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... 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 . . . . . 28 Power system checkout 29 Checking the AC adapter 29 Checking operational charging 30 Checking ... index 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 55 ...
... 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 . . . . . 28 Power system checkout 29 Checking the AC adapter 29 Checking operational charging 30 Checking ... index 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 55 ...
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...If you go to the checkout guide, be sure to replace a nondefective FRU. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 23 Consider replacing a FRU only when a problem recurs. Some descriptions might have nothing...does not recur, do with another FRU of a single, unreproducible failure. v Before replacing any ThinkPad model that have been altered. "PC-Doctor for a variety of the machine and the FRU ...program. General checkout This chapter presents following important notes. "Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for Windows" on removing and replacing FRUs. "PC-Doctor for DOS" on page 29 The ...
...If you go to the checkout guide, be sure to replace a nondefective FRU. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 23 Consider replacing a FRU only when a problem recurs. Some descriptions might have nothing...does not recur, do with another FRU of a single, unreproducible failure. v Before replacing any ThinkPad model that have been altered. "PC-Doctor for a variety of the machine and the FRU ...program. General checkout This chapter presents following important notes. "Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for Windows" on removing and replacing FRUs. "PC-Doctor for DOS" on page 29 The ...
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...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. Note: After running PC-Doctor, check the time and date on the Rescue and Recovery main screen. 28 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware ...Maintenance Manual Select one of ThinkPad computer, the Rescue and...
...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. Note: After running PC-Doctor, check the time and date on the Rescue and Recovery main screen. 28 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware ...Maintenance Manual Select one of ThinkPad computer, the Rescue and...
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... check the battery pack, do not click), and the percentage of the total power remaining when installed in the icon tray of the Windows® taskbar and wait for a while. Remove the battery pack and measure the voltage between battery terminals 5 and 7. If the ...do the following figure: 7(-) 3 4 5 6(-) 2(+) 1(+) Terminal 1 7 Voltage (V dc) + 0 to charge. If the voltage is correct, replace the system board. 30 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual To get detailed information about the battery, double-click the Power Meter icon. Note: If the battery pack becomes hot...
... check the battery pack, do not click), and the percentage of the total power remaining when installed in the icon tray of the Windows® taskbar and wait for a while. Remove the battery pack and measure the voltage between battery terminals 5 and 7. If the ...do the following figure: 7(-) 3 4 5 6(-) 2(+) 1(+) Terminal 1 7 Voltage (V dc) + 0 to charge. If the voltage is correct, replace the system board. 30 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual To get detailed information about the battery, double-click the Power Meter icon. Note: If the battery pack becomes hot...
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.... Select your language and click Next. 3. If you . Read the license. Note: The remainder of a failure, no activity is normal. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 33 If you must use recovery discs, recovery takes at the same time so that you can recover the new drive with the...discs for several minutes at a time. Insert the bootable Start Recovery Disc into the Windows desktop several times and you agree with the pre-installed software when they will be posted on http://www.lenovo.com/spm Restoring the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs When the hard disk...
.... Select your language and click Next. 3. If you . Read the license. Note: The remainder of a failure, no activity is normal. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 33 If you must use recovery discs, recovery takes at the same time so that you can recover the new drive with the...discs for several minutes at a time. Insert the bootable Start Recovery Disc into the Windows desktop several times and you agree with the pre-installed software when they will be posted on http://www.lenovo.com/spm Restoring the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs When the hard disk...
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... be booted. Hard-disk password There are two modes for a scheduled fee. 34 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Supervisor password A supervisor password (SVP) protects the system ...there is displayed. 8. When the recovery process is complete, the Welcome to Microsoft Windows screen is no master HDP is booted. the system administrator enters both in the ...the password prompt does not appear when the operating system is available, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized servicers provide any ThinkPad computer: the power-on . For how to remove the POP, see...
... be booted. Hard-disk password There are two modes for a scheduled fee. 34 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Supervisor password A supervisor password (SVP) protects the system ...there is displayed. 8. When the recovery process is complete, the Welcome to Microsoft Windows screen is no master HDP is booted. the system administrator enters both in the ...the password prompt does not appear when the operating system is available, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized servicers provide any ThinkPad computer: the power-on . For how to remove the POP, see...
