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About your Lenovo Notebook Computer Hard Disk Drive This section provides information on handling and replacing your Lenovo Notebook Computer Hard Disk Drive. Handling the hard disk drive To protect your hard disk drive, observe the following precautions: v Keep the drive in its static-protective bag until you are ready to install the drive in your Lenovo notebook computer. If you must put the drive down, place the static-protective bag on a flat, padded surface, and place the drive on the bag with the component side facing up. v Handle the drive with care. Dropping or jarring the drive can damage the components inside the drive housing. v Limit your movement. Movement can cause static electricity buildup. v Do not subject the drive to physical shocks. v Handle the drive by the edges. v Do not touch any exposed components on the drive. v Do not apply pressure to the cover of the drive. Attention: The drive is very sensitive. Incorrect handling can cause damage and permanent loss of data on the hard disk. Before removing the hard disk drive, make a backup copy of all the information on the hard disk, and then turn the computer off. Never remove the drive while the system is operating, in standby mode, or in hibernation mode. Replacing the ThinkPad hard disk drive Replace the hard disk drive only if you upgrade it or have it repaired. The connectors and bay of the hard disk drive were not designed for frequent changes or drive swapping. Note: The following procedure may vary depending on the model of your ThinkPad® notebook computer. For more detailed instructions, refer to your system documentation. To replace the hard disk drive, complete these steps: 1. Turn off your computer. 2. Disconnect the ac adapter and all cables from the computer. 3. Close the display and turn the computer over. 4. Remove the battery. 5. Remove the screw that secures the hard disk drive. 6. Remove the cover, then remove the hard disk drive by pulling on the tab. © Lenovo 2006, 2007. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. 1-1

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About
your
Lenovo
Notebook
Computer
Hard
Disk
Drive
This
section
provides
information
on
handling
and
replacing
your
Lenovo
Notebook
Computer
Hard
Disk
Drive.
Handling
the
hard
disk
drive
To
protect
your
hard
disk
drive,
observe
the
following
precautions:
v
Keep
the
drive
in
its
static-protective
bag
until
you
are
ready
to
install
the
drive
in
your
Lenovo
notebook
computer.
If
you
must
put
the
drive
down,
place
the
static-protective
bag
on
a
flat,
padded
surface,
and
place
the
drive
on
the
bag
with
the
component
side
facing
up.
v
Handle
the
drive
with
care.
Dropping
or
jarring
the
drive
can
damage
the
components
inside
the
drive
housing.
v
Limit
your
movement.
Movement
can
cause
static
electricity
buildup.
v
Do
not
subject
the
drive
to
physical
shocks.
v
Handle
the
drive
by
the
edges.
v
Do
not
touch
any
exposed
components
on
the
drive.
v
Do
not
apply
pressure
to
the
cover
of
the
drive.
Attention:
The
drive
is
very
sensitive.
Incorrect
handling
can
cause
damage
and
permanent
loss
of
data
on
the
hard
disk.
Before
removing
the
hard
disk
drive,
make
a
backup
copy
of
all
the
information
on
the
hard
disk,
and
then
turn
the
computer
off.
Never
remove
the
drive
while
the
system
is
operating,
in
standby
mode,
or
in
hibernation
mode.
Replacing
the
ThinkPad
hard
disk
drive
Replace
the
hard
disk
drive
only
if
you
upgrade
it
or
have
it
repaired.
The
connectors
and
bay
of
the
hard
disk
drive
were
not
designed
for
frequent
changes
or
drive
swapping.
Note:
The
following
procedure
may
vary
depending
on
the
model
of
your
ThinkPad
®
notebook
computer.
For
more
detailed
instructions,
refer
to
your
system
documentation.
To
replace
the
hard
disk
drive,
complete
these
steps:
1.
Turn
off
your
computer.
2.
Disconnect
the
ac
adapter
and
all
cables
from
the
computer.
3.
Close
the
display
and
turn
the
computer
over.
4.
Remove
the
battery.
5.
Remove
the
screw
that
secures
the
hard
disk
drive.
6.
Remove
the
cover,
then
remove
the
hard
disk
drive
by
pulling
on
the
tab.
©
Lenovo
2006,
2007.
Portions
©
IBM
Corp.
2005.
1-1