• It is recommended that these products be repaired by trained service technicians. For customers electing to repair their own Lenovo products, please follow all instructions carefully. • Before servicing a Lenovo product, be sure to read all the information under Chapter 1 “Safety information” on page 1.
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.
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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.
5.1 mm × 4.5 mm × 2.0 mm DYG7000/TC7006 DYG7000/TC7006 5.1 mm × 4.5 mm × 2.0 mm DYG7000/TC7006 5.1 mm × 4.5 mm × 1.4 mm DYG7000/TC7006 5.1 mm × 5.4 mm × 1.4 mm IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 (14″, 9) Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Area Type Quantity DYG7000/TC7006 6.1 mm × 5.0 mm × 2.0 mm DYG7000/TC7006 6.1 mm × 4.8 mm × 2.0 mm DYG7000/TC7006 4.8 mm × 2.6 mm × 2.0 mm DYG7000/TC7006 4.5 mm × 5.1 mm × 1.4 mm 5.0 mm × 6.0 mm × 1.4 mm DYG7000/TC7006 DYG7000/TC7006 11.8 mm ×...
Place the computer upside down on a flat surface. Step 2. Remove four screws, pry up the latches, and then remove the lower case. Figure 4. Remove four screws and the lower case IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 (14″, 9) Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Thread M2.0 2.0±0.2 M2.0 2.0±0.2 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Lower case Remove the battery pack Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 Step 1.
Thread M2.0 2.0±0.2 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Battery pack Remove the battery board Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 Step 1.
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Table 6. Screws used to secure the battery board Length (mm) Torque (kgf.cm) Quantity Thread M2.0 2.0±0.2 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Battery board Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU...
Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: 2242 solid-state drive SSD thermal pad Remove the heat sink Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 Step 1.
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Figure 13. Disconnect the fan cable and white antenna and remove the white antenna from the cable guide Step 3. Remove three screws and remove the fan. IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 (14″, 9) Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Quantity Thread M2.0 2.0±0.2 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Remove the USB board Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 Step 1.
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Figure 16. Disconnect the USB board cable, remove one screw, and remove the USB board Table 11. Screw used to secure the USB board Length (mm) Torque (kgf.cm) Quantity Thread M2.0 2.0±0.2 IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 (14″, 9) Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: USB board Remove the speakers Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 Step 1. Disconnect the battery pack cable from the system board.
Figure 18. Disconnect the speakers cable and remove the speakers Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Speakers Remove the antennas Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 “Remove the battery pack”...
Step 2. Disconnect the antennas from the system board and remove the antennas. Figure 20. Disconnect and remove the antennas Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Antennas Remove the fingerprint bracket Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
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Table 12. Screw used to secure the fingerprint bracket Length (mm) Torque (kgf.cm) Quantity Thread M1.6 1.2±0.1 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 (14″, 9) Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Fingerprint bracket Remove the fingerprint cable Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 “Remove the battery pack” on page 29 Step 1. Disconnect the fingerprint cable from the USB board and peel back the fingerprint cable. Figure 23.
Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Fingerprint cable Remove the fingerprint board Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 “Remove the battery pack” on page 29 “Remove the fingerprint bracket”...
Disconnect the touchpad cable from the system board and the touchpad. Then, remove the touchpad cable. Figure 27. Disconnect and remove the touchpad cable Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Touchpad cable Remove the touchpad Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 28. Disconnect the fingerprint cable and peel back the keyboard cable Step 2. Disconnect the touchpad cable from the touchpad. Figure 29. Disconnect the touchpad cable Step 3. Remove the touchpad mylar. IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 (14″, 9) Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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Table 13. Screws used to secure the touchpad Length (mm) Torque (kgf.cm) Quantity Thread M1.6 1.2±0.1 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Touchpad Touchpad mylar Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU...
Disconnect the USB board cable from the USB board. Then, disconnect the black antenna, speakers cable, keyboard cable, keyboard backlight cable, battery board cable, touchpad cable, speakers cable, and EDP cable from the system board. IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 (14″, 9) Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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Figure 33. Disconnect all the cables Step 3. Remove four screws and open the right hinge. Figure 34. Remove four screws and open the right hinge Table 14. Screws used to secure the hinges Length (mm) Torque (kgf.cm) Quantity Label Thread M2.5 2.5±0.3...
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Disconnect the USB board cable from the system board. Then, remove the USB board cable. Figure 36. Disconnect and remove the USB board cable Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: System board USB board cable IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 (14″, 9) Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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 https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht102004 and use a Golden Key U1 tool. Remove the LCD module Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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Rotate the LCD module to an angle of more than 90 degrees and remove the LCD module. Figure 39. Remove the LCD module Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: LCD module...
“Remove the touchpad” on page 43 “Remove the system board” on page 46 “Remove the LCD module” on page 49 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Upper case (with keyboard) Chapter 4...
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