Lenovo Thinkpad T430 CPU Replacement

Written By: Kristen Gismondi
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Lenovo Thinkpad T430 CPU Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

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    • Place the laptop so that the bottom is facing up.

    • Slide the battery unlock lever to the right.

    • Gently pull the battery outwards from the body of the device.

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    • Remove the two screws that hold the RAM door in place using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

    • Remove the back panel.

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    • Remove the two screws in the middle panel using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

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    Robyn Sveil -

    wrong position screw on circle show, must be long screw with keyboard logo info

    Dmirza -

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    • Flip the laptop over and open the lid.

    • Push the keyboard forward from the space bar while applying pressure to lift up the keyboard.

    • Carefully unplug and disconnect the ribbon cable.

    • Pulling too hard on the ribbon cable may cause damage to the device. Make sure to disconnect the ribbon cable before completely removing the keyboard.

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    • Returning to the underside of the device, remove the six screws that hold the palm rest in place.

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    • Flipping to the front of the device, remove the two screws holding the palm rest in place.

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    • With the top of the device facing you, tilt the device 45 degrees upward to access the clips that keep the palm rest in place.

    • Using a Jimmy, gently unclip the palm rest from the body of the device.

    • Starting from the hinge of the device, gently lift the palm rest from the body of the device. Before completely removing the palm rest, unclip the ribbon band underneath the mouse pad.

    • Pulling too hard on the ribbon band may cause damage to the device. Completely disconnect the ribbon band underneath the keyboard before separating the palm rest from the device.

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    • Return to the front of the device.

    • Remove the screws holding each of the speakers in place on the left and right sides of the device.

    • Lift the speakers from the body of the device.

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    • Remove the four screws holding the heat sink in place.

    • Unplug the fan cable.

    • Gently lift the heat sink from the body of the device.

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    • Twist the screw holding the processor in place into the unlock position represented by an unlocked lock symbol.

    • Carefully lift the processor from the device.

    • Touching any of the processor's contacts may cause damage to the device. Be careful when removing the processor and store it in a safe place.

Conclusion

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

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