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Lenovo ThinkPad W541 Touchpad Replacement

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    • Slide the clips outwards and remove the battery by pushing upwards.

    • Remove the two Phillips #00 screws on the cover plate. Remove the cover plate.

    • Remove four 9.0 mm Phillips #00 case screws.

    • Remove three 9.0 mm Phillips #00 screws circled with red in the second picture.

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    • Slot the pry bar below the keypad as shown in the first picture below and push upwards.

    • Remove the six Phillips #000 screws circled with red in the second picture, lift up the keyboard.

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    • Open the black clips connected to the motherboard and remove the ribbon cable.

    • Use a pry bar to pry open the black protective casing upwards.

    • Flip the casing over. Open the black clips upwards and remove the cable.

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    • Remove the four 2.0 mm Phillips #000 screws circled with red in the first picture.

    • Carefully remove the metal tape and save for reassembly.

    • Apply slight pressure to the back of the broken trackpad.

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    • Remove old trackpad and replace with a new one.

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

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Since I fixed the touchpad my lid sensor doesn't work anymore, the notebook has no reaction on closing or opening the lid. Still searching for the reason.

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