Do you need to solve a problem with your laptop or notebook hard disk?
Here are links to do-it-yourself repair and upgrade instructions.
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Acer TravelMate 513T | How to change the CD-Drive. Upgrading the hard drive (in German). |
| Advent 6520 | Detailed instructions for the replacement of the hard drive. How to clean the fan to prevent overheating. |
| Apple iBook | Hard drive and CD removal tips, including helpful pictures. |
| Apple iBook 500 | Illustrated hard drive replacement instructions [PDF]. |
| Apple iBook (White) | Detailed hard disk upgrade with pictures. |
| Apple iBook Dual-USB | A hard drive replacement and overclocking guide. |
| Apple iBook G3 Dual-USB (White) | "Pimped-up" iBook: hard drive replacement instructions. |
| Apple iBook Tangerine | Tearing apart instructions to install a hard disk. |
| Apple iBook (BlueBerry) | This page shows how to get at and possibly replace the hard drive. |
| Apple iBook Dual-USB | Hard disk upgrade instructions. |
| Apple iBook Dual-USB | Upgrading the original 10GB hard disk. |
| Apple iBook White | Take apart picture gallery with a useful screw handling scheme. Hard disk replacement. |
| Apple iBook G4 800MHz | Replacing the hard drive and recovering of the built-in mike. |
| Apple iBook G4 800 12'' | A step-by-step hard disk replacement tutorial (in French). |
| Apple MacBook | Beneath the battery bay: installation of RAM, which is a new procedure that involves two little lever arms. Upgrade of the hard drive, which actually resides in the far left corner of the battery bay! As a result, the MacBook is probably the most easily upgradeable Mac laptop ever [Video]. |
| Apple MacBook | Memory and harddrive upgrade guide [Video]. |
| Apple PowerBook G4 12'' | A movile about a MCE Tech 16X Dual Layer Superdrive upgrade, new 100GB Hard Drive, and custom-made colorful rainbow logo. |
| Apple iBook G4 | Hard disk upgrade. |
| Apple iBook G4 | Sliced Apple: adding internal BlueTooth. Antenna modification for improved BlueTooth range. Interval hard drive replacement. Adding a SuperDrive (CDRW/DVD-ROM). |
| Apple iBook G4 | Hard drive replacement. |
| Apple PowerBook Duo 2xx | Memory upgrade, keyboard exchange, hard disk upgrade, modem installation, backup battery replacement (in Japanese). |
| Apple PowerBook Duo | Overclocking, cleaning the keyboard, changing the CAPS LOCK light to a red LED, adding a hard drive activity light, adding a ADB port in place of the modem, repairing the AC adapter port. |
| Apple PowerBook 1xx | Memory upgrade, hard disk upgrade, modem installation, keyboard exchange (in Japanese). |
| Apple PowerBook 5xx | Memory and hard disk upgrade, keyboard exchange, modem installation, CPU upgrade (in Japanese). |
| Apple PowerBook 1400 | Memory and hard disk upgrade, keyboard exchange (in Japanese). |
| Apple PowerBook 2400 | Quick take-apart for the intrepid who want to replace the hard drive or add a G3 upgrade themselves (includes a video). |
| Apple PowerBook 2400C | Upgrading memory, hard disk and CPU (in Japanese). |
| Apple PowerBook 3400/G3 | Memory and hard disk upgrade, keyboard exchange (in Japanese). |
| Apple PowerBook 5300/190 | Memory and hard disk upgrade, keyboard replacement (in Japanese). |
| Apple PowerBook | On death and dying: reconciling yourself to hard drive failure. |
| Apple PowerBook G3 (Pismo, Lombard) | Upgrade instruction for RAM and hard drive. |
Apple Powerbook G3 Wallstreet ![[archived link]](http://tuxmobil.org/pics/archived.png "archived link, opens in new window") | Fix loose sound ports, display hinge and the power plug using a tongue depressor. Replacing the original hard disk with a bigger one. |
| Apple PowerBook/iBook | Hard Drives: The Essential Upgrade Guide - a survey of interfaces, maximum storage capacities and maximum drive heights. |
| Apple PowerBook G4 AlBook | Hard Drive Swap: What Not To Do. |
| Apple PowerBook G4 AlBook 12'' | Opening instructions and pictures, hard disk replacement (in German). |
| Apple PowerBook G4 AlBook 12'' | Hard drive swap. |
| Apple PowerBook G4 17'' 1.33GHz | Need for speed: Cracking open the notebook and replacing the hard disk. |
| ASUS M6000N | DIY: Punch up your portable. Upgrading memory and hard disk. |
| CASIO Fiva MPC-101 | Upgrading the hard drive. |
| COMPAQ Aero | Upgrading the hard drive. |
| COMPAQ Armada 1130T | Changing a flat CMOS battery and upgrading the hard disk. |
| COMPAQ (unknown model) | Pictures from the inside of a Seagate model ST9440AG 420MB harddisc from an old laptop. |
| COMPAQ Presario 12XL500 | Ready your torx driver! This HOWTO will show you how to easily install a new hard drive and memory in your laptop. |
| DELL Inspiron 8100 | Upgrading a laptop: RAM and hard disk change explained. |
| Fujitsu FMV Biblo Loox-T | Hard disk upgrade (in Japanese). |
| Fujitsu P-2120 | Hard disk upgrade. |
| Fujitsu P series | Hard disk upgrade step by step with pictures. |
| Fujitsu P-5000 | How to upgrade the RAM, the hard disk and access WiFi [video]. |
| GateWay 2000 HandBook | Extending the EDO-RAM to 16MB, replacing the hard drive with a 1GB CF card connected to a CF-mini-IDE adapter, changing the CMOS battery, extending the battery capacity six times and building an on/off switch for the internal speaker. |
