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Lenovo IdeaTab A1000L Audio Jack Replacement

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    • Be sure to power off your device before taking it apart.

    • Locate the small tab, marked with the lock symbol on the upper right hand of your IdeaTab above the volume control buttons. Use your fingernail to gently loosen this tab.

    • Use your Phillips #000 screwdriver and remove the 3.5mm screw and put it aside.

    • Using your blue, plastic opening tool, begin to gently pry the back panel away from the front panel starting by where the screw was.

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    • Locate the black back plate, above the battery.

    • Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver remove the 7 silver 3.5mm screws from the back plate.

    • Next, with the same screwdriver, remove the black 4.1mm screw.

    • Gently remove the back plate from the device.

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    • Use the plastic opening tool to disconnect the battery wires from the system board. Slide your opening tool under the white plastic piece and pry it up.

    • Again, use the plastic opening tool to loosen the battery from the device by lifting up on the battery on all sides. This will detach the battery from the adhesive.

    • Gently place the battery aside.

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    • Locate the volume button mechanism.

    • The volume button mechanism is called an FPC, it is adhered to the device frame. Remove it by prying it off using a tweezer or plastic opening tool.

    • Remove the FPC to the left of the volume button mechanism the same way.

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    • Locate the power button mechanism.

    • Remove the power button mechanism by prying it off using a tweezer or plastic opening tool.

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    • Remove the circular motor unit by gently pulling up on it using a tweezer.

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    • Locate the component with a QR code printed on it.

    • To disconnect this component you must first detach it from the white connector.

    • To detach it from the connector, use a tweezer to gently rotate the black piece 90 degrees so it is pointing up.

    • The white connector may have a yellow mylar sticker over it. Peel off the sticker and continue.

    • Once the black piece is pointing up the orange wires can be removed from the connectors. Using a tweezer pull the orange wires horizontally outwards from the white connector.

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    • Locate the orange cable to the right of the battery tray.

    • To disconnect this component you must first detach it from the white connector. Using a tweezer, pry the black piece upwards and rotate it 90 degrees so it points up.

    • There may be a yellow mylar sticker on top of the white connector. Peel off the sticker and continue.

    • Once the black piece is pointing up the orange wires can be removed from the connectors. Using a tweezer pull the orange wire horizontally outwards from the white connector.

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    • Using a #000 Phillips screwdriver, remove the two M1.4 3.5mm screws from the system board and set them aside.

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    • Locate the audio assembly near the top-right of the device.

    • Remove the audio assembly by inserting the tweezers in the circular hole in the black plastic box and pulling upwards.

    • Set the component aside and you are finished.

Conclusion

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

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