Page 5 - Contents; iii
Contents About this manual . . . . . . . . . . v Safety information . . . . . . . . . . 1 General safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Safety inspection guide . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Handling devices that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge . . . . ...
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Common service tools . . . . . . . . . 141 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 iv ThinkPad SL300 Hardware Maintenance Manual
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Electrical safety Observe the following rules when working on electrical equipment. v Find the room emergency power-off (EPO) switch, disconnecting switch, or electrical outlet. If an electrical accident occurs, you can then operate the switch or unplug the power cord quickly. v Do not work alone un...
Page 16 - DANGER
Safety notice 2 DANGER Some standby batteries contain a small amount of nickel and cadmium. Do not disassemble a standby battery, recharge it, throw it into fire or water, or short-circuit it. Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations. Use only the battery in the appropri...
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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...
Page 25 - Strategy; Before
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...
Page 27 - PEW
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...
Page 28 - support; Using
v Business Partners using Eclaim will access PEW when performing Entitlement Lookup. Business Partners will enter Loc ID, MT and Serial, and the key commodities will be returned in the Eclaim record under SYSTEM DETAILS. v Authorized IBM Business Partners can access Eclaim at the following Web site:...
Page 34 - Testing; Diagnostics
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...
Page 36 - Hardware
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...
Page 39 - Wire
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 “1160 Backup battery” on page 86). 5. Measure the voltage o...
Page 53 - symptoms
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...
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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...
Page 57 - Specifications; Feature
ThinkPad SL300 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 replacing ...
Page 60 - Indicator
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 ...
Page 64 - Key
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...
Page 72 - Step
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 SL300 Hardware Maintenance Manual
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Table 13. Removal steps of HDD cover and HDD (continued) 3 When installing: Make sure that the HDD connector is attached firmly. 66 ThinkPad SL300 Hardware Maintenance Manual
Page 76 - DIMM
1050 DIMM For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 63 v “1040 DIMM slot cover” on page 67 Table 15. Removal steps of DIMM 2 1 1 Note: If only one DIMM is used on the computer you are servicing, the card must be installed in SLOT-0 ( a : lower slot), but not in SLOT-1 ( b...
Page 85 - CPU
1110 CPU For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 63 v “1080 Thermal door” on page 72 v “1090 Fan assembly” on page 73 v “1100 CPU thermal module” on page 75 Attention: CPU is extremely sensitive. When you service the CPU, avoid any kind of rough handling. Table 23. Remo...
Page 87 - Black
Table 24. Removal steps of palm rest (continued) 4 3 3 3 3 4 Step Icon Screw (quantity) Color Torque 3 M2 × 9 mm, wafer-head, nylon-coated (4) Black 0.167 Nm (1.7 kgfcm) 4 M2 × 8 mm, wafer-head, nylon-coated (1) Black 0.167 Nm (1.7 kgfcm) 6 5 5 6 6 ThinkPad SL300 79
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1130 Bluetooth daughter card (BDC) 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 “1120 Palm rest” on page 78 Table 25. Removal steps of BDC 1 2 Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque 1 M2 × 3 mm, wafer-head, nylon-coate...
Page 92 - Keyboard
1150 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 “1120 Palm rest” on page 78 Table 27. Removal steps of keyboard 1 Step Icon Screw (quantity) Color Torque 1 M2 × 16 mm, wafer-head, nylon-coated (1) Black ...
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1190 I/O board For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 63 v “1020 Optical drive” on page 64 v “1030 Hard disk drive (HDD) cover and HDD” on page 65 v “1120 Palm rest” on page 78 v “1150 Keyboard” on page 84 v “1170 Top case sub assembly” on page 87 v “1180 Magnesium fra...
Page 99 - Silver
Table 31. Removal steps of I/O board (continued) 5 5 5 5 6 7 Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque 5 M2 × 4 mm, wafer-head, nylon-coated (4) Silver 0.167 Nm (1.7 kgfcm) 8 8 9 ThinkPad SL300 91
Page 123 - CRUs; OP
Parts list This section contains following lists of the service parts. v “Overall” on page 116 v “LCD FRUs” on page 129 v “Keyboard” on page 132 v “Miscellaneous parts” on page 133 v “AC adapters” on page 134 v “Power cords” on page 135 v “Recovery discs” on page 136 v “Common service tools” on page...
Page 124 - Overall
Overall 1 2 3 4 5 a 6 b c 7 8 9 26 25 23 24 5 21 22 d 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 11 116 ThinkPad SL300 Hardware Maintenance Manual
Page 125 - FRU
Table 41. Parts list—Overall No. FRU FRU no. RoHS ID CRU ID a - d See “Miscellaneous parts” on page 133. 1 LCD unit (see “LCD FRUs” on page 129.) 2 Keyboard bezel assembly for 13W 44C0932 R N 3 System board assembly, GM45 Intel integrated graphics, DDR2 v 2738-CTO, 24x, 25x, 26x, 27x, 28x, 29x, 2Ax,...
Page 137 - WXGA
LCD FRUs In ThinkPad SL300, there is a following type of LCD. v “13.3-in. WXGA TFT” 13.3-in. WXGA TFT 1 4 3 5 6 7 8 6 2 ThinkPad SL300 129
Page 140 - Language
Keyboard Table 43. 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...
Page 144 - Windows
Recovery discs Windows XP Professional DVDs Windows XP Professional is preinstalled as the operating system in the following models: v 2738-CTO, 2Mx, 2Nx, 2Zx, 72x, 73x, 74x, 75x, 76x, 77x, 78x, 79x, 7Ax, 7Bx, 7Cx, 7Dx, 7Ex, 7Fx, 7Gx, 7Hx, 7Jx, 7Lx, 7Mx, 7Nx, 7Px, 7Qx, 7Rx, 7Sx, 7Tx, 7Ux, 7Vx, 7Wx, ...
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Common service tools Table 54. 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...