@@LaptopDisassembly there is a time that will open but next time didnt open till now, i try opening without battery still didnt, the laptop is second hand not new
01-07-2023 Thanks, this was very helpful. My laptop has "Fan_error" during startup. I thought maybe it just need a little cleaning since it's a little old so I tried doing it on my own. Followed each and every step. I successfully disassembled and assembled it. Finally, laptop did not show the error anymore. Suggestions for people who will attempt this: 1. Make sure to take pictures of the connections and where the screws needs to be placed. It helps when assembling it back again. 2. Be careful when removing the connectors/wires especially the display and trackpad. Do not pull. There is a lid that is keeping it in place so unlock it first. 3. Be as gentle as possible. You do not want to have errors after you turn it back on once you finished assembling.
@@angelozilian7359 i am using a x220i version. it's having a display issue i guess screen blacks out for a second or so and this happens twice or thrice in a min. done everythin from updating drivers, tweaking display and graphics settings etc. anyone had this issue before? i am gonna open it now and see if there are any loose connections .
@@LaptopDisassembly hey man i opened it thanks to your video i didn't mess up anything😂. Turns out the flickering was due to a ribbon cable type thing coming from display( the one you remove at 4:58 ). do you know what its called? there is no flickering after i disconnected it. but led lighting on display isnt working. BTW thank you very much for your help🤗
@@VIJAYzk It is for the backlight www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fae01.alicdn.com%2Fkf%2FH9593b69035d6440ca267c6d99d996b9ad%2FLenovo-thinkpad-X220-X220i-LED-backlight-LCD-inverter-cable-04W1408.jpg_Q90.jpg_.webp&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aliexpress.com%2Fitem%2F4000850341698.html&tbnid=1djU8hA6qwG7EM&vet=12ahUKEwjzjM6y89LwAhVSuKQKHZjgBN4QMygAegUIARCvAQ..i&docid=U7uoOKgaz-adfM&w=1000&h=561&q=x220%20backlit%20cable&hl=bg&client=firefox-b-d&ved=2ahUKEwjzjM6y89LwAhVSuKQKHZjgBN4QMygAegUIARCvAQ
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I was going to clean the fan and I decided to watch this before getting the screwdriver. I'm glad I watched because I ain't gonna open it :D Kinda start liking that it keeps my legs warm (in Greece :/)
Yeah, just bought an X230 for 107£ from an ebay auction, it has an IPS screen, the 3G card, backlit keyboard. Only thing left isto put in an SSD, but it's working so well I'm not sure I should even bother :D
After the hard drive, the fan is the probably the part people are most often going to want to access, so it really sucks that they make you disassemble EVERYTHING else before you can take it out 🤦Also would be better if it was possible to replace it without taking the heat sink off the CPU, but oh well. To people saying blowing compressed air from the top is enough: It's probably good enough in most cases, but at 8:31 you can see that a lot of dust also gets stuck in the heatsink/exhaust fins, which I don't think you'll get rid of that way. Anyway, thanks for the video!
In 2021 still a very usefull video on the complete disassembly. Thank you for posting! Had the "Fan Error" at startup, so cleaned the fan and error was gone - but still gone repleace the fan tommorow!
Very helpful video. My X220 has been relegated to backup status but I thought I would clean it out and repaste the heatsink today and had completely forgotten how much work it took to remove all the components (I did this once maybe 6-7 years ago). Fun stuff.
Hi there. I have a Lenovo x230, got it 6 months ago, almost new. Used as second laptop. Yesterday it did not start on. Power button lights on, green color, the keyboard and the webcam lights on, also the speaker and microphone buttons (orange color) and the icons of the wifi and CPU on the lower screen bezel lights on when I push the power button. Then all go off except for the power button. The only thing that does not lights on is the finger print sensor, which blinks always in green color. No noise at all, no beeps, just the vibrations of the CPU (HDD) when touching the PC underneath. After a couple of minutes, it feels a little hot underneath, where the CPU units go. What I have done to check it: 1. Power button test, pressing it for 1 minute while no battery o power cord connected. 2. Remove of the CMOS 3. Remove of the RAM sticks and replaced by similar from a running PC. 4. Tried booting without CMOS 5. Replaced CMOS 6. Tried booting without RAM 7. Tried booting without HDD 8. Tried booting without KEYBOARD 9. Tried booting without PALMREST 10. Left overnight without battery and power cord. 11. Tested the CMOS with a multimeter, resulting in 3V reading. I refuse to think the motherboard is toasted, so I hope someone might have some experience in what could be the fault. Things to look out: the finger print scanner and the fact that the CPU get warm (while the power button shows on), as in a regular PC when working. Also, the fact that the computer behavior at starting attempts with and without CMOS battery is the same. Provably the BIOS chip? Note that I have not tampered with this PC at all. I bought it from a Lady that almost never used, she got it as a payment, and stored it. Since I have a T440P as daily use, I did not start use the X230 much, which is stock in hard drive, RAM (4) and everything else, so it is very slow. Video of the X230 not booting ruclips.net/video/wEuAJ42raVs/видео.html Edited Jan 25th. adding a 2nd informative video ruclips.net/video/NLIwOCUwY9Y/видео.html
Can be a corrupted bios. When the laptop is on, try to hold the power button and see will it power off. If the laptop is disassembled you can try to power it on without the cpu, and after that whit it...
It is not my main computer any more, but I have an X220 that I have been using for almost 12 years now, continuously upgrading it along the way, and it is still going strong. However, it seems to run increasingly hot these days, so I am going to clean out the fan like shown in your video. Thanks a lot!
Thank you for your helpful video. Damn, this laptop is a pain to disassamble. And I only needed to replace the battery. (The inner one.) On the side note, you don't need to take the laptop completely apart just for cleaning the fan. Only until the fan is exposed. Then you just stick a small screwdriver betwean the blades to keep them from moving, and spray compressed air betwean the lades to spray all the dust out. Also if the laptop doesn't heat up excessively and isn't laud, then the fan is fine and doesn't need cleaning.
Well you can check the fan by using just your hand. If the air that is coming out is hot, thN everything is fine. If no air is coming you need to clean the fan. I dont use compressed air, becouse i have seen broken blades from it. Also depend on the fan design the dust can go in the laptop also.
thanks. i was lazy so i just removed the keyboard instead of a full disassembly. then used an aspirator to blow hard over the fan that is already exposed once the keyboard is detached. maybe that's not enough, but it made the fan spin from an initially non spinning state, and is already better than how it was.
