Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon 4th Gen Fan Replacement

ID: 130561

Description: If the cooling fan in your Lenovo ThinkPad X1...

Steps:

1. Unscrew the nine captive screws on the bottom cover of the laptop using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
2. The screws do not fully come out of the back cover, so there is no need for screw management.
3. There are a few small clips around the edge that you may need to pry at to free them. An opening pick may be helpful for this process.

4. Lift the back cover up and off of the computer.

5. Peel off the black protective film to the left of the fan.

6. Do not remove the four screws closest to the fan. They do not affect the fan assembly.
7. Disconnect the antenna wires on green the wireless LAN card to the left of the fan.

8. Lift up the hinge connector that is attached to the fan's ribbon cable.
9. Carefully disconnect the cable by pulling outwards from the ribbon connector.

10. Loosen the screws on the 'x' configuration of metal.
11. These screws are held on to the metal 'x', so don't worry about them falling out.

12. Lift the fan upwards from the board.

13. It's best practice to replace the old thermal paste under the 'x' configuration of metal. (Guides on how to replace thermal paste can be found here.)