Toshiba Satellite C55 A5286 Optical Drive Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

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5

Time Required

                          10 minutes            

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Optical Drive               

• Unplug the AC adapter and all other auxiliary components from the laptop

Unplug the AC adapter and all other auxiliary components from the laptop

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Step 2

• Unscrew the only screw (5 mm) that is holding on the removable back panel and remove the back panel.

Unscrew the only screw (5 mm) that is holding on the removable back panel and remove the back panel.

Step 3

• Remove the two 5-mm screws near the disk drive on the back panel. These two screws are above and below the manufacturer’s sticker.

Remove the two 5-mm screws near the disk drive on the back panel. These two screws are above and below the manufacturer’s sticker.

Step 4

• Under the back panel, remove the 4-mm screw holding the disk drive in place.

Under the back panel, remove the 4-mm screw holding the disk drive in place.

Step 5

• Carefully slide the optical drive out of its place in the laptop.

Carefully slide the optical drive out of its place in the laptop.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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William Totman - Jul 21, 2022

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Not a medium effort at all - very easy.

…although, I did have to use an iFixt It needle-nose tweezer to pull the middle 5mm screw out after it was unscrewed - it would not fall out nor did it cling to the screwdriver.