[ltp] Swapping out thinkpad hard drives

[Donald B Altman]

Hello,

I've had no problem swapping the HD numerous times on my T42P.  What I 
did was to slightly loosen the screws holding the plastic end plate 
(perhaps 1/4 turn).  That way the end plate wobbles a bit and there's no 
alignment problem with the drive's pins.  The wobbling makes no 
difference once the drive is fully inserted.

Having the screws and end plate intact allows one a more durable way to 
pull out the drive.  Adhesive from most tapes creeps or deteriorates 
with time.

Good luck.

Don A

Mendel Cooper wrote:
<SNIP>
> But, there's a sort of fix for this. Use just the caddy, without the 
> plastic
> end plate. You need to attach to the caddy a sort of pull-tab -- a strip of
> cello tape or even fabric ribbon -- in order to be able to pull out the 
> hard
> drive assembly again. This way the drive goes *straight* in, with much 
> lower
> probability of bent pins. You can still use the lock screw to keep the
> drive securely in, even without the plastic cover.
<SNIP>

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Donald B. Altman
Singular Technologies
Pleasantville, NY