HMM will provide you instructions for troubleshooting, diagnostics, removal and replacement laptop hardware. All IBM HMMs are publicly available. You can find HMM for your laptop on the IBM website or you can follow the link below. All HMMs are in pdf format, so you can download them and use at your convenience. For hardware replacement instructions find “Removing and replacing a FRU” chapter.
| IBM ThinkPad Computer Hardware Maintenance Manuals Year 2001-2006 |
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| IBM ThinkPad A2*m, A2*p |
| IBM ThinkPad A2*e |
| IBM ThinkPad A21e |
| IBM ThinkPad A22* (Wireless models) |
| IBM ThinkPad A30, A30p, A31, A31p |
| IBM ThinkPad G40, G41 |
| IBM ThinkPad R30, R31 |
| IBM ThinkPad R32 |
| IBM ThinkPad R40, R40e |
| IBM ThinkPad R50/p, R51 |
| IBM ThinkPad R50e, R51e, R52 |
| IBM ThinkPad R60, R60e |
| IBM ThinkPad T20, T21, T22, T23 |
| IBM ThinkPad T30 |
| IBM ThinkPad T40/p, T41/p, T42/p |
| IBM ThinkPad T43 |
| IBM ThinkPad T43/p |
| IBM ThinkPad T60, T60p |
| IBM ThinkPad X20, X21, X22, X23, X24 |
| IBM ThinkPad X30, X31, X32 |
| IBM ThinkPad X40 |
| IBM ThinkPad X41 |
| IBM ThinkPad X41 Tablet |
| IBM ThinkPad X60/s |
| IBM ThinkPad Z60m |
| IBM ThinkPad Z60t |
| IBM ThinkPad Z61e, Z61m |
| IBM ThinkPad Z61t |
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IBM ThinkPad Computer Hardware Maintenance Manuals Year 1997-2001 |
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| TransNote |
| i Series 1200, 1300, ThinkPad 130 |
| i Series 1400, 1500 |
| i Series 1400, 1500 |
| IBM ThinkPad 240 |
| IBM ThinkPad 240X |
| IBM ThinkPad 380, 385, 560, 760, 765 |
| IBM ThinkPad 380XD/385XD |
| IBM ThinkPad 380Z |
| IBM ThinkPad 390 |
| IBM ThinkPad 390E |
| IBM ThinkPad 390X |
| IBM ThinkPad 560X |
| IBM ThinkPad 560Z |
| IBM ThinkPad 570/E |
| IBM ThinkPad 600 |
| IBM ThinkPad 600X |
| IBM ThinkPad 770 |
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November 18th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
MD. Rahad Hossain,
ThinkPads are very secure laptops. If you forgot the BIOS password, I’m afraid you’ll have to replace the motherboard.
November 18th, 2009 at 2:37 am
hi, I have IBM R31. The the screen is locked after IBM screec. How I enter the BIOS mood. It wants password. I ve press f1 & f2 many times but there is password screen ..and then it locked. How do I get into windows. Is there any master key to unlock the password? Let me know as early as you can.
plz help..
November 9th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Charles Zitnik,
Go to the BIOS setup menu and make sure the hard drive is the first bootable device in the order. If not, make it the first device, save settings and reboot the laptop. Test if it helps.
November 8th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
I have an R32 Laptop that will not boot up normally. IBM screen comes up with F1 and F12 choices, but goes nowhere. If I choose F12 for choosing startup drive, and choose CDROM, the computer will boot just fine to Windows XP, and works fine from that point on. I loaded a new BIOS from Lenovo hoping this would help, but the problem persists. Any ideas?
October 25th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Bob O’Hara,
All laptop disassembly instructions are in the HMM.
1. Download the maintenance manual for T40.
2. Go to Removing and replacing a FRU on the page 70.
October 20th, 2009 at 9:35 am
I have the T30. I push the power button, all the light, bells and whistles goes on… and then nothing happens.
The thing is the screen doesnt go on.
Heeelp!!!!
October 19th, 2009 at 5:46 am
My IBM THINKPAD T40 laptop has a very wobbly DC power jack. I am somewhat electronically savvy and own appropriate ESD equipment such as a desk mat and wrist strap. Recently I bought a replacement DC power jack which is a pretty straight-forward affair: square cube with female screw hole and power cable with Molex-type plug for the inverter. I have downloaded the Feb 2006 IBM Maintenance Manual but, other than it showing the location of the DC jack it provides no guidance as to what procedure I should use for disassembling the laptop. It is specific about most of the internals but the closest reference is the procedure for replacement of the inverter. Can you recommend what specific subsection I need to be using for instructions from the HMM that will enable me to replace the DC power jack? Thanks a million !
October 2nd, 2009 at 10:02 am
hi, I have R50. The the sereen is locked after IBM sereec. How I enter the BIOS mood. I ve press f1 & f2 many time but ther is written a error..and the lock screen appeare..
plz help..
October 1st, 2009 at 5:43 pm
SUSHANT,
I’m confused. Does your laptop starts at all? Will it boot to the desktop?