Lenovo 14e Chromebook Palm Rest Assembly Replacement
ID: 200257
Description: Are you having issues with your Lenovo 14e...
Steps:
- Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the nine 8.6 mm screws from the back cover.
- Carefully remove the back cover from the Chromebook.
- You may hear clicking sounds as the cover becomes detached from the frame.
- Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four 5.5 mm screws holding the battery in place.
- Do not apply too much downward pressure when unscrewing the screws, as the interior contains many vital and fragile components.
- Gently disconnect the power interface using a pair of tweezers.
- Lift the battery out of the Chromebook.
- Disconnect the display cable from the top of the motherboard.
- Detach the white speaker cable connector from the bottom of the motherboard.
- Grasp the KB strip and disconnect it.
- DIsconnect the three MB strips.
- Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the 5.5mm screw holding the WLAN card in place.
- Disconnect the two wires from the WLAN card.
- Remove the WLAN card.
- Remove the 8.3 mm screw holding the bracket in place using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
- Remove the bracket.
- Remove the black 5.5 mm screw in the top right hinge using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
- Pull the hinge up.
- Remove the 5.5mm screws surrounding the motherboard using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
- Carefully remove the motherboard.
- Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the three screws from the daughterboard bracket.
- Remove the bracket.
- Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two screws from the daughterboard.
- Detach the two ribbon cables from the daughterboard and remove it from the laptop.
- Remove the surrounding audio frame in order to access and remove the wire.
- Remove the tape keeping the wire in place.
- Carefully remove the audio frames and the connecting red wire from the Chromebook.
- Gently remove the connecting keyboard wire.
- Separate the palm rest assembly from the screen.
- Repeat on the other side.
