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Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement

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  1. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Preparations: stap 1, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Before you begin, be sure to turn off your laptop and unplug it from the outlet.

    Wouldn’t the risk of ESD damage be a bigger concern than electrical shock from a 20V/90W power supply? I mean, it would hurt, but it almost certainly wouldn’t kill you.

    Arie Copley-Radder - Antwoord

  2. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Locate the battery: stap 2, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Flip the computer upside down.

    • The red rectangle shows the location of the battery.

  3. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Unlock the left switch: stap 3, afbeelding 1 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Unlock the left switch: stap 3, afbeelding 2 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Unlock the left switch: stap 3, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • Locate the two switches that lock the battery. Push the left-hand switch outward into the "unlocked" position.

  4. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Remove the battery: stap 4, afbeelding 1 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Remove the battery: stap 4, afbeelding 2 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Remove the battery: stap 4, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • Now push and hold the right clip to the right while using your other hand to gently slide the battery away from the computer.

  5. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Locate the hard drive enclosure: stap 5, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Locate the hard drive enclosure (marked by the red rectangle).

  6. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Remove enclosure: stap 6, afbeelding 1 van 2 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Remove enclosure: stap 6, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Use a small Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the single screw that holds down the hard drive enclosure cover.

    • The screw is designed to remain within the plastic cover. Don't worry about extracting it completely.

    • Carefully remove the hard drive enclosure cover.

  7. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Remove SSD/hard drive: stap 7, afbeelding 1 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Remove SSD/hard drive: stap 7, afbeelding 2 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Remove SSD/hard drive: stap 7, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • Gently pull the black pull tab out from above the hard drive. Continue pulling on the pull tab until the hard drive and the two plastic rails come out of the enclosure.

    • Pull on the tab firmly but slowly. The hard drive should come out of the enclosure effortlessly.

  8. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Remove plastic rails: stap 8, afbeelding 1 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Remove plastic rails: stap 8, afbeelding 2 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Remove plastic rails: stap 8, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • Remove the plastic rails from the old SSD/hard drive and place them on the new SSD/hard drive.

    One question: I wanted to replace my broken ssd with a new one. What do I do with the black plastic pull tab? I cannot really take it off and put it on the new drive. I'm afraid I wont be able to pull it out again if I don't have this on the new one. Or do I need to buy one? What is it called properly? Would be great to get some help on this!

    Rete - Antwoord

  9. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, remove screws: stap 9, afbeelding 1 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, remove screws: stap 9, afbeelding 2 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, remove screws: stap 9, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • There are 2 screws securing the keyboard. You can identify them by a small keyboard symbol (marked by an orange rectangle in the second picture).

    • Once you have located the two screws, remove them with a small Phillips screwdriver.

  10. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, remove strip above keyboard: stap 10, afbeelding 1 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, remove strip above keyboard: stap 10, afbeelding 2 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, remove strip above keyboard: stap 10, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • This step is not required.

    • Gently pull the strip out from the case.

    How do I reinsert this strip? When I insert the bottom clips first I can’t get the top ones in and vice versa. Also I don’t understand the mechanism of the top clips, why do they have the shape they do?

    Daan - Antwoord

  11. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, pop keyboard out of the casing: stap 11, afbeelding 1 van 2 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, pop keyboard out of the casing: stap 11, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Use a a plastic spudger (or a flat screwdriver) to push the keyboard towards the screen. This will pop the bottom of the keyboard out of the casing.

  12. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, lift keyboard: stap 12, afbeelding 1 van 2 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, lift keyboard: stap 12, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Carefully lift the keyboard so that you can access its connector.

  13. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Unplug keyboard: stap 13, afbeelding 1 van 2 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Unplug keyboard: stap 13, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Carefully unplug the connector by pulling.

    Don't pull on the orange band, as shown in the picture. For me it immediately ripped, even with only minimal force applied, thus ruining the wire.

    Alex Stahl - Antwoord

  14. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, done: stap 14, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • You are done - the keyboard is not connected to the laptop any more and can be replaced.

  15. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Screen Module: stap 15, afbeelding 1 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Screen Module: stap 15, afbeelding 2 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Screen Module: stap 15, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • Remove five 5.7mm screws from the bottom.

  16. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 16, afbeelding 1 van 2 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 16, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Unscrew two 5.7mm screws from the top of the bottom of the laptop.

  17. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 17, afbeelding 1 van 2 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 17, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Pull the palm rest off the laptop board.

  18. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 18, afbeelding 1 van 2 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 18, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Unlock the white seal and disconnect the blue cable.

  19. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 19, afbeelding 1 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 19, afbeelding 2 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 19, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • Carefully disconnect blue and red cables and remove them from plastic case.

  20. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 20, afbeelding 1 van 2 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 20, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Unlock white seal and diconnect blue cable from upper corner.

  21. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 21, afbeelding 1 van 2 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 21, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Remove two 4.1mm screws from the black frame.

  22. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 22, afbeelding 1 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 22, afbeelding 2 van 3 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 22, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • Carefully pull off black frame from laptop board.

  23. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 23, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Carefully lift the screen module straight up to detach from board.

    Two screws need to be removed on the back to detach the screen module

    Philipp Hausberg - Antwoord

  24. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Motherboard: stap 24, afbeelding 1 van 2 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement, Motherboard: stap 24, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Remove a total of twenty-three 4.1mm screws from around the black plastic in the board.

  25. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 25, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Disconnect black and red wires from bottom right corner.

  26. Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 26, afbeelding 1 van 2 Lenovo Thinkpad x230 Motherboard Replacement: stap 26, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Carefully detach the motherboard (black plastic) from the laptop.

Conclusie

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

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6 opmerkingen

is the cpu replaceable on one of these, or its soldered to the mobo? I want some laptop from the X- series wich will be able to handle an i7 (best if x230 as it is the newest i can afford)

Marcin - Antwoord

The X230 CPU is soldered to the board. i7 not really worth it because the performance difference is about +5% and battery life is poor compared to the i5 X230.

Marshall Richards -

i am using lenovo x230, when i press the power button not show screen POST Bios (Blank Screen) but the power button and the flash light on. What is my x230 problem ? htttp://www.designstrusted.com

hanif.fuqoha - Antwoord

Great walk-through.

I used this for my x220, which was identical apart from three minor differences.

Many thanks.

chris.r - Antwoord

Really clear document, better to use than Youtube videos.

Koulutus5 Terasoft - Antwoord

many thanks for your contribution to us all

Mark G - Antwoord

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