Teardown of IBM ThinkPad i Series 1200

crwdns2936071:01crwdne2936071:0 — Drums

Before beginning, ensure the notebook is powered off.

crwdns2936071:02crwdne2936071:0 — HDD (Hard Drive)

Remove the screw in the lower corner.

crwdns2936071:03crwdne2936071:0 — RAM cover

Remove the indicated screw from the backside of the notebook.

crwdns2936071:04crwdne2936071:0 — Keyboard

Open the screen and lay it off the side in a flat manner.

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Remove the indicated screws on the backside of the PC.

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Slide the keyboard down so that the covers from above aren't blocked and as so we will be able to remove them more easily.

crwdns2936071:07crwdne2936071:0 — Internal RAM

Remove the three indicated screws from the backside.

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Remove the RAM compartment.

crwdns2936071:09crwdne2936071:0 — Ethernet card

Remove the two indicated screws.

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Remove the Ethernet card.

crwdns2936071:011crwdne2936071:0 — Optical drive

Remove the indicated screws from the backside of the PC.

crwdns2936071:012crwdne2936071:0 — Display

First, remove the plastic components indicated.

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Remove the two indicated screws.

crwdns2936071:014crwdne2936071:0 — CPU

Remove the plastic frame that surround the netbook.

crwdns2936071:015crwdne2936071:0 — Thermic paste change

Clean the fan and the old CPU paste.

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Place new thermic paste and start putting your PC back together.

crwdns2936071:017crwdne2936071:0 — Dismantling the dislpay.

Once step 13 is completed.

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Remove the indicated screws that hold the led board.

crwdns2936071:019crwdne2936071:0 — Inverter

Remove the indicated screws that hold the metallic covering.

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Power supply connectors from motherboard to inverter.