ThinkPad $ ^{\circledR} $ R60, R60e, R61, and R61i Hardware Maintenance Manual

November 2007

This manual supports:

ThinkPad R60

(MT 9455, 9456, 9457, 9458, 9459, 9444, 9445, 9460, 9461, 9462, 9463, 9464, 9446, and 9447)

ThinkPad R60e

(MT 0656, 0657, 0658, and 0659)

ThinkPad R61

(MT 8942, 8943, 8944, 8945, 8947, 8948, and 8949)

ThinkPad R61i

(MT 0656, 0657, 0658, 0659, 9455, 9456, 9457, 9458, 9459, 9444, 9445, 9460, 9461, 9462, 9463, 9464, 9446, 9447, 8942, 8943, 8944, 8945, 8947, 8948, and 8949)

ThinkPad $ ^{\textregistered} $ R60, R60e, R61, and R61i

Hardware Maintenance Manual

Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information under “Notices” on page 260.

Third Edition (November 2007)

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Contents

About this manual ..... 1
Introduction ..... 3
Important service information ..... 3
Strategy for replacing FRUs ..... 3
Strategy for replacing a hard disk drive ..... 4
Important notice for replacing a system board ..... 4
How to use error messages ..... 4
Strategy for replacing FRUs for CTO, CMV, and GAV ..... 4
Product definition ..... 4
FRU identification for CTO, CMV, and GAV products ..... 5
Important information about replacing RoHS compliant FRUs ..... 6
Diskette compatibility matrix ..... 7
Safety notices: multilingual translations ..... 7
Safety information ..... 13
General safety ..... 13
Electrical safety ..... 13
Safety inspection guide ..... 15
Handling devices that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge ..... 16
Grounding requirements ..... 16
Laser compliance statement ..... 17
General descriptions.....19
Read this first ..... 19
What to do first ..... 19
Related service information ..... 21
Service Web site ..... 21
Restoring the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs ..... 21
Passwords ..... 23
Power management ..... 25
Checkout guide ..... 27
Testing the computer ..... 27
Detecting system information with PC-Doctor ..... 30
Power system checkout ..... 30
ThinkPad R60, R60e, R61, and R61i ..... 33
Product overview ..... 34
Specifications ..... 34
Status indicators ..... 38
FRU tests ..... 41
Fn key combinations ..... 43
Symptom-to-FRU index ..... 46
Numeric error codes ..... 46
Error messages ..... 50
Beep symptoms ..... 51
No-beep symptoms ..... 51
LCD-related symptoms ..... 52
Intermittent problems ..... 53
Undetermined problems ..... 53
FRU replacement notices ..... 54
Screw notices ..... 54

Retaining serial numbers . .

About this manual

This manual contains service and reference information for ThinkPad $ ^{\circledR} $ R60, R60e, R61, and R61i (MT 0656, 0657, 0658, 0659, 9455, 9456, 9457, 9458, 9459, 9444, 9445, 9460, 9461, 9462, 9463, 9464, 9446, 9447, 8942, 8943, 8944, 8945, 8947, 8948, and 8949) products. Use this manual along with the advanced diagnostic tests to troubleshoot problems.

The manual is divided into sections as follows:

• The common sections provide general information, guidelines, and safety information required in servicing computers.

• The product-specific section includes service, reference, and product-specific parts information.

Important

This manual is intended for trained service personnel 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 review the safety information under “Safety notices: multilingual translations” on page 7, “Safety information” on page 13, and “Laser compliance statement” on page 17.

Introduction

Important service information

BIOS and device driver fixes are customer-installable. The BIOS and device drivers are posted on the customer support site http://www.lenovo.com/support

Advise customers to contact the Customer Support Center at 800-426-7378 if they need assistance in obtaining or installing any software fixes, drivers, and BIOS downloads.

Customers in Canada should call the Customer Support Center at 800-565-3344 for assistance or download information.

Strategy for replacing FRUs

Before replacing parts

Make sure that all software fixes, drivers, and BIOS downloads are installed before replacing any FRUs listed in this manual.

After a system board is replaced, ensure that the latest BIOS is loaded to the system board before completing the service action.

To download software fixes, drivers, and BIOS, do as follows:

1. Go to http://www.lenovo.com/support

2. Enter the product number of the computer or press Auto-detect button on the screen.

3. Select Downloads and drivers.

4. Follow the directions on the screen and install the necessary software.

Use the following strategy to prevent unnecessary expense for replacing and servicing FRUs:

• If you are instructed to replace a FRU but the replacement does not correct the problem, reinstall the original FRU before you continue.

• Some computers have both a processor board and a system board. If you are instructed to replace either the processor board or the system board, and replacing one of them does not correct the problem, reinstall that board, and then replace the other one.

• If an adapter or a device consists of more than one FRU, any of the FRUs may be the cause of the error. Before replacing the adapter or device, remove the FRUs, one by one, to see if the symptoms change. Replace only the FRU that changed the symptoms.

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