Remove the hard drive before sending for maintenance?

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• How to remove the hard drive of a laptop the dv4 1444dx

  Hello

  Can someone tell me how to remove the hard drive of a 1444dx dv4 notebook? My laptop does not pass enven boot in safe mode. I tried to let repair system automatic and also tried recovery to a date when the latter worked correctly, but neither translates into success.

  I want to remove the hard drive and save my data before trying to reinstall the original image from the D: drive.

  Thanks for any help you can provide.

  Kind regards.

  Hello

  The procedure to replace the hard drive is detailed from Page 59 of your & Maintenance Guide.

  Kind regards

  DP - K

• Satellite Pro P300 - remove the HARD drive to make a backup?

  My P300 went to my local store to repair for a network card problem. I thought it was just a software problem or driver, so I wasn't worried that my machine is still under warranty. After investigation, they stated that they could not resolve the issue, so would be to reformat and reinstall the OS, they thought they should solve the problem.

  To my horror, I found that they had broken the seals of guarantee and open to the top of the machine. They claimed the only way to save the P300 before reformat it, is to remove the HARD drive!
  Is this true?
  (It turns out that a broken chip is to blame, but because they violated the warranty, Toshiba will not touch!)

  Can anyone say about this the removal of HD to support it please?

  Hey,.

  Normally it of not necessary to restore the factory settings with to remove the HARD drive but don t you worry about this. The laptop can still be opened from a service provider authorized without losing the warranty.

  I also put t know why they did, perhaps they have checked the material. It would be possible because they have professional diagnostic tools.

  But interesting to know whether or not your problem is now resolved?

• DV6-3034sl: remove the hard drive

  I need to remove the hard drive in order to retrieve the data in it. I removed the four screws but the coverage does not move, I would avoid breaking the plastic eventually. Thanks in advance for any help

  Hi @diuni

  Welcome to the HP support community! I see that you are looking to remove your hard drive and I'll be happy to help you with that. Here if your Maintenance and Service of Guide for your model. On page 52, you'll find instructions on how to remove the hard drive.

• Compaq presario s4100nx: how to remove the hard drive compaq presario s4100nx

  I removed the ropes attached to the hard drive. I also removed the 2 screws on top. but the hard drive doesn't go out. are there instructions for this particular model and where can I find it?

  Mahjal, welcome to the forum.

  Here's a guide that should help you remove the hard drive.

  Please click on the Thumbs up button '+' if I helped you and click on "Accept as Solution" If your problem is resolved.

• Satellite L300: How to remove the HARD drive password

  Hello world. I have a problem with my Satellite L300. I put a password on the HARD drive and now I want to remove it, but it doesn't let me,
  So any ideas on how to completely remove the prompt to "enter the password for HARD drive built-in user" would be very appreciated.

  Thank you very much
  Martin

  Hello

  Please check this thread:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=56069

  The user wrote:
  + It's usually cycle which starts when you press or to start to change this option. +.
  + Once, I found that I was out. +

  Hope this is the info that you need to remove the HARD drive password...

• Equium A60-155: remove the HARD drive

  I am interested to remove the hard drive from the laptop so that I can save the data.

  Anyone know where I can get instructions on where it is located?

  I looked at the 'User Guide' section of the Web site, but it does not contain the information.

  At the moment the machine is blue Windows to load testing.

  Hello

  In my opinion, we must open Notepad.
  In this case, it of necessary to carefully remove the covers, the keyboard and the screws that put him at the bottom of the unit.
  Please Note: you will lose the warranty if you open Notepad.
  But if your warranty is still valid, you should ask the ASP for the instruction or detailed information.

  Good bye

• remove the hard drive from laptop 15-g019wm

  Need to remove the hard drive. Withdrew 10 live from the back, still very tight together. Any thoughts?

  You are the very welcome.

  The link works fine for me.

  Let me join the PDF file... it's below the attachments below.

• U430 power and key flashes after removing the hard drive

  Hello world

  I just bought a U430 touch and try to put in an (Sandisk Ultra Plus 256 GB) SSD.

