Lenovo ThinkBook 13x G2 IAP 21AT Hardware Maintenance Manual Download Page 5

About this manual

This manual contains service and reference information for the following Lenovo products.

Machine

Machine type (MT)

ThinkBook 13x G2 IAP

21AT

Important: 

•  This manual is intended only for trained service technicians who are familiar with Lenovo products.

•  Before servicing a Lenovo product, be sure to read all the information under Chapter 1 “Safety 

information” on page 1.

© Copyright Lenovo 2022

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Summary of Contents for ThinkBook 13x G2 IAP 21AT

Page 1: ...Hardware Maintenance Manual Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2 ...

Page 2: ...First Edition March 2022 Copyright Lenovo 2022 ...

Page 3: ...drive SSD thermal pad and bracket 32 Remove the speakers 34 Remove the fan 34 Remove the heat sink 35 Remove the touchpad and the touchpad cable 36 Remove the LCD module 37 LCD Self Test 38 Remove the system board USB board and cables 39 Use a Golden Key U1 tool to flash write key id information 42 Remove the fingerprint board and cable 42 Remove the upper case with keyboard 43 Disassemble the LCD...

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Page 5: ...ucts Machine Machine type MT ThinkBook 13x G2 IAP 21AT Important This manual is intended only for trained service technicians who are familiar with Lenovo products Before servicing a Lenovo product be sure to read all the information under Chapter 1 Safety information on page 1 Copyright Lenovo 2022 iii ...

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Page 7: ...e clothing or fasten it with a non conductive clip about 8 centimeters 3 inches from the end Do not wear jewelry chains metal frame eyeglasses or metal fasteners for your clothing Attention Metal objects are good electrical conductors Wear safety glasses when you are hammering drilling soldering cutting wire attaching springs using solvents or working in any other conditions that might be hazardou...

Page 8: ...efully for possible hazards in your work area Examples of these hazards are moist floors non grounded power extension cables power surges and missing safety grounds Do not touch live electrical circuits with the reflective surface of a plastic dental mirror The surface is conductive such touching can cause personal injury and machine damage Do not service the following parts with the power on when...

Page 9: ...d sensitive to electrostatic discharge ESD ESD damage can occur when there is a difference in charge between objects Protect against ESD damage by equalizing the charge so that the machine the part the work mat and the person handling the part are all at the same charge Notes 1 Use product specific ESD procedures when they exceed the requirements noted here 2 Make sure that the ESD protective devi...

Page 10: ...g of the electrical outlet can be verified by a certified electrician Safety notices multilingual translations The safety notices in this section are provided in the following languages English Arabic Brazilian Portuguese French German Hebrew Japanese Korean Spanish Traditional Chinese DANGER DANGER DANGER 4 Hardware Maintenance Manual ...

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Page 27: ... When you return an FRU you must include the following information in the parts exchange form or parts return form that you attach to it 1 Name and phone number of service technician 2 Date of service 3 Date on which the machine failed 4 Date of purchase 5 Failure symptoms error codes appearing on the display and beep symptoms 6 Procedure index and page number in which the failing FRU was detected...

Page 28: ...er on laptop products The following symptoms might indicate damage caused by non warranted activities Missing parts might be a symptom of unauthorized service or modification Check for obvious damage to a hard disk drive If the spindle of a hard disk drive becomes noisy the hard disk drive might have been dropped or subject to excessive force CRU list Table 1 Models ThinkBook 13x G2 IAP MT 21AT CR...

Page 29: ...entifying FRUs CRUs Locate FRUs and CRUs The exploded illustrations help Lenovo service technicians identify FRUs or CRUs that they may need to replace when servicing a customer s computer Copyright Lenovo 2022 23 ...

Page 30: ...Figure 1 ThinkBook 13x G2 IAP exploded view 24 Hardware Maintenance Manual ...

