Lenovo G50-80 80E5 Removing top panel Replacement

ID: 100585

Description:

Steps:

1. Place the laptop on a flat surface with the back cover facing up and the hinges facing you.

2. Slide the tab positioned on the right side to the right.
3. You will know this has been done correctly when you can see the red surface beneath the tab.

4. Move the left tab to the left to release the battery.
5. You will hear an audible 'click' and see the battery separate from the rest of the laptop.

6. Hold the battery at the top seam between it and the laptop.
7. Roll the battery towards yourself.
8. Lift the battery out of the laptop.

9. Remove the three screws securing the outer cover of the laptop using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

10. Slide the cover away from the hinges and lift the panel off.

11. Locate the 3 screws on the bottom securing the keyboard in place.
12. One Screw will be located under a Lenovo security sticker. Break sticker to gain access to screw.

13. Starting on the side, gently pry up using spudge.

14. Continue prying around the top of the keyboard

15. Once the top of keyboard is loose, gently lift up

16. lift up bottom of keyboard slightly, to access keyboard ribbon

17. Using tweezers, lift up clip to remove keyboard ribbon cable.

18. Keyboard ribbon cable removed
19. Once ribbon is removed, keyboard can be lifted out

20. Remove wifi wires by lifting up

21. locate power and monitor cable on bottom side next to fan

22. remove power cable with tweezers by gently pullying

23. remove monitor cable by gently pulling on tab straight up

24. Monitor and power cable disconnected

25. Disconnect the fan wires from the motherboard by lifting upwards

26. Locate the 3 screws holding fan in place
27. Remove 3 screws
28. fan should lift out of place

29. lift clip to remove ribbon cable for think pad.

30. lift clip to remove power button ribbon cable.

31. Begin by locating screws on bottom panel

32. Remove screws using a 001 phillips screw driver.

33. Once screws are removed, begin by gently prying up in one corner using a spudge
34. Continue to center and then around to opposite side.
35. once all sides have been pried open, lift top half off

36. Top covered removed