Lenovo Ideatab A2109 Wifi Gps Antenna Replacement Repair Guide

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3

• Battery
• 5 steps
• System Board
• 5 steps
• WIFI/GPS Antenna
• 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               

• Look at the back of the tablet and locate the speakers on top of the rear cover.
• There is a smaller indentation in the plastic cover that runs across the top of the device.
• Wedge the plastic opening tool, under the middle of the cover as shown, then push up and the cover will pop off.

Look at the back of the tablet and locate the speakers on top of the rear cover.

There is a smaller indentation in the plastic cover that runs across the top of the device.

Wedge the plastic opening tool, under the middle of the cover as shown, then push up and the cover will pop off.

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Step 2

• Remove SD card if present.
• Remove two black 3mm Phillips #00 screws.

Remove SD card if present.

Remove two black 3mm Phillips #00 screws.

Step 3

• Disconnect battery power connector by pinching the connector with tweezers, and sliding it out of the housing.

Disconnect battery power connector by pinching the connector with tweezers, and sliding it out of the housing.

Step 4

• Remove seven black 3mm Phillips #00 screws.
• The top right corner screw is underneath a yellow ribbon. Lift the ribbon up without disconnecting it and unscrew the screw.

Remove seven black 3mm Phillips #00 screws.

The top right corner screw is underneath a yellow ribbon. Lift the ribbon up without disconnecting it and unscrew the screw.

Step 5

• Now you can take the battery out in order to either replace it or continue disassembling the device.

Now you can take the battery out in order to either replace it or continue disassembling the device.

Step 6

              System Board               

• Remove two black 3mm Phillips #00 screws.
• Remove three silver 1.8 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Remove three silver 1.8 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Step 7

• Use tweezers to flip up the small black plastic locks on all four connections.
• Carefully remove each of the exposed ribbons.

Use tweezers to flip up the small black plastic locks on all four connections.

Carefully remove each of the exposed ribbons.

Step 8

• Disconnect the two speaker connectors by pinching them with tweezers and sliding them out from the system board housing.

Disconnect the two speaker connectors by pinching them with tweezers and sliding them out from the system board housing.

Step 9

• Use tweezers or your finger nail to disconnect the camera attachment by flipping up the black rectangular connector.

Use tweezers or your finger nail to disconnect the camera attachment by flipping up the black rectangular connector.

Step 10

• Disconnect the HDMI connection with the system board
• Use a plastic opening tool to pry up the system board, and you will hear a pop as it comes free.
• Slide out the system board from its housing tab on the upper right corner.
• Pull the board slowly away from the tab, and it will pop out.

Disconnect the HDMI connection with the system board

Use a plastic opening tool to pry up the system board, and you will hear a pop as it comes free.

Slide out the system board from its housing tab on the upper right corner.

Pull the board slowly away from the tab, and it will pop out.

Step 11

              WIFI/GPS Antenna               

• Once the system board has been removed, you can access the WIFI/GPS antenna.

Once the system board has been removed, you can access the WIFI/GPS antenna.

Step 12

• Insert the blue prying tool at the corner of the antenna. Pry up slowly, and move it across the antenna.
• There is an adhesive holding the antenna in place, so it may take a little bit of force and movement to take off the antenna.
• The antenna falls out easily once fully pried out.

Insert the blue prying tool at the corner of the antenna. Pry up slowly, and move it across the antenna.

There is an adhesive holding the antenna in place, so it may take a little bit of force and movement to take off the antenna.

The antenna falls out easily once fully pried out.

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

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