Replacing the scalar board – Lenovo IdeaCentre A530 User Manual

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Step 8.

Working around the edge in an anti-clockwise direction, use your fingers to prise up the rear cover.
The rear cover is pinned into place, use short, sharp movements to prise it up.

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Step 9.

Press down the hinge and slide out the rear cover.

Step 10. To reattach the rear cover:

a.

Raise the hinge, line up the rear cover with the LED panel and slide it back into position.

b.

Press the edge of rear cover to lock the cover to the LED panel with the pins.

c.

Slide the rear deco back into position.

Step 11. Reattach the hinge to the chassis, and reconnect the scalar headphone input, scalar and DVI/HDMI

cables to the motherboard.

Step 12. Reattach the base cover and secure it with the screws.

Replacing the scalar board

Note: Turn off the computer and wait 3 to 5 minutes to let it cool down before removing the base cover.

To replace the scalar board:

Step 1.

Remove any media (disks, CDs, DVDs, or memory cards) from the drives, shut down the operating
system, and turn off the computer and all attached devices.

Step 2.

Unplug all power cords from electrical outlets.

Step 3.

Disconnect all cables attached to the computer. This includes power cords, input/output (I/O)
cables, and any other cables that are connected to the computer. Refer to “Left and right view”
and “Rear view” for help with locating the various connectors.

Step 4.

Remove the base cover. Refer to “Removing the base cover”.

Step 5.

Remove the hinge from the chassis. Refer to “Removing the hinge from the chassis”.

Step 6.

Remove the rear cover. Refer to “Removing the rear cover”.

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IdeaCentre A530 All-In-One PC Hardware Maintenance Manual

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