Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Keyboard Replacement

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Keyboard Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Difficult

Schritte

26

Zeitaufwand

15 Minuten

Einleitung

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    • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to unscrew the five screws that secure the back cover to the laptop.

    • The screws do not completely come off from the back cover. Loosen until the screws are completely loose.

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    • Use a Jimmy to lift the cover directly up off of the locating pins.

    • Though a metal opening tool is shown in the image, we recommend using plastic opening tools to minimize any cosmetic damage.

    • Remove the back cover.

    • If you encounter resistance when lifting the cover, revisit the screws to see if any of them are still threaded on to the device.

    I thank you for these instructions. They were quite helpful and I successfully replaced the fan. There is one thing however. Your instructions stated the following: "Be sure to pull on all of the cables at the same time."

    I disagree. One should never pull the wires. I was able to nudge the one part of the connector loose from the other part that it fit into." I then put the new fan in and gently and carefully pushed the connecting parts together.

    Otherwise, your instructions were clear and to the point. Thank you very much

    ALAN L SILBERLIGHT -

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    • Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four 5 mm screws that secure the battery to the laptop frame.

    The screw holes do not align 100%. Dont tighten all the screws as you re-insert them, leave just a little bit of play so that you can push the battery slightly until all the screws fit nicely, then tighten them. A little bit of DIY wisdom helps here. :-)

    Michael Dauer -

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    • Take out the battery by lifting it from the bottom edge of the laptop, and then pulling away from the motherboard.

    Recommend changing the command language to lifting from the TOP edge, as the BOTTOM edge is secured.

    Alexander Van Auker -

    Thank you, was wondering what I'm doing wrong

    Ash Weber-Campbell -

    You forgot to tell people to disconnect the battery from the motherboard before removing…

    Becky -

    Agree with both comments above: lift from top left and top right of battery. This disconnects it and it lifts out and away.

    Marc G -

    In my 6th generation X1 Carbon there are two wires that are routed on the edge of the battery and have to be moved out of the way. These are antenna cables, be gentle with them, kinks and indents change their high frequency properties and may lead to problems with your WIFI.

    Michael Dauer -

    Before removing laptop cover you can disable the battery in the bios before beginning work for extra safety. Battery will be re-enabled at next startup automatically.

    Darryl S -

    How do I know the generation of my X1 Carbon?

    Does this batter fit all generations?

    eric gofreed -

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    • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the single screw that secures the SSD to the motherboard.

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    • Carefully remove the SSD by lifting it and pulling it out of the pins towards the battery of the laptop.

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    • Carefully peel the thermal pad off of the back of the SSD.

    • If the thermal pad is in good shape, you can reuse it by applying it to the replacement SSD.

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    • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to loosen the four screws that secure the fan to the motherboard.

    • The screws do not completely come off from the fan mount. Loosen until the screws are completely loose.

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    • Use nylon tipped tweezers, or your fingers, to gently pull the fan's power cable towards the SSD, disconnecting it from the pins.

    • Be sure to pull on all of the cables at the same time.

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    • Use a plastic opening pick to lift the fan mount.

    • Use your fingers to gently pull the fan diagonally away from where it is connected.

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    • Turn the fan over to expose the interior.

    • If necessary, clean out the fan or wipe away and replace the thermal paste.

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    • Remove each of the 7 main ribbon cables that connect the motherboard to the rest of the laptop.

    • Detach the last ribbon cable in the same way as before.

    • These connectors and cables and are all very fragile. Handle with care.

    • For the red and orange cables, use a spudger to lift the black plastic bar.

    • The bar should be lifted to the point where it can move easily.

    Somewhere between these steps the battery was removed. Can you add a step here describing that?

    Bill Brown -

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    • Place a spudger under the cables to disconnect them from the WAN card.

    • Tweezers or a hook may also be used for this step.

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    • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the two 3mm screws that secure the IO bracket.

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    • The antenna brackets act as a securing mount for the motherboard to the device.

    • Remove the two 3mm antenna bracket screws using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

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    • Lift from the location of the screw towards you. Then pull towards the screw side to remove the bracket.

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    • The housing for the SD card slot is directly attached to the device.

    • Remove and unscrew the two 5mm screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver..

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    • Using an iFixit SIM card screw head tip, apply pressure to the hole to disconnect the SD card slot from the device.

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    • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove each of the four remaining 3mm screws securing the motherboard to the device.

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    • Lift from the top of the motherboard towards you.

    • Pull away from the IO port side to remove the motherboard.

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    • Carefully remove cord from daughterboard.

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    • Use a PH0 screwdriver to remove the three 2mm screws holding the daughterboard in place.

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    • Remove daughterboard (Explained in another guide).

    • Use a PH0 screwdriver to remove the two 2mm screws holding the USB port in place.

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    • Remove the tape covering screws holding the keyboard in place.

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    • Be careful not to lose any of the screws.

    • Remove the seventy-two 0.5mm screws holding keyboard in place.

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    • This will break the adhesive, this is necessary.

    • Carefully push the keyboard from the front, starting at the edge (Left edge is depicted).

Abschluss

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

Tinte & Feder

Sutthikiat Sungkeetanon

Mitglied seit: 03/10/22

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Thanks for posting that. What a project!

Thomas Duncan -