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.
The safety notices in this section are provided in the following languages: • English • Arabic • Brazilian Portuguese • French • German • Hebrew • Japanese • Korean • Spanish • Traditional Chinese DANGER DANGER DANGER Lenovo Chromebook C340 and S340 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
• 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 Chromebook C340-11 (Machine type: 81TA) Type ac power adapter...
Chapter 3. Idetifying FRUs (CRUs) Locate FRU and CRU The exploded illustrations help Lenovo service technicians identify a FRU or CRU that they may need to replace when servicing a customer’s computer. C340–11 Figure 1. Lenovo Chromebook C340–11 exploded view Table 4.
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Table 4. FRU (CRU) categories (continued) Battery pack Lower case System board LCD panel Lenovo Chromebook C340 and S340 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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. Gather them before you service the product.
Make sure the computer has been shut down before servicing the computer. Step 1. Place the computer upside down on a flat surface. Step 2. Remove nine screws. Figure 3. Remove nine screws Lenovo Chromebook C340 and S340 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Pry up the latches and then remove the lower case. Figure 4. Pry up the latches and remove the lower case Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Lower case Remove the battery pack Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
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Remove four screws and then remove the battery pack. Figure 6. Remove the battery pack Screw specification Number of screws M2 x 4 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Battery pack Lenovo Chromebook C340 and S340 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Remove the I/O board with cable Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 “Remove the battery pack” on page 29 Step 1. Disconnect the cable of the I/O board from the system board. Figure 7.
Step 3. Remove the I/O board. Figure 9. Remove the I/O board Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: I/O board with cable Remove the WLAN card Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
Figure 11. Remove one screw and remove the WLAN card Screw specification Number of screw M2 x 2.5 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: WLAN card Remove the system board Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
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“Remove the WLAN card” on page 32 Step 1. Disconnect cables connected to the system board. Figure 12. Disconnect cables Step 2. Remove ten screws. Figure 13. Remove ten screws Screw specification Number of screws M2 x 4 Lenovo Chromebook C340 and S340 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Step 3. Remove the system board. Figure 14. Remove the system board Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: System board Remove the speakers Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
Step 2. Carefully remove the speakers. Figure 16. Remove the speakers Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Speakers Remove the thermal pad Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
Figure 17. Remove the thermal pad Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Thermal pad Remove the upper case Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 “Remove the battery pack”...
Remove the upper case. Figure 19. Remove the upper case Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Upper case Remove the LCD module Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
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“Remove the battery pack” on page 29 “Remove the I/O board with cable” on page 31 “Remove the WLAN card” on page 32 “Remove the system board” on page 33 “Remove the speakers” on page 35 “Remove the thermal pad” on page 36 “Remove the upper case”...
Remove the LCD panel from the LCD cover and then disconnect the LCD cable. Figure 22. Remove the LCD panel Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: LCD module Remove the camera Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
Figure 23. Remove the camera Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Camera Remove the hinges Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 “Remove the battery pack”...
Step 2. Remove the hinges. Figure 25. Remove the hinges Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Hinge Remove the LVDS cable Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
“Remove the LCD module” on page 38 Step 1. Remove the LVDS cable. Figure 26. Remove the LVDS cable Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: LVDS cable Removal procedure for S340–14 models Remove the lower case Make sure the computer has been shut down before servicing the computer.
Step 3. Pry up the latches and then remove the lower case. Figure 28. Pry up the latches and remove the lower case Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Lower case Remove the battery pack Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
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Remove four screws and then remove the battery pack. Figure 30. Remove the battery pack Screw specification Number of screws M2 x 4 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU...
Step 1. Disconnect the cable of the I/O board from the system board. Figure 31. Disconnect the cable of the I/O board Step 2. Remove four screws. Figure 32. Remove four screws Lenovo Chromebook C340 and S340 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
Remove the I/O board. Figure 33. Remove the I/O board Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: I/O board with cable Remove the WLAN card Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
Figure 35. Remove one screw and remove the WLAN card Screw specification Number of screw M2 x 2.5 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: WLAN card Remove the system board Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
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“Remove the lower case” on page 43 “Remove the battery pack” on page 44 “Remove the I/O board with cable” on page 46 “Remove the WLAN card” on page 47 Step 1. Disconnect cables connected to the system board. Figure 36. Disconnect cables Step 2.
Step 3. Remove the system board. Figure 38. Remove the system board Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: System board Remove the speakers Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
Step 2. Carefully remove the speakers. Figure 40. Remove the speakers Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Speakers Remove the thermal pad Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
Figure 41. Remove the thermal pad Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Thermal pad Remove the upper case Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 43 “Remove the battery pack”...
Remove the upper case. Figure 43. Remove the upper case Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Upper case Remove the LCD module Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
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“Remove the thermal pad” on page 51 “Remove the upper case” on page 52 Step 1. Remove the LCD bezel. Figure 44. Remove the LCD bezel Step 2. Remove the hinge cover. Figure 45. Remove the hinge cover Lenovo Chromebook C340 and S340 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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Remove the LCD panel from the LCD cover and then disconnect the LCD cable. Figure 47. Remove the LCD panel Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: LCD module Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU...
Disconnect the camera connector and then remove the camera. Figure 48. Remove the camera Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Camera Remove the hinges Make sure the following FRU (or CRU) have been removed.
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Screw specification Number of screws M2 x 2.5 Step 2. Remove the hinges. Figure 50. Remove the hinges Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU...
“Remove the LCD module” on page 53 Step 1. Remove the LVDS cable. Figure 51. Remove the LVDS cable Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement parts: LVDS cable Lenovo Chromebook C340 and S340 Hardware Maintenance Manual...