Lenovo ThinkPad T490 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Before servicing the computer
Carefully read this topic before servicing the computer.
Disabling the built-in battery
Before replacing any CRU, ensure that you disable Fast Startup first and then disable the built-in battery.
To disable Fast Startup, do the following:
1. Go to Control Panel, and then change the view of Control Panel from Category to Large icons or Small
icons.
2. Click Power Options, and then click Choose what the power buttons do on the left pane.
3. Click Change settings that are currently unavailable at the top.
4. If prompted by User Account Control (UAC), click Yes.
5. Clear the Turn on fast startup check box, and then click Save changes.
To disable the built-in battery, do the following:
1. Restart your computer. When the logo screen is displayed, immediately press F1 to enter ThinkPad
Setup.
2. Select Config ➙ Power. The Power submenu is displayed.
3. Select Disable built-in battery and press Enter.
4. Select Yes in the Setup Confirmation window. The built-in battery is disabled and the computer turns off
automatically. Wait three to five minutes to let the computer cool.
Removing the nano-SIM card and the nano-SIM-card tray
Some models you are servicing might have a nano-SIM card installed. If the computer you are servicing has
a nano-SIM card installed, remove the nano-SIM card and the nano-SIM-card tray before you start the
servicing.
After you finish the servicing, ensure that you install the card and the tray back into the slot firmly.
1010 Keyboard
Removal steps of the keyboard
Notes:
• Depending on the model, your computer might look different from the illustrations in this topic.
• If the keyboard must be removed to access other FRUs, you need the keyboard removal tool (product part
number: 01LX856) to remove the keyboard. You can purchase the tool as a separate FRU at:
https://
support.lenovo.com/partslookup
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Lenovo ThinkPad T490 Specifications

General

Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Ultrabook
Product color	Black
Market positioning	Business
LED backlight	Yes
Display diagonal	14 \
Bus type	OPI
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	6 MB
Processor cores	4
Processor model	i5-8265U
System bus rate	4 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor socket	BGA 1528
Processor threads	8
Processor codename	Whiskey Lake
Configurable TDP-up	25 W
Processor frequency	1.6 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Configurable TDP-down	10 W
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	3.9 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
PCI Express configurations	1x4, 2x2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 W
Configurable TDP-up frequency	1.8 GHz
Configurable TDP-down frequency	0.8 GHz
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	2400 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	- GB
SSD capacity	The Solid State Drive's storage capacity in Gigabytes.
SSD interface	SATA III
Storage media	SSD
Total storage capacity	256 GB
Compatible memory cards	MicroSD (TransFlash)
Number of SSDs installed	1
On-board graphics card ID	0x3EA0
Discrete graphics card model	Not available
On-board graphics card family	Intel® UHD Graphics
Maximum on-board graphics card memory	32 GB
On-board graphics card OpenGL version	4.5
On-board graphics card base frequency	300 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version	12.0
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1100 MHz
Number of built-in speakers	2
Antenna type	-
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ethernet LAN data rates	100, 1000 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Keyboard layout	QWERTY
Pointing device	Touchpad
Number of battery cells	3
AC adapter power	65 W
Processor ARK ID	149088
Processor package size	46x24 mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) version	0.00

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	227 mm
Width	329 mm
Height	17.9 mm
Weight	1460 g