Checking the internal battery status..22 Related service information .......23 Security ............... 23 Power management .......... 23 Activating/Deactivating the Display ..23 Lenovo 851 ..........24 Specifications ............. 24 FRU replacement notices........26 Screw notices..........26 Removing and replacing an FRU....27 1010 Rear cover..........
This manual is intended only for trained servicers who are familiar with Lenovo products. Use this manual to troubleshoot problems effectively. Before servicing a Lenovo product, make sure to read all the information under “Safety information” on page 1 and “Important service information”...
Safety information Safety information This chapter presents the following safety information that you need to get familiar with before you service a Lenovo computer: • “General safety” on page 2 • “Electrical safety” on page 3 • “Safety inspection guide” on page 5 •...
Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual General safety Follow these rules below to ensure general safety: • Observe a good housekeeping in the area where the machines are put during and after the maintenance. • When lifting any heavy object: 1. Make sure that you can stand safely without slipping.
Safety information Electrical safety Observe the following rules when working on electrical equipments. Important: Use only approved tools and test equipments. Some hand tools have handles covered with a soft material that does not insulate you when working with live electrical currents. Many customers have rubber floor mats near their machines that contain small conductive fibers to decrease electrostatic discharges.
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual • Always look carefully for possible hazards in your work area. Examples of these hazards are moist floors, nongrounded power extension cables, power surges, and missing safety grounds. • Do not touch live electrical circuits with the reflective surface of a plastic dental mirror.
4. Check for cracked or bulging batteries. 5. Remove the cover. 6. Check for any obvious non-Lenovo alterations. Use good judgment as to the safety of any non-Lenovo alterations. 7. Check inside the unit for any obvious unsafe conditions, such as metal filings, contamination, water or other liquids, or signs of fire or smoke damage.
Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual Handling devices that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge Any computer part containing transistors or integrated circuits (ICs) should be considered sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). ESD damage can occur when there is a difference in charge between objects. Protect against ESD damage by equalizing the charge so that the machine, the part, the work mat, and the person handling the part are all at the same charge.
Safety information Safety notices: multilingual translations The safety notices in this section are provided in English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. Safety notice 1 Before the computer is powered on after FRU replacement, make sure all screws, springs, and other small parts are in place and are not left loose inside the computer.
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual Safety notice 2 DANGER Some standby batteries contain a small amount of nickel and cadmium. Do not disassemble a standby battery, recharge it, throw it into fire or water, or short-circuit it. Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations.
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Safety information Safety notice 3 DANGER The battery pack contains small amounts of nickel. Do not disassemble it, throw it into fire or water, or short-circuit it. Dispose of the battery pack as required by local ordinances or regulations. Use only the battery in the appropriate parts listing when replacing the battery pack.
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual Safety notice 4 DANGER The lithium battery can cause a fire, an explosion, or a severe burn. Do not recharge it, remove its polarized connector, disassemble it, heat it above 100°C (212°F), incinerate it, or expose its cell contents to water. Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations.
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Safety information Safety notice 5 If the LCD breaks and the fluid from inside the LCD gets into your eyes or on your hands, immediately wash the affected areas with water at least for 15 minutes. Seek medical care if any symptoms caused by the fluid are present after washing.
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual Safety notice 6 DANGER To avoid shock, do not remove the plastic cover that protects the lower part of the inverter card. Afin d’éviter tout risque de choc électrique, ne retirez pas le cache en plastique protégeant la partie inférieure de la carte d’alimentation.
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Safety information Safety notice 8 DANGER Before removing any FRU, turn off the computer, unplug all power cords from electrical outlets, remove the battery pack, and then disconnect any interconnecting cables. Avant de retirer une unité remplaçable en clientèle, mettez le système hors tension, débranchez tous les cordons d’alimentation des socles de prise de courant, retirez la batterie et déconnectez tous les cordons d’interface.
Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual Laser compliance statement Some models of Lenovo computer are equipped from the factory with an optical storage device such as a CD-ROM drive or a DVD-ROM drive. Such devices are also sold separately as options. If one of these drives is installed, it is certified in the U.S.
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Safety information A CD-ROM drive, a DVD-ROM drive, or any other storage device installed may contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode. Note the following: DANGER Emits visible and invisible laser radiation when open. Do not stare into the beam, do not view directly with optical instruments, and avoid direct exposure to the beam.
