Lenovo THINKPAD L470 Owner's manual

ThinkPadL470
HardwareMaintenanceManual

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation
underAppendiA“Notices”onpage105.
FirstEdition(February2017)
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Contents
Aboutthisanual...........iii
Chapter1.Safetyinforation......1
Generalsafety................1
Electricalsafety...............1
Safetyinspectionguide............2
Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic
discharge..................3
Groundingrequirements............4
Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4
Chapter2.Iportantservice
inforation..............19
StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........19
Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdriveora
solid-statedrive............19
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem
board................20
Howtouseerrormessage........20
StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,special-bid,
andstandardmodels............20
Productdefinition............20
FRUidentification............20
Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....23
Whattodofirst..............23
Checkoutguide..............24
Diagnosingproblems..........24
Quicktestprograms...........25
UEFIdiagnosticprogram.........25
Bootablediagnosticprograms.......26
Powersystemcheckout...........27
Checkingtheacpoweradapter......27
Checkingtheeternalbatterypackandthe
operationalcharging..........28
Checkingthecoin-cellbattery.......28
Chapter4.Relatedservice
inforation..............31
Recoveryinformation............31
Restoringthefactorycontentswiththe
RecoveryDiscSetfortheWindows7
operatingsystem............31
RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7
operatingsystem............32
RecoveryinformationfortheWindows10
operatingsystem............34
Passwords................36
Power-onpassword...........36
Harddiskpassword...........36
Supervisorpassword..........36
Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...36
Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword...37
Powermanagement............37
Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7
operatingsystemonly)..........38
Sleepmode..............38
Hibernationmode...........38
Symptom-to-FRUinde...........39
Errormessages............39
Beeperrors..............41
No-beepsymptoms...........42
LCD-relatedsymptoms.........42
Intermittentproblems..........43
Undeterminedproblems.........43
Chapter5.Functionkeys.......45
Chapter6.Locations.........47
Computercontrols,connectors,andindicators..47
Frontview...............47
Left-sideview.............47
Right-sideview.............48
Bottomview..............48
Statusindicators............48
LocatingFRUsandCRUs..........50
MajorFRUsandCRUs..........51
LCDFRUs..............54
Miscellaneousparts...........55
Connectorandcableguide........55
LookingupFRUinformation.........62
Chapter7.FRUreplaceent
notices................63
Screwnotices...............63
Retainingserialnumbers...........64
Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem
unit.................64
RetainingtheUUID...........65
ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...65
Chapter8.Reovingorreplacinga
FRU..................67
Generalguidelines.............67
1010SIM-cardtray.............68
1020Eternalbatterypack..........68
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1030Keyboardrubbers...........69
1040Keyboard..............70
1050Basecoverassembly..........72
1060Dockingbracket............74
1070SIM-cardfiller.............75
1080Harddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive....76
1090Wireless-LANcard...........77
1100Wireless-WANcard..........78
1110Memorymodule............79
1120Speakerassemblyandspeakerrubbers..80
1130Coin-cellbattery............81
1140LCDunit...............82
1150dc-incable..............84
1160Thermalfanassembly.........86
1170I/Obracket..............87
1180Smart-cardbracket..........89
1190M.2solid-statedriveandM.2solid-state
driveadapterintheharddiskdrivebay.....90
1200M.2solid-statedriveinthe
wireless-WAN-cardslot...........92
1210Systemboardandsubcards.......92
1211Smartcardreaderandsmart-cardcable,or
smart-cardfiller..............95
1212Keyboardbezelassembly........96
2010LCD-bezelsheet............97
2020LCDpanel..............98
2030Camera/microphonemodule,camera
module,ormicrophonemodule........99
2040LCDhinges..............100
2050LCDcable..............101
2060Wireless-LAN/WANantennaassembly
orwireless-LANantennaassembly,andLCD
rear-coverassembly............102
AppendixA.Notices.........105
Electronicemissionsnotices.........106
Trademarks................106
AppendixB.Abbreviationtable...107
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Aboutthisanual
ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad®products.
ThinkPadL470MachineType(MT):20J4,20J5,20JU,and20JV
Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.
Iportant:ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPad
products.Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.
BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1“Safetyinformation”
onpage1andChapter2“Importantserviceinformation”onpage19.
