Lenovo Ideapad 120S 14Iap Touchpad Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

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Time Required

                          30 minutes

Sections

Back Cover
2 steps
USB Daughterboard
2 steps
Motherboard
4 steps
Touchpad
5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover

Be sure to power off and unplug your device before you begin your repair.
Orient the laptop so the top is laying flat on your work surface.
Remove ten 1.5mm Torx T5 screws from the back of the laptop.

Be sure to power off and unplug your device before you begin your repair.

Orient the laptop so the top is laying flat on your work surface.

Remove ten 1.5mm Torx T5 screws from the back of the laptop.

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Step 2

Insert the plastic opening tool or a Jimmy along the edge of the back cover and gently pry.
Run the tool all the way around the edge of the back cover and remove the back cover once it is no longer secure.
Remove the back cover.

Insert the plastic opening tool or a Jimmy along the edge of the back cover and gently pry.

Run the tool all the way around the edge of the back cover and remove the back cover once it is no longer secure.

Remove the back cover.

Step 3

              USB Daughterboard

Use a spudger to lift the black fastener and disconnect the ribbon cable from the USB daughterboard.

Use a spudger to lift the black fastener and disconnect the ribbon cable from the USB daughterboard.

Step 4

Using tweezers, disconnect the speaker on the left from the USB daugterboard.
Remove two 2.5 mm Phillips #0 screws from the daughterboard.
Remove the daughterboard from the laptop.

Using tweezers, disconnect the speaker on the left from the USB daugterboard.

Remove two 2.5 mm Phillips #0 screws from the daughterboard.

Remove the daughterboard from the laptop.

Step 5

              Motherboard

Using a spudger, disconnect the keyboard ribbon cable from the motherboard.
Pull on the plastic film to remove the display connection cable.

Using a spudger, disconnect the keyboard ribbon cable from the motherboard.

Pull on the plastic film to remove the display connection cable.

Step 6

Using tweezers, disconnect the connections for the right speaker.
Using tweezers, disconnect the connections for the battery.
Using tweezers, disconnect the connections for the CMOS battery.

Using tweezers, disconnect the connections for the right speaker.

Using tweezers, disconnect the connections for the battery.

Using tweezers, disconnect the connections for the CMOS battery.

Step 7

Remove the wireless card by disconnecting the two antenna cables and removing the 2.5 mm Phillips #0 screw.

Remove the wireless card by disconnecting the two antenna cables and removing the 2.5 mm Phillips #0 screw.

Step 8

Remove seven 2.5 mm Phillips #0 screws from the motherboard.
Slide the motherboard out of the laptop chassis.

Remove seven 2.5 mm Phillips #0 screws from the motherboard.

Slide the motherboard out of the laptop chassis.

Step 9

              Touchpad

Remove five 2.5 mm Phillips #0 screws from around the battery.
Lift the battery out of the laptop.

Remove five 2.5 mm Phillips #0 screws from around the battery.

Lift the battery out of the laptop.

Step 10

Remove four 2.0 mm Phillips #0 screws from the speaker assemblies.
The speakers can now be lifted up.

Remove four 2.0 mm Phillips #0 screws from the speaker assemblies.

The speakers can now be lifted up.

Step 11

Remove six 2.5 mm Phillips #0 screws from the battery bracket.
Lift the battery bracket out of the laptop.

Remove six 2.5 mm Phillips #0 screws from the battery bracket.

Lift the battery bracket out of the laptop.

Step 12

Remove six 5.0 mm Phillips #0 screws from the screen hinges.
You can now lift the bottom cover and separate each half of the laptop.

Remove six 5.0 mm Phillips #0 screws from the screen hinges.

You can now lift the bottom cover and separate each half of the laptop.

Step 13

The touchpad retention screws are hidden beneath a strip of adhesive. Gently peel the adhesive away to access them.
Remove three 2.0 mm Phillips #0 screws from the touchpad retention bracket.
The touchpad now slides up and can be removed.

The touchpad retention screws are hidden beneath a strip of adhesive. Gently peel the adhesive away to access them.

Remove three 2.0 mm Phillips #0 screws from the touchpad retention bracket.

The touchpad now slides up and can be removed.

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

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