Taking apart Lenovo ThinkPad L480

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Taking apart Lenovo ThinkPad L480 business laptop (type 20LS, 20LT).

In this guide I will be taking apart a Lenovo ThinkPad L480 (type 20LS, 20LT) business laptop. The disassembly process is pretty much straightforward except for the keyboard removal.

Here are some pros and cons of Lenovo ThinkPad L480 design I found during the disassembly process:
– All screws on the base cover are captive screws which is very convenient for in-field repairs.
– All major components are easily accessible after the base cover is removed.
– It supports a regular 2.5″ hard drive and PCIe NVMe M.2 solid state drive.
– You need a special tool to remove the keyboard (there is a workaround).

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How to disassemble Lenovo ThinkPad T570 and P51s

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How to disassemble Lenovo ThinkPad T570 and P51s laptops.

In this guide I explain how to disassemble a Lenovo ThinkPad T570 or ThinkPad P51s laptop. Both models are almost identical. The guide will work for machine types 20JW, 20JX, 20H9, 20HA.

For your convenience, at the end of this guide I will link to the official Lenovo hardware maintenance manual which explains how to properly maintain or troubleshoot the computer in a case of hardware failure.

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How to replace screen on Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 14 S3 P40 460

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How to replace screen on Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 14 S3 P40 460

This guide will help you to replace the touch screen assembly on a Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 14 laptop. It’s not necessary separate the display assembly from the base in order to replace the screen.

This is my second disassembly guide for this model. In the first guide I explained how to take apart the base assembly. Before taking apart the display panel I recommend disconnecting the battery.

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Taking apart Lenovo ThinkPad E460 E465

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Taking apart Lenovo ThinkPad E460 E465 machine types 20ET, 20EU, 20EX.

In this guide I show how to take apart a Lenovo ThinkPad E460 E465 laptop (machine types 20ET, 20EU, 20EX).

The pros and cons of Lenovo ThinkPad E460 E465 design:
– The keyboard is easily removable and replaceable.
– Both memory slots and the hard drive easily accessible.
– The battery can be replaced only after the motherboard is removed.
– The LCD screen can be replaced only after the display panel is removed.

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Lenovo Ideapad 320 disassembly

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Lenovo Ideapad 320 15 disassembly.

Today I explain how to disassemble a Lenovo Ideapad 320 laptop. In this particular guide I’m taking apart an Ideapad 320-15IAP (type 80XR) – the low end model but it will be very similar for all the following 15″ and 14″ models:

Ideapad 320-15IAP/Ideapad 320-15AST/
Ideapad 320-15ABR/Ideapad 320-15ABR Touch
Ideapad 320-15IKB (with cooling fan)
Ideapad 320-14IAP/Ideapad 320-14AST/
I will link to the service manual pdf at the end of this guide.

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Lenovo Ideapad 510-15IKB / 510-15ISK disassembly

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Lenovo Ideapad 510-15IKB 510-15ISK disassembly guide.

In this guide I present to you a complete disassembly of a Lenovo Ideapad 510-15IKB laptop (model 80SV). Also this guide will work for a Lenovo Ideapad 510-15ISK (model 80SR).

In the first part of the guide I take apart the laptop base. In the second part I will show how to remove the LCD screen. For your convenience, at the end of this guide I include a link to the official Lenovo service manual.

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Replacing screen on Lenovo Ideapad Flex 5 1470 1570

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Replacing screen on Lenovo Ideapad Flex 5-1470 model 81C9.

Today I’m replacing a failed screen on a Lenovo Ideapad Flex 5-1470 2-in-1 laptop (models 81C9, 80XA). Also, this guide works for a Lenovo ideapad Flex 5-1570 (models 80XB, 81CA) which is almost identical, just has a bigger screen. It is not easy to open up the display panel on this model. If you are a new to laptop disassembly, probably you should seek professional help.

This laptop was dropped and the screen backlight stopped working. I hope replacing the screen will fix this issue. I don’t have another screen for testing so I’m just guessing.

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Disassembly of Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen

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Disassembly of Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Generation laptop.

In this guide I show how to disassemble a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Generation laptop (type 20KH-CTO1WW). This guide will work for all machine types: 20KH and 20KG.

At the end of this guide I will add a link to the official Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon machine types 20KH and 20KG hardware maintenance manual.

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