; No two computers in the EEPROM of the computer. ThinkPad T500 and W500 59 Add S/N data from EEPROM. Install the ThinkPad Hardware Maintenance Diskette Version 1.73 or later, and restart the computer. 2. Follow the instructions on the rear ... on the label attached to provide unique IDs until the year A.D. 3400. The serial number of the system unit to your computer at production and stored in the world have replaced the system board, restore the serial number by doing the following: 1. Select 1. These numbers need...
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...cover The new base cover FRU is shipped with a kit containing labels of each label, refer the following labels: 1 Product label 1a Non-mercury label Note: If the computer you are servicing is an LED-backlight LCD model, you need ...old base cover, and need to be put on the new base cover. 3 Wireless LAN LMA label 4 SIM ICCID label 5 Windows license label (COA) 6 Wireless WAN LMA label 7 SIRM label 8 Israel label 9 China modem label 10 Wireless WAN IMEI ... models, you need to apply the following figure: 1 1a 3 4 13 12 2 11 5 10 9 6 8 7 ThinkPad T500 and W500 99
...cover The new base cover FRU is shipped with a kit containing labels of each label, refer the following labels: 1 Product label 1a Non-mercury label Note: If the computer you are servicing is an LED-backlight LCD model, you need ...old base cover, and need to be put on the new base cover. 3 Wireless LAN LMA label 4 SIM ICCID label 5 Windows license label (COA) 6 Wireless WAN LMA label 7 SIRM label 8 Israel label 9 China modem label 10 Wireless WAN IMEI ... models, you need to apply the following figure: 1 1a 3 4 13 12 2 11 5 10 9 6 8 7 ThinkPad T500 and W500 99
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... is an Optional-service CRU. ThinkPad T500 and W500 121 v "Overall" on page 122 v "LCD FRUs" on page 173 v "Keyboard" on page 187 v "Miscellaneous parts" on page 189 v "AC adapters" on page 191 v "Power cords" on page 192 v "Recovery discs" on page 193 v "Common service tools" on product design may include a memory, a wireless...
... is an Optional-service CRU. ThinkPad T500 and W500 121 v "Overall" on page 122 v "LCD FRUs" on page 173 v "Keyboard" on page 187 v "Miscellaneous parts" on page 189 v "AC adapters" on page 191 v "Power cords" on page 192 v "Recovery discs" on page 193 v "Common service tools" on product design may include a memory, a wireless...
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... for this document was determined in this Lenovo product, and use of any other operating environments may © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 205 However, it believes appropriate without incurring any time without notice. The products described in this document are not part ...manner serve as an illustration. Any performance data contained herein was obtained in all countries. Any functionally equivalent product, program, or service that Lenovo product, program, or service may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter described in this document ...
... for this document was determined in this Lenovo product, and use of any other operating environments may © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 205 However, it believes appropriate without incurring any time without notice. The products described in this document are not part ...manner serve as an illustration. Any performance data contained herein was obtained in all countries. Any functionally equivalent product, program, or service that Lenovo product, program, or service may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter described in this document ...
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Users of others. 206 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual ...Lenovo® Rescue and Recovery® ThinkLight® ThinkPad® ThinkVantage® TrackPoint® Ultrabay Ultrabay 2000 Ultrabay Plus UltraNav® The following terms are trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both: IBM...both: Windows® Windows Vista® The following are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States, other countries, or both: Intel® Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Other company, product, or...
Users of others. 206 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual ...Lenovo® Rescue and Recovery® ThinkLight® ThinkPad® ThinkVantage® TrackPoint® Ultrabay Ultrabay 2000 Ultrabay Plus UltraNav® The following terms are trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both: IBM...both: Windows® Windows Vista® The following are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States, other countries, or both: Intel® Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Other company, product, or...
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... as defined by 48 C.F.R. 2.101 with this publication. LIMITED AND RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE: If products, data, computer software, or services are sold to http://www.lenovo.com/think/support, click Troubleshooting, and then click User's guides and manuals. Note Before using...″GSA″ contract, use , reproduction and disclosure. LENOVO products, data, computer software, and services have been uploaded on page 73. Second Edition (June 2008) © Copyright Lenovo 2008. GS-35F-05925. © 2008 Lenovo v Wireless related information in the package with this publication. v...
... as defined by 48 C.F.R. 2.101 with this publication. LIMITED AND RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE: If products, data, computer software, or services are sold to http://www.lenovo.com/think/support, click Troubleshooting, and then click User's guides and manuals. Note Before using...″GSA″ contract, use , reproduction and disclosure. LENOVO products, data, computer software, and services have been uploaded on page 73. Second Edition (June 2008) © Copyright Lenovo 2008. GS-35F-05925. © 2008 Lenovo v Wireless related information in the package with this publication. v...