Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70 LCD/Digitizer Replacement

Geschrieben von: Stacy Tinner
  • Kommentare: 17
Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70 LCD/Digitizer Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Difficult

Schritte

17

Zeitaufwand

25 Minuten

Einleitung

In order to remove the tablet screen, removal of the battery and motherboard is necessary.

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    • Before removing the battery, make sure the device is powered off

    • Use a plastic opening tool to pry open the back cover of the tablet.

    • The second picture shows the tablet with the back removed.

    Removing the cover was a struggle (for me, a newbie). Took 10 minutes+. I don’t have a plastic tool and the small screwdriver left marks. But a non-functioning tablet has zero value so …

    Frank Harvey -

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    • Remove the tape that secures the ribbon cable.

    • Use precision tweezers if the tape cannot be removed by hand.

    C’est inutile !

    Jean-Maurice Leconte -

    FWIW, my lenovo looks a bit different. I purchased it in the spring of 2019. The battery specs reveal differences too. No biggie…

    Frank Harvey -

    The unit shown in this fixit session has a 26.6 wh battery while my April 2019 tablet claims only 18.7 wh. My unit’s battery is nearly square and is not held down by the screwed, metal ring shown in your photos.

    Frank Harvey -

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    • Handle ribbon cables with care so it does not rip or tear.

    • Carefully remove the ribbon cable from the power button connector.

    • To remove the cable, push the clamp on the connector up and pull gently.

    The clamp is on the opposite side of where the cable inserts. It is hinged to pull up vertically to the right toward the cable.

    Carl Bezanson -

    The discussed cable doesn’t even exist on my April 2019 Lenovo. Good thing b/c a later comment indicated problems replacing the left side of that cable.

    Frank Harvey -

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    • Remove the following screws securing the metal frame holding the battery.

    • Five 2 mm Philips screws.

    • Use either the Phillips #00 or #000 bit to remove the screws.

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    • Remove the grey tape.

    • Unscrew the hidden 2mm screw using the Phillips #000 drill bit.

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    • Remove the second piece of tape from the other ribbon cable connected to the battery.

    Inutile et risqué !

    Jean-Maurice Leconte -

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    • Remove the screws securing the battery connector cover.

    • Two 2mm Phillips screws.

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    • Once the screws are removed, remove the metal cover shown.

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    • Gently remove the following:

    • Disconnect the battery ribbon cable.

    It pulls up vertically and not horizontally.

    Carl Bezanson -

    On my April 2019 model (TB-x104F), there’s no screwed, metal ring. The battery is, instead lightly glued to the plastic base. There are 2 ‘ramps’ in the plastic on what would be the right side of your photo. I moved the unit to my outdoor barbeque in case mangling the lithium battery started a fire. I pushed my largest, flat blade screwdriver down each ramp, taking turns. Gradually I lifted the battery out. It looks curved and probably broken. I took the tablet inside and left the battery in the bbq.

    Frank Harvey -

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    • Once the battery ribbon cable is detached, carefully remove the battery.

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    • Remove the following screws using the Phillips 000 drill bit.

    • Eleven 4 mm screws

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    • Carefully disconnect the ribbon cable on the motherboard.

    • To remove the cable, push the connector on the clamp up and gently pull.

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    • Disconnect the other end of the motherboard ribbon cable.

    • The other end is attached to the frame of the tablet with adhesive. Gently pry it up to remove it.

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    • The speakers of the tablet are connected to the motherboard.

    • Parts of the motherboard are secured to the frame of the tablet with adhesive. Gently pry up to remove from the tablet.

    • The wire connected to the motherboard can be removed by lifting them from their shown slots.

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    • Remove the pieces of tape attaching the frame of the tablet to the screen

    • Ten pieces of grey tape.

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    • The screen is secured by adhesive around all the edges of the screen.

    • Remove the screen from the frame of the tablet

    • Heat up the adhesive and gently pry the screen away with the plastic opening tool.

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    • Separate the screen from the digitizer.

    • Heat up the adhesive securing the screen and pry it away using the plastic opening tool.

Abschluss

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Tinte & Feder

Stacy Tinner

Mitglied seit: 08/02/16

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6 Kommentare

how did you keep the digitizer intact?my problem is the lcd screen and I bought only that.too scared to start without knowing how to keep the digitizer intact as it would take weeks before I could replace it.also wondering how to replace the lcd and only that.could you help me please?

Hans Sorensen ,Norway

project_81 -

In my personal opinion, this guide have a bunch of steps that aren't necessary. I just replaced a cracked one. And I just removed the battery for security purposes since I was going to use heat. But you don't have to remove the mother board or anything else, just disconnect the digitizer flex and then start prying on front. That's it.

Joel Perez -

https://youtu.be/etxKSTK3Gno?t=8m19s

Is that black tape important? I wasn't lucky and it was torn.

voneout -

How do you calibrate the digitizer afterwards?

Nikos Metaxas -

Step 11 talks about using a Phillips 000 drill bit, rather than screwdriver, to remove the screws.

Rob Schofield M.Sc. MIET -

If your TB2 is more that three years old, the adhesive securing the digitizer to the plastic body is probably dry and hard. The best tool was the large blade of my Swiss army knife. I had to apply a lot of heat for at least 40 minutes. It was not easy. The blade of the knife also gummed up with the adhesive and I had to clean it regularly with acetone. (Do it outside away from any heath source since acetone is very flammable)

In this situation and looking back at some of the other comments, I think the advice to remove the mother board and all its inputs is the correct way to do it. Applying so much heat to delicate electronic components is for sure not the correct way to do it.

Finally, in my case the screen was very fractured. For safety and hopping to avoid small glass going everywhere, I covered the screen with clear packing tape. That helped to finish the job without injury.

carlos -