{
  "id": "t14g2-usbc-charge",
  "modelId": "t14g2",
  "title": "ThinkPad USB-C power recognition and charging",
  "intent": "Compare the direct Lenovo power path before a dock, adapter or battery decision.",
  "category": "power",
  "sourceIds": [
    "lenovo-ug"
  ],
  "diagramId": "laptop-t14-ports",
  "prerequisites": [
    "Intel T14 Gen 2, machine type 20W0/20W1 confirmed",
    "No moisture, swelling or damaged power equipment"
  ],
  "tools": [
    "Supplied or Lenovo-qualified compatible adapter",
    "Known working outlet"
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "id": "rating",
      "text": "Check the adapter label privately. The guide lists 45 W or 65 W depending on configuration; confirm the supplied or Lenovo-qualified adapter for this unit.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "locator": "Printed p. 23 → Use ac power"
    },
    {
      "id": "direct",
      "text": "Disconnect the dock and connect the safe adapter to the marked USB-C power connector. Keep the other accessories and workload constant for this direct baseline.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "locator": "Printed p. 4 → Intel side view; p. 23 → Charge the computer"
    },
    {
      "id": "status",
      "text": "Open Windows Settings → System for battery status and use installed Lenovo Vantage for more detail. Record AC recognition separately from charging progress.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "locator": "Printed p. 23 → Check the battery status; p. 19 → Vantage"
    },
    {
      "id": "compare",
      "text": "If a second known-compatible Lenovo-qualified adapter is available, compare it on the same outlet and connector. A missing spare stays Not tested; do not measure live contacts or open the adapter.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "locator": "Printed p. 23 → qualified adapters; original controlled comparison"
    },
    {
      "id": "pause",
      "text": "If external power is recognized but charging pauses, retain the displayed battery state and workload. The manual describes charge-management behavior; one pause cannot locate battery damage.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "locator": "Printed p. 24 → charging notes; original status worksheet"
    },
    {
      "id": "handoff",
      "text": "Bring the affected adapter and laptop to Lenovo if direct AC remains unrecognized. A working direct result with a failing dock path is a dock-support lead.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "locator": "Printed pp. 65–67 → support information; original path comparison"
    }
  ],
  "checks": [
    {
      "id": "safety",
      "question": "Is there swelling, a lifted case or trackpad, liquid damage, smoke, a burning smell, or damaged power equipment?",
      "goal": "Establish whether any powered comparison is safe.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "safe",
          "label": "No visible danger",
          "next": "compatible"
        },
        {
          "id": "danger",
          "label": "Yes, or suspected damage",
          "next": "stop"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "compatible",
      "question": "Is the direct adapter documented as compatible with this exact Intel unit?",
      "goal": "Establish valid power equipment.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Compatibility confirmed",
          "next": "recognition"
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "Unconfirmed adapter / dock only",
          "next": "attention"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "recognition",
      "question": "Does Windows or Vantage recognize AC power directly?",
      "goal": "Separate recognition from battery progress.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "AC recognized",
          "next": "progress"
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "No AC after available compatible comparison",
          "next": "service"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "progress",
      "question": "What happens with the direct setup?",
      "goal": "Preserve the useful power-path difference.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "works",
          "label": "Charging or explainable displayed pause",
          "next": "ready"
        },
        {
          "id": "dock",
          "label": "Direct works; dock path fails",
          "next": "dock"
        },
        {
          "id": "unexplained",
          "label": "Unexplained ongoing drain/no charge",
          "next": "service"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "terminals": {
    "ready": {
      "type": "preparation_saved",
      "title": "Direct power observation saved",
      "text": "Retain recognized AC, charge state and workload together.",
      "handoff": [
        "Keep adapter compatibility details privately.",
        "Report recurrent unexplained pauses with the direct baseline."
      ]
    },
    "dock": {
      "type": "maintenance_possible",
      "title": "Review the docking power path",
      "text": "The observed direct adapter path works.",
      "handoff": [
        "Give the dock vendor the direct-versus-dock matrix.",
        "Confirm the dock’s own adapter and exact-unit compatibility."
      ]
    },
    "attention": {
      "type": "maintenance_possible",
      "title": "Confirm the direct power equipment",
      "text": "An undocumented adapter or dock path cannot establish the laptop’s charging behavior.",
      "handoff": [
        "Confirm the correct adapter with Lenovo.",
        "Leave unavailable direct comparisons Not tested."
      ]
    },
    "service": {
      "type": "service_needed",
      "title": "Request Lenovo power support",
      "text": "Direct power remains absent or charging behavior is unexplained.",
      "handoff": [
        "Bring the affected laptop and adapter.",
        "Share AC recognition, workload and charge-state observations."
