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HardwareMaintenanceManualThinkPadE450,E455,andE450c

–Whenworkingonadouble-insulatedorbattery-operatedsystem,useanESDcommongroundorreferencepoint.Y oucanusecoaxorconnector-outsideshellsonthesesystems.–Us

ElectronicemissionsnoticesForelectronicemissioninformationonClassBdigitaldevices,refertothecorrespondinginformationintheUserGuide.EUcontact:Lenovo,Ein

AppendixB.AbbreviationtableThefollowingtablelistsallabbreviationsusedinthismanual.AbbreviationTermBGABallGridArrayBIOSBasicInput/OutputSystemCDCompact

AbbreviationTermPCHPlatformControllerHubPOSTPower-onself-testRAMRandomAccessMemoryRFRadiofrequencyRFIDRadio-frequencyidentificationRIRingindicatorRJReg

PartNumber:SP40A27160_02PrintedinChina(1P)P/N:SP40A27160_02*1PSP40A27160_02*

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Chapter2.ImportantserviceinformationThischapterintroducesfollowingimportantserviceinformationthatappliestoallmachinetypessupportedbythismanual:•“Strat

Attention:Thedrivestartupsequenceinthecomputeryouareservicingmayhavebeenchanged.Beextremelycarefulduringwriteoperationssuchascopying,saving,orformatti

code.Thecountrycodeassignedisalphabeticandrepresentsadesignatedcountryorregion(example:20AA0009UK).FRUidentificationUseLenovoeSupporttoidentifymajorFRU

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Chapter3.GeneralcheckoutThischapterintroducesfollowinginformation:•“Whattodofirst”onpage23•“Checkoutguide”onpage24–“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage24–“Quic

ContentsAboutthismanual...iiiChapter1.Safetyinformation...1Generalsafety...1Electricalsafety...1Safetyinspectionguide

Beforecheckingproblemswiththecomputer,determinewhetherthedamageiscoveredunderthewarrantybyreferringtothefollowinglist:Thefollowingarenotcoveredunderwa

Thequicktestprogramsareapplicableonthefollowingoperatingsystems:•Microsoft®Windows®8•MicrosoftWindows7•MicrosoftWindowsServer®2003•MicrosoftWindowsSer

youtotestcomputermemoryandinternalstoragedevices,viewsysteminformation,andcheckandrecovertheinternalstoragedevices.Tousethebootablediagnosticprograms,

CheckingtheacpoweradapterYouareherebecausethecomputerfailsonlywhentheacpoweradapterisused.•Ifthepowerproblemoccursonlywhenthedockingstationortheportre

Checkingthecoin-cellbatteryTocheckthecoin-cellbattery,dothefollowing:1.Disconnectthebatteryconnector.See“Disconnectthebattery”onpage64.2.Removethecoin

Chapter4.RelatedserviceinformationThischapterpresentsfollowinginformation:•“RestoringthefactorycontentsbyusingtheRecoveryDiscSet”onpage29•“Recoveryove

3.PressF10tosavetheThinkPadSetupprogramconfigurationchanges.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentobegintherecoveryprocess.4.SelectyourlanguageandclickNext.

CreatingandusingarecoverymediaYoucanuserecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdriveorhybriddrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Recoverymediaareusefulifyoutrans

•Onanetworkdrive•Onrecordablediscs(anexternalrecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdriveorhybriddr

theotherpartitionsintact.BecausetheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceoperatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,youcanrestorethefactorydefaultsettings

Retainingserialnumbers...60Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystemunit...60RetainingtheUUID...61Chapter9.Removingorreplacing

3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeoftherescuemediumyouwanttocreate.Y ouca

1.Turnonyourcomputer.2.GototheC:\SWTOOLSdirectory.3.OpentheDRIVERSfolder.WithintheDRIVERSfolderareseveralsubfoldersnamedforthevariousdevicesinstalledi

Attention:Ifyourefreshyourcomputer,theprogramsthatcamewithyourcomputerandtheprogramsthatyouinstalledfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogr

CreatingandusingrecoverymediaYoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsfortheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentandtheWindowsrecoveryimage.Ifyoucannotstartthecomputer,

3.Selectapreferredlanguageandthenselectapreferredkeyboardlayout.4.ClickTroubleshoottodisplaytheoptionalrecoverysolutions.5.Selectacorrespondingrecover

Howtoremovethepower-onpasswordToremoveapower-onpassword,dothefollowing:Ifnosupervisorpasswordhasbeenset,dothefollowingtoremovethepower-onpassword:1.Tu

9.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.Theuserharddiskpasswordandthemasterharddiskpasswordhavebeenremoved.PowermanagementToreducepowerc

