Ideapad Yoga 13 Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          15 minutes

Sections

Keyboard
4 steps
Keyboard Bezel
5 steps
Battery
3 steps
Hard Drive
2 steps

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Step 1

              Keyboard

Power off your laptop before beginning disassembly.
Open the laptop to locate the keyboard.

Power off your laptop before beginning disassembly.

Open the laptop to locate the keyboard.

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Step 2

Insert a plastic opening tool in the seam between the keyboard and laptop body.
Carefully run the tool around the top and sides of the keyboard to pop out the 9 tabs holding in the keyboard.

Insert a plastic opening tool in the seam between the keyboard and laptop body.

Carefully run the tool around the top and sides of the keyboard to pop out the 9 tabs holding in the keyboard.

Step 3

Lift the keyboard up, then pivot it towards you to lay it facedown on the trackpad and palm rests.
Be careful when lifting the keyboard up. The ribbon cable connecting it to the motherboard is very short, and the connector is fragile.
The top corners of the keyboard may be stuck to the laptop bezel with double sided tape. See rectangles in Image 3. Be careful as you lift the keyboard up and pivot it toward you.

Lift the keyboard up, then pivot it towards you to lay it facedown on the trackpad and palm rests.

Be careful when lifting the keyboard up. The ribbon cable connecting it to the motherboard is very short, and the connector is fragile.

The top corners of the keyboard may be stuck to the laptop bezel with double sided tape. See rectangles in Image 3. Be careful as you lift the keyboard up and pivot it toward you.

Step 4

Locate the ribbon cable connecting the keyboard to the motherboard.
Use the tip of the opening tool to lift the black flap on the connector.
With the twezers, gently lift the ribbon cable out of the connector.
Be careful when reinserting the ribbon cable.
Ensure the cutouts on the end of the cable match the tabs on the connector.

Locate the ribbon cable connecting the keyboard to the motherboard.

Use the tip of the opening tool to lift the black flap on the connector.

With the twezers, gently lift the ribbon cable out of the connector.

Be careful when reinserting the ribbon cable.

Ensure the cutouts on the end of the cable match the tabs on the connector.

Step 5

              Keyboard Bezel

Locate and remove the screws holding the bezel to the laptop body:
Two 3 mm Phillips screws
Three 5.5 mm Phillips screws

Locate and remove the screws holding the bezel to the laptop body:

Two 3 mm Phillips screws

Three 5.5 mm Phillips screws

Step 6

Flip the laptop over.
Locate and remove the screws holding the bezel to the bottom panel:
Ten 4.5 mm Phillips screws

Flip the laptop over.

Locate and remove the screws holding the bezel to the bottom panel:

Ten 4.5 mm Phillips screws

Step 7

There is now nothing securing the bezel to the laptop body. However, there are still two cables connecting the bezel to the mainboard. Ensure the bezel remains in place until the cables are disconnected.
Flip the laptop back over.
Locate the small trackpad ribbon cable and use the opening tool to lift the black flap on the connector.
With tweezers, gently pull the ribbon cable out of the connector.
You can use the clear plastic tab on the top of the ribbon connector to help pull the cable out.

There is now nothing securing the bezel to the laptop body. However, there are still two cables connecting the bezel to the mainboard. Ensure the bezel remains in place until the cables are disconnected.

Flip the laptop back over.

Locate the small trackpad ribbon cable and use the opening tool to lift the black flap on the connector.

With tweezers, gently pull the ribbon cable out of the connector.

You can use the clear plastic tab on the top of the ribbon connector to help pull the cable out.

Step 8

Locate the power board cable and disconnect it by pulling the cable head towards the front of the laptop.
You can use a metal spudger to push the head out of the socket.
Be careful to not damage the socket.

Locate the power board cable and disconnect it by pulling the cable head towards the front of the laptop.

You can use a metal spudger to push the head out of the socket.

Be careful to not damage the socket.

Step 9

Lift the keyboard bezel off the laptop. The bezel is secured to the chassis by 10 plastic clips around the circumference that can be released with the plastic pry tool.
You may need to flip the screen around to get the necessary clearance at the hinges.

Lift the keyboard bezel off the laptop. The bezel is secured to the chassis by 10 plastic clips around the circumference that can be released with the plastic pry tool.

You may need to flip the screen around to get the necessary clearance at the hinges.

Step 10

              Battery

Unplug the battery cable.
You can use a metal spudger to push the head out of the socket.

Unplug the battery cable.

Step 11

Remove the screws holding the battery to the chassis:
Four 4 mm Philips screws

Remove the screws holding the battery to the chassis:

Four 4 mm Philips screws

Step 12

Gently lift the battery out of the laptop.
Handle the battery carefully. Do not allow it to bend or be punctured.

Gently lift the battery out of the laptop.

Handle the battery carefully. Do not allow it to bend or be punctured.

Step 13

              Hard Drive

Locate and remove screw that is holding down the SSD card:
One 3 mm Phillips screw

Locate and remove screw that is holding down the SSD card:

One 3 mm Phillips screw

Step 14

Lift up on SSD card and remove.

Lift up on SSD card and remove.

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

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Delvy Davis - Aug 30, 2020

Very useful information.

With help of this web article, I opened my yoga and changed the damaged SSD without any trouble and closed properly

If you could share the touch screen replacement as well please.

Towerjack LaRouix - May 18, 2021

Jacob Ennis,

Very nice job. Well laid out and articulate. This helped me out tremendously. I just have one question, and the only reason I’m asking it is because on my laptop I didnt need the last step of removing the battery to get to the SSD. I can understand disconnecting the battery, but why the removal? Just asking thats all. I would rather not mess with the battery if at all possible besides unplugging it, but thats my preference.

So thank you for a job well done.

Eddie

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