replace cd rom

Replacing the CD ROM in you thinkpad is not going to be as easy as you would like..

First thing you will need the exact replacement for you laptop.. IBM parts are made for or by IBM and third not many third party suppliers ofr IBM parts...

After you get the replacement ROM drive try to find a computer shop that will replace it for you...

My expierence with Laptop service especially the thinkpads is that you can't test the new installation until you get the thing all re-assembled.. You most likely will not find a site with how to instructions on replacing the ROM drive in you thinkpad..

My guess the replacemet ROM DRIVE will cost in the area of $80 to $120 but the laptop was not cheap either.

Keep a smile on and nobody can guess what you are thinking..

Good luck

The IBM website can likely provide you with the service manual for your model ThinkPad. Go to the following address and enter the model/type number of the unit in the proper field and follow the links. There will be a complete set of disassembly/reassembly instructions in the online manual for your unit (should be in PDF format, so you will need Acrobat Reader, which you likely have, but I don't know that). I recommend that you download and save the manual file, it will likely come in handy on other occasions (may also be an idea to download all of the files for your laptop that they have, if you have somewhere to save them other than the laptop, they aren't any good if you can't get to them when the laptop won't boot).
Hope that you findthis helpfull.
http://www.pc.ibm.com/support