Hardware Maintenance
Table Of Contents
LenovoTAB7HardwareMaintenanceManual
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Thischapterpresentsthefollowingimportantserviceinformation:
• “StrategyforreplacingFRUs”onpage 16
– “Importantnoticeforreplacingamainboard”onpage 17
• “ImportantinformationaboutreplacingRoHScompliantFRUs”onpage 18
Before replacing parts:
Makesurethatallsoftwarefixes,drivers,andBIOSdownloadsareinstalled
beforereplacinganyFRUslistedinthismanual.
Afteramainboardisreplaced,ensurethatthelatestBIOSisloadedtothemain
boardbeforecompletingtheserviceaction.
Todownloadsoftwarefixes,drivers,andBIOS,followthestepsbelow:
1. Gotohttp://support.lenovo.com/.
2. EnteraserialnumberorselectaproductoruseLenovosmartdownloading.
3. SelecttheBIOS/Driver/Applicationsanddownload.
4. Followthedirectionsonthescreenandinstallthenecessarysoftware.
Important service information
Important:
BIOSanddevicedriverfixesarecustomer‐installable.TheBIOSanddevice
driversarepostedonthecustomersupportsite:
http://support.lenovo.com/.
Strategy for replacing FRUs