Note: The following video depicts a specific configuration of the tablet.
The same removal and replacement procedures apply to all configurations of the tablet.
Before you begin:
Remove the back cover, wireless WAN module(if installed), front-facing webcam, and rear-facing webcam
Removal -
Remove the mylar that covers the button board ZIF connector on the system board.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the button board ZIF connector
and disconnect the button board ribbon cable from the system board.
CAUTION!
Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Carefully remove the button board ribbon cable from the adhesive that secures it to the system
board.
Remove the mylar that covers the top-left microphone ZIF connector on the system board.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the top-left microphone ZIF connector
and disconnect the top-left microphone ribbon cable from the system board.
CAUTION!
Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Disconnect the connector board ribbon cable from its connector on the system board.
CAUTION!
Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Remove the mylar that covers the display panel ZIF connector on the system board.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the display panel ZIF connector
and disconnect the display panel ribbon cable from the system board.
CAUTION!
Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Remove the mylar that covers the docking charger ZIF connector on the system board.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the docking charger ZIF connector
and disconnect the docking charger ribbon cable from the system board.
CAUTION!
Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Remove the mylar that covers the touchscreen and antenna board ZIF connectors on the system
board.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the touchscreen ZIF connector
and disconnect the touchscreen ribbon cable from the system board.
CAUTION!
Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the antenna board ZIF connector
and disconnect the antenna board ribbon cable from the system board.
CAUTION!
Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Carefully disconnect the wireless antenna cable from the system board
by grasping the connector with a small pair of needle nose pliers or tweezers.
CAUTION!
Use care when disconnecting the wireless antenna cable from the system board.
A damaged cable or connector can degrade tablet performance.
Remove the four 3.5 mm T5 Torx screws that secure system board to the display panel assembly.
Lift the top edge of the system board and slide it out from under the retention tabs
on the display panel assembly.
Remove the system board.
NOTE: Make note of the white dot located the back of the system board.
This is a water detection indicator that will turn pink or red if the unit has been immersed
in water.
Replacement -
Toe the system board under the retention tabs on the display panel assembly and lower it
into position.
Caution!
To avoid damage, ensure that the button board ribbon, top-left microphone ribbon,
connector board ribbon, display panel ribbon, docking charger ribbon, touchscreen ribbon,
antenna board ribbon,
and wireless LAN antenna cables are free from being pinched between the system board and
display panel assembly.
Replace the four 3.5 mm T5 Torx screws that secure the system board to the display panel
assembly.
Reconnect the wireless antenna cable to the system board.
CAUTION!
Use care when connecting the wireless antenna cable to the system board.
A damaged cable or connector can degrade tablet performance.
Insert the antenna board ribbon cable into the antenna board ZIF connector on the system
board
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
CAUTION!
Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Insert the touchscreen ribbon cable into the touchscreen ZIF connector on the system board
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
CAUTION!
Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Replace the mylar that covers the antenna board and touchscreen ZIF connector on the
system board.
Insert the docking charger ribbon cable into the docking charger ZIF connector on the system
board
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
CAUTION!
Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Replace the mylar that covers the docking charger ZIF connector on the system board.
Insert the display panel ribbon cable into the display panel ZIF connector on the system
board
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
CAUTION!
Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Replace the mylar that covers the display panel ZIF connector on the system board.
Connect the connector board ribbon cable onto its connector on the system board.
CAUTION!
Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Insert the top-left microphone ribbon cable into the top-left microphone ZIF connector
on the system board
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
CAUTION!
Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Replace the mylar that covers the top-left microphone ZIF connector on the system board.
Insert the button board ribbon cable into the button board ZIF connector on the system
board
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
CAUTION!
Use care to prevent damaging the ZIF connector and ribbon cable.
Replace the mylar that covers the button board ZIF connector on the system board.
Gently apply pressure to the button board ribbon cable to adhere it to the system board.
IMPORTANT: After system board replacement, be sure to complete post-installation tasks
as required that may include:
Verifying functionality of the tablet
Updating DMI and other settings