To download software fixes, drivers, and BIOS, follow the steps below: 1. Go to http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/. 2. Enter a serial number or select a product or use Lenovo smart downloading. 3. Select the BIOS/Driver/Applications and download. 4. Follow the directions on the screen and install the necessary software.
Important service information Important notice for replacing a system board Some components mounted on a system board are very sensitive. Improper handling can cause damage to those components, and may cause a system malfunction. Attention: When handling a system board: •...
Electronic Equipment Directive (2002/95/EC) is a European Union legal requirement affecting the global electronics industry. RoHS requirements must be implemented on Lenovo products placed on the market after June 2006. Products on the market before June 2006 are not required to have RoHS compliant parts.
General checkout General checkout This chapter presents the following information: • “What to do first” on page 20 • “Power system checkout” on page 21 Before you go to the checkout, make sure to read the following important notes: Important notes: •...
Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual What to do first When you do return an FRU, you must include the following information in the parts exchange form or parts return form that you attach to it: 1. Name and phone number of servicer 2.
General checkout Power system checkout To verify a symptom, follow the steps below: 1. Turn off the computer. 2. Remove the battery pack. 3. Connect the AC adapter. 4. Make sure that power is supplied when you turn on the computer. 5.
To open the Android Settings screen, do either of the following: – From the main Home screen, touch the Android Settings icon on Lenovo Launch Zone. The Android Settings screen is displayed. – Pull down the application icon from the action bar and then touch Settings.
Related service information Related service information This chapter presents the following information: • “Security” on page 23 • “Power management” on page 23 Security Security settings include: SCREEN SECURITY, SIM CARD LOCK (LTE version only), PASSWORDS, DEVICE ADMINISTRATION and CREDENTIAL STORAGE.
• “FRU replacement notices” on page 26 • “Removing and replacing an FRU” on page 27 • “Locations” on page 76 • “Parts list” on page 78 Specifications The following table lists the specifications of the Lenovo tablet. Table 1. Specifications Feature Description Size &...
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Lenovo 851 Ports • Micro-USB (USB 2.0) • Audio Jack, 3.5mm • Micro-SD card slot (support external Micro-SD card up to 64GB) Communication • WiFi: 802.11a/b/g/n • Bluetooth 4.0 • GPS Others • Speaker (Left and right) • Microphone • Gravity sensor •...
This section presents notices related to removing and replacing parts. Read this section carefully before replacing any FRU. Screw notices Loose screws can cause a reliability problem. In Lenovo computers, this problem is addressed with special nylon-coated screws that have the following characteristics: •...
Lenovo 851 Removing and replacing an FRU This section presents exploded figures with the instructions to indicate how to remove and replace the FRU. Make sure to observe the following general rules: 1. Do not attempt to service any computer unless you have been trained and certified.
Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 1010 Rear cover 1. Open the hinge frame. Figure 1-1. Opening the hinge frame 2. Open the card slot cover using a thin flat blade or guitar pick. Figure 1-2. Opening the card slot...
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Lenovo 851 3. Remove screws on the rear cover as shown in the figure below. Figure 1-3. The screws on the rear cover Part No. Screw (quantity) Color Torque Phillips flat head screw, M1.4 × 1.6 (3) Silver 4. Separate the bottom right corner of the rear cover from the main body of the tablet using a suction tool as shown in the figure below.
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 5. Hold the tablet in one hand and use a guitar pick to unlock the rear cover from the tablet along the joint line as shown in the figure below. Figure 1-5. Unlocking the rear cover from the main body (along the joint line)
Lenovo 851 1020 Right speaker For access, remove the following FRU: • “1010 Rear cover” on page 28 1. Disconnect the power supply to the tablet by detaching the battery FPC from its connector on the main board using a pair of tweezers.
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual Part No. Screw (quantity) Color Torque Phillips flat-head screw, M1.4 × 2.5 (3) Silver 3. Detach the connector of the right speaker FPC from the sub board using a pair of tweezers. Figure 2-3. Detaching the FPC connector of the right speaker 4.
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Lenovo 851 5. Remove the right speaker. Figure 2-5. The removed right speaker...
Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 1030 Sub board Important notices for handling PCB: When handling PCB, bear the following in mind: • Be careful not to drop the PCB onto a bench top that has a hard surface, such as surface made of metal, wood, or composite materials.
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Lenovo 851 2. Pull out the hall sensor FPC from its connector using a pair of tweezers. Figure 3-2. Pulling out the hall sensor FPC 3. Detach the connector of the main FPC from the sub board using a pair of tweezers.
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 4. Remove screws on the sub board. Figure 3-4. The screws on the sub board Part No. Screw (quantity) Color Torque Phillips flat head screw, M1.4 × 1.6, wide Silver head (3) 5. Remove the sub board from the tablet using a pair of tweezers.
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Lenovo 851 Figure 3-6. The removed sub board...
Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 1040 LCD FPC For access, remove the following FRUs in order: • “1010 Rear cover” on page 28 1. Unlock the connector of the LCD FPC on the front module of the tablet using a guitar pick.
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Lenovo 851 3. Pull out the LCD FPC from its connector on the main board using a pair of tweezers. Figure 4-3. Pulling out the LCD FPC (from the main board side) 4. Detach the LCD FPC from the front module using a pair of tweezers.
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 5. Pull out the LCD FPC from its connector on the front module using a pair of tweezers. Figure 4-5. Pulling out the LCD FPC (from the front module side) Figure 4-6. The removed LCD FPC...
Lenovo 851 1050 Main FPC For access, remove the following FRU: • “1010 Rear cover” on page 28 1. Disconnect the power supply to the tablet by detaching the battery FPC from its connector on the main board using a pair of tweezers.
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 3. Detach the connector of the main FPC from the main board using a pair of tweezers. Figure 5-3. Detaching the connector of the main FPC (on the main board) 4. Remove the main FPC.
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Lenovo 851 Figure 5-5. The removed main FPC...
Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 1060 Hall sensor FPC For access, remove the following FRU: • “1010 Rear cover” on page 28 1. Disconnect the power supply to the tablet by detaching the battery FPC from its connector on the main board using a pair of tweezers.
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Lenovo 851 3. Pull out the hall sensor FPC from its connector using a pair of tweezers. Figure 6-3. Pulling out the hall sensor FPC 4. Remove the hall sensor FPC using a pair of tweezers. Figure 6-4. Removing the hall sensor FPC...
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual Figure 6-5. The removed hall sensor FPC...
Lenovo 851 1070 Main board Important notices for handling PCB: When handling PCB, bear the following in mind: • Be careful not to drop the PCB onto a bench top that has a hard surface, such as surface made of metal, wood, or composite materials.
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 2. Pull out the TP FPC from its unlocked connector using a pair of tweezers. Figure 7-2. Pulling out the TP FPC 3. Unlock the connector of the left speaker FPC on the main board using a guitar pick.
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Lenovo 851 4. Pull out the FPC of the left speaker from the unlocked connector using a pair of tweezers. Figure 7-4. Pulling out the FPC of the left speaker 5. Detach the connector of the USB and volume key FPC from the main board using a pair of tweezers.
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 6. Detach the connector of the rear camera FPC from the main board using a pair of tweezers. Figure 7-6. Detaching the connector of the rear camera FPC 7. Remove screws on the main board as shown in the figure below.
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Lenovo 851 8. Disconnect the cable of the antennas from its connector on back of the main board using a pair of tweezers at the positions shown in the figure below. Figure 7-8. Positions for disconnecting the antennas 9. Remove the main board together with the attached front camera and main FPC.
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 10. Detach the connector of the main FPC on the main board using a pair of tweezers. Figure 7-10. Detaching the connector of the main FPC (on the main board) 11. Remove the main FPC from the main board...
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Lenovo 851 12. Unlock the connector of the front camera FPC on the back of main board using a guitar pick. Figure 7-12. Unlocking the connector of the front camera FPC 13. Remove the front camera FPC from its unlocked connector.
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual Figure 7-14. The removed main board and front camera...
Lenovo 851 1080 Left speaker For access, remove the following FRUs in order: • “1010 Rear cover” on page 28 • “1070 Main board” on page 47 1. Remove screws on the left speaker as shown in the figure below.
