Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

Time Required

                          10 - 20 minutes

Sections

2

  • Upper Case
  • 8 steps
  • Hard Disk Drive
  • 5 steps

Flags

1

Markup Mishap

This guide needs better markups. Help out by correcting or making some markup annotations.

  • BackIBM ThinkPad 560z

  • Full Screen

  • Options

  • History

  • Save to Favorites

  • Download PDF

  • Edit

  • Translate

  • Get Shareable Link

  • Embed This Guide

  • Notify Me of Changes

  • Stop Notifications

Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Upper Case
  • Remove the 7 mm Phillips #0 screws.
  • Remove the 10 mm Phillips #0 screws.
  • Remove the 14 mm Phillips #0 screw.

Remove the 7 mm Phillips #0 screws.

Remove the 10 mm Phillips #0 screws.

Remove the 14 mm Phillips #0 screw.

1024

Step 2

  • Open the flap on the left hand side.

Open the flap on the left hand side.

Step 3

  • Insert the plastic opening tools between the right and left sides of the latch.
  • Pry the right side of the latch, and then pry the left side to detach the laptop’s cover.

Insert the plastic opening tools between the right and left sides of the latch.

Pry the right side of the latch, and then pry the left side to detach the laptop’s cover.

Step 4

  • Open the flap on the right side.

Open the flap on the right side.

Step 5

  • Insert the plastic opening tools towards the right side of the latch.
  • Gently pry the right side out to release the top cover.

Insert the plastic opening tools towards the right side of the latch.

Gently pry the right side out to release the top cover.

Step 6

  • Lift the keyboard slowly.
  • A cable connects the keyboard to the motherboard. If you are not careful, you will damage the cable.

Lift the keyboard slowly.

A cable connects the keyboard to the motherboard. If you are not careful, you will damage the cable.

Step 7

  • Use your fingers or a spudger to detach the connector.

Use your fingers or a spudger to detach the connector.

Step 8

  • Carefully lift and remove the keyboard.

Carefully lift and remove the keyboard.

Step 9

              Hard Disk Drive
  • On the back of the computer, use a Flathead screwdriver to remove this lone screw.

On the back of the computer, use a Flathead screwdriver to remove this lone screw.

Step 10

  • After the screw is out, gently remove the cover.

After the screw is out, gently remove the cover.

Step 11

  • Turn the computer back over so the hard drive faces up. Remove the shown screw with a Phillips screwdriver.

Turn the computer back over so the hard drive faces up. Remove the shown screw with a Phillips screwdriver.

Step 12

  • Make sure you are grounded and detach the IDA cable connecting the hard disk to the motherboard.

Make sure you are grounded and detach the IDA cable connecting the hard disk to the motherboard.

Step 13

  • Remove the final two screws (shown) and slide out the hard drive.

Remove the final two screws (shown) and slide out the hard drive.

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

Cancel: I did not complete this guide.

                                                                                      2 other people completed this guide.

Author

                                      with 10 other contributors 


                    Derek Driscoll

Member since: 04/15/2010

119 Reputation

                                      8 Guides authored                  



                       Badges:
                       10







                                                        +7 more badges

Team

                       Cal Poly, Team 26-27, Regan Spring 2010                        

                                                  Member of Cal Poly, Team 26-27, Regan Spring 2010 



                    CPSU-REGAN-S10S26G27                     


                                            3 Members                     


                                            18 Guides authored

Raymond - Oct 19, 2014

Reply

You don’t have to go to this length to remove the hard drive on a 560Z. Only do steps 0 (remove battery), 9 (remove screw) and 10 (remove cover). Then simply grab the blue tab of the hard drive caddy and pull the drive out of the bay. Complete directions on maintenance of the IBM Thinkpad 560Z can be found here:

http://www.thinkpads.com/support/hmm/hmm…

The Hardware Maintenance Manual has all of the information you need to take a 560Z apart and put it back together.

The procedure outlined here is similar to what the 560, 560E and 560X systems required; the 560Z is totally different when removing the hard drive.