Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          10 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Lenovo Thinkpad T450s Bottom Panel Removal
  • 2 steps
  • Hard Drive
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Turn off device before starting
  • Flip the laptop upside down so you have access to the battery.

Turn off device before starting

Flip the laptop upside down so you have access to the battery.

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Step 2

  • Slide lock button 1 to the unlock position and gently slide away from your body.

Slide lock button 1 to the unlock position and gently slide away from your body.

Step 3

  • Slide lock button 2 to the unlock position and continue gently sliding until the battery is removed.

Slide lock button 2 to the unlock position and continue gently sliding until the battery is removed.

Step 4

              Lenovo Thinkpad T450s Bottom Panel Removal
  • Flip the device over and lay it down with the underside facing upwards.
  • Unscrew all 8 screws. While they should not come out completely, in some cases, the plastic retaining washers may come off of one or more of the screws, allowing them to come out completely. - should this happen, look for a loose, tiny black plastic washer once the case is open. It’s possible, in some cases, to reattach the retaining washer.

Flip the device over and lay it down with the underside facing upwards.

Unscrew all 8 screws. While they should not come out completely, in some cases, the plastic retaining washers may come off of one or more of the screws, allowing them to come out completely. - should this happen, look for a loose, tiny black plastic washer once the case is open. It’s possible, in some cases, to reattach the retaining washer.

Step 5

  • Pry the bottom from the computer until it pops out.
  • In some cases, the vented side of the case may cling to the heat sink; appears to be adhesive. Take care when separating.

Pry the bottom from the computer until it pops out.

In some cases, the vented side of the case may cling to the heat sink; appears to be adhesive. Take care when separating.

Step 6

              Hard Drive
  • Unscrew the single screw that holds the hard drive in place.

Unscrew the single screw that holds the hard drive in place.

Step 7

  • Gently pull the hard drive to the right side and out of the socket that holds it in place.
  • Gently remove the plastic housing and foil shield. You might need these for the replacement drive.

Gently pull the hard drive to the right side and out of the socket that holds it in place.

Gently remove the plastic housing and foil shield. You might need these for the replacement drive.

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

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Sean M. - Oct 17, 2019

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I think the built-in battery should be temporarily disabled from the BIOS before opening up the T450s:

If you’ve done it right, pressing the power button will not turn on the laptop now. (Also, remember to take out the SIM card if you have one.) When you’re done, plug it into the AC power supply to re-enable the built-in battery.

  1. Disconnect the ac power adapter and all cables from the computer.

  2. Restart the computer. When the ThinkPad logo is displayed, press F1 to start the ThinkPad Setup program.

  3. Go to Config ➙ Power ➙ Disable built-in battery. [Right arrow to “Power”, down arrow to “Disable built-in battery”]

  4. Press Enter. A Setup Confirmation window is displayed.

  5. Select Yes in the Setup Confirmation window. The built-in battery is disabled and the computer turns off automatically. Wait three to five minutes to let the computer cool.

(via the T450s service manual)