Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Yoga 2Nd Generation Touch Id Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

12

Time Required

                          15 minutes            

Sections

4

• Back Cover
• 3 steps
• Speakers
• 3 steps
• Battery
• 3 steps
• Touch ID
• 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover               

• Ensure the laptop is powered off and the charging cable is disconnected before opening the back cover.
• Flip over the laptop to access the back cover.

Ensure the laptop is powered off and the charging cable is disconnected before opening the back cover.

Flip over the laptop to access the back cover.

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Step 2

• Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the eight 8 mm screws.

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the eight 8 mm screws.

Step 3

• Remove the back cover.
• A popping sound may occur when the back cover is removed.

Remove the back cover.

A popping sound may occur when the back cover is removed.

Step 4

              Speakers               

• Follow the ribbon cable that runs from the left speaker to the motherboard.
• Pull the black connector up and release the cable wire by hand.
• If needed, pull this connector up using the Pro/ESD/Angled tweezers.

Follow the ribbon cable that runs from the left speaker to the motherboard.

Pull the black connector up and release the cable wire by hand.

If needed, pull this connector up using the Pro/ESD/Angled tweezers.

Step 5

• Remove two 6 mm Phillips #0 screws from each speaker.

Remove two 6 mm Phillips #0 screws from each speaker.

Step 6

• Use your fingers to remove the speakers from the device.

Use your fingers to remove the speakers from the device.

Step 7

              Battery               

• Use a spudger to pop the ribbon cable that runs from the upper-middle portion of the battery to the motherboard out of the motherboard.
• Do not use a metal spudger as indicated in the photos. The metal spudger should only be used for serious prying power. If it’s used on the internal components of a device, it may puncture or damage the components in your device.

Use a spudger to pop the ribbon cable that runs from the upper-middle portion of the battery to the motherboard out of the motherboard.

Do not use a metal spudger as indicated in the photos. The metal spudger should only be used for serious prying power. If it’s used on the internal components of a device, it may puncture or damage the components in your device.

Step 8

• Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove one 6 mm screw from the bottom-middle portion of the battery.

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove one 6 mm screw from the bottom-middle portion of the battery.

Step 9

• Remove the battery.

Remove the battery.

Step 10

              Touch ID               

• Use a metal spudger to lift the tab containing the black ribbon cable.
• Do not use the metal spudger unless if it’s used for serious prying power. The metal spudger may damage or puncture the internal components in the device, so please use the plastic opening tools or the nylon spudger instead.
• Use nylon-tipped reverse tweezers to slowly pull out the ribbon cable.

Use a metal spudger to lift the tab containing the black ribbon cable.

Do not use the metal spudger unless if it’s used for serious prying power. The metal spudger may damage or puncture the internal components in the device, so please use the plastic opening tools or the nylon spudger instead.

Use nylon-tipped reverse tweezers to slowly pull out the ribbon cable.

Step 11

• Remove two 4 mm screws using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove two 4 mm screws using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 12

• Remove the gray covering from the Touch ID.
• Remove the Touch ID chip from the device.

Remove the gray covering from the Touch ID.

Remove the Touch ID chip from the device.

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

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