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... 40 Strategy for replacing FRUs for CTO, CMV, and GAV 41 Product definition 41 FRU identification for CTO, CMV, and GAV products 41 General checkout 43 What to do first 44 Checkout guide 45 Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for DOS . . . . 45 Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox (Lenovo System Toolbox 48 ...67 No-beep symptoms 67 LCD-related symptoms 68 Intermittent problems 69 Undetermined problems 69 Status indicators 71 Fn key combinations 75 FRU replacement notices 79 Screw notices 79 Retaining serial numbers 80 Restoring the serial number of the system unit 80 Retaining the UUID 80 ...
... 40 Strategy for replacing FRUs for CTO, CMV, and GAV 41 Product definition 41 FRU identification for CTO, CMV, and GAV products 41 General checkout 43 What to do first 44 Checkout guide 45 Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for DOS . . . . 45 Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox (Lenovo System Toolbox 48 ...67 No-beep symptoms 67 LCD-related symptoms 68 Intermittent problems 69 Undetermined problems 69 Status indicators 71 Fn key combinations 75 FRU replacement notices 79 Screw notices 79 Retaining serial numbers 80 Restoring the serial number of the system unit 80 Retaining the UUID 80 ...
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... toolcase away from walk areas so that other parts in a safe place, away from the muscles in a hazardous position. Replace any other people will not trip over it with labels or stickers. 2 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual If your feet. 3. v Insert the ends of your back. v Before you are servicing the machine. v Keep...
... toolcase away from walk areas so that other parts in a safe place, away from the muscles in a hazardous position. Replace any other people will not trip over it with labels or stickers. 2 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual If your feet. 3. v Insert the ends of your back. v Before you are servicing the machine. v Keep...
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... or regulations. Use only the battery in ignition or explosion of an incorrect battery can result in the appropriate parts listing when replacing the battery pack. Use of an incorrect battery can result in ignition or explosion of the battery. DANGER The battery pack contains... a standby battery, recharge it, throw it into your eyes or on after FRU replacement, make sure all screws, springs, and other small parts are in place and are present after washing. 8 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations. DANGER...
... or regulations. Use only the battery in ignition or explosion of an incorrect battery can result in the appropriate parts listing when replacing the battery pack. Use of an incorrect battery can result in ignition or explosion of the battery. DANGER The battery pack contains... a standby battery, recharge it, throw it into your eyes or on after FRU replacement, make sure all screws, springs, and other small parts are in place and are present after washing. 8 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations. DANGER...
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Safety information 9 DANGER Unless hot swap is allowed for the FRU being replaced, do not remove the plastic cover that protects the lower part of the inverter card. DANGER To avoid shock, do as follows before removing it: power off the computer, unplug all power cords from electrical outlets, remove the battery pack, and disconnect any interconnecting cables. DANGER Though the main batteries have low voltage, a shorted or grounded battery can produce enough current to burn personnel or combustible materials.
Safety information 9 DANGER Unless hot swap is allowed for the FRU being replaced, do not remove the plastic cover that protects the lower part of the inverter card. DANGER To avoid shock, do as follows before removing it: power off the computer, unplug all power cords from electrical outlets, remove the battery pack, and disconnect any interconnecting cables. DANGER Though the main batteries have low voltage, a shorted or grounded battery can produce enough current to burn personnel or combustible materials.
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... computer or press Auto-detect button on the screen and install the necessary software. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 39 Follow the directions on the screen. 3. "Strategy for replacing a system board" on page 41 Important: BIOS and device driver fixes are available in the following... BIOS, do as follows: 1. "Product definition" on the customer support site http://www.lenovo.com/support System Disassembly/Reassembly videos that the latest BIOS is loaded to the system board before replacing any FRUs listed in obtaining or installing any software fixes, drivers, and BIOS downloads. ...
... computer or press Auto-detect button on the screen and install the necessary software. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 39 Follow the directions on the screen. 3. "Strategy for replacing a system board" on page 41 Important: BIOS and device driver fixes are available in the following... BIOS, do as follows: 1. "Product definition" on the customer support site http://www.lenovo.com/support System Disassembly/Reassembly videos that the latest BIOS is loaded to the system board before replacing any FRUs listed in obtaining or installing any software fixes, drivers, and BIOS downloads. ...
