Lenovo ThinkPad A285 Hinge Replacement

ID: 199983

Description: This guide is for people whose hinge on their...

Steps:

1. Flip your laptop over so the bottom panel is facing up.
2. Use a Phillips #0 to loosen the five screws holding the back panel to the laptop.
3. These screws do not come all the way out, so loosen until free spinning.
4. Lift the bottom of the panel to separate the back panel away from the device.
5. Remove the back panel.

6. Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four 5 mm screws connecting the battery to the device.
7. Slide the battery away from the connector on the motherboard to remove it.
8. When replacing the battery, make sure to slide the fins on either side of the bottom edge of the battery into the their respective slots.

9. Remove the six Phillips #0 screws securing the two hinges.

10. Pry open the screen with an opening tool to gain access to the other set of hinge screws behind the screen.

11. Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove each of the two screws securing the display hinges.