Ibm Thinkpad T42 Optical Drive Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Very easy

Steps

3

Time Required

                          1 - 2 minutes            

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• Optical Drive
• 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Screw Removal               

• Remove the single screw holding the optical drive on the underside of the laptop

Remove the single screw holding the optical drive on the underside of the laptop

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Step 2

              Unlock Switch               

• Push the small slider to unlock position, a tab will automatically pop out.

Push the small slider to unlock position, a tab will automatically pop out.

Step 3

              Drive Removal               

• Pull the tab to dislodge the optical drive, then carefully pull the drive out.

Pull the tab to dislodge the optical drive, then carefully pull the drive out.

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

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Jonas Gamao - Mar 9, 2018

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What’s the interface for the optical drive? SATA? IDE?