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ThinkPad
ThinkPad $ ^{\circledR} $ T500 and W500 (15.4-inch widescreen)
Hardware Maintenance Manual
ThinkPad
ThinkPad $ ^{\circledR} $ T500 and W500 (15.4-inch widescreen)
Hardware Maintenance Manual
Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information under “Notices” on page 177.
First Edition (July 2008)
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Contents
About this manual ..... v
Safety information ..... 1
General safety ..... 2
Electrical safety ..... 3
Safety inspection guide ..... 5
Handling devices that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge ..... 6
Grounding requirements ..... 6
Safety notices: multilingual translations ..... 7
Laser compliance statement ..... 14
Important service information ..... 17
Strategy for replacing FRUs ..... 17
Strategy for replacing a hard disk drive ..... 18
Important notice for replacing a system board ..... 18
How to use error message ..... 18
Strategy for replacing FRUs for CTO, CMV, and GAV ..... 19
Product definition ..... 19
FRU identification for CTO, CMV, and GAV products ..... 19
Important information about replacing RoHS compliant FRUs ..... 21
General checkout ..... 23
What to do first ..... 24
Checkout guide ..... 25
Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for DOS ..... 26
PC-Doctor for Windows ..... 28
PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery ..... 28
Power system checkout ..... 29
Checking the AC adapter ..... 29
Checking operational charging ..... 30
Checking the battery pack ..... 30
Checking the backup battery ..... 31
Related service information ..... 33
Restoring the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs ..... 33
Passwords ..... 34
Power-on password ..... 34
Hard-disk password ..... 34
Supervisor password ..... 34
How to remove the power-on password ..... 35
How to remove the hard-disk password ..... 35
Power management ..... 37
Screen blank mode ..... 37
Standby mode ..... 37
Hibernation mode ..... 38
Symptom-to-FRU index ..... 39
Numeric error codes ..... 39
Error messages ..... 43
Beep symptoms ..... 44
No-beep symptoms.
Undetermined problems ..... 46
ThinkPad T500 and W500 (15.4-inch widescreen) ..... 47
Specifications ..... 47
Status indicators ..... 50
FRU tests ..... 53
Fn key combinations ..... 55
FRU replacement notices ..... 58
Screw notices ..... 58
Retaining serial numbers ..... 59
Removing and replacing a FRU ..... 62
1010 Battery pack ..... 63
1020 Serial Ultrabay Slim device ..... 64
1030 Hard disk drive (HDD) cover, HDD and HDD rubber rails or solid state drive (SSD) and storage converter ..... 65
1040 Palm rest or palm rest with fingerprint reader ..... 67
1050 DIMM ..... 70
1060 Keyboard ..... 71
1070 Modem daughter card (MDC-3.0) ..... 73
1080 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN ..... 75
1090 Intel Turbo Memory Minicard or wireless USB adapter ..... 77
1100 Backup battery ..... 79
1110 SIM card slot ..... 80
1120 Keyboard bezel ..... 81
1130 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless WAN ..... 83
1140 Speaker assembly ..... 85
1150 Fan assembly ..... 87
1160 CPU ..... 91
1170 LCD unit ..... 92
1180 Base cover and USB sub card with cable ..... 95
1190 Structure frame ..... 100
1200 System board and ExpressCard slot assembly ..... 103
2010 LCD front bezel (LCD cover kit) ..... 106
2020 LCD rear cover (LCD cover kit) ..... 108
2030 Inverter card ..... 109
2040 Integrated camera ..... 110
2050 Bluetooth daughter card (BDC-2.1) ..... 111
2060 Antenna assembly ..... 112
2070 LCD panel and LCD cable ..... 115
2080 Hinges and LCD magnesium frame ..... 118
Locations ..... 119
Front view ..... 119
Rear view ..... 120
Bottom view ..... 120
Parts list ..... 121
Overall ..... 122
LCD FRUs ..... 153
Keyboard. . . . .
Common service tools .....176
Notices .....177
Trademarks .....178
About this manual
This manual contains service and reference information for the following ThinkPad $ ^{\circledR} $ products.
ThinkPad T500
MT 2055, 2056, 2081, 2082, 2083, 2087, 2088, 2089, 2241, 2242, 2243, 2246, 2247, and 2261
ThinkPad W500
MT 4058, 4061, 4062, 4063, 4064, and 4065
Use this manual along with the advanced diagnostic tests to troubleshoot problems.
The manual is divided into sections as follows:
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The common sections provide general information, guidelines, and safety information required in servicing computers.
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The product-specific section includes service, reference, and product-specific parts information.
Important:
This manual is intended only for trained servicers who are familiar with ThinkPad products. Use this manual along with the advanced diagnostic tests to troubleshoot problems effectively.
Before servicing a ThinkPad product, be sure to read all the information under "Safety information" on page 1 and "Important service information" on page 17.
Safety information
This chapter presents following safety information that you need to be familiar
with before you service a ThinkPad computer.
• “General safety” on page 2
• “Electrical safety” on page 3
• "Safety inspection guide" on page 5
• "Handling devices that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge" on page 6
• “Grounding requirements” on page 6
• "Safety notices: multilingual translations" on page 7
• “Laser compliance statement” on page 14
General safety
Follow these rules to ensure general safety:
