Hardware Maintenance Manual

Chapter6.FRUreplacementnotices

Thischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingandreplacingparts.Readthischaptercarefullybefore

replacinganyFRU.

CRUstatementforcustomers:

Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called

a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothers

aredesignatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.For

optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider

installtheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,

LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyour

productandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.YoucanﬁndalistofCRUsforyour

productinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualcanbefoundat

http://www.lenovo.com/support.ClickGuides&Manualsandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructionstoﬁnd

themanualforyourproduct.YoumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectivepartthatisreplacedbytheCRU.

Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincluded

withthereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnot

receivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovo

LimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.

Commonservicetools

Belowisthelistofcommonservicetoolsthatyoumightneedwhileservicingthecomputer.

•Screwdriverkit

•1/4"drivespinnerhandle

•1/4"Sq.to1/4"hextorxadapter

•TR7-TR-10tamperresistanttorxbits

•RemovaltoolantennaRFconnector

•USB2.0CD-RW/DVD-ROMcombodriveII

•USBcable

•USBMaintenanceKey

•USBﬂoppydiskettedriveformaintenancediskette

•USBﬂoppydiskettedrivetoolkit

•TestcardforintegratedSmartCard

•LENOVOThinkPadHardwareMaintenanceDisketteVersion1.76orlater

Note:DownloadtheﬁlefromthefollowingWebsite:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

Screwnotices

Loosescrewscancauseareliabilityproblem.IntheThinkPadnotebookcomputer,thisproblemisaddressed

withspecialnylon-coatedscrewsthathavethefollowingcharacteristics:

•Theymaintaintightconnections.

•Theydonoteasilycomeloose,evenwithshockorvibration.

•Theyarehardertotighten.

Dothefollowingwhenyouservicethismachine:

•Keepthescrewkitinyourtoolbag.Forthepartnumberofthescrewkit,goto

http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup.

•Itisrecommendedtousenewscrews.