Hardware Maintenance Manual
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-15IML
Hardware Maintenance Manual
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-15IML
First Edition (Septermber 2019)
© Copyright Lenovo 2019.
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Contents
| Chapter 1. | Safety information. |
|---|
Table Caption: Table Content 56394
| Remove the battery pack | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 34 |
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| Remove the speakers . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 36 |
| Remove the coin-cell battery. | Remove the coin-cell battery. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 37 | |
| Remove the memory module | Remove the memory module | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 38 | |
| Remove the M.2 solid-state drive . | Remove the M.2 solid-state drive . | Remove the M.2 solid-state drive . | Remove the M.2 solid-state drive . | Remove the M.2 solid-state drive . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 39 |
| Remove the storage drive | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 40 |
| Remove the Wi-Fi card . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 42 |
| Remove the I/O board . | Remove the I/O board . | . . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 44 |
| Remove the fan . . . . | Remove the fan . . . . | . | . | . | . | . . | . | . | . | . | . | 45 |
| Remove the heat sink . | Remove the heat sink . | . | . . | . | . | . | . | . . | . | . | 47 | |
| Remove the LCD module | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 48 |
| Remove the fingerprint board | Remove the fingerprint board | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 50 | |
| Remove the system board. | Remove the system board. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 52 |
| Remove the touchpad assembly . | Remove the touchpad assembly . | Remove the touchpad assembly . | Remove the touchpad assembly . | Remove the touchpad assembly . | . . | . | . | . | . | . | 54 | |
| Disassemble the LCD module . | Disassemble the LCD module . | Disassemble the LCD module . | Disassemble the LCD module . | Disassemble the LCD module . | . | . | . . | . | . | . | . | 55 |
| Remove the LCD cable and LCD panel . . | . | . | 55 | |||||||||
| Remove the hinges. . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 60 | |
| Remove the camera and microphone board | Remove the camera and microphone board | Remove the camera and microphone board | Remove the camera and microphone board | Remove the camera and microphone board | Remove the camera and microphone board | Remove the camera and microphone board | Remove the camera and microphone board | Remove the camera and microphone board | Remove the camera and microphone board | . | . | 61 |
| Appendix A. Label locations. | . | . | . | . | . | 65 |
Table Caption: This table lists various laptop components and the corresponding steps or page numbers for their removal or disassembly, with some entries indicating repeated steps or general page references.
Chapter 1. Safety information
This chapter presents the following safety information that you need to be familiar with before you service a Lenovo notebook computer.
General safety
Follow these rules to ensure general safety:
- Observe good housekeeping in the area of the machines during and after maintenance.
- When lifting any heavy object:
- Make sure that you can stand safely without slipping.
- Distribute the weight of the object equally between your feet.
- Use a slow lifting force. Never move suddenly or twist when you attempt to lift.
- Lift by standing or by pushing up with your leg muscles; this action removes the strain from the muscles in your back. Do not attempt to lift any object that
