I have a Toshiba Satellite 1135-S155. SMART system says hard drive is failing and shuts down computer before it boots up. Sounds like it needs a new hard drive, but I can’t find it (or a repair manual) to replace it. Can you tell me were it is located and how to remove it? Thanks!
The hard drive is located under the DVD drive. The DVD drive is secured by one screw on the bottom of the laptop. Remove the screw and slide the DVD drive out of the laptop. Under the DVD drive you’ll see the hard drive; it’s secured by four screws. Remove screws, slide the hard drive away from the motherboard to disconnect it and lift it up. Not you can transfer mounting brackets to a new hard drive and install it back into the laptop.
October 19th, 2006 at 11:42 am
I have Qosmio F15. My video harddrive failed and Toshiba replaced knowning they have problems. I noticed on the extended warranty is says Qosmio F10 replacement. What does this mean and the fan runs constantly.
Debra
October 19th, 2006 at 2:33 pm
Debra,
Qosmio F15 doesn’t have a part called video harddrive. I guess you are talking about laptop video and it failed on your laptop. Some Qosmio F15 and G15 computers have a problem with video and I know that Toshiba is replacing system boards on these models (even though the laptop is not under warranty anymore).
I don’t know why your warranty says Qosmio F10 replacement; I’ve never seen and never worked on Qosmio F10. I guess it a non-USA version of Qosmio F15 and probably has the same issue with video. Not sure.
December 18th, 2006 at 5:53 am
My toshiba satellite 1135-s115 gives me a PXE MEDIA test failure. I Tried reloading recovery disks says I have bad sectors.Im thinking the hard drive is going bad (I’M on my Second Mother board replacement…)
December 19th, 2006 at 7:46 pm
Graham,
Check out this post. You’ll find some good tips in the comments.
December 20th, 2006 at 7:02 am
I have a Toshiba Satellite A35-S1592. Could you tell me how to replace the harddrive. Thanks
January 6th, 2007 at 10:37 am
I have a Balance laptop (storebrand) the prong that the battery charger plugs broke off inside- it can’t be fixed without replacing the motherboard. I also have a Gateway Desktop computer that needs a new hard drive. Can I take the hard drive from the laptop and install it on the desktop? If so, how do I do it. If not, how do I get my stuff off of that hard drive, I can’t get power to it?
January 8th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
Christy,
It CAN BE fixed if you find a correct power jack and solder it on the motherboard instead of the broken one. Probably you’ll have to replace the AC adapter too if you cannot remove the broken pin from the plug.
Anyways, you can connect the laptop hard drive to a desktop computer via the adapter. Or you can buy an external USB enclosure for laptop hard drives, put the hard drive inside the enclosure and connect it to any working computer. The hard drive should be detected automatically and you can access and transfer the data.
January 21st, 2007 at 5:36 pm
I have a Toshiba 1135 series Satellite w/ a 30 gb hard drive, and it too shows a “smart system predicts hard drive failure is imminent, back all files up now” ..
It has been that way for about 5 months now (it is 3 years old), and since this started happening my comp runs and retrieves info at the speed of a 386.
I sent the laptop back to Toshiba a month before the 1 year warranty was up because the modem didn’t work, and I figured I would get it fixed. –It came back with a working modem, and a broken touch pad, with an expired warrany, and Toshiba told me tough luck..
January 23rd, 2007 at 6:55 pm
Chris,
You should change the hard drive because it might fail any moment now. At least, if you don’t want to change it right now, do not leave any important data on it because it might become unrecoverable.
February 15th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
Thanks for helping me find the hard drive on the Satellite 1135-S155.
March 9th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
I have a Toshiba Satellite 1135-s1553 and need to know how to replace the Hard Drive. There is nothing wrong with the notebook, the hard drive is too small. I don’t just want to poke around in the case without some direction.
March 12th, 2007 at 11:02 am
I have a Toshiba 1110 and am trying to install a new hard drive on it, but the hard drive is inaccessible from bottom. Anyone has any ideas, please…
March 13th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
Harry,
In a Toshiba Satellite 1135 laptop the hard drive is located under the DVD drive. Remove one screw securing the DVD drive, slide the DVD drive from the laptop and you’ll see the hard drive. Easy.
March 13th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
Danny,
It’s not easy to replace the hard drive in a Toshiba Satellite 1110 laptop. You cannot access it from the bottom,right? I believe the hard drive is located inside the laptop and you have to disassemble the whole laptop in order to replace the drive. It’s located on the left side, under the palm rest.
August 17th, 2007 at 8:46 pm
I have a Toshiba Satellite 1130-S155, could you please direct me to a disassembly guide? I cant find one anywhere! My internal wifi card doesnt work, and I want to open it up and see if i can fix it or swap it out with one from another laptop
how picky do you think it would be with a 802.11g internal card from an IBM T42? i’ve never dealt with internal wifi cards before so I have no clue about compatability isses
thanks!
September 6th, 2007 at 11:36 am
I have a Balance laptop(storbrand) as well as the person that posted in january, my problem is with the power jack as well, i know exactly were to get the jack, however i cant seem to get the laptop open enough for me to get to it. There appears to be a short IDE cable from the motherboard to the back of the keyboard, however i see no way of disconnecting it. Does anyone know how to disassemble a balance notebook or where a guide is at?
September 26th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
Draven, from my past experience in the electronic field and opening a few laptops. This ribbon cable is held in by a pressure type of connector. Using a small screw driver and take the blade horz to the board and rub it up along the side of the connector. You are trying to raise a tab on the side (short edge). Might need to rock it up from one side then the other. Putting it back together will require inserting the ribbon back in the slot and then rocking from side to side the part of the connector that came up in earlier post. The part that came up will look like a telescoping sleeve and this is part of the mechanism that locks the cable in with a squeezing action.
Hope this helps
March 1st, 2008 at 5:24 am
Thanks for the writeup. The screws on my toshiba satellite 1135-s155 became so tight they are nearly impossible to unscrew. Opening the wrong back cover panel was a significant waste of effort. Now I know which screw to concentrate on
March 10th, 2008 at 5:18 am
Hi
Just bought a second hand Toshiba Satellite 2540CDT off Ebay and the powerjack is faulty. We can’t work out how to open the battery cover to get to it!! It doesn’t seem to move in any direction - anyone got the answer please?
March 10th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
I desperately need an assembly/disassembly guide for a Balance 557s laptop. Can anyone direct me? Thanks.
March 10th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Val,
You’ll find service manual for a Toshiba Satellite 2450 here. This manual has step-by-step disassembly instructions with pictures.
April 19th, 2008 at 7:18 am
Hey, thanks for the “hidden hard drive” help on my Toshiba Satellite 1135. I’ve searched Google and could find nothing.
You were the only one with the “below the DVD drive” info that helped me! Keep up the good work!
Jim
October 1st, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Hi! could any one help me regarding my Toshiba Satellite 1135-S155 problem? I cannot get it to power-up, I’ve already checked the adapter(its okey)? And is there a manual on how to take Toshiba Satellite 1135-S155 apart?