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Lenovo IdeaPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manual[...]

Note: Before usi ng this informat ion and the pr oduct it supports, be su re to read th e general info rmation und er “No tic es” o n page 61. First Edition (August 2013) © Copyright Lenovo 2013. All rights reserve d. LENOVO products, data, computer software, and servi ces have been developed exclusively at privat e expense and are sold to gov[...]

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iv This manual c ontains service and refere nce infor mation for the f ollowing Lenovo prod uct: Lenovo IdeaPad A1 0 Use this manual to troubleshoot problems. The manual is divide d into the follow ing sectio ns: • The common se ctions provide general inform ation, guide lines, and safe ty informatio n required for servicing comput ers. • The p[...]

Safe ty in forma tio n 1 This chapt er prese nts the following safety informati on that you need to get familiar with before you servic e a Lenovo compu ter: • “General safety” on page 2 • “Electrical safe ty” on page 3 • “Sa fety i nspecti on gui de” on page 5 • “Handling devic es tha t are sensiti ve to e lectrostat ic disch[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 2 Follow these rules belo w to ensure g eneral safety: • Observe a good h ousekeeping in t he area wher e the machines ar e put during and after the maintenance. • When lif ting any heav y object: 1. Make su re th at you can sta nd sa fely with out slip ping. 2. Distribute the weight of the objec[...]

Safe ty in forma tio n 3 Observe t he following rules when working on electrical equipments. • Find the r oom emergency power -off (EP O) switch, disconnecting switch, or electrical out let. If an electrical accident occurs, you can t hen operate the switch or unplu g t he po wer c ord qu ickl y . • Do not work alo ne under haza rdous condition[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 4 • Always look carefully for possib le hazards in your work area. Examples of these hazards are moist floors, nongrounded power extension cables, power surges, and m issing sa fety g rounds. • Do not t ouch live el ectrical circui ts with the r eflective surface of a plastic dental mi rror . The[...]

Safe ty in forma tio n 5 The purpos e of this inspection guide is to assis t you in identifyi ng potential unsafe con ditions . As each machine was design ed and built , required safe ty items were installed to protect users and service personnel from injury. This guide addresses on ly those items. Y ou should use good j u dgment to id entify poten[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 6 Any co mputer par t conta ining tran sistor s or integ rated cir cuits (ICs) shou ld be considered sensi tive to e lectrostatic discharge (ESD). ES D damag e can occur when there is a diffe rence in charge between objects. Protect against ESD damage by equalizing t he charge s o that the machin e, [...]

Safe ty in forma tio n 7 The safety not ices in this se ction are provid ed in English , French, Ger man, Hebre w, Italian, Japan ese, and Sp anish. Safety notices: multilingual translati ons Safe ty n oti ce 1 Before the comp uter is p owered on af ter FRU replacement, ma ke sure al l screws, springs , and other small part s are in place and are n[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 8 Safety notice 2 DANGER Some st andb y batte ries cont ain a small amount of ni cke l and cadmi um. Do not di sasse mble a standby batte ry, r echarge it, th row it into fire or wate r, or short-circuit it. Dispose of the battery as required by local ordinances or regulations. Use on ly the batt ery[...]

Safe ty in forma tio n 9 Safety notice 3 DANGER The battery pac k contains small amount s of nickel. Do not disassemble i t, thro w it into fire or wate r, or shor t-cir cuit it. Dis pose of the batt ery pac k as required b y local ordinanc es or regulations. Us e only the batter y in the appropriate parts li sting when re p lacing the bat tery pac[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 10 Safety notice 4 DANGER The lith ium batt ery can cause a f i re, an ex plosio n, or a severe b urn. D o not recharge it, remov e it s pol ariz ed con necto r, disasse mble it, heat it a bove 100°C (212°F) , incinerate it, or expose its c ell contents to water. Disp ose of the battery as required[...]

