Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Battery Replacement
Introduction
Go to step 1This guide will cover how to remove and replace the battery in the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen. This may be necessary if your battery is faulty, or simply just old. Laptop batteries will lose some of their capacity as they are used, and the typical battery only lasts a few years. If you are having trouble with your computer, and believe that the battery is at fault, consult our troubleshooting page before attempting to replace the battery. Keep in mind that a faulty power adapter may be causing the issues. Before beginning, be sure to power off your laptop and disconnect it from any power source. Use caution when handling the battery and dispose of it properly.
What you need
Fix Kit
This kit contains all the parts and tools needed to complete this guide.
Parts
Tools
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Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to unscrew the five screws that secure the back cover to the laptop.
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Use a Jimmy to lift the cover directly up off of the locating pins.
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Remove the back cover.
I thank you for these instructions. They were quite helpful and I successfully replaced the fan. There is one thing however. Your instructions stated the following: "Be sure to pull on all of the cables at the same time."
I disagree. One should never pull the wires. I was able to nudge the one part of the connector loose from the other part that it fit into." I then put the new fan in and gently and carefully pushed the connecting parts together.
Otherwise, your instructions were clear and to the point. Thank you very much
The image shows prying the cover open at the bottom right. In fact, there are tabs securing the bottom edge to the frame. The cover needs to be pried open at the top edge. Once the top edge is released, the cover can be shifted slightly toward the top of the image to disengage the tabs at the bottom.
This error, along with the similar error about removing the battery in step 4, suggests that the instructions were written with the laptop in the opposite orientation than what is shown in the images.
I also don't believe that the iFixit Jimmy is necessary - in fact, it might scratch up the exterior paint of the X1 Carbon Gen 6. Instead, I find the triangular iFixit picks are more appropriate for the task: iFixit Opening Picks (Set of 6)
Also, at least for my unit, the lid comes off easily and I only use the plastic picks if there's any resistance and I don't want to risk breaking any of the clips.
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Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four 5 mm screws that secure the battery to the laptop frame.
The screw holes do not align 100%. Dont tighten all the screws as you re-insert them, leave just a little bit of play so that you can push the battery slightly until all the screws fit nicely, then tighten them. A little bit of DIY wisdom helps here. :-)
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Take out the battery by lifting it from the top edge of the laptop, and then pulling away from the motherboard.
Recommend changing the command language to lifting from the TOP edge, as the BOTTOM edge is secured.
Thank you, was wondering what I'm doing wrong
Agreed, the original description is misleading at best, wrong at worst!
In my 6th generation X1 Carbon there are two wires that are routed on the edge of the battery and have to be moved out of the way. These are antenna cables, be gentle with them, kinks and indents change their high frequency properties and may lead to problems with your WIFI.
How do I know the generation of my X1 Carbon?
Does this batter fit all generations?
The generation info of Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is marked on the back cover (i.e., 6th Generation), with shiny black color (ink ?), near the fan's openings.
The battery's original PN for 6th gen is ASM P/N SB10K97587 (FRU P/N 01AV430), marked visible on the battery (after removing the back cover).
The #0 Phillips screwdriver furnished with the kit was not well machined; it threatened to strip out the Phillips cross-grooves.
Fortunately, in my own toolbox I had a robust and well machined #0 screwdriver, and was able to remove the battery screws without stripping the grooves.
Otherwise, the kit was excellent.
Roger Mehle - 10/23/23
Hi @rogermehle, I'm very sorry to hear about the Phillips #0 screwdriver trouble. If you would like to reach out to our Customer Support team via help.ifixit.com, they will be able to assist you. Thank you for letting us know. We're happy your repair was a success overall : )
Yes top edge lift. Can't they change this?
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Does it require to switch off battery in BIOS first?
My work wanted to e-waste my 3 year-old ThinkPad. Bought the replacement battery here, followed the instructions—it works fine now. Thanks a lot.
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Great guide, and what an easy laptop to work on!!!
Step 4 is wrong.
You cannot pull the battery out on bottom edge because of the grey plastic arresting aids which you can see in the picture of step 3.
You first have to slide the battery as far as possible to the bottom edge into these grey parts so that the plug connection on top gets lose slightly and then carefully pull it out on side of the mainboard connector.
Also you do not need that Jimmy in step 2. After removing the screws just pull and lift the base cover with your fingers from the area where the hinges are located and then it easily slips out at the front.
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Thank you Frank
Ian Chin -
Hello.
You need to disconnect the PC electrically, and disable the battery in the BIOS prior to proceed to its replacement.
This will prevent electric shock or damage to the mainboard.
The battery will be automatically re-enabled when you plug in the DC charger.
does it matter if my battery model number is different from this replacement part number? mine is 01AV494
