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The keyboard is an essential component of the device so that a user can properly type a command into the device. If the keyboard isn’t properly recording your strokes, you may need to replace it.
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Flip the computer over so the bottom is facing up.
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Remove nine 4mm Phillips #1 screws from the bottom of the computer.
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Use an iFixit opening tool to pry the back cover off of the laptop.
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Remove the five 4.5mm Phillips #1 screws that secure the battery.
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Using a pair of tweezers, push the sides of the white speaker wire toward the battery (where it says Lenovo) to unplug it.
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Remove the speakers from either side of the battery. The connecting wire will unthread from the sides of the battery.
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Lift the plastic black strip cover that's laying over the battery connector.
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Use the iFixit opening tool to flip up and disconnect the black battery connector from its motherboard socket.
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Gently pull the connector away from the battery to pull it out of the slot.
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Lift and remove the battery away from the computer.
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Remove four 4.5mm Phillips #1 screws from the corners of the heat sink.
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Gently peel back the black plastic covering around the fan.
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Using an iFixit opening tool, flip up the small black cover of the fan plug.
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Using tweezers, pull the plastic strip out.
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Gently peel back the black plastic covering.
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Remove the single Phillips #1 screw securing the wireless chip in place.
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Use an iFixit opening tool to gently pop the gold caps off their connections.
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Move these wires out of the way.
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Gently peel back the black plastic covering.
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Remove the single 2mm Phillips #1 screw from the hard drive's silver casing.
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Unplug the hard drive from the computer by pulling away from the computer.
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Using the iFixit opening tool, flip up the eight small covers from the cable connectors.
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Gently pull the cables out of the slots.
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Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove sixteen 4.5mm screws.
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Lift and remove the motherboard away from the computer.
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Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove 23 (twenty three) 4.5mm screws.
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Using the iFixit opening tool, lift the metal frame away from the keyboard.
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Lift and remove the keyboard away from the computer.
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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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Samw steps on gen 4, screws just in different places, thie guide worked great! Thanks :)
there's no need to remove the heat sink, SSD and wireless cards - you can just remove the motherboard in 1 piece with these still attached.
