This guide addresses only those items. You should use good judgment to identify potential safety hazards due to attachment of non-Lenovo features or options not covered by this inspection guide.
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.
Grounding requirements Electrical grounding of the computer is required for operator safety and correct system function. Proper grounding of the electrical outlet can be verified by a certified electrician. Safety notices (multilingual translations) The safety notices in this section are provided in the following languages: •...
Table 2. Model: Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13ITL5 (MT: 82EV) Type ac power adapter self-service Power cord * self-service Table 3. Model: Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5 (MT: 82CY) Type ac power adapter self-service Power cord * self-service * for selected models...
Chapter 3. Identifying FRUs (CRUs) Locate FRUs and CRUs The exploded illustrations help Lenovo service technicians identify FRUs or CRUs that they may need to replace when servicing a customer’s computer. Figure 1. Yoga Slim 7 13ITL5 exploded view Table 4. FRU (CRU) categories...
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Table 4. FRU (CRU) categories (continued) Heat sink I/O board bracket (right) I/O board I/O board cable Wi-Fi card Solid-state drive (SSD) Solid-state drive (SSD) mylar Speakers Lower case Touchpad board cable Touchpad board Battery pack System board mylar System board I/O board bracket (left) Power cord * ac power adapter...
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Figure 2. Yoga Slim 7 13ITL5 LCD unit - exploded view Table 5. FRU categories for the LCD unit FRU (CRU) category LCD cover Camera cable Hinges Removable tape Strip cover Hinge cover LCD module EDP cable Camera Microphone rubbers TOF rubber Chapter 3 Identifying FRUs (CRUs)
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Table 5. FRU categories for the LCD unit (continued) Camera tape Sensor mylars Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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Figure 4. Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13ITL5 LCD unit — exploded view Table 7. FRU categories for the LCD unit FRU (CRU) category LCD bezel LCD panel Removable tape Camera cable Camera mylar Strip cover Hinges LCD cover Chapter 3 Identifying FRUs (CRUs)
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Table 7. FRU categories for the LCD unit (continued) EDP cable Hinge cover Camera Camera tape Microphone rubbers Camera rubber Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Chapter 4. Removing a FRU or CRU Service tools The following table lists tools for servicing Lenovo computers. Tools with a cross mark are needed for serving the product models as described by this publication. Prepare them before you service the product.
Attention: The system board is sensitive to and can be damaged by ESD. Before touching it, establish personal grounding by touching a ground point with one hand or by using an ESD strap (P/N 6405959). Removal procedure for Yoga Slim 7 13ITL5 and Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5 Remove the lower case Make sure the computer has been shut down before servicing the computer.
Step 3. Pry up the latches and then remove the lower case. Figure 8. Pry up the latches and then remove the lower case Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Lower case Remove the battery pack Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Battery pack Remove the solid-state drive (SSD) module Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 36 Step 1.
Step 5. Remove the SSD mylar. Figure 13. Remove the SSD mylar Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement parts: SSD mylar SSD ThermalPad Remove the Wi-Fi card Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Number of screws M2 x L1.8 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Wi-Fi card Remove the heat sink (for Yoga Slim 7 13ITL5) Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Heat sink Remove the fans (for Yoga Slim 7 13ITL5) Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 36 Step 1.
Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 36 “Remove the right-fan tape (for Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5)” on page 42 Step 1. Disconnect the battery pack cable from the system board.
Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 36 “Remove the right-fan tape (for Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5)” on page 42 Step 1. Disconnect the battery pack cable from the system board.
Figure 21. Remove five screws and then remove the fans Number of screws Screw specifications M2 x L4.0 Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Fans Remove the speakers Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
Screw specifications Number of screws M1.6 x L1.7 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Speakers Remove the I/O board bracket (left) Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Figure 25. Remove the left I/O board bracket Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L4.0 Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: I/O board bracket (left) Remove the I/O board bracket (right) Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) has been removed.
I/O board bracket (right) Remove the I/O board Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 36 Step 1. Disconnect the battery pack cable from the system board. Attention: Use your fingernails to pull the connector to unplug it. Do not pull the cable. Step 2.
Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L4.0 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement parts: I/O board I/O board tape Remove the touchpad board cable Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
Figure 30. Remove the touchpad board cable Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Touchpad board cable Remove the touchpad board Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
Number of screws M1.6 x L1.7 Step 3. Remove the touchpad board. Figure 33. Remove the touchpad board Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Touchpad board Touchpad conductive tape Touchpad cloth Remove the touchpad sponges Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
“Remove the heat sink (for Yoga Slim 7 13ITL5)” on page 40 “Remove the fans (for Yoga Slim 7 13ITL5)” on page 41 “Remove the right-fan tape (for Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5)” on page 42 “Remove the heat sink (for Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5)” on page 42 “Remove the fans (for Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5)”...
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Figure 35. Disconnect cables connected to the system board Step 2. Peel off the I/O board tape and then disconnect the I/O board cable from the I/O board. Figure 36. Peel off the I/O board tape and then disconnect the I/O board cable from the I/O board Step 3.
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Figure 38. Peel off the tape and then disconnect the I/O board cable from the system board Step 5. Remove the system board mylar. Figure 39. Remove the system board mylar Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: System board System board mylar...
