ASUS X555L HARD DRIVE REMOVAL AND REPLACE

[@pureretro5979]

Thanks for this. I'm in the process of swapping the HD on my son's laptop for an SSD as the former had stopped working. The hardest part (so far) was pulling the plastics apart as they are thin and need a gentle touch.

[@David-Cope]

Quick tip.. Use a mirror to reflect light onto undersides.. Lot easier to see then.. I did a battery swap and had to remove keyboard so done that bit before. Don't use a torch/phone as you WILL run out of hands.

[@joekrueger615]

Recycling a laptop and this was invaluable for getting the hard drive out before tossing it. Thanks!

[@MrMeltedwellies]

Great to hear!

[@Jeff-vh1zz]

Thanks, Mark. With some free software and a new Kingston SSD, you got me up and running within 20 minutes. I appreciate it muchly! Happy New Year. Christ is King!

[@KevinBeronOK]

THANKS BRO JUST CHANGED THE DISK OF MY MOTHER'S LAPTOP THANKS TO YOU

[@David-Cope]

Brilliant guide Mark - Helped me loads.. Luckily I didn't have to shout for "the Tech Guy" for Windows install - I AM the local tech guy also known as "Silver Dave"... Any problems arise and most say "See Silver Dave - he'll help you" .. Pain in the ass but I don't mind helping others out if I can!

[@Pozer714]

A big help, while not a real high dollar laptop and old, it's decent and still plays most of the games I like. Thanks!

[@Snowflakeme08]

Thank you for this video. I managed to change the hard drive with a new SSD 1T without any issues on this model of laptop. Great job, keep it up!

[@josephluther6747]

Thank you sir! Was afraid I was gonna break this thing more than it already is :)

[@David-Cope]

If you are running Windows 10 then you can't break it any more!!! lol It's awkward but easier than changing the battery.. Just done HDD swap to SSD, Changed DVD drive to HDD dock. Had fun with partitioning DVD Dock HDD (My old system) but having a PS4 solved that. Just used drive as "Extended Storage" on PS4, Partition unrecognised in Windows Disk Manager.. Initialise disk.. Voila.. Problem sorted!!. lol

[@David-Cope]

Known as Silver Dave in Hostel and also "The Tech Guy" or rather.. See "Silver Dave - he'll help!!" lol

[@spacial2]

Recently installed SSD. Downloaded Windows 10 from M$ and installed that flawlessly. Didn't need any of the Asus tools. It's basically a new machine. Starts very fast. Runs flawlessly. Click and things open.

[@abdalrhmanhakeem6253]

Hi, my X555L hard drive has stopped working and I need to replace it. Is it possible to insert an SSD instead of the HDD and is it easy to install windows?

[@skymailpisemnet]

Коротко и по делу! 👍

[@georgpernice9123]

Thank You! Especially for giving a good view at clipping the cables in and out :)

[@aircoolednation423]

yes this really helps indeed.

[@David-Cope]

Use a mirror.. Makes it easier to see the undersides clearly. No Thanks needed..

[@Fiery25123]

Cheers, friend! Thanks for the video! Installed a new SSD in there lickety split thanks to ya!

[@josiahflores4429]

Fiery25123 what ssd did you put in yours?

[@amanonamission2018]

Thank you for the usefull video, time to give the oldie its youth back

[@grahamwalker484]

Thank you for taking the time to produce this video. It was really helpful. Interestingly enough the laptop i worked on had no screws in the bottom either except for the screw holding the RAM cover in place. Most strange

[@farsea1542]

This laptop is generally extremely flimsy. You dont have to try to unscrew those; they'd just fall off.

[@Chrischu.]

Hello, I want to disassemble an ASUS Q553UB. What size of screwdriver do I need? Or which one are you using in the video? It has the screws shaped like a "star" and I bought it in the USA.

[@GuillermoDelosSantosdelascano]

Hi, what could happen if the ribbon that's glued on top of the drive is damaged? Mine tore a little (I think just the glue) when replacing it, and I'm getting BSOD every day since then, I don't know if that may be related or maybe something else is up. Thank you very much for the video, super useful!

[@iii7172]

What error your BSOD shows? Critical_process_died ?

[@FutureGian]

@@iii7172 I get this bsod because probably that cable that connects the right side is broken (I can't use jack audio and connect usb in that side)

[@amynata_n]

Omg, this was super helpful!! Thank you SO much!