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Chapter1.Safetyinforation
Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouservicea
ThinkPadnotebookcomputer.
•“Generalsafety”onpage1
•“Electricalsafety”onpage1
•“Safetyinspectionguide”onpage2
•“Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge”onpage3
•“Groundingrequirements”onpage4
•“Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)”onpage4
Generalsafety
Followtheserulestoensuregeneralsafety:
•Observegoodhousekeepingintheareaofthemachinesduringandaftermaintenance.
•Whenliftinganyheavyobject:
1.Makesurethatyoucanstandsafelywithoutslipping.
2.Distributetheweightoftheobjectequallybetweenyourfeet.
3.Useaslowliftingforce.Nevermovesuddenlyortwistwhenyouattempttolift.
4.Liftbystandingorbypushingupwithyourlegmuscles;thisactionremovesthestrainfromthe
musclesinyourback.Donotattempttoliftanyobjectthatweighsmorethan16kg(35lb)orthat
youthinkistooheavyforyou.
•Donotperformanyactionthatcauseshazardstothecustomer,orthatmakestheequipmentunsafe.
•Beforeyoustartthemachine,makesurethatotherservicetechniciansandthecustomer'spersonnelare
notinahazardousposition.
•Placeremovedcoversandotherpartsinasafeplace,awayfromallpersonnel,whileyouareservicing
themachine.
•Keepyourtoolcaseawayfromwalkareassothatotherpeoplewillnottripoverit.
•Donotwearlooseclothingthatcanbetrappedinthemovingpartsofamachine.Makesurethatyour
sleevesarefastenedorrolledupaboveyourelbows.Ifyourhairislong,fastenit.
•Inserttheendsofyournecktieorscarfinsideclothingorfastenitwithanonconductiveclip,about8
centimeters(3inches)fromtheend.
•Donotwearjewelry,chains,metal-frameeyeglasses,ormetalfastenersforyourclothing.
Attention:Metalobjectsaregoodelectricalconductors.
•Wearsafetyglasseswhenyouarehammering,drilling,soldering,cuttingwire,attachingsprings,using
solvents,orworkinginanyotherconditionsthatmightbehazardoustoyoureyes.
•Afterservice,reinstallallsafetyshields,guards,labels,andgroundwires.Replaceanysafetydevice
thatiswornordefective.
•Reinstallallcoverscorrectlybeforereturningthemachinetothecustomer.
•Fanlouversonthemachinehelptopreventoverheatingofinternalcomponents.Donotobstructfan
louversorcoverthemwithlabelsorstickers.
Electricalsafety
Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.
Iportant:Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoft
materialthatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.Manycustomershave,near
theirequipment,rubberfloormatsthatcontainsmallconductivefiberstodecreaseelectrostaticdischarges.
Donotusethistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.
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•Findtheroomemergencypower-off(EPO)switch,disconnectingswitch,orelectricaloutlet.Ifanelectrical
accidentoccurs,youcanthenoperatetheswitchorunplugthepowercordquickly.
•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.
•Disconnectallpowerbefore:
–Performingamechanicalinspection
–Workingnearpowersupplies
–Removingorinstallingmainunits
•Beforeyoustarttoworkonthemachine,unplugthepowercord.Ifyoucannotunplugit,askthecustomer
topower-offthewallbothatsuppliespowertothemachine,andtolockthewallbointheoffposition.
•Ifyouneedtoworkonamachinethathasexposeelectricalcircuits,observethefollowingprecautions:
–Ensurethatanotherperson,familiarwiththepower-offcontrols,isnearyou.
Attention:Anotherpersonmustbetheretoswitchoffthepower,ifnecessary.
–Useonlyonehandwhenworkingwithpowered-onelectricalequipment;keeptheotherhandinyour
pocketorbehindyourback.
Attention:Anelectricalshockcanoccuronlywhenthereisacompletecircuit.Byobservingtheabove
rule,youmaypreventacurrentfrompassingthroughyourbody.
–Whenusingtesters,setthecontrolscorrectlyandusetheapprovedprobeleadsandaccessoriesfor
thattester.
–Standonsuitablerubbermats(obtainedlocally,ifnecessary)toinsulateyoufromgroundssuchas
metalfloorstripsandmachineframes.
