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Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch Motherboard Replacement

Introduction

Use this guide to replace a bad motherboard on your Lenovo Ideapad U430 touch.

What you need

  1. Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch Motherboard Replacement, Bottom Cover: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Power off your computer before you begin.

    • Find and remove the 10 Phillips style body screws on the bottom of the laptop case.

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    • Remove 2 screws, 1 located on the left hinge cover and one located on the right hinge cover.

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    • Starting from the front, use a plastic opening tool to separate the bottom of the case from the body of the laptop.

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  4. Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch Motherboard Replacement, Battery: step 4, image 1 of 2 Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch Motherboard Replacement, Battery: step 4, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the five 2.8 mm #1 Phillips head screws that hold down the battery pack.

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    • Using a combination of plastic opening tool and spudger, press in on the clips on the sides of the battery connector and push the connector out

    • When you get the connector out far enough, grab behind the connector tabs with tweezers and wiggle the connector the rest of the way out.

    • The battery connector is very tight fitting, you may need to use a metal spudger in order to get the connector out far enough.

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    • Once the battery is disconnected, lift up on the front of the battery and remove it from the laptop body.

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  8. Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch Motherboard Replacement, Motherboard: step 7, image 1 of 2 Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch Motherboard Replacement, Motherboard: step 7, image 2 of 2

    • Disconnect all 5 ZIF ribbon connectors from the motherboard.

    • To disconnect a ZIF connector, use your fingernail or a plastic spudger to flip the retainer up, and gently pull the ribbon cable out.

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    • Using a plastic spudger, liift up and remove the hard drive and screen flat-topped connectors

    • Use the spudger and metal tweezers to remove the two cable connectors and two bundled cable connectors.

    • Use the plastic spudger to lift up and remove the two antenna connectors.

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    • Unscrew the three 3mm #1 Phillips head screws holding down the cooling assembly and fan.

    • These screws remain secured with the assembly.

    • Remove the cooling assembly from the motherboard.

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  11. Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch Motherboard Replacement: step 10, image 1 of 1

    • Unscrew all seven 2.8mm #1 Phillips head screws that secure the motherboard to the laptop.

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  12. Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch Motherboard Replacement: step 11, image 1 of 1

    • Lift the motherboard out of the laptop case.

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Conclusion

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

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