GO TO DISASSEMBLY GUIDES >>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_FtMr_40-w&feature=player_detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_FtMr_40-w&feature=player_detailpage#t=285s
ALL THE BEST AND ALL TO THANKS TO.... irisvista.com

A few things to know before you start taking your laptop apart

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can kill your computer ESD can permanently damage your laptop. Always ware ESD wrist strap when you work with internal computer components.

How notebook screws are marked

In Toshiba notebooks most screws are marked. Here are some examples: F4 - flat-head screw 4mm long B6 - button-head screw 6mm long F16 - flat-head screw 16mm long B8 - button-head screw 8mm long When you are taking apart a laptop you'll have to deal with lots of screws. Keep everything organized.

Removing Memory Modules

Carefully spread latches on both sides of the memory slot with your fingers. The memory module will pop up at 30 degrees angle. Carefully pull the memory module from the slot by the edges.

Removing Wireless Card

There are two antenna wires connected to the wireless card. White wire connects to the main connector on the card. Black wire connects to the auxiliary connector on the card. To disconnect the antenna wire from the wireless card grasp the connector with your fingers and unsnap it from the card. Carefully spread latches on both sides of the wireless card slot, just enough to release the card. The wireless card will pop up at 30 degrees angle. Pull the wireless card from the slot by the edges.

Disconnecting Keyboard

Before you pull the keyboard cable from the connector on the motherboard, you'll have to open up the connector. Unlock the cable by moving the connector lock (brown piece on this picture) up. After the connector is unlocked you can pull the cable. Be very careful with the connector. If you accidentally damage the connector, you'll have to replace the motherboard.

If you accidentally damaged the keyboard connector, check out this connector repair guide.

Removing Modem Card

Usually the modem is secured to the motherboard by two screws. Remove them. To disconnect the modem from the motherboard lift it up. The connector is located under the modem and you cannot see it until the modem is remove. After the modem is removed, disconnect the cable (on the left side).

CPU came out attached to heatsink

In some cases, when you remove the heat sink, the CPU might get out attached to the heat sink. DO NOT install it back into the socket like that, separate the CPU from the heat sink first.

CPU came out attached to the heat sink because thermal paste dried out and glued the processor. Insert a flathead screwdriver between the CPU and the heat sink surface. Carefully rotate the screwdriver until the CPU separates from the heat sink. Lift up the CPU and install it back into the socket on the motherboard. Now you can safely remove old thermal paste and apply a new layer of paste.

Removing and Installing CPU

The CPU is locked in the socket. Before you can remove the CPU, you'll have to unlock the socket. Use a flathead screwdriver and turn the socket screw to "Open" position. Lift up the CPU by the edges. Be careful, there are a lot of fragile pins on the opposite side of the CPU. You should be able to install the CPU back into the socket without any force. There is only one correct way to install the processor into the socket. Both CPU and socket are keyed. When you are installing the CPU, make sure to match pins on the processor with holes on the socket. Before applying thermal grease on the CPU, clean the surface with alcohol. After the CPU surface is cleaned, apply a small drop of thermal grease. Spread thermal grease evenly and install the heat sink.

