This guide will show you how to access and remove the hard drive from a Toshiba Satellite P10 or P15 laptop. It is not difficult if you know where to look for the hard drive. LOL.
OK, here it is. The hard drive is located right under the CD/DVD drive. The optical drive is secured by one screw. Remove this screw (shown on the step 2) and carefully pull the CD/DVD drive from the laptop. The hard drive is located right under the metal plate.
When you replace/upgrade the hard drive, do not forget to transfer the shielding (foil) from the old hard drive to the new one.
Here’s my second tutorial for this model. This one will explain how to remove and clean the heatsink. Your laptop shuts down without any reason? The laptop runs hot and is much slower then before? Check the heatsink, most likely it’s clogged with dust causing laptop overheating.
Finally, my third tutorial for Satellite P10 and P15 series laptop. This tutorial explains how to take the whole thing apart and remove the motherboard.
I would recommend to read through all three tutorials if you decide to fix laptop yourself.
October 16th, 2007 at 12:17 am
how do i remove the dvd drive? and what dvd drives are compatible with this laptop(p15-s420)?
October 24th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
John,
You should be able to use the following drives with your laptop:
DVD/CD-RW drives:
K000012220, K000012230, K000004190, K000005850, K000011300, K000011600.
DVD multi recorders:
K000005870, K000023180, K000013700, K000013710.
If you are buying a new drive, make sure it comes with the front plate because some front plates are not interchangeable.
You can find good deals on new and used DVD drives here.
December 9th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
How do I reinstall the system on the new hard drive? The BIOS does not seem to recognize the system reinstall disc in the DVD-RAM drive.
March 12th, 2008 at 2:12 am
How easy is it to replace the LCD screen on a P10?
Also, do I need to get exactly the right part number, or would, for example, a P30 screen fit equally well?
Thanks.
October 13th, 2008 at 3:04 am
How I easy change DC Power Jack for Toshiba Satelite P15-S420?
Do you have any picture how do that?
Thanks.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Hello! First hanks for all this very helpful instructions. I have a Toshiba Satellite P15 I have followed your instructions on how to Clean heatsink and fix laptop overheating problem. Works great! However, I see you instructions how to fix the jack battery charger but I cant find the instructions on how to put a part the motherboard to the stage where your instructions start. Can you help me put a part a Toshiba Satellite P15 and fix the failed power jack??????? Help!!!!! Help