Before you want to replace internal hard drive on Thinkpad T61, you might want to read this simple tips.
Change Internal Hard Drive Tips
First of all, you should get yourself a recovery data. This can be done by burning a set of recovery media by going to Start > Program > ThinkVantage and create recovery media there. It should burn 3 DVDs.
Second important thing is to have a backup data. For this you can use the rescue and recovery feature under ThinkVantage program list. Just to be safe, you should burn the HDD files to an external source like USB drive, burnable DVD discs.
Third of all, get a new hard drive. This is pretty obvious, but some thing in mind when you buy a new T61 internal hard drive is the dimension and made. You should get 2.5 inch form factor, 9.5 mm thick and SATA connection hard drive. Choose between WD, Seagate, Hitachi, Samsung, Fujitsu. They all produce these drives up to 500GB. Before leaving the store, always double check.
Last but not least, prepare for operating system disc, software discs and laptop drivers. These things you have to have in order to run setup and install the new OS into the hard drive.
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