Lenovo ThinkPad T460 LCD Assembly Replacement

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Lenovo ThinkPad T460 LCD Assembly Replacement

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Moderate

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Zeitaufwand

1 Stunde

Einleitung

Use this guide to replace the display assembly of your Lenovo ThinkPad T460.

The display assembly includes the screen bezel, hinges, camera/microphone module, WLAN and WWAN antennas, and the LCD (liquid-crystal display) screen. You may opt to replace the entire display assembly, rather than its individual components to save time. Some common symptoms of a faulty display assembly include a blank, black, or flickering screen, hinges that are stiff, loose, or dislocated, or webcam issues that cannot be resolved by fixing the laptop’s settings.

Make sure to disable the internal battery, power down your device, and disconnect from any external power sources before you begin.

Werkzeuge

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Before you begin this guide, make sure to disable the internal battery, power down your device, and disconnect from any external power sources.
Place the laptop so that the bottom is facing upwards.
Slide the latch on the left side of the battery to the left until it clicks in place.

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Slide the latch on the right side of the battery to the right and hold it in place with your thumb.
Use your other hand to slide the battery towards the back of the laptop.
Lift the battery up and away from the laptop.

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Loosen the eight captive screws in the bottom cover using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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Insert the flat end of a spudger in between the bottom cover and the rest of the laptop, starting in the lower left corner.
Pry the lower left corner of the bottom cover up by a few millimeters.
Slide the spudger along the bottom of the laptop to release the clips until you reach the lower right corner.
You may hear some snapping noises as the clips are released.

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Slide the spudger along the right and top sides of the bottom cover to release the clips.
You may hear some snapping noises as the clips are released.
Potential for device damage: If the clips do not release easily, check to ensure that the captive screws are fully loosened. Forcing the clips to detach can crack the bottom cover.

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Use the spudger to pry the upper left corner up by a few millimeters.
Pry up the sections of the bottom cover with printed logos of the ports.
Potential for device damage: Prying inside the ports themselves can damage your laptop. Be sure to only pry up on the sections of the cover that extend past the ports.

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Use the spudger to pry up the bottom cover in the lower portion of the external battery compartment by a few millimeters.

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Use both hands to lift the bottom cover up and away from the laptop.

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Remove the two 3.7 mm screws from the LCD cable bracket using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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Use a pair of tweezers to lift the LCD cable bracket away from the motherboard.

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Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the flat-topped LCD cable connector.

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Use your fingers to remove the cable from its slots.

When reassembling, make sure the LCD cable doesn’t go through the metal rectangular space on the top right, just above the fan and to the right of the battery compartment. This space is needed for the battery latches.

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Use the pointed end of a spudger to lift up the metal clip on the camera/microphone cable.

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Use the flat end of a spudger to detach the camera/microphone cable connector from its socket.

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Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the black and gray coaxial cables from the Wi-Fi card.
When reassembling, reattach the gray wire on the top and the black wire on the bottom.

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If your laptop has a WWAN card, disconnect the red and blue coaxial cables using the flat end of a spudger.
If your laptop does not have a WWAN card, remove the tape holding the red and blue coaxial cables in place.