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• It is recommended that these products be repaired by trained service technicians. For customers electing to repair their own Lenovo products, please follow all instructions carefully. • Before servicing a Lenovo product, be sure to read all the information under Chapter 1 “Safety information” on page 1.
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This guide addresses only those items. You should use good judgment to identify potential safety hazards due to attachment of non-Lenovo features or options not covered by this inspection guide.
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4. Check for cracked or bulging batteries. 5. Remove the cover. 6. Check for any obvious non-Lenovo alterations. Use good judgment as to the safety of any non-Lenovo alterations. 7. Check inside the unit for any obvious unsafe conditions, such as metal filings, contamination, water or other liquids, or signs of fire or smoke damage.
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The safety notices in this section are provided in the following languages: • English • Arabic • Brazilian Portuguese • French • German • Hebrew • Japanese • Korean • Spanish • Traditional Chinese DANGER DANGER DANGER ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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• Check for obvious damage to a hard disk drive. If the spindle of a hard disk drive becomes noisy, the hard disk drive might have been dropped or subject to excessive force. CRU list Table 1. Model: ThinkBook 16 G7 QOY (Machine type: 21NH) Type ac power adapter self-service power cord self-service ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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Chapter 4. Removing a FRU or CRU Service tools The following table lists tools for servicing Lenovo computers. Tools with a cross mark are needed for serving the product models as described by this publication. Prepare them before you service the product.
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DPU-600A/FP-800 S 6.1 mm × 5.0 mm × 1.4 mm K35 FR60/TC7006 Thermal pad 12.5 mm × 4.5 mm × 0.75 mm DPU-600A/FP-800 S 6.1 mm × 4.8 mm × 2.0 mm K35 FR60/TC7006 ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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38.5 mm × 13.1 mm × 1.4 mm DPU-600A/FP-800 S K35 FR60/TC7006 TC-5550/PTM7958 14.4 mm × 13.9 mm × 0.2 mm DPU-600A/FP-800 S 11.5 mm × 9.7 mm × 1.4 mm K35 FR60/TC7006 DPU-600A/FP-800 S 4.1 mm × 3.9 mm × 2.0 mm K35 FR60/TC7006 DPU-600A/FP-800 S 11.9 mm ×...
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Make sure the computer has been shut down before servicing the computer. Step 1. Place the computer upside down on a flat surface. Step 2. Remove ten screws, pry up the latches, and then remove the lower case. ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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Length (mm) Torque (kgf.cm) Quantity Thread 1.85±0.15 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Lower case Remove the battery pack Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 Step 1.
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Thread 1.85±0.15 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Battery pack Remove the touchpad and touchpad cable Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. Also make sure the cables connecting the touch pad assembly to the system board have been disconnected.
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Table 7. Screws used to secure the touchpad Length (mm) Torque (kgf.cm) Quantity Thread M1.6 1.6±0.1 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Touchpad Touchpad cable Chapter 4 Removing a FRU or CRU...
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Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 Step 1. Disconnect the speakers’ cables from the system board. Figure 9. Disconnect the speakers’ cables Figure 10. Remove four screws and the speakers ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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Length (mm) Torque (kgf.cm) Quantity Thread 1.85±0.15 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Speakers Remove the fan Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 Step 1.
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Figure 13. Remove three screws and remove the fan Table 9. Screws used to secure the fan Length (mm) Torque (kgf.cm) Quantity Thread 1.85±0.15 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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Length (mm) Torque (kgf.cm) Quantity Thread 1.85±0.15 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: 2242 solid-state drive Remove the I/O board Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 Step 1.
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Table 11. Screws used to secure the hinge and I/O board Length (mm) Torque (kgf.cm) Quantity Label Thread M2.5 3.0±0.3 1.85±0.15 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: 2242 solid-state drive ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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Label Thread 1.85±0.15 3a, 3b, 3c 1.85±0.15 Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement parts: Heat sink Remove the Type-C bracket Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 Step 1.
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Quantity Thread 1.85±0.15 Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement parts: I/O board bracket Remove the fingerprint reader module and cable Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 “Remove the I/O board”...
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Figure 19. Disconnect the fingerprint reader cable from the fingerprint reader board Step 2. Remove two screws and the fingerprint reader bracket. Figure 20. Remove two screws and the fingerprint reader bracket Table 14. Screws used to secure the fingerprint reader bracket Length (mm) Torque (kgf.cm) Quantity...
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Step 4. Remove the fingerprint reader module. Figure 22. Remove the fingerprint reader module Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement parts: Fingerprint reader module Fingerprint reader bracket Fingerprint reader cable Remove the system board Make sure the following FRUs (or CRUs) have been removed.
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“Remove the lower case” on page 28 “Remove the heat sink” on page 37 “Remove the fan” on page 33 “Remove the 2242 solid-state drive” on page 35 “Remove the Type-C bracket” on page 37 Step 1. Disconnect the EDP cable, speaker cable, touchpad cable, keyboard cable, keyboard backlight cable and I/O board cable.
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Figure 25. Remove two screws and remove the system board with I/O board cable Table 16. Screws used to secure the system board Length (mm) Torque (kgf.cm) Quantity Thread 1.85±0.15 Step 4. Remove the I/O board cable. Figure 26. Remove the I/O board cable ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: System board I/O board cable Use a Golden Key U1 tool to flash-write key id information After replacing the system board and re-assembling the computer, use a pre-made Golden Key U1 tool to start the computer and flash-write the serial number (SN), machine type (MT), product name (PN), and UUID to the new system board.
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Figure 29. Release cables and remove the LCD module Notes: When you turn on the computer and the LCD goes black, run LCD Self-Test to help you determine whether the LCD functions normally. To run LCD Self-Test: ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 Hardware Maintenance Manual...
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3. The test lasts for about 20 seconds and then exits automatically. You also can press the power button to exit the test. Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: LCD module Remove the upper case (with keyboard) Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 30. Remove the hinge cover Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Hinge cover Remove the LCD bezel Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 “Remove the LCD module”...
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Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: LCD bezel Remove the hinges Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 “Remove the LCD module” on page 43 “Remove the LCD bezel”...
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Peel back the mylar, disconnect the EDP cable, and remove the LCD panel and EDP cable. Figure 34. Disconnect the EDP cable and remove the LCD panel Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part:...
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Disconnect the camera cable from the camera board and remove the camera cable. Figure 35. Disconnect the camera cable and remove the camera board Go to to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup replacement part: Camera cable Remove the camera board Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 36. Disconnect the camera cable and remove the camera board Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Camera board Remove the antennas Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed.
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Figure 37. Remove the antennas Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Antenna Remove the microphone rubbers Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 “Remove the LCD module”...
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Figure 38. Remove the microphone rubbers Go to https://support.lenovo.com/partslookup to look up the Lenovo part numbers of the following replacement part: Microphone rubber Remove the LCD cover Make sure the following FRUs (CRUs) have been removed. “Remove the lower case” on page 28 “Remove the LCD module”...