How do I remove the hard disk of Toshiba laptop?

The hard disk drive (HDD) in your Toshiba laptop is the component that holds all the files and folders you use.
If you are running out of room on the hard disk drive because of all the programs you have installed, it may be time to replace it with a new one that has a larger capacity.
Replacing the hard disk drive on a Toshiba laptop is a fairly straightforward and simple process, as you only need to remove one other component to be able to reach the hard drive.

Save a backup copy of any file or program that you will need from the original hard disk drive to an external device such as a CD-RW or USB flash drive.
Shut down the Toshiba laptop's operating system completely.
Disconnect the power cable if it was plugged in and then close the top screen lid.
Flip the entire unit over so that the bottom end of the laptop case is facing towards you.

Hold down the release latch for the Toshiba laptop's battery.
Slide the laptop battery out of the case and then put it aside.
Locate the screw at the upper-left corner of the case that holds the CD or DVD drive into place.
Remove the screw and set it aside. Grab the edge of the CD or DVD drive and then pull it away from the Toshiba laptop case. Set the drive aside.
Remove the four screws holding the large square plastic cover over the hard disk drive at the lower left end of the laptop case.
Lift the square plastic cover off the laptop case and set it aside so that you can see the metal plate that covers the hard disk drive.
Take out the screws holding the metal plate in place.
Lift the metal plate out of the case and set it aside.
Remove the two screws at the top edge of the hard disk drive and then the two screws at the bottom edge of the hard disk drive.
Disconnect the hard drive from the motherboard by sliding it out towards you.
Lift the hard disk drive out of the case and set it aside.
Push the new hard drive into the open slot and then reconnect the four screws.
Set the metal plate back on top of the new hard disk drive and then attach its screws.
Put the plastic cover on and reattach the cover's screws.
Slide the CD or DVD drive back into its port and then reconnect the screw.
Put the battery back into the Toshiba laptop.
Turn the laptop over and open up the screen.
Power the computer on. Insert the recovery disk that came with the Toshiba laptop into the CD or DVD drive.
Follow the operating system installation instructions that will appear on the screen.
Transfer the backup copies of the files you saved earlier from the external device to the new hard drive.

Toshiba Satellite hard drive replacement
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no there are no compatibility issue post what happen when u work on laptop

You can put a Power On Password of your Toshiba, this will prevent unauthorized access to youe laptop. If you forget this password then you will have problems unlocking your Toshiba.
The Power on Password is configured in the BIOS under sercuity settings.
You can also put a password on the hard drive and if your Toshiba is stolen and they remove the hard drive out of your Toshiba into another laptop they cannot get access to the data on your hard drive.
NOTE if you forget the hard disk password you will not be able to access your hard disk.

Hi,
The blinking cursor indicates that the Operating System is not loading properly, probably due to missing or corrupt file and you have to reinstall the system to fix it.
To get the data back, you have to remove the hard disk and connect it to another PC and back up the required/ vital data, after which you can put the hard disk back in the laptop and re-install it.
There are several cut-out panels at the bottom of your notebook. Remove the screws holding them in and pop them off. You may need to use a flathead screwdriver to pry the panels off. Remove the panel at the bottom left to unveil the hard disk. (Remove the screws holding the hard disk, if any) Pull the hard disk towards left corner (as shown) to unlock it from its connector to remove. Once you remove the hard disk, you would have to connect it to another PC as Portable hard disk. Its a SATA hard disk, so you need a SATA to USB interface (portable disk case). Copy the vital data to another PC and put the disk back and reinstall the Operating System afresh.


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The hard disk password is used to protect data on your hard disk.
If the hard disk is moved to another laptop the hard disk cannot be access unless you enter the password.
To remove the hard disk, go into your laptop BIOS configuration - security - BIOS & Hard disk password - go to hard disk password - remove password (you need to enter the hard disk password to get permission to remove this password).

The original Toshiba Satellite Pro A10 HDD is fitted into a Toshiba Satellite Pro A10 Hard Disk Drive cradle - Toshiba Satellite Pro A10 HDD caddy.

• Gently remove the cradle from the laptop, yes pull on it
• Unscrew the original Toshiba Satellite Pro A10 Hard Disk Drive & remove it from the cradle.
• Screw the new Toshiba Satellite Pro A10 Hard Disk Drive into the cradle & refit the cradle into the laptop.
• Re-install XP or Vista

Turn your laptop over so you can see the buttom. There is a panel at the side of the laptop and two screws holding it down. Take the two screws out and slide your hard drive out. Remove the screws at the side of the hard drive caddy and installing new one is reverse of removal

When you attach an external monitor, press the Fn+F8 to change the video from the lcd screen to the external monitor.

The Toshiba cannot find a boot disk, this problem could be caused by the BIOS could not detect the hard drive because has lost the configuration or the hard drive is faulty or the disk controller is faulty.
Check the BIOS configuration to see if it has detected the hard disk and some BIOS have a utility to test the hard disk, if this is available then run the hard disk test.
Another way to test the hard disk, remove the hard disk from the laptop and connect it to an USB hard drive adapter and plug it into a working computer's USB port. If this computer see it as and external hard drive and you can open the folders and files the the hard drive is OK and the fault is most likely the laptop's motherboard.
If the computer cannot detect or open the files on the external USB adapter then the hard drive is faulty. The hard drive needs to be replaced in the Toshiba and Windows installed to get the laptop working again.

Your laptop may be infected by a virus or trojan.
I suggest you take the laptop to a qualified technician who will do the following:
1: Remove the hard disk
2: Attach the hard disk to another computer system as a SLAVE DRIVE
3: Scan the laptop hard drive for trojans,malware/viruses.
4: After scanning and cleaning, re-install the hard disk in the laptop.
That should get you going again! Please install an antivirus program afterwards to avoid the same happening again.