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Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen2 AMD screen replace

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Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen2 AMD screen replace
Device ThinkPad T16 Gen2 AMD
Affects part(s) Screen
Needs equipment Philips 0 bit

Something to lever up the screen frame

iFixit Essential Electronics Toolkit will be handy.

Difficulty ◉◉◌◌ Medium
Type Method"Method" is not in the list (Soldering, Teardown, Part replacement, Cleaning, Software, BGA, General) of allowed values for the "Repair Guide type" property.


Problem description

Sometimes your LCD faults, or you just want to upgrade your screen (i.e. 300 nits → 400 nits).


(Figure 1) -- laptop bottom screws to remove

Symptoms

  • Screen is broken
  • You want to upgrade your screen

Solution

Diagnostic Steps

  • Test with known good parts
  • Test with the another screen if possible
(Figure 2) -- battery disconnecting
(Figure 3) -- motherboard connectors and screws to remove
(Figure 4) -- motherboard connectors and screws after disconnecting
(Figure 5) -- separating the lid
(Figure 6) -- lid separated from the body
(Figure 7) -- where to start separating screen frame
(Figure 8) - screen frame bottom levered
(Figure 9) -- Screen frame removed, notice slightly damaged black tape around the screen
(Figure 10) -- screen connector to disconnect
(Figure 11) -- screen new adhesive tapes in place

Repair Steps

WARNING! You might damage the black tape around your old screen due to it being glue to the screen frame (Figure 9) or your entire old LCD screen unit!

  • remove laptop bottom screws (Figure 1)
  • disconnect battery (Figure 2)
  • disconnect (Figure 3):
    • USB connector for the ease of access
    • camera cable
    • LCD cable
    • Wi-Fi antennas
  • separate the lid by removing hinge screws (Figure 5)
  • separate the frame from the body, starting from bottom right corner (Figure 7 and Figure 8)
  • disconnect the screen connector (Figure 10)
  • attach new LCD screen and make sure it lies properly in place
  • test your screen before applying new LCD tapes (Figure 11)
  • attach everything in reverse order