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    Har dwar e Maint enance Manual ThinkP ad X121e ...

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    Note: Before using this information and the pr oduct it supports, be sur e to read the gener al information under Appendix A “Notices” on page 103. First Edition (July 2011) © Copyright Lenovo 2011. LIMITED AND RES TRICTED RIGHTS NO TICE: If data or softwar e is delivered pursuant a Gener al Services Administr ation “GSA ” contr act, use, ...

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    Contents About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . iii Chapter 1. Safety information . . . . . 1 General safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Safety inspection guide . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Handling devices that ar e sensitive t o electr ostatic discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Gr ...

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    2050 Wireless LAN ant enna assembly, wir eless WAN antenna assembly, and L CD rear cover assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Chapter 9. L ocations . . . . . . . . . 79 F ront view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Chapter 10. P arts list . . . . . ...

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    About this manual This manual contains service and r eference information for the following ThinkPad ® pr oducts. ThinkPad X121e Machine types (MT) 3045, 3048, 3049, 3051, 3053, 3055 Use this manual along with the advanced diagnostic tests to troubleshoot problems. Important: This manual is int ended only for trained service technicians who ar e f ...

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    Chapter 1. Safety information This chapter presents following safety information that you need to be familiar with befor e you service a ThinkP ad Notebook. • “General safety” on page 1 • “Electrical safety” on page 2 • “Safety inspection guide” on page 3 • “Handling devices that are sensitive t o electr ostatic dischar ge” ...

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    Electrical safety Observe the following rules when working on electrical equipment. Important: Use only approved tools and t est equipment. Some hand tools have handles cover ed with a soft material that does not insulat e you when working with live electrical curr ents. Many cust omers have, near their equipment, rubber oor mats that contain sm ...

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    – Use caution; do not become a victim yourself. – Switch off power . – Send another person t o get medical aid. Safety inspection guide The purpose of this inspection guide is to assist you in identifying pot entially unsafe conditions. As each machine was designed and built, requir ed safety items were installed to pr otect users and service ...

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    2. Mak e sur e that the ESD prot ective devices you use have been certied (ISO 9000) as fully effective. When handling ESD-sensitive parts: • K eep the parts in prot ective packages until they ar e inserted into the product. • A void contact with other people. • W ear a gr ounded wrist strap against your skin to eliminate static on your bo ...

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    Chapter 2. Important ser vice information This chapter pr esents following important service information that applies to all machine types supported by this manual: • “Str ategy for replacing FRUs” on page 19 – “Str ategy for replacing a hard disk drive” on page 20 – “Important notice for r eplacing a system boar d” on page 20 – ...

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    • If an adapter or a device consists of mor e than one FRU , any of the FRUs may be the cause of the err or . Before replacing the adapter or device, r emove the FRUs, one by one, to see if the symptoms change. Replace only the FRU that changed the sympt oms. Attention: The setup congur ation on the computer you ar e servicing may have been cu ...

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    • The PEW r ecord is the 4-digit MT and 3-digit model, where model = “C T O” (Example: 1829-CT O). • eSupport will show both the CT O and CMV machine type models (Example: 1829-CT O and 1829-W15 will be found on the eSupport site.) • The HMM will have the 4-digit MT and 3-digit CT O model only (Example: 1829-C T O). Again, CMVs ar e custo ...

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    Chapter 3. General checkout This chapter pr esents following information: • “What t o do rst” on page 23 • “Checkout guide” on page 24 – “Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for DOS” on page 24 – “L enovo ThinkV antage T oolbox” on page 26 – “FRU t ests” on page 27 • “P ower system check out” on page 28 The descriptio ...

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    The following are not covered under warr anty: • L CD panel cracked fr om the application of e xcessive force or from being dropped • Scr atched (cosmetic) parts • Dist ortion, deformation, or discolor ation of the cosmetic parts • Plastic parts, latches, pins, or connectors that have been cr acked or br oken by ex cessive force • Damage ...

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    Note: When you initialize the computer congur ation, some devices are disabled, such as the serial port. If you test one of these devices, you will need to enable it by using Conguration utility for DOS. The utility is available on the following Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support T esting the computer Note: The PC-Doctor for DOS CD-R/CD- ...

