IBM Thinkpad R30 R31 Manual

ThinkPad R30/R31 Hardware
Maintenance Manual

           

Before using this information and the product it supports,
be sure to read the general information under
“Introduction” on page 1, and “Notices” on page 228.
First Edition  (September  2002)
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Preface
About this manual
This manual contains service and reference information for
IBM ThinkPad R30/R31 products. Use this manual along
with the advanced diagnostic tests to troubleshoot
problems effectively.
The manual is divided into sections as follows:
vThe Introduction section provides general information,
guidelines, and safety information required to service
computers.
vThe product-specific section includes service, reference,
and product-specific parts information.
ImportantThis manual is...

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Contents
Preface...............iii
ThinkPad R30/R31 Hardware Maintenance Manual 1
Introduction..............1
ImportantServiceInformation........1
Drive and Diskette Compatibility Matrix.....2
Safety Notices (Multi-lingual Translations)....3
SafetyInformation...........13
Laser Compliance Statement.......17
General Descriptions...........20
Read this first.............21
What to do first...........21
FRU replacement notices.........23
LCD replacement notice.........23
Screwnotices............23
System...

ThinkPad R31 Part I..........100
Product overview..........102
FRU removals and replacements......107
Locations.............136
Partslist.............139
ThinkPad R31 Part II..........156
Product overview..........157
FRU removals and replacements......162
Locations.............191
Partslist.............194
ThinkPad R31 Part III..........208
Product overview..........209
Partslist.............214
Notices ..............228
Trademarks.............229
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ThinkPad R30/R31 Hardware
Maintenance Manual
Introduction
Important Service Information
ImportantDiskette fixes are customer-installable. The diskette
fixes are posted on the IBM support site
http://www.pc.ibm.com/support/ .
Advise customers to contact the IBM
®HelpCenter®
at 800-772-2227 if they need assistance in obtaining
or installing any diskette fixes.
Customers in Canada should call IBM
®HelpCenter®
at 800-565-3344 for assistance or download
information.
FRU Replacement Strategy
Before Replacing...

Attention:A customized setup configuration (other than
default settings) may exist on the computer you are
servicing. Running Automatic Configuration may alter those
settings. Note the current configuration settings (using the
View Configuration option) and verify that the settings are
in place when service is complete.
Hard Disk Drive Replacement StrategyAlways try to run a low-level format before replacing a hard
disk drive.
Attention:The drive startup sequence in the computer
you are servicing might...

Diskette Capacity 1.44MB Drive 2.88MB Drive
1.0MB Read/Write Read/Write
2.0MB Read/Write Read/Write
4.0MB Not Compatible Read/Write
Safety Notices (Multi-lingual
Translations)
In this manual, safety notices appear in English with a
page number reference to the appropriate multi-lingual,
translated safety notice found in this section.
The following safety notices are provided in English,
French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
MT 2656, 2657, 2676
3 

Safety Notice 1Before the computer is powered-on after FRU
replacement, make sure all screws, springs, or other
small parts are in place and are not left loose inside
the computer. Verify this by shaking the computer
and listening for rattling sounds. Metallic parts or
metal flakes can cause electrical shorts.
Avant de remettre l’ordinateur sous tension après
remplacement d’une unitéen clientèle, vérifiez que
tous les ressorts, vis et autres pièces sont bien en
place et bien fixées. Pour ce faire,...