Lenovo 100e Chromebook Teardown
- Remove the Bottom Cover. Remove 10 screws from the bottom cover.
- Remove the Battery Cable.
- Remove the LCD Cable from the Motherboard.
- Remove the Palmrest, Daughterboard and Touchpad Cables.
- Remove the Speaker Cable.
- Remove the Internal Parts.
- Remove the Palmrest.
- Remove the Touchpad.
Step 1 Keyboard
- Power down the Chromebook before starting the repair.
- Opening the Chromebook voids the manufacturer warranty.
- Flip the Chromebook so that the bottom is facing up.
- Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the six 6.6 mm screws on the bottom.
- Use a spudger to remove each of the 4 rubber feet.
If your Chromebook still isn't charging:
- Check if the charger or adapter cables are completely plugged in, both to your Chromebook and the wall.
- Make sure that the power outlet is working.
- Unplug your charger from the wall and your Chromebook.
- Plug your charger back in to your Chromebook, then the wall.
Factory reset your Chromebook
- Sign out of your Chromebook.
- Press and hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift + r.
- Select Restart.
- In the box that appears, select Powerwash. Continue.
- Follow the steps that appear and sign in with your Google Account.
- Once you've reset your Chromebook:
To remove your external storage devices, you must click the Eject button, which is located next to the device name on the left side of the Files window. Once you've clicked the Eject button, the device will vanish from your Files window, indicating that it is safe to remove from your Chromebook.
For you to reset your chromebook to factory defaults, press and hold Ctrl + Alt + Shift + r. Select Restart. In the box that appears, select Powerwash.
METHOD 1: Factory Reset the Chromebook while logged out of your account
- Log out of your device, or if you're already logged out, then ignore this first step.
- Press and hold simultaneously the following keys: CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + R.
- Select and confirm Restart option.
- A new box will load, click the Powerwash option.
Perform a hard reset by holding down the power and refresh keys for 10 seconds. Then check to see if the charging indicator light turns on when you plug in the charger. If not, try another hard reset and check back. If it works, they suggest charging it for an hour before trying to start it up again.
Your screen is definitely broken, almost definitely beyond repair, and a dropped chromebook is not covered by warranty (learned all this the hard way). HOWEVER, the screen can be replaced easily and fairly cheaply, in part because of the same flimsy casing that makes it easy to break.
Is your Chromebook battery draining fast? This could be for a variety of reasons. Your battery may be seeing greater demand with the increased use of Zoom or other applications. Or, it could be as simple a fix as adjusting the brightness of your screen.
If you encounter a missing battery icon, try a hardware reset as a next step. If this does not work, this seems to be a hardware issue and you will either want to contact a local repair shop, or Get help from your Chromebook manufacturer.
How to Check Your Chromebook's Battery Health
- Hit Ctrl + Alt + t to open the Crosh.
- Type 'battery test' and hit Enter.
- Here's your battery's health, measured in a percentage out of 100 percent.
- If your Chromebook is unplugged, it will run its battery discharge test, which checks how much of your battery drains in 5 minutes.
Unlike its competitors, the HP Chromebook 14 doesn't have enough battery life to make it through a day. The Laptop Mag Battery Test needed only 6 hours and 42 minutes to drain the notebook of its charge, a time that the Dell (13:25) and the Toshiba (10:05) both beat.
Batteries have memory tooThe idea is that modern batteries have the ability to stop accepting a charge once they're full. Because of this, it's actually safe to leave your Chromebook charging overnight or for the duration of its active daily usage: but that doesn't mean you ought to.
Chromebooks cannot be overcharged. Leaving them plugged in all the time will ensure that your Chromebook is fully charged when you need to use the battery. Leaving your Chromebook plugged in will also keep your Chromebook battery from fully discharging.
These are signs of a battery that needs to be replaced on a Chromebook: The battery doesn't hold a charge. The battery life has been reduced. Battery drains quickly.
Laptops are only as good as their batteries, however, and proper care of your battery is essential to making sure it retains a long life and charge. Leaving your laptop plugged in constantly is not bad for your battery, but you will need to be careful of other factors, such as heat, to prevent your battery from damage.
How to Improve Chromebook Battery Life
- Turn down screen brightness.
- Avoid updates while running on battery.
- Remove Unnecessary Chrome Browser Extensions.
- Unplug unneeded devices To save battery life, remove other devices like phones that are charging or headphones.
- Turn off Bluetooth.
- When inactive, lock your screen.
