Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875 Hard Drive Replacement

Step 1 Battery

• Close the laptop lid and flip the laptop over.
• Switch the lock button on the left to the unlock position. (The unlock position is to the left side.)
Step 2




• Push the release button to the right.
• Hold the release button to the right and lift the battery out of its housing.
Step 3 Hard Drive
• Flip the laptop over so that you can see the back. Make sure that the volume scroller is closest to you when it is flipped over.
• Locate the hard drive compartment. This is in the bottom left hand side of the laptop.
• Remove the two 5 mm type-0 Phillips head screws that secure the door and save them to a safe location.
• Remove the hard drive cover.
Step 4
• With the small door removed, find the black ribbon that is attached to the hard drive tray.
• Carefully pull the ribbon to the left so that the hard drive tray slides out neatly.
Step 5
• Remove the four 4.2 mm type-0 Phillips head screws located on the side of the hard drive enclosure.
Step 6
• Remove the hard drive from the tray.
• Make sure that when you slide the tray back into place, that the ribbon remains easily accessible.

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