570 Keyboard and screen replacement instructions?

[John H]

I have 2 old 570s, one needs a new KB, the other needs a new LCD, so I scored a parts 570 cheap on eBay with good KB and LCD and bad mobo. I used to have detailed instructions here for the R&Rs but now I can't find them.

Anyone have those instructions?

Anything else I should look out for?

[joester]

I don't have them, but Lenovo does.

Joe

[John H]

Got it! Thanks for the reference.

[John H]

Great! Last night I replaced the worn KB on one and the erratic screen on the other with parts from the parts 570 i got for $50 on eBay. Nice! It's like having 2 new 570s.

Now I have a pile of 570 stuff leftover. Anybody want it all? I don't want to put it back together (all those tiny screws!) but for $10 I'll bag it and ship it.

When I got the parts 570 I tried a HDD in the slot but the computer wouldn't boot up. When I removed the HDD it would boot up in the CMOS and do those things. I suppose there's a problem with the power circuit in the mobo. The KB has some worn keycaps but is otherwise OK. The LCD is erratic - you have to wiggle it around sometimes to get it working - maybe it's just that the contacts need cleaning.

But it has a modem and other parts that might be cannibalized.

I'll wait a week before trashing it.