Lenovo ThinkPad X240 - Hard Disk Drive Replacement

Written By: Mohammed Alsaadi

Comments: 6

Lenovo ThinkPad X240 - Hard Disk Drive Replacement

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

Time Required

6 - 10 minutes

Introduction

Having a problem with Hard Disk in your Lenovo X240 ? Follow along while we show you how to get it replaced! All you need is your iFixit Toolkit.

Tools

Parts

Step 1

Flip the laptop upside down as shown in the photo.

Step 2

Remove the 8 0.2mm Phillips screws connecting the back cover to the laptop.

Step 3

Remove the back cover using the opening tools.
Gently use the plastic opening tools to prevent scratching your device.

As mentioned below, if there is an SD card in the reader, the cover will not come off, so make sure to remove it.

David Huggins-Daines -

Step 4

Remove the Hard Disk Drive card by screwing the 2 0.2mm Phillips screw

Step 5

Disconnect the SATA cable from the hard drive.

Step 6

Take off the connector by carefully popping its holders out of place

Step 7

Reconnect the cable to the new Hard Disk Drive

Step 8

place the connector in order to hold the cable

Step 9

Place the new Hard Drive Disk

Conclusion

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

Author

Mohammed Alsaadi

Member since: 20/09/17

567 Reputation

5 comments

Hello, i think you forgot to disconnect internal battery first before you replace something

shofaribagus - 14/06/18

That is true, that'd been a much safer way to do it.

Mahir Max -

Tip for the case screws, they are captive don’t worry about them

Baddo-M _ - 17/08/19

Yes, good point - case screws are captive and easy to keep in place when lifting the cover. But overall this is a well written guide, so thanks for this.

Ricky Las Vegas - 30/06/20

If you have an SD card in the SD card reader make sure to remove it before trying to remove the case cover, otherwise it will not come off, and you risk damaging your motherboard if you force it.

David Huggins-Daines -