Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Internal Components Replacement

Place the laptop so that the bottom is facing upwards.

Slide the latch on the left side of the battery to the left until it clicks in place.

Slide the latch on the right side of the battery to the right and hold it in place with your thumb.

Use your other hand to slide the battery towards the back of the laptop.

Lift the battery up and away from the laptop.

Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to loosen the six captive screws on the bottom cover of the laptop.

Place the laptop so that the top is facing upwards.

Open the lid of the laptop.

Place your fingers on the bottom edge of the keyboard.

Use a small amount of pressure to push the keyboard towards the screen.

Grab the bottom edge of the keyboard with your hands, and flip the keyboard upside-down, so it rests on the bottom of the laptop.

Use the flat end of a spudger to flip up the locking flaps securing each of the two ribbon cables.

Use your hands to lift the keyboard up and away from the laptop.

Close the laptop's lid and flip the laptop over so that the bottom is facing upwards.

Use your hands to pull up on the back cover and release the plastic clips starting on the bottom side of the battery compartment.

Use your hands to pull up on the right side of the bottom cover to release the plastic clips.

Use your hands to pull up on the left side of the bottom cover to release the plastic clips.

Remove the bottom cover from the laptop.

Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove two 5 mm screws from the internal battery.

Use your hands to lift the battery up and away from the laptop.

Use your fingers to flip the black flap covering the top stick of RAM down.

Use your thumbs to push the metal clips on either end of the RAM outwards.

Use your fingers to lift the RAM out of its socket and away from the laptop to remove it.

Use your fingers to flip the black flap covering the bottom stick of RAM up.

Use your thumbs to push the metal clips on either end of the RAM outwards.

Use your fingers to lift the RAM out of its socket and away from the laptop to remove it.

Use the flat end of a spudger to flip up the metal clip securing the SSD connector to the motherboard.

Use the flat end of a spudger to separate the connector from its socket.

Grab the tab on the left side of the hard drive, and pull up to remove it from the laptop.

Use a finger to press the black flap covering the Wi-Fi card down.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the two coaxial wires from the Wi-Fi card.

Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the single 4 mm screw from the Wi-Fi card.

Use your fingers to lift the Wi-Fi card up and out of its slot.

This laptop does not include a WWAN card, but if yours does, follow the same procedure as Steps 9-12 to remove it.

Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers to pull the white connector out of its socket.

Grab the wire attached to the coin cell battery, and lift it up and out of the laptop.

Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers to pull the white fan connector out of its socket on the motherboard.

Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to loosen the first pair of captive screws on the fan and heat sink assembly in a crosswise pattern.

Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to loosen the second pair of captive screws on the fan and heat sink assembly in a crosswise pattern.

Use your hand to pull the fan and heat sink assembly up and away from the laptop.