How do I replace the harddrive in a Toshiba NB200?

I just bought a Toshiba NB200 netbook and I also ordered some SSD drives from Crucial, one of which is going to go into that new device. I expected there to be an easily accessible hdd bay, but there seems to be only one for the RAM.

Before I take my screwdriver and investigate, I'd like to find a tutorial by someone who already did it. I found a YouTube video about it, but it appears to be blocked for copyright reasons, I'm not exactly sure what that's supposed to mean in this context.

I couldn't find anything else helpful. Does someone have a hint?

Hanno Fietz

Posted 2009-12-07T21:03:34.980

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Answers

Found this link that shows the drive revealed Looks like it may assist

NB200 Disassembly

Dave M

Posted 2009-12-07T21:03:34.980

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I could be wrong, but I think the Satellite and the NB are different models. . . – AdminAlive – 2009-12-07T21:12:46.147

Well, there's no battery compartment on my one, the battery is just slid in from the back, so the instructions don't apply. – Hanno Fietz – 2009-12-07T21:25:32.673

Sorry Thought i was Satellite 200. Is the Netebook NB200 – Dave M – 2009-12-07T21:30:20.947

Hey, we found the same article. Yeah, it does look promising. – Hanno Fietz – 2009-12-07T22:13:30.063

Thanks for the additional research and for going back to the post and updating it! – Hanno Fietz – 2009-12-07T22:21:08.473

Here is a Service Manual for NB100, compare it perhaps? I don't see any for the NB200.

AdminAlive

Posted 2009-12-07T21:03:34.980

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It seems the harddrive on the nb200 is accessed from below, not from the top as in the nb100. – Hanno Fietz – 2009-12-07T21:45:05.380

Meanwhile, I found this article about resetting the BIOS password on the machine and it includes instructions for disassembly with photographs that look promising. The machine seems to be exactly the same I have.

Somewhat hard to find (loads of spammy garbage sites kept littering my search results) and not yet verified, but looking good. A non-standard screwdriver (Torx they are called in Germany) is required.

Hanno Fietz

Posted 2009-12-07T21:03:34.980

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Sweet, hope it works out! – AdminAlive – 2009-12-07T21:45:07.000

Looks like DaveM had already edited in the same link in his answer (http://superuser.com/questions/80072/how-do-i-replace-the-harddrive-in-a-toshiba-nb200/80075#80075) when I posted this.

– Hanno Fietz – 2009-12-07T22:14:30.327