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    How accessible are the HDDs on most Lenovos?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Onefiver, Jan 11, 2011.

  1. Onefiver

    Onefiver Newbie

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    I am in the process of purchasing a new laptop and came across some great coupon codes here. I am considering a Lenovo. However, I would strongly prefer to have easy access to the HDD.

    How accessible are the HDDs on Lenovos? For example, the G460 or the U460.

    Thanks!
     
    Onefiver, Jan 11, 2011
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  2. AboutThreeFitty

    AboutThreeFitty ~350

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    I can't speak for those laptops, but nearly all of them are extremely easy to access. Most likely you will have to take off the bottom of the laptop that is held on with a few screws and the hard drive is in plain view.
     
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  3. Palmately

    Palmately Notebook Enthusiast

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    It has been damn easy on all the Thinkpads I have owned:

    R50e - One screw, pull hard drive out.
    T510 - Two screws (IIRC), lift hard drive out.
    X200t - One screw, pull hard drive out.
     
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  4. unreal25

    unreal25 Capt. Obvious

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    Well, to be fair, after you take the 1 screw out, you need to take 4 more on the disk bay. :) But anyway, it takes ~5 min to replace the HD.
     
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  5. Onefiver

    Onefiver Newbie

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    OK. Thank you! That is fine for me. I almost purchased a Dell 15R until I read that getting to the HDD requires practically disassembling the entire machine.
     
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  6. Nandarou

    Nandarou Notebook Geek

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    On T410s hdd-ssd under battery.
     
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  7. unreal25

    unreal25 Capt. Obvious

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    Oops, sorry I quickly read your post and sort of assumed you're talking about Thinkpads. In any case, you should look up the service manuals. They usually have it somewhere under Support online and it's explained with pictures how to swap user-replaceable parts (such as hard drive).
     
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  8. Onefiver

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    No worries. Thanks for the follow-up. I was able to find the manual on the Lenovo site and access to the HDD is easy.
     
    Onefiver, Jan 11, 2011
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