•Thesystemstatus,RAM,VRAM,andsetupdataarestoredontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive.•Thesystemispoweredoff.Note:Ifthecomputerentersthehib

NumericerrorcodesTable2.NumericerrorcodesSymptomorerrorFRUoraction,insequence0177BadSVPdata,stopPOSTtask—ChecksumofthesupervisorpasswordintheEEPROMisn

Table2.Numericerrorcodes(continued)SymptomorerrorFRUoraction,insequence2111ReaderroronHDD1(MiniSATA)1.ReseattheMiniSATAdevice.2.ReplacetheminiSATAdevi

AboutthismanualThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforthefollowingThinkPad®products.ThinkPadE450Machinetype(MT)20DCand20DDThinkPadE455Mach

No-beepsymptomsTable5.No-beepsymptomsSymptomorerrorFRUoraction,insequenceNobeep,power-onindicatoron,LCDblank,andnoPOST.1.Ensurethateveryconnectoriscon

2.Ifnoerrorisdetected,donotreplaceanyFRUs.3.Ifanyerrorisdetected,replacetheFRUshownbytheFRUcode.Rerunthetesttoverifythatnomoreerrorsexist.Undetermined

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Chapter5.StatusindicatorsThischapterpresentsthestatusindicatorsthatshowthestatusofthecomputer.Note:Dependingonthemodel,theThinkPadpointingdevicemightl

Table7.Statusindicators(continued)IndicatorMeaning4CamerastatusindicatorOn:Thecameraisinuse.56SystemstatusindicatorBlinkingthreetimes:Thecomputerisini

Chapter6.FunctionkeysThefollowingtabledescribesthefunctionsoffunctionkeysandkeycombinations.Table8.FunctionkeysFunctionkeyandkeycombinationDescription

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Chapter7.LocationsThischapterhelpsyoulocatethehardwarecomponentsonyourcomputer.Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,andindicatorsThistopichelpsyoulocat

Bottomview124391065781Security-lockslot2Fanlouvers3AlwaysOnUSBconnector4Comboaudioconnector5Speaker6Battery7Internalstoragedrive18Speaker9WirelessLANc

LocatingFRUsandCRUsThistopicintroducesthefollowingserviceparts:•“MajorFRUs”onpage54•“LCDFRUs”onpage56Notes:•EachFRUisavailableforalltypesormodels,unle

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Table9.MajorFRUsNo.FRUdescriptionsSelf-serviceCRUOptionalserviceCRU1LCDunitNoNo2KeyboardNoYes3KeyboardbezelassemblyNote:Dependingonthemodel,theThinkPa

LCDFRUsFormodelswithnon-touchpanel342165Table10.LCDFRUsNo.FRUdescriptionsSelf-serviceCRUOptionalserviceCRU1LCDbezelassemblyNoNo2Cameraandmicrophonecom

LookingupFRUinformationFordetailedFRUinformation,includingpartnumbers,descriptions,andsubstitutionpartnumbers,goto:http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-

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Chapter8.FRUreplacementnoticesThischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingandreplacingparts.ReadthischaptercarefullybeforereplacinganyFRU.CRUstatementf

180degreesmore(Cross-section)Notes:•Ensurethatyouusethecorrectscrew.Itisrecommendedtousenewscrewsforreplacements.Ifyouhaveatorquescrewdriver,tighten

2.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressEsc.TheThinkPadConfigInformationUpdateUtilityinterfaceisdisplayed.3.Type1underEntertheactiondesired,thenpressEnter.

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Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRUThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorreplaceaFRU.CRUstatementforcustomers:Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourpr

Chapter1.SafetyinformationThischapterpresentsfollowingsafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeyouserviceaThinkPadnotebookcomputer.•“Generals

BeforeservicingthecomputerCarefullyreadthistopicbeforeservicingthecomputer.DisconnectthebatteryBeforereplacinganyFRU,ensurethatyouhavedisconnectedtheb

Note:EnsurethatyoureattachtheconnectorcovertotheLenovoOneLinkconnectorafterfinishingtheservicing.1020DIMMdoorRemovalstepsoftheDIMMdoorLoosenthescrews1,

•Beforeremovingthedrive,havetheusermakeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonitifpossible.•Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperatingorinsuspendmode.Remov

Removalstepsofthememorymodule211Wheninstalling:Insertthenotchedendofthememorymoduleintothememoryslot.Pressthememorymoduleinfirmly,andpivotitdownwardunt

StepScrew(quantity)ColorTorque2M2×3.5mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)Black0.181Nm(1.85kgf-cm)3Wheninstalling:PlugthegraycableintotheconnectorlabeledMAINor1

1070KeyboardForaccess,removethisFRU:•“1020DIMMdoor”onpage65RemovalstepsofthekeyboardRemovethescrewsthatsecurethekeyboard.11StepScrew(quantity)ColorTor

