How to repair, disassemble, take apart 701c thinkpad laptop

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hi
need something like that service manual or a disassemble manual for my
thinkpad ,,,do you know where i could get one that is free (please) it is a
IBM thinkpad i series 1300 model #1171-5XU
please your help would be really apprecaited please
tony
<franklinhu@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I just when through the process of repairing my old 701c by replacing
> the keyboard, so if you're in the same boat, here's how to do it. (Of
> course, you take apart your laptop at your own risk!). My spacebar
> decided to die and I couldn't figure out what was wrong, so I ordered
> another keyboard on Ebay.
>
> All of the documentation for the 701c has been removed from the IBM web
> site, but you can still find the service manual at:
>
> http://penwin.stg.net/files/ibm/360/tpvol2.pdf
>
> Should this link dissappear in the future, here's how to take apart the
> case in a nutshell.
>
> Tools: You need a special Torx #6 and #1 driver. I found the Torx #6
> driver at Lowes as the Task Force #1371. If you can't find that, a .050
> hex wrench will also do the trick. The #1 wrench must be ordered from a
> specialty tool shop on the internet. Being cheap, I instead took the
> smallest precision screwdriver I had and I filed off the edges to make
> it small enough to fit into the microscopic hole in the screw on the
> front of the keyboard.
>
> 1. Remove all visible large screws except for the 4 screws holding on
> the hinges.
>
> 2. Open the screen all the way up 180 degrees. If you removed the screw
> on the right side, near the hinge, you can pull up on the plastic piece
> which has the lcd lights and it comes out.
>
> 3. Undo the screw near the right hinge.
>
> 4. Undo the 4 screws on the front of the keyboard lid.
>
> 5. Push back the lid, then up, then out.
>
> 6. The keyboard is connected with special connectors. Pry the tabs on
> either side to pull out piece of plastic that wedges the connectors.
>
> Good luck on your 701c repair job. They're cool computers and I really
> like mine to play older games with my kids, but since you can get a
> 701c for about $40 on Ebay, it doesn't make sense to take it to someone
> else to have it fixed.
>