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... on password To remove a POP that has been forgotten, when the SVP and the master HDP are known, do the following : 1. When the ThinkPad logo comes up , immediately press F1 to enterBIOS Setup Utility. Press F10; How to remove the power-on the computer. 2. Select Power-On Password.... 6. Turn on the computer. 2. Type the current SVP in the Setup confirmation window, select Yes . The hard disk drive can be made available to the servicer, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized servicers provide any services to reset the user HDPs or to recover data from the hard ...
... on password To remove a POP that has been forgotten, when the SVP and the master HDP are known, do the following : 1. When the ThinkPad logo comes up , immediately press F1 to enterBIOS Setup Utility. Press F10; How to remove the power-on the computer. 2. Select Power-On Password.... 6. Turn on the computer. 2. Type the current SVP in the Setup confirmation window, select Yes . The hard disk drive can be made available to the servicer, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized servicers provide any services to reset the user HDPs or to recover data from the hard ...
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...ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual If Using Passphrase item is displayed in the menu, this function is the letter of the hard disk drive. Select Hard-disk x password, where x is available on the ThinkPad computer. 3. Type the current master HDP in the Setup Configuration window... directional keys to Security --> Password. Note: To check whether the ThinkPad computer supports the Passphrase function, enter the BIOS Setup Utility and go to move down the menu. 4. Select Password. 5. A pop-up window opens. 6. then leave the Enter New Password field blank, and press...
...ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual If Using Passphrase item is displayed in the menu, this function is the letter of the hard disk drive. Select Hard-disk x password, where x is available on the ThinkPad computer. 3. Type the current master HDP in the Setup Configuration window... directional keys to Security --> Password. Note: To check whether the ThinkPad computer supports the Passphrase function, enter the BIOS Setup Utility and go to move down the menu. 4. Select Password. 5. A pop-up window opens. 6. then leave the Enter New Password field blank, and press...
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... certain circumstances, the computer goes into standby mode automatically: v If a "suspend time" has been set on the power switch. Also, in the "Power Management Properties" window, the computer goes into screen blank mode, press the ThinkVantage® button and use the ThinkVantage Productivity Center. Screen blank mode If the time set...
... certain circumstances, the computer goes into standby mode automatically: v If a "suspend time" has been set on the power switch. Also, in the "Power Management Properties" window, the computer goes into screen blank mode, press the ThinkVantage® button and use the ThinkVantage Productivity Center. Screen blank mode If the time set...
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... battery (9 cells) 2.6 Ah v Ultrabay Slim Li Polymer battery (3 cells) (option) AC adapter v 65-watt type v 90-watt type Preinstalled operating system v Windows XP Professional v Windows Vista® Home Basic (32 bit) v Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) v Windows Vista Business (32 bit) v Windows Vista Business (64 bit) v Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit) ThinkPad T500 and W500 49 Table 7.
... battery (9 cells) 2.6 Ah v Ultrabay Slim Li Polymer battery (3 cells) (option) AC adapter v 65-watt type v 90-watt type Preinstalled operating system v Windows XP Professional v Windows Vista® Home Basic (32 bit) v Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) v Windows Vista Business (32 bit) v Windows Vista Business (64 bit) v Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit) ThinkPad T500 and W500 49 Table 7.
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Note: If you are using Windows 2000, the Serial Ultrabay Slim status indicator does not blink while a Serial Ultrabay Slim device is being detached. Turn off . 52 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Instead, a message box pops up when the process is ready to be attached or detached. then the indicator turns off...
Note: If you are using Windows 2000, the Serial Ultrabay Slim status indicator does not blink while a Serial Ultrabay Slim device is being detached. Turn off . 52 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Instead, a message box pops up when the process is ready to be attached or detached. then the indicator turns off...
