Remove or replace the HD of Samsung XE303C12

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Samsung Chromebook Series 3 (XE303C12-A01US)

The Samsung Chromebook XE303C12-A01US laptop features an 11.6" screen and a 16 GB SSD hard drive. This small notebook computer allows for easy access to the Internet and can run various web apps.

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Remove or replace the HD of Samsung XE303C12

I need to remove a hard drive on a Samsung XE303C12 notebook. I followed the steps for the teardown, but don't see a hard drive.

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where can i buy a integrated ssd?

Because its ssd is dead &&^&

crwdns2934271:0Kul 19, 2018crwdnd2934271:0 kristi shaho crwdne2934271:0

So, is that it? You just remove it and soldier a new one? Is there anyway I can make this motherboard to work with another Chrome OS version? Where can I download it? Has anyone done that before?

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Is there a Sd Card that is inside of Samsung Chromebook 3 that is used as a Hard Drive or as a Solid State Drive?

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Sean Finney @seanfinney

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There is not a hard drive in this Chromebook. The flash memory for storage is soldered directly to the main board.

This is a little different from the other Chromebooks that have a stand alone laptop hard drive, or a M.2 SSD drive. Those are (mostly, if not all) the Intel based models.

The ARM based models like this Samsung do not have stand alone hard drives.

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where can i buy a integrated ssd?

Because its ssd is dead &&^& — kristi shaho
So, is that it? You just remove it and soldier a new one? Is there anyway I can make this motherboard to work with another Chrome OS version? Where can I download it? Has anyone done that before? — Michele R
Is there a Sd Card that is inside of Samsung Chromebook 3 that is used as a Hard Drive or as a Solid State Drive? — Andrew Mulqueen

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mozniyonkuru @mozniyonkuru

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there is no ssd in this chrome so, the ssd is integrated...

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score 1 · Answer 2 · 2024-07-29T08:56:51-07:00

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Hi @andrewmulqueen

There is no internal SD card slot but according to p.34 of the user manual there's an optional SD card slot, on the left side of the laptop case that you maybe can use. Presumably optional implies depending on the exact model variant, so perhaps it isn't there on your model.