How to replace the stock 5400RPM HDD with a SSD in a Toshiba Satellite P55t-A5115

corthirteenth

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I have a Toshiba Satellite that doesn't have an exposed or removable tray for the stock HDD. The Stock 5400 HDD is absolutely anemic. Everything other than the RAM seems to be 100% internalized.

Does anyone know how to remove the back fascia or has a similar DIY for getting the back off of one of these notebooks? If I can just get my hands on the drive I can swap it for a SSD!

Thanks!
 

Diox55

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http://www.paulstravelpictures.com/Toshiba-Satellite-A505-Laptop-Hard-Drive-RAM-Upgrade-Guide/

This might help, it seems to cover over your model. I'm have trouble though finding any upgrades. I wish you could give me like is it a 400, 500, 600 etc series then it'd be a whole lot easier for both you and I.
 

corthirteenth

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Apr 25, 2014
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Well, this is a newer Toshiba model and it doesn't seem to follow the same model number scheme. What you posted up there I could easily identify which panels held the hard drive, ram, etc.

Here's the model in question:

http://www.toshiba.com/us/computers/laptops/satellite/P50/P55T-A5116

You can see it doesn't have bottom panels for accessing anything other than the RAM modules!

I apologize, I have the A5116, NOT the A5115 (which I don't think exists)


This is a different model, but the underside looks exactly like mine:

http://www.laptopmag.com/images/uploads/3836/g/Toshiba-Satellite-P55T-G15.jpg
 

corthirteenth

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chardgor

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