Page 31: ...drive SSD 5 2280 Solid state drive SSD 6 Thermal pad for 2280 solid state drive SSD 7 Touchpad cable 8 USB board cable 70 pin 9 USB board cable 48 pin 10 USB board 11 Fingerprint board 12 Fingerprint board cable 13 Fan 14 Battery pack 15 Speakers 16 Lower case 17 Heat sink 18 System board 19 Touchpad a Power cord b ac power adapter c Screw kit Chapter 3 Identifying FRUs CRUs 25 ...

Page 32: ...ThinkBook 13x G2 IAP LCD module exploded view Table 3 FRU categories for the LCD module No FRU CRU category 1 LCD cover 2 Hinges 3 Removable tape 4 Camera 5 Camera privacy shutter 26 Hardware Maintenance Manual ...

Page 33: ...Table 3 FRU categories for the LCD module continued 6 Microphone rubber 7 Strip cover 8 Hinge cover 9 LCD panel 10 EDP cable 11 D microphone cable Chapter 3 Identifying FRUs CRUs 27 ...

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Page 35: ...ctrical tape Double sided tape Conductive tape Eraser Heat gun Brown brush Notes T30 screw drivers are used to service the new Intel Xeon CPUs Hexagonal sockets are used to remove antenna connectors Silicone grease is applied to the CPU and heatsink surfaces to eliminate air gaps General guidelines When removing or replacing an FRU ensure that you observe the following general guidelines 1 Do not ...

Page 36: ...R Before removing any FRU or CRU shut down the computer and unplug all power cords from electrical outlets Attention After replacing an FRU do not turn on the computer until you have ensured that all screws springs and other small parts are in place and none are loose inside the computer Verify this by shaking the computer gently and listening for rattling sounds Metallic parts or metal flakes can...

Page 37: ...ging cable connector and then remove the lower case Attention Do not use too much force when lift the lower case otherwise the wireless charging cable or connector may be damaged Figure 5 Detach the wireless charging cable connector Go to https support lenovo com partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part Lower case Remove the battery pack Make sure the followi...

Page 38: ...ook up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part Battery pack Remove the solid state drive SSD thermal pad and bracket Make sure the following FRU or CRU has been removed Remove the lower case on page 30 Step 1 Disconnect the battery pack cable from the system board Attention Use your fingernails to pull the connector to unplug it Do not pull the cable Step 2 Peel off the tape Remov...

Page 39: ... slot Figure 9 Remove the SSD Step 5 Remove one screw and remove the bracket from the SSD Figure 10 Remove the SSD bracket Screw specifications Number of screws M2 0 x L2 0 1 Go to https support lenovo com partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part Solid state drive SSD Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU 33 ...

Page 40: ...r and release the speaker cable from the cable guide Then remove the speakers Figure 11 Remove the speakers Go to https support lenovo com partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part Speakers Remove the fan Make sure the following FRU or CRU has been removed Remove the lower case on page 30 Step 1 Disconnect the battery pack cable from the system board Attention...

Page 41: ...rews M2 0 x L4 0 4 Go to https support lenovo com partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part Fan Remove the heat sink Make sure the following FRUs or CRUs have been removed Remove the lower case on page 30 Remove the battery pack on page 31 Step 1 Remove three screws and then remove the heat sink Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU 35 ...

Page 42: ... the touchpad and the touchpad cable Make sure the following FRUs or CRUs have been removed Remove the lower case on page 30 Remove the battery pack on page 31 Step 1 Disconnect the touchpad cable connectors and then remove the cable Remove two screws Figure 15 Remove the touchpad cable and two screws Screw specifications Number of screws M2 0 x L2 0 2 Step 2 Open the LCD module and remove the tou...

Page 43: ...ollowing FRUs CRUs have been removed Remove the lower case on page 30 Step 1 Disconnect the battery pack cable from the system board Attention Use your fingernails to pull the connector to unplug it Do not pull the cable Step 2 Peel off the tape Figure 17 Peel off the tape Step 3 Disconnect the cables from the system board and release the cables from the cable guide Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU...

