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Lenovo Yoga 3 11 SSD Replacement

Introduction

Use this guide to replace the SSD in your Lenovo Yoga 3 11.

What you need

  1. Lenovo Yoga 3 11 SSD Replacement, Lower Case: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the eleven 6 mm T5 Torx screws securing the lower case.

    • Gently lift the lower case up and away from the device.

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  2. Lenovo Yoga 3 11 SSD Replacement, Battery: step 2, image 1 of 3 Lenovo Yoga 3 11 SSD Replacement, Battery: step 2, image 2 of 3 Lenovo Yoga 3 11 SSD Replacement, Battery: step 2, image 3 of 3

    • Remove the two 3 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the battery.

    • There are arrows on the battery indicating the location of the screws.

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  3. Lenovo Yoga 3 11 SSD Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 1
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    • Use a pair of tweezers to gently disconnect the battery connector.

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  4. Lenovo Yoga 3 11 SSD Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 2 Lenovo Yoga 3 11 SSD Replacement: step 4, image 2 of 2

    • Use a pair of tweezers to gently disconnect the speaker cable.

    • Remove the wires from underneath the battery tabs using the tweezers.

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  6. Lenovo Yoga 3 11 SSD Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Carefully remove the battery from the device.

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  7. Lenovo Yoga 3 11 SSD Replacement, SSD: step 6, image 1 of 1
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    • Use a pair of tweezers to disconnect the motherboard-size of the trackpad ribbon cable. Gently lift up the black tab, and the cable should come free from the ZIF connector.

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  8. Lenovo Yoga 3 11 SSD Replacement: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Use a pair of tweezers to disconnect the keyboard ribbon cable from the motherboard ZIF connector. Gently lift up the white tab, and the cable should come free.

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  9. Lenovo Yoga 3 11 SSD Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • Use a pair of tweezers to disconnect the motherboard-side of the SD board ribbon cable. Gently lift up the black tab, and then ribbon cable should come free from the ZIF connector.

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  10. Lenovo Yoga 3 11 SSD Replacement: step 9, image 1 of 1

    • Use the tweezers to unplug the USB port from the motherboard by gently lifting the white connector up from the black motherboard connector.

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  11. Lenovo Yoga 3 11 SSD Replacement: step 10, image 1 of 1

    • Use a plastic opening tool to gently pry up the screen cable from the motherboard.

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  12. Lenovo Yoga 3 11 SSD Replacement: step 11, image 1 of 2 Lenovo Yoga 3 11 SSD Replacement: step 11, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the single 2 mm Phillips #00 screw securing the SSD.

    • Gently lift the SSD up and out of the device.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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4 Comments

Perché non posso passare direttamente dallo step 2 allo step 11 ?

Keyman - Reply

Same(ish) question as Keyman: why not steps 1, possibly 3, then 11? Why disconnect everything if the SSD is fully exposed when the bottom comes off?

ifaxit - Reply

Basta infatti scollegare la batteria per evitare eventuali ritorni di massa prima di sostituire l'ssd

IRREAL - Reply

he thought that was ram and drilled further to find the ssd perhaps.

furterers - Reply

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