LocatingFRUsandCRUs
Thistopicintroducesthefollowingserviceparts:
•“MajorFRUsandCRUs”onpage50
•“LCDFRUs”onpage52
•“Connectorandcableguide”onpage53
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/UserManuals.Followtheon-screeninstructions
tofindthemanualforyourproduct.Y oumightberequiredtoreturnthedefectivepartthatisreplacedbythe
CRU.Whenreturnisrequired:(1)returninstructions,aprepaidshippinglabel,andacontainerwillbeincluded
withthereplacementCRU;and(2)youmightbechargedforthereplacementCRUifLenovodoesnotreceivethe
defectiveCRUwithinthirty(30)daysofyourreceiptofthereplacementCRU.SeeyourLenovoLimitedWarranty
documentationforfulldetails.
ThinkPadcomputerscontainthefollowingtypesofCRUsandFRU:
–Self-serviceCRUs:Refertopartsthatcanbeinstalledorreplacedeasilybycustomerthemselvesorbytrained
servicetechniciansatanadditionalcost.
–Optional-serviceCRUs:Refertopartsthatcanbeinstalledorreplacedbycustomerswithagreaterskilllevel.
Trainedservicetechnicianscanalsoprovideservicetoinstallorreplacethepartsunderthetypeofwarranty
designatedforthecustomer’smachine.
–FRUs:Refertopartsthatmustbeinstalledorreplacedonlybytrainedservicetechnicians.Ifcustomerschoose
toreplacetheFRUsbythemselves,theproductwarrantymightbeaffected.
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