Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 Motherboard Replacement

ID: 199224

Description: If your Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 fails to...

Steps:

1. Unscrew the seven 8 mm screws from the back of your device with the JIS #000 screwdriver.

2. Use the Jimmy tool to pry off the back of the device.

3. Use precision tweezers or your fingers to gently unplug the battery connector directly out of the motherboard socket.

4. Remove the five 6 mm screws that hold the battery in place with the JIS #0 screwdriver.

5. Gently use your fingers to lift the battery up and out.

6. Using the precision tweezers, gently disconnect the thermal sensor wire (the thin grey and black wires) from the Wi-Fi card.

7. Using the precision tweezers, gently disconnect the motherboard wire (the thick black wire wrapped in thermal tape).

8. Using the precision tweezers, gently disconnect the fan power cable (the bundle of thin wires) from the motherboard.

9. Move all of the disconnected wires (thermal sensor wire, motherboard wire, fan power cable) out of the way.

10. Remove the three 7 mm screws with the JIS #00 screwdriver.

11. Remove the cooling fan from your device.

12. Remove the four 7 mm screws with the JIS #000 screwdriver

13. Carefully remove the heat sink from the device.

14. Remove the three 7 mm screws with the JIS #000 screwdriver.

15. Use your fingers to unplug the low-voltage power wire (red and black wire).

16. Use your fingers to gently unplug the control wire trio (red, white, and blue wire).

17. Use your fingers to gently unplug the display cable (black wired plug).

18. Remove the 3 mm screw from the shielding cover with the JIS #000 screwdriver.

19. Lift up the motherboard.

20. Use your fingers to gently unplug the flat ribbon cable (white cable) from the back of the motherboard.
21. Use your fingers to gently unplug the shielded ribbon cable (black cable) from the back of the motherboard.

22. Remove the motherboard.