How to install hard drive in Toshiba Satellite A35-S159

[HELLIAN]

I dont have any experience with laptops, so can anybody tell me how to install hard drive in Toshiba Satellite A35-S159 and also take out the hard drive from this laptop? I think my hard drive is going to die in few days because I can hear some clicking noises from my laptop?

[Gonzo]

You can try to remove the screw from the plate which is loacated on the bottom of the laptop and that should expose the hard drive, there should also be a button or leaver that will release the hard drive. Download the manual for your laptop from here and it will give you all the details.

[Pugsly]

Yes, you can try to flip the laptop over, find the screws (usually hidden between access plates), unscrew them, and pull off the bottom to expose the HD. If all else fails, go to toshiba.com (or whatever their address is) and look for tech support.

[EINSTEIN_007]

1. Remove the small plastic piece that is located above and between the 'F9' and 'F10' keys.
2. Remove the small Phillips screw that is now exposed above and between the 'F9' and 'F10' keys.
3. Remove the 2 Phillips screws that are located next to each of the LCD hinges on the back side panel.
4. Remove the Phillips screw that is above the parallel port on the back side panel.
5. Remove the Phillips screw that is above the serial port on the back side panel.
6. Remove the entire top half of the notebook.
7. Flip the keyboard back towards the LCD and let it rest there.
8. Remove the 5 Phillips screws from the silver plated shield where the keyboard rested on.
9. Remove the silver plated shield.
10. Locate the small battery in front of the hard drive and carefully reposition it our of the way.
11. Slide the hard drive back towards you.
12. Remove the hard drive out of the notebook.
13. Remove the bracket from the old hard drive and assemble it onto the new hard drive.
14. Insert the new hard drive into the notebook and slide it forward making sure that it is fully seated.
15. Replace the small battery back in front of the hard drive.
16. Replace the silver plated shield and its respective 5 Phillips screws.
17. Lower the keyboard back down to its orginal position.
18. Replace the top half of the notebook, making sure that it is securely snapped down in place.
19. Replace the 5 screws that were removed in STEPS 2-5 above.
20. Replace the small plastic piece that was remove in STEP #1.
21. Insert the EZ Drive diskette in the floppy drive and power the notebook on.
22. Choose the 'Advanced Options' selection from the Main Menu.
23. Select the 'EZ BIOS Setup' selection from the 'Advanced Options' Menu.
24. Hit the 'Y' key to enable the EZ BIOS Fix.
25. Remove the diskette from the floppy drive and reboot your notebook.

More information here.

[kevin0209]

EINSTEIN_007: You are crazy

For Toshiba Satellite A35-S159, simply unscrew 1 below the DVD driver, slide the DVD driver out, there's hard drive slot there to take out or replace the new one.

Would it be easy to do that rather than listen to EINSTEIN_007 for all that craps to take out...hehehe