The Golden Key U1 tool is prepared by running the U1 Update software on a FAT32-formatted USB thumb drive. Go to for detailed instructions on how to create http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/HT506954 and use a Goldern Key U1 tool. Remove the LCD unit Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
Remove the hinge cover. Figure 42. Remove the hinge cover Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Hinge cover Remove the strip cover Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 44. Remove five screws and then remove the strip cover Screw specifications Number of screws M1.6 x L3.5 Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Strip cover Remove the LCD module Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 46. Remove the removable tape with tweezers and then remove the LCD module Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: LCD module Removable tape Remove the EDP cable Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 48. Disconnect the EDP cable from the LCD module and then remove the EDP cable Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: EDP cable Removable tape Remove the camera module (for Yoga Slim 7 13ITL5) Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 50. Detach the camera connector and then remove the camera and the camera tape Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Camera Camera cable Camera tape Sensor mylars Removable tape Remove the camera module (for Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5) Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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“Remove the strip cover” on page 56 “Remove the LCD module” on page 57 “Remove the camera module (for Yoga Slim 7 13ITL5)” on page 59 “Remove the camera module (for Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5)” on page 60 Step 1. Remove the microphone rubbers.
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“Remove the strip cover” on page 56 “Remove the LCD module” on page 57 “Remove the camera module (for Yoga Slim 7 13ITL5)” on page 59 “Remove the camera module (for Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5)” on page 60 Step 1. Remove the TOF rubber.
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“Remove the EDP cable” on page 58 “Remove the camera module (for Yoga Slim 7 13ITL5)” on page 59 “Remove the camera module (for Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5)” on page 60 “Remove the microphone rubbers” on page 61 “Remove the TOF rubber” on page 62 “Remove the hinges”...
Pry up the latches and then remove the lower case. Figure 57. Pry up the latches and then remove the lower case Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Lower case Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L4.0 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Battery pack Remove the solid-state drive (SSD) module Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 59. Remove the SSD ThermalPad Step 3. Remove one screw. Figure 60. Remove one screw Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L1.8 Step 4. Remove the SSD module by pulling it away from the slot. Figure 61. Remove the SSD module Step 5.
Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L1.8 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Wi-Fi card Remove the heat sink Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 64 Step 1.
Figure 64. Remove three screws and then remove the heat sink Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L1.8 Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Heat sink Remove the fan Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Figure 66. Remove two screws and then remove the fan Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L4.0 Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Remove the speakers Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
Screw specifications Number of screws M1.6 x L1.7 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Speakers Remove the I/O board bracket (left) Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Number of screws M2 x L4.0 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: I/O board bracket (left) Remove the I/O board bracket (right) Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
I/O board bracket (right) Remove the I/O board Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 64 “Remove the fan” on page 68 Step 1. Disconnect the battery pack cable from the system board. Attention: Use your fingernails to pull the connector to unplug it.
Figure 74. Remove one screw and then remove the I/O board Screw specifications Number of screws M2.0 x L4.0 Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: I/O board I/O board tape Power button sponge Remove the touchpad board cable Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
Figure 75. Remove the touchpad board cable Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Touchpad board cable Remove the touchpad board Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 64 “Remove the battery pack”...
Step 3. Remove the touchpad board. Figure 78. Remove the touchpad board Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Touchpad board Touchpad conductive tape Touchpad cloth Remove the system board, system board mylar and the I/O board cable Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 79. Disconnect cables connected to the system board Step 2. Peel off the I/O board tape and then disconnect the I/O board cable from the I/O board. Figure 80. Peel off the I/O board tape and then disconnect the I/O board cable from the I/O board. Step 3.
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Figure 82. Peel off the tape and then disconnect the I/O board cable from the system board Step 5. Remove the system board mylar. Figure 83. Remove the system board mylar Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: System board System board mylar...
The Golden Key U1 tool is prepared by running the U1 Update software on a FAT32-formatted USB thumb drive. Go to for detailed instructions on how to create http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/HT506954 and use a Goldern Key U1 tool. Remove the LCD unit Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
“Remove the system board, system board mylar and the I/O board cable” on page 75 “Remove the LCD unit” on page 78 Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Upper case (with keyboard) Disassemble the LCD unit The LCD unit as a whole is not an FRU.
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Step 1. Remove the hinge cover. Figure 86. Remove the hinge cover Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Hinge cover Remove the LCD bezel Make sure the following unit has been removed.
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Screw specifications Number of screws M1.6 x L3.5 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Strip cover Remove the hinges Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the LCD unit” on page 78 “Remove the hinge cover”...
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Figure 90. Remove six screws and then remove the hinges Screw specifications Number of screws M2.0 x L2.3 Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Hinges Remove the LCD panel Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 91. Remove the two pieces of removable tape with tweezers and then remove the LCD panel Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement parts: LCD panel Removable tape Remove the EDP cable Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 93. Disconnect the EDP cable from the LCD module and then remove the EDP cable Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: EDP cable Removable tape Remove the microphone rubbers Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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Step 1. Remove the camera rubber. Figure 95. Remove the camera rubber Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement parts: Camera rubber Removable tape Remove the camera module Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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Detach the camera connector and then remove the camera and the camera tape. Figure 97. Detach the camera connector and then remove the camera and the camera tape Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement parts: Camera Camera mylars...
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Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: LCD cover Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU...
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Figure 99. Label layout on the back side of the base cover (Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13ITL5) Labels attached to the base cover are country/region specific. Make sure to apply the appropriate labels to the replacement base cover. Table 12. All base cover labels (Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13ITL5) Label Label name Label dimensions...
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Figure 100. Label layout on the back side of the base cover (Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5) Labels attached to the base cover are country/region specific. Make sure to apply the appropriate labels to the replacement base cover. Table 13. All base cover labels (Yoga Slim 7 13ACN5)