ThinkPad T420 mSATA SSD Replacement

ID: 205847

Description: If you need more storage but don't want to...

Steps:

  1. Unlock the battery latch and hold it it the unlocked position.
  2. Remove the battery pack in the direction shown by arrow.
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  3. Loosen the screw in red (Phillips #2). This screw stays captive in the bottom RAM door cover, and does not need to be removed.
  4. Pull the cover up with a fingernail or a nonmarring pry tool.
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  5. Make sure to buy an mSATA and not an m.2 ssd. an m.2 will not work without an adapter
  6. Unscrew the circled screw and slide in the mSATA SSD.
  7. It is not possible to boot off of the mSATA SSD from the bios, so it cannot be your main drive.
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