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...-to those settings remain in the computer you are instructed to replace either the processor board or the system board, and replacing one of the error. Important notice for the computer you are servicing. 40 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual then, when service has been completed, verify that... board, and then replace the other one FRU, any of the FRUs may be the cause of them does not correct the...
...-to those settings remain in the computer you are instructed to replace either the processor board or the system board, and replacing one of the error. Important notice for the computer you are servicing. 40 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual then, when service has been completed, verify that... board, and then replace the other one FRU, any of the FRUs may be the cause of them does not correct the...
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... of the machine label is the 4-digit MT and 3-digit model, where model = "CTO" (Example: 1829-CTO). serial number level. Strategy for replacing FRUs for CTO, CMV, and GAV Product definition Dynamic Configure To Order (CTO) This provides the ability for a customer to configure an IBM® ... and 1829-W15 will be accessed at a MT - FRU identification for CTO, CMV and GAV products at the following Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=LOOK-WARNTY Select Warranty lookup. GAVs are hard disk drives, system boards, microprocessors, Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs...
... of the machine label is the 4-digit MT and 3-digit model, where model = "CTO" (Example: 1829-CTO). serial number level. Strategy for replacing FRUs for CTO, CMV, and GAV Product definition Dynamic Configure To Order (CTO) This provides the ability for a customer to configure an IBM® ... and 1829-W15 will be accessed at a MT - FRU identification for CTO, CMV and GAV products at the following Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=LOOK-WARNTY Select Warranty lookup. GAVs are hard disk drives, system boards, microprocessors, Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs...
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...have been altered. "Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for DOS" on page 48 - v Before replacing any ThinkPad model that supports the PC-Doctor® for Windows" on removing and replacing FRUs. Consider replacing a FRU only when a problem recurs. Drives in this chapter apply to any FRU, ... on page 48 - "PC-Doctor for a variety of the correct model. Some descriptions might be sure to replace a nondefective FRU. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 43 v Replace a FRU only with a hardware defect, such as copying, saving, or formatting. Single failures can occur for ...
...have been altered. "Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for DOS" on page 48 - v Before replacing any ThinkPad model that supports the PC-Doctor® for Windows" on removing and replacing FRUs. Consider replacing a FRU only when a problem recurs. Drives in this chapter apply to any FRU, ... on page 48 - "PC-Doctor for a variety of the correct model. Some descriptions might be sure to replace a nondefective FRU. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 43 v Replace a FRU only with a hardware defect, such as copying, saving, or formatting. Single failures can occur for ...
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...the battery pack supplies power when you turn on the computer. 5. Check that power is acceptable, do the following: v Replace the system board. Unplug the AC adapter cable from the one of the following power supply checkouts: v "Checking the AC ... is supplied when you are here because the computer fails only when the AC adapter is used , replace the docking station or the port replicator. v If the power problem occurs only when the docking station or... computer. 6. Note: Noise from the AC adapter does not always indicate a defect. 52 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual
...the battery pack supplies power when you turn on the computer. 5. Check that power is acceptable, do the following: v Replace the system board. Unplug the AC adapter cable from the one of the following power supply checkouts: v "Checking the AC ... is supplied when you are here because the computer fails only when the AC adapter is used , replace the docking station or the port replicator. v If the power problem occurs only when the docking station or... computer. 6. Note: Noise from the AC adapter does not always indicate a defect. 52 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual
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... Remove the battery pack and measure the voltage between battery terminals 5 and 7. If the battery status indicator or icon does not turn on , replace the system board. If the charge indicator or icon still does not turn on . If it return to room temperature. To check your battery,... To check the battery pack, do not click), and the percentage of battery power remaining is displayed. If the voltage is correct, replace the system board. Checking operational charging To check whether the battery charges properly during operation, use a discharged battery pack or a battery pack...
... Remove the battery pack and measure the voltage between battery terminals 5 and 7. If the battery status indicator or icon does not turn on , replace the system board. If the charge indicator or icon still does not turn on . If it return to room temperature. To check your battery,... To check the battery pack, do not click), and the percentage of battery power remaining is displayed. If the voltage is correct, replace the system board. Checking operational charging To check whether the battery charges properly during operation, use a discharged battery pack or a battery pack...
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... board. Red (+) Black (-) Wire Red Black Voltage (V dc) +2.5 to +3.2 Ground v If the voltage is not correct, replace the backup battery. See the following : 1. v If the backup battery discharges quickly after replacement, replace the system board. 54 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Remove the battery pack (see "1090 Backup battery" on page 84). 4. Measure the voltage...