@@LaptopDisassembly thanks for the tip. when the paste arrives, and I have a weekend to fully take it apart. this thinkpads can also be upgraded to 16gb of ram which stopped my browser from crashing in ad-heavy streaming sites.
Cool instruction. Is that the fan assembly has a difference between x220 and x230. The X230 fan mount has 2 screws and one latch, while the x220 has 3 screws. Moreover, the hole for the screw matches only in one place. So if you change the fan, then you need to take a specific model for x 2020 or x230
The fan should be for the particular model. Sometimes the fans are similar but with a different mount. You can use it with one hole only, but is better go find the right model.
Why not spray a can of compressed air into the fan heat slots and then take off keyboard and spray on top of the fan? Won't that get rid of dust without adding more complex disassembly can chance something can go wrong?
@@LaptopDisassembly thanks. I thought I need the bit after having hard times with screws. But actually it occurred these pieces were loosely attached. Pliers did it. Thanks!
i know it's been a long time since this video but i bought my lenovo used i managed to run WINDOWS 11 with all the drivers after almost 1 week of work. I can't see the fingerprint reader or the webcam from devices with ANY operating system. bios says no fingerprint sensor. do you have the possibility to make a small video in which you show how and where they are connected? I can't find anything and I would like to fix it.
On the video 3:36 the blue cable is for the fingrerprint and touchpad. They are on the same cable. This is the sensor. : www.aliexpress.com/item/32774937306.html
@@LaptopDisassembly in your video I see that your PC has the hole for the finger print on the palm rest. but I don't see the card you sent me mounted. Are there models like this? What cable is the webcam?
@@HDenis94 I think the cable for the camera is the same for the lcd display. www.ebay.com/itm/266002003287 Some of the models don't have the FP preinstalled
I have a regular screwdriver with changeable tips like this one www.ebay.com/itm/58-IN-1-Repair-Tool-Kit-Precision-Small-Screwdriver-Set-54-Bit-Magnetic-Driver/372097129681?hash=item56a2b79cd1:g:JHkAAOSwKQ9aHn~D:rk:1:pf:0 Just use the nut driver with the proper size.
Yanko Goshev hi sorry, could you tell me which type and size the tool, I have this kind of tools on my local online shop, but still want to make sure that I will buy the correct one. Jakemy 45 in 1 Precision Screwdriver Set Repair Tools - JM-8129 tokopedia.link/GpcLZDcDZR
It's also important to find a tool with a maximum outer diameter of 8mm. I got one which was too fat so even if it was designed for 5mm hex nuts, it didn't fit in the hole for the VGA port.
Hi! Thanks, this was really helpful. Since you seem so responsive, I'll ask a question. I followed your guide for taking apart my x220 in order to replace the bottom case which was cracked. After putting it back together, it won't boot on without the power cable plugged in, even though the laptop detects the battery and even recognizes the amount of charge. I imagine I loosened or didn't reattach some cable properly, would you have any idea which cable that might be? Again, thanks!
If you remove the charger and the battery, and when you power on next time, douse it still remember time and date... Are you sure you did connect the internal CMOS battery. Also when you power on the laptop, and if you remove the charger, is it srill working on battery.
Hello, sir. I'd like to ask a question for you. What is the thing that the blue and red cables connect to? I have those cables with their ends taped, and they don't have anything attached to them. There is empty. 4:00
Hi, my computer fell down and showed the fan error after and wouldn't start. I dissembled it to try and clean the fan but I can't open the (nearly) last two screws in the metal box (couldn't understand the name), they're stuck and have only little grip left. Any ideas how I can solve this? Thanks a lot for any tips :)
I put liquid metal compound on the heat sink and put everything back together. Now my x220 won't even boot, just flashes the power LED once when its pressed. UPDATE: Liquid metal is conductive, unlike ordinary thermal paste. I fixed the issue by wiping off the excess thermal compound (squashed out by the fan) around the CPU and now the laptop is working -- no more overheating.
Hello I can hear some thing that has broken (a bit of plastic) on my x220, is it safe to leave in the machine? I think it's broken off this part that you are removing at 4:46 in the video, what is the name for that part, so I can search for a replacement on ebay. Thank you.
This is rhe upper plastic. Is not a problem to leave it like that, as long as in douse not go in the fan.. It can brake a propeller or stop spinning...
The white lock-latch holding the lcd cable down that you make look so easy to unclip has snapped off on my x230!! I could not lever the latch upwards...does this mean a resoldering job or new motherboard??!! Help!!!
NO need to replace motherboard. It is used just to hold the cable down to the pins. Put back the cable and use some isolating tape to hold it down, After that put some rubber peace above it, When you put back the upper plastic, it will push it down and it will work fine. Probably the plastic was old and "burned"
@@LaptopDisassembly Thanks for speedy reply. However I'm referring to the pins that the plastic unit actually connects with on the motherboard...these have snapped so that the plastic latch has seperated along with the cable off of the board.
@@LaptopDisassembly ruclips.net/user/shortsb1yhCFQ8bO4?si=8fNlylSCft9OIx6U I realize now I mistook the white frame as being the latch🤦🤦🤦♂ . The correct black latch is similar in color to the tape around the plug and I didn't see it!🤦♂🤦♂🤦🤦 (Your hand movement was a bit quick)
Thank you for such a great video. I have just purchased an 'over-heating' X220 that I wish to fix. Can you please tell me what are the names and sizes of the tools you are using? Thank you again :-)
Thank you so much for your quick reply Yanko, really appreciate it. Thank you also for the link to the tools that you used. Looking forward to bringing back to life the x220 :-)
I use this set www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-BEST-BT-8912-45-in-1-Suit-screwdriver-long-sleeve-hard-disk-cell-phone/2011849647.html and mainly PH0 It works fine for most of the models...
When I took mine apart I think the antennas that connect to wifi card got damaged because even after buying a new card it still wouldn't detect. So what I did was got a USB female to mPCIe and just stuck a small USB wifi adapter inside my laptop and the shit actually works. Would recommend doing that if anyone can't get the wifi card to work again.
