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This guide shows how to remove and replace the base cover (or back cover) for your Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 laptop.
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Shut down your laptop (don't just put it in sleep mode) and disconnect all cables.
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Flip the laptop upside-down, and rotate it so the screen hinge faces towards you.
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Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to loosen the six captive screws securing the base cover.
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Press the tip of an opening pick into the seam between the base cover and the bottom-left corner of the frame (near the screen hinge).
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Pivot the pick down and slide it around the corner to release the clips.
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Slide the opening pick along the left edge to release the clips securing the cover.
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Press the tip of an opening pick into the seam between the base cover and the bottom-right corner of the frame (near the screen hinge).
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Pivot the pick down and slide it around the corner to release the clips.
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Slide the opening pick along the right edge to release the clips securing the cover.
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Grasp the base cover along the screen hinge edge and pull up to loosen the cover.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.
