Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E525 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Chapter8.RemovingandreplacingaFRU
ExternalCRUstatementtocustomers:
Someproblemswithyourproductcanberesolvedwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called
a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasSelf-serviceCRUsandothers
aredesignatedasOptional-serviceCRUs.InstallationofSelf-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility;youmay
requestthatLenovoinstallsanOptional-serviceCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.
WhereyouareinstallingtheCRU,LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacement
instructionsareshippedwithyourproductandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.Y oumay
ndalistofCRUsinthepublicationsthatshipwithyourproductorathttp://www.lenovo.com/CRUs.You
mayberequiredtoreturnthedefectivepartthatisreplacedbytheCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)return
instructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)you
maybechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethedefectivepartwithinthirty(30)days
ofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.
ThischapterpresentsdirectionsanddrawingsforuseinremovingandreplacingaFRU.Besuretoobserve
thefollowinggeneralrules:
1.Donottrytoserviceanycomputerunlessyouhavebeentrainedandcertied.Anuntrainedpersonruns
theriskofdamagingparts.
2.BeforereplacinganyFRU,reviewChapter7“FRUreplacementnotices”onpage53.
3.BeginbyremovinganyFRUsthathavetoberemovedbeforereplacingthefailingFRU.AnysuchFRUs
arelistedatthetopofeachFRUreplacementpage.Removethemintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.
4.FollowthecorrectsequenceinthestepsforremovingaFRU,asgiveninthedrawingsbythenumbers
insquarecallouts.
5.WhenturningascrewtoreplaceaFRU,turnitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.
6.WhenremovingaFRU,moveitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.
7.ToputthenewFRUinplace,reversetheremovalprocedureandfollowanynotesthatpertainto
replacement.Forinformationaboutconnectingandarranginginternalcables,seeChapter9“Locations”
onpage101.
8.WhenreplacingaFRU,usethecorrectscrew(s)asshownintheprocedures.
DANGER
BeforeremovinganyFRU,turnoffthecomputer,unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets,
removethebatterypack,andthendisconnectanyinterconnectingcables.
Attention:AfterreplacingaFRU,donotturnonthecomputeruntilyouhavemadesurethatallscrews,
springs,andothersmallpartsareinplaceandnonearelooseinsidethecomputer.Verifythisbyshaking
thecomputergentlyandlisteningforrattlingsounds.Metallicpartsormetalakescancauseelectrical
shortcircuits.
Attention:Thesystemboardissensitiveto,andcanbedamagedby,electrostaticdischarge.Before
touchingit,establishpersonalgroundingbytouchingagroundpointwithonehandorbyusingan
electrostaticdischarge(ESD)strap(P/N6405959).
BeforeservicingThinkPadEdgeE520models
SomemodelsoftheThinkPadEdgeE520youareservicingmighthavetheSIMcardthatthecustomer
hasinstalled.
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Brand	Lenovo
Model	ThinkPad Edge E525
Category	Laptop
Language	English