Toshiba Satellite Radius P55W-B5220 Hard Drive Replacement

Written By: Ashley Egenti
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Toshiba Satellite Radius P55W-B5220 Hard Drive Replacement

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

6

Time Required

15 minutes

Introduction

The hard drive is a high-capacity, self-contained storage device containing a read-write mechanism. If defective, this guide will instruct you on how to remove and replace your hard drive.

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    • Turn off the laptop before starting

    • Remove the two rubber feet closest to the hinge with a plastic opening tool

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    • Remove the twelve M2x4mm PH0 Philips head screws.

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    • Loosen the back cover with a opening tool.

    • The least damaging way to pry the cover is to start from corner and run the spudger along the edge.

    • Do not crack or bend the cover.

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    • Carefully lift open the cover.

    • Remove the attached purple ribbon cable underneath the cover.

    • Do not rip the ribbon cable.

    My ribbon cable has blue on both ends… it came apart when I opened the laptop... I don't know which end goes to which side… one end has heat shrink tubing on it… p55w-b5112 I will need to go back to my own photos from a prior teardown, to see where the hear protected part of cable should be…

    mjashley -

    Oh, I can't look. My computer is torn apart... hope my Google photos has my teardown…

    mjashley -

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    • Gently lift up the hard drive

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    • Gently lift up the black tab attached to the strip

    • Do not rip the ribbon cable.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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