Difficulty

Very easy

Steps

3

Time Required

                          3 - 5 minutes

Sections

1

  • Hard Drive
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

You can find the official Lenovo documentation attached as well.

What you need

Step 1

              Removing the battery and locating the drive enclousure
  • Before removing any parts, turn off the computer, unplug all power cords from electrical outlets, remove the battery pack, and then disconnect any interconnecting cables. Don’t turn the device on before fully reassembling it again.
  • Place it on a flat, sturdy surface and unplug the power cord.
  • Remove the battery by moving the battery latch and sliding the battery out.
  • Locate the drive enclosure.

Before removing any parts, turn off the computer, unplug all power cords from electrical outlets, remove the battery pack, and then disconnect any interconnecting cables. Don’t turn the device on before fully reassembling it again.

Place it on a flat, sturdy surface and unplug the power cord.

Remove the battery by moving the battery latch and sliding the battery out.

Locate the drive enclosure.

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Step 2

              Remove drive enclosure
  • Use a small Philips screwdriver to unscrew the single screw that holds down the drive enclosure cover. Loosen the screw, but do not remove it.
  • Carefully remove the drive enclosure cover.

Use a small Philips screwdriver to unscrew the single screw that holds down the drive enclosure cover. Loosen the screw, but do not remove it.

Carefully remove the drive enclosure cover.

Step 3

  • Slightly lift & pull on the black pull tab until the hard drive and the two rubber rails come out of the enclosure.
  • The hard drive should come out of the enclosure effortlessly.
  • Remove the two rubber rails (blue arrows) & four screws (red arrows). Those should be reused if you are replacing the HDD with a new HDD or SDD.

Slightly lift & pull on the black pull tab until the hard drive and the two rubber rails come out of the enclosure.

The hard drive should come out of the enclosure effortlessly.

Remove the two rubber rails (blue arrows) & four screws (red arrows). Those should be reused if you are replacing the HDD with a new HDD or SDD.

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

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