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Observethefollowingruleswhenworkingonelectricalequipment.Important:Useonlyapprovedtoolsandtestequipment.Somehandtoolshavehandlescoveredwithasoftmateri

–Switchoffpower.–Sendanotherpersontogetmedicalaid.SafetyinspectionguideTheintentofthisinspectionguideistoassistyouinidentifyingpotentialhazardsposedby

•Keepthepartsinprotectivepackagesuntiltheyareinsertedintotheproduct.•Avoidcontactwithotherpeoplewhilehandlingthepart.•Wearagroundedwriststrapagainstyo

ToConnectToDisconnect1.TurneverythingOFF .2.First,attachallcablestodevices.3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.4.Attachpowercordstooutlet.5.TurndeviceON.

≥18kg(37lbs)≥32kg(70.5lbs)≥55kg(121.2lbs)CAUTION:Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.CAUTION:Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupply

Chapter3.GeneralinformationThischapterprovidesgeneralinformationthatappliestoallcomputermodelscoveredbythismanual.SpecicationsThissectionliststhephys

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Chapter4.GeneralCheckoutAttention:Thedrivesinthecomputeryouareservicingmighthavebeenrearrangedorthedrivestartupsequencemayhavebeenchanged.Beextremelyc

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Chapter5.UsingtheSetupUtilityTheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemyouareus

AdministratorPasswordSettinganAdministratorPassworddetersunauthorizedpersonsfromchangingcongurationsettings.YoumightwanttosetanAdministratorPasswordi

WhenaPower-OnPasswordisset,youcannotstarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogramuntilavalidpasswordistypedfromthekeyboard.Setting,changing,ordeletingaPower-O

OnboardAudioControllerSelectwhethertoenableordisabletheOnboardAudioController.WhenthisfeatureissettoDisabledalldevicesconnectedtotheaudioconnectors(e.

Tovieworpermanentlychangetheconguredstartupdevicesequence,dothefollowing:1.StarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram(see“StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilit

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Chapter6.Symptom-to-FRUIndexTheSymptom-to-FRUindexlistserrorsymptomsandpossiblecauses.Themostlikelycauseislistedrst.AlwaysbeginwithChapter4,“GeneralC

POSTerrorcodesEachtimeyouturnthecomputeron,itperformsaseriesofteststocheckthatthesystemisoperatingcorrectlyandthatcertainoptionsareset.Thisseriesoftes

Chapter7.Locatingconnectors,controlsandcomponentsThissectionprovidesillustrationstohelplocatethevariousconnectors,controlsandcomponentsofthecomputer.F

LeftandrightviewThefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofconnectors,controlsandcomponentsontheleftandrightsideofthecomputer.2 3 4 567181.Airvents5.Op

RearviewThefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofconnectorsandcomponentsontherearofthecomputer.1 2 3 8764 51.TVtunerconnector(selectedmodelsonly)5.US

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HardwarecomponentsThefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentsthatmakeupyourcomputer.4 5 6 7910111213141516171819208222324252627282930211.Systemfan16.Bl

IdentifyingpartsonthemotherboardThemotherboard(sometimescalledtheplanarorsystemboard)isthemaincircuitboardinyourcomputer.Itprovidesbasiccomputingfunct

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofconnectorsandcomponentsonthebackofthemotherboard.23.TV-Tunercardconnector24.Battery26IdeaCentreA520All-In-On

Chapter8.ReplacinghardwareAttention:Donotremovethecomputercoverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”intheSafetyandWarrantyGui

ReplacingthekeyboardandmouseToreplacethekeyboardandmouse:Step1.Removeanymedia(disks,CDs,DVDsormemorycards)fromthedrives,shutdowntheoperatingsystem,and

Step3.Disconnectthefailingpoweradapterfromthecomputer.Step4.Toinstallthenewpoweradapter:a.Connectthenewpoweradaptertothesameconnector.Chapter8.Replaci

RemovingthebasecoverNote:Turnoffthecomputerandwait3to5minutestoletitcooldownbeforeremovingthebasecover.Note:Itmaybehelpfultoplacethecomputerface-downo

Step6.Toreattachthebasecover:a.Lineupthebasecoverwiththebase,slideitbackandsnapitintoposition.b.Placethecomputerface-downonasoftatsurface,thensecuret

Step7.Slidetheharddiskdriveandrubbersoutofthebayasshown.Step8.Detachtherubbersfromtheharddiskdriveasshown.Step9.Installthenewharddiskdriveasfollows:a.

