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•“LCDFRUsandCRUs”onpage58
Notes:
•EachFRUisavailableforalltypesormodels,unlessotherwisespecified.
•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.ClickUserGuides&Manualsand
thenfollowtheon-screeninstructionstofindthemanualforyourproduct.Youmightberequiredtoreturnthe
defectiveCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbe
includedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnot
receivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimited
Warrantydocumentationforfulldetails.
ThinkPadcomputerscontainthefollowingtypesofCRUs:
–Self-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsunplugorareheldbynomorethantwoscrews.Examplesofthesetypes
ofCRUsincludetheacpoweradapter,powercord,battery,andharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.Other
self-serviceCRUsdependingonproductdesignmightincludethememorymodule,wirelesscard,keyboard,
palmrest,andThinkPadtrackpad.
–Optional-serviceCRUs:TheseCRUsareisolatedpartswithinthecomputerthatareconcealedbyanaccess
panelthatistypicallysecuredbymorethantwoscrews.Oncetheaccesspanelisremoved,thespecific
CRUisvisible.
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