ATTENTION! If you forget to lock the CPU in the socket, the laptop will not boot. If you install the heat sink without applying thermal grease, the CPU will overheat.    Toshiba Satellite series disassembly instructions Laptop model Guide description Toshiba Satellite 1200 How to take laptop apart. Toshiba Satellite 1415 How to dismantle notebook. Instructions with pictures. Toshiba Satellite 1415 Replace LCD display or repair backlight problem. Toshiba Satellite 1800 How to take apart and repair laptop. Fix it yourself. Toshiba Satellite 1805 Replacing CPU cooling fan and processor. Toshiba Satellite 1905 How to remove and replace notebook memory. Toshiba Satellite 2435 How to take apart LCD display assembly. Toshiba Satellite 5105 Removing and replacing video (VGA) board. Toshiba Satellite 5205 How to remove and replace laptop DVD/CD-rom drive. Toshiba Satellite Pro 6100 Taking apart notebook and removing the system board. Toshiba Satellite Pro M10 How to replace laptop motherboard. Toshiba Satellite Pro M15 How to replace laptop motherboard. Toshiba Satellite A10 Illustrated laptop disassembly manual. Toshiba Satellite A15 Notebook disassembly guide. Do-It-Yourself manual. Toshiba Satellite A20 How to disassemble laptop and replace display hinges. Toshiba Satellite A25 Removing, replacing or upgrading memory module. Toshiba Satellite A30 How to take apart and remove motherboard. Toshiba Satellite A35 How to clean heat sink and CPU fans to fix overheating. Toshiba Satellite A35 Complete laptop disassembly. Toshiba Satellite A40 Disassemble dispaly panel, laptop base and replace broken hinges. Toshiba Satellite A45 How to remove and replace broken laptop hinges. Toshiba Satellite A50 Removing and replacing laptop keyboard. Toshiba Satellite A55 How to remove keyboard. Laptop support manuals. Toshiba Satellite A55 Notebook disassembly guide. The same instructions as for Tecra A2. Toshiba Satellite A60 Complete teardown guide. Tips and tricks. Toshiba Satellite A65 How to open laptop display assembly and remove LCD screen. Toshiba Satellite A65 Laptop repair manual. Teardown guide with pictures. Toshiba Satellite A70 How to dismantle laptop. Illustrated step-by-step guide. Toshiba Satellite A75 Taking apart notebook. Instructions and photos. Toshiba Satellite A75 How to disassemble display panel, remove LCD screen and inverter board. Toshiba Satellite A80 How to remove laptop keyboard and access internal memory slot. Toshiba Satellite A85 How to remove laptop memory. Toshiba Satellite A100 Laptop tear down guide. Removing all internal parts. Replacing motherboard. Toshiba Satellite A100 Removing and replcing LCD screen with inverter board. Toshiba Satellite A105 How to remove and replace laptop FL inverter and LCD screen. Toshiba Satellite A105 How to remove laptop motherboard. Toshiba Satellite Pro A120 Replacing laptop LCD and inveter board. Toshiba Satellite Pro A120 Removing and replacing laptop keyboard. Toshiba Satellite A130 Laptop disassembly instructions. Removing laptop motherboard. Toshiba Satellite A135 Removing the mainboard and other laptop components. Toshiba Satellite A200 How to open up the laptop case and remove all internal parts. Toshiba Satellite A205 Laptop disassembly instructions. Toshiba Satellite A210 How to remove laptop keyboard and access hidden wireless card. Toshiba Satellite A210 How to remove LCD screen and inverter board. Toshiba Satellite A215 Removing laptop wireless card. Toshiba Satellite A215 How to disassemble the display panel. Toshiba Satellite A300/A300D How to disassemble laptop case and remove internal parts. Toshiba Satellite A300/A300D How to take apart display panel and remove laptop screen. Toshiba Satellite A305/A305D Laptop disassembly guide. Instructions with pictures. Toshiba Satellite A305/A305D Taking apart display and removing LCD screen with inverter board. Toshiba Satellite A350/A350D How to replace laptop screen and FL inverter. Toshiba Satellite A350/A350D Taking apart laptop. Removing keyboard, laptop cover, motherboard and other internal parts. Toshiba Satellite A355/A355D How to open laptop case. Getting inside the laptop. Toshiba Satellite A355/A355D How to remove and replace LCD screen. Toshiba Satellite A500/A500D How to open up the laptop case. Toshiba Satellite A505/A505D How to remove the optical CD/DVD drive. You can use this guide for removing the motherboard. Toshiba Satellite A660/A660D How to disassemble laptop and remove all main internal parts. Toshiba Satellite A665/A665D Complete laptop disassembly instructions. Toshiba Satellite E105 How to remove and replace the laptop hard drive. Toshiba Satellite L20 How to disassemble display panel. Removing LCD screen and inverter board. Toshiba Satellite L25 How to disassemble