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IBM Thinkpad R30 CD Drive Replacement

Device	IBM Thinkpad R30 2656
Difficulty	Very easy
Time	10 - 15 seconds
Steps	2

This guide is by Viscous 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 >>

Parts: IBM CD-224E CD Drive

Step 1 :: Removing the existing disc drive

• Locate the switch to the left of the drive, on the right side of the laptop.
• Push it to the right, and a pull handle will pop out.
• Pull the handle out until the CD drive pops out.
• From there, simply pull the drive out.

Step 2 :: Inserting the replacement

• Push the drive all the way in.
• Push the handle back in until a loud click is heard.

Conclusion

That's it!

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