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About this manual This manual contains service and reference information for the following ThinkPad® products. ThinkPad Edge E530, E530c, and E535 Machine Type (MT) 3259, 3260, 3366, and 6272 Use this manual along with the advanced diagnostic tests to troubleshoot problems. Important: This manual is intended only for trained service technicians who are familiar with ThinkPad products. Use this manual along with the advanced diagnostic tests to troubleshoot problems effectively. Before servicing a ThinkPad product, be sure to read all the information under Chapter 1 “Safety information” on page 1 and Chapter 2 “Important service information” on page 23. Contents About this manual ... iii Chapter 1. Safety information ... 1 General safety ... 1 Electrical safety ... 2 Safety inspection guide ... 3 Handling devices that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge ... 3 Grounding requirements ... 4 Safety notices (multilingual translations) ... 4 Laser compliance statement (multilingual translations) ... 17 Chapter 2. Important service information ... 23 Strategy for replacing FRUs ... 24 Important notice for replacing a system board ... 24 How to use error codes ... 24 Strategy for replacing FRUs for CTO, CMV, and GAV products ... 24 Product definition ... 24 FRU identification for CTO, CMV, and GAV products ... 25 Chapter 3. General checkout ... 27 What to do first ... 27 Checkout guide ... 28 Lenovo Solution Center ... 28 Quick test programs ... 28 UEFI diagnostic program ... 29 Bootable diagnostic programs ... 29 Power system checkout ... 30 Checking the ac power adapter ... 30 Checking operational charging ... 31 Checking the battery pack ... 31 Checking the backup battery ... 32 Chapter 4. Related service information ... 33 Restoring the factory contents using the recovery disc set ... 33 Using the Windows recovery programs on the Windows 8 operating system ... 34 Passwords ... 35 Power-on password ... 35 Hard disk password ... 35 Supervisor password ... 36 Power management ... 37 Screen blank mode (for the Windows 7 operating system only) ... 37 Sleep mode ... 37 Hibernation mode ... 37 Symptom-to-FRU index ... 38 Numeric error codes ... 38 Error messages ... 39 No-beep symptoms ... 39 LCD-related symptoms ... 39 Intermittent problems ... 40 Undetermined problems ... 40 Chapter 5. Status indicators ... 43 Chapter 6. Special keys ... 45 Chapter 7. Locations ... 47 Locating computer controls, connectors, and indicators ... 47 Front view ... 48 Rear view ... 50 Bottom view ... 50 Locating FRUs and CRUs ... 50 Major FRUs and CRUs ... 52 LCD FRUs and CRUs ... 54 Looking up FRU information ... 55 Chapter 8. FRU replacement notices ... 57 Screw notices ... 57 Retaining serial numbers ... 58 Restoring the serial number of the system unit ... 58 Retaining the UUID ... 59 Chapter 9. Removing or replacing a FRU ... 61 General guidelines ... 61 Before servicing ThinkPad Edge E530 and E530c models ... 62 1010 Battery pack ... 62 1020 Large bottom cover ... 63 1030 Small bottom cover ... 64 1040 Optical drive or blank bezel ... 65 1050 Memory modules ... 65 1060 Hard disk drive assembly ... 66 1070 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless LAN . . 68 1080 PCI Express Mini Card for wireless WAN or mSATA solid state drive ... 69 1090 Backup battery ... 73 1100 Thermal fan ... 74 1110 Thermal pipes ... 74 1120 Keyboard ... 76 1130 Keyboard bezel ... 80 1140 CPU ... 82 1150 System board assembly ... 83 1160 Speaker assembly ... 86 1170 Power button sub card ... 89 1180 I/O sub card with USB connector and audio jack ... 90 1190 RJ45 sub card ... 91 1200 Optical drive sub card ... 93 1210 LCD unit ... 94 1220 Base cover assembly and DC-in connector . 97 2010 LCD bezel assembly ... 99 2020 LCD panel and hinges ... 101 2030 Integrated camera and LCD cables ... 103 2040 Wireless antenna assembly and LCD rear cover assembly ... 105 Appendix A. Notices ... 109 Electronic emission notices ... 110 Trademarks ... 110