Satellite A30 - how to remove Hard Drive

Hi, New Here...
Can anyone tell me how to remove the hard drive in my Tosh A30...
Thanks
captainp

Hi Tim,
The hard drive on your SA30 is underneath the optical drive so you need to slide the optical drive out of its slot (undo the screw marked F5 on the bottom of the notebook).
The hard drive will then be visible fastened in with four cross-headed screws which must be removed (two on each side of the hard drive. With the screws removed, carefully slide the hard drive towards the front of the notebook to disconnect it from its connector and carefully lift it out of its bay.
HTH

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