[@trident1314]

Why on earth did Asus build a laptop like this seems overly fiddley compared to most other laptop where the drive is located at the back under an access panel

[@subbookkeeper]

That's more than a half of laptops with such design these days. Sometimes you have to remove keyboard to crack them open. I think Dells are the worst case but some Sony Vaios and Lenovos are also almost impossible to get inside.

[@John-pn4rt]

just because there are screws missing does not mean anyone's been in it. I had one of these and a few of the screws simply fell out!

[@AzPlayz1052]

I need to screw one back coz my laptop keeps crashing. Im also hearing alot of sound from the hard drive area which the screw that supposed to hold the hard drive is gone

[@Demotreo]

Bought X555L 3 years ago, I heard strange noices from the screen holding joints, bottom rubber buttons fell out and sevral bolts just disappeared during a first few months. Just after the guarantee ended, several problems occured like scraching noices and ovrheating with very slow performance. Now after only 3 years the laptop keeps blue-dying... several times a day, mostly when i move or tilt the laptop. Would fire on spot the one who designed souch a bad and low quality casing/laptop in general!

[@AzPlayz1052]

@@Demotreo what are the specs of that laptop? Coz it sounds like my laptop

[@Demotreo]

@@AzPlayz1052 Asus X555L, Intel i3, graphic card: Nvidia Geforce 920M. Don't know what else can I tell you about it :D The main problem is the weak casing which allows the inner circuits to be easily squished and therefore moved/deformed/physically disconnected or blocked.

[@AzPlayz1052]

@@Demotreo thats weird coz i have the same laptop but the specs are i7 5500u geforce 940m and 8gb ddr3 ram

[@RoAch-sr4em]

Thanks for the great guides

[@AARRIIYYAA]

Hi Mark, Is it audio chipset located on HDD controller board? thanks

[@MrMeltedwellies]

yes on the main board

[@fredjpabas4058]

Ví tantos en español, pero realmente me quedo con este vídeo

[@alexisgc8731]

Disculpa, sabes si se le puede instalar un SSD a ese modelo?

[@radu6281]

What number is needed for screws

[@gemusefachlummel6467]

Thanks a lot for the video, it really helped me swapping the hard drive

[@navanshusharma3149]

Thank you lad for helping us out. Cheers🍹 ☮️🕊️

[@uc9584]

so can u tell me where the wifi card/module on this model, i replaced the hdd by a ssd, but from then wifi connect become stutter (sometimes can't even connect to wifi), i don't know the faulty itself or i did something wrong when opened it.

[@jasslie5453]

What's the size of the HDD? What SSD size would be compatible or doesn't it really matter?

[@gerardoreynaud8853]

Looking for that too please

[@Gagabo365]

Igual yo maldición

[@rincewindthewizzard6594]

My HDD was 9.5 mm, any SSD should work. I replaced it with Kingston A400 480gb (SA400S37)

[@Aarosh123playz]

Thank you. I wasn't replacing the laptop hard drive, but since it's possible to remove it, I will put that drive in my new laptop.

[@cheryl3554]

I put my laptop back together and my mouse and touch pad aren't working. Do you have any tips for me? Thank you for this video as well!

[@MrMeltedwellies]

sounds like the ribbon has come of inside very easy job

[@cheryl3554]

@@MrMeltedwellies you know I thought the same but I've checked and reconnected and made sure everything was snug. I'm at a loss at this point. Even tried reinstalling it a few times along with some other drivers.

[@obitswirraligem2299]

What screwdriver did you use

[@LuchoFndz]

How did you fixed flickering issue on screen? with a new battery?

[@SkinnyPoeKlerMusicchannel]

Thank you so much. it's really helpful.

[@TaleofTwoSiblings]

Hello is their a difference in placing. a sata hard drive into an assus laptop?

[@MrMeltedwellies]

not as fast as a ssd drive

[@mariacristinamagtagad4146]

Is it compatible for ssd samsung 860 evo? Or WD black SSD m.2?

[@banannahz9722]

same question

[@Cakemagic1]

The HDD of my laptop is such a bottleneck. I'm planning to upgrade it to SSD soon.

[@spacial2]

Exactly what I intended to do. I like the Asus Notebook, but the HD is just embarrassing itself now!

[@ichigo2012hollowmask]

Same. I have the model in the video and its so stupidly slow despite barely having anything installed

[@davearnold731]

Great video, thank you so much

[@MrMeltedwellies]

Glad it was helpful!

