Lenovo Yoga C930-13IKB Power Button Board Replacement

ID: 145054

Description: This guide includes all the steps, tools, and...

Steps:

  1. Flip the device over so that the underside is facing up.
  2. Remove the six 3.5 mm T5 Torx screws.
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  4. Pry off the back cover using the plastic opening tool.
  5. Loosen the back cover in multiple spots using the opening tool, then remove the whole back.
  6. You may have to run the plastic tool along the edges until you find a small gap to separate the back cover from the laptop.
  7. Do not use a metal tool when working with your device.
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  9. Carefully lift the cover off with your hands.
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  11. Unplug the battery from the motherboard by pinching the cables with your fingers and tugging out with force.
  12. Use the spudger for assistance.
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  14. Unscrew the four 3mm screws with a Phillips screwdriver.
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  16. The battery is still held in place with two stretch-release adhesive strips, similar to ones found in an iPhone.
  17. Use your fingers to pry up the clear plastic pull-tab for one of the stretch release adhesives.
  18. Grasp the pull-tab and slowly pull away from the battery at a shallow angle. The adhesive strip will stretch to many times its length and slowly release from underneath the battery.
  19. Repeat the procedure for the second strip on the opposite side of the battery.
  20. Be careful not to bend the battery. Breaking the battery is dangerous.
  21. Remove the battery with your hands.
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  23. Remove the screw ( 2 mm with a 5 mm head) that connect the SSD to the motherboard using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
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  25. Pinch the left side of the SSD card.
  26. Pull gently to the left, horizontal to the laptop.
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  28. Unscrew the two 2mm screws using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
  29. Gently lift out the digital pen spring using the iFixit opening tool.
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  31. Remove four 2 mm screws from the digital pen holder using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
  32. Do not remove the pen holder until the attached ribbon cable is uninstalled.
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  34. Using the angled ESD tweezers, gently lift the black tab on top of the ZIF connector on the motherboard which connects the power button ribbon cable.
  35. Gently pull the cable out from the connector.
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  37. Carefully lift out the digital pen holder with the attached power button ribbon cable.
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  39. Depress the power button, then gently pull and detach it using the angled ESD tweezers.
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