laptop and overclock CPU. This disassembly guide was created and submitted by user LilKevin715. Toshiba Satellite L25 Removing inverter board and LCD screen from the display panel. Toshiba Satellite L30 How to remove notebook screen. Toshiba Satellite L30 How to disassemble laptop. Accessing the motherboard. Toshiba Satellite L35 Removing notebook LCD screen. Toshiba Satellite L35 Taking apart laptop. Removing major laptop parts. Toshiba Satellite L300/L300D How to dismatle notebook display panel. How to replace LCD cable. Toshiba Satellite L305/L305D How to remove LCD screen and replace video cable. Toshiba Satellite L350/L350D Taking apart laptop. Removing motherboard. Toshiba Satellite L350/L350D How to dismantle notebook display assembly and remove LCD screen. Toshiba Satellite L355/L355D How to disassemble laptop. Step-by-step guide. Toshiba Satellite L355/L355D How to remove and replace LCD screen and inverter board. Toshiba Satellite L40 How to disassemble laptop. Step-by-step guide with pictures. Toshiba Satellite L45 Laptop disassembly instructions. Toshiba Satellite Pro L450/L455 How to disassemble laptop and get access to internal parts. Toshiba Satellite L450/L450D Complete laptop disassembly instructions. Toshiba Satellite L455/L455D How to take apart laptop bodey and remove internal parts. Toshiba Satellite L500/L500D How to remove laptop LCD screen and inverter board. Toshiba Satellite L505/L505D Taking apart laptop display panel. Removing and replacing laptop screen. Toshiba Satellite L500/L500D How to open laptop case and access motherboard. Toshiba Satellite L505/L505D How to take apart laptop and remove motherboard. Toshiba Satellite L645/L645D How to disassemble laptop and remove motherboard. Toshiba Satellite L640/L640D Complete laptop disassembly. Step-by-step instructions. Toshiba Satellite L645/L645D How to change damaged or failed LCD screen. Toshiba Satellite L640/L640D Replacing laptop screen with a new one. Toshiba Satellite M30 How to dismantle notebook yourself. Toshiba Satellite M35 Take apart notebook. Do-It-Yourself instructions. Toshiba Satellite M30X How to take apart laptop. Step-by-step guide. Toshiba Satellite M30X How to remove and replace laptop screen and inverter. Toshiba Satellite M35X Complete laptop disassembly guide with instructions. Toshiba Satellite M35X Removing laptop display, FL inverter and LCD video cable. Toshiba Satellite M40 How to take apart display panel. Removing laptop screen and inverter board. Toshiba Satellite M40 How to dismantle laptop case and access internal parts. Toshiba Satellite M40X I believe this one is similar to Toshiba Satellite M35X. Toshiba Satellite M45 How to remove LCD display and replace FL inverter. Toshiba Satellite M45 How take apart notebook yourself. Toshiba Satellite M50 Removing laptop screen with inverter board. Toshiba Satellite M50 Removing laptop motherboard and LAN board. Toshiba Satellite M55 How to remove LCD screen. Replace FL inverter board. Toshiba Satellite M55 How to remove the motherboard and the LAN board. Toshiba Satellite M60 Laptop disassembly instructions with pictures. Toshiba Satellite M60 How to dismantle laptop display panel and remove LCD screen. Toshiba Satellite M65 How to replace the CPU and the system board. Toshiba Satellite M65 Removing screen bezel, inverter and LCD screen. Toshiba Satellite M70 How to disassemble laptop and remove motherboard. Toshiba Satellite M100 Laptop disassembly. Removing motherboard and all other internal parts. Toshiba Satellite M105 How to take apart notebook. Toshiba Satellite M110 How to disassemble laptop and remove top cover. Toshiba Satellite M110 Removing laptop screen and inverter board. Toshiba Satellite M115 Removing top cover assembly. Toshiba Satellite M115 How to remove screen inverter and replace LCD screen. Toshiba Satellite M300/M300D Taking apart laptop display panel. Toshiba Satellite M300/M300D How to disassemble laptop and remove top cover assembly. Toshiba Satellite M305/M305D Removing LCD screen, inverter board and video cable. Toshiba Satellite M305/M305D Removing laptop top cover assembly. Toshiba Satellite M500/M500D Taking apart laptop display panel and removing LCD screen. Toshiba Satellite M505/M505D How to remove and replace the LCD screen. Toshiba Satellite P10 How to access and remove laptop hard drive. Toshiba Satellite P10 How to disassemble laptop and remove motherboard. Toshiba Satellite P15 Clean heatsink and fix laptop overheating problem. Toshiba Satellite P15 Removing laptop motherboard. Toshiba Satellite P20 Laptop disassembly instructions. Step-by-step guide. Toshiba Satellite P20 How to take apart the display panel and replace LCD screen or inverter board. Toshiba Satellite P25 Complete laptop teardown