ThinkPad® T500 and W500 (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual
This Service Manual provides detailed service and reference information for the ThinkPad T500 and W500 15.4‑inch widescreen laptops. It is intended for trained technicians and includes safety guidelines, troubleshooting steps, and part replacement procedures.
The document covers safety information, hardware specifications, status indicators, FRU tests, key combinations, part locations, a complete parts list, and common service tools, along with legal notices and warranty statements.
| Processor | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8400 (2.26 GHz), P8600 (2.40 GHz), P9500 (2.53 GHz), T9400 (2.53 GHz), T9600 (2.80 GHz) |
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| Bus architecture | 1067‑MHz FSB |
| Standard memory | 512‑MB DDR3‑1066 SDRAM SO‑DIMM (PC3‑8500) × 1 |
| Display | 15.4‑inch WXGA (1280 × 800) TFT LCD, 16M colors |
| Hard disk drive | 80 GB, 5400 rpm, 9.5 mm, SATA |
| AC adapter | 65‑watt type (optional 90‑watt type) |
| Preinstalled operating system | Windows XP Professional (also Vista variants) |
The manual lists a 65‑watt adapter and an optional 90‑watt adapter.