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    Diagnostics Interactive T ests • Run Normal T est • Run Quick T est • CPU/Coprocessor • System Memory • Systemboar d • Video Adapter • Fixed Disks • Diskette Drives • Other Devices • Communication • Wireless LAN • Keyboar d • Video • Internal Speaker • Mouse • Diskette • System Load • Optical Drive T est • Inte ...

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    Note: T o install the latest L enovo ThinkV antage T oolbox on the comput er , go to http://web.lenovothinkvantagetoolbo x.com/ click Download Lenovo ThinkV antage T oolbox , and then follow the instructions on the Web sit e. T o run this pr ogram, do as follows: Windows 7: Click Start ➙ Control P anel ➙ System and Security ➙ Lenovo - Syst em ...

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    T able 1. FRU tests (continued) FRU Applicable t est T r ackP oint or pointing device If the T rackP oint does not work, check the conguration as specied in the ThinkPad Setup. If the T r ackP oint is disabled, select Automatic to enable it. After you use the T rackP oint, the point er may drift on the scr een for a short time. This drift can ...

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    Note: Output voltage of pin no.2 of the ac power adapter may different fr om the one you are servicing. 3. If the voltage is not corr ect, replace the ac power adapter . 4. If the voltage is acceptable, do the following: • Replace the system board. • If the problem persists, go to “FRU tests” on page 27. Note: Noise from the ac power adapt ...

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    4. If the voltage is more than +11.0 V dc, measur e the r esistance between battery t erminals 5 and 7. The r esistance must be 4 to 30 K Ω. If the r esistance is not corr ect, replace the batt ery pack. If the resistance is correct, r eplace the system boar d. Checking the backup battery Do the following: 1. P ower off the computer , and unplug t ...

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    Chapter 4. Related ser vice information This chapter pr esents following information: • “Restoring the fact ory contents by using Recovery Disc Set” on page 31 • “P asswords” on page 32 • “P ower management” on page 34 • “Symptom-t o-FRU inde x” on page 35 Service Web sit e: When the latest maint enance diskette and the syst ...

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    2. Insert the Operating System Recovery Disc int o the DVD drive. 3. P ress F10 to save the ThinkP ad Setup congur ation changes. F ollow the instructions on the scr een to begin the r ecovery pr ocess. 4. Select your language and click Ne xt . 5. Read the license. If you agr ee with the t erms and conditions, select I accept these terms and con ...

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    Attention: If the user HDP has been forgotten, check whether a master har d disk password has been set. If a master hard disk password has been set, it can be used to access the hard disk drive. If no master hard disk passwor d is available, neither L enovo nor L enovo authoriz ed service technicians provide any services to reset either the user ha ...

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    1. T urn on the comput er . 2. When the ThinkP ad logo comes up, immediately press F1 to enter ThinkP ad Setup. 3. Select Security . 4. Select P assword . 5. Select Hard-disk x password , wher e x is the letter of the har d disk drive. A pop-up window opens. 6. Select Master HDP , where HDP stands for har d disk password. 7. T ype the curr ent mast ...

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    • The time set on the r esume timer elapses. Note: The comput er does not accept any input immediately aft er it enters sleep (standby) mode. Wait a few seconds before taking any action to reenter oper ation mode. Hibernation mode In hibernation mode, the following occurs: • The system status, RAM, VRAM, and setup data are stor ed on the har d ...

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    Note: F or a device not supported by diagnostic codes in the ThinkP ad Notebooks, see the manual for that device. Numeric err or codes T able 2. Numeric error codes Symptom or error FRU or action, in sequence 0177 Bad SVP data, stop POS T task- The checksum of the supervisor passwor d in the EEPROM is not corr ect. System board. 0182 Bad CRC2. Ente ...

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    Error messages T able 3. Error messages Symptom or err or (beeps, if any) FRU or action, in sequence F an err or . 1. F an . 2. Thermal gr ease. 3. Syst em boar d. Thermal sensing error . System board . This syst em does not support batt eries that are not genuine Lenovo-made or authoriz ed. This system will continue to boot, but may not char ge un ...

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    T able 5. No-beep symptoms (continued) Symptom or error FRU or action, in sequence The power -on passwor d prompt appears. A power -on passwor d or a supervisor passwor d is set. T ype the passwor d and press Enter . The har d-disk password prompt appears. A hard-disk password is set. T ype the password and press Enter . L CD-r elated symptoms Impo ...

