• Avoid rough handling of any kind.
• At every point in the process, be sure not to drop or stack the system board.
• If you put a system board down, be sure to put it only on a padded surface such as an ESD mat or a corrugated
conductive surface.
If your system supports PC-Doctor for DOS, after replacing the system board, run PC-Doctor for DOS to make sure
that the HDD Active Protection System still functions. The procedure is as follows:
1. Place the computer on a horizontal surface.
2. Run Diagnostics ➙ ThinkPad Devices ➙ HDD Active Protection Test.
Attention: Do not apply physical shock to the computer while the test is running.
For access, remove these FRUs in order:
•
"1010 Battery pack" on page 52
•
"1020 Bottom slot cover" on page 53
•
"1040 Hard disk drive or solid state drive assembly" on page 54
•
"1070 Keyboard" on page 59
•
"1090 Top case assembly" on page 62
•
"1100 Bluetooth daughter card" on page 64
Removal steps of system board
Step
Screw (quantity)
1
M2 × 3 mm, wafer-head, nylon-coated (2)
When installing: Make sure that the connectors are attached firmly to the system board.
Color
Torque
Black
0.181 Nm
(1.85 kgfcm)
.
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