After you reassemble it did not see the wifi card, or it did not see any available networks. If it is the second, probably you damage the wifi cable connector. They have a small middle hole for the pins on the wifi card.
@@LaptopDisassembly The card wasn't detected under the device manager. It could also be that I somehow damaged the mPCIe slot because wouldn't the card be detected if I didn't have the antennas connected?
The problem is the BIOS of these Thinkpads contains a limited "whitelist" of cards it will accept. Namely: Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 - FRU 60Y3195 Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 - FRU 60Y3233 Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 - FRU 04W3769 and 60Y3253 ThinkPad b/g/n Wireless (1x1 BGN) - FRU 60Y3247 and 60Y3249 Updating the BIOS to 2.71 might help, but I don't think so. With an SPI Flash programmer, (and physically removing the BIOS chip), you can change this whitelist by reflashing the BIOS. This requires some knowledge of hardware hacking chips as well as the equipment.
@@LaptopDisassembly ok because someone is selling me a screen of the x230 and he said that it would also serve the x220, well I still trust you that if it will work for me
Talk about cliffhangers... Now I got it all over my desk, disassembled, with no part 2 about how to assemble it back :q Just kidding ;) I just played the video backwards. That helped ;)
Well if i record the video about the disassembly and assembly it become long video. I work in a shop, so people come and go, so i have to stop or cut the video. No time for that, so i just upload the important part. :) Hope the video was helpful.
I have one too I got it from my friend who's uncle died sorry for my bad english :D it was running windows 7 and I upgraded it to windows 10 and it had only 4gb of ram now it has 8gb with 4gb of ram it wasn't able to play videos on youtube mayby 320p or something now it can play 1080p no problems at all
the fan on mine is still loud after i cleaned it, and especially when i enable turbo boost fan kicks up for just opening a program, the air that comes out when is under a cpu stress is very hot, but do you think that I have to replace thermal paste?with cpu at 25% and turbo boost it spins almost at max speed and the air is not super hot.I noticed that when I play farming sim 17 it temps goes up to almost 100°celsius hair comes out but I still think air is not hot enough that thermal paste is bad
Always when cleaning the fan change the thermal paste. The life of the good thermal paste is about 1-2 years. Change it with good one Arctic mx-2 or mx-4 and the temperature and rpm will go down. Don't play games now... 100 degrees are not good temperature at all. You can kill the cpu.
mine is a x220t the paste is original I just took out the keyboard , blocked the fan and blew with compressor at mid pressure the vents in and out until no dust came out. i always keep pcs cooling cleanthe funny thing is that my desktop intel pentium e6700 with stock paste from 2010 and stock intel cooler idles at 29° and struggle to reach 60° under stress testtanks I will look for it
@@stvpls how old is the laptop. Desktop pc and laptops are different. In the laptop the space is less and everything is cooled by one fan with small pipe. Desktop pc have bigger cooler and more space. It is good idea to change the paste on the desktop also.
Hello I have the X230 and the battery connector is connected from the left hand side, but when I tried to pull it out the actual component came off the mother board. Can you please help me
I have the same issue on my x220T (tablet version), I have opened it to only find that in this model the fan is actually integrated with the cooling part and I didn't realized how can I detach the fan, it become noisy when it switches to Turbo mode; should I replace the whole cooling package? I would appreciate your help. Thanks.
Can you send a photo of the fan. In some cases the fan is bonded to the metal cover. You can separate them and cleen the fan. After that you can use a little glue or type to hold them together.
@@LaptopDisassembly Thanks Yanko. Yes, it is bonded to the metal, I didn't risk to separate them, I have done some cleaning but I wasn't able to reach the inside and apply some oil, it is still making noise; I also didn't renewed the thermal paste that I think I should do; do you think apply some oil or grease can fix the noise issue? are these fans actually need oiling?
You should replace thermal paste for shure. It will lower the temperature. Everytime I clean a laptop I put oil to the fan bearing. You can separate it with sharp knife or else. But it is not a 100% that after that you can pull it out of the bearing, not all can be separate. But you can use a ipa alcohol with Syringe a couple of times... It will clean the dust from insight.
@@LaptopDisassembly I did exactly what you said Yanko, I have injected alcohol inside the fan, next time I am planning to also inject some oil into that, I can do it without separating the fan...
thank you for the video. looks a bit intimidating but i think ill try it eventually cause my temps are between 50 and 90 and most times they are 60 degrees. anyone has a list of what screwdrivers i will need for the whole disassembly process? that screwdriver in the video looks really neat. wonder where i could get it. thank you.
@@LaptopDisassembly just watched the video again. no link inside the video. the only link in video description is to your channel my friend. anyway, thank you
Sorry, my mistake. It was from the first videos.. I add it later. Tools i use the most: 1. Blade - www.aliexpress.com/item/Metal-Blade-JAKEMY-JM-OP12-Mobile-Phone-Repair-Opening-Pry-Disassemble-Tool-for-iPad-Samsung-iPhone/32609908181.html 2. Screwdrivers - www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-BEST-BT-8912-45-in-1-Suit-screwdriver-long-sleeve-hard-disk-cell-phone/2011849647.html
I think my X220i will have to be stripped down and motherboard replaced very soon as the power port is frighteningly loose and think i aslo have a power board issue as it wont run from battery anymore.
I'm 2 years late, but it might cost less to get a whole X230 than to replace your motherboard. X230s come with i5 and i7 CPUs, I have both and appreciate the slightly better speed of i7.
I have an x220, I was going to change the operating system from windows 7 to windows 8 and now it gets stuck in the thinkpad logo. Could you help me how to solve that problem?
Why are you installing windows 8, by my opinion is better to go to windows 10. But still if you like windows 8 go to bios and reset bios to default settings. Also see do you have UEFI and security boot enable.
@@LaptopDisassembly hi i will clean my pc cuz the normal temperature of my pc is 100°c (on google ,w,) before i had 60 fps on csgo with 1366x768p, now in 800x600p i have less than 30, so i will clean it
The video is about how to disassemble the laptop so you can get to the fan. I don't show how i reassemble it, but that douse not mean the laptop was leaved apart. I did clean the fan with IPA alcohol and reassemble it after that. I don't do the hole video, because it will be very long, also costumers comes in the shop so....
