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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Table 1. Model: Lenovo IdeaPad S940-14IIL (Machine type: 81R1) Type ac power adapter self-service power cord self-service Table 2. Model: Lenovo Yoga S940-14IIL (Machine type: 81Q8) Type ac power adapter self-service power cord self-service Lenovo IdeaPad S940 and Lenovo Yoga S940 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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Table 3. FRU (CRU) categories (continued) Heat sink with fans System board Left I/O board bracket Solid-state drive (SSD) Solid-state drive board with cable Lower case Speakers Battery pack Right I/O board bracket I/O board with cable Touch pad with cable Power cord AC power adapter Screw kit...
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.
Make sure the computer has been shut down before servicing the computer. Step 1. Place the computer upside down on a flat surface. Step 2. Remove four screws. Figure 2. Remove four screws Lenovo IdeaPad S940 and Lenovo Yoga S940 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Pry up the latches and then remove the lower case. Figure 3. Pry up the latches and remove the lower case Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Lower case Remove the battery pack Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Attention: Use your fingernail to pull the connector to unplug it. Do not pull the cable. Step 2. Remove one screw and remove the solid-state drive by pulling it away from the slot. Lenovo IdeaPad S940 and Lenovo Yoga S940 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Figure 5. Remove the solid-state drive Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L2 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Solid-state drive Remove the solid-state drive board with cable Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Remove the touch pad with cable Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 Lenovo IdeaPad S940 and Lenovo Yoga S940 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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Pivot the upper case (with keyboard) and remove the touch pad with cable as shown. Figure 9. Remove the touch pad with cable Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Chapter 4...
Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Speakers Remove the heat sink (with fans) Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 Step 1.
Remove four screws and remove the left I/O board bracket. Figure 14. Remove the left I/O board bracket Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L3 Step 2. Remove three screws and remove the right I/O board bracket. Lenovo IdeaPad S940 and Lenovo Yoga S940 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Figure 15. Remove the right I/O board bracket Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x L3 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Left I/O board bracket Right I/O board bracket Remove the I/O board with cable Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: I/O board with cable Remove the system board Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 Lenovo IdeaPad S940 and Lenovo Yoga S940 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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“Remove the heat sink (with fans)” on page 35 Step 1. Disconnect cables connected to the system board and disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless module. Figure 18. Disconnect cables Step 2. Remove six screws and disconnect the cable of the I/O board from the system board. Figure 19.
Step 1. Disconnect the battery pack cable and LCD cable from the system board. Attention: Use your fingernail to pull the connector to unplug it. Do not pull the cable. Lenovo IdeaPad S940 and Lenovo Yoga S940 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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Figure 21. Disconnect the battery pack cable and LCD cable from the system board Step 2. Rotate the LCD module to an angle of more than 90 degrees and place the computer on a flat surface as shown. Then, remove six screws. Figure 22.
“Remove the system board” on page 38 “Remove the LCD module” on page 40 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Upper case (with keyboard) Lenovo IdeaPad S940 and Lenovo Yoga S940 Hardware Maintenance Manual...