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... 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 PC-Doctor for Windows 48 PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery . . . . . 49 FRU tests 50 Power system checkout...ECA information . . . 79 Removing and replacing a FRU . . . . 81 Before servicing ThinkPad X301 82 1010 Battery pack 83 1020 Optical drive or second battery or travel cover 84 1030 Solid state drive (SSD) or hard disk drive (HDD 85 1040 DIMM 87 1050 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN . . . 89 1060...
... 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 PC-Doctor for Windows 48 PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery . . . . . 49 FRU tests 50 Power system checkout...ECA information . . . 79 Removing and replacing a FRU . . . . 81 Before servicing ThinkPad X301 82 1010 Battery pack 83 1020 Optical drive or second battery or travel cover 84 1030 Solid state drive (SSD) or hard disk drive (HDD 85 1040 DIMM 87 1050 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN . . . 89 1060...
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...1. Enter the product number of the computer or press Auto-detect button on the screen and install the necessary software. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 39 "Product definition" on page 40 - Customers in Canada should call the Customer Support Center at 800-426-7378 if...CTO, CMV, and GAV products" on the customer support site http://www.lenovo.com/support System Disassembly/Reassembly videos that all machine types supported by this manual. Select Downloads and drivers. 4. "FRU identification for replacing a hard disk drive" on page 41 - "Important notice for CTO, CMV, and GAV"...
...1. Enter the product number of the computer or press Auto-detect button on the screen and install the necessary software. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 39 "Product definition" on page 40 - Customers in Canada should call the Customer Support Center at 800-426-7378 if...CTO, CMV, and GAV products" on the customer support site http://www.lenovo.com/support System Disassembly/Reassembly videos that all machine types supported by this manual. Select Downloads and drivers. 4. "FRU identification for replacing a hard disk drive" on page 41 - "Important notice for CTO, CMV, and GAV"...
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... that those components, and may be the cause of the error. Attention: The drive startup sequence in effect. Important notice for replacing a hard disk drive Always try to run a low-level format before replacing a hard disk drive. Attention: When handling a system board: v Do not drop a system board ...FRU Index for the computer you select an incorrect drive, data or programs can cause damage to those settings remain in the computer you are servicing may alter the settings. If you are servicing. 40 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual Use the following strategy to prevent...
... that those components, and may be the cause of the error. Attention: The drive startup sequence in effect. Important notice for replacing a hard disk drive Always try to run a low-level format before replacing a hard disk drive. Attention: When handling a system board: v Do not drop a system board ...FRU Index for the computer you select an incorrect drive, data or programs can cause damage to those settings remain in the computer you are servicing may alter the settings. If you are servicing. 40 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual Use the following strategy to prevent...
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...1829-CTO). Custom Model Variant (CMV) This is a special bid offering. A CMV is a unique configuration that has been negotiated between IBM or Lenovo and the customer. v eSupport will show both the CTO and CMV machine type models (Example: 1829-CTO and 1829-W15 will be accessed at...: 1829-W15). Also, PEW, eSupport, and the HMM will load these products under COMPONENT INFORMATION. Again, CMVs are custom models and are hard disk drives, system boards, microprocessors, Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs), and memory. Using PEW v PEW is provided to the customer to identify which FRUs are...
...1829-CTO). Custom Model Variant (CMV) This is a special bid offering. A CMV is a unique configuration that has been negotiated between IBM or Lenovo and the customer. v eSupport will show both the CTO and CMV machine type models (Example: 1829-CTO and 1829-W15 will be accessed at...: 1829-W15). Also, PEW, eSupport, and the HMM will load these products under COMPONENT INFORMATION. Again, CMVs are custom models and are hard disk drives, system boards, microprocessors, Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs), and memory. Using PEW v PEW is provided to the customer to identify which FRUs are...
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... For Key Commodities (Examples - Under "View by Date" select SYSTEM SERVICE PARTS. hard disk drive, system board, microprocessor, LCD, and memory) v eSupport can be accessed at the MT Model level. 42 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual Business Partners will enter Loc ID, MT and Serial, and the key... applicable machine type model and FRU will be used to view the complete list of FRUs at the following Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/ support v To view the key commodities, click on PARTS INFORMATION, then PARTS LOOKUP. The key commodities will access PEW when...
... For Key Commodities (Examples - Under "View by Date" select SYSTEM SERVICE PARTS. hard disk drive, system board, microprocessor, LCD, and memory) v eSupport can be accessed at the MT Model level. 42 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual Business Partners will enter Loc ID, MT and Serial, and the key... applicable machine type model and FRU will be used to view the complete list of FRUs at the following Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/ support v To view the key commodities, click on PARTS INFORMATION, then PARTS LOOKUP. The key commodities will access PEW when...
