IBM Thinkpad T40 Manual

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Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque

3M2×3 mm, small-head,
nylon-coated (2)Silver 0.245 Nm
(2.5 kgfcm) Removing and replacing a FRU
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2040 LCD panel, LCD cable assembly,
wireless LAN antenna assembly, hinges
and LCD cover
For access, remove these FRUs in order:
v“1010 Battery pack”on page 66
v“1030 Hard-disk drive”on page 69
v“1050 Keyboard”on page 73
v“1080 Bluetooth/Modem daughter card (BMDC)”on
page 80
v“1090 Palm rest”on page 82
v“1100 Mini PCI adapter”on page 84
v“1150 Keyboard bezel”on page 94
v“1160 LCD assembly”on page 96
v“2010 LCD front bezel”on page 113
v“2020 Inverter card”on page 115
v“2030 Bluetooth antenna assembly”on...

Lift the latch bar in the direction of the arrow
2, and then
remove the left latch in the direction of the arrow
3.
2
3
When installing:Attach the left latch to the LCD cover as
follows:
2
1
(continued)
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Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque

4M2×3 mm, pan-head,
nylon-coated (1)Black 0.245 Nm
(2.5 kgfcm)
(continued)
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Slide the spiral tube binding the antenna cables (
5a),
and then release the cables from the cable guide (
5b).
Lift the LCD panel in the direction of arrow
6, and detach
the wireless LAN antenna
7and the ThinkLight
8.
Then remove the LCD panel in the direction of arrow
9.
6
9
8
7
5b
5a
(continued)
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Remove the antenna assembly (
a).
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a
Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque

11M2×3 mm, small-head,
nylon-coated (2)Silver 0.245 Nm
(2.5 kgfcm)
Remove the hinges (
b) from the LCD assembly.
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13b
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b
Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque

13M2×3 mm, small-head,
nylon-coated (4)Silver 0.245 Nm
(2.5 kgfcm)
(continued)
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Turn over the LCD panel and strip off the tape
15
securing the FPC (
c). Then detach the connector
16in
the direction of the arrow.
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15
c
(continued)
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Remove the right latch from the LCD cover.
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When installing:Attach the right latch to the LCD cover
as follows:
1
2
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Routing the cables of the wireless LAN antenna:
Route the antenna cables as the following drawings:
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3
2
1
(continued)
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