Contents
About this manual. . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 1. Safety information . . . . . 1
General safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
Safety inspection guide . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Handling devices that are sensitive to electrostatic
discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Grounding requirements . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
Safety notices (multilingual translations) . . . . . .
4
Laser compliance statement (multilingual
translations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17
Chapter 2. Important service
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Strategy for replacing FRUs . . . . . . . . .
23
Strategy for replacing a hard disk drive . . .
24
Important notice for replacing a system
board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
How to use error message . . . . . . . .
24
Strategy for replacing FRUs for CTO, CMV, and
GAV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
Product definition . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
FRU identification for CTO, CMV, and GAV
products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
Chapter 3. General checkout . . . . .
27
What to do first . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27
Checkout guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for DOS. . . .
28
Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox . . . . . . .
30
FRU tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Power system checkout . . . . . . . . . . .
32
Checking the ac power adapter . . . . . .
32
Checking operational charging
. . . . . .
33
Checking the battery pack . . . . . . . .
33
Checking the backup battery . . . . . . .
33
Chapter 4. Related service
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Restoring the factory contents by using Recovery
Disc Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
Power-on password . . . . . . . . . . .
36
Hard-disk password. . . . . . . . . . .
36
Supervisor password . . . . . . . . . .
37
How to remove the power-on password . . .
37
How to remove the hard-disk password . . .
37
Power management
. . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Screen blank mode . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Sleep (standby) mode . . . . . . . . . .
38
Hibernation mode
. . . . . . . . . . .
39
Symptom-to-FRU index . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Numeric error codes
. . . . . . . . . .
40
Error messages
. . . . . . . . . . . .
40
No-beep symptoms . . . . . . . . . . .
41
LCD-related symptoms . . . . . . . . .
41
Intermittent problems . . . . . . . . . .
41
Undetermined problems . . . . . . . . .
42
Chapter 5. Status indicators . . . . .
43
Chapter 6. Special keys. . . . . . . .
45
Chapter 7. FRU replacement
notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
Screw notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
Retaining serial numbers. . . . . . . . . . .
48
Restoring the serial number of the system
unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48
Retaining the UUID . . . . . . . . . . .
48
Reading or writing the ECA information . . .
49
Chapter 8. Removing and replacing a
FRU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Before servicing ThinkPad Edge E420s . . . . .
51
1010 ExpressCard blank bezel and Media Card
blank bezel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
1020 Hard disk drive or solid state drive
assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
1030 Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
1040 Top case assembly. . . . . . . . . . .
58
1050 Backup battery . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
1060 Speaker assembly . . . . . . . . . . .
60
1070 Fingerprint reader . . . . . . . . . . .
61
1080 Touch pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
1090 Battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . .
62
1100 Optical drive or travel cover . . . . . . .
63
1110 DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
64
1120 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN . .
65
1130 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless WAN . .
67
1140
Bluetooth
daughter card
. . . . . . . .
68
1150 Media Card Reader slot board assembly . .
68
1160 System board assembly and fan assembly .
70
1170 DC-in sub card . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
1180 LCD unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73
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