IBM SL500 - Manual

Laser compliance statement Some models of ThinkPad computer are equipped from the factory with an optical storage device such as a CD-ROM drive or a DVD-ROM drive. Such devices are also sold separately as options. If one of these drives is installed, it is certified in the U.S. to conform to the req...

Important service information This chapter presents following important service information: v “Strategy for replacing FRUs” – “Strategy for replacing a hard disk drive” on page 18 – “Important notice for replacing a system board” on page 18 – “How to use error message” on page 18 v “Strategy for re...

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 ® or a Lenovo solution from an eSite, and have this configuration sent to fulfillment, where it is built and shipped directly to the cust...

warranty.vm&sitestyle=lenovo Select Warranty lookup. Input the MT and the Serial number and the list of key commodities will be returned in the PEW record under COMPONENT INFORMATION. v Business Partners using Eclaim will access PEW when performing Entitlement Lookup. Business Partners will ente...

Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for DOS The ThinkPad computer has a test program called PC-Doctor for DOS (hereafter called PC-Doctor .) You can detect errors by running the diagnostics test included in PC-Doctor. This section is an overview of the procedure. For details that depend on model-unique func...

Detecting system information with PC-Doctor PC-Doctor can detect the following system information: Hardware Info v System 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 Ha...

Checking the backup battery Do the following: 1. Power off the computer, and unplug the ac adapter from it. 2. Turn the computer upside down. 3. Remove the battery pack (see “1010 Battery pack” on page 63). 4. Remove the backup battery (see “1190 Backup battery (for ThinkPad SL400)” on page 91). 5. ...

Beep symptoms Table 3. Beep symptoms Symptom or error FRU or action, in sequence One beep and a blank, unreadable, or flashing LCD. 1. Reseat the LCD connector . 2. LCD assembly. 3. External CRT. 4. System board. One long and two short beeps, and a blank or unreadable LCD. 1. System board . 2. LCD a...

Intermittent problems Intermittent system hang problems can be due to a variety of causes that have nothing to do with a hardware defect, such as cosmic radiation, electrostatic discharge, or software errors. FRU replacement should be considered only when a problem recurs. When analyzing an intermit...

ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 This chapter presents following product-specific service references and product-specific parts information. v “Specifications” v “Status indicators” on page 52 v “FRU tests” on page 54 v “Fn key combinations” on page 56 v “FRU replacement notices” on page 58 v “Removing and ...

Status indicators The system status indicators show the status of the computer, as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Table 8. Status indicators Indicator Meaning 1 Power on The computer is on and ready to use. The power switch stays lit whenever the computer is on and is not lit when the computer is in ...

Fn key combinations The following table shows the function of each combination of Fn with a function key. Table 10. Fn key combinations Key combination Description Fn+F1 Reserved. Fn+F2 Lock your computer. Fn+F3 Select a power scheme that has been created by Power Manager. When you press this combin...

1020 Optical drive For access, remove this FRU: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 63 Table 12. Removal steps of optical drive 1 Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque 1 M2 × 3 mm, wafer-head, nylon-coated (1) Black 0.167 Nm (1.7 kgfcm) 3 2 64 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500Hardware Maintenance Manual

Table 13. Removal steps of HDD cover and HDD (continued) 3 When installing: Make sure that the HDD connector is attached firmly. 66 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500Hardware Maintenance Manual

1060 DIMM For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 63 v “1040 DIMM slot cover (for ThinkPad SL400)” on page 67 v “1050 DIMM slot cover (for ThinkPad SL500)” on page 67 Table 16. Removal steps of DIMM 2 1 1 Note: If only one DIMM is used on the computer you are servicing,...

1140 CPU For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 63 v “1100 Thermal door (for ThinkPad SL400)” on page 76 v “1110 Thermal door (for ThinkPad SL500)” on page 77 v “1120 Fan assembly” on page 78 v “1130 CPU thermal module” on page 81 Attention: CPU is extremely sensitive....

1170 Bluetooth daughter card (BDC-2.1) For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 63 v “1030 Hard disk drive (HDD) cover and HDD” on page 65 v “1150 Palm rest (for ThinkPad SL400)” on page 84 v “1160 Palm rest (for ThinkPad SL500)” on page 86 Table 30. Removal steps of BDC...

