How to remove a Hard Drive

Instant Data Recovery Price Calculator

We will salvage your data thoroughly at a very affordable price.

Our customers talk...

From Brian F.
Chemical Abstracts Service
Columbus, OH USA

Fujitsu MHT2040AH laptop disk

Was working in email when laptop locked up and blue screened. Tried hooking up drive to external USB device and using Winternals bootable CD. Both instances the drive was not detected. Drive DOESN'T SPIN; NOT visible in BIOS

After recovery:

I am so grateful that you were able to recover the data from the drive.
Brian F.

From National Tropical Botanical Garden
Chipper W.
Kalaheo, HI USA

Toshiba MK6021GAS external mobile disk

Unable to access the drive. Drive was working fine until the USB cable was accidentally removed while it was writing data to the disk. When you plug the cable in now it powers up but does not appear to have a FAT on it anymore. It asked you to format the disk. The recovery attempts include:
- Tried hooking it up via a different disk controller.
- Tried mounting using a Linux Mount command.
- Tried a raw disk dump using DD

After recovery:

Thank you for the data recovery operation you performed on my external hard
drive. Thank you for the prompt and excellent service.

From Gilbert T.
Tampa, FL USA

Hitachi HTS726060M9AT00 laptop disk

Cause of failure - Water spilled on the laptop while running. Shorted the HDD circuitry & motor. Drive dose not power-on or spin.

After recovery:

Thanks for your hard work and especially the option of the disc re-image. That could prove to be the life saver.

More testimonials...

Do not forget to remove the bracket and a connector bar from the hard drive, if they used on your model.

Keep them for the new drive installation.

HDD Removal Insturction from HP Pavilion N5000

If you want remove the Pavilion N5000 drive, we recommend that you allow a qualified service person to do it. If you decide to remove the drive yourself, follow these instructions carefully.

HP Pavilion Notebook PC hard disk drive is located in the middle of the computer. To remove hdd:

Turn off computer, unplug all cables, and remove the battery.
Close the display, and from the rear of the computer remove the two Phillips screws from the back of the plastic hinge covers.
Lean the display backward as far as possible, so that it is out of the way.
Carefully pry up the plastic cover above the keyboard at the hinges, using a flathead screwdriver, and remove it.
Unscrew the four Phillips screws at the top of the keyboard. (They remain attached to the keyboard.)
Slide the keyboard backward to detach it, then tilt it forward and turn it upside down. (Keep the keyboard cable attached.)
Unscrew the four Phillips-head screws from the sides of the hard disk drive case. (They remain attached to the case.)
Tilt up the rear of the hard disk drive case and, pulling gently by the strap, detach it from the connector and lift it out of the computer.

How to remove hard drive from HP Pavilion laptop