      ]
    },
    "uncertain": {
      "type": "preparation_saved",
      "title": "Keep the unanswered checks visible",
      "text": "Adapter compatibility, AC recognition or the direct comparison remains unknown.",
      "handoff": [
        "Provide direct adapter versus dock observations.",
        "State adapter compatibility and unavailable comparison equipment.",
        "Keep unperformed conditions marked Not tested. Ask the provider to confirm these before further changes."
      ]
    },
    "stop": {
      "type": "service_needed",
      "title": "Stop the powered checks",
      "text": "Stop using or charging damaged equipment. Keep away from hot or smoking equipment; obtain emergency help for an immediate fire risk. Arrange manufacturer guidance before handling or transport.",
      "handoff": [
        "Tell Lenovo or your IT team about the visible damage before arranging transport.",
        "Provide direct adapter versus dock observations.",
        "Do not open the case, remove the battery, press a lifted surface, or continue a test to complete this record."
      ]
    }
  },
  "missing": "Adapter compatibility, AC recognition or the direct comparison remains unknown.",
  "handoff": [
    "Provide direct adapter versus dock observations.",
    "State adapter compatibility and unavailable comparison equipment."
  ],
  "outcomeChecks": [
    "AC recognition and charging are separate.",
    "Only one power-path item changed per comparison."
  ],
  "workflow": {
    "family": "power-comparison",
    "summary": "Record the direct Lenovo power path and controlled adapter comparison.",
    "osOptions": [
      "windows11",
      "windows10",
      "windows-unknown"
    ],
    "fields": [
      {
        "id": "adapter-class",
        "label": "Verified adapter class",
        "type": "select",
        "options": [
          {
            "value": "unknown",
            "label": "Not checked"
          },
          {
            "value": "supplied",
            "label": "Supplied adapter"
          },
          {
            "value": "qualified",
            "label": "Lenovo-qualified compatible replacement"
          },
          {
            "value": "unverified",
            "label": "Compatibility not established"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "ac-status",
        "label": "AC recognition",
        "type": "select",
        "options": [
          {
            "value": "unknown",
            "label": "Not checked"
          },
          {
            "value": "recognized",
            "label": "Recognized"
          },
          {
            "value": "absent",
            "label": "Not recognized"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "battery-state",
        "label": "Battery observation",
        "type": "select",
        "options": [
          {
            "value": "unknown",
            "label": "Not checked"
          },
          {
            "value": "charging",
            "label": "Charging"
          },
          {
            "value": "paused",
            "label": "Paused / not charging"
          },
          {
            "value": "draining",
            "label": "Level drops during use"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "path",
        "label": "Power path",
        "type": "select",
        "options": [
          {
            "value": "unknown",
            "label": "Not checked"
          },
          {
            "value": "direct",
            "label": "Direct USB-C power connector"
          },
          {
            "value": "dock",
            "label": "Dock"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "matrix": {
      "title": "Power path comparisons",
      "rows": [
        {
          "id": "direct",
          "label": "Direct baseline",
          "condition": "Compatible adapter, marked power connector, known outlet"
        },
        {
          "id": "adapter",
          "label": "Second compatible adapter",
          "condition": "Same outlet, connector and workload"
        },
        {
          "id": "dock",
          "label": "Documented dock path",
          "condition": "Compare only after direct baseline and dock compatibility check"
        }
      ],
      "results": [
        {
          "value": "not-tested",
          "label": "Not tested"
        },
        {
          "value": "works",
          "label": "Works in this condition"
        },
        {
          "value": "fails",
          "label": "Fails in this condition"
        },
        {
          "value": "intermittent",
          "label": "Intermittent"
        },
        {
          "value": "not-applicable",
          "label": "Not applicable"
        }
      ]
    },
    "reportFocus": [
      "Adapter compatibility",
      "AC recognition",
      "Charge state and path"
    ],
    "notDoneGuidance": [
      "No live voltage measurement or adapter opening.",
      "Unavailable compatible equipment remains Not tested."
    ]
  },
  "entityKind": "task",
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "deviceFamily": "laptop",
  "modelApplicability": {
    "id": "t14g2",
    "name": "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 Intel",
    "family": "laptop",
    "revision": "Intel machine types 20W0 or 20W1",
    "os": "Windows 10/11, original Lenovo firmware. Labels vary between Windows versions; managed systems require IT approval for settings changes.",
    "region": "US-first; optional hardware varies by machine type.",
    "help": "Read the underside machine-type label or Lenovo Vantage device details locally. Confirm T14 Gen 2 Intel and 20W0/20W1. Keep the full serial number private.",
    "exclusions": [
      "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 AMD",
      "ThinkPad T14 Gen 1",
      "ThinkPad T14s Gen 2",
      "ThinkPad T15"
    ],
    "sourceIds": [
      "lenovo-ug"
    ]
  },
  "exclusions": [
    "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 AMD",
    "ThinkPad T14 Gen 1",
    "ThinkPad T14s Gen 2",
    "ThinkPad T15"
  ],
  "materials": [
    "Keep any existing backup accessible to you.",
    "Keep credentials and personal files outside this record."
