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11
Time Required
30 minutes
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Trackpad
- Remove the battery by pulling on the two sliding buttons next to the battery.
Remove the battery by pulling on the two sliding buttons next to the battery.
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Step 2
- Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the seven 5mm screws from the back cover and remove the back cover.
Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the seven 5mm screws from the back cover and remove the back cover.
Step 3
- Remove the two rubber stoppers from where the battery previously was.
Remove the two rubber stoppers from where the battery previously was.
Step 4
- Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the three 5mm screws around the battery.
- Unplug and remove the battery.
Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the three 5mm screws around the battery.
Unplug and remove the battery.
Step 5
- Remove the ten 5mm screws holding down the motherboard using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.
Remove the ten 5mm screws holding down the motherboard using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.
Step 6
- Remove the flat flex cable that connects the touchpad to the laptop.
Remove the flat flex cable that connects the touchpad to the laptop.
Step 7
- Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the single screw holding the hard drive.
- Remove the hard drive from the device.
Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the single screw holding the hard drive.
Remove the hard drive from the device.
Step 8
- Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 5mm screws that connects the toughpad to the computer.
Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 5mm screws that connects the toughpad to the computer.
Step 9
- Remove the cable in the left hand of this picture that connects the motherboard to hard drive.
Remove the cable in the left hand of this picture that connects the motherboard to hard drive.
Step 10
- Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the the two 5mm screws in this image and then remove the glue flex cable being held.
Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the the two 5mm screws in this image and then remove the glue flex cable being held.
Step 11
- Flip the laptop and remove the touchpad, it will pop right out.
Flip the laptop and remove the touchpad, it will pop right out.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Adrian Wiechnik - Aug 13, 2020
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Hello,
I would like to ask you one thing - do you recall if the TouchPad can be adjusted (position wise) before srewing down? I have this problem where the right side on the TouchPad is too close to the palmrest (between spacebar and the TrackPoint buttons), and when I click the right physical button it collides with it, providing not so great using experience. So I was wondering it is posiible to losen the screws and move it back a little.
Is it possible? Thanks in advance for answear.
Manuel Amaro - Dec 12, 2020
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Do I have to reinstall drivers after this? I replaced the touchpad but now two fingers scrolling is not working. Any ideas?
TheTruthWillSetYouFree - Dec 22, 2021
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Do I have to remove the keyboard to replace the touchpad for thinkpad t450?
It does not seem necessary when following the instructions above!