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    Undetermined problems If the diagnostic tests did not identify the adapt er or device that has failed, if wr ong devices are installed, or if the syst em simply is not operating, follow these pr ocedures t o isolate the failing FRU (do not isolate FRUs that have no defects). V erify that all attached devices are supported by the computer . V erify ...

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    Chapter 5. Status indicators This chapter presents the system status indicators that show the status of the computer . 1 2 3 T able 7. Status indicators Indicator Meaning 1 Caps lock When the Caps Lock mode is enabled, the Caps Lock indicat or is displayed on the screen. Y ou can ent er all alphabetic char acters (A-Z) in upper case without pressin ...

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    Chapter 6. Fn k ey combinations The following table shows the function of each combination of Fn with a function k ey . T able 8. Fn key combinations Key combination Description Fn+Esc Speaker mut e If you mute the sound and then turn off your computer , the sound will remain mut ed when you turn on your comput er again. T o turn on the sound, pres ...

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    T able 8. Fn key combinations (continued) Key combination Description F or Windows 7: Switch between the computer display and an e xternal monitor . Windows will show these display options: • Computer display only (L CD) • Computer display and e xternal monitor (same image) • Computer display and e xternal monit or (ext ended desktop) • Ext ...

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    Chapter 7. FRU replacement notices External CRU statement t o customers: Some problems with your pr oduct can be r esolved with a replacement part you can install yourself, called a “Cust omer Replaceable Unit” or “CRU . ” Some CRUs ar e designat ed as Self-service CRUs and others are designated as Optional-service CRUs. Installation of Sel ...

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    Notes: • Make sure that you use the correct scr ew. If you have a tor que screwdriver , tighten all scr ews rmly to the tor que shown in the table for each step in Chapter 8 “Removing and r eplacing a FRU” on page 49. Never use a screw that you removed. Use a new one. Make sure that all of the screws ar e tightened rmly . • Ensur e t ...

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    MTM on the rear label: TTTT -C T O S/N SSSSSSS Product ID on the rear label: TTTT -MMM (Use this number when setting the serial number) In the example, the Serial Number to be input is “1S TTTTMMMSSSSSSS”. Retaining the UUID The Universally Unique Identier (UUID) is a 128-bit number uniquely assigned to your comput er at production and store ...

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    Chapter 8. Removing and replacing a FRU External CRU statement t o customers: Some problems with your pr oduct can be r esolved with a replacement part you can install yourself, called a “Cust omer Replaceable Unit” or “CRU . ” Some CRUs ar e designat ed as Self-service CRUs and others are designated as Optional-service CRUs. Installation o ...

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    T o remove the SIM card, you need t o remove the batt ery pack rst. (See “1010 Battery pack” on page 50.) After you nish the servicing, make sure that you insert the car d back int o the slot rmly . 2 1 3 1010 Battery pack Important notice for replacing a battery pack: • Lenovo ThinkV antage T oolbox has an automatic battery diagnost ...

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    T able 9. Removal steps of battery pack (continued) 2 2 1 When installing: Install the battery pack in the slot, and make sure that the battery latch is in the locked position. 1020 Bott om slot cover F or access, r emove this FRU: • “1010 Battery pack” on page 50 T able 10. Removal steps of bott om slot cover Note: L oosen the screws 1 , but ...

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    1030 Memory modules F or access, remove these FRUs in or der: • “1010 Battery pack” on page 50 • “1020 Bottom slot cover” on page 51 T able 11. Removal steps of memory modules 1 1 2 Note: If only one memory module is used on the computer you are servicing, the card must be installed in the upper SL OT a , but not in the lower SL O T b . ...

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    1040 Har d disk drive or solid stat e drive assembly F or access, remove these FRUs in or der: • “1010 Battery pack” on page 50 • “1020 Bottom slot cover” on page 51 Attention: • Do not dr op the drive or apply any physical shock t o it. The drive is sensitive to physical shock. Impr oper handling can cause damage and permanent loss o ...

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    T able 12. Removal st eps of hard disk drive or solid state drive (continued) 3 When installing: Make sure the hard disk drive or solid state drive assembly is attached rmly . T able 13. Removal steps of the hard disk drive or solid state drive bracket 1 1 2 Step Screw (quantity) Color T orque 1 M3 × 2.8 mm, wafer -head, nylon-coated (2) Black ...

