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Use this guide to replace a broken or cracked screen on your Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 laptop.
For your safety, discharge your battery below 25% before disassembling your device. This reduces the risk of a dangerous fire if the battery is accidentally damaged during the repair. If your battery is swollen, take appropriate precautions.
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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 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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Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the six captive screws securing the battery.
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Grasp the top edge of the battery and lift to disconnect it.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the locking flap on the screen cable ZIF connector near the right edge of your laptop.
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Use your fingers to grip the screen cable and gently pull the connector out of its socket.
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Carefully guide the right screen-cable out from under its cutout in the motherboard, near the right hinge.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the locking flap on the screen cable ZIF connector near the left edge of your laptop.
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Use your fingers to grip the screen cable and gently pull the connector out of its socket.
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Slide an arm of a pair of angled tweezers under the metal neck of one of the Wi‑Fi card coaxial connectors, just below the left screen-cable.
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Lift straight up to disconnect the cable.
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Repeat the process to disconnect the other Wi‑Fi card cable.
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Use a spudger or your fingers to gently guide the two thinner cables (black and yellow) and the screen cable out of their clips on the edge of the left fan.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 4.6 mm‑long screws securing the charging port bracket.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen (not remove) all four hinge screws.
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Open your laptop 90 degrees and gently place it keyboard side down on a table, so the screen hangs over the edge.
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Support the screen with one hand and use your free hand to remove the four 4.4 mm–long Phillips screws securing the hinges.
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Hold the screen with both hands and lift the hinges out of their recesses to remove the screen.
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Make sure the screen hinges are open 90 degrees and guide them into their recesses in the frame.
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Install and partially tighten the four hinge screws.
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Close your laptop and make sure the screen is properly aligned. If it clicks or snaps, readjust the alignment.
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Fully tighten the hinge screws.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
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.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.