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... the ThinkPad computers that... ThinkPad T500 and W500...the ThinkPad EasyEject...ThinkPad PC from the ThinkPad Essential Port Replicator...ThinkPad computer has been attached to change the Fn+F7 settings. v Fn+F9 Settings: Configures the settings for the following choices are displayed on to the ThinkPad...ThinkPad computer has been attached to a ThinkPad Essential Port Replicator and one or more USB devices have the ThinkPad...ThinkPad Essential Port Replicator. Each user needs to a ThinkPad Advanced Dock or a ThinkPad...ThinkPad PC from the ThinkPad Advanced Dock or the ThinkPad Advanced Mini Dock. Buttons...
... the ThinkPad computers that... ThinkPad T500 and W500...the ThinkPad EasyEject...ThinkPad PC from the ThinkPad Essential Port Replicator...ThinkPad computer has been attached to change the Fn+F7 settings. v Fn+F9 Settings: Configures the settings for the following choices are displayed on to the ThinkPad...ThinkPad computer has been attached to a ThinkPad Essential Port Replicator and one or more USB devices have the ThinkPad...ThinkPad Essential Port Replicator. Each user needs to a ThinkPad Advanced Dock or a ThinkPad...ThinkPad PC from the ThinkPad Advanced Dock or the ThinkPad Advanced Mini Dock. Buttons...
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Fn+ScrLk Enable or disable the numeric keypad. Fn+cursor keys These key combinations work with Windows Windows Media Player. Fn+Pause Has the same function as the SysRq key. ThinkPad T500 and W500 57 Fn+PrtSc Has the same function as the Break key. Fn key combinations (continued) Key combination Description Fn+Spacebar Enable the FullScreen Magnifier function. Fn+down arrow key works for the Play or Pause button, Fn+up arrow key for the Stop button, Fn+right arrow key for the Next Track button, and Fn+left arrow key for the Previous Track button. Table 10.
Fn+ScrLk Enable or disable the numeric keypad. Fn+cursor keys These key combinations work with Windows Windows Media Player. Fn+Pause Has the same function as the SysRq key. ThinkPad T500 and W500 57 Fn+PrtSc Has the same function as the Break key. Fn key combinations (continued) Key combination Description Fn+Spacebar Enable the FullScreen Magnifier function. Fn+down arrow key works for the Play or Pause button, Fn+up arrow key for the Stop button, Fn+right arrow key for the Next Track button, and Fn+left arrow key for the Previous Track button. Table 10.
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... be peeled off from the 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 label or wireless WAN ESN label 11... or two FCC labels, find duplicates of them in the label kit and apply them to apply the following figure: 1 1a 3 4 13 12 2 11 5 10 9 6 8 7 ThinkPad T500 and W500 99 For the location of several kinds. Check the old base cover; if it has one or two FCC labels.
... be peeled off from the 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 label or wireless WAN ESN label 11... or two FCC labels, find duplicates of them in the label kit and apply them to apply the following figure: 1 1a 3 4 13 12 2 11 5 10 9 6 8 7 ThinkPad T500 and W500 99 For the location of several kinds. Check the old base cover; if it has one or two FCC labels.
