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Slide the highlighted tab to the left.
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With your finger on the tab, remove the battery by lifting it upwards away from the laptop.
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Remove the highlighted screw with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
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Pull the hard drive out.
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Hold the laptop in the same orientation as the picture. Then, locate the switch immediately above and to the left of the drive.
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Slide the switch to the right. A black plastic tab will pop out.
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Pull the plastic tab to expose the CD drive.
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If there is a problem with your tab, whether it doesn't pop out or it doesn't expose the CD drive, please check the corresponding entry in the troubleshooting page.
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Carefully pull the CD drive out from the laptop.
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There is a switch located just above and to the right of the drive.
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Slide the switch to the right. A small, black tab will pop out.
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Pull the small black tab away from the computer to access the drive.
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Gently pull the drive out from the laptop.
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If there is a problem with your tab, whether it doesn't pop out or it doesn't expose the floppy drive, please check the corresponding entry in the troubleshooting page.
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Remove the six 16.7mm screws inside the circled holes.
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Rotate the ThinkPad so that the hard drive bay is facing you.
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Remove the black cover to reveal a 14.8mm screw.
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Remove the uncovered screw with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
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Pry apart the keyboard with a plastic opening tool or with your fingers.
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Lift the front end of the keyboard as shown.
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Using your fingers, remove the black film cover.
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Locate the connector attached to the motherboard.
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Disconnect the ribbon cable by removing the connector.
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Lift and remove the keyboard.
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Remove the two 5.6mm screws.
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Remove the 16.7mm screw.
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Pry off the upper case with your hands.
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Remove the 5.6mm screw that holds the LCD to the upper case.
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Remove the 5.6mm screw on the left side of the three-pronged connector.
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Remove the other two 16.7mm screws.
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Lift and remove connector.
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Pull out the white tab connecting the LCD to the motherboard.
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Turn the laptop so that the back is facing you.
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Remove the four 5.6mm long screws.
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Gently lift the LCD monitor up and out.
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Remove the black plastic tab.
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Remove the following screws from the fan retention bracket:
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Single 5.6 mm screw.
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Three 16.1 mm screws.
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Lift the fan/heatsink assembly up.
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Locate the fan power cable and pull upwards near the connector.
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Remove the fan/heatsink assembly.
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Use a flathead to turn the screw 180 degrees.
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Remove the CPU by lifting it upwards.
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Locate the floppy drive bay.
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Remove the four 5.6mm screws.
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Remove the 16mm screw.
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Turn the laptop over so that the battery is towards you.
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Locate the modem and ethernet card bay.
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Remove the two 5.3mm cover screws.
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Gently lift the cover.
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Remove the four 9.1mm screws attached to the modem and ethernet cards.
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Gently lift the modem and ethernet cards.
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Locate the hard drive slot.
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Remove the 8.8mm screw with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
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Turn the laptop over again and orient it as shown.
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Lift the left side of the floppy disk bay and and pull it out.
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Locate the CD Drive Bay
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Remove the three 5.6mm screws.
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Remove the 16mm screw.
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Lift the right side and pull the CD drive bay out.
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Once the CD drive bay is removed, locate the speaker data and power cables.
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Remove the cables from the motherboard.
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Locate the expansion bay.
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Remove the 16mm screw.
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Lift and remove the expansion bay.
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Rotate the laptop so that the back ports are facing you.
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Remove the three 5.8mm screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
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Remove the six 11mm nuts with a wrench.
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Rotate the laptop to its original position.
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Remove the 5.6mm screw located on the upper right corner of the motherboard.
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Pull out the motherboard towards you carefully.
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Place the motherboard somewhere dry and clean.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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