Lenovo ThinkCentre A52 Hardware Maintenance Manual page 10

So, if the parts are not compliant originally, replacement parts can also be
noncompliant, but in all cases, if the parts are compliant, the replacement parts
must also be compliant.
Lenovo plans to transition to RoHS compliance well before the implementation
date and expects its suppliers to be ready to support Lenovo's requirements and
schedule. Products sold in 2005, will contain some RoHS compliant FRUs. The
following statement pertains to these products and any product Lenovo produces
containing RoHS compliant parts.
RoHS compliant ThinkCentre parts have unique FRU part numbers. Before or after
June, 2006, failed RoHS compliant parts must always be replaced using RoHS
compliant FRUs, so only the FRUs identified as compliant in the system HMM or
direct substitutions for those FRUs can be used.
Note: A direct substitution is a part with a different FRU part number that is
Related Web URLs are:
v Lenovo information for Suppliers website:
v RoHS Directive:
v California Senate Bills 20, 50:
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Products marketed before June 2006
Current or original Replacement FRU
part
Non-RoHS Can be Non-RoHS
Non-RoHS Can be RoHS
Non-RoHS Can sub to RoHS
RoHS Must be RoHS
automatically shipped by the distribution center at the time of order.
http://www-03.ibm.com/procurement/proweb.nsf/ContentDocsByTitle/
United+States~Information+for+suppliers
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2003/l_037/
l_03720030213en00190023.pdf
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/HHW/Events/AnnualConf/2004/
presentation/MPaparian.pdf
Products marketed after June 2006
Current or original Replacement FRU
part
Must be RoHS Must be RoHS