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    T able 14. Removal steps of PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN In step 1 , unplug the jacks by using the removal tool antenna RF connector (P/N: 08K7159) or pick the connect ors with your ngers and gently unplug them in the direction of the arr ows. Note: Some models might have a thir d white ant enna cable. 2 1 1 Step Screw (quantity) Color ...

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    T able 14. Removal steps of PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN (continued) When installing: Plug the gray cable int o the jack marked MAIN or M , and the black cable into the jack marked A UX or A on the card. Note: In models with a wireless LAN car d that has thr ee antenna connectors, plug the gray cable (MAIN) int o the jack marked TR1 , the ...

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    T able 15. Removal steps of PCI Express Mini Card for wireless W AN (continued) 3 1070 K eyboard F or access, remove these FRUs in or der: • “1010 Battery pack” on page 50 • “1020 Bottom slot cover” on page 51 T able 16. Removal steps of k eyboard 1 1 When installing: Mak e sure the scr ews have been fast ened to secure to k eyboard. St ...

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    T able 16. Removal st eps of keyboar d (continued) 2 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 When installing: Make sur e that the connect ors are attached rmly . 58 Hardwar e Maintenance Manual ...

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    T able 16. Removal st eps of keyboar d (continued) When installing: Attach the k eyboard so that the keyboar d edge is under the frame as shown in the following gure. 1080 P ower sub card and microphone F or access, remove these FRUs in or der: • “1010 Battery pack” on page 50 • “1020 Bottom slot cover” on page 51 • “1040 Hard di ...

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    T able 17. Removal steps of power sub card (continued) 3 2 Step Screw (quantity) Color T orque 2 M2 × 3 mm, wafer -head, nylon-coated (1) Black 0.181 Nm (1.85 kgfcm) T able 18. Removal steps of microphone 2 When installing: Make sur e that the connect ors are attached rmly . 1090 T op case assembly F or access, remove these FRUs in or der: • ...

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    T able 19. Removal steps of t op case assembly 1 1 1 1 Step Screw (quantity) Color T orque 1 • F ront side: M2 × 5 mm, wafer -head, nylon-coat ed (2) • Rear side: M2.5 × 5 mm, wafer -head, nylon-coated (2) Black 0.181 Nm (1.85 kgfcm) 2 2 2 7 3 4 5 6 Step Screw (quantity) Color T orque Chapter 8 . Removing and replacing a FRU 61 ...

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    T able 19. Removal steps of top case assembly (continued) 2 M2 × 5 mm, wafer -head, nylon-coated (3) Black 0.181 Nm (1.85 kgfcm) In st ep 8 , push the top case assembly out fr om the frame as shown in the following gur e by using a plastic pry tool, and remove the top case assembly in the dir ection shown by the arr ow 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 When in ...

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    T able 20. Removal steps of Bluetooth daughter card (continued) Step Screw (quantity) Color T orque 1 M2 × 3 mm, wafer -head, nylon-coated (1) Black 0.181 Nm (1.85 kgfcm) When installing: Make sure that the connector on the bottom side of the car d is attached rmly to the syst em board. 1110 Speak er assembly F or access, remove these FRUs in o ...

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    T able 21. Removal steps of speaker assembly (continued) When installing: A ttach the speaker assembly and rout e the cable as shown in the following gur e, and make sure that the speaker connector is attached rmly . 1120 I/O board F or access, remove these FRUs in or der: • “1010 Battery pack” on page 50 • “1020 Bottom slot cover? ...

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    1130 System board assembly, fan assembly, and backup batter y Important notices for handling the system board: When handling the syst em board, bear the following in mind. • The system board has an acceler ometer , which can be br oken if sever al thousands of G-for ces ar e applied. Note: Dr opping a syst em boar d from a height of as little as ...

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    T able 23. Removal steps of system board (continued) 7 2 1 1 4 3 6 5 Step Screw (quantity) Color T orque 1 M2 × 3 mm, wafer -head, nylon-coated (2) Black 0.181 Nm (1.85 kgfcm) When installing: Make sur e that the connect or is attached rmly to the system board. 8 9 When installing: Make sur e that the connector is attached rmly . 66 Hardwar ...

