Ibm Thinkpad A31 Keyboard Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

4

Time Required

                          6 minutes            

Sections

2

• Battery
• 1 step
• Keyboard
• 3 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Battery               

• Flip the ThinkPad over so that it is upside down.
• Push latch switch to the left.
• Gently lift the battery out and away from the ThinkPad
• You have to hold the latch to the left while you remove the battery. Simply pushing once will not unlock the battery

Flip the ThinkPad over so that it is upside down.

Push latch switch to the left.

Gently lift the battery out and away from the ThinkPad

You have to hold the latch to the left while you remove the battery. Simply pushing once will not unlock the battery

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Step 2

              Keyboard               

• The sticker is to keep the warranty on the laptop so once removed the warranty is void
• Peel the sticker and remove the 15mm screw
• Remove all 6 of the 16mm screws

The sticker is to keep the warranty on the laptop so once removed the warranty is void

Peel the sticker and remove the 15mm screw

Remove all 6 of the 16mm screws

Step 3

• use a prying tool and insert it on the cracks on the sides of the keyboard and lift gently until you here a click
• repeat this step on all sides of the keyboard until the keyboard is completely detached from the laptop

use a prying tool and insert it on the cracks on the sides of the keyboard and lift gently until you here a click

repeat this step on all sides of the keyboard until the keyboard is completely detached from the laptop

Step 4

• Lift the keyboard and remove the keyboard ribbon cable from the laptop

Lift the keyboard and remove the keyboard ribbon cable from the laptop

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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