Step5.Pushoutthelatchesonbothsidesofthememorysockettoreleasethememorymodule.Gentlypullthememorymoduleupwardtoremoveitfromitssocket.Step6.Toinstallthen

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Step5.Removethe3screwsthatsecurethesystemfantotheheat-sink.1Step6.Disconnectthepowercablefromthemotherboard.2Step7.Liftupthesystemfantoremoveit.3123St

Step6.Removethe9screwsthatsecuretheheat-sinktothemotherboard.Step7.Liftuptheheat-sinktoremoveit.Attention:Placetheheat-sinkupsidedownonaatsurfacetopr

Step7.UseaatheadscrewdrivertoturntheCPUlockscrewcounterclockwisetounlocktheCPU.12Step8.Liftthemicroprocessorstraightupandoutofthesocket.31 23Attentio

Step11.Lowerthemicroprocessorstraightdownintoitssocketonthemotherboard.1Step12.TosecurethemicroprocessorbyturningtheCPUlockscrewclockwisetolocktheCPUi

Step6.Removethe3screwsthatsecuretheopticaldrivetothemotherboardandlifttheopticaldriveuptoremoveit.Step7.Removethe4screwsthatsecuretheopticaldrivetothe

Step8.Useasmallatheadscrewdrivertopressandpushoutthepinsthatsecurethecovertothedrive.12Step9.Separatethecoverfromthedefectiveopticaldrive.Step10.Inst

Step5.Removethe2screwsthatsecurethesolidstatedisktothemotherboard.Step6.Pullthesolidstatediskupwardtoremoveitfromthecardport.Step7.Toinstallthenewsoli

Step14.Removethe7screwsthatsecurethemotherboardtothechassisandslideitoutasshown.Step15.Removethe2screwsthatsecuretheTV-Tunercardtothemotherboard.Step1

Step18.Useaatheadscrewdriverasalevertopriseoutthebatterygentlyasshown.Step19.Toinstallthenewmotherboard:a.Insertthebattery(CR2032)intothesocketwithth

ReplacingthespeakersystemNote:Turnoffthecomputerandwait3to5minutestoletitcooldownbeforeremovingthebasecover.Toreplacethespeakersystem:Step1.Removeanym

ContentsChapter1.Aboutthismanual...1ImportantSafetyInformation...1Chapter2.Safetyinformation...3Generalsafety...3Electricals

Step12.Detachthespeakersfromthechassis.Step13.Toinstallthenewspeakersystem:a.Attachthenewspeakercabletothechassis.b.Lineupthemotherboardwiththechassis

Step11.Removethe7screwsthatsecurethemotherboardtothechassisandslideitoutasshown.Step12.Removethe2screwsthatsecuretheTV-Tunercardtothemotherboard.Step1

ReplacingthebatteryNote:Turnoffthecomputerandwait3to5minutestoletitcooldownbeforeremovingthebasecover.Toreplacethebattery:Step1.Removeanymedia(disks,C

Step12.Useaatheadscrewdriverasalevertopriseoutthebatteryasshown.Step13.Toinstallthenewbattery:a.Insertthenewbattery(CR2032)intothesocketwiththesidela

Step3.Disconnectallcablesattachedtothecomputer.Thisincludespowercords,input/output(I/O)cables,andanyothercablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.Referto“L

RemovingtherearcoverNote:Turnoffthecomputerandwait3to5minutestoletitcooldownbeforeremovingthebasecover.Toremovetherearcover:Step1.Removeanymedia(disks

a.Raisethehinge,lineuptherearcoverwiththeLEDpanelandslideitbackintoposition.b.PresstheedgeofrearcovertolockthecovertotheLEDpanelwiththepins.c.Slidethe

