T e c h n i c a l P r o c e d u r e

LifeBook A-1010
Disassembly

1. The tools used in the following 2. To begin the disassembly proce-

procedure are an electric phillips dure, make sure the unit is powered
head driver, a 5 mm hex nutdriver, off. Remove the battery.
a plastic screw driver, and a T-pin.

3. Remove two screws securing the

hard drive and slide it out from its
bay. 4. Remove a total of 13 case screws.
5. Remove the screw securing the 6. Remove the screw securing the PC
DIMM cover and lift it off. card cover and lift it off.

7. Stand the unit on its front end and 8. Pry up the control panel strip.
remove four hinge screws along the
rear.

9. Remove two screws securing the 10. Unlock and remove its data cable.
keyboard and and tilt it over.

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11. Unlock and remove the touch
panel cable. 12. Remove four screws securing the
upper cover

13. Remove the screw securing the 14. Lift off the upper cover and LCD
LCD cable. Detach this cable. from the lower assembly.

15. Pry off the left and right hinge

covers.
16. Remove four screws securing the
LCD to the upper cover.
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17. To disassemble the LCD, remove 18. Use the plastic screwdriver to pry
six screw caps and the screws around the edge of the frame to
underneath that secure the frame separate it from the rear cover.
to the rear cover.

19. Remove two screws at each front

corner that secure the LCD’s
hinges.
20. Detach two cables to the inverter
card and lift it out.

22. In the lower assembly, remove

21. Remove six screws securing the two screws securing the DVD/CD
LCD panel to the rear cover and drive. Slide the drive to the right
lift it out. 4 and lift it out.
23. Remove the screw securing the IR 24. Remove three screws securing the
board. Disconnect it and lift it cooling fan. Disconnect it and lift
out. it out.

25. Remove four screws securing the 26. Remove four more screws secur-
CPU shield and lift it off. ing the cooling unit and lift it off.

27. Remove three screws securing the 28. To isolate the drive, remove two
floppy disk drive and bracket. Lift screws securing its bracket and
the drive to disconnect its data lift it off.
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29. Disconnect the left and right 30. Remove six hex nut screws from
speakers’ cables and lift out the the I/O ports.
speakers.

32. Remove four screws securing the

31. Remove three screws securing the motherboard.
rear heatsink and lift it off.

33. Maneuver the board out of the

lower cover.
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 Te c h n i c a l P r o c e d u r e

LifeBook A-1010
Assembly

1. Maneuver the motherboard into the

lower cover. Secure it with four 2. Position the rear heat sink and
screws. secure it with three screws.

3. Replace the six hex nuts around the 4. Position the left and right speakers
I/O ports. and connect their cables.

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5. Position the bracket to the floppy 6. Connect the drive’s flex cable.
disk drive and secure it with two Secure the drive and bracket with
screws. three screws.

7. Position the cooling unit and secure 8. Position the CPU shield and secure
it with four screws. it with four screws.

9. Position the cooling fan and con- 10. Position and secure the IR board.
nect its power cable. Secure it with Connect its cable.
three screws.
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11. Slide the DVD/CD drive into its 12. Place the LCD panel into the rear
bay and secure it with two cover and secure it with six
screws. screws.

14. Secure the left and right hinges

13. Connect the inverter and LCD with two screws each.
cables to the inverter card.

15. Position the frame to the lower

cover and snap it into place.
Secure it with six screws.
16. Position the LCD assembly to the
upper cover and secure it with
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four screws.
17. Snap on the left and right hinge 18. Position the upper cover to the
covers. lower assembly. Secure the upper
cover with four screws.

19. Connect and secure the LCD 20. Insert and lock the touch panel
cable. cable.

21. Position the keyboard so that you

can insert and lock its data cable.
22. Maneuver the keyboard into place
and secure it with two screws.
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 24. Close the LifeBook and turn it on
23. Snap the control panel strip into its front end. Replace the four
place. hinge screws.

25. Replace and secure the DIMM

cover, and also the PC card cover. 26 Replace the 13 case screws.

27. Slide the hard disk drive into its 28. Slide the battery into its bay.
bay. Secure the drive with two
screws.
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