Maintenance and Service Guide

CAUTION: Removing a battery that is the sole power source for the tablet can cause loss of
information. To prevent loss of information, save your work or shut down the tablet through Windows
before removing the battery.
Remove the battery:
CAUTION: Before turning the display panel assembly upside down, make sure the work surface is
clear of tools, screws, and any other foreign objects. Failure to follow this caution can result in damage
to the display panel assembly.
1.
Place the tablet on a flat surface, display panel side down, with the speakers and the micro USB
port toward you.
2. Disconnect the battery cable (1) from the system board.
3. Remove the rubber pads (2) that protect the mini-USB board zero insertion force (ZIF) connector
and the display panel cable ZIF connector.
4. Release the ZIF connector (3) to which the mini-USB board cable is attached, and then disconnect
the mini-USB board cable from the system board.
5.
Release the ZIF connector (4) to which the display panel cable is attached, and then disconnect
the display panel cable from the system board.
6. Detach the mini-USB board cable (5) and the display panel cable from the battery. (The mini-USB
board cable and the display panel cable are attached to the battery with double-sided adhesive.)
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