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Date of purchase __ 5. Failing FRU name and part number __ 8. v If the spindle of a hard disk drive becomes noisy, it : __ 1. Date on laptop products The following symptoms might indicate damage caused by nonwarranted activities: v Missing parts might ... deformation, or discoloration of the cosmetic parts v Plastic parts, latches, pins, or connectors that have been subjected to excessive force, or dropped. 44 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual Date of service __ 3. Failure symptoms, error codes appearing on the display, and beep symptoms __ 6. Name and phone number of service...
Date of purchase __ 5. Failing FRU name and part number __ 8. v If the spindle of a hard disk drive becomes noisy, it : __ 1. Date on laptop products The following symptoms might indicate damage caused by nonwarranted activities: v Missing parts might ... deformation, or discoloration of the cosmetic parts v Plastic parts, latches, pins, or connectors that have been subjected to excessive force, or dropped. 44 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual Date of service __ 3. Failure symptoms, error codes appearing on the display, and beep symptoms __ 6. Name and phone number of service...
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... Configuration v Memory Contents v Physical Disk Drives v Logical Disk Drives v VGA Information v IDE Drive Info v PCI Information v PNPISA Info v SMBIOS Info v VESA LCD Info v Hardware Events Log Utility v Run External Tests v Surface Scan Hard Disk v Benchmark System v DOS Shell ... Systemboard v Video Adapter v Serial Ports v Fixed Disks v Diskette Drives v Other Devices v ThinkPad Devices v Communication v Wireless LAN v Advanced Memory Tests v Keyboard v Video v Internal Speaker v Mouse v Diskette v System Load v Optical Drive Test v Intel WLAN Radio Test Notes: v In the Keyboard test...
... Configuration v Memory Contents v Physical Disk Drives v Logical Disk Drives v VGA Information v IDE Drive Info v PCI Information v PNPISA Info v SMBIOS Info v VESA LCD Info v Hardware Events Log Utility v Run External Tests v Surface Scan Hard Disk v Benchmark System v DOS Shell ... Systemboard v Video Adapter v Serial Ports v Fixed Disks v Diskette Drives v Other Devices v ThinkPad Devices v Communication v Wireless LAN v Advanced Memory Tests v Keyboard v Video v Internal Speaker v Mouse v Diskette v System Load v Optical Drive Test v Intel WLAN Radio Test Notes: v In the Keyboard test...
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... and solutions: v Check System Health v System and Device Tests v Lenovo Troubleshooting Center v System Reports v Updates and Support 48 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual Select one of ThinkPad Notebook, PC-Doctor for Windows enables you to view symptoms of the following...the Windows operating system. v View Test Log v Print Log v Save Log v Full Erase Hard Drive v Quick Erase Hard Drive Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox (Lenovo System Toolbox) Lenovo ThinkVantage® Toolbox (Lenovo System Toolbox in Windows Vista® and Windows® XP) is a diagnostic program that determine...
... and solutions: v Check System Health v System and Device Tests v Lenovo Troubleshooting Center v System Reports v Updates and Support 48 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual Select one of ThinkPad Notebook, PC-Doctor for Windows enables you to view symptoms of the following...the Windows operating system. v View Test Log v Print Log v Save Log v Full Erase Hard Drive v Quick Erase Hard Drive Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox (Lenovo System Toolbox) Lenovo ThinkVantage® Toolbox (Lenovo System Toolbox in Windows Vista® and Windows® XP) is a diagnostic program that determine...
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.... Turn on the computer. 3. Run Diagnostics --> ThinkPad Devices --> Fan. 50 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual Diagnostics --> Systemboard 3. Then, run Diagnostics --> ThinkPad Devices --> HDD Active Protection Test. Remove any physical...drive without starting up the operating system. Press enter. 5. Diagnostics --> Video Adapter 2. Diagnostics --> CPU/Coprocessor 2. FRU tests FRU System board Power LCD unit Audio Speaker Keyboard Hard disk drive or solid state drive Diskette drive Optical drive Memory Fan Applicable test 1. Diagnostics --> ThinkPad...
.... Turn on the computer. 3. Run Diagnostics --> ThinkPad Devices --> Fan. 50 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual Diagnostics --> Systemboard 3. Then, run Diagnostics --> ThinkPad Devices --> HDD Active Protection Test. Remove any physical...drive without starting up the operating system. Press enter. 5. Diagnostics --> Video Adapter 2. Diagnostics --> CPU/Coprocessor 2. FRU tests FRU System board Power LCD unit Audio Speaker Keyboard Hard disk drive or solid state drive Diskette drive Optical drive Memory Fan Applicable test 1. Diagnostics --> ThinkPad...
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...Recovery takes several minutes at a time. In this case, you have a Supplemental Recovery Disc, insert it will be posted on http://www.lenovo.com/spm Restoring the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs, do not 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 (SSD) is replaced because of a failure, no action is normal. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 55 Select your language and click Next. 3. Read the license. If ...
