User ManualTable of ContentsContents5About this manual7Safety information9General safety10Electrical safety11Safety inspection guide13Handling devices that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge14Grounding requirements14Safety notices: multilingual translations15Laser compliance statement22Important service information25Strategy for replacing FRUs25Strategy for replacing a hard disk drive26Important notice for replacing a system board26How to use error message26Strategy for replacing FRUs for CTO, CMV, and GAV27Product definition27FRU identification for CTO, CMV, and GAV products27Important information about replacing RoHS compliant FRUs29General checkout31What to do first32Checkout guide33Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for DOS34Testing the computer34Detecting system information with PC-Doctor36PC-Doctor for Windows36PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery36Power system checkout37Checking the AC adapter37Checking operational charging38Checking the battery pack38Checking the backup battery39Related service information41Restoring the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs41Passwords42Power-on password42Hard-disk password42Supervisor password42How to remove the power-on password43How to remove the hard-disk password43Power management45Screen blank mode45Standby mode45Hibernation mode46Symptom-to-FRU index47Numeric error codes47Error messages51Beep symptoms52No-beep symptoms52LCD-related symptoms53Intermittent problems54Undetermined problems54ThinkPad T500 and W500 (15.4-inch widescreen)55Specifications55Status indicators58FRU tests61Fn key combinations63FRU replacement notices66Screw notices66Retaining serial numbers67Restoring the serial number of the system unit67Retaining the UUID67Reading or writing the ECA information69Removing and replacing a FRU701010 Battery pack711020 Serial Ultrabay Slim device721030 Hard disk drive (HDD) cover, HDD and HDD rubber rails or solid state drive (SSD) and storage converter731040 Palm rest or palm rest with fingerprint reader751050 DIMM781060 Keyboard791070 Modem daughter card (MDC-3.0)811080 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN831090 Intel Turbo Memory Minicard or wireless USB adapter851100 Backup battery871110 SIM card slot881120 Keyboard bezel891130 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless WAN911140 Speaker assembly931150 Fan assembly951160 CPU991170 LCD unit1001180 Base cover and USB sub card with cable1031190 Structure frame1081200 System board and ExpressCard slot assembly1112010 LCD front bezel (LCD cover kit)1142020 LCD rear cover (LCD cover kit)1162030 Inverter card1172040 Integrated camera1182050 Bluetooth daughter card (BDC-2.1)1192060 Antenna assembly1202070 LCD panel and LCD cable1232080 Hinges and LCD magnesium frame126Locations127Front view127Rear view128Bottom view128Parts list129Overall130LCD FRUs16015.4-in. WXGA TFT16115.4-in. WSXGA+ TFT16315.4-in. WUXGA TFT165Keyboard167Miscellaneous parts169AC adapters171Power cords172Recovery discs173Windows XP Professional DVDs173Windows Vista Home Basic (32 bit) DVDs175Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) DVDs177Windows Vista Business (32 bit) DVDs178Windows Vista Business (64 bit) DVDs180Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit) DVDs181Common service tools183Notices185Trademarks186Size: 5.17 MBPages: 188Language: EnglishOpen manual