@@LaptopDisassembly Got it. Maybe just tweak the title by saying "Disassembly for Fan cleaning" so it's clear it's not actually showing the fan cleaning, but rather only the disassembly.
The video is about the disassembly, cleaning the fan is the easy part. If you can open it without watching the video you will have no problem cleaning it.
@@LaptopDisassembly My excuse, the fan was sealed with tape and some plastic foam so i just had to rip dat shit off. Thanks for the great video! With your help it was and will gonna be a piece of a cake back together!
You don't have to take anything apart, just buy compressed air and blow into the fan hole :). Such disassembly is done to replace the thermal grease and not to clean the heat sink.
@@LaptopDisassembly I think it can be cleaned my way. Alternatively, remove the keyboard itself. Your video is good for paste and thermopads replacement. Today I changed the paste and thermopads in x230, your movie helped a lot :) but so far I have not noticed any changes for the better.
@@Degist well it all depend on the condition before.. Disassembly is not repaste and dust clening. You can also lubricate the fan, see the conditions of the laptop inside, tide the screws of the hinges... Etc. Blowing with compress air is once or twice solution. Disassembling is good every 2-3 years.. But it all depend on the costumer... Regards..
It is not that hard... Just put each pile of screws one after another on each peace you remove... Use a white list and mark them if you do that for first time..
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My X220 half of the screen turned pink and now it's black. How can I solve this?
Try to reconnect the display cable.
mine is lenovo x230i the problem is doesnt open anymore pls help me fix it
@daisyamerol1655 what do you mean by doesn't open any more. Describe with more details
@@LaptopDisassembly there is a time that will open but next time didnt open till now, i try opening without battery still didnt, the laptop is second hand not new
01-07-2023
Thanks, this was very helpful. My laptop has "Fan_error" during startup. I thought maybe it just need a little cleaning since it's a little old so I tried doing it on my own. Followed each and every step. I successfully disassembled and assembled it. Finally, laptop did not show the error anymore.
Suggestions for people who will attempt this:
1. Make sure to take pictures of the connections and where the screws needs to be placed. It helps when assembling it back again.
2. Be careful when removing the connectors/wires especially the display and trackpad. Do not pull. There is a lid that is keeping it in place so unlock it first.
3. Be as gentle as possible. You do not want to have errors after you turn it back on once you finished assembling.
Almost 2021 and still rocking!!
@@angelozilian7359 windows 10 by need hehe
@@angelozilian7359 i am using a x220i version. it's having a display issue i guess screen blacks out for a second or so and this happens twice or thrice in a min. done everythin from updating drivers, tweaking display and graphics settings etc.
anyone had this issue before?
i am gonna open it now and see if there are any loose connections .
Can be from overheating. Since you will open it, replace the thermal paste.
@@LaptopDisassembly hey man i opened it thanks to your video i didn't mess up anything😂.
Turns out the flickering was due to a ribbon cable type thing coming from display( the one you remove at 4:58 ). do you know what its called? there is no flickering after i disconnected it. but led lighting on display isnt working.
BTW thank you very much for your help🤗
@@VIJAYzk It is for the backlight www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fae01.alicdn.com%2Fkf%2FH9593b69035d6440ca267c6d99d996b9ad%2FLenovo-thinkpad-X220-X220i-LED-backlight-LCD-inverter-cable-04W1408.jpg_Q90.jpg_.webp&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aliexpress.com%2Fitem%2F4000850341698.html&tbnid=1djU8hA6qwG7EM&vet=12ahUKEwjzjM6y89LwAhVSuKQKHZjgBN4QMygAegUIARCvAQ..i&docid=U7uoOKgaz-adfM&w=1000&h=561&q=x220%20backlit%20cable&hl=bg&client=firefox-b-d&ved=2ahUKEwjzjM6y89LwAhVSuKQKHZjgBN4QMygAegUIARCvAQ
I was going to clean the fan and I decided to watch this before getting the screwdriver. I'm glad I watched because I ain't gonna open it :D Kinda start liking that it keeps my legs warm (in Greece :/)
the heat comes back to haunt you. Mine is probably years since my last clean and oh boy does it burn
😂😂😂😂😂😂
but this pc is legendary :)
@@etiyar it's true. Old Thinkpads are quality.
@@goku445 This old man has never let me down.
thank you very much, it was easy to build everything back just by watching your video backwards
x220 shall live forever!
George GL 100% true, as long as it is not with amd cpu+GPU. :)
I've just bought one with an IPS screen :D
How many years do you think it will last?
If it is with Intel VGA/ CPU can work for many years. Just clean it every year or two.
Yeah, just bought an X230 for 107£ from an ebay auction, it has an IPS screen, the 3G card, backlit keyboard. Only thing left isto put in an SSD, but it's working so well I'm not sure I should even bother :D
@@patrikgubeljak9416 I recommend you buy SSD, it si really difference. Hello to all x220 lovers.
Just replaced the fan on my x230. I would've been lost without your vid, thanks. Oh, and only one screw leftover too!
After the hard drive, the fan is the probably the part people are most often going to want to access, so it really sucks that they make you disassemble EVERYTHING else before you can take it out 🤦Also would be better if it was possible to replace it without taking the heat sink off the CPU, but oh well. To people saying blowing compressed air from the top is enough: It's probably good enough in most cases, but at 8:31 you can see that a lot of dust also gets stuck in the heatsink/exhaust fins, which I don't think you'll get rid of that way. Anyway, thanks for the video!
In 2021 still a very usefull video on the complete disassembly. Thank you for posting! Had the "Fan Error" at startup, so cleaned the fan and error was gone - but still gone repleace the fan tommorow!
Very helpful video. My X220 has been relegated to backup status but I thought I would clean it out and repaste the heatsink today and had completely forgotten how much work it took to remove all the components (I did this once maybe 6-7 years ago). Fun stuff.
I still have an x230 in use and I hear the fan.... :( its gonna take some time
Hi there. I have a Lenovo x230, got it 6 months ago, almost new. Used as second laptop. Yesterday it did not start on. Power button lights on, green color, the keyboard and the webcam lights on, also the speaker and microphone buttons (orange color) and the icons of the wifi and CPU on the lower screen bezel lights on when I push the power button. Then all go off except for the power button. The only thing that does not lights on is the finger print sensor, which blinks always in green color. No noise at all, no beeps, just the vibrations of the CPU (HDD) when touching the PC underneath. After a couple of minutes, it feels a little hot underneath, where the CPU units go.
