Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E135 - Replacing the hard disk drive or solid-state drive

8.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage59.
9.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables.
Replacingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
Attention:Theharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamage
andpermanentlossofdata.Observethefollowingguidelines:
•Replacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectors
andslotoftheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivearenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordrive
swapping.
•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that
absorbsanyphysicalshocks.
•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.
•Donottouchtheconnector.
•Beforeremovingtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformation
onit,andthenturnthecomputeroff.
•Neverremovethedrivewhilethecomputerisoperating,insleepmode,orinhibernationmode.
Toreplacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
3.Removethebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage59.
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