Lenovo ThinkPad A285 SSD Card Replacement

Introduction

If your Lenovo A285 ThinkPad appears to have slow or unresponsive performance, there may be a problem with the SSD card. Before getting into the replacement guide, take a look at our troubleshooting page for other possible solutions. Before you begin the replacement, make sure the device is entirely powered off and not connected to any power sources.

What you need

Step 1 Back Panel

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Flip your laptop over so the bottom panel is facing up.
Use a Phillips #0 to loosen the 5 screws holding the back panel to the laptop.
These screws do not come all the way out, so loosen until free spinning.
Lift the bottom of the panel to separate the back panel away from the device.
Remove the back panel.

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Step 2 SSD Card

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Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the 3 mm screw that secures the SSD to the motherboard.
Carefully slide the SSD card from its socket to remove it.

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