What I have done to check it:
1. Power button test, pressing it for 1 minute while no battery o power cord connected.
2. Remove of the CMOS
3. Remove of the RAM sticks and replaced by similar from a running PC.
4. Tried booting without CMOS
5. Replaced CMOS
6. Tried booting without RAM
7. Tried booting without HDD
8. Tried booting without KEYBOARD
9. Tried booting without PALMREST
10. Left overnight without battery and power cord.
11. Tested the CMOS with a multimeter, resulting in 3V reading.
I refuse to think the motherboard is toasted, so I hope someone might have some experience in what could be the fault.
Things to look out: the finger print scanner and the fact that the CPU get warm (while the power button shows on), as in a regular PC when working. Also, the fact that the computer behavior at starting attempts with and without CMOS battery is the same. Provably the BIOS chip? Note that I have not tampered with this PC at all. I bought it from a Lady that almost never used, she got it as a payment, and stored it. Since I have a T440P as daily use, I did not start use the X230 much, which is stock in hard drive, RAM (4) and everything else, so it is very slow.
Video of the X230 not booting ruclips.net/video/wEuAJ42raVs/видео.html
Edited Jan 25th. adding a 2nd informative video ruclips.net/video/NLIwOCUwY9Y/видео.html
Can be a corrupted bios. When the laptop is on, try to hold the power button and see will it power off. If the laptop is disassembled you can try to power it on without the cpu, and after that whit it...
Thanks for the video Yanko! I'm disassembling mine tomorrow and feeling a bit intimidated.. but will follow your guide and hope for the best! :D
It is not my main computer any more, but I have an X220 that I have been using for almost 12 years now, continuously upgrading it along the way, and it is still going strong. However, it seems to run increasingly hot these days, so I am going to clean out the fan like shown in your video. Thanks a lot!
Good luck. No need to rush, step by step and it is easy.
Great video.. Now success to replace fan for lenovo X220 by follow this guidelines. Thank you so much
Thanks
Thank you for your helpful video. Damn, this laptop is a pain to disassamble. And I only needed to replace the battery. (The inner one.)
On the side note, you don't need to take the laptop completely apart just for cleaning the fan. Only until the fan is exposed. Then you just stick a small screwdriver betwean the blades to keep them from moving, and spray compressed air betwean the lades to spray all the dust out.
Also if the laptop doesn't heat up excessively and isn't laud, then the fan is fine and doesn't need cleaning.
Well you can check the fan by using just your hand. If the air that is coming out is hot, thN everything is fine. If no air is coming you need to clean the fan. I dont use compressed air, becouse i have seen broken blades from it. Also depend on the fan design the dust can go in the laptop also.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you very much, watching your video i replaced the DC Power Jack Cable on my Thinkpad X220.
Simple and straighforward video. Nicely done!
Thank you for sharing this detailed guide.
Thanks for this video. It is suitable for X230 too.
Thanks for the info.
Thanks Yanko, manged to put it all back together and now its working fine, great video
Glad you like it.
Thanks a ton. Was very helpful indeed. I cleaned my machine and also figured out how to gef cellular data. Good luck.
Thank you for the instruction, very clear!
Thank so much man, your video help me a lot for clean the pc of my wife, from both of us, thank so much
Very helpful video, I'm going in today 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you very much. You have no idea how it helped me. God bless
Gracias por el video, de aquí me he guiado para poder apoyarme para abrir el mismo modelo, gracias.
Had to replace the power jack in my x230 and this was very helpful, especially for the last few screws. Thanks!
Mantap semangat terus.
Maaf baru mampir
Thank you very much for this tutorial! It was very helpful!
Thank you for this video, is very helpful. Greetings from Argentina.
vielen dank. hat mir sehr geholfen. jetzt funktioniert mein kleiner minecraft server wieder.
thanks. i was lazy so i just removed the keyboard instead of a full disassembly. then used an aspirator to blow hard over the fan that is already exposed once the keyboard is detached. maybe that's not enough, but it made the fan spin from an initially non spinning state, and is already better than how it was.
But also you should consider replacing thermal paste every 2-3 years.
@@LaptopDisassembly thanks for the tip. when the paste arrives, and I have a weekend to fully take it apart. this thinkpads can also be upgraded to 16gb of ram which stopped my browser from crashing in ad-heavy streaming sites.
@@flaguser4196 Also you can put an SSD drive... will fly :)
@@LaptopDisassembly i have one with an mSata SSD for the OS and a 2.5 hdd for data!
Nice video i have x230 and thinking of cleaning it
tengo una duda, el ventilador no debería estar encendido todo el tiempo?
Thank you for the video it is really useful
Thank you for the video!
I'm going in! Thanks Yanko :)
thanks a lot, mate!
Thank you! Great video!
EXCELENT. TANK YOU. SUPER GRACIAS. Excelente explicación.
Cool instruction. Is that the fan assembly has a difference between x220 and x230. The X230 fan mount has 2 screws and one latch, while the x220 has 3 screws. Moreover, the hole for the screw matches only in one place.
So if you change the fan, then you need to take a specific model for x 2020 or x230
The fan should be for the particular model. Sometimes the fans are similar but with a different mount. You can use it with one hole only, but is better go find the right model.
Thanks for this thorough video on the complete disassembly. This was of great help!
Thanks this video just saved me hours of headache. Very Good Job
That's what these videos are for. Glad i helped you.
Got it all put back together, it booted up... And it reminded me I forgot to plug the fan back in.
you truly earned my like! Thanks!!
I have Lenovo Thinkpad X230 identical to this one, I wonder if I can put a graphic card on it and where's the slot for it? Thanks
No, not possible
Thank you very much!
what screwdriver did you use to remove the VGA holder? on 2:33. pls answer
I use this set of screwdrivers. www.aliexpress.com/item/2011849647.html
Just use one of the black bits. It fits for the job.
@@LaptopDisassembly thanksssss
disassembling looks fun..
Yes it is.. :)
Why not spray a can of compressed air into the fan heat slots and then take off keyboard and spray on top of the fan? Won't that get rid of dust without adding more complex disassembly can chance something can go wrong?
