hdd replacement and warranty

[alexko]

Hi,

i am going to own X60s (model 1702) and plan to replace my 60GB/5K4 with WD Scorpio 160GB (not certified by Lenovo). What will happens to warranty in case I should sent the notebook to the service? Will they void the warranty? What would you do in this case?

P.S. My first topic here, sorry for the english.

[sugo]

It will not void the warranty. If your thinkpad needs service, just send in the thinkpad without the hard drive.

[carbon_unit]

Exactly.
I never send in my Thinkpads with the hard drive in place. I always pull it out. I don't want then blowing away my data if they reimage the hard drive and if the hard drive is bad I have them send me another one. I will maintain my own OS/Software.

[alexko]

Thank you! If they accept thinkpad without HDD for non-HDD repair, that would be the best option for me.

[ryengineer]

You don't need to send anything that's not part of the problem. Ultrabay (CD/DVD drives), memory, HDD, PC cards etc. should be removed before sending out your Thinkpad to the repair. I even know a person who sent out battery and AC adapter to the repair.