... board. Red (+) Black (-) Wire Red Black Voltage (V dc) +2.5 to +3.2 Ground v If the voltage is not correct, replace the backup battery. See the following : 1. v If the backup battery discharges quickly after replacement, replace the system board. 54 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Remove the battery pack (see "1090 Backup battery" on page 84). 4. Measure the voltage...
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...62 Service Web site: When the latest maintenance diskette and the system program service diskette become available, they will be posted on http://www.lenovo.com/spm Restoring the factory contents by you can recover the new hard disk drive with the pre-installed software when they arrive. The ...on which discs to begin the operating system recovery process. 5. If you use the recovery discs for several minutes at a time. If there is replaced because of time depends on the screen for the computer. Remove the disc and then click Yes. In this case, you agree with a Supplemental ...
...62 Service Web site: When the latest maintenance diskette and the system program service diskette become available, they will be posted on http://www.lenovo.com/spm Restoring the factory contents by you can recover the new hard disk drive with the pre-installed software when they arrive. The ...on which discs to begin the operating system recovery process. 5. If you use the recovery discs for several minutes at a time. If there is replaced because of time depends on the screen for the computer. Remove the disc and then click Yes. In this case, you agree with a Supplemental ...
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...hold down the F1 key, and then turn on the hard disk drive will be deleted. Select your language and click Next. 56 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Applications and Drivers Recovery Disc (one disc) This disc restores the Microsoft® Windows operating system. Supplemental Recovery Disc .... Press F10 to select Startup → Boot. Restoring the factory contents by using Recovery Disc Set When the hard disk drive is replaced because of DVDs to restore the computer to Microsoft Windows screen is on the screen to the original factory configuration using the following :...
...hold down the F1 key, and then turn on the hard disk drive will be deleted. Select your language and click Next. 56 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Applications and Drivers Recovery Disc (one disc) This disc restores the Microsoft® Windows operating system. Supplemental Recovery Disc .... Press F10 to select Startup → Boot. Restoring the factory contents by using Recovery Disc Set When the hard disk drive is replaced because of DVDs to restore the computer to Microsoft Windows screen is on the screen to the original factory configuration using the following :...
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... the password prompt does not appear. For models supporting the Passphrase function, press F1 while the POP icon is available, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized service technicians provide any services to reset either the user or the master HDP, or to the hard disk drive. Note:...: If the SVP has been forgotten and cannot be replaced for the HDP: User only and Master + User. Turn on the screen; Select Password. 58 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Remove the backup battery. Note: To check whether the ThinkPad Notebook you have forgotten, do the following: (A) If...
... the password prompt does not appear. For models supporting the Passphrase function, press F1 while the POP icon is available, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized service technicians provide any services to reset either the user or the master HDP, or to the hard disk drive. Note:...: If the SVP has been forgotten and cannot be replaced for the HDP: User only and Master + User. Turn on the screen; Select Password. 58 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Remove the backup battery. Note: To check whether the ThinkPad Notebook you have forgotten, do the following: (A) If...
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...The hard disk drive can be made available to the service technician, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized service technicians provide any services to reset the user HDPs or to ...Hard-disk x password, where x is selected and the user HDP has been forgotten and cannot be replaced for a scheduled fee. Type the current master HDP in the Setup confirmation window, select Yes. then... window, press Enter. 8. then enter the master HDP. If Using Passphrase item is available on the ThinkPad Notebook. 3. Select Password. 5. Press F10. 9. In the Changes have been removed. Select Yes in...
...The hard disk drive can be made available to the service technician, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized service technicians provide any services to reset the user HDPs or to ...Hard-disk x password, where x is selected and the user HDP has been forgotten and cannot be replaced for a scheduled fee. Type the current master HDP in the Setup confirmation window, select Yes. then... window, press Enter. 8. then enter the master HDP. If Using Passphrase item is available on the ThinkPad Notebook. 3. Select Password. 5. Press F10. 9. In the Changes have been removed. Select Yes in...
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...go to "Intermittent problems" on page 69 The symptom-to be any number. Then save the current setting by pressing F10. 62 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Do not replace a nondefective FRU. System board. 0176 System Security-The system has been tampered with. 1. System board. 0177 Bad SVP data,... narrative descriptions of the CRS2 setting save the current setting by diagnostic codes in the ThinkPad Notebooks, see the manual for each error detected in boldface type. Note: Do the FRU replacement or other actions in the sequence shown in the column headed "FRU or action, in...
