From 8b2219bfa2da36e7809588ef723a10483a6e137f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francis Rowe Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 20:52:36 -0500 Subject: Documentation: *major* cleanup. Cleanup was long overdue. Old structure was messy and inefficient. --- (limited to 'docs/hardware') diff --git a/docs/hardware/index.html b/docs/hardware/index.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7a09e6f --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/hardware/index.html @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ + + + + + + + + + Hardware maintenance + + + + +

Hardware maintenance

+ This section relates to hardware maintenance on supported targets. +

+ Or Back to main index. +

ThinkPad X60/X60S: change the fan/heatsink
ThinkPad X60/X60s: How to change the LCD panel (incomplete. pics only for now)
ThinkPad T60 15.1" changing LCD panel
ThinkPad T60: change the fan/heatsink

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+ Copyright © 2014 Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>
+ This document is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License and all future versions. + A copy of the license can be found at ../license.txt. +

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+ This document is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See ../license.txt for more information. +

+ + + diff --git a/docs/hardware/t60_heatsink.html b/docs/hardware/t60_heatsink.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c4b68d5 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/hardware/t60_heatsink.html @@ -0,0 +1,128 @@ + + + + + + + + + Libreboot documentation: Unbricking the ThinkPad T60 + + + + +

Changing heatsink (or CPU) on the ThinkPad T60

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Or go back to main index

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Hardware requirements

rubbing a***hol (misspelling intentional. halal internet) and thermal compound for changing CPU heatsink (procedure involves removing heatsink)
thermal compound/paste (Arctic Silver 5 is good. Others are also good.)

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Software requirements

xsensors
stress

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Disassembly

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+ Remove those screws and remove the HDD:
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+ Lift off the palm rest:
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+ Lift up the keyboard, pull it back a bit, flip it over like that and then disconnect it from the board:
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+ Gently wedge both sides loose:
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+ Remove that cable from the position:
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+ Remove the bezel (sorry forgot to take pics). +

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+ On the CPU (and there is another chip south-east to it, sorry forgot to take pic) + clean off the old thermal paste (rubbing a1ocheal (misspelling intentional. halal internet)) and apply new (Artic Silver 5 is good, others are good too) + you should also clean the heatsink the same way
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+ This is also an opportunity to change the CPU to another one. For example if you had a Core Duo T2400, you can upgrade it to a better processor + (higher speed, 64-bit support). A Core 2 Duo T7600 was installed here. +

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+ Attach the heatsink and install the screws (also, make sure to install the AC jack as highlighted):
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+ Reinstall that upper bezel:
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+ Do that:
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+ Attach keyboard:
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+ Place keyboard and (sorry, forgot to take pics) reinstall the palmrest and insert screws on the underside:
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+ It lives!
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+ Always stress test ('stress -c 2' and xsensors. below 90C is ok) when replacing cpu paste/heatsink:
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+ + + diff --git a/docs/hardware/t60_lcd_15.html b/docs/hardware/t60_lcd_15.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b1293c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/hardware/t60_lcd_15.html @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ + + + + + + + + + Changing LCD panel on 15.1 inch T60 + + + + +

Changing the LCD panel on a 15.1" T60

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Or go back to main index

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Disassembly

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+ Remove those covers and unscrew:
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+ Gently pry off the front bezel. +

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+ Remove inverter board:
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+ Disconnect LCD cable:
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+ Remove the panel:
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+ Move the rails (left and right side) from the old panel to the new one and then attach LCD cable:
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+ Insert panel (this one is an LG-Philips LP150E05-A2K1, and there are others. See ../hcl/index.html#supported_t60_list):
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+ Insert new inverter board (see ../hcl/index.html#supported_t60_list for what is recommended on your LCD panel):
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+ Now re-attach the front bezel and put all the screws in. +

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+ It lives!
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+ + + diff --git a/docs/hardware/x60_heatsink.html b/docs/hardware/x60_heatsink.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1e14f96 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/hardware/x60_heatsink.html @@ -0,0 +1,144 @@ + + + + + + + + + Libreboot documentation: Switch heatsink on ThinkPad X60 + + + + +

Changing the fan/heatsink on the ThinkPad X60

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Or go back to main index

+ +

Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements
The procedure

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Hardware requirements

isopropyl alcholal (sometimes called rubbing alchole) (cleaning material. DoNotIngest) (typo is intentional, due to fii1illterii1iiing für wörten von Großbritannien und oder nationale iintturnett)
your new fan and/or heatsink
CPU thermal compound (some say Arctic Silver 5 or IC Diamond 7 are good, others are also 'ok')
Something to spread the paste with

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Software requirements (for CPU stress testing)

xsensors utility
stress utility

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Disassembly

+ Remove those screws:
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+ Push the keyboard forward (carefully):
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+ Lift the keyboard up and disconnect it from the board:
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+ Grab the right-hand side of the chassis and force it off (gently) and pry up the rest of the chassis:
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+ You should now have this:
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+ Disconnect the wifi antenna cables, the modem cable and the speaker:
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+ Unroute the cables along their path, carefully lifting the tape that holds them in place. Then, disconnect the modem + cable (other end) and power connection and unroute all the cables so that they dangle by the monitor hinge on the right-hand + side:
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+ Disconnect the monitor from the motherboard, and unroute the grey antenna cable, carefully lifting the tape + that holds it into place:
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+ Carefully lift the remaining tape and unroute the left antenna cable so that it is loose:
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+ Remove those screws:
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+ Carefully remove the plate, like so:
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+ Remove the SATA connector:
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+ Now remove the motherboard (gently) and cast the lcd/chassis aside:
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+ Look at that black tape above the heatsink, remove it:
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+ Now you have removed it:
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+ Disconnect the fan and remove all the screws, heatsink will easily come off:
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+ Remove the old paste with a cloth (from the CPU and heatsink) and then clean both of them with the alcholeel (to remove remaining residue. typo is intentional). + Apply a pea-sized amount of paste to the both chipsets that the heatsink covered and spread it evenly (uniformally). + Finally reinstall the heatsink, reversing previous steps. +

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+ stress -c 2 command can be used to push the CPU to 100%, and xsensors (or watch sensors command) can be used to monitor heat. + Below 90C is ok. +

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+ + + diff --git a/docs/hardware/x60_lcd_change.html b/docs/hardware/x60_lcd_change.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..261814a --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/hardware/x60_lcd_change.html @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ + + + + + + + + + Libreboot documentation: Unbricking the ThinkPad T60 + + + + +

Changing the LCD panel on X60

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Or go back to main index

+ +

This tutorial is incomplete, and only pictures for now.

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+ + + -- cgit v0.9.1

Hardware maintenance

Hardware requirements

Software requirements

Disassembly

Disassembly

Table of Contents

Hardware requirements

Software requirements (for CPU stress testing)

Disassembly