ThinkPad X131e - Chapter 9. Removing or Replacing a FRU; General FRU Replacement Guidelines

Chapter9.RemovingorreplacingaFRU
ThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveorreplaceaFRU.
CRUstatementforcustomers:
Youcanresolvesomeproblemswithyourproductwithareplacementpartyoucaninstallyourself,called
a“CustomerReplaceableUnit”or“CRU.”SomeCRUsaredesignatedasself-serviceCRUsandothers
aredesignatedasoptional-serviceCRUs.Installationofself-serviceCRUsisyourresponsibility.For
optional-serviceCRUs,youcaneitherinstalltheCRUyourselforyoucanrequestthataServiceProvider
installstheCRUaccordingtothewarrantyserviceforyourproduct.IfyouintendoninstallingtheCRU,
LenovowillshiptheCRUtoyou.CRUinformationandreplacementinstructionsareshippedwithyour
productandareavailablefromLenovoatanytimeuponrequest.YoucanndalistofCRUsforyour
productinthisHardwareMaintenanceManual.Anelectronicversionofthismanualcanbefoundat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.ClickUserGuides&Manualsandthenfollowtheon-screeninstructions
tondthemanualforyourproduct.Youmightberequiredtoreturnthedefectivepartthatisreplacedby
theCRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbe
includedwiththereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoes
notreceivethedefectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.Seeyour
LenovoLimitedWarrantydocumentationforfulldetails.
Generalguidelines
WhenremovingorreplacingaFRU,besuretoobservethefollowinggeneralguidelines:
1.Donottrytoserviceanycomputerunlessyouhavebeentrainedandcertied.Anuntrainedpersonruns
theriskofdamagingparts.
2.BeforereplacinganyFRU,reviewChapter8“FRUreplacementnotices”onpage51.
3.BeginbyremovinganyFRUsthathavetoberemovedbeforereplacingthefailingFRU.Anysuch
FRUsarelistedatthebeginningofeachFRUreplacementprocedure.Removethemintheorderin
whichtheyarelisted.
4.FollowthecorrectsequenceinthestepsforremovingtheFRU,asgiveninthedrawingsbythe
numbersinsquarecallouts.
5.Whenturningascrew,turnitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.
6.WhenremovingtheFRU,moveitinthedirectionasgivenbythearrowinthedrawing.
7.T oputthenewFRUinplace,reversetheremovalprocedureandfollowanynotesthatpertainto
replacement.
8.WhenreplacingaFRU,usethecorrectscrew(s)asshowninthereplacementprocedure.
DANGER
BeforeremovinganyFRU,turnoffthecomputer,unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets,
removethebatterypack,andthendisconnectanyinterconnectingcables.
Attention:
•AfterreplacingaFRU,donotturnonthecomputeruntilyouhavemadesurethatallscrews,springs,and
othersmallpartsareinplaceandnonearelooseinsidethecomputer.Verifythisbyshakingthecomputer
gentlyandlisteningforrattlingsounds.Metallicpartsormetalakescancauseelectricalshortcircuits.
•Thesystemboardissensitiveto,andcanbedamagedby,electrostaticdischarge.Beforetouchingit,
establishpersonalgroundingbytouchingagroundpointwithonehandorbyusinganelectrostatic
discharge(ESD)strap.
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