Observethespecialsafetyprecautionswhenyouworkwithveryhighvoltages;Instructionsforthese
precautionsareinthesafetysectionsofmaintenanceinformation.Useetremecarewhenmeasuring
highvoltages.
•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.
•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.
•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.
•Alwayslookcarefullyforpossiblehazardsinyourworkarea.Eamplesofthesehazardsaremoistfloors,
nongroundedpoweretensioncables,powersurges,andmissingsafetygrounds.
•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereflectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis
conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.
•Donotservicethefollowingpartswiththepoweronwhentheyareremovedfromtheirnormaloperating
placesinamachine:
–Powersupplyunits
–Pumps
–Blowersandfans
–Motorgenerators
–Similarunitsaslistedabove
Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.
•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs:
–Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself.
–Switchoffpower.
–Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.
Safetyinspectionguide
Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach
machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians
frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Y oushouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotential
safetyhazardsduetoattachmentofnon-ThinkPadfeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythisinspectionguide.
Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand
whetheryoucancontinuewithoutfirstcorrectingtheproblem.
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Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:
•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock)
•Eplosivehazards,suchasadamagedcathoderaytube(CRT)faceorabulgingcapacitor
•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware
Todeterminewhetherthereareanypotentiallyunsafeconditions,usethefollowingchecklistatthebeginning
ofeveryservicetask.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroff,andthepowercorddisconnected.
Checklist:
1.Checketeriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).
2.Turnoffthecomputer.Disconnectthepowercord.
3.Checkthepowercordfor:
a.Athird-wiregroundconnectoringoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethird-wireground
continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheeternalgroundpinandtheframeground.
b.Thepowercordshouldbetheauthorizedtypespecifiedforyourcomputer.Goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup
c.Insulationmustnotbefrayedorworn.
4.Checkforcrackedorbulgingbatteries.
5.Removethecover.
6.Checkforanyobviousnon-ThinkPadalterations.Usegoodjudgmentastothesafetyofany
non-ThinkPadalterations.
7.Checkinsidetheunitforanyobviousunsafeconditions,suchasmetalfilings,contamination,wateror
otherliquids,orsignsoffireorsmokedamage.
8.Checkforworn,frayed,orpinchedcables.
9.Checkthatthepower-supplycoverfasteners(screwsorrivets)havenotbeenremovedortamperedwith.
Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischarge
Anycomputerpartcontainingtransistorsorintegratedcircuits(ICs)shouldbeconsideredsensitiveto
electrostaticdischarge(ESD).ESDdamagecanoccurwhenthereisadifferenceinchargebetweenobjects.
ProtectagainstESDdamagebyequalizingthechargesothatthemachine,thepart,theworkmat,andthe
personhandlingthepartareallatthesamecharge.
Notes:
1.Useproduct-specificESDprocedureswhentheyeceedtherequirementsnotedhere.
2.MakesurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertified(ISO9000)asfullyeffective.
WhenhandlingESD-sensitiveparts:
•Keepthepartsinprotectivepackagesuntiltheyareinsertedintotheproduct.
•Avoidcontactwithotherpeople.
•Wearagroundedwriststrapagainstyourskintoeliminatestaticonyourbody.
•Preventthepartfromtouchingyourclothing.Mostclothingisinsulativeandretainsachargeeven
whenyouarewearingawriststrap.
•Useagroundedworkmattoprovideastatic-freeworksurface.Thematisespeciallyusefulwhen
handlingESD-sensitivedevices.
•Selectagroundingsystem,suchasthoselistedbelow,toprovideprotectionthatmeetsthespecific
servicerequirement.
Note:TheuseofagroundingsystemtoguardagainstESDdamageisdesirablebutnotnecessary.
–AttachtheESDgroundcliptoanyframeground,groundbraid,orgreen-wireground.
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–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor
referencepoint.Y oucanusecoaorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.
–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedcomputers.
Groundingrequireents
Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeverifiedbyacertifiedelectrician.
Safetynotices(ultilingualtranslations)
Thesafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:
•English
•Arabic
•BrazilianPortuguese
•French
•German
•Hebrew
•Japanese
•Korean
•Spanish
•T raditionalChinese
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