Lenovo 11e ThinkPad Chromebook Write-Protect Screw Removal

Written By: Dean Gadberry
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Lenovo 11e ThinkPad Chromebook Write-Protect Screw Removal

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

This guide shows how to remove the battery, WiFi card, keyboard, and Write-Protect screw on a Lenovo 11e ThinkPad Chromebook.

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    • Turn off your computer.

    • Flip the Chromebook over and unscrew the screws securing the backplate.

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    • Unplug the Battery

    • Unscrew battery and remove

    • Remove all all circled screws

    • I removed the wireless card. I don't know if it's required.

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    • Slide Keyboard up

    • Wedge something under the keyboard

    • flip the keyboard over

    • carefully remove the keyboard ribbon cable

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    • Unscrew and disconnect ribbon cables

    • wedge something between the bezel and slide across the edge until the bezel is lifted (like taking off a bike tire)

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    • The write-protect screw is clearly conducting electricity (compare it to other screws on the board).

    • Leave the WP screw out of the laptop.

    I have a different model of 11e so this won't work for me :sad:

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Conclusion

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

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