IBM ThinkPad T21 – 4AU
DVD/Floppy Drive Removal and
Installation
Removing DVD Drive/Installing
Floppy Drive
Removing Floppy Drive/Installing
DVD Drive
PACKAGE CONTENTS
This package contains information on:
4 Getting started
4 System Documentation
4 Adding a new printer
4 Official IBM laptop owner’s manual
Make sure you check the following when you get home:
q That all important files and folders are present
q That you connect your laptop to your printer and print a document
GETTING STARTED
With your new IBM ThinkPad T21 Laptop, you will receive the following components:
A package labeled DOCUMENTS. Please make sure you review these prior to starting.
Accessories:
q 2 AC Adapters
q 2 AC Adapter power cable
q Modem cable
q Floppy Disk Drive
q DVD/CD ROM Drive
q SuperDisk Drive
q Spare battery
q IBM User Manual
The IBM ThinkPad Laptop has the following features:
v Pentium III 850MHz
v 14.1” SXGA Display
v 256MB RAM
v 20GB Hard Drive
v DVD/CD-ROM
v Built in LAN Connection
v Built in Modem Connection
The Floppy drive, DVD-ROM, and Super Disk drives can be inserted into the bay on the laptop (see instructions later in this document).
IBM LAPTOP DOCUMENTATION
Battery:
With the new laptop, you received two Lithium-Ion batteries. This battery takes 2 ˝ hours to charge fully (if the laptop is turned off) and 3 hours to charge (if the laptop is turned on). The battery lasts for approximately four hours. \
Please make sure that the
laptop is not on while removing or installing the battery
Removal of battery:
1. Ensure that laptop is turned off.
2. Flip laptop over
3. Slide latch away from battery (location shown in Figure 1), as shown in figure 2.
Figure2 
4. Grasp battery by the side. See close up, figure 3.
Figure 3 
5. Lift battery upward, as shown in figure 4.
Figure 4 
Insertion of battery:
1. Ensure that laptop is turned off.
2. Flip laptop over.
3. Grasp battery by the side. (For reference, see figure 5).
Figure 5 
4. Place battery in compartment. See figure 6.
Figure 6 
5. Slide latch (location shown in figure 1 circle area) back toward the battery, as shown in figure 7.
Figure 7 
6. Release latch.
CD-DVD/Floppy/Super Disk Drive Removal and Installation
Removing and Installing Drives
1.
Flip switch to right
(if looking at side of laptop). See
figure 8.
2.
Gently pull on
handle. See figures 9 and 10.
3.
Gently pull drive
toward you to remove. See figure 11.
4.
Slide new drive into
bay until drive front is flush with case. See figure 8.
5.
Push handle back into
place. See figure 9.
Handle mentioned in step
four above. Switch mentioned in step
three above.
Figure 8
Figure
9 
Figure 10 
Figure 11
Close up of handle
Figure 12
Figure 13 
AC Adapter and
Powering On
Usage:
1. Plug AC adapter power cable into an electrical
outlet.
2. Plug the AC adapter Cable into the AC adapter
connector (Shown circle Figure 15 below) on the back of the laptop.
3. Open the computer display.
4. Press the Power Button, above keyboard in the middle,
to turn on computer.
Figure 14