Lenovo X301- Manual

Safety information This chapter presents following safety information that you need to be familiarwith before you service a ThinkPad Notebook. v “General safety” on page 2 v “Electrical safety” on page 3 v “Safety inspection guide” on page 5 v “Handling devices that are sensitive to electrostatic di...

General safety Follow these rules to ensure general safety: v Observe good housekeeping in the area of the machines during and aftermaintenance. v When lifting any heavy object: 1. Make sure that you can stand safely without slipping. 2. Distribute the weight of the object equally between your feet....

Electrical safety Observe the following rules when working on electrical equipment. v Find the room emergency power-off (EPO) switch, disconnecting switch, orelectrical outlet. If an electrical accident occurs, you can then operate the switchor unplug the power cord quickly. v Do not work alone unde...

Safety inspection guide The purpose of this inspection guide is to assist you in identifying potentiallyunsafe conditions. As each machine was designed and built, required safety itemswere installed to protect users and service technicians from injury. This guideaddresses only those items. You shoul...

Handling devices that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge Any computer part containing transistors or integrated circuits (ICs) should beconsidered sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD.) ESD damage can occur whenthere is a difference in charge between objects. Protect against ESD damage by...

Safety notices (multilingual translations) The safety notices in this section are provided in the following languages: v English v Arabic v Brazilian Portuguese v French v German v Hebrew v Japanese v Korean v Spanish v Traditional Chinese Safety information 7

Laser compliance statement (multilingual translations) The laser compliance statements in this section are provided in the followinglanguages: v English v Arabic v Brazilian Portuguese v French v German v Hebrew v Japanese v Korean v Spanish v Traditional Chinese Some models of ThinkPad Notebook are...

Alguns modelos de computador ThinkPad são equipados na fábrica com umdispositivo de armazenamento ótico, como uma unidade de CD-ROM ou deDVD-ROM. Tais dispositivos também são vendidos separadamente comoopcionais. Se uma dessas unidades estiver instalada, ela é certificada nos EstadosUnidos em confor...

Algunos modelos de sistemas ThinkPad están equipados de fábrica con undispositivo de almacenamiento óptico, como una unidad de CD-ROM o deDVD-ROM. Estas unidades también se venden por separado como opciones. Siestá instalada alguna de dichas unidades, se certifica que en los Estados Unidoscumple los...

Important service information This chapter presents following important service information that applies to allmachine types supported by this manual: v “Strategy for replacing FRUs”– “Strategy for replacing a hard disk drive” on page 40– “Important notice for replacing a system board” on page 40– “...

Use the following strategy to prevent unnecessary expense for replacing andservicing FRUs: v If you are instructed to replace a FRU but the replacement does not correct theproblem, reinstall the original FRU before you continue . v Some computers have both a processor board and a system board. If yo...

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 andshipped directly to the custo...

v Business Partners using Eclaim will access PEW when performing Entitlement Lookup. Business Partners will enter Loc ID, MT and Serial, and the keycommodities will be returned in the Eclaim record under SYSTEM DETAILS. v Authorized IBM Business Partners can access Eclaim at the following Web site: ...

General checkout This chapter presents following information: v “What to do first” on page 44 v “Checkout guide” on page 45– “Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for DOS” on page 45– “Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox (Lenovo System Toolbox)” on page 48– “PC-Doctor for Windows” on page 48– “PC-Doctor for Rescue a...

What to do first When you do return a FRU, you must include the following information in theparts exchange form or parts return form that you attach to it: __ 1. Name and phone number of service technician __ 2. Date of service __ 3. Date on which the machine failed __ 4. Date of purchase __ 5. Fail...

Checkout guide Use the following procedures as a guide in identifying and correcting problemswith the ThinkPad Notebook. Note: The diagnostic tests are intended to test only ThinkPad products. The use of non-ThinkPad products, prototype cards, or modified options can lead to falseindications of erro...

Testing the computer Note: The PC-Doctor diagnostic CD does not support any optical drives connected through USB devices or any others. It supports only the internal optical drive ofthe ThinkPad Notebook. To run the test, do as follows: 1. Turn off the computer. 2. Make sure that the internal optica...

The options on the test menu are as follows: Diagnostics Interactive Tests v Run Normal Test v Run Quick Test v CPU/Coprocessor v 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 Key...

PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery In some models of ThinkPad Notebook, the Rescue and Recovery ® workspace enables you to run the PC-Doctor program to test the hardware features of thecomputer. To run the test, click “Run Diagnostics” on the Rescue and Recovery main screen. General checkout 49

FRU tests The following table shows the test for each FRU. Table 1. FRU tests FRU Applicable test System board 1. Diagnostics --> CPU/Coprocessor 2. Diagnostics --> Systemboard 3. Place the computer on a horizontal surface, and run Diagnostics --> ThinkPad Devices --> HDD Active Protecti...

