Lenovo Thinkpad Twist S230U Screen Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          20 - 25 minutes

Sections

Hard Drive
4 steps
Keyboard
4 steps
Upper Casing
4 steps
Battery
3 steps
Screen
4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Hard Drive

Flip the laptop over.
Using a Phillips #1 Screwdriver, unscrew the screw on the bottom left corner.

Flip the laptop over.

Using a Phillips #1 Screwdriver, unscrew the screw on the bottom left corner.

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Step 2

Using the iFixit Opening tool, loosen the hard drive cover.

Using the iFixit Opening tool, loosen the hard drive cover.

Step 3

Remove the hard drive cover.

Remove the hard drive cover.

Step 4

Remove the hard drive by sliding it out.

Remove the hard drive by sliding it out.

Step 5

              Keyboard

Use a Philips #1 screwdriver to remove 2 screws on the bottom of the laptop.

Use a Philips #1 screwdriver to remove 2 screws on the bottom of the laptop.

Step 6

Use a spudger to loosen the keyboard around the edges.
Carefully push the keyboard towards the screen to unlatch it.
Do not push too hard, as there are ribbon cables attached to the keyboard.

Use a spudger to loosen the keyboard around the edges.

Carefully push the keyboard towards the screen to unlatch it.

Do not push too hard, as there are ribbon cables attached to the keyboard.

Step 7

Carefully lift up the keyboard to access the wires underneath.
Be careful not to break the ribbon cables attached underneath.

Carefully lift up the keyboard to access the wires underneath.

Be careful not to break the ribbon cables attached underneath.

Step 8

Open the small black flap on each of the ribbon cables. It should lift with a slight effort.
Pull out the ribbon cables and remove the keyboard from the device.

Open the small black flap on each of the ribbon cables. It should lift with a slight effort.

Pull out the ribbon cables and remove the keyboard from the device.

Step 9

              Upper Casing

Flip your device over.
Use the Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the nine screws.

Flip your device over.

Use the Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the nine screws.

Step 10

Flip the device back over and open the top.
Use the Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the seven silver screws.
Disconnect the three cables inside the case.
Lift up the brown tab and disconnect the ribbon cable.

Flip the device back over and open the top.

Use the Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the seven silver screws.

Disconnect the three cables inside the case.

Lift up the brown tab and disconnect the ribbon cable.

Step 11

Close the lid and turn the device around.
Use the iFixit Opening Tool to lift up and remove the tab on the back.

Close the lid and turn the device around.

Use the iFixit Opening Tool to lift up and remove the tab on the back.

Step 12

Turn the device back around and reopen it.
Use the iFixit Opening Tool to disconnect the top of the case from the bottom.
Lift up the top of the case and slide it out from under the screen.

Turn the device back around and reopen it.

Use the iFixit Opening Tool to disconnect the top of the case from the bottom.

Lift up the top of the case and slide it out from under the screen.

Step 13

              Battery

Remove the single silver screw using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove the single silver screw using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 14

Unplug the colored cables.

Unplug the colored cables.

Step 15

Lift the battery out of the laptop.

Lift the battery out of the laptop.

Step 16

              Screen

Turn laptop around and remove the two screw covers.

Turn laptop around and remove the two screw covers.

Step 17

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver remove the two screws.

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver remove the two screws.

Step 18

Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver remove the four screws holding the screen to the laptop.

Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver remove the four screws holding the screen to the laptop.

Step 19

Disconnect the four cables and remove the screen assembly from the device.

Disconnect the four cables and remove the screen assembly from the device.

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

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