Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Motherboard Replacement

Geschrieben von: Michael Megna
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Motherboard Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Difficult

Schritte

15

Zeitaufwand

20 Minuten - 1 Stunde

Einleitung

In this guide, you will learn how to replace the motherboard in a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen. Be sure to power off your device and disconnect it from any power source before beginning.

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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 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.

Abschluss

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

Tinte & Feder

Michael Megna

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Step 3 should be removing the battery. There are 4 screws to do this.

Jesse Corbel -