Lenovo IdeaPad 530S-14IKB Keyboard / touchpad assembly Replacement

Unscrew all 10 T5 screws. The screws are all the same length.

Remove the bottom cover carefully. Maybe it is necessary to use a pick or spudger.

Remove the 4 screws holding the battery an disconnect it.

Pull up on the left speaker.

Untangle the cable connecting the left and right speakers (the pass under the protector covering the touchpad).

Disconnect the right speaker from the mainboard and pull it up to remove the two speakers.

Disconnect the antenna cables by pulling them upwards. You might find this easier using tweezers.

Remove the screw holding the WiFi module and remove the module.

Flip up the plastic tabs holding the ribbon cables.

Pull out the ribbon cables horizontally. Do not pull on the ribbon cables vertically or with any significant force.

Flip the plastic tab holding the display cable up.

Pull the display cable out horizontally. Do not pull on the cable vertically or with great force!

Remove the 4 PH0 screws (all the same length) holding the display assembly to the keyboard assembly.

Remove the one screw holding the daughterboard on the right side.

Remove the 3 screws on the right side of the motherboard.

Remove the 3 screws holding the plastic placeholder in place.

Remove the placeholder.

Remove the 3 screws holding the fan.

Disconnect the fan from the mainboard.

Untangle the antenna cables from the fan and remove the fan.

Open the laptop hinges to a 45-60 degree angle. This can be done the easiest by carefully opening and then closing the laptop.

Untangle the network antenna (on the left) and the display cable (on the right) from the keyboard assembly.

Remove the keyboard assembly and put in the replacement one.