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Recovery discs Windows XP Professional DVDs Windows XP Professional is preinstalled as the operating system in the following models: v 2055-CTO, 62x, 63x, 64x, 65x v 2056-CTO, 63x v 2081-CTO v...5Yx, 5Zx, 6Mx, 6Nx, 6Yx, 7Px, 7Qx, 7Tx, 7Ux v 2083-CTO v 2087-CTO v 2088-CTO v 2089-CTO, 53x, 58x, 59x, 5Ax v 2241-CTO, 58x v 2242-CTO, 23x, 33x, 35x, 3Ax, 4Fx, 55x, 5Fx, 5Gx, 5Hx, 6Cx v 2243-CTO, 3Cx, 4Lx, 4Mx, 56x, 57x, 5Lx, 64x, 65x, 68x, 69x v 2246-CTO...CTO v 2261-CTO v 4058-CTO v 4061-CTO, 38x, 39x v 4062-CTO, 27x, 2Dx, 2Gx, 2Yx, 35x, 36x, 37x v 4063-CTO v 4064-CTO v 4065-CTO ThinkPad T500 and W500 193
Recovery discs Windows XP Professional DVDs Windows XP Professional is preinstalled as the operating system in the following models: v 2055-CTO, 62x, 63x, 64x, 65x v 2056-CTO, 63x v 2081-CTO v...5Yx, 5Zx, 6Mx, 6Nx, 6Yx, 7Px, 7Qx, 7Tx, 7Ux v 2083-CTO v 2087-CTO v 2088-CTO v 2089-CTO, 53x, 58x, 59x, 5Ax v 2241-CTO, 58x v 2242-CTO, 23x, 33x, 35x, 3Ax, 4Fx, 55x, 5Fx, 5Gx, 5Hx, 6Cx v 2243-CTO, 3Cx, 4Lx, 4Mx, 56x, 57x, 5Lx, 64x, 65x, 68x, 69x v 2246-CTO...CTO v 2261-CTO v 4058-CTO v 4061-CTO, 38x, 39x v 4062-CTO, 27x, 2Dx, 2Gx, 2Yx, 35x, 36x, 37x v 4063-CTO v 4064-CTO v 4065-CTO ThinkPad T500 and W500 193
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Table 53. Parts list-Windows XP Professional recovery DVDs Language Arabic Brazilian Portuguese Czech Danish Dutch English English (modem-disabled) Finnish French German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian ... 58Y0709 58Y0710 58Y0712 58Y0711 58Y0713 58Y0715 58Y0716 46V3492 58Y0717 58Y0719 58Y0720 58Y0722 58Y0721 58Y0706 58Y0723 58Y0724 58Y0725 58Y0727 58Y0714 58Y0726 RoHS ID R CRU ID N 194 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual
Table 53. Parts list-Windows XP Professional recovery DVDs Language Arabic Brazilian Portuguese Czech Danish Dutch English English (modem-disabled) Finnish French German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian ... 58Y0709 58Y0710 58Y0712 58Y0711 58Y0713 58Y0715 58Y0716 46V3492 58Y0717 58Y0719 58Y0720 58Y0722 58Y0721 58Y0706 58Y0723 58Y0724 58Y0725 58Y0727 58Y0714 58Y0726 RoHS ID R CRU ID N 194 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual
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Windows Vista Home Basic (32 bit) DVDs Windows Vista Home Basic (32 bit) is preinstalled as the operating system in the following models: v 2055-CTO v 2056-CTO v 2081-CTO v 2082-CTO v 2083-CTO v 2087-CTO v 2088-CTO v 2089-CTO v 2241-CTO v 2242-CTO, 28x, v 2243-CTO v 2246-CTO v 2247-CTO v 2261-CTO, 2Hx v 4058-CTO v 4061-CTO v 4062-CTO v 4063-CTO v 4064-CTO v 4065-CTO ThinkPad T500 and W500 195
Windows Vista Home Basic (32 bit) DVDs Windows Vista Home Basic (32 bit) is preinstalled as the operating system in the following models: v 2055-CTO v 2056-CTO v 2081-CTO v 2082-CTO v 2083-CTO v 2087-CTO v 2088-CTO v 2089-CTO v 2241-CTO v 2242-CTO, 28x, v 2243-CTO v 2246-CTO v 2247-CTO v 2261-CTO, 2Hx v 4058-CTO v 4061-CTO v 4062-CTO v 4063-CTO v 4064-CTO v 4065-CTO ThinkPad T500 and W500 195
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Table 54. Parts list-Windows Vista Home Basic (32 bit) DVDs Language P/N Czech Danish English English (modem-disabled) French German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Polish Romanian Serbian-... 46V3041 46V3023 46V3025 46V3024 46V3026 46V3028 46V3029 46V3030 46V3031 46V3032 46V3033 46V3034 46V3038 46V3020 46V3035 46V3036 46V3037 46V3040 46V3027 46V3039 RoHS CRU ID ID R N 196 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual
Table 54. Parts list-Windows Vista Home Basic (32 bit) DVDs Language P/N Czech Danish English English (modem-disabled) French German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Polish Romanian Serbian-... 46V3041 46V3023 46V3025 46V3024 46V3026 46V3028 46V3029 46V3030 46V3031 46V3032 46V3033 46V3034 46V3038 46V3020 46V3035 46V3036 46V3037 46V3040 46V3027 46V3039 RoHS CRU ID ID R N 196 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual
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... Polish 46V3056 Simplified Chinese 46V3046 Spanish 46V3057 Traditional Chinese 46V3059 Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong S.A.R.) 46V3051 Turkish 46V3058 ThinkPad T500 and W500 197 Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) DVDs Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) is preinstalled as the operating system in the following models: v 2055...-CTO v 2056-CTO v 2081-CTO, 52x v 2082-CTO, 7Dx v 2083-CTO v 2087-CTO v 2088-CTO v 2089-CTO v 2241-CTO v 2242-CTO, 27x, 38x, 39x...
