Lenovo ThinkPad T480 SSD Replacement

ID: 167229

Description: This guide will show you how to replace the SSD...

Steps:

1. Disable the battery, and unplug your device before you begin. Flip laptop over on its back.

2. Push Clip 1 to the side. While holding Clip 2 to the side, push the battery out of the laptop.

3. Remove all Phillip-head screws shown.
4. The screws will not come out of the casing, so unscrew them all the way until they don’t go any higher.

5. Pry up on the casing using a spudger or a flat-head screwdriver and remove the back.

6. Pry up on the little metal bar on the connector and pull the connector out of its socket.

7. Pry up on the left side of the SSD casing. Pull the casing to the left, and remove.

8. Remove the following 4mm Phillip-head screws and remove the plate.

9. Remove the 4mm Phillip-head screw and pull the SSD out of its socket.