Power system checkout To verify a symptom, do the following: 1. Turn off the computer. 2. Remove the battery pack. 3. Connect the AC adapter. 4. Check that power is supplied when you turn on the computer. 5. Turn off the computer. 6. Disconnect the AC adapter and install the charged battery pack. 7....

Perform operational charging. If the battery status indicator or icon does not turnon, remove the battery pack and let it return to room temperature. Reinstall thebattery pack. If the charge indicator or icon still does not turn on, replace thebattery pack. If the charge indicator still does not tur...

5. Measure the voltage of the backup battery. See the following figure. Red (+) Black (-) Wire Voltage (V dc) Red +2.5 to +3.2 Black Ground v If the voltage is correct, replace the system board. v If the voltage is not correct, replace the backup battery. v If the backup battery discharges quickly a...

Related service information This chapter presents following information: v “Restoring the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs” v “Restoring the factory contents by using Recovery Disc Set” on page 56 v “Passwords” on page 57 v “Power management” on page 60 v “Symptom-to-FRU index” on pa...

8. When the recovery process is complete, the Welcome to Microsoft Windowsscreen is displayed. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete theWindows setup. Restoring the factory contents by using Recovery Disc Set When the hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD) is replaced because o...

5. Read the license. If you agree with the terms and conditions, select I accept these terms and conditions and then click Next . If you do not agree with the terms and conditions, follow the instructions on the screen. 6. Click Yes in the displayed window to begin the operating system recovery proc...

Note: There are two modes for the HDP: User only and Master + User . The Master + User mode requires two HDPs; the system administrator enters both in the same operation. The system administrator then provides the user HDP to thesystem user. Attention: If the user HDP has been forgotten, check wheth...

5. Select Power-On Password . 6. Type the current SVP in the Enter Current Password field. then leave the Enter New Password field blank, and press Enter twice. 7. In the Changes have been saved window, press Enter. 8. Press F10; then, in the Setup confirmation window, select Yes . How to remove the...

Power management To reduce power consumption, the computer has three power management modes:screen blank, sleep (standby in Windows XP), and hibernation. Screen blank mode If the time set on the “Turn off monitor” timer in the operating system expires, theLCD backlight turns off. To put the computer...

Also, in either of the following events, the computer automatically returns fromsleep (standby) mode and resumes operation: v The ring indicator (RI) is signaled by a serial device or a PC Card device. v The time set on the resume timer elapses. Note: The computer does not accept any input immediate...

Symptom-to-FRU index This section contains following information: v “Numeric error codes” v “Error messages” on page 66 v “Beep symptoms” on page 67 v “No-beep symptoms” on page 67 v “LCD-related symptoms” on page 68 v “Intermittent problems” on page 69 v “Undetermined problems” on page 69 The sympt...

Error messages Table 3. Error messages Symptom or error FRU or action, in sequence Device address conflict. 1. Load “Setup Defaults” in the BIOSSetup Utility . 2. Backup battery. 3. System board. Allocation error for device. 1. Load “Setup Defaults” in the BIOSSetup Utility . 2. Backup battery. 3. S...

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

LCD-related symptoms Table 6. LCD-related symptoms Symptom or error FRU or action, in sequence No beep, power-on indicator on, and ablank LCD during POST. System board . v LCD backlight not working. v LCD too dark. v LCD brightness cannot be adjusted. v LCD contrast cannot be adjusted. 1. Reseat the...

Intermittent problems Intermittent system hang problems can be due to a variety of causes that havenothing to do with a hardware defect, such as cosmic radiation, electrostaticdischarge, or software errors. FRU replacement should be considered only when aproblem recurs. When analyzing an intermitten...

Status indicators The system status indicators show the status of the computer, as follows: 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009 71

FRU replacement notices This chapter presents notices related to removing and replacing parts. Read thischapter carefully before replacing any FRU. Screw notices Loose screws can cause a reliability problem. In the ThinkPad Notebook, thisproblem is addressed with special nylon-coated screws that hav...

Retaining serial numbers This section includes the following descriptions: v “Restoring the serial number of the system unit” v “Retaining the UUID” v “Reading or writing the ECA information” on page 79 Restoring the serial number of the system unit When the computer was manufactured, the EEPROM on ...

The algorithm that generates the number is designed to provide unique IDs untilthe year A.D. 3400. No two computers in the world have the same number. When you replace the system board, you must set the UUID on the new systemboard as follows: 1. Install the LENOVO ThinkPad Hardware Maintenance Diske...

