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IBM ThinkPad 600E Display Replacement

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14

Time Required

30 - 40 minutes

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Introduction

This guide will show you how to replace your display from your laptop. You would need to replace it if you break your display.

  1. Flip the laptop over and find the battery latch. Flip the laptop over and find the battery latch. Flip the laptop over and find the battery latch.

    • Flip the laptop over and find the battery latch.

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  2. Move the latch to the side with the unlocked symbol.

    • Move the latch to the side with the unlocked symbol.

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  3. Pry the battery out using your fingers. Pry the battery out using your fingers. Pry the battery out using your fingers.

    • Pry the battery out using your fingers.

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  4. Use an antistatic wrist strap to avoid the risk of electric shock. Unscrew the coin screw for the hard drive using a coin. Pry off the HDD cover. It is easier to remove the coin screw using a thicker coin, such as a nickel.

    • Use an antistatic wrist strap to avoid the risk of electric shock.

    • Unscrew the coin screw for the hard drive using a coin. Pry off the HDD cover.

    • It is easier to remove the coin screw using a thicker coin, such as a nickel.

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  5. Unlock the highlighted latch and pull the disk drive out. Remove the disk drive. Remove the disk drive.

    • Unlock the highlighted latch and pull the disk drive out.

    • Remove the disk drive.

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  7. Most of the screws have a small, plastic covering attached with an adhesive. Use the metal spudger to pry it off. Make sure to note which screw came from which hole. Four 18mm long M2.5 screws Two 16mm long M2.5 screws

    • Most of the screws have a small, plastic covering attached with an adhesive. Use the metal spudger to pry it off. Make sure to note which screw came from which hole.

    • Four 18mm long M2.5 screws

    • Two 16mm long M2.5 screws

    • One 4.5mm long M2.5 screws

    • Four 3mm long M2.5 screws

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  8. Open the laptop all the way until it is flat. Take the black circle off and remove the screw.

    • Open the laptop all the way until it is flat.

    • Take the black circle off and remove the screw.

    • One 4.5mm long M2.5 screw

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  9. Pry the keyboard case up from the bottom and gently pry it up from all other edges. Use caution when opening the case, as there are two ribbon cables attached to the keyboard case. Use caution when opening the case, as there are two ribbon cables attached to the keyboard case.

    • Pry the keyboard case up from the bottom and gently pry it up from all other edges.

    • Use caution when opening the case, as there are two ribbon cables attached to the keyboard case.

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  10. Pry the connectors of the ribbon cables off slowly, lifting straight up. Wiggle gently side to side if necessary. Pry the connectors of the ribbon cables off slowly, lifting straight up. Wiggle gently side to side if necessary. Pry the connectors of the ribbon cables off slowly, lifting straight up. Wiggle gently side to side if necessary.

    • Pry the connectors of the ribbon cables off slowly, lifting straight up. Wiggle gently side to side if necessary.

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  11. Remove the plastic part attached to the bottom of the screen. Gently pull it from one side and then from another.

    • Remove the plastic part attached to the bottom of the screen.

    • Gently pull it from one side and then from another.

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  12. Remove the highlighted screws.

    • Remove the highlighted screws.

    • Five 4.8mm long M2.5 screws

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  13. Pry the connectors of the ribbon cables off slowly, lifting straight up. Wiggle gently side to side if necessary. Pry the connectors of the ribbon cables off slowly, lifting straight up. Wiggle gently side to side if necessary. Pry the connectors of the ribbon cables off slowly, lifting straight up. Wiggle gently side to side if necessary.

    • Pry the connectors of the ribbon cables off slowly, lifting straight up. Wiggle gently side to side if necessary.

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  14. Close the laptop and turn it around. There you will see 4 more screws.

    • Close the laptop and turn it around. There you will see 4 more screws.

    • Unscrew highlighted screws.

    • Four 4.8mm long M2.5 screws

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  15. After you've removed the screws, open the laptop and gently pull the display out. Be sure you hold it from the bottom edges while taking it out.

    • After you've removed the screws, open the laptop and gently pull the display out.

    • Be sure you hold it from the bottom edges while taking it out.

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Conclusion

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

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