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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.1

≥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.TV-T unerconnector(selectedmodelsonly)5.

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HardwarecomponentsThefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentsthatmakeupyourcomputer.4 5 6 7910111213141516171819208222324252627282930211.Systemfan16.Bl

IdentifyingpartsonthemotherboardThemotherboard(sometimescalledtheplanarorsystemboard)isthemaincircuitboardinyourcomputer.Itprovidesbasiccomputingfunct

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofconnectorsandcomponentsonthebackofthemotherboard.222322.TV-Tunercardconnector23.Battery26IdeaCentreA530All-I

IdentifyingpartsonthebackoftheLEDpanelThefollowingillustrationshowsthelocationofcomponentsandcontrolsonthebackofLEDpanel.1 2 3456781.Bluetoothmodule5.

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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

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

Step5.Pushoutthelatchesonbothsidesofthememorysockettoreleasethememorymodule.Gentlypullthememorymoduleupwardtoremoveitfromitssocket.Step6.Toinstallthen

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

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

ReplacingthespeakersystemNote:Turnoffthecomputerandwait3to5minutestoletitcooldownbeforeremovingthebasecover.Toreplacethespeakersystem:Step1.Removeanym

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

ReplacingthehingecableNote:Turnoffthecomputerandwait3to5minutestoletitcooldownbeforeremovingthebasecover.Toreplacethehingecable:Step1.Removeanymedia(d

Step6.Removethe6screwsthatsecurethehingetothechassis1,thenraisethehingetoremoveitfromthechassis.212Step7.Raisethehinge1andslidethereardecooutasshown.2

Step11.Disconnectthescalar10andHDMI/DVI11cablesfromtheconnectorsonthescalarboard.LED/CIRLVDSMMBP owe rBlue to othWLANCa me raConve rte rTouch contro l

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Step13.Removethe2screwsthatsecurethehingecoverpiecestothehinge,andthenremovethe2coverpieces.1Step14.Removethe4screwsthatsecurethehingefrontcovertotheh

g.ConnectthenewscalarandHDMI/DVIcablestotheconnectorsonthescalarboard.h.ReattachtherearcovertotheLEDpanel.i.Reattachthehingetothebaseandsecureitwithth

Step8.Workingaroundtheedgeinananti-clockwisedirection,useyourngerstopriseuptherearcover.Therearcoverispinnedintoplace,useshort,sharpmovementstoprisei

Step7.Disconnectallthecablesfromthescalarboard.1-11Step8.Removethe5screwsthatsecurethescalarboardtothemiddleframeandliftituptoremoveit.LED/CIRLVDSMMBP

Step8.Liftupthetouchcontrolboardtoremoveitfromthemiddleframe.Step9.Toinstallthenewtouchcontrolboard:a.Connectallthecablestothenewtouchcontrolboard.b.R

Step6.Removetherearcover.Referto“Removingtherearcover”.Step7.Removethe4screwsthatsecuretheconverterboardtothemiddleframe.Step8.Disconnectthe2cablesfro

Step4.Removethebasecover.Referto“Removingthebasecover”.Step5.Removethehingefromthechassis.Referto“Removingthehingefromthechassis” .Step6.Removetherear

Step6.Removetherearcover.Referto“Removingtherearcover”.Step7.PushthepinsouttoreleasetheBluetoothmodule,thenliftituptoremoveitfromthesocket.12Step8.Dis

Step7.UseasmallatheadscrewdrivertoprisetheWi-Ficardawayfromthesocket.12Step8.Disconnecttheantennacable3anddatacable4fromtheWi-Ficard.1111243Step9.Toi

Step7.Removethe2screwsthatsecurethecameratothefrontbezel.1Step8.Liftupthecamera2anddisconnectthedatacablefromthecamera.31231Step9.Toinstallthenewcamer

Chapter1.AboutthismanualThismanualcontainsserviceandreferenceinformationforIdeaCentreA530All-In-Onecomputerslistedonthecover.Itisintendedonlyfortraine

Step7.Removethe2screwsthatsecurethefrontfunctionboardtothefrontbezel.1Step8.Disconnectthedatacablefromthefrontfunctionboard.2Step9.Liftupthefrontfunct

Step5.Removethehingefromthechassis.Referto“Removingthehingefromthechassis” .Step6.Removetherearcover.Referto“Removingtherearcover”.Step7.Removethescal

Step17.Removethe5screwsthatsecurethehingetothemiddleframeandsetthehingeaside.Step18.ToinstallthenewtheLEDpanel:a.Lineuptheholesonthehingewiththemounti

Chapter9.GeneralinformationThischapterprovidesgeneralinformationthatappliestoallcomputermodelscoveredbythismanual.AdditionalServiceInformationThischap

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Chapter2.SafetyinformationThischaptercontainsthesafetyinformationthatyouneedtobefamiliarwithbeforeservicingacomputer.GeneralsafetyFollowtheserulestoen