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How take apart a Toshiba Satellite E105 laptop and remove the hard drive.
In this guide I explain how to take apart a Toshiba Satellite E105 laptop and remove the hard drive. In this model there is no easy access to the hard drive from the bottom, it's buried deep inside the laptop under the top cover.
A few things to know before you start taking your laptop apart.
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STEP 1
First of all, turn off the laptop, unplug the AC adapter and remove the battery.
In the following 6 steps I will be removing the keyboard.
Lift up the keyboard bezel with a small flathead screwdriver.
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STEP 2
Remove two screws securing the keyboard.
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STEP 3
Lift up the keyboard. |
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STEP 4
Turn the keyboard over so you can access connectors on the motherboard.
The keyboard is connected to the motherboard via two flat ribbon cables.
As you see, both memory modules are located under the keyboard. |
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STEP 5
Unlock both connectors by lifting the locking clips about 2 millimeters up.
After that release both cables and remove the keyboard.
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STEP 6
On this picture you see both connectors unlocked.
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STEP 7
Remove and replace memory modules if needed. This laptop can handle up to 4GB memory total. You can install up to 2GB memory module into each memory slot.
For this laptop you should use DDR2 PC6400 memory modules.
Remove one screw securing the DVD drive.
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STEP 8
Push the DVD drive from the laptop with a small screwdriver.
Pull the DVD drive from the laptop and remove it.
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