Lenovo Legion Y530 15Ich Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          25 minutes

Sections

Back Cover
2 steps
Battery
2 steps
Fan
4 steps
Solid State Drive
2 steps
Motherboard
7 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover

Ensure the device is powered off.
Use a PZ00 screwdriver bit to remove the eleven screws securing the back cover.
Five 7 mm screws
Six 4 mm screws

Ensure the device is powered off.

Use a PZ00 screwdriver bit to remove the eleven screws securing the back cover.

Five 7 mm screws

Six 4 mm screws

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Step 2

Carefully pry the back cover off the computer using an opening pick.
Start at the corner of the laptop and work your way around the side. Gently pull up on the cover until it detaches.

Carefully pry the back cover off the computer using an opening pick.

Start at the corner of the laptop and work your way around the side. Gently pull up on the cover until it detaches.

Step 3

              Battery

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the five 4 mm screws holding the battery in place.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the five 4 mm screws holding the battery in place.

Step 4

Disconnect the battery cable from its motherboard socket by gently pulling it towards the battery.
Pull parallel to the battery, not straight up.
Now you can safely remove the battery.

Disconnect the battery cable from its motherboard socket by gently pulling it towards the battery.

Pull parallel to the battery, not straight up.

Now you can safely remove the battery.

Step 5

Fan

Use a JIS #1 screwdriver to loosen the five spring screws located at the middle of the fan piece.
Remove the plastic covering after the screws have been loosened.
Spring screws will stay attached to the cover.

Use a JIS #1 screwdriver to loosen the five spring screws located at the middle of the fan piece.

Remove the plastic covering after the screws have been loosened.

Spring screws will stay attached to the cover.

Step 6

Use a JIS #1 screwdriver to remove four 4mm screws securing the fans to the device.

Use a JIS #1 screwdriver to remove four 4mm screws securing the fans to the device.

Step 7

Unplug the wires connecting the two fans to the motherboard.
When doing this, tug carefully from side to side.

Unplug the wires connecting the two fans to the motherboard.

When doing this, tug carefully from side to side.

Step 8

Lift the fans out of their positions and remove them from the device.

Lift the fans out of their positions and remove them from the device.

Step 9

              Solid State Drive

Do not remove the thermal pad.
Remove one 4mm screw circled in orange in the second picture with a JIS #1 screwdriver.

Do not remove the thermal pad.

Remove one 4mm screw circled in orange in the second picture with a JIS #1 screwdriver.

Step 10

Carefully remove the SSD from its connector.

Carefully remove the SSD from its connector.

Step 11

              Motherboard

Start by disconnecting the ribbon cable that is near the audio driver. It is recommended to use the iFixit Opening Pick to remove the ribbon cable.

Start by disconnecting the ribbon cable that is near the audio driver. It is recommended to use the iFixit Opening Pick to remove the ribbon cable.

Step 12

Remove three 4mm screws using a JIS #1 screwdriver.
Remove the black cover the screws were holding down.

Remove three 4mm screws using a JIS #1 screwdriver.

Remove the black cover the screws were holding down.

Step 13

Remove the 4mm screw on top of the audio driver using a JIS #1 screwdriver.
Pull the audio cables gently off the audio driver.
Remove the audio driver from the motherboard.

Remove the 4mm screw on top of the audio driver using a JIS #1 screwdriver.

Pull the audio cables gently off the audio driver.

Remove the audio driver from the motherboard.

Step 14

Remove twelve 4mm screws circled in red using a JIS #1 screwdriver.
Peel off the Lenovo sticker and remove one 4mm screw with a JIS #1 screwdriver.

Remove twelve 4mm screws circled in red using a JIS #1 screwdriver.

Peel off the Lenovo sticker and remove one 4mm screw with a JIS #1 screwdriver.

Step 15

Remove two ribbon cables in the circled areas. Gently pull them out of their ports.

Remove two ribbon cables in the circled areas. Gently pull them out of their ports.

Step 16

Remove the final ribbon cable by gently pulling it from its socket.
The motherboard is now completely disconnected from the laptop.

Remove the final ribbon cable by gently pulling it from its socket.

The motherboard is now completely disconnected from the laptop.

Step 17

Gently lift the motherboard out of the housing.

Gently lift the motherboard out of the housing.

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

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