Lenovo Flex 11 Chromebook Screen Replacement

ID: 200153

Description: Use this guide to replace the damaged screen...

Steps:

1. Power the laptop down and disconnect the charger and any peripheries before beginning.
2. Close the lid and turn the laptop over so the underside is facing up.
3. Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the ten 7 mm-long screws on the lower case.

4. Flip the Chromebook over again.
5. Open the lid 180 degrees, folding the Chromebook in half like a tablet.
6. Insert an opening pick between the palmrest and keyboard assembly and the chassis.
7. Slide the pick around the perimeter until the assembly releases.

8. Slowly lift the palmrest and keyboard assembly, with care not to strain the connected ribbon cables.
9. Flip up the locking flap securing the keyboard ribbon cable.
10. Disconnect the keyboard ribbon cable.

11. Flip up the locking flap securing the touchpad ribbon cable.
12. Disconnect the touchpad ribbon cable.
13. Remove the palmrest and keyboard assembly.

14. Remove the three 3 mm-long Phillips #00 screws securing the battery.

15. Use your fingernails to gently "walk" the battery connector directly out of its motherboard socket.
16. Remove the battery.

17. Disconnect the black and white Wi-Fi card coaxial cables.

18. Remove the six 5.4 mm-long Phillips screws securing the two hinges.
19. Remove the display assembly.

20. Using tweezers, remove the small rubber screw covers to reveal the screws underneath.
21. Unscrew the two 3.5 mm-long Phillips screws.
22. Remove the hinge cover.

23. Remove the three 2 mm-long hinge screws.

24. Using fingernail pressure or a plastic opening tool, pry the LCD bezel (screen) up from the LCD panel (case).
25. Slide the LCD bezel downwards to unhook it from the LCD panel.
26. Move the LCD bezel to the right of the LCD panel to expose the bracket underneath.

27. Remove the three 3.5 mm-long screws and one 2 mm-long bracket screw from the left side of the panel with a Phillips screwdriver.
28. Remove the bracket and LCD bezel from the LCD panel.
29. The bracket will remain connected to the LCD bezel.

30. Using tweezers, pry the small cover inside the remaining hinge out.
31. Gently remove the cable inside of the hinge.