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The process to replace the keyboard on the Lenovo X1 ThinkPad Yoga 2nd Generation is a relatively complicated task. Through the next steps, the guide will explain the process to fully remove the keyboard.
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Flip over the laptop to access the back cover.
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Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the eight 8 mm screws.
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Follow the ribbon cable that runs from the left speaker to the motherboard.
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Pull the black connector up and release the cable wire by hand.
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Remove two 6 mm Phillips #0 screws from each speaker.
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Use your fingers to remove the speakers from the device.
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Use a spudger to pop the ribbon cable that runs from the upper-middle portion of the battery to the motherboard out of the motherboard.
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Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove one 6 mm screw from the bottom-middle portion of the battery.
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Lift up the small, metal tab using a spudger.
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Gently lift the ribbon cable from its socket using nylon-tipped reverse tweezers.
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Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, unscrew the four 4 mm screws directly next to the fan.
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Loosen the four 5 mm screws in the metal extension attached to the fan.
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Remove the fan using your fingers.
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Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove all 16 of the 6 mm screws connecting the motherboard to the computer.
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Using the nylon spudger, disconnect the grey and black wires.
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Using the nylon spudger, gently disconnect the pink tab from the motherboard.
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Carefully remove the black tape with your fingers.
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Lift the Black flap using a plastic spudger.
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Pull out the ribbon cable with the black tab.
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Remove the purple tab by gently pulling it out.
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Remove the blue tab by gently pulling it out.
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Gently lift up on the sides with your hands and remove the motherboard.
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Lift the black flap with the plastic spudger.
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Pull out the ribbon cable with the black tab.
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Use the spudger to gently pry up the ribbon cable.
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Use the spudger to disconnect the ribbon cable.
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Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the three 2.8 mm screws holding down this metal plate.
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Repeat the same process with the identical metal plate on the opposite side.
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Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two 5.4 mm screws connecting the hinge mount to the base.
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Repeat on the opposite hinge mount.
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Open the laptop hinge by pulling the screen away from the keyboard.
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Lift the keyboard up and off the hinge brackets.
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Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two 3.2 mm screws securing the metal bar on the right side.
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Repeat with the identical bar on the left.
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Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two 2.5 mm screws on the metal plate in the center of the keyboard.
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Carefully pull back on the black tab to remove the ribbon cable from the back of the keyboard.
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Use the plastic spudger to pry up the black plastic sheet on the back of the keyboard.
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Gently pull the sticky edges of the plastic sheet with your hands and a spudger.
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Lift and carefully remove the plastic sheet.
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Remove all the 2 mm screws from the back of the keyboard using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
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Gently lift the keyboard out of the laptop.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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