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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• 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. Model: Lenovo Yoga C940-14IIL (Machine type: 81Q9) Type ac power adapter...
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.
Step 1. Pull the active pen out of the slot. Figure 3. Pull the active pen out of the slot Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Active pen Lenovo Yoga C940–14IIL Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Remove the lower case Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) has been removed. “Remove the active pen” on page 30 Step 1. Disconnect all power cords, cables and USB devices from the computer. Step 2. Place the computer upside down on a flat surface. Step 3.
Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x 7.9 M2 x 3 Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Lower case Remove the battery pack Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
M2 x 3 Step 3. Remove the battery pack. Figure 8. Remove the battery pack Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Battery pack Remove the speakers Make sure the following FRU (CRU) have been removed.
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Disconnect the speakers cables from the system board. Then, remove four screws. Figure 10. Disconnect the speakers cables and remove four screws Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x 2 Step 3. Remove the speakers carefully. Lenovo Yoga C940–14IIL Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Figure 11. Remove the speakers Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Speakers Remove the M.2 solid-state drive Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed. “Remove the active pen” on page 30 “Remove the lower case”...
Screw specifications Number of screw M2 x 2 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: M.2 solid-state drive Remove the shield cover Make sure the following FRU (CRU) have been removed. “Remove the active pen” on page 30 “Remove the lower case”...
Remove the shield cover. Figure 14. Remove the shield cover Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Shield cover Remove the thermal module Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
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Attention: Do not pull the cable. Use your fingernail to disconnect the cable. Figure 15. Disconnect the battery connector Step 2. Disconnect the fan connectors. Figure 16. Disconnect the fan connectors Step 3. Remove five screws. Lenovo Yoga C940–14IIL Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Remove the thermal module. Figure 18. Remove the thermal module Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Thermal module Remove the system board Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
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“Remove the M.2 solid-state drive” on page 35 “Remove the thermal module” on page 37 Step 1. Disconnect all cables connected to the system board. Figure 19. Disconnect all cables Step 2. Remove eight screws. Figure 20. Remove eight screws Lenovo Yoga C940–14IIL Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Remove the system board. Figure 21. Remove the system board Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: System board Remove the bottom button board Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
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Figure 22. Disconnect the battery cable Step 2. Disconnect the cable from the bottom button board. Figure 23. Disconnect the cable Step 3. Remove one screw. Lenovo Yoga C940–14IIL Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Remove the bottom button board. Figure 25. Remove the bottom button board Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement part: Bottom button board Remove the pen holder and power button board Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
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Disconnect the battery cable from the system board. Attention: Do not pull the cable. Use your fingernail to disconnect the cable. Figure 26. Disconnect the battery cable Step 2. Remove two screws. Figure 27. Remove two screws Lenovo Yoga C940–14IIL Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x 3 Step 3. Remove the pen holder with the power button board. Figure 28. Remove the pen holder with the power button board Step 4. Disconnect the cable from the power button board. Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU...
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Figure 29. Disconnect the cable Step 5. Remove one screw. Figure 30. Remove one screw Screw specifications Number of screw M2 x 2 Lenovo Yoga C940–14IIL Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Step 6. Remove the power button board form the pen holder. Figure 31. Remove the power button board Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Pen holder Power button board Remove the antenna module and upper case Make sure the following FRU (CRU) have been removed.
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Figure 32. Disconnect the battery cable Step 2. Disconnect the EDP cable, camera cable and transfer board cable from the system board.. Figure 33. Disconnect the cables Step 3. Disconnect the antenna cables. Lenovo Yoga C940–14IIL Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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Figure 34. Disconnect the antenna cables Step 4. Remove nine screws. Figure 35. Remove nine screws Screw specifications Number of screws M1.6 x 2.9 Step 5. Remove the antenna module. Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU...
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Remove six screws. Figure 37. Remove six screws Screw specifications Number of screws M2 x 4.4 Step 7. Rotate the LCD module to an angle of 270 degrees and then remove the upper case. Lenovo Yoga C940–14IIL Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Figure 38. Remove the upper case Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement parts: Antenna module Upper case Remove the hinge cover and bezel deco back Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
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Figure 39. Remove the hinge cover Step 2. Remove seven screws. Figure 40. Remove seven screws Screw specifications Number of screws M1.6 x 2.9 Step 3. Remove the bezel deco back. Lenovo Yoga C940–14IIL Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Figure 41. Remove the bezel deco back Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Hinge cover Bezel deco back Remove the LCD panel Make sure the following FRU (CRU) have been removed.
Step 2. Turn the LCD panel and disconnect the cables. Figure 43. Turn the LCD panel and disconnect the cables Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: LCD panel Remove the hinge module Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
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Number of screws M2 x 3 Step 2. Remove the hinge module. Figure 45. Remove the hinge module Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU...
Step 1. Disconnect the camera cables and remove the camera. Figure 46. Disconnect the camera cables and remove the camera Go to to look up the Lenovo part number of the following replacement https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup part: Camera Lenovo Yoga C940–14IIL Hardware Maintenance Manual...