LocatingFRUsandCRUs
Thistopicintroducesthefollowingserviceparts:
•“MajorFRUsandCRUs”onpage48
•“LCDFRUs”onpage50
•“Miscellaneousparts”onpage51
Notes:
•EachFRUisavailableforalltypesormodels,unlessotherwisespecified.
•FRUSmarkedwithOPareavailableasoptions.
•CRUstatementforcustomers:
Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,calleda
“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothersare
designatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.Foroptional-service
CRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProviderinstalltheCRUaccording
tothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRU
informationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyourproductandareavailablefromLenovoatanytime
uponrequest.YoucanfindalistofCRUsforyourproductinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronic
versionofthismanualcanbefoundathttp://www.lenovo.com/support.Followtheon-screeninstructionstofind
themanualforyourproduct.YoumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectivepartthatisreplacedbytheCRU.
Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwith
thereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethe
defectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimitedWarranty
documentationforfulldetails.
ThinkPadcomputerscontainthefollowingtypesofCRUs:
–Self-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsunplugorareheldbynomorethantwoscrews.Examplesofthesetypes
ofCRUsincludetheacpoweradapter,powercord,andharddiskdrive.Otherself-serviceCRUsdepending
onproductdesignmightincludethememorymodule,wirelesscard,keyboard,andpalmrestwithfingerprint
readerandtouchpad.
–Optional-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsareisolatedpartswithinthecomputerthatareconcealedbyanaccess
panelthatistypicallysecuredbymorethantwoscrews.Oncetheaccesspanelisremoved,thespecific
CRUisvisible.
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