Safe ty in forma tio n 11 Safety notice 5 If the LCD breaks and the flui d from inside t he LCD gets into your eyes or on your hands, immediately wash the affect ed areas with water at least for 15 minutes. Seek medi cal care if an y symptoms caused b y the fluid are present after washing. Si le panneau d’affichage à cristaux liqui des se brise [...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 12 Safety notice 6 DANGER To avo id s hock, d o no t remo ve th e plas tic cove r that prote cts the lower part of the inverter card. Afin d’évite r tout r isque de choc électrique, ne retire z pas l e cache en plastique prot égeant la parti e inférieure de la cart e d’alimentation. Aus Siche[...]

Safe ty in forma tio n 13 Safety notice 8 DANGER Before removing a ny FRU, turn off the compute r, unpl ug al l power co rds from electrical ou tlets, remove the b attery pack, a nd then disconnect any interconn ecting cables . Avant de retirer une unité remplaçable en clientèle, mettez le système hors tension, débranchez tous les cordons d’[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 14 Some models of Lenovo computer ar e equipped from the factory with an optical storage dev ice such as a CD-ROM dr ive or a D VD-ROM drive. Such devices are also sold s eparate ly as options . If on e of these drives is installed , it is ce rtified in the U.S. to c onform to the requirements of th [...]

Safe ty in forma tio n 15 A CD-ROM drive, a DVD-ROM d rive, or any other st orage device installed ma y contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser diode. Note th e following: DANGER Emits visible and invisible las er radiation when open. Do not stare into the beam, do not view directly with optica l instruments, and avoid direct exposu re to th[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 16 This chapt er presen ts the follow ing important se rvice inf ormatio n: • “Stra tegy for replac ing FRUs” on page 16 – “St ra tegy f or replac in g a hard di sk dr ive” o n page 17 – “Imp ortant notice for repl acin g a syst em b oar d” on pa ge 17 • “Important in formation [...]

Important service infor mation 17 Use the following strategy to prevent unnecessary expense for replacin g and servicing FRUs: • If you are instr ucted to r eplace an FRU, but the r ep lacement does not s olve the problem, reinstall the original FRU before you cont inue. • Some comp uters have bot h a p rocessor board a nd a syst em b oard. If [...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 18 RoHS, The Restri ction of Hazard ous Substances in Electrical an d Electr onic Equip ment Directive (2 002/95/EC) is a Europe an Union legal requirement affecting the global electronics industry. RoHS require ments must be impl emented on Lenovo pr oducts placed on the market after June 2006. Pr o[...]

General c heckout 19 This chapt er presents the following informatio n: • “What to do first” on pa ge 20 • “Pow er syst em ch eckou t” on pa ge 21 Before yo u go to the ch eckout, make s ure to read th e following i mportan t notes: General checkout Important notes: • Only certified trained personnel can service the computer . • Bef[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 20 When you do r eturn an F RU, yo u must inclu de the fo llowing in formation in the parts e xchange form or part s return form th at you attac h to it: 1. Name and phone number of servicer 2. Date of service 3. Date on which th e machine fa iled 4. Date of purchase 5. Procedur e index and page nu m[...]

General c heckout 21 To verify a sympto m, follow the steps be low: 1. Turn off t he computer. 2. Remove the batter y pack . 3. Connect the AC adap ter. 4. Make su re that pow er is supplied when you turn on the comput er. 5. Turn off t he computer. 6. Disconn ect the AC adapter and instal l the charged battery pack. 7. Make sure th at the ba ttery[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 22 Perform opera tional charging. If the battery statu s indicator or icon does not light on, remove th e battery pack and let it return to room te mperatur e. Reinstall the ba ttery pack. If the c harge indic ator or ic on is stil l off, r epl ace th e batt ery pack. If the c harge i ndicator still [...]

