Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Wi-Fi Card Replacement

Geschrieben von: Dylan McDowell

Kommentare: 12

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Wi-Fi Card Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

Zeitaufwand

45 Minuten

Einleitung

This guide will take you through the process of replacing the Wifi Card on your Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen. Make sure that your drivers are up to date and the Wi-Fi card is visible in “Device Manager”. If your computer is having difficulty connecting to Wi-Fi and the card is not visible, this replacement will help.

Before you begin: Please remove the power from the unit as this could cause harm during the process. Also, make sure to ground yourself on any nearby metal or wear a grounding bracelet. This is to prevent any damage to the electrical components that could be touched.

In order to complete this project, provided are 8 simple steps to complete the project and get back to surfing the net.

Werkzeuge

Ersatzteile

intel model 8265NGW Wifi Card

Schritt 1

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.

Schritt 2

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 -

Schritt 3

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 -

Schritt 4

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 - 07/10/20

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 - 31/03/21

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 - 12/03/23

Schritt 5

Locate the Wi-Fi Card on the side of the device opposite to the fan. It should have one black and one white pin connector wires as well as one retainer screw.
Use a plastic opening tool to lift up the two coaxial cables from the Wi-Fi Card.

I believe that the pins in this picture #3 (the close up of the wires on their pins , is backwards) You can even see in the ifixit picture that the label says main but the pin says auxiliary!!

Please can someone check??

Marc G -

Schritt 6

Use a Phillips #0 Screwdriver to unscrew the 3 mm screw holding down the Wifi card.

I had to use a PH1.

Marc G -

Schritt 7

Carefully slide the Wifi Card towards the center of the device to disconnect it.
It may help to use an opening tool to get some leverage and slide it out.