Toshiba Satellite C55D B5206 Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          10 minutes

Sections

Battery
2 steps
Back Casing
3 steps
Hard Drive
4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Turn the laptop upside down so the battery faces upwards.
Remove the two 7 mm Phillips screws that secure the battery.

Turn the laptop upside down so the battery faces upwards.

Remove the two 7 mm Phillips screws that secure the battery.

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Step 2

Place both thumbs on the outside edges of the battery that meet the device.
Push the battery out and away from the laptop.
The battery should slide out with little resistance.

Place both thumbs on the outside edges of the battery that meet the device.

Push the battery out and away from the laptop.

The battery should slide out with little resistance.

Step 3

              Back Casing

Remove the thirteen 7 mm Phillips #1 screws from the bottom of the chassis.

Remove the thirteen 7 mm Phillips #1 screws from the bottom of the chassis.

Step 4

Starting at the center, insert a spudger into the crevice between the bottom casing and the keyboard and pry upwards.
Gently slide the spudger along the entire perimeter of the device and pry the casing loose to unhook six clips.
These images show a metal spudger, which has the potential to damage the device. Use a plastic opening tool or standard spudger instead.
Do not be alarmed if you feel a gentle tug or hear a click as you slide your spudger. These sounds are the clips detaching from the casing.

Starting at the center, insert a spudger into the crevice between the bottom casing and the keyboard and pry upwards.

Gently slide the spudger along the entire perimeter of the device and pry the casing loose to unhook six clips.

These images show a metal spudger, which has the potential to damage the device. Use a plastic opening tool or standard spudger instead.

Do not be alarmed if you feel a gentle tug or hear a click as you slide your spudger. These sounds are the clips detaching from the casing.

Step 5

Use your fingers to finish removing the casing from the device.

Use your fingers to finish removing the casing from the device.

Step 6

              Hard Drive

Once the device is open from the bottom, look for the bright blue plastic frame which encases the hard drive

Once the device is open from the bottom, look for the bright blue plastic frame which encases the hard drive

Step 7

Locate the four side plugs of the blue plastic casing which secure the hard drive in place.
Unplug the four clips by gently pulling them upward.

Locate the four side plugs of the blue plastic casing which secure the hard drive in place.

Unplug the four clips by gently pulling them upward.

Step 8

Gently slide the hard disk towards the right side of your laptop.
The hard disk drive should now be free from the black connector port.

Gently slide the hard disk towards the right side of your laptop.

The hard disk drive should now be free from the black connector port.

Step 9

Gently lift the hard drive upward, removing it from the Toshiba device.
The hard disk should now be completely removed from the Toshiba Satellite C55D device.

Gently lift the hard drive upward, removing it from the Toshiba device.

The hard disk should now be completely removed from the Toshiba Satellite C55D device.

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

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SpeedyBlanco - Dec 5, 2017

Thanks.. Really helped out..

myfinman - Apr 28, 2020

I opened the Toshiba but the HD unit & tie downs are a little bit different. Can I send you a picture or do facetime perhaps so you can easily see?

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