Lenovo Thinkpad T430S Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Very easy

Steps

3

Time Required

                          2 minutes            

Sections

2

• Battery
• 1 step
• Hard Drive
• 2 steps

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Introduction

You may need to replace your hard drive if your ThinkPad frequently overheats, crashes, displays error messages, or shows the blue screen of death. Physical damage or hardware failure can cause the hard drive to fail.

If you experience these symptoms, click this link to access the troubleshooting guide for the ThinkPad T430s. This will help you determine if the RAM stick is at fault.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               

• Flip your ThinkPad on its back.
• In the bottom left corner of your ThinkPad, slide the lever to the left. Hold the lever there.
• Use your other hand to lift the battery up by prying the notch to the left of the lever.
• Tilt the battery up and remove it from the ThinkPad.

Flip your ThinkPad on its back.

In the bottom left corner of your ThinkPad, slide the lever to the left. Hold the lever there.

Use your other hand to lift the battery up by prying the notch to the left of the lever.

Tilt the battery up and remove it from the ThinkPad.

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Step 2

              Hard Drive               

• Unscrew the 40 mm screw with the Phillips head #1 screwdriver.

Unscrew the 40 mm screw with the Phillips head #1 screwdriver.

Step 3

• Pull the hard drive out with the black ribbon attached to it.

Pull the hard drive out with the black ribbon attached to it.

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

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