Lenovo ThinkCentre E73z - Replacing the LCD Panel

Toinstallthemicroprocessorsocketcover,dothefollowing:
1.Releasetheleversecuringthemicroprocessorretainerandopentheretainertoaccessthe
microprocessor.
2.Graspthemicroprocessoronthesidesandliftitstraightupandoutofthesocket.Donottouchthe
contactsonthemicroprocessorsocket.
3.Notetheorientationofthesocketcover.Alignthenotchesonthemicroprocessorsocketcover
withthealignmentkeysonthemicroprocessorsocket.Installonesideofthesocketcoverintothe
microprocessorsocket.
Figure41.Installingonesideofthesocketcoverintothemicroprocessorsocket
Note:Yourmicroprocessorsocketandcovermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustration.
4.Carefullypresstheothersideofthesocketcoverdownwardsuntilthesocketcoversnapsintoplace.
5.Carefullycheckthefourcornersofthesocketcovertomakesurethatthecoverissecuredinthe
microprocessorsocket.
6.Lowerthemicroprocessorretainer,andthenlowerthelevertosecuretheretainer.Makesurethe
leverislockedintoposition.
7.Followanyadditionalinstructionsincludedwiththereplacementpartyoureceived.
Note:Ifyoursystemboardhastwomicroprocessorsockets,besuretoinstallasocketcoverforeach
microprocessorsocket.
ReplacingtheLCDpanel
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe
“Importantsafetyinformation”onpage1
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheLCDpanel.
ToreplacetheLCDpanel,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Placeasoft,cleantowelorclothonthedeskorotheratsurface.Holdthesidesofyourcomputerand
gentlylayitdownsothatthescreenisagainstthesurfaceandthecoverisfacingup.
3.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage75.
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