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    T able 24. Removal st eps of fan assembly and backup battery Loosen the screws 10 . DANGER Use only the battery specied in the parts list for your computer . Any other batt er y could ignite or explode. 11 13 14 10 10 10 10 12 When installing: Make sur e that the connector is attached rmly . 1140 CRT boar d assembly (with cable) F or access, ...

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    T able 25. Removal st eps of CR T board assembly 2 1 4 3 2 3 Step Screw (quantity) Color T orque 3 M2 × 3 mm, wafer -head, nylon-coated (2) Black 0.392 Nm (4 kgfcm) When installing: Make sur e that the connect or is attached rmly to the system board. 1150 DC-in sub card and base cover assembly F or access, remove these FRUs in or der: • “10 ...

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    T able 26. Removal steps of DC-in sub card 3 1 2 Applying labels t o the base cover The new base cover FRU is shipped with a kit containing labels of several kinds. The following illustr ations show the location of each label. 5 7 2 1 3 6 4 8 Chapter 8 . Removing and replacing a FRU 69 ...

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    10 9 11 12 16 15 17 18 20 23 24 13 14 19 22 21 Note: If the Windows Certicate of Authentication label (COA) 2 or 9 is attached t o a part that is r eplaced, return the old part with the label attached to the customer , or provide a letter to the customer stating what the label was originally on the system and what the label part number , serial ...

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    F or some models, you need t o apply two FCC labels. Check the old base cover; if it has two FCC labels, apply both t o the new base cover . 2010 L CD unit F or access, remove these FRUs in or der: • “1010 Battery pack” on page 50 • “1020 Bottom slot cover” on page 51 • “1040 Hard disk drive or solid state drive assembly” on page ...

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    T able 27. Removal st eps of L CD unit (continued) 2 2 1 1 1 1 Step Screw (quantity) Color T orque 3 M2.5 × 5 mm, wafer -head, nylon-coated (4) Black 0.392 Nm (4 kgfcm) 72 Hardwar e Maintenance Manual ...

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    T able 27. Removal st eps of L CD unit (continued) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 When installing: Make sur e that the connect or is attached rmly to the system board. 2020 L CD bez el assembly F or access, remove these FRUs in or der: • “1010 Battery pack” on page 50 • “1020 Bottom slot cover” on page 51 • “1040 Hard disk drive or solid ...

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    T able 28. Removal steps of L CD bezel assembly (continued) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 When installing: Make sure that all the latches ar e attached rmly . Then secur e the bez el with the scr ews. 2030 Int egrated camer a F or access, remove these FRUs in or der: • “1010 Battery pack” on page 50 • “1020 Bottom slot cover” on page 51 • ...

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    2040 L CD panel, L CD cable, and hinges F or access, remove these FRUs in or der: • “1010 Battery pack” on page 50 • “1020 Bottom slot cover” on page 51 • “1040 Hard disk drive or solid state drive assembly” on page 53 • “1070 K eyboard” on page 57 • “1090 T op case assembly” on page 60 • “1130 System board assembl ...

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    T able 31. Removal st eps of hinges 1 1 2 2 Step Screw (quantity) Color T orque 1 M2 × 4 mm, wafer -head, nylon-coated (2) Silver 0.181 Nm (1.85 kgfcm) 2050 Wireless LAN antenna assembly, wir eless W AN antenna assembly, and L CD r ear cover assembly F or access, remove these FRUs in or der: • “1010 Battery pack” on page 50 • “1020 Botto ...

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    T able 32. Removal steps of Wireless LAN antenna assembly, wireless WAN antenna assembly, and L CD rear cover assembly (continued) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 Cable routing: When you install the antenna assembly, r oute the cables as shown in the following gure. As you rout e the cables, make sure that they are not subject ed to any t ension. T ...

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    T able 32. Removal steps of Wireless LAN antenna assembly, wireless WAN antenna assembly, and L CD rear cover assembly (continued) a b a : Wireless LAN AUX antenna (black) and wireless WAN A UX antenna (blue) b : Wireless WAN MAIN ant enna (or ange) and wireless LAN MAIN antenna (gr ay) Note: Some models might have a thir d white cable for wireless ...

