Before you begin: Remove the display panel assembly, battery,
USB/HDMI board, fingerprint reader board, and IR webcam.
Removal
IMPORTANT: Make careful note of the routing of all the cables for later replacement.
Peel back the metallic shielding that secures the wireless antennas to the heatsink.
Carefully disconnect the wireless antenna cables from the system board by
grasping the connectors with a small pair of needle nose pliers or tweezers.
CAUTION! Use care when disconnecting the wireless antenna cables from the system board.
A damaged cable or connector can degrade tablet performance.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the POGO ZIF connector and
disconnect the POGO connector cable from the system board.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the rear-facing webcam ZIF connector and
disconnect the rear-facing webcam ribbon cable from the system board.
Carefully disconnect the speaker cable from its connector on the system board.
Remove the 3 mm P1 Phillips-head screw that secures the system board bracket to the display enclosure.
Remove the system board bracket.
Remove the five 3 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the system board to the display enclosure.
Remove the six 6 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the system board to the display enclosure.
Carefully lift the right side of the system board off of the alignment pins and slide
the audio connector out of the cut out in the display enclosure.
Remove the system board.
Replacement
Note: Before installing a new system board, remove the following from the old system board and
install on the new system board:
Heatsink, Memory Module(s), Memory Shield, Solid State Drive,
Real-time Clock Battery, and Webcam Cables
Toe the audio connector on the left side of the system board into the cut out in the
display enclosure and lower the system board onto the alignment pins.
Replace the six 6 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the system board to the display enclosure.
Replace the five 3 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the system board to the display enclosure.
Place the system board bracket into position over the USB-C and power connectors on the system board.
Replace the 3 mm P1 Phillips-head screw that secures the system board bracket to the system board.
Connect the speaker cable into its connector on the system board.
Insert the rear-facing webcam ribbon cable into the rear-facing webcam ZIF connector on the
system board and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
Insert the POGO connector cable into the POGO ZIF connector on the system board and
press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
Reconnect the wireless antenna cables to the system board.
CAUTION! Use care when connecting the wireless antenna cables to the system board.
A damaged cable or connector can degrade tablet performance.
Replace the metallic shielding that secures the wireless antennas to the heatsink.
IMPORTANT: After system board replacement, be sure to complete post-installation tasks
as required that may include:
Verifying functionality of the tablet, updating the BIOS, updating DMI and other settings