Ibm Thinkpad T60 Palm Rest Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes            

Sections

2

• Battery
• 2 steps
• Palm Rest
• 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               

• Turn the computer over to see the small tab on the battery located near the top of the Thinkpad.
• Use your finger to slide the tab to the right to unlock the battery.

Turn the computer over to see the small tab on the battery located near the top of the Thinkpad.

Use your finger to slide the tab to the right to unlock the battery.

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Step 2

• Once the tab is in the unlocked position (far right), pull the battery outwards away from the Thinkpad.
• The battery is now disconnected.

Once the tab is in the unlocked position (far right), pull the battery outwards away from the Thinkpad.

The battery is now disconnected.

Step 3

              Palm Rest               

• Using a #0 Phillips screwdriver, remove the four 17.0 mm screws.

Using a #0 Phillips screwdriver, remove the four 17.0 mm screws.

Step 4

• Turn the computer back over, so the keyboard is facing upwards.
• Open the display to access the palm rest. Apply pressure to the sides of the palm rest so that it bends upwards in the middle. Gently lift away from the computer.

Turn the computer back over, so the keyboard is facing upwards.

Open the display to access the palm rest. Apply pressure to the sides of the palm rest so that it bends upwards in the middle. Gently lift away from the computer.

Step 5

• Slightly lift the palm rest away from the computer.
• The touchpad’s data cable connects the palm rest to the base unit. BE CAREUL!
• Detach the connector by pulling upwards on the white tab.

Slightly lift the palm rest away from the computer.

The touchpad’s data cable connects the palm rest to the base unit. BE CAREUL!

Detach the connector by pulling upwards on the white tab.

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

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Kyle Gilchrist - Dec 31, 2019

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Needs a tutorial on how to install it. I can’t get the palmrest on correctly, I can still lift up on the palmrest and the laptop doesn’t latch properly.