Hi, does anyone know the trick to removing the cover/case on an IBM Thinkpad
i series 1400?  I have removed all the screws on the bottom I even have the
screen pulled out, but there is something still holding it together, and I
cannot get the bottom of the case off.  I have spent 2 hours already and I
am really stuck...I can pry, but I am afraid that I might break it.

I am trying to access the inside of the cover at the back near where the AC
plugs in so that I can repair a power suppy problem, that's the reason I
want to remove the case.

Please help, if you know, or if you can point me to a good website.  I have
already done a search & cannot find the answer.
Thanks,
Sammy

There is all the info that you need on the IBM website. However you 
haven't provided enough info for me to find it quickly.
On the bottom of the Thinkpad you will find the machine type (4 digits) 
and model number (3 digits).
Then supply it to this page
http://www.ibm.com/support/us/



Sammy wrote:
> Hi, does anyone know the trick to removing the cover/case on an IBM Thinkpad
> i series 1400?  I have removed all the screws on the bottom I even have the
> screen pulled out, but there is something still holding it together, and I
> cannot get the bottom of the case off.  I have spent 2 hours already and I
> am really stuck...I can pry, but I am afraid that I might break it.
> 
> I am trying to access the inside of the cover at the back near where the AC
> plugs in so that I can repair a power suppy problem, that's the reason I
> want to remove the case.
> 
> Please help, if you know, or if you can point me to a good website.  I have
> already done a search & cannot find the answer.
> Thanks,
> Sammy
> 
> 

Do you really want to try fix it yourself if you cant even open it up?

"Sammy" <sam@home.com> wrote in message 
news:aHKtd.35279$dC3.853565@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Hi, does anyone know the trick to removing the cover/case on an IBDo you 
> really want M Thinkpad
> i series 1400?  I have removed all the screws on the bottom I even have 
> the
> screen pulled out, but there is something still holding it together, and I
> cannot get the bottom of the case off.  I have spent 2 hours already and I
> am really stuck...I can pry, but I am afraid that I might break it.
>
> I am trying to access the inside of the cover at the back near where the 
> AC
> plugs in so that I can repair a power suppy problem, that's the reason I
> want to remove the case.
>
> Please help, if you know, or if you can point me to a good website.  I 
> have
> already done a search & cannot find the answer.
> Thanks,
> Sammy
>
> 

Good point.
But, to be fair, sometimes finding out how to open the laptop is the 
hardest part of the repair :-)



Mr Rixot wrote:
> Do you really want to try fix it yourself if you cant even open it up?
> 
> "Sammy" <sam@home.com> wrote in message 
> news:aHKtd.35279$dC3.853565@news20.bellglobal.com...
> 
>>Hi, does anyone know the trick to removing the cover/case on an IBDo you 
>>really want M Thinkpad
>>i series 1400?  I have removed all the screws on the bottom I even have 
>>the
>>screen pulled out, but there is something still holding it together, and I
>>cannot get the bottom of the case off.  I have spent 2 hours already and I
>>am really stuck...I can pry, but I am afraid that I might break it.
>>
>>I am trying to access the inside of the cover at the back near where the 
>>AC
>>plugs in so that I can repair a power suppy problem, that's the reason I
>>want to remove the case.
>>
>>Please help, if you know, or if you can point me to a good website.  I 
>>have
>>already done a search & cannot find the answer.
>>Thanks,
>>Sammy
>>
>>
> 
> 
> 

In article <NI%ud.19686$eb3.881@clgrps13>,
 "Mr Rixot" <misterrixot@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Do you really want to try fix it yourself if you cant even open it up?
> 
> "Sammy" <sam@home.com> wrote in message 
> news:aHKtd.35279$dC3.853565@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > Hi, does anyone know the trick to removing the cover/case on an IBDo you 
> > really want M Thinkpad
> > i series 1400?  I have removed all the screws on the bottom I even have 
> > the
> > screen pulled out, but there is something still holding it together, and I
> > cannot get the bottom of the case off.  I have spent 2 hours already and I
> > am really stuck...I can pry, but I am afraid that I might break it.
> >
> > I am trying to access the inside of the cover at the back near where the 
> > AC
> > plugs in so that I can repair a power suppy problem, that's the reason I
> > want to remove the case.
> >
> > Please help, if you know, or if you can point me to a good website.  I 
> > have
> > already done a search & cannot find the answer.
> > Thanks,
> > Sammy
> >
> > 
> 
> 

Got to the IBM website and download the manual. That's what I did. I 
found the trick.

Al