Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Gen 1 Extreme Battery Replacement

Escrito Por: Beckham Richmond
  • Comentários: 9
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Gen 1 Extreme Battery Replacement

Dificuldade

Easy

Passos

5

Tempo necessário

15 - 25 minutes

Introdução

If your Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Gen 1 Extreme (model number 20MF-000LUS) is having trouble charging, overheating, or not holding a charge, use this guide to replace the battery pack.

A battery in good condition will power the computer for 15 hour periods and charge to 80% capacity in an hour. A faulty battery will not charge properly and will lose power quicker than expected.

Before replacing the battery, refer to the trouble shooting page for the Lenovo ThinkPad Gen 1 Extreme to see if the problem is fixable without purchasing and installing another battery.

Please keep in mind that a swollen lithium ion battery is dangerous and read the page attached to the link before repair. Be sure to disconnect the computer from any power and turn the computer completely off. It is also important to be careful when removing the battery; any damage can easily make the computer not functional.

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    • Power off and unplug your device before you begin.

    • Orient the laptop so that it is bottom up, and the trackpad is closest to you.

    • Unscrew the seven captive screws with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

    • These screws will loosen, but stay attached to the cover. Do not attempt to completely remove them.

    • Slide a blue opening pick in the gap between the bottom panel and chassis, and pry off the one clip on each side.

    • Remove the back cover from the device.

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    • Use a Phillips #00 head screwdriver to remove the four 4 mm screws above the battery.

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    • Lift the speaker modules on either side of the battery out of its pegs, and unwind the cable from the front of the battery.

    • Set the speaker modules out of the way.

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    • Use tweezers to peel the plastic cover off the connector.

    • Use a plastic spudger or your fingernail to pry up the battery connector straight up from the motherboard.

    This does not mention the wire that connects the speakers entwined with the battery nor the screws that hold the battery down. This is not a huge deal, just pointing it out

    José B. -

    Also doesn't mention the 4x screws to remove along the top of the battery

    Wes Baynham -

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    • Lift the battery out of the frame and remove it from the device.

    Before the next step, I switched to this guide to remove the fans - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Fan Replacement

    Wendy Wildshape -

    This guide also does not mention the speakers at all, but they are pretty easy to carefully remove

    Wendy Wildshape -

    Oh also this guide doesn't even mention removing the four screws which hold in the battery! Don't miss those!

    Wendy Wildshape -

    The four screws which hold the battery in place are not all the same, so keep track of which one goes where.

    Wendy Wildshape -

    The original battery had strips of compression foam adhered to the underside, which squish between the battery and the chassis plate. The replacement I got (from here at iFixIt) didn't come with these pieces of foam. So I removed the strips from the original battery and stuck them onto the new part. When I took off the first strip of foam, I ripped it off it's own adhering strip, so I had to glue it onto the new battery. I was more careful removing the other strips, using a metal shim from a fix kit to loosen a corner, and then slowly pulling the whole strip up and off. A razor blade, or even knife, would work fine to get at a corner of the adhesive.

    Nick Novelli -

Conclusão

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

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.

Autor(a)

Beckham Richmond

Membro desde: 10/02/20

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2 comentários

Could I use the same battery for my X1 Extreme Gen 1 laptop? Thanks.

Huy Tran -

Thank you so much for this illustration on how to take off the battery. I was like already stuck at just the screws not coming off. This helped immensely.

Rafael Dolfe -