Lenovo A1000L Important service information

Lenovo IdeaTab A1000L Hardware Maintenance Manual
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Thischapterpresentsthefollowingimportantserviceinformation:
•“StrategyforreplacingFRUs”onpage16
– “Important notice for replacing a system board” on page17
•“ImportantinformationaboutreplacingRoHScompliantFRUs”onpage18
Before replacing parts:
Makesurethatallsoftwarefixes,drivers,andBIOSdownloadsareinstalled
beforereplacinganyFRUslistedinthismanual.
Afterasystemboardisreplaced,ensurethatthelatestBIOSisloadedtothe
systemboardbeforecompletingtheserviceaction.
Todownloadsoftwarefixes,drivers,andBIOS,followthestepsbelow:
1. Gotohttp://consumersupport.lenovo.com/.
2. EnteraserialnumberorselectaproductoruseLenovosmartdownloading.
3. SelecttheBIOS/Driver/Applicationsanddownload.
4. Followthedirectionsonthescreenandinstallthenecessarysoftware.
Important service information
Important:
BIOSanddevicedriverfixesarecustomer‐installable.TheBIOSanddevice
driversarepostedonthecustomersupportsite:
http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/.
Strategy for replacing FRUs