  I followed the instructions on how to open the lid and remove the hard drive as described in the maintenance manual. I created a USB startup disk and changed the order of boot from USB. But when I try to press the Novo key to then proceed with the installation of Windows, the power light and keyboard just begins to Flash slowly. I tried it turn instead to use the Novo key and the same thing happens.

  I tried to do it with and without the key USB is plugged. I also then put the old hard drive and put the top back on and he always does. I thought maybe that just means that it is in mode 'sleep' but by pressing the power or by pressing the keys does not help.

  Can someone help me please?

  Thank you.

  Pretty beast feeling right now. The memory seemed to bottom, but it wasn't.

• Pavilion ze5730us laptop: how to remove the hard drive of the computer laptop Pavilion ze5730us

  Can anyone tell please how to remove the hard drive of the computer laptop Pavilion ze5730us?  I know its under the keyboard somehow, but I don't know how or where that open.  I could not find this model on YouTube either.

  Thanks in advance for your help.

  D.

  Hello:

  The only manual that I could find is one that covers the ze5600.

  See if it will work for your model too.

  http://h10032.www1.HP.com/CTG/manual/c00246219.PDF

• missing hal.dll message after removing the hard drive

  Original title:Ok, I had the same problem on my hard drive missing hal.dll. My question is what windows xp writes the cmos on my computer?

  OK, I had the same problem on my hard drive missing hal.dll. My question is what windows xp writes the cmos on my computer? The reason why I ask, is that I physically removed the hard drive from the computer and then start the computer I get the same message hal.dll lack. Since the hard drive is not installed, the only place where this message comes's cmos or bios of the computer.
  I know it seems odd, but I couldn't believe it when I saw it after removing the hard drive. It used to be with older computers and Windows 95 or 98 when you took a hard drive that wasn't working and installed with one that works from a different computer, you could swap out and boot the computer and make a few changes to some drivers if you.

  So what is windows xp write to the memory cmos on my computer?

  > Ok, I had the same problem on my hard drive missing hal.dll.

  The same as what? If you reference another thread, please include a link to it.

  > My question is what windows xp writes the cmos on my computer?

  It is not write anything for her at all.

  > Lack of the reason why I ask this is that I physically removed the hard drive from the computer and then start the computer I get the same message hal.dll.

  I think that you're wrong. I would like to say two things happening:

  1. you have more than one hard drive and the problematic drive was not removed, or

  2. you deleted something other than a hard drive.

  Do you have a CD in your CD drive by chance?

  What is the brand and model of your PC? Are you able to get into the BIOS?

• How to remove the hard drive on an HP Pavilion Slimline s5220y desktop

  Hello. I need to replace the HARD drive on pc to my wife s5220y. This model has a case that only the side panel off. Other models simular have a case where the side and bottom panel detaches in an L shape, making it easy to remove the HARD drive. Can someone explain to me how do I get the HARD drive of this model or refrence to a video or a diagram. Thank you very much.

  Hello:

  Please see if the info in the upgrade guide and maintenance is a help to you:

  http://h10032.www1.HP.com/CTG/manual/c01859458.PDF

• How can I boot from the Windows 7 Installation CD so that I can reformat the hard drive before reinstalling Windows 7?

  How can I boot from the Windows 7 Installation CD so that I can reformat the hard drive before reinstalling Windows 7?  I have already reinstalled Windows 7 from the CD, but that has not solved my problems.  When I put the factory CD in my CD player, it won't always boot from the CD.  When I put my Windows 7 Ultimate CD in the CD drive, it doesn't always start from the CD.         I realize that the reformatting is not always necessary, but I caught a few viruses (despite anti-virus running) and I need to start with a clean hard drive.

  On Friday, January 9, 2015 14:30:32 + 0000, BlueKodak wrote:

  How can I boot from the Windows 7 Installation CD so that I can reformat the hard drive before reinstalling Windows 7?  I have already reinstalled Windows 7 from the CD, but that has not solved my problems.  When I put the factory CD in my CD player, it won't always boot from the CD.  When I put my Windows 7 Ultimate CD in the CD drive, it doesn't always start from the CD.

  You must go into the BIOS and change the boot on CD order
  first push.

