Toshiba Satellite C55D-B5206 CD Drive Replacement

This guide will show how to safely remove the back panel of the Toshiba Satellite C55D-B5206 step-by-step to access various internal components including the hard drive, fan and CD drive. Accessing the internal components gives you the access to resolve issues like a slow or failing hard drive, malfunctioning fan, and in this case, a malfunctioning CD drive. The goal is to replace your CD-ROM drive if it has incompatible disk issues, faulty disks, corrupt registry entry, or the drive hardware failed. CD-ROM drive allows you to use CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs to listen to music, watch a movie, or access files. It is usually used to consume media stored in discs. Your CD-ROM drive could be failing to load or boot up the content held on the discs, which is why you may want to replace it. For this repair a Philips#1 screwdriver, iFixit opening tool, and a spudger are required as you are going be unscrewing and prying open parts. You are going to be required to detach the CD-ROM drive from the connector port and replace it with a new one. Before beginning, make sure the laptop is powered off and disconnected from any power sources. You are going to be required to use a spudger, we highly recommend to use a plastic spudger as a metal one can damage your laptop's internal hardware or the exterior. Throughout the repair process, you may hear slight clicking noises or a bit of resistance when removing parts such as the battery, these are usually normal. Once you’ve completed the process, simply follow the steps in reverse to reassemble your laptop.