Comments on: How to take apart Lenovo ThinkPad Edge

By: Mostafa

Mostafa — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 08:01:44 +0000

Thank you very useful.

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 19:13:29 +0000

Great guide – thanks for this. Just a curious note – I just replace a keyboard with a OEM part on the Edge 15. The new keyboard only has 2 connections. It’s completely missing the one on the right – the clear cable. It’s pretty well hard wired into the old keyboard, so I couldn’t see any way of moving it to the new.

So I ended up going ahead without that cable, and everything seems to work. Any idea what that cable was for? Lenovo’s service manual did not show that cable either.

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 20:04:35 +0000

In reply to abbas. @ abbas, I don't know any easy way to fix it. If the BIOS got corrupted while updating there is not much you can do besides replacing the motherboard.

By: abbas

abbas — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 11:25:56 +0000

Hi,
I have the same laptop as above it died while updating the bios, where can I find the bios on the motherboard as I minght need to replace it or reprogram it.
by the way if you have experienced that issue and you have any idea please do share them with me please. the laptop is totaly dead the LED comes on and the fan but nothing else screen totaly blank.

Thanks and Regards,

By: Florian

Florian — Fri, 31 May 2013 10:07:56 +0000

hy, iÂ´ve seen your website and i think you doing a good job while showing people how to dissassamble your pc/notebook right.

but iÂ´ve got a question. i need a motherboard for a lenovo 1143-A18, do you know where to get one of these? i allready asked lenovo, but they donÂ´t give me any answers. im outta the guarantee so i have to do it my way anyways.

so do you have a good contact for notebook parts of ibm or lenovo?
i would be happy to hear from you.

best regards.

Florian

By: Patty

Patty — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:13:59 +0000

I wanted to find the “video card” Where is it? and can it be replaced? I had a sticky key for a while after leaving the computer on the lanai.. and the rain blew sideways.. and sprinkled on it.. turned it upside down and it was working for bit but a few keys when phycho.. then some got stuck on… and I had to bypass it through bio’s just to start it up.. I just used virtual keyboard to put in my password, but I think somehow the sticky key burned out the video card.. now I just turn on the computer and it has vertical lines.. but you can still hear that key beeping for a while.. still stuck. I bought a new keyboard and will use this guide to change it out.. but I think I need to ffigure out if its even fixable.. I heard that its possible that a sticky key will just wear it out.. or maybe its just jarred loose or something. Please help .. I just don’t want to buy another one.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:25:15 +0000

Thank you, this is very helpful.

However, I think you circled the wrong thing in the CD drive removal. It is actual the center screw (that is the easiest to take out and most obvious when you flip over the computer). I struggled with this for 30 mins so I figured I would post here. Maybe it’s common knowledge to remove a CD drive but I never have before!

Also, I found it hard to navigate to this page because the Lenovo site is terrible so here is a link: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-75145 whcih contain the keyboard service parts for the Lenovo Edge 14 laptop. What I did is take the FRU No and search Ebay to get the part I needed. I will post if I have any trouble replacing the keyboard when it comes in the mail (I just replaced my touchpad/palm rest).

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 01:51:21 +0000

In reply to lc. @ lc, I think it's necessary to remove the palmrest first. Otherwise you will not be able to slide and remove the keyboard. In the service manual (page 101) the keyboard removal shown after the palmrest removal.

By: lc

lc — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:24:38 +0000

do you need to remove the palmrest in order to remove the keyboard or was that just the order in which you did it?:

By: will

will — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:17:06 +0000

What is the motherboard model? I am curious due to the fact that I would like to know what I can upgrade the RAM, and the HDD and potentially when I get the money the CPU. I would also like any other upgrade advice that you have.