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Toshiba T2400CS Hard drive Replacement

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  1. Toshiba T2400CS Hard drive Replacement, Removing the battery: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • 1.A) Slide the little plastic cover forward

    • 1.B) Push the button underneath the cover

    • 1.C) Slide the battery out

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  2. Toshiba T2400CS Hard drive Replacement, Undo the screws on the bottom of the laptop: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • The bottom of the laptop has 6 visible screws and the 7th one is hidden under the battery

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  3. Toshiba T2400CS Hard drive Replacement, Undo the screws on the back of the laptop: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • The back of the laptop has 2 screws.

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  4. Toshiba T2400CS Hard drive Replacement, Removing the palmrest: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • 4.A) Gently lift the bottom of the palmrest up

    • 4.B) Carefully pull the palmrest toward yourself, dislodging it from the top half of the case

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  6. Toshiba T2400CS Hard drive Replacement, Removing the keyboard: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • 5.A) Gently release the ribbon cable tabs and pull the ribbon cable out

    • 5.B) Raise the bottom of the keyboard and pull it out of the case

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  7. Toshiba T2400CS Hard drive Replacement, Release the top part of the case: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • 6.A) Undo the screw

    • 6.B) Gently use a flat tool to pull back the plastic tabs, releasing the sides

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  8. Toshiba T2400CS Hard drive Replacement, Remove the top part of the case: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • 7.A) Carefully pull the bottom of the top part up

    • 7.B) Gently pull up and toward yourself to remove the part

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  9. Toshiba T2400CS Hard drive Replacement, Prepare to remove the daughter board: step 8, image 1 of 2 Toshiba T2400CS Hard drive Replacement, Prepare to remove the daughter board: step 8, image 2 of 2

    • 8.A) Undo all the highlighted screws

    • 8.B) Carefully release the CMOS battery cable from the board

    • 8.C) (optional) Lift up and remove the bottom right latch piece

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  10. Toshiba T2400CS Hard drive Replacement, Remove the daughter board: step 9, image 1 of 1

    • Carefully but firmly lift up the top part of the daughter board by the corners from it's connector and lift the entire board out of the case.

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  11. Toshiba T2400CS Hard drive Replacement, Remove the hard drive: step 10, image 1 of 1

    • 10.A) Undo the screws holding the hard drive bracket in place

    • 10.B) Slide the hard drive toward yourself to release it from the connector

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  12. Toshiba T2400CS Hard drive Replacement: step 11, image 1 of 2 Toshiba T2400CS Hard drive Replacement: step 11, image 2 of 2

    • Undo the screws on each side of the bracket and your hard drive is free!

    • To reassemble the computer with a new hard drive, repeat the steps backwards.

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Conclusion

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

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Thanks mom very cool

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