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    Chapter 9. L ocations This chapt er pr esents the locations of the ThinkP ad X121e har dware components. F ront view 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 Integr ated camera 7 T ouch pad 2 P ower switch 8 T r ackPoint butt ons 3 Security keyhole 9 T r ackP oint pointing stick 4 ac power connector 10 UltraNav pointing device 5 USB connector 11 Built-in digital ...

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    Rear view 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Sleep (standby) status indicator 5 HDMI port 2 Combo audio jack 6 F an louvers 3 Ethernet connector 7 Ext ernal monitor connect or 4 USB connector F or the description of the power status indicator , see Chapter 5 “Status indicators” on page 41. Bottom view 1 2 2 3 1 Battery pack 3 Bottom slot cover 2 Battery pack latc ...

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    Chapter 10. P arts list This chapter contains following lists of the service parts. • “Overall” on page 82 • “L CD FRUs” on page 90 • “Keyboar d” on page 94 • “Miscellaneous parts” on page 95 • “ ac power adapters” on page 95 • “P ower cor ds” on page 96 • “Recovery discs” on page 97 • “Common service t ...

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    Overall 1 5 8 11 12 13 14 15 17 16 20 10 9 21 18 19 7 6 2 4 3 82 Hardwar e Maintenance Manual ...

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    T able 33. P arts list-Overall No. FRU (Over all) FRU no. CRU ID 1 L CD unit (see “L CD FRUs” on page 90) 2 Keyboar d be zel assembly with ngerprint reader • 3045-C TO , 63x, 64x, 65x, 66x, 6Dx, 6Fx, 6Gx, 6Hx, 6Jx, 6Kx, 6Mx, 6Px, 6Ux • 3048-C TO , 22x, 23x, 26x, 27x, 28x, 29x, 2Ax, 2Bx, 2Cx, 2Dx, 2Kx, 2Vx • 3049-C TO • 3051-C TO • ...

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    T able 33. Parts list-Overall (continued) No. FRU (Over all) FRU no. CRU ID 5 Battery pack, 6 cell Li-ion (2.8 Ah) • 3045-C TO , 62x, 63x, 64x, 65x, 66x, 67x, 68x, 6Ax, 6Bx, 6Cx, 6Dx, 6Fx, 6Jx, 6Mx, 6Qx, 6Rx, 6Sx, 6Tx, 6Ux • 3048-C TO , 22x, 23x, 24x, 25x, 29x, 2Ax, 2Bx, 2Cx, 2Mx, 2Nx, 2Px, 2Qx, 2Vx • 3049-C TO • 3051-C TO , 53x, 54x, 55x, ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 91

    T able 33. Parts list-Overall (continued) No. FRU (Over all) FRU no. CRU ID 7 USB sub card • 3045-C TO , 62x, 63x, 64x, 65x, 66x, 67x, 68x, 69x, 6Ax, 6Bx, 6Cx, 6Dx, 6Fx, 6Gx, 6Hx, 6Jx, 6Kx, 6Mx, 6Px, 6Qx, 6Rx, 6Sx, 6Tx, 6Ux • 3048-C TO , 22x, 23x, 24x, 25x, 26x, 27x, 28x, 29x, 2Ax, 2Bx, 2Cx, 2Dx, 2Kx, 2Lx, 2Mx, 2Nx, 2Px, 2Qx, 2Vx • 3049-C TO ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 92

    T able 33. Parts list-Overall (continued) No. FRU (Over all) FRU no. CRU ID 12 SA T A har d disk drive, 250 GB, 5400 rpm • 3045-C TO , 62x, 69x, 6Ax, 6Bx, 6Cx, 6Dx, 6Gx, 6Hx • 3048-C TO , 2Lx, 2Mx, • 3049-C TO • 3051-C TO , 52x, 58x, 59x, 5Ax • 3053-C TO , 24x, 29x, 2Ax, 2Bx, 2Cx • 3055-C TO 04W1794 ** 12 SA T A har d disk drive, 320 GB ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 93

    T able 33. Parts list-Overall (continued) No. FRU (Over all) FRU no. CRU ID 13 Bluet ooth daught er car d (BDC-3.0) • 3045-C TO , 63x, 64x, 65x, 66x, 67x, 68x, 6Dx, 6Fx, 6Jx, 6Kx, 6Mx, 6Px, 6Qx, 6Rx, 6Sx, 6Tx, 6Ux • 3048-C TO , 22x, 23x, 24x, 25x, 28x, 2Bx, 2Cx, 2Mx, 2Nx, 2Px, 2Qx, 2Vx • 3049-C TO • 3051-C TO , 53x, 54x, 55x, 56x, 57x, 58x, ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 94

