Lenovo Yoga C930-13IKB Fingerprint Reader Replacement

Geschrieben von: Elizabeth Miller

Kommentare: 10

Lenovo Yoga C930-13IKB Fingerprint Reader Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Easy

Schritte

Zeitaufwand

15 Minuten

Einleitung

This guide includes all the steps, tools, and parts necessary to disassemble the Lenovo Yoga C930-13IKB to access and replace the fingerprint reader.

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Lenovo Yoga C930-13IKB Fingerprint Reader

Schritt 1

Flip the device over so that the underside is facing up.
Remove the six 3.5 mm T5 Torx screws.

Schritt 2

Pry off the back cover using the plastic opening tool.
Loosen the back cover in multiple spots using the opening tool, then remove the whole back.
You may have to run the plastic tool along the edges until you find a small gap to separate the back cover from the laptop.
Do not use a metal tool when working with your device.

The gap is so small that I wasn’t able to insert anything to pry the cover up. The suction cup tool lifted the cover off easily.

Thomas Capobianco -

There is a very convenient spot to begin the prying process. Up by the hinge, where the metal back turns in perpendicular to the edge to get around the hinge mechanism, there is a gap between the cover and the rest of the laptop where it can be pried up easily. From there it is easy to run a tool and widen the gap all the way around.

Alex Yantis -

Schritt 3

Carefully lift the cover off with your hands.

Schritt 4

Unplug the battery from the motherboard by pinching the cables with your fingers and tugging out with force.
Use the spudger for assistance.

Pull cables toward yourself.

Delphine Jacquet - 23/02/21

I was not able to grasp the wires with the battery mounted. Once I removed the battery from the case, the connector was easy to remove

Thomas Capobianco -

Schritt 5

Unscrew the four 3mm screws with a Phillips screwdriver.

I used a PH000 for this

Matt Orienter -

Schritt 6

The battery is still held in place with two stretch-release adhesive strips, similar to ones found in an iPhone.
Use your fingers to pry up the clear plastic pull-tab for one of the stretch release adhesives.
Grasp the pull-tab and slowly pull away from the battery at a shallow angle. The adhesive strip will stretch to many times its length and slowly release from underneath the battery.
Repeat the procedure for the second strip on the opposite side of the battery.
Be careful not to bend the battery. Breaking the battery is dangerous.
Remove the battery with your hands.

There are two clear plastic tabs wrapped around the sides of the battery that connect to the glue strips between the battery and the backlight cover. All you have to do is peel the clear strips from the battery and pull them away. The glue under the battery pulls out like a Command Strip. No need to wreck your backlit cover and possibly the cabling underneath with tools.

Brian Storm - 15/10/20

Oh man I really wish I would have expanded the comments before continuing; something that took me an hour of painstaking prying could have been taken care of in 30 seconds. USE THE PULL TABS TO REMOVE THE ADHESIVE STRIPS!

Ben Borgert -

Hi Brian,

Thanks for the tips! I’ll amend the guide to include this info.

Arthur Shi -

I still don’t understand Step 6. Also does the new battery stick to the existing adhesive strip?

Allen Michael Cohen -

@BenBorgert - agree 100%!! I would also add that I had to give the cover a nudge towards the hinge (something seemed to click into place) to get the screw holes lined up

Thomas Capobianco -

Schritt 7

Remove the single 2 mm screw from the fingerprint reader cover plate using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Gently lift and slide out the cover plate using a pair of angled ESD tweezers.

Schritt 8

Using the angled ESD tweezers, gently lift the black tab on top of the ZIF connector on the fingerprint reader.
Gently pull the ribbon cable out from the connector using the tweezers.