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Introduction |
| If the hard drive in your ThinkPad T420 has failed or you wish to install a larger or faster drive, this guide will show you how to replace the hard drive. | | | '''Guide notes''' |
* '''This guide does not cover operating system installation. '''
** '''I may be able to help locate an image if I know what your system ran beforeyou need, but there are no gaurantees.'''
* If you are installing an SSD or an thin Advanced Format (AF) drive, a 7mm->9.5mm drive spacer may be required and. These are usuallyreadily available ononline from sites like eBay if your drive does not include onerequired.
** '''If you are installing a hard drive, cut the spacer based on the location of the breather hole. Heat kills spinning drives.'''
* '''If the system has a unknownANY UNKNOWN HDP, this PASSWORDS MUST be removedBE REMOVED BEFORE REPLACING THE DRIVE. '''
** '''This password will be loaded ontotransfer to your replacementnew drive since it is stored inon the ATMEL chip.'''
* Make a backup of your original drive and image it, if possible. This is not a requirementoptional, but can be used to recover if something goes horribly wrong.
** '''Do not do this with''Note: Not recommended for used systems. Reinstall from scratch, and make a used systemclean image from a fresh install.'''''
* Once you are done with the old drive and are sureif you have your data youdo not need off of the old driveit, securely wipe the driveerase it.
** '''''Note: SED's (and FDE) can be erased by deleting the encryption key from the drive rather then usinga full disk erasuredrive erase.'''
* '''Reinstalling/cloning your operating system will take several hours. I cannot estimate how long this will take.''' |
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