Lenovo Horizon 2S Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

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Difficult

Steps

Time Required

                          1 hour

Sections

Rear Case
5 steps
Battery
3 steps
Speaker
3 steps
HDD
4 steps
Motherboard
4 steps

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Introduction

This guide will show you how to remove the rear casing of your tablet and how to remove all of the internal components.

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Case

Flip the device so the rear case is facing upward.
With the plastic opening tool carefully pry the plastic piece shown in the picture, until it is completely removed from the case.

Flip the device so the rear case is facing upward.

With the plastic opening tool carefully pry the plastic piece shown in the picture, until it is completely removed from the case.

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Step 2

Using your fingers, carefully remove the rubber boot from the right side of the rear case.
With the Phillips #1 head, remove the screw placed directly under the rubber boot.

Using your fingers, carefully remove the rubber boot from the right side of the rear case.

With the Phillips #1 head, remove the screw placed directly under the rubber boot.

Step 3

Using the plastic opening tool, push the display screen on the device forward until it separates from the rear casing.

Using the plastic opening tool, push the display screen on the device forward until it separates from the rear casing.

Step 4

Using the plastic opening tool, carefully pry around the perimeter of the screen until the entire screen is completely separated from the rear casing.

Using the plastic opening tool, carefully pry around the perimeter of the screen until the entire screen is completely separated from the rear casing.

Step 5

Before completely separating the screen from the rear casing you will carefully detach two wires that are connected to both sides of the device. This will allow you to completely separate the rear casing from screen.

Before completely separating the screen from the rear casing you will carefully detach two wires that are connected to both sides of the device. This will allow you to completely separate the rear casing from screen.

Step 6

              Battery

Using your fingers carefully and slowly disconnect the wire shown here from the motherboard.

Using your fingers carefully and slowly disconnect the wire shown here from the motherboard.

Step 7

Using the Philips screw driver with the number 1 head. Carefully unscrew the six M2- 6mm screws that are circled in the picture.

Using the Philips screw driver with the number 1 head. Carefully unscrew the six M2- 6mm screws that are circled in the picture.

Step 8

Carefully lift the battery from the rear casing.

Carefully lift the battery from the rear casing.

Step 9

              Speaker

Locate the intertwined black and red wires that connect the two small, black speakers and the motherboard, as shown in the picture.
Disconnect this wire from the motherboard by carefully pulling it out.

Locate the intertwined black and red wires that connect the two small, black speakers and the motherboard, as shown in the picture.

Disconnect this wire from the motherboard by carefully pulling it out.

Step 10

Locate the speakers along the bottom of the device.
The speakers are connected by two knobs on each side. Carefully lift the speakers to detach them from the tablet.

Locate the speakers along the bottom of the device.

The speakers are connected by two knobs on each side. Carefully lift the speakers to detach them from the tablet.

Step 11

Finally, locate the tape that keeps the speaker wires in the grooves of the device.
Peel the tape off as shown and your speakers are now completely disconnected from the tablet.

Finally, locate the tape that keeps the speaker wires in the grooves of the device.

Peel the tape off as shown and your speakers are now completely disconnected from the tablet.

Step 12

HDD

Using your Philips head screw driver with the number 1 head. Carefully unscrew the four M2-6mm screws that are circled in the picture.

Using your Philips head screw driver with the number 1 head. Carefully unscrew the four M2-6mm screws that are circled in the picture.

Step 13

Now carefully lift the hard-drive that is still attached to the boot from the rear casing.

Now carefully lift the hard-drive that is still attached to the boot from the rear casing.

Step 14

Now that the hard-drive is detached from the rear casing you will still have to detach the hard-drive from its boot. Again using the Philips screwdriver with the number one head. Carefully unscrew the four M2-6mm screws that are circled in the picture.

Now that the hard-drive is detached from the rear casing you will still have to detach the hard-drive from its boot. Again using the Philips screwdriver with the number one head. Carefully unscrew the four M2-6mm screws that are circled in the picture.

Step 15

Now that the screws are detached. You can now carefully lift the hard-drive from the metal boot.

Now that the screws are detached. You can now carefully lift the hard-drive from the metal boot.

Step 16

              Motherboard

With the Phillips #1 head, remove the M2-6mm screw securing the network card.
Carefully remove by sliding the network card out from the motherboard.
Carefully remove the wires connecting to the network card with light pressure.

With the Phillips #1 head, remove the M2-6mm screw securing the network card.

Carefully remove by sliding the network card out from the motherboard.

Carefully remove the wires connecting to the network card with light pressure.

Step 17

Remove each of the highlighted plugs on the motherboard and set them off the motherboard.
Use light pressure to remove the plugs, be gentle not to hurt any connections.
Some plugs have tabs as shown on the picture, pull on these tabs lightly to remove the plugs.

Remove each of the highlighted plugs on the motherboard and set them off the motherboard.

Use light pressure to remove the plugs, be gentle not to hurt any connections.

Some plugs have tabs as shown on the picture, pull on these tabs lightly to remove the plugs.

Step 18

With the Phillips #1 head, remove the M2-6mm screws seating the motherboard into the case.

With the Phillips #1 head, remove the M2-6mm screws seating the motherboard into the case.

Step 19

Once all plugs and screws are removed and out of the way, carefully lift the motherboard from the tablet.
Try to only touch the edges of the motherboard because the circuits can be fragile.

Once all plugs and screws are removed and out of the way, carefully lift the motherboard from the tablet.

Try to only touch the edges of the motherboard because the circuits can be fragile.

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

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jose gallardo - Sep 30, 2018

Thank you! This was very helpful and easy to follow

Dan Lysohir - Dec 19, 2022

This is great and illustrated well. Did you by any chance see where the CMOS battery is located?

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