Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch Hard Drive Replacement

Written By: Chris Dennis

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

5 minutes

Introduction

This guide will take you through the steps to replace a broken or missing hard drive in the Lenovo IdeaPad U430 Touch

Power off your computer before you begin.
Find and remove the 10 Phillips style body screws on the bottom of the laptop case.

Remove 2 screws, 1 located on the left hinge cover and one located on the right hinge cover.

Starting from the front, use a plastic opening tool to separate the bottom of the case from the body of the laptop.

Unplug the hard drive from the 22-pin cable (LZ9 HDD cable).
At the time of guide creation, the device did not come equipped with the hard drive.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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190 Reputation

1. Of the first 10 screws, you did not mention that 2 of them are longer.

2. You can't lift the hard drive out without removing 4 screws (one at each corner of the drive). The plastic tool is not needed for this.