Lenovo ThinkPad E460 - Important Notice for Replacing a System Board; How to Use Error Message; Strategy for Replacing Frus for CTO, Special Bid Model, and Standard Models; Product Definition

Attention: The drive startup sequence in the computer you are servicing may have been changed. Be
extremely careful during write operations such as copying, saving, or formatting. If you select an incorrect
drive, data or programs can be overwritten.
If the computer is shipped with both an mSATA solid-state drive and a hard disk drive, the mSATA solid-state
drive is used for the “cache” function and to support the Intel
®
Rapid Start Technology. It is recommended
that users do not replace the mSATA solid-state drive by themselves. Otherwise, the “cache” function will
not work and the Intel Rapid Start Technology cannot be used any more.
Attention: Ensure that you partition the mSATA solid-state drive after installing it on the computer you are
servicing. Otherwise, the mSATA solid-state drive will not function correctly.
Important notice for replacing a system board
Some components mounted on a system board are very sensitive. Improper handling of a system board can
cause damage to those components, and may cause a system malfunction.
Attention: When handling a system board:
•Donotdropasystemboardorapplyanyexcessiveforcetoit.
•Avoidroughhandlingofanykind.
•AvoidbendingasystemboardandhardpushingtopreventcrackingateachBGA(BallGridArray)chipset.
Howtouseerrormessage
Usetheerrorcodesdisplayedonthescreentodiagnosefailures.Ifmorethanoneerrorcodeisdisplayed,
beginthediagnosiswiththefirsterrorcode.Whatevercausesthefirsterrorcodemayalsocausefalseerror
codes.Ifnoerrorcodeisdisplayed,seewhethertheerrorsymptomislistedintheSymptom-to-FRU
Indexforthecomputeryouareservicing.
StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,specialbidmodel,andstandard
models
ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutthemodeltypesandFRUidentification.
Productdefinition
Thistopicintroducesdifferentmodeltypesandhowtoidentifyeachtype.
DynamicConfigureToOrder(CTO)
ThismodelprovidestheabilityforacustomertoconfigureaLenovosolutionfromawebsite,andhavethis
configurationsenttofulfillment,whereitisbuiltandshippeddirectlytothecustomer.Themachinelabeland
eSupportwillloadtheseproductsasthe4-characterMT,4-charactermodeland2-charactercountrycode.
Themodelis“CTO1”andthedefaultcountrycodeis“WW”(example:20AACTO1WW).
Specialbidmodel
ThismodelisauniqueconfigurationthathasbeennegotiatedbetweenLenovoandthecustomer.Aunique
MTMconsistsofa4-characterMT,a4-charactermodel,andanumeric2-charactercountrycodeisprovided
tothecustomertoplaceorders(example:20AA000955).Thecountrycodeassignedisnumericanddoes
notdesignateaspecificcountryorregion.ThecustommodelfactsheetfortheMTMindicateswhichcountry
thespecialbidMTMissetupfor.Specialbidofferingisnotgenerallyannounced.
Standardmodel
Standardmodels(fixedconfiguration)areannouncedandofferedtoallcustomers.TheMTMportionofthe
machinelabelconsistsofa4-characterMT,a4-charactermodel,andanalphabetic2-charactercountry
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