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    NP700Z5B-S01UB - Hard drive caddy & disassembly tips?

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by zeth006, Feb 9, 2015.

  1. zeth006

    zeth006 Traveler

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    Any idea where I can find the right hard drive caddy for this notebook? Planning to swap in an SSD and have it running alongside the HDD. I'll probably have to remove the DVD drive to pull this off. Also will probably need a disassembly guide for doing all this.
     
    zeth006, Feb 9, 2015
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    See this thread which is in the sticky list for the caddy.

    And there's detailed disassembly for the Z5A here. If that isn't sufficiently similar then search around for NP700Z5C disassembly.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Feb 9, 2015
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  3. zetsui

    zetsui Notebook Enthusiast

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    samsungparts.com get the part number and ebay it for cheaper

    The MOST IMPORTANT part of disassembly is keeping yoru screw order, and making sure the laptop/hinges etc shut. The rest is super easy especially the HDD caddy

     
    zetsui, Feb 9, 2015
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    Dannemand Decidedly Moderate Super Moderator

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    I watched that second video. Boy, I don't want to ever have to remove that glued screen bezel on my Series 7...
     
    Dannemand, Feb 9, 2015
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