Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch Trackpad Replacement

Power off your computer before you begin.

Find and remove the 10 Phillips style body screws on the bottom of the laptop case.

Starting from the front, use a plastic opening tool to separate the bottom of the case from the body of the laptop.

Remove the five 2.8 mm #1 Phillips head screws that hold down the battery pack.

Using a combination of plastic opening tool and spudger, press in on the clips on the sides of the battery connector and push the connector out

When you get the connector out far enough, grab behind the connector tabs with tweezers and wiggle the connector the rest of the way out.

Once the battery is disconnected, lift up on the front of the battery and remove it from the laptop body.

Remove the two 2.8 mm screws attached to the trackpad using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Detach the zif ribbon labeled "TP" and "MB" at the "MB" end.

Grasping one of the screw brackets, gently lift the trackpad out of its frame.