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 device 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: •...
• Damage caused by liquid spilled into the system • Damage caused by the improper insertion of a personal-computer card (PC card) or the installation of an incompatible card • Improper disc insertion or use of an external optical drive •...
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.
Step 1. Press the button and slide down to remove the left and right game controllers. Figure 2. Remove the game controller Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Game controller Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Pry up the latches and then remove the lower case. Figure 4. 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: Lower case Chapter 4...
Attention: Use your fingernails to pull the connector to unplug it. Do not pull the cable. Figure 5. Remove the battery pack cable connector mylar and disconnect the battery pack cable Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts:...
Figure 6. Remove the LCD bracket Screw specifications Number of screws M1.6 x L3 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: LCD bracket Remove the SSD cable holder graphite Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) has been removed.
M2 x L2.5 Step 2. Remove the SSD mylar. Figure 9. Remove the SSD mylar Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Solid-state drive (SSD) Solid-state drive (SSD) mylar Remove the speaker with antenna Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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“Disconnect the battery pack cable” on page 28 “Remove the SSD cable holder graphite” on page 29 “Remove the solid-state drive (SSD)” on page 30 Step 1. Remove the Wi-Fi card mylar. Figure 10. Remove the Wi-Fi card mylar Step 2. Detach the speaker cable connector and the main and auxiliary antenna cable connectors.
Figure 12. Remove the speaker with antenna Screw specifications Number of screws M1.6 x L5 Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Wi-Fi card mylar Speaker with antenna Remove the microphone cable Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
Figure 13. Remove the microphone cable Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Microphone cable Remove the battery pack bracket Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the game controller” on page 26 “Remove the lower case”...
Figure 15. Remove the battery pack bracket Screw specifications Number of screws M1.6 x L5 Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Battery pack bracket Remove the fan Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
Screw specifications M1.6 x L5 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Remove the heat sink Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the game controller” on page 26 “Remove the lower case”...
Figure 18. Remove the heat sink Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L2.5 Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Heat sink Remove the audio board Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
Screw specifications Number of screws M1.6 x L3 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Audio board Remove the power board cable Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the game controller” on page 26 “Remove the lower case”...
Remove the power board cable. Figure 21. Remove the power board cable Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Power board cable Remove the system board and the system board cable Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
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Turn over the system board and then remove the system board cable from the system board. Figure 24. Remove the system board cable Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Chapter 4...
The Golden Key U1 tool is prepared by running the U1 Update software on a FAT32-formatted USB thumb drive. Go to http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/HT506954 for detailed instructions on how to create and use a Golden Key U1 tool. Remove the pogo pin FPC cable L Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Pogo pin FPC cable L Remove the battery pack Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) has been removed. “Remove the game controller” on page 26 “Remove the lower case”...
Figure 27. Remove the pogo pin FPC cable R Screw specifications Number of screws M1.6 x L3 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Pogo pin FPC cable R Removable tape Remove the microphone board Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
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“Remove the game controller” on page 26 “Remove the lower case” on page 27 “Disconnect the battery pack cable” on page 28 “Remove the LCD bracket” on page 28 “Remove the SSD cable holder graphite” on page 29 “Remove the solid-state drive (SSD)” on page 30 “Remove the speaker with antenna”...
“Remove the battery pack ” on page 41 “Remove the pogo pin FPC cable R” on page 42 “Remove the microphone board” on page 42 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: LCD module Hardware Maintenance Manual...