Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 Screen Replacement

ID: 173516

Description: Use this guide to replace a broken or cracked...

Steps:

1. Shut down your laptop (don't just put it in sleep mode) and disconnect all cables.
2. Flip the laptop upside-down, and rotate it so the screen hinge faces towards you.

3. Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the six captive screws securing the base cover.

4. Press the tip of an opening pick into the seam between the base cover and the bottom-left corner of the frame (near the screen hinge).
5. It can be tricky to get the pick into the seam for the first time. Angle the pick vertically and press down with firm pressure.
6. Pivot the pick down and slide it around the corner to release the clips.

7. Slide the opening pick along the left edge to release the clips securing the cover.

8. Press the tip of an opening pick into the seam between the base cover and the bottom-right corner of the frame (near the screen hinge).
9. Pivot the pick down and slide it around the corner to release the clips.

10. Slide the opening pick along the right edge to release the clips securing the cover.

11. Grasp the base cover along the screen hinge edge and pull up to loosen the cover.

12. Lift and remove the base cover.

13. Because of the battery connector's design, the only way to disconnect the battery is by physically removing it.
14. Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the six captive screws securing the battery.

15. Grasp the top edge of the battery and lift to disconnect it.
16. You may feel a little resistance from the battery connector as it disconnects—that's normal.

17. Lift and remove the battery.

18. Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the locking flap on the screen cable ZIF connector near the right edge of your laptop.
19. Use your fingers to grip the screen cable and gently pull the connector out of its socket.

20. Carefully guide the right screen-cable out from under its cutout in the motherboard, near the right hinge.

21. Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the locking flap on the screen cable ZIF connector near the left edge of your laptop.
22. Use your fingers to grip the screen cable and gently pull the connector out of its socket.

23. Slide an arm of a pair of angled tweezers under the metal neck of one of the Wi‑Fi card coaxial connectors, just below the left screen-cable.
24. Lift straight up to disconnect the cable.
25. Repeat the process to disconnect the other Wi‑Fi card cable.

26. Use a spudger or your fingers to gently guide the two thinner cables (black and yellow) and the screen cable out of their clips on the edge of the left fan.

27. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 4.6 mm‑long screws securing the charging port bracket.

28. Remove the charging port bracket.

29. Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen (not remove) all four hinge screws.

30. Open your laptop 90 degrees and gently place it keyboard side down on a table, so the screen hangs over the edge.
31. Optionally, you can place a soft cloth under your keyboard to protect it.

32. Keep a firm grip on your laptop, as it can easily fall off the table.
33. Support the screen with one hand and use your free hand to remove the four 4.4 mm–long Phillips screws securing the hinges.

34. Hold the screen with both hands and lift the hinges out of their recesses to remove the screen.
35. During reassembly:
36. Make sure the screen hinges are open 90 degrees and guide them into their recesses in the frame.
37. Install and partially tighten the four hinge screws.
38. Close your laptop and make sure the screen is properly aligned. If it clicks or snaps, readjust the alignment.
39. Fully tighten the hinge screws.