Page 44: ...le Figure 19 Remove the LCD module Screw specifications Number of screws M2 5 x L3 5 4 M2 0 x L4 0 2 Go to https support lenovo com partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part LCD module LCD Self Test When you turn on the computer and the LCD goes black run LCD Self Test to help you determine whether the LCD functions normally 38 Hardware Maintenance Manual ...

Page 45: ... lasts for about 20 seconds and then exits automatically You also can press the power button to exit the test Remove the system board USB board and cables Make sure the following FRUs or CRUs have been removed Remove the lower case on page 30 Remove the battery pack on page 31 Remove the solid state drive SSD thermal pad and bracket on page 32 Remove the fan on page 34 Remove the heat sink on page...

Page 46: ...es connected to the system board and USB board Step 2 Remove four screws and then remove the system board and USB board Figure 21 Remove four screws and then remove the system board and USB board 40 Hardware Maintenance Manual ...

Page 47: ...gure 22 Remove the tape Step 4 Peel off the tape Figure 23 Peel off the tape Step 5 Disconnect the USB board cable 70 pin and then remove the USB board and cable 70 pin Figure 24 Remove the USB board and cable 70 pin Step 6 Disconnect the USB board cable 48 pin and then remove the cable 48 pin Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU 41 ...

Page 48: ...Key U1 tool is prepared by running the U1 Update software on a FAT32 formatted USB thumb drive Go to http support lenovo com us en solutions HT506954 for detailed instructions on how to create and use a Golden Key U1 tool Remove the fingerprint board and cable Make sure the following FRUs or CRUs have been removed Remove the lower case on page 30 Remove the battery pack on page 31 Remove the solid...

Page 49: ...ingerprint board Fingerprint board cable Remove the upper case with keyboard Make sure the following FRUs CRUs have been removed Remove the lower case on page 30 Remove the battery pack on page 31 Remove the solid state drive SSD thermal pad and bracket on page 32 Remove the speakers on page 34 Remove the fan on page 34 Remove the heat sink on page 35 Remove the touchpad and the touchpad cable on ...

Page 50: ...upper case Remove the hinge cover Make sure the following FRUs CRUs have been removed Remove the LCD module on page 37 Step 1 Remove the hinge cover Figure 28 Remove the hinge cover Go to https support lenovo com partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part Hinge cover Remove the hinges Make sure the following FRUs CRUs have been removed Remove the LCD module on ...

Page 51: ...wing unit has been removed Remove the LCD module on page 37 Remove the hinge cover on page 44 Remove the hinges on page 44 Step 1 Remove the strip cover Figure 30 Remove the strip cover Go to https support lenovo com partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part Strip cover Remove the LCD panel and EDP cable Make sure the following FRUs CRUs have been removed Remo...

Page 52: ...eezers and then remove the LCD panel Figure 31 Remove the LCD panel Step 2 Disconnect the EDP cable from the LCD panel and then remove the cable Figure 32 Remove the EDP cable Go to https support lenovo com partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement parts LCD panel EDP cable Removable tape 46 Hardware Maintenance Manual ...

Page 53: ...ep 1 Remove the camera privacy shutter Figure 33 Remove the camera privacy shutter Step 2 Remove the camera Figure 34 Remove the camera Go to https support lenovo com partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement parts Camera privacy shutter Camera Removable tape Remove the microphone rubbers Make sure the following FRUs CRUs have been removed Remove the LCD module on...

Page 54: ...he following replacement parts Microphone rubbers Removable tape Remove the D microphone cable Make sure the following FRUs CRUs have been removed Remove the LCD module on page 37 Remove the hinge cover on page 44 Remove the hinges on page 44 Remove the strip cover on page 45 Remove the LCD panel and EDP cable on page 45 Remove the microphone rubbers on page 47 Step 1 Remove the D microphone cable...

Page 55: ... page 37 Remove the hinge cover on page 44 Remove the hinges on page 44 Remove the strip cover on page 45 Remove the LCD panel and EDP cable on page 45 Remove the camera privacy shutter and camera on page 47 Remove the microphone rubbers on page 47 Remove the D microphone cable on page 48 Go to https support lenovo com partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part...

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