Rela ted s ervic e in forma tio n 23 This chapt er presents the following informatio n: • “Power management” on page 23 Shutting down the computer To shut down the c omp uter, do one of the following: • In the statu s drop-down list, sele ct Shut Down → OK . • Press an d hold th e Pow er but ton for f ive se cond s or more a nd se lect [...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 24 This chapt er presents the following product-spe cific ser vice referenc es and product- specific par ts inform ation: • “Specification s” on page 24 • “Status in dicators” on page 2 5 • “FRU tests ” on pa ge 31 • “FRU r eplacement notices” on pa ge 28 • “Removing and r[...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 25 The syst em sta tus indic ators below sh ow the compu ter stat us: Status indicat ors a[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 26 Table 2. Sta tus ind icat ors Indicator Indicato r statu s Charge statu s Meanin g Battery status indicator On (orange) Charging The battery’s charge is less than 10%. Low battery The battery needs t o be charged. On (blue) Charging The battery’s charge is more than 10%. Blinking every 2s (ora[...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 27 The hotkeys are located in the function key row of the keyboard.By pres sing the appropriate hotkey, you can change system settings instantly. The following descri bes the function of each hotkey. Table 3. Hotkeys Hotkeys Descriptio n : Goes back to the previou s screen. : Opens the home s creen (simila r to theHome icon ). :[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 28 This sect ion present s notic es relate d to remo ving and r eplacing parts. Read th is secti on carefully befo re replacin g any FRU. Screw notices Loose scr ews can cause a reliabilit y problem. In the L enovo c omputer, t his problem is addr essed with sp ecial nylon-c oated screws th at have t[...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 29 This section presents exploded figures with the instruc tions to indicate how to remove an d replace the FR U. Mak e sure to obs erve th e follow ing gener al rules : 1. Do not attem pt to service any computer unless you have been trained and cert ifie d. An untr ained pers on ru ns th e ri sk of dam agi ng p arts. 2. Before [...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 30 1010 Batter y pack Figure 1. Remo val steps of battery pack Open t wo rubbe r foot pads w ith a screw d river in the direct ion shown by a rrow , then remove two screws , se ven scre ws . Open the back cover along the device frame with a flat b lade in the direction shown by arrows and then lift t[...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 31 Figure 1. Remo val steps of battery pack (conti nued) Unplug the bat tery c onne ctor in the di rectio n sho wn by ar row , rem ove fiv e screws a nd sc rew . Remove the battery in the direction shown by arrow . Step Screw (quantity) Color Torque M2 × 3.5 mm, flat-head, nylokcoated (6) Black 1.35±0.15kgfcm a b c b b b c b b[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 32 1020 Syst em board For acc ess, remove these F RUs in order: • “1010 Batter y pack” on page 30 Important notices for handling the system board: When ha ndling the syste m board, bea r the followi ng in mind. • Be careful no t to drop the sys tem boa rd on a bench top th at has a hard surfa[...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 33 Figure 2. Remo val steps of system board Detach t he power board connect or in the directi on shown by arro ws , keyboard c onnecto r in t he directi on show n by arrows , touch p ad connector in the dire ction shown by arrows , unplug audio board connector in the direc tion shown by arr ow , microphone connector in the direc[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 34 Figure 2. Remo val steps of system board (con tinued) Remo ve the syst em boar d in the di rect ion show n by arrow . When inst all ing: When a ttach ing th e system b oard to the base cove r, adju st the placement of the USB, Micro USB , Micro HDMI as s hown in , and make sure th at they are atta[...