Lenovo ThinkPad T460 Wi-Fi Card Replacement

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.

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.

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

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.

Slide the spudger along the right and top sides of the bottom cover to release the clips.

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.

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

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

Use your fingers to lift up the black flap covering the Wi-Fi card.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the gray and black coaxial wires from the Wi-Fi card.

Remove the single 3.7 mm screw from the right side of the Wi-Fi card using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Use your fingers to lift the Wi-Fi card up and out of its slot.

This laptop does not include a WWAN card, but if yours does, follow the same procedure as Steps 9-12 to remove it.