When using a compressed air, the dust may go all around the board. Also changing the thermal paste is more important than removing just the dust.
Thanks for the video. It was useful.
Thank you good video
What is that thing on your screwdriver to remove the VGA screw sockets?
It is one of the bits from my screwdriver set: www.aliexpress.com/item/2011849647.html
@@LaptopDisassembly awesome, thanks
You can use pliers also... no need to buy the set just for one bit. But if you use it often, is quite useful.
@@LaptopDisassembly thanks. I thought I need the bit after having hard times with screws. But actually it occurred these pieces were loosely attached. Pliers did it. Thanks!
Thanks you! This is helpful
Thanks, brow!
i know it's been a long time since this video but i bought my lenovo used i managed to run WINDOWS 11 with all the drivers after almost 1 week of work. I can't see the fingerprint reader or the webcam from devices with ANY operating system. bios says no fingerprint sensor. do you have the possibility to make a small video in which you show how and where they are connected? I can't find anything and I would like to fix it.
On the video 3:36 the blue cable is for the fingrerprint and touchpad. They are on the same cable. This is the sensor. : www.aliexpress.com/item/32774937306.html
@@LaptopDisassembly in your video I see that your PC has the hole for the finger print on the palm rest. but I don't see the card you sent me mounted. Are there models like this? What cable is the webcam?
@@HDenis94 I think the cable for the camera is the same for the lcd display. www.ebay.com/itm/266002003287
Some of the models don't have the FP preinstalled
Hi. Novice question is coming. Once the parts are dissemble the parts, can we just put them back on and no other process needed?
I cant understand the question
Anybody can tear something apart... it's putting it back together that's the trick.
I didn't have the time to film the reassembly. Next time i will..
hi.. what is the name of the tool you use for opening the VGA port?
thank you
I have a regular screwdriver with changeable tips like this one www.ebay.com/itm/58-IN-1-Repair-Tool-Kit-Precision-Small-Screwdriver-Set-54-Bit-Magnetic-Driver/372097129681?hash=item56a2b79cd1:g:JHkAAOSwKQ9aHn~D:rk:1:pf:0
Just use the nut driver with the proper size.
Yanko Goshev hi sorry, could you tell me which type and size the tool, I have this kind of tools on my local online shop, but still want to make sure that I will buy the correct one.
Jakemy 45 in 1 Precision Screwdriver Set Repair Tools - JM-8129 tokopedia.link/GpcLZDcDZR
Mine is size 5.0, so on the link you send me is hexagon sockets: M5.0
Yanko Goshev thanks Yangko
It's also important to find a tool with a maximum outer diameter of 8mm. I got one which was too fat so even if it was designed for 5mm hex nuts, it didn't fit in the hole for the VGA port.
Hi! Thanks, this was really helpful. Since you seem so responsive, I'll ask a question. I followed your guide for taking apart my x220 in order to replace the bottom case which was cracked. After putting it back together, it won't boot on without the power cable plugged in, even though the laptop detects the battery and even recognizes the amount of charge. I imagine I loosened or didn't reattach some cable properly, would you have any idea which cable that might be? Again, thanks!
If you remove the charger and the battery, and when you power on next time, douse it still remember time and date... Are you sure you did connect the internal CMOS battery. Also when you power on the laptop, and if you remove the charger, is it srill working on battery.
04:18 The red & blue cable are *not* connected on my model! They are isolated on their caps. Only grey & black are properly connected!
They are for WWAN modul ( 3G ) card. Probably you dont have it installed. No worries.
@@LaptopDisassembly Thanks Yanko. Your video helped me a lot.
Hello, sir. I'd like to ask a question for you. What is the thing that the blue and red cables connect to? I have those cables with their ends taped, and they don't have anything attached to them. There is empty. 4:00
They are for thw WWAN module, if you have one. Not all the models have it preinstalled.
@@LaptopDisassembly Thank you very much for your feedback.
needs to remove the vga screw, the motherboard does not come out.!!!good video.thanks.
Yes, you need to remove them first.
I've same laptop. I don't why but it keeps on shutting down randomly. Why so? Can you help?
Open it, clean it and replace the thermal paste. Probably is overheating
Hi, my computer fell down and showed the fan error after and wouldn't start. I dissembled it to try and clean the fan but I can't open the (nearly) last two screws in the metal box (couldn't understand the name), they're stuck and have only little grip left. Any ideas how I can solve this? Thanks a lot for any tips :)
I was wondering if I could put WD40 to loosen it out of that's a terrible idea...
Yes you can. Also you can lift just the keyboard and check is there something that is blocking the fan.
Hi, may i please know which WWAN card is this. Please help with the Model number and Make. Thanks.
It is Ericsson F5521gw.
I put liquid metal compound on the heat sink and put everything back together. Now my x220 won't even boot, just flashes the power LED once when its pressed.
UPDATE: Liquid metal is conductive, unlike ordinary thermal paste. I fixed the issue by wiping off the excess thermal compound (squashed out by the fan) around the CPU and now the laptop is working -- no more overheating.
Did you isolate around cpu cristal with type... Also check did you reconnect all the things..
Can you tell me about the cpu temperature after using liquid metal? Did the temperature drop significantly?
Hello I can hear some thing that has broken (a bit of plastic) on my x220, is it safe to leave in the machine? I think it's broken off this part that you are removing at 4:46 in the video, what is the name for that part, so I can search for a replacement on ebay. Thank you.
This is rhe upper plastic. Is not a problem to leave it like that, as long as in douse not go in the fan.. It can brake a propeller or stop spinning...
The noise is in the fan area. Should I open the computer up? Or is there a way I can tell if it's in the fan without opening it?
Remove the ram cover, remove the optical drive drive. After that tilt the laptop a few times to see will something falls..
Thank you for your replies, I will try that.
Great. thank you man
Good job tanks
The white lock-latch holding the lcd cable down that you make look so easy to unclip has snapped off on my x230!! I could not lever the latch upwards...does this mean a resoldering job or new motherboard??!! Help!!!
