Lenovo Thinkpad X220 HDD Replacement
Lenovo Thinkpad X220 HDD Replacement
Lenovo Thinkpad X220 HDD Replacement Here, I'll replace the hard disk of my ThinkPad X220 in a few steps.
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Lenovo Thinkpad X220 HDD Replacement
INTRODUCTION Here, I'll replace the hard disk of my ThinkPad X220 in a few steps.
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Lenovo Thinkpad X220 HDD Replacement
Step 1 — HDD
Put the laptop upside down.
Step 2
Unscrew the HDD slot cover.
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Lenovo Thinkpad X220 HDD Replacement
Step 3
You will arrive to something like this.
Pull the black tab popping out to remove the HDD from its tray.
The little black tab can be fragile. I recommend you to put tape on it when you have removed the HDD from the bracket to make it tougher.
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Lenovo Thinkpad X220 HDD Replacement
Step 4
Congratulations! You got the HDD out of the laptop. We can now put the laptop somewhere else and focus on the HDD.
On each long side of the HDD, two rubber bands are located. Pull them to remove them and access to the screws.
Step 5
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Unscrew the 4 screws located on the two long sides of the drives...
...and push the HDD outside from its retention bracket.
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Lenovo Thinkpad X220 HDD Replacement
Step 6
You're done! To reassemble, place a new drive in the bracket and follow the steps in the reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. This document was last generated on 2017-06-23 12:17:16 AM.
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Lenovo Thinkpad X220 HDD Replacement Here, I'll replace the hard disk of my ThinkPad X220 in a few steps.
Written By: alphaLONE
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Page 1 of 6
Lenovo Thinkpad X220 HDD Replacement
INTRODUCTION Here, I'll replace the hard disk of my ThinkPad X220 in a few steps.
© iFixit — CC BY-NC-SA
www.iFixit.com
Page 2 of 6
Lenovo Thinkpad X220 HDD Replacement
Step 1 — HDD
Put the laptop upside down.
Step 2
Unscrew the HDD slot cover.
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Lenovo Thinkpad X220 HDD Replacement
Step 3
You will arrive to something like this.
Pull the black tab popping out to remove the HDD from its tray.
The little black tab can be fragile. I recommend you to put tape on it when you have removed the HDD from the bracket to make it tougher.
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Lenovo Thinkpad X220 HDD Replacement
Step 4
Congratulations! You got the HDD out of the laptop. We can now put the laptop somewhere else and focus on the HDD.
On each long side of the HDD, two rubber bands are located. Pull them to remove them and access to the screws.
Step 5
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Unscrew the 4 screws located on the two long sides of the drives...
...and push the HDD outside from its retention bracket.
Page 5 of 6
Lenovo Thinkpad X220 HDD Replacement
Step 6
You're done! To reassemble, place a new drive in the bracket and follow the steps in the reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. This document was last generated on 2017-06-23 12:17:16 AM.
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