Introduction
Use this guide to replace a broken or cracked screen on your Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 laptop.
For your safety, discharge your battery below 25% before disassembling your device. This reduces the risk of a dangerous fire if the battery is accidentally damaged during the repair. If your battery is swollen, take appropriate precautions.
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Shut down your laptop (don't just put it in sleep mode) and disconnect all cables.
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Flip the laptop upside-down, and rotate it so the screen hinge faces towards you.
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Press the tip of an opening pick into the seam between the base cover and the bottom-left corner of the frame (near the screen hinge).
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Pivot the pick down and slide it around the corner to release the clips.
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Press the tip of an opening pick into the seam between the base cover and the bottom-right corner of the frame (near the screen hinge).
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Pivot the pick down and slide it around the corner to release the clips.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the locking flap on the screen cable ZIF connector near the right edge of your laptop.
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Use your fingers to grip the screen cable and gently pull the connector out of its socket.
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Carefully guide the right screen-cable out from under its cutout in the motherboard, near the right hinge.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the locking flap on the screen cable ZIF connector near the left edge of your laptop.
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Use your fingers to grip the screen cable and gently pull the connector out of its socket.
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Slide an arm of a pair of angled tweezers under the metal neck of one of the Wi‑Fi card coaxial connectors, just below the left screen-cable.
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Lift straight up to disconnect the cable.
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Repeat the process to disconnect the other Wi‑Fi card cable.
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Use a spudger or your fingers to gently guide the two thinner cables (black and yellow) and the screen cable out of their clips on the edge of the left fan.
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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 4.6 mm‑long screws securing the charging port bracket.
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Open your laptop 90 degrees and gently place it keyboard side down on a table, so the screen hangs over the edge.
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Support the screen with one hand and use your free hand to remove the four 4.4 mm–long Phillips screws securing the hinges.
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Hold the screen with both hands and lift the hinges out of their recesses to remove the screen.
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Make sure the screen hinges are open 90 degrees and guide them into their recesses in the frame.
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Install and partially tighten the four hinge screws.
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Close your laptop and make sure the screen is properly aligned. If it clicks or snaps, readjust the alignment.
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Fully tighten the hinge screws.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.