[@shots2]

mine only flickers when the adapter is unplugged... plugged in no prolem

[@riadadel]

Mine too but there is a solution for that or no ?

[@shots2]

@@riadadel still have not found a solution for it but to keep it plugged in

[@riadadel]

@@shots2 It's so annoying when u're not at home !! And i hava another probleme the wifi goes down to one bar then goes up ! i've change the drivers try many things and nothing worked

[@anassXsara]

Good job, thank you so much!

[@vc5827]

What do you do after with your laptop?? How do I reset my laptop after changing the hard drive ?

[@MrMeltedwellies]

should just pick it up in bios

[@banannahz9722]

Would Samsung Evo work on this? And is it ok if I add an ssd, replace the cd drive for a caddy to put in the ssd?

[@MrMeltedwellies]

yes

[@jonathanalbetrendon808]

Question sir can we replace the hdd for higher storage capacity?

[@MrMeltedwellies]

yes Jonathan

[@Aimanzxc]

Exactly what I needed. Thanks

[@julianvasquezl.7094]

good afternoon, this model supports ssd drives type NVMe M2? Thanks for your answer, julián andrés

[@The_Linux_User]

No, it sadly doesn't

[@julianvasquezl.7094]

gracias,thanks.

[@dhruvsharma5852]

My ribbon cable is burnt, what is that ribbon cable. 20 pin or 15 pin? Can you please post the link to ribbon cable

[@MrMeltedwellies]

i think its keyboard so its a new keyboard not expensive

[@dhruvsharma5852]

@@MrMeltedwellies I think it is a 30 pin ffc cable. The cable with which hard disk in my asus laptop is connected. Can you tell me exactly which cable is it or drop a link where I can buy that.

[@dhruvsharma5852]

@@MrMeltedwellies The cable that you disconnect at 3:00 in the video.

[@papiyvng]

can u take the metal thing off?

[@tsmcclellan2793]

In mine the wide ribbon that goes across the HDD is split crack damaged. Do I need to replace it? I am not sure how important this is. How do I go about finding a replacement? I don’t even know what it’s called.

[@OnlyKelp]

TS McClellan it connects the led’s to power and the usb, sd card, and headphone jack

[@sullit165]

Can you link me to the website where you got the hard drive for the Asus X555L? Or where to buy a hard drive for it?

[@uldiss175]

@@adnans3127 you need some special hdd for asus vivobook?

[@JoshuaFiu]

Hi, if someone installed a second hand hard drive inside will it cause problems.

[@MrMeltedwellies]

yes unless it was tested properly and not a standard drive but a ssd drive

[@exoreleased]

very helpful!! Thank you so much.

[@StillCloser]

Specs : CPU Intel Core i5-5200U 512K L2 Cache, 3MB Cache, up to 2.7 GHz GPU Intel HD Graphics 5500 (300 - 900 MHz) GPU NVIDIA GeForce 930M 136 (924-941 MHz) (2GB DDR3 1800 MHz) RAM 1x 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz CL11 Display 15.6”, HD (1366 x 768), TN HDD 1TB , SATA3 5400 rpm DVD Drive SATA1 USB3 x 2 Slots, USB2 x 1 Slot Memory Card Reader (USB2) Battery 37Wh, 2-cell HDMI Port, VGA Port, 1GB Ethernet Port, 3.5mm Audio Port Dimensions. 382 x 256 x 26 mm (15.04" x 10.08" x 1.02")

[@pratikkore7947]

7mm or 12mm height? details on the drive size plz? I wanna switch to an SSD. This piece absolutely sucks with that slow drive. But once loaded it feels okay

[@alexbasak4748]

Where did you get the Hard Drive?

[@MrMeltedwellies]

amazon

[@jorgeamaral6022]

hi there?just by removing the hard drive it means all personal data and files will disapear or do i have to remove some other parts?

[@MrMeltedwellies]

true but all your data and files will still be on the hard drive you took out

[@capbin146]

Hi good video. Can you replace it with an ssd? Any advice?

[@MrMeltedwellies]

DEFO

[@WillFoGo]

Excelente, muchas gracias.

[@navidafvaj4372]

you are great thank you man

[@MrMeltedwellies]

You're welcome!

