Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          5 - 15 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Push the battery release switches away from each other.

Push the battery release switches away from each other.

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Step 2

  • Remove the battery.

Remove the battery.

Step 3

              Keyboard
  • Push the keyboard forward towards the display to create a gap above the trackpad.

Push the keyboard forward towards the display to create a gap above the trackpad.

Step 4

  • Remove the four 1mm Phillips #00 screws found hidden underneath the keys.

Remove the four 1mm Phillips #00 screws found hidden underneath the keys.

Step 5

  • Tilt the keyboard forward from the top and lift gently.
  • Dont pull too far because there is a cable attached to the back.

Tilt the keyboard forward from the top and lift gently.

Dont pull too far because there is a cable attached to the back.

Step 6

  • Use a spudger to lift the black latch on the ZIF connectors.
  • Remove the blue and purple ribbon cables from the ZIF connectors.

Use a spudger to lift the black latch on the ZIF connectors.

Remove the blue and purple ribbon cables from the ZIF connectors.

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

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Zeeshan Muhammad - Nov 2, 2018

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Thank you for posting this guide. I was able to comfortably replace my keyboard on a Lenovo E540 Thinkpad after I spilled a full glass of water on it. I was able to get a replacement keyboard via AliExpress for $25.84USD – I initially considered buying a replacement from eBay but the keyboard prices were half of the laptop’s current value, which is a bit silly.

Thank you Timothy Sumner, you’re a legend! :)

Hewey Dewey - Nov 4, 2018

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These instructions are miserably wrong for the model E540 20C6-008SUS. The keyboard is completely covered by a plastic grid that fills the large gaps between the keys. The keyboard hold-down screws are hidden by this grid. YOUR OWN PHOTO CLEARLY SHOWS THIS ! Furthermore, the keyboard can not be pushed “forward towards the display to create a gap above the trackpad “ simply because the 4 screws are holding it solidly in place. This plastic grid must be carefully pried up and out to expose the keyboard screws enough to be able to get a screwdriver in position over the screw heads.

Dick van Zalinge - Dec 7, 2020

With my edge 540 (submodel unknown) I was able to reach the screws by pushing the screw driver under the plastic grid. It did however slightly scuff up my F key

Moose Technologies - Dec 10, 2020

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You forgot the latch underneath the main battery.