Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

9

Time Required

                          10 - 15 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Hard Drive
  • 1 step
  • Upper Case
  • 7 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Flip the ThinkPad over so that it is upside down.
  • Slide the highlighted tab to the left.
  • With your finger on the tab, remove the battery by lifting it upwards away from the laptop.

Flip the ThinkPad over so that it is upside down.

Slide the highlighted tab to the left.

With your finger on the tab, remove the battery by lifting it upwards away from the laptop.

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Step 2

              Hard Drive
  • Remove the highlighted screw with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
  • Pull the hard drive out.

Remove the highlighted screw with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Pull the hard drive out.

Step 3

              Upper Case
  • Make sure the laptop is upside down and oriented in the direction shown.
  • Remove the six 16.7mm screws inside the circled holes.

Make sure the laptop is upside down and oriented in the direction shown.

Remove the six 16.7mm screws inside the circled holes.

Step 4

  • Rotate the ThinkPad so that the hard drive bay is facing you.
  • Remove the black cover to reveal a 14.8mm screw.
  • Remove the uncovered screw with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Rotate the ThinkPad so that the hard drive bay is facing you.

Remove the black cover to reveal a 14.8mm screw.

Remove the uncovered screw with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 5

  • Flip the ThinkPad over and open the LCD panel.
  • Pry apart the keyboard with a plastic opening tool or with your fingers.

Flip the ThinkPad over and open the LCD panel.

Pry apart the keyboard with a plastic opening tool or with your fingers.

Step 6

  • Be careful not to pull out the keyboard carelessly; there is a connector underneath it!
  • Lift the front end of the keyboard as shown.
  • Using your fingers, remove the black film cover.

Be careful not to pull out the keyboard carelessly; there is a connector underneath it!

Lift the front end of the keyboard as shown.

Using your fingers, remove the black film cover.

Step 7

  • Locate the connector attached to the motherboard.
  • Disconnect the ribbon cable by removing the connector.

Locate the connector attached to the motherboard.

Disconnect the ribbon cable by removing the connector.

Step 8

  • Lift and remove the keyboard.
  • Remove the two 5.6mm screws.
  • Remove the 16.7mm screw.

Lift and remove the keyboard.

Remove the two 5.6mm screws.

Remove the 16.7mm screw.

Step 9

  • You will need to use a little force. Be wary of the tabs.
  • Pry off the upper case with your hands.

You will need to use a little force. Be wary of the tabs.

Pry off the upper case with your hands.

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

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