IBM THINKPAD X40 Owner's manual

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IBM

Mobile

Systems

ThinkPad

Computer

Hardware

Maintenance

Manual

April 2004

This manual supports:

ThinkPad X40

(MT 2369, 2370, 2371, 2372, 2382, 2386)



Note

Before

using

this

information

and

the

product

supports,

sure

read

the

general

information

under

“Notices”

page

137.

First

Edition

(April

2004)

The

following

paragraph

does

not

apply

the

United

Kingdom

any

country

where

such

provisions

are

inconsistent

with

local

law:

INTERNATIONAL

BUSINESS

MACHINES

CORPORATION

PROVIDES

THIS

PUBLICATION

“AS

IS”

WITHOUT

ANY

WARRANTY

ANY

KIND,

EITHER

EXPRESS

IMPLIED,

INCLUDING,

BUT

NOT

LIMITED

TO,

THE

LIMITED

WARRANTIES

MERCHANTABILITY

FITNESS

FOR

PARTICULAR

PURPOSE.

Some

states

not

allow

disclaimer

express

implied

warranties

certain

transactions;

therefore,

this

statement

may

not

apply

you.

This

publication

could

include

technical

inaccuracies

typographical

errors.

Changes

are

periodically

made

the

information

herein;

these

changes

will

incorporated

new

editions

the

publication.

IBM

may

make

improvements

changes

the

products

the

programs

described

this

publication

any

time.

possible

that

this

publication

may

contain

references

to,

information

about,

IBM

products

(machines

and

programs),

programming,

services

that

are

not

announced

your

country.

Such

references

information

must

not

construed

mean

that

IBM

intends

announce

such

IBM

products,

programming,

services

your

country.

Requests

for

technical

information

about

IBM

products

should

made

your

IBM

authorized

dealer

your

IBM

marketing

representative.

International

Business

Machines

Corporation

2004.

All

rights

reserved.

Government

Users

Restricted

Rights

–

Use,

duplication

disclosure

restricted

GSA

ADP

Schedule

Contract

with

IBM

Corp.

Contents

About

this

manual

Introduction

Important

service

information

Strategy

for

replacing

FRUs

How

use

error

messages

Diskette

compatibility

matrix

Safety

notices:

multilingual

translations

Safety

information

.16

General

safety

.16

Electrical

safety

.17

Safety

inspection

guide

.19

Handling

devices

that

are

sensitive

electrostatic

discharge

.20

Grounding

requirements

.21

Laser

compliance

statement

.22

General

descriptions

.25

Read

this

first

.25

What

first

.25

service

information

.27

Service

web

site

.27

Restoring

the

preloaded

system

.27

Recovering

the

hard

disk

original

contents

.30

Passwords

.33

Power

management

.35

Checkout

guide

.38

Testing

the

computer

.38

Detecting

system

information

with

PC-Doctor

.41

Power

system

checkout

.42

ThinkPad

X40

.45

Product

overview

.47

Specifications

.47

Status

indicators

for

X40

.50

FRU

tests

.52

key

combinations

.54

Symptom-to-FRU

index

.57

Numeric

error

codes

.57

Error

messages

.64

Beep

symptoms

.66

No-beep

symptoms

.66

LCD-related

symptoms

.67

Intermittent

problems

.68

Undetermined

problems

.68

FRU

replacement

notices

.69

Screw

notices

.69

Retaining

serial

numbers

.70

Removing

and

replacing

FRU

.72

1010

Battery

pack

.73

IBM

Corp.

2004

iii

1020

Hard-disk

drive

.74

1030

DIMM

cover

.75

1040

Mini-PCI,

DIMM

and

Communication

Daughter

Card

(CDC)

.76

1050

Keyboard

.79

1060

Upper

case

.82

1070

Backup

battery

.85

1080

LCD

module

.86

1090

Hard

disk

housing

assembly

.88

1100

Top

shielding

.89

1110

Lower

case

.90

1120

Fansink

.94

2010

LCD

bezel

.95

2020

LCD

.98

2030

Inverter

.99

2040

Antenna

and

antenna

. 101

2050

Hinge

and

hinge

. 105

2060

Bluetooth

Antenna

Cable

. 107

Locations

. 108

Front

view

for

X40

series

. 108

Rear

view

for

X40

series

. 109

Bottom

view

for

X40

series

.110

Front

View

for

UltraBase

Dock

. 111

Rear

View

for

UltraBase

Dock

.112

Parts

list

.113

X40

series

model

matrix

.113

Overall

. 121

LCD

FRUs

. 128

Keyboard

. 130

Recovery

CDs

. 131

Miscellaneous

parts

. 133

Common

parts

list

. 135

Notices

. 137

Trademarks

. 137

ThinkPad

X40

(2369,

2370,

2371,

2372,

2382,

2386)

About

this

manual

This

manual

contains

service

and

reference

information

for

IBM

ThinkPad

X40

(MT2369

2370

2371

2372

2382

2386)

product.

Use

this

manual

along

with

the

advanced

diagnostic

tests

troubleshoot

problems.

The

manual

divided

into

sections

follows:

The

common

sections

provide

general

information,

guidelines,

and

safety

information

required

servicing

computers.

The

product-specific

section

includes

service,

reference,

and

product-specific

parts

information.

Important

This

manual

intended

for

trained

service

personnel

who

are

familiar

with

ThinkPad

products.

Use

this

manual

along

with

the

advanced

diagnostic

tests

troubleshoot

problems

effectively.