Step10.ReattachtherearcovertotheLEDpanel.Step11.Reattachthehingetothechassis,andreconnectthescalarheadphoneinput,scalarandDVI/HDMIcablestothemotherboa

c.Lineupthenewtouchcontrolboardwiththemountingmarksonthemiddleframe,thenstickittothemiddleframe.Step10.ReattachtherearcovertotheLEDpanel.Step11.Reatta

Step10.Toinstallthenewconverterboard:a.Lineuptheholesonthenewconverterboardwiththemountingholesonthemiddleframeandsecureitwiththe4screws.b.Connectthe2

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a.LineuptheholeonthenewpowerswitchboardwiththemountingholeontheLEDpanelandsecureitwiththescrew.b.Connectthepowercabletothenewconverterboard.Step10.Rea

Step11.Reattachthehingetothechassis,andreconnectthescalarheadphoneinput,scalarandDVI/HDMIcablestothemotherboard.Step12.Reattachthebasecoverandsecureit

ReplacingthecameraNote:Turnoffthecomputerandwait3to5minutestoletitcooldownbeforeremovingthebasecover.Toreplacethecamera:Step1.Removeanymedia(disks,CDs

Toreplacethefrontfunctionboard:Step1.Removeanymedia(disks,CDs,DVDs,ormemorycards)fromthedrives,shutdowntheoperatingsystem,andturnoffthecomputerandalla

Note:Itmaybehelpfultoplacethecomputerface-downonasoftatsurfaceforthisprocedure.Lenovorecommendsthatyouuseablanket,towel,orothersoftclothtoprotectthec

Step16.Removeallthecablesattachedtothemiddleframeandthefrontbezel.Step17.Removethe5screwsthatsecurethehingetothemiddleframeandsetthehingeaside.Step18.

4 5 6 791011121314151617181920822232425262728293021Item#NamePartDescription(English)FRU#CRUIDA520WIN8UMAW/HDMIW/TVMB90001180NA520WIN8UMAW/HDMIW/OTVMB9

17PowerswitchboardA720PowerBoard90000214N18FrontfunctionboardA720LEDFunctionBoard90000216N2ScalarboardA520ScalarBoard90001192N28TouchcontrolboardA520T

Inteli3-3110M2.4GHz3MB2cL1PGAProcessor102500303NInteli5-3210M2.5GHz3MB2cL1PGAProcessor102500301NInteli5-3360M2.8GHz3MB2cL1PGAProcessor102500297NInteli

WD5000LPVT-08G33T17mm5.4Krpm500GHDD16200264NWDWD7500BPVT-24HXZT35400RPM750GHDD16004848NHTHTS547575A9E3845400RPM750GHDD9.5mm16200008NWDWD7500BPVT-24A1Y

Chapter1.AboutthismanualThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforIdeaCentreA520All-In-Onecomputerslistedonthecover.Itisintendedonlyfortraine

Luxshare1.0mC5AustrilianPowerCable3104952011.0MC5JPNpowercordwithconverter®31038887linecord+310396553pin2pinconverter1Volex1mC5JapanPowerCable31049506

LongwellBlackSingle-end1.0mKoreaC5PowerCable®310391061Volex1.0mC5KoreaPowerCable310494981LongwellBlackSingle-end1.0mSAC5PowerCable®310391051Volex1.0mC

LiteonSK-8861(TH)S-SilkKB-Silver（WW）902005401LiteonSK-8861(BE)S-SilkKB-Silver（WW）902005411LiteonSK-8861(DE)S-SilkKB-Silver（WW）902005421LiteonSK-8861(G

Chapter9.GeneralinformationThischapterprovidesgeneralinformationthatappliestoallcomputermodelscoveredbythismanual.AdditionalServiceInformationThischap

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Chapter2.SafetyinformationThischaptercontainsthesafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeservicingacomputer.GeneralsafetyFollowtheserulestoen