Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E520 - Replacing the Hard Disk Drive

4.Insertafullychargedbatteryuntilitclicksintoplace1asshowninthedrawing,andthenslidethe
batterylatchtothelockedposition2.
5.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandthecablestothecomputer.
Replacingtheharddiskdrive
Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions.
YoucanreplacetheharddiskdrivewithanewonewhichcanbepurchasedfromyourLenovoresellerora
marketingrepresentative.Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,readthefollowingprerequisites,andselectyour
modelfromthelistbelowforinstruction.
Note:Replacetheharddiskdriveonlyifyouupgradeitorhaveitrepaired.Theconnectorsandslotofthe
harddiskdrivewerenotdesignedforfrequentchanges,ordriveswapping.
Prerequisitesfortheprocedure
Whenreplacingthedrive,besuretofollowtheprecautions.
Attention:Whenyouarehandlingaharddiskdrive:
•Donotdropthedriveorsubjectittophysicalshocks.Putthedriveonamaterial,suchassoftcloth,that
absorbsanyphysicalshocks.
•Donotapplypressuretothecoverofthedrive.
•Donottouchtheconnector.
Thedriveisverysensitive.Incorrecthandlingcancausedamageandpermanentlossofdata.
Beforeremovingtheharddiskdrive,makeabackupcopyofalltheinformationonit,andthenturnthe
computeroff.
Neverremovethedrivewhilethesystemisoperating,insleep(standby)mode,orinhibernationmode.
Replacementinstructions
Toreplacetheharddiskdrive,doasfollows:
1.Turnoffthecomputer;thendisconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
2.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
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