1210 Keyboard For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 63 v “1030 Hard disk drive (HDD) cover and HDD” on page 65 v “1150 Palm rest (for ThinkPad SL400)” on page 84 v “1160 Palm rest (for ThinkPad SL500)” on page 86 Table 34. Removal steps of keyboard Note: Step 1 is onl...

Table 37. Removal steps of LCD unit (for ThinkPad SL400) (continued) 3 4 Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque 3 M2 × 7 mm, wafer-head, nylon-coated (1) Black 0.167 Nm (1.7 kgfcm) 4 M2 × 3 mm, wafer-head, nylon-coated (1) Black 0.167 Nm (1.7 kgfcm) ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 101

Table 37. Removal steps of LCD unit (for ThinkPad SL400) (continued) 6 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque 6 M2 × 4 mm, wafer-head, nylon-coated (1) Silver 0.167 Nm (1.7 kgfcm) 9 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 103

Parts list This section contains following lists of the service parts. v “Overall” on page 146 v “LCD FRUs” on page 177 v “Keyboard” on page 192 v “Miscellaneous parts” on page 193 v “AC adapters” on page 194 v “Power cords” on page 195 v “Recovery discs” on page 196 v “Common service tools” on page...

Overall 1 2 4 5 a 6 b c 3 7 8 9 10 11 29 28 26 27 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 12 13 146 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500Hardware Maintenance Manual

Table 55. Parts list—Overall No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID CRU ID a - c See “Miscellaneous parts” on page 193. 1 LCD unit (see “LCD FRUs” on page 177.) 2 Keyboard bezel assembly for 14W 44C0934 R N 2 Keyboard bezel assembly for 15W 44C0936 R N 3 Structure frame assembly 14W 43Y9696 R N 3 Structure frame a...

LCD FRUs In ThinkPad SL400 and SL500, there are following types of LCDs. v “14.1-in. WXGA TFT” v “14.1-in. WXGA+ TFT” on page 184 v “15.4-in. WXGA TFT” on page 185 v “15.4-in. WSXGA+ TFT” on page 190 14.1-in. WXGA TFT 4 5 6 7 9 8 2 3 1 ThinkPad SL400 and SL500 177

14.1-in. WXGA+ TFT Table 57. Parts list—14.1-in. WXGA+ TFT No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID CRU ID 1 LCD bezel SL400 43Y9686 R N 2 Camera/microphone module v 2743-CTO, 25x, 36x, 3Ax, 3Ex, 3Mx, 3Qx, 3Vx, 4Fx, 4Jx, 4Kx, 4Mx, 4Ux, 5Kx, 79x, 7Lx, 7Nx, 87x, 88x, BCx, BDx, C4x, C5x, C7x, C9x, H7x, HMx, HNx, HPx, H...

Keyboard Table 60. Parts list—Keyboard Language P/N RoHS ID CRU ID Arabic 42T3884 42T3818 R N Belgian 42T3881 42T3815 Brazilian Portuguese 42T3900 42T3834 Bulgarian 42T4144 42T4140 Canadian French (058) 42T3871 42T3805 Canadian French (Acnor) 42T3870 42T3804 Czech 42T3889 42T3823 Danish 42T3878 42T3...

Recovery discs Windows XP Professional DVDs Windows XP Professional is preinstalled as the operating system in the following models: v 2743-CTO, 7Kx, 7Lx, 7Mx, 7Nx, 7Px, 7Qx, 7Rx, 7Sx, 7Tx, 7Ux, 7Vx, 7Wx, 7Xx, 7Zx, 82x, 83x, 84x, 85x, 86x, 87x, 88x, 89x, 8Ax, 8Bx, 8Cx, 8Dx, 8Ex, 8Fx, 8Gx, 8Hx, 8Jx, ...

Common service tools Table 72. Parts list—Common service tools Tool P/N Screwdriver kit 95F3598 1/4 ″ drive spinner handle 1650840 1/4 ″ Sq. to 1/4 ″ hex torx adapter 93F2838 TR7-TR-10 tamper resistant torx bits 00P6967 Removal tool antenna RF connector 08K7159 USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive II 4...

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vary significantly. Some measurements may have been made on development-level systems and there is no guarantee that these measurements will be the same on generally available systems. Furthermore, some measurements may have been estimated through extrapolation. Actual results may vary. Users of thi...