IBM ThinkPad T41 DC in power jack replacement

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This repair guide will aid you in taking apart your IBM ThinkPad T41 laptop to reach and replace its power plug.

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Paso 1 Keyboard

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Close the screen and turn the closed laptop over.
Remove all 17 screws on the bottom of the computer.
The multiple colors (turquoise, red, blue, orange, yellow, and purple) are for organizational purposes, indicating different screws.
The yellow marker at the rear denotes the UltraBay device retaining screw. This screw is optional as the UltraBay mechanism will hold the drive or battery in place anyway. The yellow marker at the front denotes the hard disk caddy retaining screw.

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Paso 2

Remove the extra RAM cover, by lifting where the screw was and pulling out.

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Paso 3

Turn the laptop right side up and open the screen.
Lift the keyboard, using a spudger at the seam between the keyboard and trackpad.
Careful of the ribbon cable underneath, which may tear if the keyboard is lifted too vigorously.

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Paso 4

Unplug the keyboard’s ribbon cable, by lifting up the edges of the plug.
Remove the keyboard.

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Paso 5 Trackpad

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Close the laptop and turn it over.
Remove the five plastic stickers covering the screws on the front edge of the case.
In order to reuse the stickers, remove them carefully.

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Paso 6

Unscrew the five screws that were hidden by the stickers.

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Paso 7

Turn the computer right side up and open the screen.
Lift the trackpad assembly by placing hands on both edges and then pull towards you till it is free of the case.
Be careful of the ribbon cable underneath. It may tear if the trackpad is pulled too vigorously.

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Paso 8

Unplug the trackpad’s ribbon cable by pulling on the white plastic tab.

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Paso 9 RAM

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Push apart the retaining clips on the RAM.
Note: The RAM should pop up a little bit.

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Paso 10

Lift out the RAM chip.

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Paso 11 Wireless Network Card

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Pull off the one black and one white coaxial cables by lifting the tabs labeled main and aux (for auxiliary).

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Paso 12

Push apart the retaining clips.
Note: The card should pop up a little bit.

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Paso 13

Pull the wireless network card out.

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Paso 14 CMOS Battery

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Lift the yellow plastic-covered battery up.

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Paso 15

Unplug the battery connector.

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Paso 16 Speakers

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Lift the speakers out by starting with the left end and then unsnake the wires.

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Paso 17

Unplug the wires from the motherboard.

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Paso 18 Expansion Slot

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Remove the screw on the left hand side of the case, above the expansion slot.

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Paso 19

Lift the black plastic border by lifting on either side.
Once the sides are up, pull the border towards you and away from the screen.
When lifting up, there are two pairs of plastic clips hooking into the fan grill. If you pull hard enough the border will come away, but it's better to push the clips with the spudger.

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Paso 20

Pull the sheet metal cover away from slot.

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Paso 21

Lift out the expansion slot by starting at the entrance hole and pulling upward.
Note: Try wiggling the slot from side to side until it comes out all the way.

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Paso 22 Modem

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Remove the three screws holding down the modem in the upper left corner of the laptop.

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Paso 23

Lift the modem up, unplugging it from the motherboard as you lift.

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Paso 24

Pull out the wire that connects the modem to the screen.
Unplug the other cable that attaches the modem to the motherboard

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Paso 25 Screen

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Close the computer screen.
Remove the four screws on the back of the laptop, near the right and left hinges.

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Paso 26

Open the laptop screen.
Remove the single screw that secures the left hinge to top of the computer.

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Paso 27

Remove a single screw from the metal plate that secures the display cable.

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Paso 28

Pull the metal plate away from the display cable.

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Paso 29

Disconnect the display cable.

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Paso 30

Carefully pull up the long antenna cables that were attached to the wireless network card.

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Paso 31

Lift out the screen.

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Paso 32 Fan

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Unsnake the black cable from the black plastic frame.

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Paso 33

Remove the sheet metal piece, which was underneath the modem.

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Paso 34

Remove the rubber microphone cover in the upper left hand corner by lifting up the gray metal frame.

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Paso 35

Lift away the gray metal frame.

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Paso 36

Remove three screws near the edge of the computer, holding the optical bay and HDD covers.
Remove three other screws on the other side of the covers.
You should have six screws in total, three of one size and three of another size.