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Posted by Barry Watzman on January 13, 2006, 11:40 am
Please log in for more thread options Generally it's possible and easy IF you can get to the hard drive. On
most laptops, there is a compartment that opens easily with just 1 or 2
screws, you just have to know where it is (model specific, obviously).
On a few it's under the keyboard, inside the battery compartment, etc.
On a VERY small number, you have to do major disassembly of the entire
laptop, down to the motherboard, to change the hard drive.
The drives are standardized, although they come in several standard
thicknesses. Since you are already past the 8 gigabyte barrier, you can
probably take a 40 gig drive with no problems, basically any 40 gig
drive that is not "too" thick will work (most likely your laptop's hard
drive compartment is either 9.5 or 12.5mm in thickness).
Use your ears to find out where in the laptop the hard drive is located,
and then your eyes. Or look for a service manual.
olivier.duhart@gmail.com wrote:
> hello every body,
>
> I have an old Toshiba Satellite pro 4340 with a 12 GB hard drive, and I
> would like to
> try to replace it with a larger one (let's say at least 40 GB if
> possible) to be able to have more
> than one OS one my laptop and to store all my digital photographs
> without problem. My problem
> is that I don't find anywhere (userguide, google, newsgroups...)
> information on :
> 1) is that possible ?
> 2) if answer to 1) is yes : how to operate.
>
> Does anyone know about Toshiba satellite pro laptop hard drive
> replacement or at least know how to reach the drive I may try the
> replacement at my own risks if only I know where to find it ?
>
> thanks
>
> Olivier
>
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