Lenovo Yoga 900 13Isk Keyboard Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          1 - 2 hours

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Back Cover
2 steps
Battery
2 steps
Solid State Drive
2 steps
Wi-Fi Card Prereq
3 steps
Motherboard
7 steps
Charging Port
2 steps
Keyboard
9 steps

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Introduction

Be sure to unplug and completely turn off your device before you start working.

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover

Using a T5 Torx screwdriver, remove the ten 5.5 mm screws from the back case of the laptop.

Using a T5 Torx screwdriver, remove the ten 5.5 mm screws from the back case of the laptop.

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Step 2

Use a spudger to pry open the back case at the hinges of the laptop.
There are plastic clips around the perimeter of the case holding down the back cover. These will need to be popped off as the cover is removed.
Use your fingers to completely pop off the back cover.

Use a spudger to pry open the back case at the hinges of the laptop.

There are plastic clips around the perimeter of the case holding down the back cover. These will need to be popped off as the cover is removed.

Use your fingers to completely pop off the back cover.

Step 3

              Battery

Remove the five 3.6 mm screws from the battery with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the five 3.6 mm screws from the battery with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 4

Grab the bottom corners of the battery and gently pull the battery until the cable disconnects from the connector on the motherboard.
While reassembling, use a plastic spudger to push the battery cable into the connector on the underside of the motherboard. This will be easier to do before the screws are replaced.

Grab the bottom corners of the battery and gently pull the battery until the cable disconnects from the connector on the motherboard.

While reassembling, use a plastic spudger to push the battery cable into the connector on the underside of the motherboard. This will be easier to do before the screws are replaced.

Step 5

              Solid State Drive

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 2.7 mm screw that is holding down the SSD card.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 2.7 mm screw that is holding down the SSD card.

Step 6

Pull the SSD card out of the port to the right.

Pull the SSD card out of the port to the right.

Step 7

              Wi-Fi Card Prereq

Pry up the gray and black coaxial cables from the Wi-Fi card using a spudger.
Move the cables to the side.

Pry up the gray and black coaxial cables from the Wi-Fi card using a spudger.

Move the cables to the side.

Step 8

Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the 2.2 mm screw holding down the Wi-Fi card.
The Wi-Fi card may pop up to rest at an angle to the motherboard after the screw is removed.

Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the 2.2 mm screw holding down the Wi-Fi card.

The Wi-Fi card may pop up to rest at an angle to the motherboard after the screw is removed.

Step 9

Pull the WiFi card out from the connector on the motherboard.

Pull the WiFi card out from the connector on the motherboard.

Step 10

              Motherboard

Using the pointed end of a spudger, flip up the hinged locking tabs of the eight ZIF connectors on the motherboard.
Pull the eight cables out from their connectors using a pair of blunt nose tweezers.

Using the pointed end of a spudger, flip up the hinged locking tabs of the eight ZIF connectors on the motherboard.

Pull the eight cables out from their connectors using a pair of blunt nose tweezers.

Step 11

Use a spudger to pry up the press fit connector on the right side of the motherboard.

Use a spudger to pry up the press fit connector on the right side of the motherboard.

Step 12

Remove the five 3.6 mm screws from the motherboard using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the five 3.6 mm screws from the motherboard using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 13

Pull back the interconnect cable on the left side of the motherboard to reveal one of the fan screws for the left fan.
Remove the two 3.6 mm screws from the left fan with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Pull back the interconnect cable on the left side of the motherboard to reveal one of the fan screws for the left fan.

Remove the two 3.6 mm screws from the left fan with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 14

Remove the two 3.6 mm screws from the right fan using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the two 3.6 mm screws from the right fan using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 15

Unwind the black and white coaxial cables from the hooks on the right fan casing.

Unwind the black and white coaxial cables from the hooks on the right fan casing.

Step 16

Lift the motherboard from the bottom edge and pull it up and out of the case.
If you need to remove the fan assembly to swap it over to your new motherboard, continue to follow along with the heatsink guide.

Lift the motherboard from the bottom edge and pull it up and out of the case.

If you need to remove the fan assembly to swap it over to your new motherboard, continue to follow along with the heatsink guide.

Step 17

              Charging Port

Remove the two 3.5 mm screws from the charging port with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the two 3.5 mm screws from the charging port with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 18

Peel up the charging port cable and remove the charging port.

Peel up the charging port cable and remove the charging port.

Step 19

              Keyboard

Remove the 3.6 mm screw from the daughterboard on the right with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the 3.6 mm screw from the daughterboard on the right with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 20

Lift the daughterboard from the right edge and peel off the interconnect cable from the keyboard panel.

Lift the daughterboard from the right edge and peel off the interconnect cable from the keyboard panel.

Step 21

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the two 3.6 mm screws from the daughterboard on the left.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the two 3.6 mm screws from the daughterboard on the left.

Step 22

Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers to pull out the speaker cable on the lower portion of the daughterboard.

Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers to pull out the speaker cable on the lower portion of the daughterboard.

Step 23

Lift up the daughterboard from the right side to remove it from the case.

Lift up the daughterboard from the right side to remove it from the case.

Step 24

Peel back the trackpad cable from the black keyboard panel.

Peel back the trackpad cable from the black keyboard panel.

Step 25

Remove the forty-one 1.9 mm screws from the keyboard panel with a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
While reassembling, you can use the ‘X’ markings to tell which holes do not need screws.

Remove the forty-one 1.9 mm screws from the keyboard panel with a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

While reassembling, you can use the ‘X’ markings to tell which holes do not need screws.

Step 26

Open the laptop slightly.

Open the laptop slightly.

Step 27

Press the keyboard up from the underside and grab it to remove it from the case.

Press the keyboard up from the underside and grab it to remove it from the case.

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

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