IBM Thinkpad S30 S31 Manual

ThinkPad s30, s31 Hardware
Maintenance Manual

           

Before using this information and the product it supports,
be sure to read the general information under “Read This
First” on page 1.
Second Edition (October 2001)
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Contents
ThinkPad s30, s31 Hardware Maintenance Manual 1
Read This First.............1
What to Do First...........2
How to Disable the Password.......3
Product Overview............4
Fn Key Combinations..........4
StatusIndicators...........5
Relatedserviceinformation.........7
Restoring the pre-installed software......7
Creating the service partition for the s30 series . . 7
To create a recovery repair diskette......8
To use the recovery repair diskette......9
Checkout Guide.............9
Testing the...

1055 Modem Cable ASM........39
1060 Wireless Card ASM (s30 only).....40
1065 IEEE 1394/LAN Card ASM......41
1070 IEEE 1394/LAN Card Cable ASM....42
1075 DIMM Card ASM.........43
1080 Upper Cover ASM.........44
1085 Speaker ASM..........45
1090 Palm Rest ASM..........46
1100FanASM............47
1130 PCMCIA Slots..........49
1140 System Board..........51
1145 Power Board ASM.........52
1150 LCD Bezel ASM.........53
1155 LCD Rear Cover ASM........54
1160LCDInverterASM.........55
1170LCDFPCASM..........56...

ThinkPad s30, s31 Hardware
Maintenance Manual
About This Manual
This manual contains service and reference information for
the IBM ThinkPad s30 and s31products. Use this manual
along with the diagnostics 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...

this is suspected, clear the error log and run the test
again. Do not replace any FRUs if log errors do not
reappear.
Be careful not to replace a non-defective FRU.
What to Do First
The servicer must include the following in the parts
exchange form or parts return form that is attached to the
returned FRU:
1. Name and phone number of servicer
2. Date of service
3. Date when part failed
4. Date of purchase
5. Failure symptoms, error codes appearing on the
display, and beep symptoms
6. Procedure index and...

vSticky keys caused by spilling liquid onto the keyboard
The following symptoms might indicate damage caused by
non-warranted activities:
vMissing parts might be a symptom of unauthorized
service or modification.
vHard disk drive spindles can become noisy from being
subjected to excessive force or from being dropped.
How to Disable the Password
There are three passwords used at a typical customer site:
the Supervisor Password, the hard disk drive password,
and the Power On password.
vPower On password:...

Product Overview
The following shows an overview of the system features of
the ThinkPad s30 and s31 series.
Feature Description
Processor Intel Mobile Pentium III 600 MHz, 128
KB L2 cache
Bus architecture PCI Bus
Memory 128 MB SDRAM onboard
32 MB, 64 MB or 128 MB DIMM card
(max. 256 MB)
BIOS ROM up to 512 Kbytes
Video
v10.4–inch, 16M colors, 640x480 or
1024x768 pixel TFT color LCD
Audio
v20–bit stereo D/A and 18–bit stereo
A/D audio
vInternal stereo speakers
Hard disk drives30
v10/20 GB, 2.5–inch, IDE...

Fn + Result
F4 Suspend mode
F7 Switch between the LCD, the external monitor, and
both the LCD and external monitor.
F12 Hibernation mode
Insert Increases the volume
Delete Decreases the volume
Backspace Mutes the internal speaker
Home Increase brightness
End Decrease brightness
PgUp Toggle ThinkLight on/off
Spacebar
(s31 only)Enables the FullScreen Magnifier
Note:Some models use the three volume control buttons
to adjust the volume. The volume control buttons
are located above the keyboard, next to the...

Symbol Color Meaning
(1) Battery status
Green Enough battery power
remains for operation.
Blinking
orangeThe battery pack needs to
be charged.
Orange The battery pack is being
charged.
Blinking
greenThe battery pack is being
charged and is almost fully
charged.
(2) Suspend mode
Green The computer is in suspend
mode.
Blinking
greenThe computer is entering
suspend mode.
(3) Drive in use
Green Data is being read from or
written to the hard disk
drive. Do not enter
hibernation mode or power
off the computer...