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 35 1030 LCD unit For acc ess, remove these F RUs in order: • “1010 Batter y pack” on page 30 • “1020 Syst em bo ard” on page 32 Figure 4. Remo val steps of LCD unit Remo ve f our scr ews . When inst allin g: • Route the antenna cables along the cable guides. As you r oute the cables, make su re that the y are not s[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 36 Figure 3. Remo val steps of LCD unit (c ontinued) Deta tch the LC D uni t fro m th e upp er ca se.[...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 37 1040 Base cove r, audio board , speakers and power board For acc ess, remove these F RUs in order: • “1010 Batter y pack” on page 30 • “1020 Syst em bo ard” on page 32 • “1030 LCD unit” on pa ge 35 Figure 5. Removal steps of base cover, audi o board, speakers and power board Remo ve two sc rews . Lift th e p[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 38 Figure 4. Remo val steps of base cover , audio board , speakers and power board (cont inued) Remove the speakers in the direction shown by arrows . Remove the microphone in the di rect ion shown b y . a a a a a[...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 39 Note: Applying labels to the base cove r The new bas e cover FRU is ship ped wit h a k it cont aining l abels o f sev eral kinds. When you replace the base cover, you need to appl y the follo wing lab el: The following labels need to be peeled off from t he old base cover, and need to be put on the ne w base cove r. Indonesia[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 40 1050 LCD fron t bezel For acc ess, remove these F RUs in order: • “1010 Batter y pack” on page 30 • “1020 Syst em bo ard” on page 32 • “1030 LCD unit” on pa ge 35 • “1040 Base cover , au dio board, speaker s and po wer board” on page 37 Figur e 5. Removal ste ps of LCD fron[...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 41 Figure 5. Rem oval steps of LCD front bezel ( continued ) Remove the LCD fron t bezel in the direc tion show n by arrow . c c[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 42 1060 LCD pane l, LCD cable and hing es For acc ess, remove these F RUs in order: • “1010 Batter y pack” on page 30 • “1020 Syst em bo ard” on page 32 • “1030 LCD unit” on pa ge 35 • “1040 Base cover , au dio board, speaker s and po wer board” on page 37 • “1050 LCD fron[...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 43 Figure 6. Remo val steps of LCD panel, LCD cable and hin ges Remove eight screws and the hinges in th e direction shown by arr ows . Note: The LCD cables are attached to the LCD panel b y a metal connector. Step Screw ( q uantity ) Color Torque M2 × 3 mm, flat-head, nylokcoat ed (8) Black 1.35±0.15kg fcm d e d d d d d d d d[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 44 1070 Integ rated came ra For acc ess, remove these F RUs in order: • “1010 Batter y pack” on page 30 • “1020 Syst em bo ard” on page 32 • “1030 LCD unit” on pa ge 35 • “1040 Base cover , au dio board, speaker s and po wer board” on page 37 • “1050 LCD front bezel” on [...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 45 1080 Anten na assem bly and LCD cover For acc ess, remove these F RUs in order: • “1010 Batter y pack” on page 30 • “1020 Syst em bo ard” on page 32 • “1030 LCD unit” on pa ge 35 • “1040 Base cover , au dio board, speaker s and po wer board” on page 37 • “1050 LCD front bezel” on page 40 • “1[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 46 Front view Integra ted camera ( on select models ) Wireless LAN ant ennas Multi-t ouch scree n Caps lock indicator Touch pad Locations a b c d e c a b e d[...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 47 Rig ht -sid e view USB po rt Memory card slot Micro USB por t System s tatus i ndicators Micro HDMI por t Buil t-in mi crophon es a b c d e f a b c d e f[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 48 Bottom and Left-side view Combo audio jack USB po rt Pow er butt on Speaker Rese t hole SIM card slot (on select mo dels) a b c d e f a e d d b c f[...