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Toshiba Satellite A215 S4697 Hard Drive Replacement

Introduction

Replacing a hard drive is a great yet simple fix. Make sure your new drive is the 2.5" laptop hard drive!

What you need

  1. Toshiba Satellite A215 S4697 Hard Drive Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 3 Toshiba Satellite A215 S4697 Hard Drive Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 2 of 3 Toshiba Satellite A215 S4697 Hard Drive Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 3 of 3

    • Close the laptop and turn it over so that the base is facing upwards and the spine is facing away from you.

    • Find the battery compartment.

    • Slide the left slider which is just beneath the battery compartment into its leftmost position.

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    • Slide and hold the right slider into its rightmost position. Lift the battery out of the compartment.

    • Do not touch the gold nodes inside the compartment.

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  3. Toshiba Satellite A215 S4697 Hard Drive Replacement, Hard Drive: step 3, image 1 of 2 Toshiba Satellite A215 S4697 Hard Drive Replacement, Hard Drive: step 3, image 2 of 2

    • Locate the hard drive in the left hand corner, and remove the two 4mm Phillips #1 screws.

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    • Using a plastic opening tool, open the compartment and remove the compartment cover.

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    • Use a pair of metal tweezers to grab the plastic pull-tab that is tucked in underneath the hard drive.

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    • Using the plastic pull-tab, carefully pull the hard drive to the left to detach it from its connector.

    • Remove the hard drive assembly from the device.

    • This assembly consists of the actual hard drive and the metal housing. Metal housing is necessary for the reassembly of the device.

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    • Flip over the hard drive assembly and remove two 4mm Phillips #1 screws at the top left and right side of the hard drive housing.

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    • Carefully separate the actual hard drive from the hard drive assembly.

    • Do not touch the hard drive's connectors.

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Conclusion

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

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2 Comments

What if I don't have the metal housing

Joshua Helms - Reply

I bought the laptop from someone and it didn't have the metal housing and the laptop just keeps going from startup screen to loading back and fourth can someone help

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