IBM Thinkpad R30 CD Drive Replacement

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IBM Thinkpad R30 CD Drive Replacement, Removing the existing disc drive: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0

IBM Thinkpad R30 CD Drive Replacement, Removing the existing disc drive: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0

IBM Thinkpad R30 CD Drive Replacement, Removing the existing disc drive: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0

Removing the existing disc drive

Locate the switch to the left of the drive, on the right side of the laptop.
Push it to the right, and a pull handle will pop out.
Pull the handle out until the CD drive pops out.
From there, simply pull the drive out.

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