IFIXIT IBM ThinkPad T30 Hard Drive Replacement User Guide

**IFIXIT IBM ThinkPad T30 Hard Drive Replacement User Guide

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INTRODUCTION

In this guide, you will learn how to remove and replace a hard drive for an IBM ThinkPad T30 laptop. The laptop comes with an IDE / PATA Hard disk drive that is either 20/40/60GB and is easy to remove only using a few tools.

TOOLS:
Phillips #1 Screwdriver (1)
iFixit Opening Tool (1)

PARTS:
1 TB SSD (1)
250 GB SSD (1)
Crucial MX500 500 GB SSD (1)
2 TB SSD (1)

Step 1 — Battery

Make sure the ThinkPad is off and the power supply is unplugged.

• Flip the ThinkPad upside down with the bottom facing you.
• Slide the latch to the right into the unlock position.
• While holding the latch in the unlock position, lift the battery out with your other hand.

Step 2 — Hard Drive

• Flip to the back of the Thinkpad.

• Remove the single 11 mm screw using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

• Flip the Thinkpad on its side to get a better view of the hard drive.

• Push on the lower edge of the hard drive cover to detach the hard drive from the Thinkpad.

• Once you have detached the hard drive from the Thinkpad, slide the hard drive out of the device.
  

• Using the plastic tool, remove the black plastic cover from the main body of the hard drive.

  • Place the plastic tool at the ends of the plastic cover to detach it from the hard drive.
    

**** Once the black plastic has been detached, the plastic will then slide off the body of the hard drive.

• Remove the four 2.8 mm screws from the mounting bracket using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
• Pull the mounting bracket off of the hard drive.
  

**** It may be easier to remove the mounting bracket by rotating it off of the hard drive as if it is on a hinge.

To reassemble your device with a new hard drive, follow these instructions in reverse order with a new hard drive replacing the old one.

References

• Crucial MX500 1 TB SSD—Your complete iFixit Fix Kit: a Crucial SSD, iFixit Tools & Instructions. Two-year Quality Guarantee.
• Crucial MX500 2 TB GB SSD Upgrade Kit - Including Guides and Tools
• Crucial MX500 250 GB SSD—Your complete iFixit Fix Kit: a Crucial SSD, iFixit Tools & Instructions. Two-year Quality Guarantee.
• Crucial MX500 500 GB SSD—Your complete iFixit Fix Kit: a Crucial SSD, iFixit Tools & Instructions. Two-year Quality Guarantee.
• iFixit Opening Tool
• Phillips #1 Screwdriver

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