Lenovo B41-80Hardware Maintenance Manual18RoHS, The Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical andElectronic Equipment Directive (2002/95/EC) is a European Union legalrequirement affecting the global electronics industry. RoHS requirementsmust be implemented on Lenovo products placed on the market after June2006. Products on the market before June 2006 are not required to haveRoHS compliant parts. If the original FRU parts are non-compliant,replacement parts can also be non-compliant. In all cases if the originalFRU parts are RoHS compliant, the replacement part must also be RoHScompliant.Note: RoHS and non-RoHS FRU part numbers with the same fit and function areidentified with unique FRU part numbers.Lenovo plans to transit to RoHS compliance well before the implementation dateand 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 withRoHS compliant ones, so only the FRUs identified as compliant in the systemHMM or direct substitutions for those FRUs may be used.Note: 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.Products marketed before June 2006 Products marketed after June 2006Current ororiginal partReplacementFRUCurrent ororiginal partReplacementFRUNon-RoHS Can be Non-RoHSMust be RoHS Must be RoHSNon-RoHS Can be RoHSNon-RoHS Can sub to RoHSRoHS Must be RoHSImportant information about replacing RoHS compliant FRUs