How Hard Is It To Upgrade The Hard Drive?

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Captain Marvel · #1 Post by **Captain Marvel** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:39 pm

I've never done a swap an HD in a lapotop. How hard is it? Anything to watch out for?

#2 Post by **carbon_unit** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:49 pm

Pretty simple on the Thinkpads.
Remove the coinscrew (use a nickel or a penny), open the display, pull out the drive.
Swap the "caddy".
Reinstall the drive and coinscrew.
Install OS.
Make sure you do all cloning, partitioning, formatting, installing in the Thinkpad, not in a desktop.

Website · #3 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:58 pm

Along with the steps listed above, you can use your Hardware Maintenance Manualas a guide. I have given you the general link, because I am not sure which system you have. Just select your from the list.

Captain Marvel · #4 Post by **Captain Marvel** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:24 am

Captain Marvel · #5 Post by **Captain Marvel** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 10:26 am

It was a piece of cake. Took about 5 or 6 minutes to remove the old HD and put in the new Hitachi 80gb 7200. And now it runs much faster. I reinstalled Windows XP from scratch and it took less than 30 minutes.

Again, thanks for the help and encouragement. It really was an easy upgrade.

#6 Post by **carbon_unit** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 5:39 pm

Captain Marvel wrote:It was a piece of cake. Took about 5 or 6 minutes (snip) It really was an easy upgrade.

That's why we love the Thinkpads so much.

How Hard Is It To Upgrade The Hard Drive?

How Hard Is It To Upgrade The Hard Drive?

Thanks for the responses, I Think I'll Give It A Try

I Did The Upgrade Last Night

Re: I Did The Upgrade Last Night

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