ThinkPad E550 - Chapter 8. FRU Replacement Notices; Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) Statement; Screw Replacement Notices

Chapter8.FRUreplacementnotices
Thischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingandreplacingparts.Readthischaptercarefullybefore
replacinganyFRU.
CRUstatementforcustomers:
Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called
a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothers
aredesignatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.For
optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider
installtheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,
LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyour
productandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.YoucanfindalistofCRUsforyour
productinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualcanbefoundat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.ClickUserGuides&Manualsandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructions
tofindthemanualforyourproduct.YoumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectiveCRU.Whenreturn
isrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincludedwiththe
replacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethe
defectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimited
Warrantydocumentationforfulldetails.
Thischapterpresentsnoticesrelatedtoremovingandreplacingparts.Readthischaptercarefullybefore
replacinganyFRU.
Screwnotices
Loosescrewscancauseareliabilityproblem.IntheThinkPadnotebookcomputer,thisproblemisaddressed
withspecialnylon-coatedscrewsthathavethefollowingcharacteristics:
•Theymaintaintightconnections.
•Theydonoteasilycomeloose,evenwithshockorvibration.
•Theyarehardertotighten.
Dothefollowingwhenyouservicethecomputer:
•Keepthescrewkitinyourtoolbag.Forthepartnumberofthescrewkit,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup
•Itisrecommendedtousenewscrews.
•Itisrecommendedtouseeachscrewonlyonce.
Tightenscrewsasfollows:
•Plastictoplastic
Turnanadditionalangleof90degreesafterthescrewheadtouchesthesurfaceoftheplasticpart.
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