Lenovo Ideapad 120s-14IAP Touchpad Replacement

Introduction

This guide will assist you in removing and replacing the touchpad for the Lenovo Ideapad 120s-14IAP. The touch pad is a common issue with this model, and will fix problems with a mouse pointer that will not move or becomes jumpy on the screen.

What you need

Step 1 Back Cover

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Be sure to power off and unplug your device before you begin your repair.
Orient the laptop so the top is laying flat on your work surface.
Remove ten 1.5mm Torx T5 screws from the back of the laptop.

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Step 2

Insert the plastic opening tool or a Jimmy along the edge of the back cover and gently pry.
Run the tool all the way around the edge of the back cover and remove the back cover once it is no longer secure.
Remove the back cover.

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Step 3 USB Daughterboard

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Use a spudger to lift the black fastener and disconnect the ribbon cable from the USB daughterboard.

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Step 4

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Using tweezers, disconnect the speaker on the left from the USB daugterboard.
Remove two 2.5 mm Phillips #0 screws from the daughterboard.
Remove the daughterboard from the laptop.

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Step 5 Motherboard

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Using a spudger, disconnect the keyboard ribbon cable from the motherboard.
Pull on the plastic film to remove the display connection cable.

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Step 6

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Using tweezers, disconnect the connections for the right speaker.
Using tweezers, disconnect the connections for the battery.
Using tweezers, disconnect the connections for the CMOS battery.

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Step 7

Remove the wireless card by disconnecting the two antenna cables and removing the 2.5 mm Phillips #0 screw.

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Step 8

Remove seven 2.5 mm Phillips #0 screws from the motherboard.
Slide the motherboard out of the laptop chassis.

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Step 9 Touchpad

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Remove five 2.5 mm Phillips #0 screws from around the battery.
Lift the battery out of the laptop.

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Step 10

Remove four 2.0 mm Phillips #0 screws from the speaker assemblies.
The speakers can now be lifted up.

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Step 11

Remove six 2.5 mm Phillips #0 screws from the battery bracket.
Lift the battery bracket out of the laptop.

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Step 12

Remove six 5.0 mm Phillips #0 screws from the screen hinges.
You can now lift the bottom cover and separate each half of the laptop.

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Step 13

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The touchpad retention screws are hidden beneath a strip of adhesive. Gently peel the adhesive away to access them.
Remove three 2.0 mm Phillips #0 screws from the touchpad retention bracket.
The touchpad now slides up and can be removed.