    T able 33. Parts list-Overall (continued) No. FRU (Over all) FRU no. CRU ID 14 Syst em board assembly, Intel Celeron 847 P rocessor , non- TPM • 3045-C TO • 3048-C TO • 3049-C TO 04W1825 N 15 1 GB DDR3-1333 SDRAM SO-DIMM (PC3-10600) car d • 3045-C TO , 6Cx, 62x, 69x • 3048-C TO • 3049-C TO • 3051-C TO , 53x, 54x, 55x, 56x, 57x, 58x, 5 ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 95

    T able 33. Parts list-Overall (continued) No. FRU (Over all) FRU no. CRU ID 16 Gobi3000 Wir eless WAN car d for Malaysia • 3045-C TO • 3048-C TO • 3049-C TO • 3051-C TO • 3053-C TO • 3055-C TO 60Y3283 ** 17 ThinkP ad 11b/g/n Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Expr ess Adapter II • 3045-C TO , 69x, 6Mx, 6Px • 3048-C TO , 26x, 27x, 29x, 2Ax, 2Bx, ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 96

    T able 33. Parts list-Overall (continued) No. FRU (Over all) FRU no. CRU ID 21 T rackP oint caps 91P9642 * - ac power adapter (see “ac power adapters” on page 95) L CD FRUs In ThinkP ad X121e models, the type of the L CD is 11.6-inch HD LED-backlight L CD (T able 34 “P arts list-L CD” on page 91). 90 Hardwar e Maintenance Manual ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 97

    1 2 3 7 6 4 5 T able 34. P arts list-L CD No. FRU (L CD) FRU no. CRU ID 1 LCD front bezel 04W2229 N 2 LCD module, 11.6-inch HD anti-glare 04W1594 N Chapter 10 . P arts list 91 ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 98

    T able 34. Parts list-L CD (continued) No. FRU (L CD) FRU no. CRU ID 3 W ireless LAN/W AN ant enna 04W2223 N 4 Hinges • 3045-C TO , 62x, 63x, 64x, 65x, 66x, 67x, 68x, 69x, 6Ax, 6Bx, 6Cx, 6Dx, 6Fx, 6Gx, 6Hx, 6Jx, 6Kx, 6Mx, 6Px, 6Qx, 6Rx, 6Sx, 6Tx, 6Ux • 3048-C TO , 28x, 29x, 2Ax, 2Bx, 2Cx, 2Dx, 2Kx, 2Lx, 2Mx, 2Nx, 2Px, 2Qx, 2Vx • 3049-C TO • ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 99

    T able 34. Parts list-L CD (continued) No. FRU (L CD) FRU no. CRU ID 6 Integrated camera • 3045-C TO , 62x, 63x, 64x, 65x, 66x, 67x, 68x, 69x, 6Ax, 6Bx, 6Cx, 6Dx, 6Fx, 6Gx, 6Hx, 6Jx, 6Kx, 6Mx, 6Px, 6Qx, 6Rx, 6Sx, 6Tx, 6Ux • 3048-C TO , 28x, 29x, 2Ax, 2Bx, 2Cx, 2Dx, 2Kx, 2Lx, 2Mx, 2Nx, 2Px, 2Qx, 2Vx • 3049-C TO • 3051-C TO , 52x, 53x, 54x, 5 ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 100

    T able 34. Parts list-L CD (continued) No. FRU (L CD) FRU no. CRU ID 7 LCD cover kit, red, without Wir eless WAN • 3045-C TO • 3048-C TO • 3049-C TO • 3051-C TO • 3053-C TO • 3055-C TO 04W2250 N 7 LCD cover kit, black, without Wir eless W AN • 3045-C TO • 3048-C TO • 3049-C TO • 3051-C TO • 3053-C TO • 3055-C TO 04W2251 N K ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 101

