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Inserting and removing hard drives
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Inserting and removing hard drives
Your Satellite® A55 can use various hard drive capacities.
Depending upon the original hard drive installed in your
computer, you may wish to increase storage capacity by
changing the internal drive.
To change the internal hard drive:
1Shut down your computer completely using the Shut Down
command. See “Powering down the computer” on page 99.
2Unplug the computer.
3Close the display panel and remove any cables you may
have connected.
4Turn the computer upside down.
5Remove the screw on the hard drive cover.
Sample removing the hard drive cover screw
6Lift the edge of the hard drive cover and lift it up to
expose the hard drive.