NO need to replace motherboard. It is used just to hold the cable down to the pins. Put back the cable and use some isolating tape to hold it down, After that put some rubber peace above it, When you put back the upper plastic, it will push it down and it will work fine. Probably the plastic was old and "burned"
@@LaptopDisassembly Thanks for speedy reply. However I'm referring to the pins that the plastic unit actually connects with on the motherboard...these have snapped so that the plastic latch has seperated along with the cable off of the board.
@@bananaspetrocks6698 can you upload a picture somewhere and send me a link so i can see it.
@@LaptopDisassembly ruclips.net/user/shortsb1yhCFQ8bO4?si=8fNlylSCft9OIx6U
I realize now I mistook the white frame as being the latch🤦🤦🤦♂ . The correct black latch is similar in color to the tape around the plug and I didn't see it!🤦♂🤦♂🤦🤦 (Your hand movement was a bit quick)
@bananaspetrocks6698 So is all fine with it?
Thank you for such a great video. I have just purchased an 'over-heating' X220 that I wish to fix.
Can you please tell me what are the names and sizes of the tools you are using?
Thank you again :-)
This is the set i use m.aliexpress.com/item/2011849647.html?trace=wwwdetail2mobilesitedetail
Thank you so much for your quick reply Yanko, really appreciate it. Thank you also for the link to the tools that you used. Looking forward to bringing back to life the x220 :-)
Very good and tough machines. Think of adding an ssd drive. Will make it very fast.
@@mikalgoobric did cleaning the fan, helped in cooling? actually I also want to open my x230 and clean the Fan
Yes it will. Also replace the thermal paste. The video is the same for X230
Thank you!
thanks
what size of screw driver you use?
I use this set www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-BEST-BT-8912-45-in-1-Suit-screwdriver-long-sleeve-hard-disk-cell-phone/2011849647.html and mainly PH0 It works fine for most of the models...
When I took mine apart I think the antennas that connect to wifi card got damaged because even after buying a new card it still wouldn't detect. So what I did was got a USB female to mPCIe and just stuck a small USB wifi adapter inside my laptop and the shit actually works. Would recommend doing that if anyone can't get the wifi card to work again.
After you reassemble it did not see the wifi card, or it did not see any available networks. If it is the second, probably you damage the wifi cable connector. They have a small middle hole for the pins on the wifi card.
@@LaptopDisassembly The card wasn't detected under the device manager. It could also be that I somehow damaged the mPCIe slot because wouldn't the card be detected if I didn't have the antennas connected?
It is not easy to damage the mPCIe slot. Are you sure you connect it properly. Also is the wifi switch on...
The problem is the BIOS of these Thinkpads contains a limited "whitelist" of cards it will accept. Namely:
Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 - FRU 60Y3195
Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 - FRU 60Y3233
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 - FRU 04W3769 and 60Y3253
ThinkPad b/g/n Wireless (1x1 BGN) - FRU 60Y3247 and 60Y3249
Updating the BIOS to 2.71 might help, but I don't think so. With an SPI Flash programmer, (and physically removing the BIOS chip), you can change this whitelist by reflashing the BIOS. This requires some knowledge of hardware hacking chips as well as the equipment.
@@LaptopDisassembly Thinkpad X230s (and X220s?) only accept these wifi cards:
Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 - FRU 60Y3195
Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 - FRU 60Y3233
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 - FRU 04W3769 and 60Y3253
ThinkPad b/g/n Wireless (1x1 BGN) - FRU 60Y3247 and 60Y3249
What is that black stuff attached to the mainboard for?
The black stuff is isolating foil. So that the case or some metal part is not shorting on the mainboard.
@@LaptopDisassembly Thanks, that's good to know. 😃
thank you
Is the x220's screen the same as the x230's?
It should be the same. The difference is the cpu generation
@@LaptopDisassembly ok because someone is selling me a screen of the x230 and he said that it would also serve the x220, well I still trust you that if it will work for me
Talk about cliffhangers... Now I got it all over my desk, disassembled, with no part 2 about how to assemble it back :q
Just kidding ;) I just played the video backwards. That helped ;)
Well if i record the video about the disassembly and assembly it become long video. I work in a shop, so people come and go, so i have to stop or cut the video. No time for that, so i just upload the important part. :) Hope the video was helpful.
I have one too I got it from my friend who's uncle died sorry for my bad english :D it was running windows 7 and I upgraded it to windows 10 and it had only 4gb of ram now it has 8gb with 4gb of ram it wasn't able to play videos on youtube mayby 320p or something now it can play 1080p no problems at all
Depend on the CPU, but i guess is i5 2 gen. Only way to make it work faster and smoother is to replace the regular disk with SSD.
@@LaptopDisassembly I still have the original HDD and I just added more RAM and now it works better
Adding a ssd disk will increase the performance of the laptop a lot.
@@LaptopDisassembly I know :D but I don't need one at the moment
the fan on mine is still loud after i cleaned it, and especially when i enable turbo boost fan kicks up for just opening a program, the air that comes out when is under a cpu stress is very hot, but do you think that I have to replace thermal paste?with cpu at 25% and turbo boost it spins almost at max speed and the air is not super hot.I noticed that when I play farming sim 17 it temps goes up to almost 100°celsius hair comes out but I still think air is not hot enough that thermal paste is bad
Always when cleaning the fan change the thermal paste. The life of the good thermal paste is about 1-2 years. Change it with good one Arctic mx-2 or mx-4 and the temperature and rpm will go down. Don't play games now... 100 degrees are not good temperature at all. You can kill the cpu.
mine is a x220t the paste is original I just took out the keyboard , blocked the fan and blew with compressor at mid pressure the vents in and out until no dust came out. i always keep pcs cooling cleanthe funny thing is that my desktop intel pentium e6700 with stock paste from 2010 and stock intel cooler idles at 29° and struggle to reach 60° under stress testtanks I will look for it
@@stvpls how old is the laptop. Desktop pc and laptops are different. In the laptop the space is less and everything is cooled by one fan with small pipe. Desktop pc have bigger cooler and more space. It is good idea to change the paste on the desktop also.
@@stvpls You have to change paste dude...
already did, now it reaches max 84°
What is the module next to the wifi module? Because it's missing in my x220 O.O
It is the 3G card. Not all the laptops comes with it preinstalled.
@@LaptopDisassembly ok thanks!
@@LaptopDisassembly ok thanks!
You can fill the empty slot with msata ssd. Very useful for improving OS boot speed.
