Thinkpad X1 Carbon Wireless Card Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour            

Sections

1

• Wireless Card
• 5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Loosen Cover Screws               

• Using the #0 Phillips screwdriver, loosen the seven cover screws. they will not come all of the way out.

Using the #0 Phillips screwdriver, loosen the seven cover screws. they will not come all of the way out.

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Step 2

• Using the spudger pop the cover loose and remove.

Using the spudger pop the cover loose and remove.

Step 3

              Disconnect Battery               

• Use only plastic tools to disconnect battery cable
• Slide battery connector in the direction if the arrow to disconnect.
• You can leave the battery or remove it using the red circles for the screw locations.

Use only plastic tools to disconnect battery cable

Slide battery connector in the direction if the arrow to disconnect.

You can leave the battery or remove it using the red circles for the screw locations.

Step 4

• Remove screw holding the wireless card in place.

Remove screw holding the wireless card in place.

Step 5

              Remove Antenna Cables               

• Carefully remove the antenna cables and slide out the card in the direction of the arrow.
• The gray connector is on the top. The black connector is closer to the battery.

Carefully remove the antenna cables and slide out the card in the direction of the arrow.

The gray connector is on the top. The black connector is closer to the battery.

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

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