Not to fork the discussion too much, but what are the opinions of the L series wrt maintenance?
Thanks, -Denis On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 6:35 PM, Bryan Linton <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2018-04-06 15:32:19, "Mke C>" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'm also curious to hear from anyone who has performed this procedure and > > has any wise insights to share or thoughts & prayers to offer an > > unsuspecting victim. > > > > If you're looking for a maunal, the magic phrase is "hardware > maintenance manual" plus your model of Thinkpad. > > Lenovo is usually pretty good about keeping these accessible on > their website, but sometimes older models can get buried > somewhere. I tried searching for it at levovo.com and it didn't > pop out immediately, so you might have better luck finding it at > some third-party sites. > > The IBM/Lenovo HMMs are very detailed manuals with good > descriptions and lots of pictures, and should be all you need. > > That being said, I highly recommend checking out some third-party > websites (or even searching for a video on youtube). I've replaced > screens in a T60 and T440p, and the HMM says to do more > disassembly than is really necessary. > > One has to somewhat precariously balance the screen on a towel > placed on the keyboard while one is working and to also be wary of > the cables holding it so they don't break, but it saved me from > having to completely strip the system down to the frame like the > HMM recommended. > > Third-party sites can also tell you about other caveats. E.g. the > T61t models have the bezel around the screen glued on with some > *really* strong adhesive. I was careful and managed to remove it > over the course of about 20-30 minutes, but many people > recommended just purchasing a replacement bezel because of how > likely it is to break and to just rip it off in pieces. > > The HMMs will give you all you need to replace whatever parts you > want, but the third-party sites will give you extra tips like the > above. > > All in all, the Thinkpads are generally easy to work on if one is > even minimally handy. With most models, it mostly just involves > removing and replacing screws. In my experience, the T and X > series have been very easy to work on. The W series is basically > an extension of the T series, so they should be easy to work on > as well. > > I haven't looked at the newer ultralight models like the Yoga or > X1 Carbon yet, but at least the workhorse laptops are easy to work > on. > > -- > Bryan > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
