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: •...
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Table 3. FRU (CRU) categories FRU (CRU) category LCD unit Note: The LCD unit as a whole is not an FRU. It contains FRUs as its components Upper case (with keyboard) Fingerprint board cable Antenna cable Fingerprint board Fingerprint board bracket System board I/O board Touchpad...
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Table 5. FRU (CRU) categories FRU (CRU) category LCD unit Note: The LCD module as a whole is not an FRU. It contains FRUs as its components Upper case (with keyboard) System board Fingerprint board Fingerprint board bracket Fingerprint board cable I/O board Speakers Antenna cables...
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.
3. Follow the correct sequence in the steps for removing an FRU, as shown in the illustrations by the numbers in square callouts. 4. When removing an FRU, move it in the direction as shown by the arrow in the illustration. 5.
Step 3. Pry up the latches and then remove the lower case. Figure 6. Pry up the latches and 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 FRU (or CRU) has 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) Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) has been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 34 Step 1.
Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L3 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 FRU (or CRU) has been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 34 Step 1.
Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L3 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Heat sink Remove the fan Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 34 “Remove the battery pack”...
Figure 13. Disconnect the I/O board cable from the system board and remove three screws Screw specifications Number of screws M2.5 x L4 Step 2. Open the hinge. Remove one screw and then remove the I/O board with cable. Figure 14. Remove the I/O board with cable Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L3...
Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: I/O board I/O board cable Remove the fingerprint board module Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 34 “Remove the battery pack”...
Figure 18. Separate the fingerprint board cable from the fingerprint board Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Fingerprint board Fingerprint board cable Fingerprint board bracket Remove the speakers Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Speakers Remove the system board Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 34 “Remove the battery pack” on page 35 “Remove the heat sink”...
Step 3. Open the hinge. Peel off the tape and then remove the system board. Figure 23. Remove the system board Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: System board Remove the touchpad Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
M2 x L2 Step 2. Remove the touchpad. Figure 25. Remove the touchpad Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Touchpad Remove the LCD unit Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 26. Disconnect the LCD cables from the system board. Step 2. Rotate the LCD unit to an angle of more than 90 degrees and place the computer on a flat surface as shown. Remove five screws. Figure 27. Remove five screws Screw specifications Number of screws M2.5 x L4...
“Remove the touchpad” on page 43 “Remove the LCD unit” on page 44 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Upper case (with keyboard) Disassemble the LCD unit The LCD unit as a whole is not an FRU. Instead, it contains FRUs as its components. Before disassembling the LCD unit, make sure it has been detached from the upper case.
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Figure 29. Remove the strip cover Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Strip cover Remove the LCD panel Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the LCD unit” on page 44 “Remove the strip cover”...
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Detach the two cable connectors and slide the LCD panel down. Disconnect the EDP cable from the LCD panel and remove the LCD panel. Figure 32. Remove the LCD panel Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Removable tape...
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Figure 33. Remove the camera privacy shutter Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Camera privacy shutter Remove the camera mudule Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the LCD unit” on page 44 “Remove the strip cover”...
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Disconnect the EDP cable from the microphone board. Peel off the tape and then remove the EDP cable. Figure 36. Remove the EDP cable Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: EDP cable Remove the hinge Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 37. Remove four screws and then remove the hinge Screw specifications Number of screws M2.5 x L4 Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Hinge Remove the LCD cover Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
Step 3. Pry up the latches and then remove the lower case. Figure 39. Pry up the latches and remove the lower case Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L5 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 FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
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Remove one screw and then separate the SSD from the SSD bracket. Figure 43. Remove the SSD and the SSD bracket Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L2 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: SSD bracket Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Figure 44. Remove the Wi-Fi card Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L3 Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Wi-Fi card Remove the heat sink Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
Figure 45. Remove five screws and remove the heat sink Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L3 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.
Remove the I/O board Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 52 “Remove the battery pack” on page 53 Step 1. Disconnect the I/O board cable from the system board and then remove three screws. Figure 47.
Figure 49. Remove the I/O board Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: I/O board I/O board cable Remove the fingerprint board module Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Step 3. Separate the fingerprint board cable from the fingerprint board. Figure 52. Separate the fingerprint board cable from the fingerprint board Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Fingerprint board Fingerprint board cable...
Figure 53. Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board Step 2. Peel off the tape and then remove the speakers. Figure 54. Remove the speakers Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup parts: Speakers Remove the system board Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 55. Disconnect cables connected to the system board Step 2. Remove five screws. Figure 56. Remove five screws Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU...
Open the hinge. Peel off the tape and then remove the system board. Figure 57. Remove the system board Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: System board Remove the touchpad Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
Step 2. Remove the touchpad. Figure 59. Remove the touchpad Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup parts: Touchpad Remove the LCD unit Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 52 “Remove the heat sink”...
Figure 61. Remove five screws Screw specifications Number of screws M2.5 x L4 M2 x L3 Step 3. Remove the LCD unit. Figure 62. Remove the LCD unit Hardware Maintenance Manual...
“Remove the touchpad” on page 62 “Remove the LCD unit” on page 63 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Upper case (with keyboard) Disassemble the LCD unit The LCD unit as a whole is not an FRU. Instead, it contains FRUs as its components. Before disassembling the LCD unit, make sure it has been detached from the upper case.
Remove the LCD panel Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the LCD unit” on page 63 “Remove the strip cover” on page 65 Step 1. Remove three screws. Figure 64. Remove three screws Number of screws Screw specifications M2.5 x L4 Step 2.
Remove the camera privacy shutter. Figure 67. Remove the camera privacy shutter Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement parts: Camera privacy shutter Remove the camera module Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
Disconnect the camera cable from the microphone board and then separate the camera from the microphone board. Figure 69. Separate the camera from the microphone board Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement parts: Camera Microphone board Remove the EDP cable Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
Figure 70. Remove the EDP cable Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: EDP cable Remove the hinge Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the LCD unit” on page 63 “Remove the strip cover”...
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“Remove the camera module” on page 67 “Remove the EDP cable” on page 68 “Remove the hinge” on page 69 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: LCD cover Hardware Maintenance Manual...