Important information about replacing RoHS compliant FRUsRoHS, The Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and ElectronicEquipment Directive (2002/95/EC) is a European Union legal requirementaffecting the global electronics industry. RoHS requirements must beimplemented on Lenovo products placed on the market after June 2006. Productson the market before June 2006 are not required to have RoHS compliant parts.If the original FRU parts are non compliant, replacement parts can also be noncompliant. In all cases if the original FRU parts are RoHS compliant, thereplacement part must also be RoHS compliant.Note: RoHS and non-RoHS FRU part numbers with the same fit and function areidentified with unique FRU part numbers.Lenovo plans to transition to RoHS compliance well before the implementationdate and expects its suppliers to be ready to support Lenovo’s requirements andschedule in the EU. Products sold in 2005 and 2006, will contain some RoHScompliant FRUs. The following statement pertains to these products and anyproduct Lenovo produces containing RoHS compliant FRUs.RoHS compliant FRUs have unique FRU part numbers. Before or after the RoHSimplementation date, failed RoHS compliant parts must always be replaced usingRoHS compliant FRUs, so only the FRUs identified as compliant in the systemHMM or direct substitutions for those FRUs may be used.Products marketed before June 2006 Products marketed after June 2006Current or originalpartReplacement FRU Current or originalpartReplacement FRUNon-RoHS Can be Non-RoHS Must be RoHS Must be RoHSNon-RoHS Can be RoHSNon-RoHS Can sub to RoHSRoHS Must be RoHSNote: A direct substitution is a part with a different FRU part number that isautomatically shipped by the distribution center at the time of the order.Important service information 21