Lenovo Flex 11 Chromebook Touchpad Replacement

ID: 200156

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

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. Flip up the locking flap securing the touchpad ribbon cable.
15. Disconnect the touchpad ribbon cable.

16. Hold the keyboard ribbon cable out of the way.
17. Remove the three Phillips screws securing the touchpad.
18. The screws are very easily damaged. Apply pressure downwards into the screws while removing to avoid stripping them.

19. Identify the hooks holding the touchpad to the keyboard.
20. Unhook the touchpad by applying downward pressure while sliding the module towards the two bottom hooks.
21. Remove the touchpad.