Pivotthekeyboardslightlyupward3untilyoucanseetheconnectorsonthebottomsideofthekeyboard.Thenturnoverthekeyboardasshown4.Note:Dependingonthemodel,theThi

Removalstepsofthekeyboardbezelassembly222211111111StepScrew(quantity)ColorTorque1M2×7mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(8)Black0.181Nm(1.85kgf-cm)2M2×5mm,flat-he

54Note:Dependingonthemodel,theThinkPadpointingdevicemightlookdifferentfromthefollowingillustration.6667666661090MediacardreaderForaccess,removetheseFR

Removalstepsofthemediacardreader12StepScrew(quantity)ColorTorque1M2×3.5mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(1)Black0.181Nm(1.85kgf-cm)1100USB/audiocardForaccess,r

•Findtheroomemergencypower-off(EPO)switch,disconnectingswitch,orelectricaloutlet.Ifanelectricalaccidentoccurs,youcanthenoperatetheswitchorunplugthepow

•“1020DIMMdoor”onpage65•“1070Keyboard”onpage69•“1080Keyboardbezelassembly”onpage70RemovalstepoftheThinkPad-logo-LEDcard121120Systemboard,dc-insupportb

•Becarefulnottodropthesystemboardonabenchtopthathasahardsurface,suchasmetal,wood,orcomposite.•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.•Ateverypointintheprocess,be

FormodelswithanintegratedthermalmoduleaMicroprocessoraThinkPadE455FormodelswithadiscretethermalmoduleaMicroprocessorbVideoGraphicArraycard(VGA)cFusion

FormodelswithanintegratedthermalmoduleaMicroprocessorcFusionControllerHub(FCH)acChapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU77

RemovalstepsofthesystemboardDisconnecttheconnectorsattachedtothesystemboard.541326Removethescrewsthatsecurethesystemboardandthedc-insupportbracket.The

Loosenthescrews.10Removethesystemboardtogetherwiththethermalfanassembly.11Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU79

Turnoverthesystemboard.Thethermalfanassemblyisontheothersideofthesystemboard.Thenloosenthescrewsinthealphabeticalorderasshown.1e1a1b1c 1g1f1dRemovethe

ba•Donottouchthethermalgrease.•Donotpress,touch,orrotatethefanimpeller.•Donottouchthefaninlethole.•Donottwistorpullthecableofthethermalfanassembly.•Do

TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramprovidesanautomaticbatterydiagnostictestthatdeterminesifthebatterypackisdefective.AbatterypackFRUshouldnotbereplacedunle

1140SpeakerassemblyForaccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:•“1010LenovoOneLinkconnectorcover”onpage64•“1020DIMMdoor”onpage65•“1030Internalstoragedrive”onpage

Considertheseconditionsandthesafetyhazardstheypresent:•Electricalhazards,especiallyprimarypower(primaryvoltageontheframecancauseseriousorfatalelectric

StepScrew(quantity)ColorTorque2M2×2.5mm,big-head,nylon-coated(4)Black0.181Nm(1.85kgf-cm)Removethespeakerassembly.33Wheninstalling:Ensurethatthecablesa

RemovalstepsoftheLCDunit1111StepScrew(quantity)ColorTorque1M2.5×5mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(4)Black0.249Nm(3kgf-cm)221160Hingesupportbracket,wirelessLAN

•“1080Keyboardbezelassembly”onpage70•“1090Mediacardreader”onpage72•“1100USB/audiocard”onpage73•“1110ThinkPad-logo-LEDcard”onpage73•“1120Systemboard,dc

RemovethewirelessLANantennasassemblyfromthebasecoverassembly.AntennalocationsaWirelessLANauxiliaryantenna(black)bWirelessLANmainantenna(gray)5b5aAtten

•Providealettertothecustomerstatingwhatthelabelwasoriginallyonthecomputerandwhatthepartnumber,serialnumber,andproductkeywereonthelabel.Whenyoureplacet

2020LCDmoduleForaccess,removetheseFRUsinorder:•“1150LCDunit”onpage84•“2010LCDbezelassembly”onpage88RemovalstepsoftheLCDmodule11112StepScrew(quantity)C

Removalstepsofthehingekit1122222222StepScrew(quantity)ColorTorque1M2×3.5mm,flat-head,nylon-coated(2)Black0.181Nm(1.85kgf-cm)2M2.5×3.5mm,flat-head,nylon-

Removalstepsoftheintegratedcameraandmicrophonecombocard21Wheninstalling:Ensurethattheconnectorisattachedfirmly.2050LCDcableassemblyandLCDrearcoverassem

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AppendixA.NoticesLenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.ConsultyourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformat