Compaq Presario CQ58 HDD Replacement
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Introduction
Go to step 1 ↓If you want to change not working Hard Disk Drive (HDD) or you want to upgrade it, this manual will help you to do this.
What you need
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Remove the 4x screws and take out the HDD.
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Disconnect the SATA cable.
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The Hard Drive is held in the HDD Caddy by 4x screws.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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SSDs may not work. Tried two different ones already on one of these (a Crucial and an A-Data), and no luck. Not sure if it has to do with missing BIOS/UEFI options, or a whitelist of parts in said firmware.
thanks for this info!