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 49 This section presents the followin g service par ts: • “Overall” on page 50 • “LC D FRUs” on page 55 • “Keyboard” on page 57 • “Misce llaneou s parts” o n page 59 • “AC adapt ers” on page 60 •“ P o w e r c o r d s ” o n p a g e 6 1 Parts list Notes: • Each FRU is available f or all types [...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 50 Over all 2 1 3 10 4 c 7 a 8 5 6 9 11 12 b[...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 51 Table 4. Parts list —Overal l No. FRU FRU no. CRU ID 1 L CD unit (see “LC D FRUs” on page 55.) 2 K eyboard (see “Keyboard” on page 57.) 3 A 10 Upper Ca se BK NOHDMI W/KB-US 90204512 N 3 A 10 Upper Ca se BK NOHDMI W/KB-UK 90204513 N 3 A 10 Upper Ca se BK NOHDMI W/KB-Italian 90204514 N 3 A 10 Upper Ca se BK NOHDMI W/ [...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 52 Table 4. Parts list —Overal l (continued) No. FRU FRU no. CRU ID 3 A 10 Upper Ca se Black W/KB- UK 90204317 ** 3 A 10 Upper Ca se Black W/KB- Italian 90204318 ** 3 A 10 Upper Case SV NOHDMI W/KB-Grema n 90204554 ** 3 A 10 Upper Case SV NOHDMI W/KB-Arabic 90204555 ** 3 A 10 Upper Case SV NOHDMI W[...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 53 Table 4. Parts list —Overal l (continued) No. FR U FRU no. CRU ID 3 A10 Uppe r Case Sliv er W/KB - UK 90204346 ** 3 A10 Uppe r Case Sliv er W/KB - Ital ian 90204347 ** 3 A10 Upper C ase Sliver W/KB - Spanish 90204348 * 3 A10 Upper C ase Sliver W/KB - Turkish 90204349 * 3 A10 Upper C ase Sliver W/KB - Thailand 90204350 * 3 A[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 54 Table 4. Parts list —Overal l (continued) No. FR U FRU no. CRU ID 10 A10 Lower Ca se Bro wn WO /HDMI 90204571 ** 11 Battery Flex 10 SP/A L13 M2P21 3. 65V22 .6Wh2cel lbty 121500207 ** 11 B attery Flex10 LG L13L2P21 3.7V22.6Wh 2cellbty 121500208 * 12 A 10 USB to Micro USB cable 90204496 *[...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 55 LCD FRUs In Lenovo IdeaPad A 10, there are following types of LCD s. • “10.1 -in. HD TFT” 3 4 2 6 10 8 9 11 12 7 5 1[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 56 10.1-in. HD T FT Table 5. Parts list —10.1-in. HD TFT No. FRU FRU no. CRU ID 1 A 10 LCD Module WO/3G Black 90400230 N 1 A 10 LCD Module WO/3G Brown 90400231 N 4 Pa nel IVO M 101NWN8 R0 HD AG F LED1 N B LCD 18201245 N 4 Pa nel AUO B101XTN01.1 1A HD AG F LED1 NB LCD 18201246 N[...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 57 Keyboard Table 6. Parts list —Keyboa rd Lang uage P/N CRU ID A10 Sunre x (black) Indian 25214009 ** Bulgarian 25214008 Czechoslovakian 25214007 International English 25214006 Swiss 25214005 Slovenian 25214004 Icelandic 25214003 Belgian 25214002 Four Nordic countries 25214001 Hungarian 25214000 Hebrew 25213999 Greek 25213998[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 58 Table 6. Parts list —Keyboa rd (continued ) Lang uage P/N CRU ID A10 (cont inued) Sunrex (whit e) (con tinu ed) French 25214022 ** Russian 25214021 Traditional Chinese 25214020 Korean 25214019 Canadian English&French 25214018 Latin 25214017 Portuguese 25214016 Thai 25214015 Turkish 25214014 [...]

Lenovo Id eaPad A10 59 Miscellaneous parts Table 7. Parts li st—Misce llaneous parts FRU P/N CRU ID Syste m m isc ella neo us p arts : • (a) A10 T V -S mart Fo il 90204380 N Cable miscel laneous parts: • (b) A10 T o uch P AD Cable • (c) A10 USB Board Cable Note: Italicized letters in parenthes e s are references to the exploded view in “O[...]

Lenovo Ide aPad A10 Hardware Maintenance Manua l 60 AC adapters Table 8. Parts li st—3-pin AC ada pters FRU P/N CRU ID PI AD897D23 5.2V2A 10W adapter 36 200538 N PI AD897923 5.2V2A 10W adapter 36200539 N PI AD897F23 5.2V2A 10W adapter 36 200540 N PI AD897223 5.2V2A 10W adapter 36200541 N PI AD897723 5.2V2A 10W adapter 36200542 N PI AD897123 5.2V2[...]

Not ic es 61 Lenov o may not offer th e pro ducts , serv ices , or fe atur es dis cuss ed in th is document in all coun tries. Cons ult your local Lenovo representa tive for information on th e products and ser vices currently a vailable in you r area. Any reference to a Lenovo product, program, or service is not intended to state or imply that onl[...]