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IBM ThinkPad 600E Hard Drive Disk Replacement

Device	IBM Thinkpad 600E
Difficulty	Moderate
Time	5 - 10 minutes
Steps	9

This guide is by Kevin Nguyen 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 >>

This guide will show you how to replace your hard drive disk. Several reasons why you would want to replace your hard drive is because you want to increase your memory or it is faulty or broken.

Tools: Heavy-Duty Spudger; iFixit Opening Tool; Coin; Anti-Static Wrist Strap; Phillips #0 Screwdriver

Parts: Crucial MX500 1 TB SSD; 250 GB SSD; Crucial BX500 500 GB SSD; 2 TB SSD

Step 1

• Flip the laptop over and find the battery latch.

Step 2

• Move the latch to the side with the unlocked symbol.

Step 3

• Pry the battery out using your fingers.

Step 4

• CAUTION: Put on the anti-static wrist trap and clip it to a large metal object.
• NOTE: If you do not have an anti-static wristband, make sure to touch a large metal object to ground yourself before beginning to work on your replacement. Occasionally touch the metal object.

Step 5

• Using a coin, remove the coin screw by turning counterclockwise.
• NOTE: It's best to use a thicker coin, such as a nickel.

Step 6

• Using a plastic spudger, pry off the plastic cover by pulling it out.

Step 7

• Utilizing your fingers, untuck the tab and pull to remove the hard drive.

Step 8

• Using a screwdriver, remove the screws by turning them counterclockwise to remove the bracket.
• four 3mm PH0 screws
• NOTE: The metal bracket is still attached with a weak adhesive tape, gently pry it off with a spudger.

Step 9

• The top plastic piece is adhered with a weak adhesive. Gently pry it off with a spudger.

Conclusion

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

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