DIY replace motherboard on a X301

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DIY replace motherboard on a X301

#1 Post by chsu74 » Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:36 pm

I have two 1.4 GHz X301s and one is suspected to have a bad motherboard from being dropped. I swapped other hardware like SSD and find it to be working perfectly. The screen and DVD-RW runs is fine.

Where can I get instructions to swap in a X301 motherboard since a 1.6GHz motherboard costs $200 and is worth the investment to me anyway? I prefer not to salvage the 2nd X301 and get cents on the dollar.
T61 / X61 / X301

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Re: DIY replace motherboard on a X301

#2 Post by 91011 » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:59 pm

Disassembly instructions are in the Hardware Maintenance Manual here:
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc ... 441_03.pdf

There are probably also videos on the Lenovo site.

I came across a used 1.4 motherboard recently for $100 that I'm saving as a spare for my two x301s.
If it were me I would fix the machine, but then I'm a big x301 fan.

John
X301 -- X201s -- X2faux1s -- X201 -- x230 -- T61 -- T60p -- T42p

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Re: DIY replace motherboard on a X301

#3 Post by chsu74 » Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:34 am

Thanks John. Will have to get a ground strap and go to work!
T61 / X61 / X301

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