Removing and replacing a FRU This chapter presents directions and drawings for use in removing and replacing aFRU. Be sure to observe the following general rules: 1. Do not try to service any computer unless you have been trained and certified.An untrained person runs the risk of damaging parts. 2. ...

Before servicing ThinkPad X301 Removing the SIM card: Some models of the ThinkPad X301 you are servicing might have the SIM cardthat the customer has been installed. If the computer you are servicing has the SIM card, remove it before you start theservicing. To remove the SIM card, you need to remov...

1020 Optical drive or second battery or travel cover For access, remove this FRU: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 83 Table 10. Removal steps of optical drive or second battery or travel cover Note: For models with the travel cover, skip step 1 . 1 Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque 1 M2 × 6 mm, bind-h...

1030 Solid state drive (SSD) or hard disk drive (HDD) For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 83 v “1020 Optical drive or second battery or travel cover” on page 84 Table 11. Removal steps of SSD or HDD 2 1 Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque 2 Hard disk drive screw, nyl...

Table 11. Removal steps of SSD or HDD (continued) 3 When installing: Make sure that the SSD connector or HDD connector is attached firmly. 4 86 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual

1040 DIMM For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 83 v “1020 Optical drive or second battery or travel cover” on page 84 Table 12. Removal steps of DIMM Note: Loosen the screws 1 , but do not remove them. 1 2 Removing and replacing a FRU 87

1050 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 83 v “1020 Optical drive or second battery or travel cover” on page 84 Table 13. Removal steps of PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN Note: Loosen the screws 1 , but do not remove the...

Table 13. Removal steps of PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN (continued) In step 3 , unplug the jacks by using the removal tool antenna RF connector (P/N: 08K7159) or pick the connectors with your fingers and gently unplugthem in direction of the arrow. Note: Some models might have only two ant...

1060 Wireless USB adapter or Intel Turbo Memory Minicard For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 83 v “1020 Optical drive or second battery or travel cover” on page 84 Table 14. Removal steps of wireless USB adapter or Intel Turbo Memory Minicard Note: Loosen the screws...

1070 Keyboard For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 83 v “1020 Optical drive or second battery or travel cover” on page 84 Table 15. Removal steps of keyboard Attention: If a travel cover is installed on the computer you are servicing, you need to remove it before rem...

When installing the keyboard, do as follows: Table 16. Installation of the keyboard 1. Attach the keyboard connector. 2. Attach the keyboard so that the keyboard edges a are under the frame as shown in this figure. a a a Removing and replacing a FRU 97

1080 Backup battery DANGER Use only the battery specified in the parts list for your computer. Any otherbattery could ignite or explode. For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 83 v “1020 Optical drive or second battery or travel cover” on page 84 v “1070 Keyboard” on p...

1090 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless WAN For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 83 v “1020 Optical drive or second battery or travel cover” on page 84 v “1070 Keyboard” on page 95 Table 18. Removal steps of PCI Express Mini Card for wireless WAN In step 1 , unplug t...

Table 18. Removal steps of PCI Express Mini Card for wireless WAN (continued) 3 Note: Plug the red cable into the jack labeled MAIN on the card, and the blue cable into the jack labeled AUX . Removing and replacing a FRU 101

1100 Palm rest or palm rest with fingerprint reader For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 83 v “1020 Optical drive or second battery or travel cover” on page 84 v “1030 Solid state drive (SSD) or hard disk drive (HDD)” on page 85 v “1070 Keyboard” on page 95 Table 19....

1130 Audio FPC and audio sub card For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 83 v “1020 Optical drive or second battery or travel cover” on page 84 v “1050 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN” on page 89 v “1060 Wireless USB adapter or Intel Turbo Memory Minicard” on pa...

Table 24. Removal steps of LCD assembly (continued) When installing: 1. When you route the cables, make sure that they are not subjected to anytension. Tension could cause the cables to be damaged by the cable guides,or a wire to be broken. 2. Make sure that the LCD connector is attached firmly. Rem...

1160 VGA cable and DC-in connector For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 83 v “1020 Optical drive or second battery or travel cover” on page 84 v “1050 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN” on page 89 v “1060 Wireless USB adapter or Intel Turbo Memory Minicard” on p...

1170 System board, fan, and base cover assembly Important notices for handling the system board: When handling the system board, bear the following in mind. v The system board has an accelerometer, which can be broken by applyingseveral thousands of G-forces. Note: Dropping a system board from a hei...

Table 27. Application of the thermal grease When installing: Before you attach the fan assembly to the computer, apply thermal grease, at an amount of 0.2 grams, on the part marked a as in the following figure. Either too much or too less application of grease can cause athermal problem due to imper...

