Lenovo Flex 3 1120 Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

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                          10 minutes

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Bottom Panel
4 steps
Hard Drive
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Bottom Panel

Lay the computer down with the bottom panel facing up.

Lay the computer down with the bottom panel facing up.

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Step 2

Locate the ten 6mm Phillips screws along the edges and in the center of the back panel.
Remove all ten 6mm Phillips screws with a size 0 Phillips screwdriver.

Locate the ten 6mm Phillips screws along the edges and in the center of the back panel.

Remove all ten 6mm Phillips screws with a size 0 Phillips screwdriver.

Step 3

Wedge the plastic opening tool into the small space under the back panel.
Use the plastic opening tool as a lever to separate the bottom panel from the computer.
Slide the tool along the edges of the computer until the bottom panel is completely separated.
You may start prying the bottom panel on any edge.

Wedge the plastic opening tool into the small space under the back panel.

Use the plastic opening tool as a lever to separate the bottom panel from the computer.

Slide the tool along the edges of the computer until the bottom panel is completely separated.

You may start prying the bottom panel on any edge.

Step 4

Lift the bottom panel off of the computer.

Lift the bottom panel off of the computer.

Step 5

              Hard Drive

Locate the hard drive in the bottom left of your computer.

Locate the hard drive in the bottom left of your computer.

Step 6

Locate the three 3.5mm Phillips screws on the corners of the hard drive.
Remove the three screws with a size 0 Phillips screwdriver.

Locate the three 3.5mm Phillips screws on the corners of the hard drive.

Remove the three screws with a size 0 Phillips screwdriver.

Step 7

Follow the wire out from the right side of the hard drive to locate where the hard drive connects to the motherboard.

Follow the wire out from the right side of the hard drive to locate where the hard drive connects to the motherboard.

Step 8

Lift off the strip of tape securing the wire down to the computer.

Lift off the strip of tape securing the wire down to the computer.

Step 9

Pull the connector out of its port on the motherboard.

Pull the connector out of its port on the motherboard.

Step 10

Lift the hard drive out from the computer.

Lift the hard drive out from the computer.

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

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supermac200 - Apr 23, 2017

How do you reload operating system…. for example windows 10?

arcinko - Jun 8, 2017

How do I get Windows 10 working again after replacing hard drive on Lenovo Flex 3?

Elilla Shadowheart - Jul 8, 2017

Demo models of this do not have any SATA connector.

dilleremail - May 14, 2019

That sata connector is the worst thing ever

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