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Lenovo Flex 3-1120 Hard Drive Replacement

Introduction

Use this guide if your current hard drive is damaged and needs to be replaced, or if you are simply looking to upgrade your storage.

What you need

  1. Lenovo Flex 3-1120 Hard Drive Replacement, Bottom Panel: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Lay the computer down with the bottom panel facing up.

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  2. Lenovo Flex 3-1120 Hard Drive Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 2 Lenovo Flex 3-1120 Hard Drive Replacement: step 2, image 2 of 2

    • Locate the ten 6mm Phillips screws along the edges and in the center of the back panel.

    • Remove all ten 6mm Phillips screws with a size 0 Phillips screwdriver.

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  3. Lenovo Flex 3-1120 Hard Drive Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Wedge the plastic opening tool into the small space under the back panel.

    • Use the plastic opening tool as a lever to separate the bottom panel from the computer.

    • Slide the tool along the edges of the computer until the bottom panel is completely separated.

    • You may start prying the bottom panel on any edge.

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  4. Lenovo Flex 3-1120 Hard Drive Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Lift the bottom panel off of the computer.

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  6. Lenovo Flex 3-1120 Hard Drive Replacement, Hard Drive: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Locate the hard drive in the bottom left of your computer.

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  7. Lenovo Flex 3-1120 Hard Drive Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 2 Lenovo Flex 3-1120 Hard Drive Replacement: step 6, image 2 of 2

    • Locate the three 3.5mm Phillips screws on the corners of the hard drive.

    • Remove the three screws with a size 0 Phillips screwdriver.

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  8. Lenovo Flex 3-1120 Hard Drive Replacement: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Follow the wire out from the right side of the hard drive to locate where the hard drive connects to the motherboard.

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  9. Lenovo Flex 3-1120 Hard Drive Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • Lift off the strip of tape securing the wire down to the computer.

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  10. Lenovo Flex 3-1120 Hard Drive Replacement: step 9, image 1 of 1

    • Pull the connector out of its port on the motherboard.

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    Also disconnect the speaker cable from motherboard. Speaker cable is the braided cable that runs alongside the battery.

    Seems to have no latch and just pulls out of socket. See the white plug in the middle right of the picture.

    Ernest W - Reply

  11. Lenovo Flex 3-1120 Hard Drive Replacement: step 10, image 1 of 1

    • Lift the hard drive out from the computer.

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Conclusion

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

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4 Comments

How do you reload operating system.... for example windows 10?

supermac200 - Reply

How do I get Windows 10 working again after replacing hard drive on Lenovo Flex 3?

arcinko - Reply

Demo models of this do not have any SATA connector.

Elilla Shadowheart - Reply

That sata connector is the worst thing ever

dilleremail - Reply

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