Hello I have the X230 and the battery connector is connected from the left hand side, but when I tried to pull it out the actual component came off the mother board.
Can you please help me
I did reply to your email.
@@LaptopDisassembly Yes thank you very much, thought id try all forms of contact lol!
No problem, but during time difference i read the comments on different time :)
6:00 What do you say here? “We have to remove the Wi-Fi and the BRIGGIT Module?
3G module
After seeing this, I definitely won't be opening up my x230 i7.
It is not that hard... just do the things step by step.
thanks bro
I have the same issue on my x220T (tablet version), I have opened it to only find that in this model the fan is actually integrated with the cooling part and I didn't realized how can I detach the fan, it become noisy when it switches to Turbo mode; should I replace the whole cooling package? I would appreciate your help. Thanks.
Can you send a photo of the fan. In some cases the fan is bonded to the metal cover. You can separate them and cleen the fan. After that you can use a little glue or type to hold them together.
@@LaptopDisassembly Thanks Yanko. Yes, it is bonded to the metal, I didn't risk to separate them, I have done some cleaning but I wasn't able to reach the inside and apply some oil, it is still making noise; I also didn't renewed the thermal paste that I think I should do; do you think apply some oil or grease can fix the noise issue? are these fans actually need oiling?
You should replace thermal paste for shure. It will lower the temperature. Everytime I clean a laptop I put oil to the fan bearing. You can separate it with sharp knife or else. But it is not a 100% that after that you can pull it out of the bearing, not all can be separate. But you can use a ipa alcohol with Syringe a couple of times... It will clean the dust from insight.
@@LaptopDisassembly I did exactly what you said Yanko, I have injected alcohol inside the fan, next time I am planning to also inject some oil into that, I can do it without separating the fan...
Yes but if you can separate them, you can clean it and lubricate it better. But change thermal paste olso.
Often My system does'nt turn can you please say me the reason
What do you mean by dousnt turn. No picture at all or... Also how do you make it work. ?
thank you for the video. looks a bit intimidating but i think ill try it eventually cause my temps are between 50 and 90 and most times they are 60 degrees. anyone has a list of what screwdrivers i will need for the whole disassembly process? that screwdriver in the video looks really neat. wonder where i could get it. thank you.
There is a link abiut my tools in the video description.
@@LaptopDisassembly just watched the video again. no link inside the video. the only link in video description is to your channel my friend. anyway, thank you
Sorry, my mistake. It was from the first videos.. I add it later.
Tools i use the most:
1. Blade - www.aliexpress.com/item/Metal-Blade-JAKEMY-JM-OP12-Mobile-Phone-Repair-Opening-Pry-Disassemble-Tool-for-iPad-Samsung-iPhone/32609908181.html
2. Screwdrivers - www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-BEST-BT-8912-45-in-1-Suit-screwdriver-long-sleeve-hard-disk-cell-phone/2011849647.html
@@LaptopDisassembly thank you so much my dear friend
After the clean and put new thermal paste what is t temperature
You don't need to remove screen or VGA holders to take out the motherboard. I've done it without this steps and had less work ;) at least for x230 :p
On the X220 the VGA port is held by the VGA holders and they pass in front of the plastic.
Link to your video?
I think my X220i will have to be stripped down and motherboard replaced very soon as the power port is frighteningly loose and think i aslo have a power board issue as it wont run from battery anymore.
I'm 2 years late, but it might cost less to get a whole X230 than to replace your motherboard. X230s come with i5 and i7 CPUs, I have both and appreciate the slightly better speed of i7.
I have an x220, I was going to change the operating system from windows 7 to windows 8 and now it gets stuck in the thinkpad logo.
Could you help me how to solve that problem?
Why are you installing windows 8, by my opinion is better to go to windows 10. But still if you like windows 8 go to bios and reset bios to default settings. Also see do you have UEFI and security boot enable.
@@LaptopDisassembly hi i will clean my pc cuz the normal temperature of my pc is 100°c (on google ,w,) before i had 60 fps on csgo with 1366x768p, now in 800x600p i have less than 30, so i will clean it
Come on, install a real OS that will last forever, a Linux distro.
I am so scared of doing this but i have to...
Just pay attention to the screws on the bottom cover... The rest is easy.
Good disassembly demo...but funny that in a video titled "fan cleaning," you never actually cleaned the fan.
The video is about how to disassemble the laptop so you can get to the fan. I don't show how i reassemble it, but that douse not mean the laptop was leaved apart. I did clean the fan with IPA alcohol and reassemble it after that. I don't do the hole video, because it will be very long, also costumers comes in the shop so....
@@LaptopDisassembly Got it. Maybe just tweak the title by saying "Disassembly for Fan cleaning" so it's clear it's not actually showing the fan cleaning, but rather only the disassembly.
Plan cancelled.. I'm not gonna do it😑
Me: came here to clean the fan
This guy: does it out of camera reach
The video is about the disassembly, cleaning the fan is the easy part. If you can open it without watching the video you will have no problem cleaning it.
@@LaptopDisassembly My excuse, the fan was sealed with tape and some plastic foam so i just had to rip dat shit off. Thanks for the great video! With your help it was and will gonna be a piece of a cake back together!
Good luck
I am not a computer savvy guy. After watching this i will just live with having a dirty fan. I'm scared of messing it up.
You don't have to take anything apart, just buy compressed air and blow into the fan hole :). Such disassembly is done to replace the thermal grease and not to clean the heat sink.
And where the dust will go...
@@LaptopDisassembly I think it can be cleaned my way. Alternatively, remove the keyboard itself. Your video is good for paste and thermopads replacement.
Today I changed the paste and thermopads in x230, your movie helped a lot :) but so far I have not noticed any changes for the better.
@@Degist well it all depend on the condition before.. Disassembly is not repaste and dust clening. You can also lubricate the fan, see the conditions of the laptop inside, tide the screws of the hinges... Etc. Blowing with compress air is once or twice solution. Disassembling is good every 2-3 years.. But it all depend on the costumer... Regards..
better keep my x220 hot and dusty, there will be too much screws left after putting it all together again oO
It is not that hard... Just put each pile of screws one after another on each peace you remove... Use a white list and mark them if you do that for first time..
At the end you act out of camera vision.