Note: Applying labels to the base cover The new base cover FRU is shipped with a kit containing labels of several kinds.When you replace the base cover, you need to apply the following labels: 11 Homologation label 13 Product label Following labels need to be peeled off from the old base cover, and ...

2020 LCD panel and LCD cable For access, remove these FRUs, in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 83 v “1020 Optical drive or second battery or travel cover” on page 84 v “1050 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN” on page 89 v “1060 Wireless USB adapter or Intel Turbo Memory Minicard” on page 9...

Table 29. Removal steps of LCD panel and LCD cable 1 Attention: Unplug the LCD cable with holding the left and right edges of the connector with your fingers, and gently pull the connector toward you. DO NOTunplug it with pulling the cable. Applying tension could cause the cable to bedamaged or a wi...

Table 29. Removal steps of LCD panel and LCD cable (continued) Cable routing: When you install the LCD cable, route the cable as shown in this figure. 126 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual

2060 LED sub card, LED cable and LCD cover assembly For access, remove these FRUs in order: v “1010 Battery pack” on page 83 v “1020 Optical drive or second battery or travel cover” on page 84 v “1050 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN” on page 89 v “1060 Wireless USB adapter or Intel Turbo Memo...

Locations This chapter presents the location of ThinkPad X301 features and hardware. Front view 1 Integrated camera 2 ThinkLight 3 Status indicators Note: For the description of each indicator, see “Status indicators” on page 71. 4 Power switch 5 Security keyhole 6 Optical drive or second battery or...

Parts list This section contains following lists of the service parts. v “Overall” on page 138 v “LCD FRUs” on page 148 v “Keyboard” on page 150 v “Miscellaneous parts” on page 151 v “AC adapters” on page 153 v “Power cords” on page 154 v “Recovery discs” on page 155 v “Common service tools” on page...

Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 b 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 a 7 138 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual

LCD FRUs 1 2 3 4 5 a 7 6 9 8 10 Table 35. Parts list—13.3-inch WXGA+ TFT No. FRU FRU no. CRU ID a See “Miscellaneous parts” on page 151. 1 LCD bezel assembly 44C0862 N 2 LCD module, 13.3-inch WXGA+ 42T0476 N 148 ThinkPad X301 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Keyboard Language P/N CRU ID Arabic 42T3615 ** Belgian 42T3612 Brazilian Portuguese 42T3631 Bulgarian 44C9255 Canadian French (058) 42T3602 Canadian French (Acnor) 42T3601 Czech 42T3620 Danish 42T3609 Dutch 42T3606 Finnish, Swedish 42T3607 French 42T3605 German 42T3603 Greek (U.S. English and Greek ...

Miscellaneous parts Table 36. Parts list—Miscellaneous parts FRU P/N CRU ID Screw kit (including nylon-coated screws): v M2 × 3 mm (silver), small head (35) v M2 × 4 mm (black), bind head (15) v M2 × 4 mm (black), small head (4) v M2 × 6 mm (black), bind head (25) v M2 × 3 mm tamper proof (4) v Shou...

Table 36. Parts list—Miscellaneous parts (continued) FRU P/N CRU ID LCD miscellaneous parts: v (a) Heat spreader for camera v ThinkPad logo v Lenovo logo v Label (camera) v Label (no camera) v Label (LED) v Tape cable fix (10 × 38) v LCD latch R v LCD latch L v Rubber 0.5 v Rubber 0.8 v Rubber 0.8 l...

Power cords A ThinkPad power cord for a specific country or region is usually available only inthat country or region: Table 39. Parts list—2-pin power cords Region P/N CRUID Argentina v models -CTO, xxY 42T5020 42T5105 * Brazil v models -CTO, xxP 42T5180 42T5183 Canada, U.S. v models -CTO, xxF, xxL...

Recovery discs Windows XP Professional (32 bit) DVDs Windows XP Professional (32 bit) is preinstalled as the operating system in thefollowing models: v 2774-CTO, 46x, 54x, 55x, 57x, 58x, LDx, N3x, N4x, P1x, P2x, P3x, P4x, P5x, P6x,P7x, P8x, P9x, PAx, PBx, PCx, PDx, PEx, PFx, PGx v 2776-CTO, 27x, 32x...

Common service tools Table 52. 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...

Notices Lenovo may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in thisdocument in all countries. Consult your local Lenovo representative forinformation on the products and services currently available in your area. Anyreference to a Lenovo product, program, or service is not intended to...

vary significantly. Some measurements may have been made on development-levelsystems and there is no guarantee that these measurements will be the same ongenerally available systems. Furthermore, some measurements may have beenestimated through extrapolation. Actual results may vary. Users of this d...