Changing HDD in Satellite P10-304 laptop

i have bought a new hard drive for my toshiba sp10 satellite laptop, can someone tell me were the hard drive is in the laptop so i can change it as it doesnt tell you in the instruction booklet
thanks
jm75uk

Hello
For some notebook models HDD changing is very easy and not complicated procedure. HDD exchange in your case will not be so easy and in my opinion you should contact service partner. I don`t know how old is your notebook and if warranty is still valid but like Tobi said if you open the notebook case on your own you can lose the warranty.
I am not sure but the HDD must be placed somewhere under keyboard because on this model there is no HDD cover at the bottom side.
Bye

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