IBM Thinkpad motherboard replacement

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January 19th, 2004, 12:13 PM
Todo

IBM Thinkpad motherboard replacement

Hey, ok i'm working on a customers IBM Thinkpad 1171-9XU. I've got the replacement motherboard from IBM and I'm trying to figure out how to replace it. Basically i took off the LCD and removed all the screws on the bottom. i just can't figure out how to remove the panel to get to the CDRW and eventually get to the mobo. i don't see any other screws to remove. I've looked on IBMs site,but i can't find a manual or maintenance guide for this laptop. anyone have experience with IBM and/or this model. Thanks
January 19th, 2004, 01:04 PM
meatwad

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Originally Posted by Todo

Hey, ok i'm working on a customers IBM Thinkpad 1171-9XU. I've got the replacement motherboard from IBM and I'm trying to figure out how to replace it. Basically i took off the LCD and removed all the screws on the bottom. i just can't figure out how to remove the panel to get to the CDRW and eventually get to the mobo. i don't see any other screws to remove. I've looked on IBMs site,but i can't find a manual or maintenance guide for this laptop. anyone have experience with IBM and/or this model. Thanks

Have you removed the battery and hard drive and checked to see if there are any screws under there?
January 19th, 2004, 03:49 PM
PuterGeekGirl

Not sure on this model, but most of the IBM thinkpads I have worked with the drives just slip out with a clip, the hdd maybe one screw....
January 19th, 2004, 04:06 PM
pinhead

I've changed board on most major laptop models, and almost all the time, you have to take the keyboard off to see which screws need to come out to change the mainboard. Just make sure you know which screws go where -- it can make for a really s%!#y day trying to figure out where each screw came from. Good luck, hope this helps.
January 19th, 2004, 04:17 PM
Kermit D. Frog

Sometimes you need to pop a trim piece off above the keyboard before you can take off the keyboard...but usually you need to take the keyboard off before you can take the case apart.
January 19th, 2004, 07:03 PM
Todo

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Originally Posted by Kermit D. Frog

Sometimes you need to pop a trim piece off above the keyboard before you can take off the keyboard...but usually you need to take the keyboard off before you can take the case apart.

thanks for all the replies. i figured it out. there were a bunch of latches to release , so finally i was able to get to the mobo. i replaced it and booted the IBM and it worked just fine. :)