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: •...
• 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 • Fuses blown by attachment of a non-supported device •...
Chapter 3. Idetifying 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. IdeaPad 3 14ADA6/IdeaPad 3 14ALC6/IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 exploded view Table 4.
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Table 4. FRU (CRU) categories (continued) USB board cable Storage drive Storage drive cable Storage drive bracket Heat sink Battery pack Lower case Touchpad cable Coin-cell battery Solid-state drive bracket Solid-state drive Solid-state drive thermal pad Wi-Fi card Memory module shielding Memory module System board ac power adapter...
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 a FRU, as shown in the illustrations by the numbers in square callouts. 4. When removing a FRU, move it in the direction as shown by the arrow in the illustration. 5.
Number of screws M2 x L6 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Lower case For 15–inch and 17–inch models Make sure the computer has been shut down before servicing the computer.
Open the latches and remove the memory module from the system board. Figure 8. Remove the memory module Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Memory module Remove the memory module shielding Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Figure 9. Disconnect the battery pack cable Step 2. Remove the memory module shielding. Figure 10. Remove the memory module shielding Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Memory module shielding Remove the storage drive Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
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Attention: Use your fingernail to pull the connector to unplug it. Do not pull the cable. Figure 11. Step 2. Disconnect the storage drive cable. Figure 12. Remove the memory module Step 3. Remove the four screws and then remove the storage drive from the system board. Figure 13.
Screw specifications (15–inch and 17–inch Number of screws models) M2 x L3.5 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Memory module Remove the storage drive bracket Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Figure 14. Remove four screws and remove the storage drive bracket Screw specifications Number of screws M3 x L3 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Storage drive bracket Remove the battery pack Remove the battery pack (with storage drive) Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Figure 16. Remove the battery pack Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L5 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Battery pack Remove the battery pack (no storage drive) Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 18. Remove the battery pack Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L3.5 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: IdeaPad 3/IdeaPad 3i/IdeaPad Slim 3/IdeaPad Slim 3i series Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Battery pack Remove the solid-state drive Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 32 Step 1. Disconnect the battery pack cable from the system board. Attention: Use your fingernail to pull the connector to unplug it. Do not pull the cable. Step 2.
Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Solid-state drive Remove the solid-state drive thermal pad Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 32 Step 1.
Figure 22. Remove the solid-state drive thermal pad Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Solid-state drive thermal pad Remove the heatsink For ALC models Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Screw specifications Number of screws M x L Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Heat sink For ITL models Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. IdeaPad 3/IdeaPad 3i/IdeaPad Slim 3/IdeaPad Slim 3i series Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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Figure 26. Loosen six screws and remove the heat sink Screw specifications Number of screws M x L Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU...
Heat sink Remove the system fan For 14–inch and 15–inch models Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 32 Step 1. Disconnect the battery pack cable from the system board and remove the fan. Attention: Use your fingernail to pull the connector to unplug it.
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Screw specifications (14–inch models) Number of screws M2 x L5 Screw specifications (15–inch models) Number of screws M2 x L5 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU...
For 17–inch models Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 32 Step 1. Disconnect the fan cable from the system board. Attention: Use your fingernail to pull the connector to unplug it. Do not pull the cable. Figure 30.
Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Fans Remove the Wi-Fi card Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 32 Step 1. Disconnect the battery pack cable and Wi-Fi card cable from the system board and disconnect Wi- Fi antenna cable from Wi-Fi card.
M2 x L2.8 Screw specifications (for 15–inch models) Number of screws M2 x L3.5 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Wi-Fi card Remove the USB board For 14–inch models Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Figure 34. Remove the left I/O board bracket Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L2.8 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: USB board For 15–inch models Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 35. Disconnect the battery pack and the USB board cable Step 2. Remove three screws and then open the left hinge. Figure 36. Remove the USB board Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L2.5 M2 x L3.5 Step 3. Remove the USB board.
Figure 37. Remove the USB board. Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L3.5 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: USB board For 17–inch models Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Figure 39. Remove the USB board Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L2.8 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: USB board Remove the USB board cable Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Remove the USB board cable. Figure 40. Remove the USB board cable Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement parts: USB board cable Remove the coin-cell battery Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Step 2. Press the coin-cell battery outwards and then remove it from the system board. Figure 42. Remove the coin-cell battery Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Coin-cell battery Remove the fingerprint reader Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 43. Disconnect the battery pack cable Step 2. Remove the fingerprint reader. Figure 44. Remove the fingerprint reader Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement parts: Fingerprint reader Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU...
Remove the system board For the 14–inch models Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 32 “Remove the storage drive” on page 35 “Remove the battery pack” on page 38 “Remove the memory module” on page 33 “Remove the heatsink”...
M2.5 x L5 Step 3. Remove the system board. Figure 47. Remove the system board Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: System board For 15–inch models Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
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“Remove the lower case” on page 32 “Remove the storage drive” on page 35 “Remove the battery pack” on page 38 “Remove the memory module” on page 33 “Remove the heatsink” on page 43 “Remove the system fan” on page 46 “Remove the coin-cell battery”...
M2.5 x L3.5 Step 3. Remove the system board. Figure 50. Remove the system board Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: System board For the 17–inch models Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
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“Remove the lower case” on page 32 “Remove the storage drive” on page 35 “Remove the battery pack” on page 38 “Remove the memory module” on page 33 “Remove the heatsink” on page 43 “Remove the system fan” on page 46 “Remove the coin-cell battery”...
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M2 x L2.8 M2.5 x L5 Step 3. Remove the system board. Figure 53. Remove the system board Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: System board Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU...
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 upper case Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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Attention: When disassembling the upper case, handle the LCD module and upper case with care. Figure 56. Remove the upper case assembly Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Upper case (with keyboard)
Attention: Do not pull the LCD bezel from the outer sides of the LCD bezel, otherwise the hooks may be damaged. The lower side of the LCD bezel is fixed to the LCD panel with adhesive tape. Detach with care. Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: LCD bezel Remove the stripe cover Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
Figure 58. Remove the stripe cover Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Stripe cover Remove the hinge For 14–inch models Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the upper case ” on page 64 “Remove the LCD bezel”...
M2 x L2.8 Step 2. Remove the two hinges. Figure 60. Remove the two hinges Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Hinge For the 15–inch models Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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“Remove the upper case ” on page 64 “Remove the LCD bezel” on page 66 “” on page Step 1. Remove 12 screws. Figure 61. Remove ten screws Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L2 M2 x L2.8 Step 2. Remove the two hinges.
Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Hinge Remove the LCD panel (for 14–inch and 15–inch models) Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the upper case ” on page 64 “”...
Figure 64. Disconnect the EDP cable and remove the LCD panel Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: LCD panel Remove the LCD assembly (for 17–inch models) Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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Step 3. Remove the LCD assembly. Figure 67. Remove the LCD assembly Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: LCD assembly IdeaPad 3/IdeaPad 3i/IdeaPad Slim 3/IdeaPad Slim 3i series Hardware Maintenance Manual...
“” on page Step 1. Remove the microphone rubber. Figure 68. Remove the microphone rubber Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Microphone rubber Remove the camera Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
Figure 69. Remove the microphone rubber Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Camera Remove the EDP cable Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the upper case ” on page 64 “Remove the LCD bezel”...
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Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: EDP cable Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU...
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