  How to get into your BIOS? It is not dependent on Windows, but on what he
  motherboard/BIOS card that you have. In fact, you need access to the
  BIOS before Windows begins to start. A common method is to press
  the key delete when you turn on first, but this is not necessarily true
  for your computer. Watch the display carefully when you start first;
  There is often a message here to tell you what to do. If this is not the case, check
  your system documentation or check with your provider.

• Cannot physically remove the hard drive from the Pavilion dv4-1430us

  The disk hard origianal in this Pavilion dv4-1430us makes mechanical noises, so I will try to replace it with a new one.  I checked the owner's manual supplied with the dv4-1430us, and it gives these instructions (here condensed): 1) remove the power cord and disconnect the battery, 2) remove the hd plastic cover, 3) remove three screws of hard drive now the hd casing in place and 4) pull hard hd tab to the left then go out.

  The problems are: A) there is no hard drive to draw labels, and B) after you remove the three screws, can't do the hd if I push on it to move to the right or remove it from the left.  I don't want to use tools like screwdriver large flat blade or bars of little Crow because it seems like that would probably break something.  Does anyone know how to remove the hard drive of this particular model without breaking something?

  HaggisCat,

  Thanks for a very detailed and quick response.  It turns out the indications that I read in the manual, your statements and mine were all in line to exert a force on the hard drive in the direction indicated by the red arrow on your image.  (A picture is worth a thousand words and your supplied photo clarity that my summary of instructional text has not.)  I decided to take a picture of the entire hard drive in my dv4-1430us (see below) to show that there is no close tab Mylar pull, as there is on the photo you condition.   (The same gray metal tab that appears in your photo, but no mylar tab).

  

  Apparently my dv4-1430us had some differences at its Assembly of HD compared to yours.  As you can see, the structural elements that surround the HD are very similar to those of your photo, but there is no narrow mylar like in your photo tag.  There is a dark mylar or similar film plastic on top of my HD, and there is a triangle of silver color at the bottom right of this film that points in the same direction as your red arrow.  I tried lifting up the end of this film, mylar and pulling that direction (to the right in this picture), but a part of it (in the upper right corner of this photo) began to tear.  As the film seems to only be glued on the top edge of the caddy HD (also called frame or cage in some articles), I doubted that the show was strong enough to eliminate the stress of a closed winching.  A comrade who has put a video on YouTube showing this procedure also indicated that he had torn this layer of film when he first attempted to remove the HD.  Because I assume that the dark film has a purpose (static protection?)  I gave up shooting at the right edge of the film.

  However the consistency of the instructions in the manual, the instructions on this YouTube video and instructions in your answer on the direction in which the Assembly needed to move HD gave me the courage to put a force pushing the HD in the direction of your red arrow.  To do this, I placed the tip of a flat blade screwdriver large (blade about 5/16 "wide) at the points indicated at the ends of the two yellow arrows in my picture.  In these positions, the blade of screwdriver pushed against the HD box and not the hard drive itself.  Each of these two places, I gave him some very closed but controlled scrimmages, and HD finally moved in the direction of your red arrow as it is supposed to.  I then lifted all of the HD and replaced the HD without incident.

  The action drag the new HD in place was much easier that it was removing the original HD for the first time.  It was perhaps because of some hard rubber padding that has been placed on each side of the original HD assembly that makes for a very tight fit.

  I hope that this description is useful for others who do not have used mylar tab in their computers laptops dv4 and those whose HD assemblies are very tight in.  Thanks again for your quick response that gave me enough comfort to move forward.

• If I remove the hard drive from my Mac book will find my Mac still works

  One of my buddies and ME are supporting it because im trying to say that if you remove the hard drive of a Macbook, find my Mac no longer works, even if you get a new hard drive and connect it to the Internet. He said, that it only stops working if it is not connected to the internet, and I know it's true, but I want to know if my theory is correct,

  If you remove the HD there is nothing to identify your Mac then FindMyMac.

  To use FindMyMac the Mac must be connected to the internet and FindMyMac must be enabled in system preferences > iCloud. This requires Mac be signed in iCloud.