Lenovo Thinkpad X220 Lcd Screen Replacement Repair Guide

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Step 1

              LCD Screen

Turn laptop over to expose the battery.
Slide and unlock the sliders while removing the battery casing at the same.
Place battery in a safe spot.

Turn laptop over to expose the battery.

Slide and unlock the sliders while removing the battery casing at the same.

Place battery in a safe spot.

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Step 2

Grab the Phillips screwdriver with the JIS, J00 head.
Remove all 10 screws on the backside where the battery was removed.
Place the 10 screws in a safe spot.
Remove the plate next to the battery.
Remove the side panel.

Grab the Phillips screwdriver with the JIS, J00 head.

Remove all 10 screws on the backside where the battery was removed.

Place the 10 screws in a safe spot.

Remove the plate next to the battery.

Remove the side panel.

Step 3

Flip laptop over to battery side is facing down.
The screen needs to be open when separating the keyboard and trackpad from the base.
Using the Metal Spudger, place between the trackpad and the keyboard and lift up to remove the keyboard and trackpad.
Pull keyboard towards yourself.
Grab the tab on the ribbon wire, pull off to release the keyboard.

Flip laptop over to battery side is facing down.

The screen needs to be open when separating the keyboard and trackpad from the base.

Using the Metal Spudger, place between the trackpad and the keyboard and lift up to remove the keyboard and trackpad.

Pull keyboard towards yourself.

Grab the tab on the ribbon wire, pull off to release the keyboard.

Step 4

Now, you can get to the trackpad ribbon wire.
The trackpad ribbon wire in blue, unhinge the clamp to release the blue ribbon wire.
Get a hold of the trackpad and pull up and out of the laptop.
With the Metal Spudger gently remove the wires that are on the outline plate.
Disconnect the thin black and silver wire from the outline plate.

Now, you can get to the trackpad ribbon wire.

The trackpad ribbon wire in blue, unhinge the clamp to release the blue ribbon wire.

Get a hold of the trackpad and pull up and out of the laptop.

With the Metal Spudger gently remove the wires that are on the outline plate.

Disconnect the thin black and silver wire from the outline plate.

Step 5

Remove the 2 screws that is holding the outline plate.
Close laptop.
From the backside remove the remaining two screws that are holding down the LCD screen.
Turn laptop around facing you and open back up exposing screen.

Remove the 2 screws that is holding the outline plate.

Close laptop.

From the backside remove the remaining two screws that are holding down the LCD screen.

Turn laptop around facing you and open back up exposing screen.

Step 6

Un-clamp the two silver wires.
Gently lift up on the screen and set the screen aside.
Replacing the new screen you will need to put the silver pegs into the designated spots.

Un-clamp the two silver wires.

Gently lift up on the screen and set the screen aside.

Replacing the new screen you will need to put the silver pegs into the designated spots.

Step 7

Re-attach the thin silver and black wires in the correct spots.
Put the thin red and silver wires a back into place.
Re-attach the blue and black wires to the outline plate.
Re-attach the black wire to its designated port.
Close the screen, turn laptop back around and re screw screws into designated spots.
Re-insert the 2 silver screws into the outline plate
New screen is ready for regular use.

Re-attach the thin silver and black wires in the correct spots.

Put the thin red and silver wires a back into place.

Re-attach the blue and black wires to the outline plate.

Re-attach the black wire to its designated port.

Close the screen, turn laptop back around and re screw screws into designated spots.

Re-insert the 2 silver screws into the outline plate

New screen is ready for regular use.

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

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Christopher Hebert - Mar 13, 2017

This guide has more to do with replacing the whole upper half of your laptop (screen, frame, camera), which is not what I want or expect. Check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RwO6Zly… for a screen replacement only guide.

If you are just replacing your screen, you do not have to take out your keyboard, trackpad, et al.

Rich Vanderwal - Apr 26, 2020

This is a great guide for those who have purchased a whole screen/camera/antenna/microphone unit with the hinges attached. It worked great for me! My daughter has her laptop back for remote schoolwork due to COVID-19! Thanks!

The only part I’d add is that you really do have to take the outline plate out. It has plastic “snaps” on the left, top, and right sides. Once the outline plate has been removed, the hinges are free to be lifted out of the chassis. The snaps on the left and top were easy, but I wound up popping the right two snaps using a spudger. They survived the ordeal and were unbroken.

Also, kudos to Lenovo for building machines you can just repair with a screwdriver and spudger.

rajpoot bhatti - Sep 3, 2020

how to open LCD moniter near camera body.

because i want to clean my lapyop camera for good image result.

so please help me

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