... Polish 46V3056 Simplified Chinese 46V3046 Spanish 46V3057 Traditional Chinese 46V3059 Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong S.A.R.) 46V3051 Turkish 46V3058 ThinkPad T500 and W500 197 Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) DVDs Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) is preinstalled as the operating system in the following models: v 2055...-CTO v 2056-CTO v 2081-CTO, 52x v 2082-CTO, 7Dx v 2083-CTO v 2087-CTO v 2088-CTO v 2089-CTO v 2241-CTO v 2242-CTO, 27x, 38x, 39x...
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... (32 bit) DVDs Windows Vista Business (32 bit) is preinstalled as the operating system in the following models: v 2055-CTO, 2Bx, 2Cx, 2Dx, 2Ex, 2Lx, 2Mx, 2Nx, 2Px, 2Vx...5Xx, 5Yx, 5Zx, E1x, E2x, E3x, E4x v 2241-CTO, 3Wx, 3Xx, 3Yx, 3Zx, 42x, 43x, 44x, 4Xx, 5Sx, 5Tx, 5Ux, 5Zx, E1x, E2x, E3x, E4x v 2242-CTO, 22x, 25x, 26x, 32x, 34x, 36x, 37x, 4Ex, 4Kx, 6Bx v 2243-CTO, 2Bx, 2Cx, 3Bx, 4Dx, 4Ex, 4Nx, 4Px, 4Qx, 4Rx, 4Sx, 4Tx, 4Ux... 2Bx, 2Cx, 2Ex, 3Ax, 3Bx, 3Jx, 3Kx, 3Mx, 3Nx, 3Px, 3Qx, 3Rx, 3Sx v 4063-CTO, 33x, 3Fx, 4Cx v 4064-CTO, 2Vx v 4065-CTO, 2Wx 198 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual
... (32 bit) DVDs Windows Vista Business (32 bit) is preinstalled as the operating system in the following models: v 2055-CTO, 2Bx, 2Cx, 2Dx, 2Ex, 2Lx, 2Mx, 2Nx, 2Px, 2Vx...5Xx, 5Yx, 5Zx, E1x, E2x, E3x, E4x v 2241-CTO, 3Wx, 3Xx, 3Yx, 3Zx, 42x, 43x, 44x, 4Xx, 5Sx, 5Tx, 5Ux, 5Zx, E1x, E2x, E3x, E4x v 2242-CTO, 22x, 25x, 26x, 32x, 34x, 36x, 37x, 4Ex, 4Kx, 6Bx v 2243-CTO, 2Bx, 2Cx, 3Bx, 4Dx, 4Ex, 4Nx, 4Px, 4Qx, 4Rx, 4Sx, 4Tx, 4Ux... 2Bx, 2Cx, 2Ex, 3Ax, 3Bx, 3Jx, 3Kx, 3Mx, 3Nx, 3Px, 3Qx, 3Rx, 3Sx v 4063-CTO, 33x, 3Fx, 4Cx v 4064-CTO, 2Vx v 4065-CTO, 2Wx 198 ThinkPad T500 and W500 Hardware Maintenance Manual