  ],
  "stopConditions": [
    "Stop using and charging equipment with swelling, casing separation, smoke, a burning smell or suspected battery damage. Do not open or press on it.",
    "Set damaged accessories aside. Do not open mains adapters or force connectors.",
    "Do not erase, reset, flash firmware or bypass a lock as a default diagnostic step."
  ],
  "branches": [
    {
      "from": "safety",
      "answer": "safe",
      "to": "compatible"
    },
    {
      "from": "safety",
      "answer": "danger",
      "to": "stop"
    },
    {
      "from": "safety",
      "answer": "unknown",
      "to": "uncertain"
    },
    {
      "from": "compatible",
      "answer": "yes",
      "to": "recognition"
    },
    {
      "from": "compatible",
      "answer": "no",
      "to": "attention"
    },
    {
      "from": "compatible",
      "answer": "unknown",
      "to": "uncertain"
    },
    {
      "from": "recognition",
      "answer": "yes",
      "to": "progress"
    },
    {
      "from": "recognition",
      "answer": "no",
      "to": "service"
    },
    {
      "from": "recognition",
      "answer": "unknown",
      "to": "uncertain"
    },
    {
      "from": "progress",
      "answer": "works",
      "to": "ready"
    },
    {
      "from": "progress",
      "answer": "dock",
      "to": "dock"
    },
    {
      "from": "progress",
      "answer": "unexplained",
      "to": "service"
    },
    {
      "from": "progress",
      "answer": "unknown",
      "to": "uncertain"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "lenovo-ug",
      "title": "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 user guide",
      "url": "https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/t14_gen2_t15_gen2_p14s_gen2_p15s_gen2_ug_en.pdf",
      "locator": "Printed pp. 1–5, 9–14, 16–19, 23–25, 27–33, 62, 65–67",
      "purpose": "Existing local official PDF/text reviewed for Intel layout, optional hardware, controls, Vantage, power and support",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-13",
      "reuse": "Reference only. Original paraphrase and observation worksheets; no copied images or manual pages.",
      "licenseStatus": "Public support document; no redistribution license assumed."
    }
  ],
  "assets": [
    {
      "id": "laptop-t14-ports",
      "path": "/assets/laptop-t14-ports.svg",
      "title": "Intel T14 Gen 2 connection groups",
      "alt": "Original schematic grouping USB-C power, Thunderbolt 4 video, HDMI and optional standard Ethernet separately from the docking extension connector.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "caption": "Original schematic, not a precise port-position drawing. Intel 20W0/20W1 only. Optional Ethernet and docking hardware must be checked on the actual unit.",
      "kind": "Original schematic"
    }
  ],
  "relatedIds": [
    "t14g2-vantage-diagnostics",
    "t14g2-camera-shutter",
    "t14g2-external-display"
  ],
  "estimatedDuration": {
    "minutes": 20,
    "label": "Planning estimate for recording observations; excludes charging, backups, drying and service. Not a measured repair time."
  },
  "legacyVersion": "1.0.0",
  "legacyChecks": [
    {
      "id": "safety",
      "goal": "Separate unsafe hardware from routine preparation.",
      "question": "Any swelling, casing separation, liquid damage, smoke, burning smell, or damaged battery/adapter?",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "safe",
          "label": "No visible danger",
          "next": "check-1"
        },
        {
          "id": "danger",
          "label": "Yes, or suspected damage",
          "next": "stop"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "I cannot confirm",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "check-1",
      "goal": "Check the power path.",
      "question": "Is a certified compatible adapter connected directly to the marked power connector?",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Yes",
          "next": "check-2"
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "No",
          "next": "attention"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "check-2",
      "goal": "Separate recognition from charge level.",
      "question": "Does Windows or Vantage recognize AC power?",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "AC recognized",
          "next": "ready"
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "AC not recognized",
          "next": "service"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "legacyPreparation": [
    "T14 Gen 2 Intel, type 20W0/20W1 confirmed",
    "No damage, moisture or swelling",
    "Supplied or Lenovo-certified compatible USB-C adapter",
    "Known working outlet",
    "A private place to keep your findings",
    "A current backup if the device is accessible"
  ]
}