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IBM ThinkPad 365XD CD Drive Replacement

Device	IBM ThinkPad 365 Series
Difficulty	Easy
Time	5 - 20 minutes
Steps	5

This guide is by Olda1120 on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

Tools: Phillips #0 Screwdriver

Step 1 :: Getting Inside the Thinkpad

• Using both latches on the left and right side of the Thinkpad, lift up the screen.
• Again using both latches, push them back while pushing the keyboard up till it pops up, then lift the keyboard up. You may need to use a little force.

Step 2 :: Removing the Battery

• Lift the battery using it's cloth pull tab and lift it out of the ThinkPad. Set it aside.

Step 3 :: Removing Screws/Lifting Cover

• Remove the following screws, there should be 3. Two of the screw spots may be slightly different on yours.
• The cover has adhesive on it at these spots, pull it slowly till the adhesive releases. Then lift the cover up, you may need to hold it.
• NOTE: Keep track of the screws, the one that holds the drive to the board and cover is small, so don't loose it!

Step 4 :: Removing CD Drive Screws/Cable

• Disconnect or remove the cable located above the drive, be careful as the cable is fragile.
• NOTE: You may use a flat head screwdriver or plier to remove the cable easier. Lightly push/lift up both sides of cable then pull it off.
• Your drive should have 2 screws holding it down, remove them. They are small so keep track of them!

Step 5 :: Removing The CD-Drive

• Slide the drive down till it is out of the ThinkPad.
• NOTE: The ThinkPad uses a proprietary IDE connector, so not just any CD-Drive will work. Models that will work: Teac CD-44E, CD-46E, CD-48E.

Conclusion

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

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