...Recovery takes several minutes at a time. In this case, you have a Supplemental Recovery Disc, insert it will be posted on http://www.lenovo.com/spm Restoring the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs, do not 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 (SSD) is replaced because of a failure, no action is normal. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 55 Select your language and click Next. 3. Read the license. If ...
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... you hear repeating beeps, release the F1 key. Make the CD/DVD drive the first startup device in the startup sequence using Recovery Disc Set When the hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD) is on page 155. Use the arrow keys to save the Setup Utility ... computer. b. Restoring the factory contents by using the following : Note: Recovery takes several hours. Select your language and click Next. 56 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual The length of time depends on the computer. When the recovery process is complete, the Welcome to complete the Windows setup....
... you hear repeating beeps, release the F1 key. Make the CD/DVD drive the first startup device in the startup sequence using Recovery Disc Set When the hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD) is on page 155. Use the arrow keys to save the Setup Utility ... computer. b. Restoring the factory contents by using the following : Note: Recovery takes several hours. Select your language and click Next. 56 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual The length of time depends on the computer. When the recovery process is complete, the Welcome to complete the Windows setup....
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... to save and exit the Setup Utility. Press F10 to restore the default settings. If any ThinkPad Notebook: the power-on by you agree with the terms and conditions, follow the instructions on ... Note: The rest of the data has been copied from being powered on password (POP), the hard-disk password (HDP), and the supervisor password (SVP). Power-on password A power-on password (... default settings, you might experience periods when no action is entered. Note: After restoring a drive to remove the power-on password" on the screen for any of these terms and conditions ...
... to save and exit the Setup Utility. Press F10 to restore the default settings. If any ThinkPad Notebook: the power-on by you agree with the terms and conditions, follow the instructions on ... Note: The rest of the data has been copied from being powered on password (POP), the hard-disk password (HDP), and the supervisor password (SVP). Power-on password A power-on password (... default settings, you might experience periods when no action is entered. Note: After restoring a drive to remove the power-on password" on the screen for any of these terms and conditions ...
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... the hard disk drive. For the other models, enter the POP. The system administrator then provides the user HDP to remove the hard-disk password" on the ThinkPad Notebook. 3. For models supporting the Passphrase function, press F1 while the POP icon is available, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized ...forgotten and cannot be replaced for the HDP: User only and Master + User. The POP has been removed. 5. Select Password. 58 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual The user must be made available to remove the battery pack, see "1080 Backup battery" on password To remove a...
... the hard disk drive. For the other models, enter the POP. The system administrator then provides the user HDP to remove the hard-disk password" on the ThinkPad Notebook. 3. For models supporting the Passphrase function, press F1 while the POP icon is available, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized ...forgotten and cannot be replaced for the HDP: User only and Master + User. The POP has been removed. 5. Select Password. 58 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual The user must be made available to remove the battery pack, see "1080 Backup battery" on password To remove a...
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In the Changes have been removed. 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 recover data from the hard disk drive. When the ThinkPad logo comes up window opens. 6. For models supporting the Passphrase function, press F1...
In the Changes have been removed. 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 recover data from the hard disk drive. When the ThinkPad logo comes up window opens. 6. For models supporting the Passphrase function, press F1...
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... LCD backlight turns off . Sleep (Standby) mode When the computer enters sleep (standby) mode, the following : v Press the Fn key. v The hard disk drive is a Windows 7 model, it does not support ThinkVantage Productivity Center. Note: You can also put the computer into sleep (standby) mode automatically: v ... v The CPU stops. In certain circumstances, the computer goes into screen blank mode, do not set on the power switch. 60 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual To cause the computer to what occurs in Power Manager. Select Power off . To end screen blank mode and resume...
... LCD backlight turns off . Sleep (Standby) mode When the computer enters sleep (standby) mode, the following : v Press the Fn key. v The hard disk drive is a Windows 7 model, it does not support ThinkVantage Productivity Center. Note: You can also put the computer into sleep (standby) mode automatically: v ... v The CPU stops. In certain circumstances, the computer goes into screen blank mode, do not set on the power switch. 60 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual To cause the computer to what occurs in Power Manager. Select Power off . To end screen blank mode and resume...
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...using the ACPI operating system and have set the mode to go into hibernation mode automatically in the boot record on the hard disk drive is read, and system status is turned on the resume timer elapses. Pressing Fn+F4 keys. When the power is restored...hibernation time" has been set on , the computer returns from the hard disk drive. Pressing the power button. - Note: The computer does not accept any operation with the keyboard, the TrackPoint, the hard disk drive, the parallel connector, or the diskette drive within that action. - Also, the computer goes into hibernation mode,...
