Lenovo ThinkPad T61 User Manual

Contents
Read this first . . . . . . . . . . . v
Chapter 1. Finding information . . . . . 1
This guide and other publications . . . . . 1
Finding information with the ThinkVantage
button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2. Taking care of your ThinkPad
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Important tips. . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Be careful about where and how you work 3
Be gentle with your computer . . . . . 4
Carry your computer properly . . . . . 4
Handle storage media and drives properly 5
Take care in setting passwords . . . . . 5
Other important tips . . . . . . . . 5
Cleaning the cover of your computer . . . 6
Cleaning your computer keyboard . . . . 6
Cleaning your computer display . . . . 7
Care for the fingerprint reader . . . . . 7
Chapter 3. Solving computer problems . . 9
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . 10
Diagnosing problems . . . . . . . . . 11
HDD diagnostic program . . . . . . 11
Diagnosing problems using PC-Doctor
from the service partition . . . . . . 12
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . 13
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . 13
Errors without messages . . . . . . . 18
Password problems . . . . . . . . 19
Keyboard problems . . . . . . . . 19
Pointing device problems . . . . . . 20
Sleep (standby) or hibernation problems 20
Computer screen problems . . . . . . 21
Battery problems . . . . . . . . . 24
Hard disk drive problems . . . . . . 25
Fingerprint authentication problems . . . 26
Startup problems . . . . . . . . . 26
Other problems . . . . . . . . . . 27
Starting BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 4. Recovery options . . . . . . 29
Introducing Rescue and Recovery . . . . . 29
Restoring factory contents . . . . . . . 29
Recovering data. . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chapter 5. Upgrading and replacing
devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . 31
Upgrading the hard disk drive . . . . . . 33
Replacing memory . . . . . . . . . . 37
Chapter 6. Getting help and service . . . 45
Getting help and service . . . . . . . . 45
Getting help on the Web . . . . . . . . 45
Calling the Customer Support Center . . . 45
Getting help around the world . . . . . . 47
Worldwide telephone list. . . . . . . . 47
Appendix A. Warranty information . . . . 53
Types of warranty service . . . . . . . 54
Appendix B. Customer Replaceable Units
(CRUs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Appendix C. Features and Specifications 59
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Appendix D. Notices. . . . . . . . . 63
Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Electronic emissions notices . . . . . . . 64
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) Statement . . . . . . . . . 64
Industry Canada Class B emission
compliance statement . . . . . . . . 65
Avis de conformité à la réglementation
d’Industrie Canada. . . . . . . . . 65
European Union EMC Directive
conformance statement . . . . . . . 65
Japanese VCCI Class B statement . . . . 66
EU WEEE Statements . . . . . . . . . 66
Notice for users in the U.S.A. . . . . . . 66
IBM Lotus Software Offer . . . . . . . 67
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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Lenovo ThinkPad T61 Specifications

General

Bus type	FSB
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	4 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	T7300
Processor family	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor series	Intel Core 2 Duo T7000 Series
Processor socket	PBGA479, PPGA478
Processor codename	Merom
Processing Die size	143 mm²
Processor frequency	2 GHz
Processor cache type	L2
Processor lithography	65 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	800 MHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	10
Number of Processing Die Transistors	291 M
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Optical drive type	DVD-ROM
Total storage capacity	80 GB
Display diagonal	14.1 \
Display resolution	1280 x 800 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:10
Modem speed	56 Kbit/s
Wireless technology	IEEE 802.11a/g/n
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	1 GB
Internal memory type	DDR2-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	4 GB
CD write speed	24 x
DVD read speed	8 x
Audio system	High Definition Audio
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
Bundled software	Sun JRE, ThinkVantage Access Connections, ThinkVantage Client Security Solution, ThinkVantage Productivity Center, ThinkVantage Rescue & Recovery, ThinkVantage System Update, Norton Internet Security 2007 (OEM), PC-Doctor diagnostics, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Diskeeper 9.0 Home Edition, Lotus Notes Stand-alone Client, Picasa - Google
Operating system installed	Windows Vista Business
Battery life (max)	3 h
Number of battery cells	4
Charging port type	DC-in jack
Serial ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	3
CardBus PCMCIA slot type	Type II
Cable lock slot type	IBM
Pointing device	ThinkPad UltraNav
Discrete graphics card model	Intel® GMA X3100
Processor ARK ID	29760
Processor package size	35 x 35 mm

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	255 mm
Width	357.5 mm
Height	30 mm
Weight	2300 g