| GateWay 2000 HandBook 486 | How to open the machine, upgrade the RAM, replace the hard drive with an 800MB flash drive, replace the CMOS RAM backup battery and build a 4 AA NiMH battery pack. |
| GateWay 2000 HandBook 486 | Pictures of a hard disk replacement. |
| HP/COMPAQ TC1000 | Memory and hard disk drive upgrades. |
| HP/COMPAQ TC1100 | Memory, hard disk drive and wireless network upgrade instructions with pictures. |
| HP Pavilion ZD 7140US | This upgrade is all about getting more performance out of your existing laptop. Going from a 4,200 rpm to a 7,200 rpm HDD will result in a tremendous increase in disk access. The operating system will load faster, and programs will open quicker. Also, upgrading from 512MB of memory to 2GBs will greatly help when using memory hungry programs [Video]. |
| IBM PS/2 L40SX | hard disk removal and reinstallation. |
| IBM ThinkPad 560 | How to install a 3,5'' 15GB IBM harddisk and a 8x CD-ROM drive inside. |
| JVC MP-XP 7210 (aka InterLink/Victor) | Hard disk change (in Japanese). |
| Medion MD9580F (Aldi Nord Oct. 2001) | An illustrated hard disk replacement guide (in German). |
| Medion MD9703 | Hard drive replacement guide with pictures. |
| Olivetti Quaderno (PT-XT-20) | Detailed disassembly instructions to get the hard disk replaced, but no pictures. |
| Panasonic CF-L1A | Hard disk change (in Japanese). |
| Panasonic CF-M32 | Hard disk upgrade and overclocking manual. |
| Samsung X10+ XTM1700 | RAM, hard disk and keyboard upgrade, with disassembly pictures. |
| Sharp Actius PC-A280 | Hard drive upgrade instructions with pictures. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-505F | Changing a broken hard drive. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-505G/X | Hard drive upgrade instructions. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-6C2L | Disassembling your S and upgrading the hard drive/CPU. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-C1VE (PictureBook) | Upgrading the memory, upgrading the HDD, exchanging the motherboard. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-C1VJ | Hard disk replacement. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-C1VN PictureBook | Hard Drive Install. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-C1XN PictureBook | Upgrading the hard drive from 6GB to 40GB, illustrated take apart instructions. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-F280 | Upgrading memory and hard drive. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-F630 | Hard disk upgrade explained with pictures. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-F807K | Changing the hard drive. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-FX190 | A hard disk upgrade with pictures. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-FX501 | Pictures of replacing the hard disk. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-N505X | Hard disk replacement. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-R600MX | Opening to change the hard drive. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-S360S | Three upgrade guides: hard drive replacement, CPU change and CD/DVD drive enhancement. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-Z505 | Disassembly, installation of new hard drive. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-Z505 | Hard drive upgrade and memory upgrade. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-Z505 | Hard drive exchange explained. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-Z505JSK | Here are photos of the process of opening the laptop and upgrading the hard drive. |
| Sony VAIO PCG-Z505SX | A dissection and hard drive replacement tutorial. |
| Sony VAIO VGN-FS-70B | An illustrated hard disk and CPU upgrade guide. |
| Tandy 1110HD | Taking the Screwdriver to replace the Conner CP2024 IDE Hard Drive. |
| Toshiba Libretto | How to insert a bigger hard disk. |
| Toshiba Libretto L1 | Hard disk change (in Japanese). |
| Toshiba Libretto 50 | How to upgrade the 9.5 mm hard drive. |
| Toshiba Libretto 50 | A hard disk upgrade to 2.1GB tutorial. |
| Toshiba Libretto | Upgrading with a bigger hard drive, includes a survey of compatible 6.0mm HDDs. |
| Toshiba Libretto | 2.1GB hard drive upgrade. |
| Toshiba Libretto L30 | Taking apart pictures, overclocking instructions and hard disk upgrade (in Japanese). |
| Toshiba Portege 3010/3020 | Easy repair, replacement and customisation of parts: memory upgrade, hard disk upgrade and lid painting. |
| Toshiba Portege 3010CT | Disassembly to get the hard disk replaced. |
| Toshiba Portege 3110 | Hard disk replacement guide. |
| Toshiba Portege 3400 | Hard drive upgrade. |
| Toshiba Satellite 1115-S103 | How to replace a hard disk. |
| Toshiba Satellite 2800-500 | Upgrading memory, hard disk and exchanging the motherboard. |
| Toshiba Satellite 4010CDT | Replacing Laptop Hard Drives: Illustrated how to replace a laptop hard drive. |
| Toshiba Satellite 4020CDT | Instructions and pictures on how to upgrade the hard drive. |
| Toshiba Satellite Pro 6000 | Hard drive replacement guide. |
| Toshiba Satellite P10/15 | How to access and remove the laptop hard drive. |
| Toshiba T3200SXC | Pictures showing how to open the case. Replacing the hard disk, adding more memory, a 16bit ISA network interface and a 8bit ISA soundcard (proposed). |
| Toshiba (misc. models) | Hard drive installation guides for (almost any) Toshiba notebook. |
| Zenith Z-Note MX | Removing the keyboard to get the hard disk changed. |
