Fujitsu Lifebook P7120D Reference guide

LifeBook P7120D
Disassembly
ESD Precautions are required when working on this LifeBook computer.
Make sure the LifeBook is turned off before beginning this disassembly
procedure.
1. Turn the LifeBook over and
remove the battery.
3. Extract 2 screws securing the
upgradeable RAM compartment
cover.
2. Slide out the Optical Drive.
4. Lift the cover off and remove
RAM if present.

5. Extract 3 screws from the Hard
Disk Drive cover.
7. Disconnect the Drive cable.
9. Extract 23 lower case screws.
11. Use a plastic screwdriver to pry
up the status panel cover and lift it
out.
6. Lift off the cover.
8. Lift the drive out.
10. Turn the LifeBook over and open
the cover.
12. Tilt the keyboard up.

13. Disconnect its cable and lift it
out.
15. Disconnect its cable and lift it
out.
17. Disconnect the TouchPoint
cable.
19. Disconnect the ribbon cable
between the sensor and button PCB.
14. Extract 2 screws from the status
panel PCB.
16. Extract 2 screws from the upper
cover and lift it up.
18. Turn the upper cover over and
extract one screw from the plastic
bracket covering the TouchPoint
button PCB.
20. Lift off the bracket.

21. Lift out the button PCB.
23. Disconnect the right side USB
connector ribbon cable from the
system board.
25. Extract 1 screw from the
Bluetooth antenna.
27. Lift the shield out.
22. Disconnect the SD card slot
ribbon cable from the system board.
24. Disconnect the Bluetooth ribbon
cable from the daughterboard.
26. Extract 1 screw from the metal
shield.
28. Extract 2 screws from the
Bluetooth board.

29. Lift it off the shield.
31. Remove it from the shield.
33. Lift it out and turn it over and
disconnect the 2 antenna cables
from the WLAN card.
35. Press out on the locking clips to
release the WLAN card and remove
it.
30. Extract 1 screw from the right
side USB connector.
32. Extract 2 screws from the PC
Card PCB.
34. Disconnect the LAN cable.
36. Extract 4 screws from the
daughterboard.

37. Lift it out, turn it over and
disconnect the RJ11 connector’s
cable from the modem.
39. Lift it off.
41. Disconnect the display cable
from the system board.
43. Extract 2 screws from the system
board.
38. Extract 2 screws from the
modem.
40. Disconnect the DC cable from
the system board.
42. Disconnect the external video
cable from the system board.
44. Lift it out.

45. Disconnect the speaker cable
from the system board.
47. Disconnect the CMOS battery
cable.
49. Extract 2 screws from the
external video connector bracket.
51. Extract 1 more screw from the
video bracket.
46. Turn the system board over and
disconnect the LAN cable.
48. Press out on the locking clips to
release the factory installed RAM
and lift it out.
50. Peal off the adhesive cable
guide.
52. Tilt the bracket forward and lift it
out.

53. Extract 1 screw from each of the
2 hinges.
55. Lift out the speaker covers and
speakers.
57. Lift out the RJ45 connector.
59. Lift the bracket out.
54. Lift the display off.
56. Lift out the RJ11 connector.
58. Extract 1 screw from the SD and
DC bracket.
60. Lift out the DC connector.

61. Lift out the SD card PCB.
63. Extract 2 screws from the base of
the display.
65. Pry around the perimeter of the
display with a plastic screwdriver to
release the front cover from the rear.
67. Extract 4 screws from the front of
the LCD.
62. Remove 4 screw covers from the
front of the display.
64. Extract 4 screws from the front of
the display.
66. Lift the front cover off.
68. Tilt it up and remove the tape
from the display cable.

69. Disconnect it and lift the LCD
out.
71. Lift it out and carefully slide it off
of the antenna cable.
73. Lift it out and extract 1 screw
from its plastic cover.
75. Disconnect the cable bundle
from the microphone PCB.
70. Extract 1 screw from the right
hinge.
72. Extract 1 screw from the left
hinge.
74. Lift the cover off and route the
cables out.
76. Disconnect the cable bundle
from right microphone and set it
aside.

77. Lift out the right microphone.
79. Lift it and the left microphone
out and disconnect the microphone
cable from it.
78. Extract 1 screw from the
microphone PCB.