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ThinkPadX1Carbon
HardwareMaintenanceManual
Machinetypes:20A7and20A8
Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadthegeneralinformation
underAppendixANotices”onpage89.
FirstEdition(January2014)
©CopyrihtLenovo2014.
LIMITEDANDRESTRICTEDRIGHTSNOTICE:IfdataorsoftwareisdeliveredpursuantaGeneralServicesAdministration
GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.
Contents
Aboutthismanual...........iii
Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1
Generalsafety................1
Electricalsafety...............1
Safetyinspectionguide............2
Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic
discharge..................3
Groundingrequirements............4
Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4
Chapter2.Importantservice
information..............19
StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........19
Strategyforreplacingasolid-statedrive...19
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem
board................20
Howtouseerrormessage........20
StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,special-bid,
andstandardmodels............20
Productdefinition............20
FRUidentification............20
Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....23
Whattodofirst..............23
Checkoutguide..............24
LenovoSolutionCenter.........24
Quicktestprograms...........24
UEFIdiagnosticprogram.........25
Bootablediagnosticprograms.......25
Powersystemcheckout...........26
Checkingtheacpoweradapter......26
Checkingthebatteryandoperational
charging...............27
Checkingthecoin-cellbattery.......27
Chapter4.Relatedservice
information..............29
Restoringthefactorycontentsbyusingthe
productRecoveryDiscSet..........29
UsingtheWindowsrecoveryprogramsonthe
Windows8.1operatingsystem........30
Passwords................32
Power-onpassword...........32
Harddiskpassword...........32
Supervisorpassword..........33
Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...33
Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword...34
Powermanagement............34
Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7
operatingsystemonly)..........34
Sleepmode..............35
Hibernationmode...........35
Symptom-to-FRUindex...........36
Numericerrorcodes..........36
Errormessages............37
Beepsymptoms............37
No-beepsymptoms...........38
LCD-relatedsymptoms.........38
Intermittentproblems..........38
Undeterminedproblems.........39
Chapter5.Locations.........41
Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and
indicators.................41
Frontview...............41
Rearview...............42
Bottomview..............43
LocatingFRUsandCRUs..........43
MajorFRUs..............44
LCDFRUs..............45
MiscellaneouspartsandotherFRUs....48
LookingupFRUinformation.........48
Chapter6.FRUreplacement
notices................49
Commonservicetools...........49
Screwnotices...............49
Retainingserialnumbers...........50
Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem
unit.................50
RetainingtheUUID...........51
ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...52
Chapter7.Removinorreplacina
FRU..................53
Generalguidelines.............53
Beforeservicingthecomputer........54
Disablingthebuilt-inbattery.......54
Removingthemicro-SIM-cardtrayandthe
microSIMcard.............54
RemovingamajorFRU...........54
1010Basecoverassembly........55
1020Battery..............56
1030Solid-statedrive..........57
1040WirelessLANcard.........58
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1050WirelessWANcard.........59
1060Thermalfan............60
1070Audiocard............62
1080Speakerassembly.........63
1090RJ45card............64
1100Fingerprintreaderassembly.....65
1110Systemboardassemblyandcoin-cell
battery................66
1120LCDunit.............68
1130AdaptiveKeysrow.........70
1140Keyboardassembly.........72
RemovinganLCDFRUformodelswithouttouch
panel..................73
2010LCDbezelassembly........73
2020LCDpanelandLCDcable......73
2030Hinges..............74
2040Camera/microphonecard......75
2050LEDcableassembly........76
2060AntennakitandLCDrearcover
assembly...............77
RemovinganLCDFRUformodelswithtouch
panel..................80
3010LCDpanelassembly,LCDcable,and
touchsensorcable...........80
3020Hinges..............82
3030Camera/microphonecard......83
3040LEDcableassembly........84
3050AntennakitandLCDrearcover
assembly...............85
AppendixA.Notices..........89
Electronicemissionsnotices.........90
Trademarks................90
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Aboutthismanual
ThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad®products.
ThinkPadX1CarbonMachinetypes(MT)20A7and20A8
Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblems.
Important:ThismanualisintendedonlyfortrainedservicetechnicianswhoarefamiliarwithThinkPad
products.Usethismanualalongwiththeadvanceddiagnosticteststotroubleshootproblemseffectively.
BeforeservicingaThinkPadproduct,besuretoreadalltheinformationunderChapter1Safetyinformation”
onpage1andChapter2Importantserviceinformation”onpage19.
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Chapter1.Safetyinformation
Thischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyoumustbefamiliarwithbeforeyouservicea
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.