...using the ACPI operating system and have set the mode to go into hibernation mode automatically in the boot record on the hard disk drive is read, and system status is turned on the resume timer elapses. Pressing Fn+F4 keys. When the power is restored...hibernation time" has been set on , the computer returns from the hard disk drive. Pressing the power button. - Note: The computer does not accept any operation with the keyboard, the TrackPoint, the hard disk drive, the parallel connector, or the diskette drive within that action. - Also, the computer goes into hibernation mode,...
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...-System battery is not correct. 0190 Critical low-battery error 1. Remove one Ethernet devices are found . Remove the Ethernet device that you installed; Reseat the hard disk drive. 2. System board. 021x Keyboard error. Run interactive tests of the keyboard and the auxiliary input device. 0220 Monitor type error-Monitor type does not... Setup Utility to EEPROM is not working. 1. Charge the battery pack. 2. Embedded Security hardware tamper detected. System board. 01CA More than 8 hours by pressing F10. 2. Hard disk drive. 4. DIMM. 2. DIMM.
...-System battery is not correct. 0190 Critical low-battery error 1. Remove one Ethernet devices are found . Remove the Ethernet device that you installed; Reseat the hard disk drive. 2. System board. 021x Keyboard error. Run interactive tests of the keyboard and the auxiliary input device. 0220 Monitor type error-Monitor type does not... Setup Utility to EEPROM is not working. 1. Charge the battery pack. 2. Embedded Security hardware tamper detected. System board. 01CA More than 8 hours by pressing F10. 2. Hard disk drive. 4. DIMM. 2. DIMM.
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...error FRU or action, in sequence 1805 Unauthorized Wireless USB card is plugged in the primary drive bay the customer is using a non-IBM or non-Lenovo hard disk drive (HDD), or an old generation IBM HDD which is installed. System board. 1820 More... hard disk drive. 3. System board. System board. 2102 1. Reseat the hard disk drive. 2. Table 2. Remove the Wireless USB card that you installed. 2. Run Diagnostics --> ThinkPad Devices --> HDD Active Protection Test. 2010 Warning: Your internal hard disk drive (HDD) may not function correctly on page 87. 2000 Hard Drive ...
...error FRU or action, in sequence 1805 Unauthorized Wireless USB card is plugged in the primary drive bay the customer is using a non-IBM or non-Lenovo hard disk drive (HDD), or an old generation IBM HDD which is installed. System board. 1820 More... hard disk drive. 3. System board. System board. 2102 1. Reseat the hard disk drive. 2. Table 2. Remove the Wireless USB card that you installed. 2. Run Diagnostics --> ThinkPad Devices --> HDD Active Protection Test. 2010 Warning: Your internal hard disk drive (HDD) may not function correctly on page 87. 2000 Hard Drive ...
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... only when a problem recurs. Turn off the computer. 2. Replace any FRUs. 3. Printer, mouse, and other external devices c. Battery pack d. Hard disk drive e. External diskette drive or optical drive f. Turn on page 52.) 1. Determine whether the problem has been solved. 6. LCD assembly Related service information 69 Verify that the power supply being... FRU (do not replace any damaged FRU. 3. Verify that have nothing to do the following FRUs one at least 10 times. 2. Non-ThinkPad devices b. DIMM g. If the problem remains, replace the following : 1. System board b.
... only when a problem recurs. Turn off the computer. 2. Replace any FRUs. 3. Printer, mouse, and other external devices c. Battery pack d. Hard disk drive e. External diskette drive or optical drive f. Turn on page 52.) 1. Determine whether the problem has been solved. 6. LCD assembly Related service information 69 Verify that the power supply being... FRU (do not replace any damaged FRU. 3. Verify that have nothing to do the following FRUs one at least 10 times. 2. Non-ThinkPad devices b. DIMM g. If the problem remains, replace the following : 1. System board b.
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...the computer. Note: Do not move the system while the green drive-in-use light is on the keyboard is not in the Optical bay device. To enable or disable Caps Lock mode, press the Caps Lock key. 72 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual Blinking green: Data is being transmitted. 8 .... This indicator stays lit whenever the computer is ready for use . Blinking orange (rapid): The battery is charged between 0% to the hard disk drive, the diskette drive, or the drive in sleep (standby) mode. When this indicator is on , and the radio link is on and ready to 5% of the capacity,...
...the computer. Note: Do not move the system while the green drive-in-use light is on the keyboard is not in the Optical bay device. To enable or disable Caps Lock mode, press the Caps Lock key. 72 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual Blinking green: Data is being transmitted. 8 .... This indicator stays lit whenever the computer is ready for use . Blinking orange (rapid): The battery is charged between 0% to the hard disk drive, the diskette drive, or the drive in sleep (standby) mode. When this indicator is on , and the radio link is on and ready to 5% of the capacity,...