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 2. Remove the left speaker unit together with the attached rear camera, USB and volume key FPC. Figure 8-2. Removing the left speaker together with attached rear camera and USB and volume key FPC Figure 8-3. The removed left speaker together with attached rear camera and USB and volume...
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Lenovo 851 3. Detach the conductive shield at the side of the rear camera using a pair of tweezers as shown in the figure below. Figure 8-4. Detaching the conductive shield at the side of the rear camera 4. Remove the rear camera from its conductive shield seat on the left speaker unit as shown in the figure below.
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 5. Remove the USB and volume key FPC on the back of the left speaker unit using a pair of tweezers. Figure 8-6. Removing the USB and volume key FPC Figure 8-7. The removed left speaker...
Lenovo 851 1090 Rear camera For access, remove the following FRUs in order: • “1010 Rear cover” on page 28 • “1070 Main board” on page 47 Detach the following FRU: • Left Speaker (see Step 1 on page 55 and Step 2 on page 56 in “1080 Left speaker”)
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 2. Remove the rear camera from its conductive shield seat on the left speaker box by as shown in the figure below. Figure 9-2. Removing the rear camera Figure 9-3. The removed rear camera...
Lenovo 851 1100 USB and volume key FPC For access, remove the following FRUs in order: • “1010 Rear cover” on page 28 • “1070 Main board” on page 47 Detach the following FRU: • Left Speaker (see Step 1 on page 55 and Step 2 on page 56 in “1080 Left speaker”)
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 2. Remove the USB and volume key FPC from the left speaker. Figure 10-2. The removed USB and volume key FPC...
Lenovo 851 1110 Volume key For access, remove the following FRUs in order: • “1010 Rear cover” on page 28 • “1070 Main board” on page 47 Detach the following FRU: • Left speaker (see Step 1 on page 55 and Step 2 on page 56 in “1080 Left speaker”)
Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 1120 WIFI2 antenna For access, remove the following FRU: • “1010 Rear cover” on page 28 • “1070 Main board” on page 47 1. Remove screw on the WIFI2 antenna as shown in the figure below.
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Lenovo 851 2. Remove the WIFI2 antenna. Figure 12-2. The removed antenna...
Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 1130 GPS/WIFI1 antenna For access, remove the following FRU: • “1010 Rear cover” on page 28 • “1070 Main board” on page 47 1. Remove screw on the GPS/WIFI1 antenna as shown in the figure below.
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Lenovo 851 2. Remove the GPS/WIFI1 antenna. Figure 13-2. The removed antenna...
Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 1140 Windows key For access, remove the following FRU: • “1010 Rear cover” on page 28 • “1020 Right speaker” on page 31 1. Detach the windows key using a pair of pointed tweezers. Figure 14-1. Detaching the windows key 2.
Lenovo 851 1150 Battery pack For access, remove the following FRUs in order: • “1010 Rear cover” on page 28 • “1020 Right speaker” on page 31 Rechargeable Battery Notice CAUTION: Risk of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect type.
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 2. Slowly pull out the hinge pivot using a pair of tweezers. Figure 15-2. Pulling out the hinge pivot Figure 15-3. The removed hinge pivot...
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Lenovo 851 3. Detach the hinge frame at the left end, turn the hinge frame clockwise around its right end so as to steer the battery FPC out through the supporting frame at the right end, and then remove the hinge frame from the main body of the tablet.
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Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 5. Remove screw on the battery cover as shown in the figure below. Figure 15-6. The screw on the battery cover Part No. Screw (quantity) Color Torque Phillips flat-head screw, M1.4 × 3.0 (1) Silver 6.
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Lenovo 851 7. Remove the battery pack from the hinge frame. Figure 15-8. Removing the battery pack Figure 15-9. The removed battery pack...
Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual 1160 Power key For access, remove the following FRUs in order: • “1010 Rear cover” on page 28 • “1070 Main board” on page 47 Detach the following FRU: • Left speaker (see Step 1 on page 55 and Step 2 on page 56 in “1080 Left speaker”)
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Lenovo 851 2. Remove the power key. Figure 16-2. The removed power key...
Lenovo 851 Hardware Maintenance Manual Parts list This section presents the following service parts: • “Overall” on page 78 • “Screws” on page 82 Overall...
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