Important:Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoft
materialthatdoesnotinsulateyouwhenworkingwithliveelectricalcurrents.Manycustomershave,near
theirequipment,rubberfloormatsthatcontainsmallconductivefiberstodecreaseelectrostaticdischarges.
Donotusethistypeofmattoprotectyourselffromelectricalshock.
©CopyrightLenovo20141
•Findtheroomemergencypower-off(EPO)switch,disconnectingswitch,orelectricaloutlet.Ifanelectrical
accidentoccurs,youcanthenoperatetheswitchorunplugthepowercordquickly.
•Donotworkaloneunderhazardousconditionsornearequipmentthathashazardousvoltages.
•Disconnectallpowerbefore:
–Performingamechanicalinspection
–Workingnearpowersupplies
–Removingorinstallingmainunits
•Beforeyoustarttoworkonthemachine,unplugthepowercord.Ifyoucannotunplugit,askthecustomer
topower-offthewallboxthatsuppliespowertothemachine,andtolockthewallboxintheoffposition.
•Ifyouhavetoworkonamachinethathasexposeelectricalcircuits,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.Useextremecarewhenmeasuring
highvoltages.
•Regularlyinspectandmaintainyourelectricalhandtoolsforsafeoperationalcondition.
•Donotusewornorbrokentoolsandtesters.
•Neverassumethatpowerhasbeendisconnectedfromacircuit.First,checkthatithasbeenpoweredoff.
•Alwayslookcarefullyforpossiblehazardsinyourworkarea.Examplesofthesehazardsaremoistfloors,
nongroundedpowerextensioncables,powersurges,andmissingsafetygrounds.
•Donottouchliveelectricalcircuitswiththereflectivesurfaceofaplasticdentalmirror.Thesurfaceis
conductive;suchtouchingcancausepersonalinjuryandmachinedamage.
•Donotservicethefollowingpartswiththepoweronwhentheyareremovedfromtheirnormaloperating
placesinamachine:
–Powersupplyunits
–Pumps
–Blowersandfans
–Motorgenerators
–Similarunitsaslistedabove
Thispracticeensurescorrectgroundingoftheunits.
•Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs:
–Usecaution;donotbecomeavictimyourself.
–Switchoffpower.
–Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.
Safetyinspectionuide
Thepurposeofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentiallyunsafeconditions.Aseach
machinewasdesignedandbuilt,requiredsafetyitemswereinstalledtoprotectusersandservicetechnicians
frominjury.Thisguideaddressesonlythoseitems.Y oushouldusegoodjudgmenttoidentifypotential
safetyhazardsduetoattachmentofnon-ThinkPadfeaturesoroptionsnotcoveredbythisinspectionguide.
Ifanyunsafeconditionsarepresent,youmustdeterminehowserioustheapparenthazardcouldbeand
whetheryoucancontinuewithoutfirstcorrectingtheproblem.
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Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:
•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatal
electricalshock)
•Explosivehazards,suchasadamagedCRTfaceorabulgingcapacitor
•Mechanicalhazards,suchaslooseormissinghardware
Todeterminewhetherthereareanypotentiallyunsafeconditions,usethefollowingchecklistatthebeginning
ofeveryservicetask.Beginthecheckswiththepoweroff,andthepowercorddisconnected.
Checklist:
1.Checkexteriorcoversfordamage(loose,broken,orsharpedges).
2.Poweroffthecomputer.Disconnectthepowercord.
3.Checkthepowercordfor:
a.Athird-wiregroundconnectoringoodcondition.Useametertomeasurethird-wireground
continuityfor0.1ohmorlessbetweentheexternalgroundpinandtheframeground.
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.
Handlindevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostaticdischare
Anycomputerpartcontainingtransistorsorintegratedcircuits(ICs)shouldbeconsideredsensitiveto
electrostaticdischarge(ESD.)ESDdamagecanoccurwhenthereisadifferenceinchargebetweenobjects.
ProtectagainstESDdamagebyequalizingthechargesothatthemachine,thepart,theworkmat,andthe
personhandlingthepartareallatthesamecharge.
Notes:
1.Useproduct-specificESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedhere.
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.
Chapter1.Safetyinformation3
–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundor
referencepoint.Youcanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.
–Usetheroundgroundprongoftheacplugonac-operatedcomputers.
Groundinrequirements
Electricalgroundingofthecomputerisrequiredforoperatorsafetyandcorrectsystemfunction.Proper
groundingoftheelectricaloutletcanbeverifiedbyacertifiedelectrician.
Safetynotices(multilinualtranslations)
Thesafetynoticesinthissectionareprovidedinthefollowinglanguages:
•English
•Arabic
•BrazilianPortuguese
•French
•German
•Hebrew
•Japanese
•Korean
•Spanish
•TraditionalChinese
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