Before

servicing

IBM

ThinkPad

product,

sure

review

the

safety

information

under

“Safety

notices:

multilingual

translations”

page

“Safety

information”

page

16,

and

“Laser

compliance

statement”

page

22.

IBM

Corp.

2004

ThinkPad

X40

(2369,

2370,

2371,

2372,

2382,

2386)

Introduction

Important

service

information

Important

BIOS

and

device

driver

fixes

are

customer-installable.

The

BIOS

and

device

drivers

are

posted

the

IBM

support

site

http://www.ibm.com/pc/support

Advise

customers

contact

the

Company

HelpCenter

800-772-2227

they

need

assistance

obtaining

installing

any

diskette

fixes.

Customers

Canada

should

call

IBM

HelpPC

800-565-3344

for

assistance

download

information.

Strategy

for

replacing

FRUs

Before

replacing

parts

Make

sure

that

all

diskette

fixes

are

installed

before

replacing

any

FRUs

listed

this

manual.

Use

the

following

strategy

prevent

unnecessary

expense

for

replacing

and

servicing

FRUs:

you

are

instructed

replace

FRU

but

the

replacement

does

not

correct

the

problem,

reinstall

the

original

FRU

before

you

continue.

Some

computers

have

both

processor

board

and

system

board.

you

are

instructed

replace

either

the

processor

board

the

system

board,

and

replacing

one

them

does

not

correct

the

problem,

reinstall

that

board,

and

then

replace

the

other

one.

adapter

device

consists

than

one

FRU,

any

the

FRUs

may

the

cause

the

error.

Before

replacing

the

adapter

device,

remove

the

FRUs,

one

one,

see

the

symptoms

change.

Replace

only

the

FRU

that

changed

the

symptoms.

Attention:

The

setup

configuration

the

computer

you

are

servicing

may

have

been

customized.

Running

Automatic

Configuration

may

alter

the

settings.

Note

the

current

configuration

settings

(using

the

View

Configuration

option);

then,

when

service

has

been

completed,

verify

that

those

settings

remain

effect.

IBM

Corp.

2004

Strategy

for

replacing

hard-disk

drive

Always

try

run

low-level

format

before

replacing

hard-disk

drive.

Attention:

The

drive

startup

sequence

the

computer

you

are

servicing

may

have

been

changed.

extremely

careful

during

write

operations

such

copying,

saving,

formatting.

you

select

incorrect

drive,

data

programs

can

overwritten.

How

use

error

messages

Use

the

error

codes

displayed

the

screen

diagnose

failures.

than

one

error

code

displayed,

begin

the

diagnosis

with

the

first

error

code.

Whatever

causes

the

first

error

code

may

also

cause

false

error

codes.

error

code

displayed,

see

the

error

symptom

listed

the

Symptom-to-FRU

Index

for

the

computer

you

are

servicing.

Diskette

compatibility

matrix

The

compatibility

each

the

drives

with

the

diskettes

for

follows:

Diskette

drive

Diskette

capacity

Compatibility

3.5-inch

1.0

Read

and

write

2.0

Read

and

write

4.0

Not

compatible

Safety

notices:

multilingual

translations

this

manual,

safety

notices

appear

English

with

page

number

reference

the

appropriate

multilingual,

translated

safety

notice

found

this

section.

The

following

safety

notices

are

provided

English,

French,

German,

Hebrew,

Italian,

and

Spanish.

Important

service

information

ThinkPad

X40

(2369,

2370,

2371,

2372,

2382,

2386)

Safety

notice

DANGER

Before

the

computer

powered-on

after

FRU

replacement,

make

sure

all

screws,

springs,

and

other

small

parts

are

place

and

are

not

left

loose

inside

the

computer.

Verify

this

shaking

the

computer

and

listening

for

rattling

sounds.

Metallic

parts

metal

flakes

can

cause

electrical

shorts.

Avant

remettre

l’ordinateur

sous

tension

après

remplacement

d’une

unité

clientèle,

vérifiez

que

tous

les

ressorts,

vis

autres

pièces

sont

bien

place

bien

fixées.

Pour

faire,

secouez

l’unité

assurez-vous

qu’aucun

bruit

suspect

produit.

Des

pièces

métalliques

des

copeaux

métal

pourraient

causer

court-circuit.

Bevor

nach

einem

FRU-Austausch

der

Computer

wieder

angeschlossen

wird,

muß

sichergestellt

werden,

daß

keine

Schrauben,

Federn

oder

andere

Kleinteile

fehlen

oder

Gehäuse

vergessen

wurden.

Der

Computer

muß

geschüttelt

und

auf

Klappergeräusche

geprüft

werden.

Metallteile

oder-splitter

können

Kurzschlüsse

erzeugen.

Prima

accendere

l’elaboratore

dopo

che

stata

effettuata

sostituzione

una

FRU,

accertarsi

che

tutte

viti,

molle

tutte

altri

parti

piccole

dimensioni

siano

nella

corretta

posizione

non

siano

sparse

all’interno

dell’elaboratore.

Verificare

ciò

scuotendo

l’elaboratore

prestando

attenzione

eventuali

rumori;

eventuali

parti

pezzetti

metallici

possono

provocare

cortocircuiti

pericolosi.

Antes

encender

sistema

despues

sustituir

una

FRU,

compruebe

que

todos

los

tornillos,

muelles

demás

piezas

pequeñas

encuentran

sitio

encuentran

sueltas

dentro

del

sistema.

Compruébelo

agitando

sistema

escuchando

los

posibles

ruidos

que

provocarían.

Las

piezas

metálicas

pueden

causar

cortocircuitos

eléctricos.

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notices

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