Lenovo Tab 2 A10 70 Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

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Time Required

                          30 minutes

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Battery
10 steps
Motherboard
4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Before removing the battery, make sure the device is powered off
Use a plastic opening tool to pry open the back cover of the tablet.
The second picture shows the tablet with the back removed.

Before removing the battery, make sure the device is powered off

Use a plastic opening tool to pry open the back cover of the tablet.

The second picture shows the tablet with the back removed.

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Step 2

Remove the tape that secures the ribbon cable.
Use precision tweezers if the tape cannot be removed by hand.

Remove the tape that secures the ribbon cable.

Use precision tweezers if the tape cannot be removed by hand.

Step 3

Handle ribbon cables with care so it does not rip or tear.
Carefully remove the ribbon cable from the power button connector.
To remove the cable, push the clamp on the connector up and pull gently.

Handle ribbon cables with care so it does not rip or tear.

Carefully remove the ribbon cable from the power button connector.

To remove the cable, push the clamp on the connector up and pull gently.

Step 4

Remove the following screws securing the metal frame holding the battery.
Five 2 mm Philips screws.
Use either the Phillips #00 or #000 bit to remove the screws.

Remove the following screws securing the metal frame holding the battery.

Five 2 mm Philips screws.

Use either the Phillips #00 or #000 bit to remove the screws.

Step 5

Remove the grey tape.
Unscrew the hidden 2mm screw using the Phillips #000 drill bit.

Remove the grey tape.

Unscrew the hidden 2mm screw using the Phillips #000 drill bit.

Step 6

Remove the second piece of tape from the other ribbon cable connected to the battery.

Remove the second piece of tape from the other ribbon cable connected to the battery.

Step 7

Remove the screws securing the battery connector cover.
Two 2mm Phillips screws.

Remove the screws securing the battery connector cover.

Two 2mm Phillips screws.

Step 8

Once the screws are removed, remove the metal cover shown.

Once the screws are removed, remove the metal cover shown.

Step 9

Gently remove the following:
Disconnect the battery ribbon cable.

Gently remove the following:

Disconnect the battery ribbon cable.

Step 10

Once the battery ribbon cable is detached, carefully remove the battery.

Once the battery ribbon cable is detached, carefully remove the battery.

Step 11

              Motherboard

Remove the following screws using the Phillips #000 screwdriver.
Eleven 4 mm screws in total.

Remove the following screws using the Phillips #000 screwdriver.

Eleven 4 mm screws in total.

Step 12

Remove the strip from the center right of the device on the motherboard.

Remove the strip from the center right of the device on the motherboard.

Step 13

Remove the larger strip on the upper-left on the device by lifting up the clip that holds it in place and gently remove it.

Remove the larger strip on the upper-left on the device by lifting up the clip that holds it in place and gently remove it.

Step 14

The speakers of the tablet are connected to the motherboard.
Parts of the motherboard are secured to the frame of the tablet with adhesive. Gently pry up to remove from the tablet.
The wire connected to the motherboard can be removed by lifting them from their shown slots.
You have now removed the motherboard .

The speakers of the tablet are connected to the motherboard.

Parts of the motherboard are secured to the frame of the tablet with adhesive. Gently pry up to remove from the tablet.

The wire connected to the motherboard can be removed by lifting them from their shown slots.

You have now removed the motherboard .

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

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babygirljm91 - May 2, 2017

My daughter’s tablet is jumping flashing glitching and showing vertical lines it just started happening out of the blue what can I do to fix it.

voneout - Sep 27, 2017

Is anybody knows what that black tape thing in the video?

https://youtu.be/etxKSTK3Gno?t=8m19s

Thank you!

voneout - Sep 29, 2017

That’s probably, the wifi antenna/booster….

fatmax55 - Feb 8, 2021

Io volevo comprare una scheda madre Lenovo Tab 2 a 10 - 70 l grazie

Andrea Pastore - Jun 27, 2022

this tablet does not support any android update anymore and has historical issues with wifi. Can any newer motherboard be installed with the same screen and battery and case? some sort of HW upgrade last trial before it ends in the bin…

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