[@paweel4678]

what was the problem ? cuz i have the same laptop and its freezing sometines and sometimes it wont boot up and i need to turn it off and on back again and I think its HDD but I'm not sure. thx for help :)

[@ripperonnipizzacato2649]

cant remove the cover of the laptop because of the loose screw around the memory slot, solution

[@rajmundelfi6064]

Only I can see that the disk has been mounted inversely? It has not been plugged into the SATA connector

[@idine08]

thanks really useful 👍

[@MrMeltedwellies]

Welcome 😊

[@neb250]

What about for a laptop no one has been in?

[@not2day646]

I'm pretty sure its just more difficult to the the keyboard off

[@HahahaVille]

thanks for the video...my hard drive is failing, could you tell me is the hard drive 9.5mm or 7mm...also should i stick with a hard drive that is 5400rpm or go with 7200rpm,thanks in advance!

[@not2day646]

7200 100%! faster read and write speeds. Also you should consider an ssd. They are much faster overall

[@tupapirafa]

Thank you very much

[@genericname38]

Thank you for this

[@MrMeltedwellies]

No problem 😊

[@lucianoandreaviviani6309]

Thanks!

[@uldiss175]

You need some hdd coding before? We try with new hdd,laptop didnt recognize it

[@David-Cope]

Was doing it again!! Posts deleted.. Sorry!

[@spooksonee6807]

Thanks a lot

[@jessepinkman485]

I thought that just hp is the only one that makes it hard to replace hdd

[@abdiwalihassansalad3152]

İs this sata 3 or sata 2 ?

[@malatestaaa]

Sata 3

[@loiuxxx]

i cant remove the two central screws on the back. can you help me?

[@stockholmsnow8620]

Thank you.

[@problemssolutions8437]

thanks a lot sir

[@mhanher]

It's great vedio

[@MrMeltedwellies]

Thank you so much 😀

[@casiangamingg1903]

Is it Sata 2 or Sata 3?

[@MrMeltedwellies]

2

[@David-Cope]

Sticky ribbon.. I was nervous too..!!

[@David-Cope]

Isopropyl will dissolve the glue - Just in case!!

[@sachinthachathuranga6291]

Thanks you so much..!

[@mr.sopeou9319]

my pc only black screen ,help me please

[@batumanav]

Thank you so much sir

[@ThePanda013]

Ty mr

[@LoveShuffleBlues]

1:58 why did you punch that poor laptop :'(

[@joaomarques3668]

Heyy, i swear to god, that blue and white cable on top of the hdd, caught on fire In my pc, help pleasee

[@kikkotjen]

Also happend to me

[@joaomarques3668]

BassDropperGaming how will you solve it? My pc it’s dead for 4 months

[@pablo-tv7lq]

3:40 The hard drive is a woman 😂😂

[@David-Cope]

Sorry for the outburst.. hardly slept all week due to druggies/crackheads above me. I took it out on you and I shouldn't have. They're stomping around now and fed up with complaining - only 2 years but landlords only respect 1 thing.. MONEY.. Anyway. Thanks for the Video.. PS4 Pro and Laptop now on SSD's. Can share knowledge with you if asked.. Will NOT post again like I did.. PROMISE - and I don't break promises.. OK Mark?

[@David-Cope]

P.S. If you have any recollection of the Vinegar - That is 100% correct.. Saves buying fancy glass cleaning stuff if you have a kitchen with some vinegar..

[@David-Cope]

If I was to say to you that I physically "bumped" twice into Pat Roach (Bomber - Auf/Pet), chatted with his wife over 6-9 weeks and finally met him.. Would you believe it? Another thing about me Mark - I don't lie!! The above is TRUE.. His wife was opening a Herbal Remedies shop across the road from the computer shop I used each Saturday. His Gym was upstairs. We used the same route to and from New Street/Kingston Arcade, Birmingham and Broad Street (ITV studios for him - Atari Centre for me) at weekends.. Fate just brought us together.. Was a lovely bloke and well spoken. Auf/Pet was how he spoke.. A gentle giant missed by many.

[@David-Cope]

Just for you - I collect/archive TV series and OLD Movies. Got a LOT of full series(old and new) 8TB+ . Just ask for list. NO link to web/internet.. Only offering to you as a sign of respect of body and age and to say sorry.

[@David-Cope]

THE END!!

[@ptooti]

I would have cleaned the fan while i was in there

[@NFSVipeRRX7]

muy bestia para cambiar para manipular un portatil ni loco le dejo una maquina en sus manos

[@gettingamazing]

very easy

[@xJamesxKingx]

555-HELL

[@alirezamohamad6593]

slow man slow ^-^