...go to "Intermittent problems" on page 69 The symptom-to be any number. Then save the current setting by pressing F10. 62 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Do not replace a nondefective FRU. System board. 0176 System Security-The system has been tampered with. 1. System board. 0177 Bad SVP data,... narrative descriptions of the CRS2 setting save the current setting by diagnostic codes in the ThinkPad Notebooks, see the manual for each error detected in boldface type. Note: Do the FRU replacement or other actions in the sequence shown in the column headed "FRU or action, in...
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...CMOS checksum bad- Charge the backup battery for more than 8 hours by connecting the ac adapter. 2. DIMM. 3. Replace the backup battery. 3. DIMM. 2. System board. 02F7 Fail-safe timer NMI failed 1. Numeric error codes (continued) ...time clock error. 1. Charge the backup battery for more than 8 hours by connecting the ac adapter. 2. Replace the backup battery and run BIOS Setup Utility to reset the time and date. 0252 Password checksum bad-The ...you Unauthorized daughter card is plugged installed. System board. 64 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual
...CMOS checksum bad- Charge the backup battery for more than 8 hours by connecting the ac adapter. 2. DIMM. 3. Replace the backup battery. 3. DIMM. 2. System board. 02F7 Fail-safe timer NMI failed 1. Numeric error codes (continued) ...time clock error. 1. Charge the backup battery for more than 8 hours by connecting the ac adapter. 2. Replace the backup battery and run BIOS Setup Utility to reset the time and date. 0252 Password checksum bad-The ...you Unauthorized daughter card is plugged installed. System board. 64 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual
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The presence of a small number of dots that any replacement LCD will be replaced. v Lenovo will not provide replacement if the LCD is characteristic of R, G, B sub-pixels. v LCD backlight not working. v Characters missing pixels. FRU or action.... v One pixel consists of TFT LCD technology, but excessive pixel problems can cause viewing concerns. v LCD screen unreadable. LCD assembly. 68 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Reseat the LCD connectors. 2. LCD-related symptoms Important: The TFT LCD for "LCD-related symptoms." 2. LCD assembly. 3. ...
The presence of a small number of dots that any replacement LCD will be replaced. v Lenovo will not provide replacement if the LCD is characteristic of R, G, B sub-pixels. v LCD backlight not working. v Characters missing pixels. FRU or action.... v One pixel consists of TFT LCD technology, but excessive pixel problems can cause viewing concerns. v LCD screen unreadable. LCD assembly. 68 ThinkPad R500 Hardware Maintenance Manual Reseat the LCD connectors. 2. LCD-related symptoms Important: The TFT LCD for "LCD-related symptoms." 2. LCD assembly. 3. ...
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... FRU. 7. Rerun the test to a variety of causes that the power supply being used at least 10 times. 2. Non-ThinkPad devices b. Determine whether the problem has been solved. 6. If the problem remains, replace the following : 1. Verify that have no defects). Battery pack e. DIMM h. Intermittent problems Intermittent system hang problems can be considered...
... FRU. 7. Rerun the test to a variety of causes that the power supply being used at least 10 times. 2. Non-ThinkPad devices b. Determine whether the problem has been solved. 6. If the problem remains, replace the following : 1. Verify that have no defects). Battery pack e. DIMM h. Intermittent problems Intermittent system hang problems can be considered...
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... nylon-coated screws that you service this machine: v Keep the screw kit (for each step. Do the following country specifications. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 79 v Make sure that have a torque driver, refer to the torque shown in your tool bag. v Ensure torque screw drivers... This chapter presents notices related to tighten. Screw notices Loose screws can cause a reliability problem. In the ThinkPad Notebook, this chapter carefully before replacing any FRU. v Each one . Tighten screws as follows: v Plastic to plastic Turn an additional 90 degrees after the screw ...
... nylon-coated screws that you service this machine: v Keep the screw kit (for each step. Do the following country specifications. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 79 v Make sure that have a torque driver, refer to the torque shown in your tool bag. v Ensure torque screw drivers... This chapter presents notices related to tighten. Screw notices Loose screws can cause a reliability problem. In the ThinkPad Notebook, this chapter carefully before replacing any FRU. v Each one . Tighten screws as follows: v Plastic to plastic Turn an additional 90 degrees after the screw ...