    T able 35. Parts list-K eyboard (continued) Language FRU no. CRU ID P olish 63Y0068 63Y0140 P ortuguese 63Y0069 63Y0141 Russian 63Y0070 63Y0142 Slovak 63Y0071 63Y0143 Slovenian 63Y0072 63Y0144 Spanish 63Y0050 63Y0129 Swiss 63Y0074 63Y0146 Thai 63Y0081 63Y0153 T r aditional Chinese 63Y0080 63Y0152 T urkish 63Y0075 63Y0147 T urkish-F 63Y0082 63Y0154 ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 102

    P ower cords A ThinkP ad power cord for a specic country or r egion is usually available only in that country or region: T able 39. Parts list–2-pin power cords Country or region FRU no. CRU ID Argentina • Models: C T O, xxY 42T5020 42T5105 Brazil • Models: C T O, xxP 42T5180 42T5183 Canada, U .S. • Models: C TO , xxF , xxL, xxS, xxU 42T ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 103

    Recovery discs Windows XP Pr ofessional (32-bit) DVDs Windows XP P rofessional is preinstalled as the oper ating system in the following models: • 3045-C T O • 3048-C T O • 3049-C T O • 3051-C T O • 3053-C T O • 3055-C T O T able 41. Parts list-Windows XP Professional (32-bit) recovery DVDs Language P/N CRU ID Brazilian P ortuguese 03W7 ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 104

    • 3053-C T O • 3055-C T O T able 42. Parts list-Windows Vista Business (32-bit) recovery DVDs Language P/N CRU ID US English 04T1844 N Windows 7 Home Basic (32-bit) DVDs Windows 7 Home Basic (32-bit) is pr einstalled as the oper ating system in the following models: • 3045-C T O, 6Fx, 6Gx, 6Hx, 6Jx, 6Kx, 6Mx, 6Px • 3048-C T O, 29x, 2Ax, 2Bx ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 105

    Windows 7 Home P remium (64-bit) DVDs Windows 7 Home Pr emium (64-bit) is pr einstalled as the operating syst em in the following models: • 3045-C T O, 6Sx • 3048-C T O, 24x, 25x, 2Mx • 3049-C T O • 3051-C T O, 5Rx • 3053-C T O, 22x, 23x • 3055-C T O T able 45. Parts list-Windows 7 Home P remium (64-bit) recovery DVDs Language P/N CRU I ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 106

    • 3051-C T O, 52x, 5Ax, 5Bx, 5Dx, 5Ex • 3053-C T O • 3055-C T O T able 46. Parts list-Windows 7 Professional (32-bit) recovery DVDs Language P/N CRU ID Indian English 03W7981 Japanese 03W7982 Simplied Chinese 03W7980 US English 03W7983 N Windows 7 P rofessional (64-bit) DVDs Windows 7 Pr ofessional (64-bit) is pr einstalled as the oper ati ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 107

    T able 47. P arts list-Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) recovery DVDs (continued) Language P/N CRU ID Slovak 03W8001 Spanish 03W8002 T r aditional Chinese 03W7987 T urkish 03W8004 US English 03W8006 US English disable 03W8005 Windows 7 Ultimat e (32-bit) DVDs Windows 7 Ultimat e (32-bit) is pr einstalled as the oper ating syst em in the following mo ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 108

    T able 50. P arts list-Windows 7 Starter (32-bit) recovery DVDs Language P/N CRU ID Arabic 04T1919 Brazilian P ortuguese 04T1920 F rench 04T1922 P ortuguese 04T1923 Russian 04T1924 Spanish 04T1925 T urkish 04T1926 Indian English 04T1921 US English 04T1927 N Common service tools T able 51. P arts list-Common service tools T ool P/N Screwdriver kit 9 ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 109

    Appendix A. Notices Lenovo may not offer the pr oducts, services, or features discussed in this document in all countries. Consult your local Lenovo repr esentative for information on the pr oducts and services curr ently available in your area. Any refer ence to a Lenovo pr oduct, progr am, or service is not int ended to state or imply that only t ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 110

    Electronic emissions notices F or electr onic emission information on Class B digital devices, r efer to the corresponding information in the User Guide . T r ademarks The following t erms ar e trademarks of Lenovo in the United Stat es, other countries or both: Active P rot ection System Lenovo ThinkP ad ThinkV antage T rackP oint Windows is a tr ...

  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 111

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  • IBM THINKPAD X121E - page 112

    Part Number: 0A96013 Printed in China (1P) P/N: 0A96013 *0A96013* ...

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