Lenovo Thinkpad X280 Fingerprint Scanner Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour            

Sections

3

• Back Panel
• 3 steps
• Battery
• 1 step
• Fingerprint Scanner
• 3 steps

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Introduction

The fingerprint scanner is commonly used as an authentication device to grant users access to the device.

If your device’s sensor is dirty and failing to work properly, your device is unresponsive to your fingerprint, and/or fails to recognize your fingerprint, your fingerprint scanner may be insufficient.

It is important to note that typically only one finger can be used to relay an appropriate response from your device. Using multiple fingers can result in an ‘error’ or ‘fingerprint cannot be read’ message. In addition, in order to remove or replace the fingerprint scanner, you must first remove the battery.

Before consulting this guide, review this document for more solutions.

What you need

Step 1

              Back Panel               

• To begin, ensure that the device is completely powered off and not connected to an energy supply.
• Close the device and flip it over to expose the back panel.

To begin, ensure that the device is completely powered off and not connected to an energy supply.

Close the device and flip it over to expose the back panel.

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Step 2

• Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to unscrew the five captive screws on the back panel until a small pop is heard.
• These are captive screws and do not come out completely.

Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to unscrew the five captive screws on the back panel until a small pop is heard.

These are captive screws and do not come out completely.

Step 3

• Gently wedge an opening tool or spudger under the back panel, and loosen the clips around the perimeter until the back panel comes off.
• Remove the back cover.

Gently wedge an opening tool or spudger under the back panel, and loosen the clips around the perimeter until the back panel comes off.

Remove the back cover.

Step 4

              Battery               

• Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the four 5 mm screws that are holding the battery down.
• Remove the battery.

Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the four 5 mm screws that are holding the battery down.

Remove the battery.

Step 5

              Fingerprint Scanner               

• Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove one 5 mm screw from the fingerprint sensor.
• Remove the metal plate covering the sensor.

Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove one 5 mm screw from the fingerprint sensor.

Remove the metal plate covering the sensor.

Step 6

• Using the black spudger tool, flip up the small hinged locking flap connected to the motherboard.
• Gently pull the cable out of the connection site.

Using the black spudger tool, flip up the small hinged locking flap connected to the motherboard.

Gently pull the cable out of the connection site.

Step 7

• Remove fingerprint scanner and metal covering from device.

Remove fingerprint scanner and metal covering from device.

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

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