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Lenovo G50-80 80E5 Removing top panel Replacement

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  1. Lenovo G50-80 80E5 Removing top panel Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Place laptop on a flat surface with the back cover facing up and the hinges facing you.

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    • Slide the tab positioned on the right side to the right.

    • You will know this has been done correctly when you can see the red surface beneath the tab.

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    • Move the left tab to the left to release the battery.

    • You will hear an audible 'click' and see the battery separate from the rest of the laptop.

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    • Hold the battery at the top seam between it and the laptop.

    • Roll the battery towards yourself.

    • Lift the battery out of the laptop.

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    • Remove the three screws securing the outer cover of the laptop using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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    • Slide the cover away from the hinges and lift the panel off.

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    • Locate the 3 screws on the bottom, securing the keyboard.

    • One Screw will be located under Lenovo sticker. Break sticker to gain access to screw.

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    • Starting on side, gently pry up using spudge.

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    • Continue prying around top of keyboard

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    • Once the top of keyboard is loose, gently lift up

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    • lift up bottom of keyboard slightly, to access keyboard ribbon

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    • Using tweezers, lift up clip to remove keyboard ribbon cable.

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    • Keyboard ribbon cable removed

    • Once ribbon is removed, keyboard can be lifted out

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    • Remove wifi wires by lifting up

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    • locate power and monitor cable on bottom side next to fan

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    • remove power cable with tweezers by gently pullying

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    • remove monitor cable by gently pulling on tab straight up

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    • Monitor and power cable disconnected

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    • Disconnect the fan wires from the motherboard by lifting upwards

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    • Locate the 3 screws holding fan in place

    • Remove 3 screws

    • fan should lift out of place

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    • lift clip to remove ribbon cable for think pad.

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    • lift clip to remove power button ribbon cable.

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    • Begin by locating screws on bottom panel

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    • Remove screws using a 001 phillips screw driver.

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    • Once screws are removed, begin by gently prying up in one corner using a spudge

    • Continue to center and then around to opposite side.

    • once all sides have been pried open, lift top half off

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    • Top covered removed

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Conclusion

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

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