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The motherboard of the Lenovo IdeaPad A1-07 may need to be replaced if the tablet has become unresponsive due to a software issue. Over time the motherboard can degrade from constant use or even crack if under a lot of pressure. This guide will walk you through how to carefully take the tablet apart to access and remove the motherboard from the device.
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With the blue plastic opening tool, use the lock screen switch by the volume button as an access point to gently lift the back cover off.
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Wedge the opening tool until you start hearing the back cover popping off the body of the device.
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Slide the opening tool down the length of the device.
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Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove all 18 of the 4mm screws.
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With the blue plastic opening tool, gently wedge the tool between the screen and the gray frame until you feel resistance.
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Push in the teeth with the blue plastic opening tool, towards the center of the device, and gently pull off the frame.
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Disconnect the speaker by separating the two sides of the speaker connector.
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Use a plastic opening tool to push the white battery connector out of its socket on the motherboard.
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Lift the battery away from the device.
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Remove the three, 3mm screws holding the motherboard to the screen using the PH #000 screwdriver.
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The first connector to remove is in the center of the motherboard.
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Use the blue plastic opening tool to slide the little black retainer, relieving pressure on the brown ribbon cable.
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Use the blue opening tool to pull the brown ribbon cable out of the connector.
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On the top left of the motherboard, to the right of the back camera is another connector.
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To disconnect, use a blue plastic opening tool to lift and pry it up.
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Once it snaps up out of place, it has been disconnected.
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Using the same process as the previous connector, disconnect a similar connector just to the left of the back camera.
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Once it snaps up out of place, it has been disconnected.
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On the top left of the motherboard, just next to the volume button, is another connector.
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Use a blue plastic opening tool to lift up on the black lever.
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Once it is pushed up, the brown ribbon can be pulled out using the spudger.
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The final connector is a grey cable with a gold tip called the coaxial cable.
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To disconnect, slide the blue plastic opening tool up to the base of the tip.
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Twist the opening tool to gently lift up the coaxial cable.
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While lifting the motherboard, you need to push the connector heads down through the holes that they come through.
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Simply lift the motherboard on the left side and flip it over to the right like turning a page.
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Once all the connectors are pushed through, the last thing still connecting the motherboard to the screen is the motherboard battery.
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Using the black spudger, gently pry up the connector by pulling at the base of the battery.
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With the device face down, you can pull up on the top left side of the metal frame while pushing out a plastic tooth using two metal spudgers.
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Gently lift until you feel the tension of the adhesive on the right side.
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Once you feel tension, slide a metal spudger tool down the length of the right side to remove the adhesive.
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The motherboard is soldered to the black screen frame by an orange film tab.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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