guide with tips and tricks. Toshiba Satellite P25 Removing LCD screen and replacing FL inverter board. Toshiba Satellite P30 How to disassemble laptop and remove the system board. Toshiba Satellite P35 Fixing Toshiba Satellite P35 overheating problem. Toshiba Satellite P35 Removing display panel and replacing LCD with inverter board. Toshiba Satellite P100/P105 Taking apart Toshiba Satellite P105 notebook. Toshiba Satellite P100/P105 Removing LCD screen and screen inverter board. Toshiba Satellite P200 How to disassemble laptop and access motherboard. Toshiba Satellite P200 Step-by-step instructions for removing LCD screen and inverter board. Toshiba Satellite P205 Taking apart notebook and removing the motherboard. Toshiba Satellite P205 Taking apart display panel and removing LCD screen with inverter. Toshiba Satellite P300 How to take part notebook and remove motherboard. Toshiba Satellite P305 How to take apart notebook. Toshiba Satellite Pro S300M How to remove and replaced damaged keyboard. Satellite R10/R15 Tablet PC. Opening computer case and removing internal parts. Satellite R10 and R15 Display panel disassembly. Instructions similar to Tecra M4 Tablet PC. Toshiba Satellite R20 How to disassemble laptop case. Toshiba Satellite Pro S200 Removing motherboard and other internal parts. Toshiba Satellite U200/U205 How to disassemble laptop and remove motherboard. Toshiba Satellite U300 How to remove keyboard, top cover and sound board. Toshiba Satellite U305 Removing and replacing laptop keyboard. Toshiba Satellite U305 How to remove and replace the sound board. Toshiba Satellite U400/U400D Step-by-step motherboard removal instructions. Toshiba Satellite U400/U400D Removing laptop LCD screen and inverter board. Toshiba Satellite U405/U405D Laptop disassembly instructions. Toshiba Satellite U405/U405D How to remove LCD screen and inverter board. Toshiba Satellite X200/X205 How to take apart laptop and remove the motherboard. Pictures and instructions.   Toshiba Tecra series disassembly instructions Laptop model Guide description Toshiba Tecra TE2100 Notebook teardown guide with pictures and explanations. Toshiba Tecra 8100 How to remove and replace FL inverter board. Toshiba Tecra 9100 Take apart laptop and replace system board. Toshiba Tecra A1 Complete laptop disassembly manual with instructions. Toshiba Tecra A2 Notebook disassembly guide. Toshiba Tecra A3 Removing LCD display and replacing FL inverter. Toshiba Tecra A4 Taking apart display panel. Links to guide for Satellite M45 which is similar. Toshiba Tecra A4 How to remove laptop motherboard. Links to guide for Satellite M45, it's similar. Toshiba Tecra A5 Link to Toshiba Satellite M55 notebook. Both computers are similar. Toshiba Tecra A6 This link will take you to Toshiba Satellite M105 because both laptops are similar. Toshiba Tecra A7 Laptop tear down guide. Removing motherboard. Toshiba Tecra A7 How to remove and replace laptop LCD screen and inverter board. Toshiba Tecra A8 How to remove and replace laptop keyboard. Toshiba Tecra A8 How to remove and replace laptop LCD screen and inverter board. Toshiba Tecra A9 How to take laptop apart and remove motherboard. Toshiba Tecra A10 How to disassemble laptop. Removing keyboard, video card, motherboard, and other internal components. Toshiba Tecra L2 How to get inside the display panel. Removing laptop screen and inverter board. Toshiba Tecra M1 How to disassemble notebook and remove cooling fan. Toshiba Tecra M2 How to disassemble laptop instructions. Toshiba Tecra M2 How to remove and replace laptop LCD screen and inverter board. Toshiba Tecra M3 Complete laptop disassembly guide. Toshiba Tecra M4 Tablet PC. Removing LCD screen and inverter board. Toshiba Tecra M6 This is link to Toshiba Satellite U200/U205 guide which has the same body. Toshiba Tecra M7 How to disassemble laptop and remove all internal parts. Toshiba Tecra M8 How to remove and replace laptop keyboard. Toshiba Tecra M8 Removing and replacing laptop sound board. Toshiba Tecra M9 How to remove keyboard and replace memory module in Toshiba Tecra M9. Toshiba Tecra M10 Laptop disassembly instructions. Toshiba Tecra S1 Fix-It-yourself manual . Step-by-step disassembly guide. Toshiba Tecra S2 How to pull apart laptop. Disassembly guide. Toshiba Tecra S3 How to replace failed or damaged LCD screen. Toshiba Tecra S3 Complete notebook disassembly instructions. Toshiba Tecra S5 Laptop disassembly. Removing motherboard. Toshiba Tecra S10 How to remove the motherboard. Toshiba Tecra P5 Laptop disassembly. Removing motherboard. Toshiba Tecra P10 How to take apart the laptop. Toshiba Portege series disassembly instructions Laptop model Guide description Toshiba Portege 3500 How to remove and replace the soundboard. Tablet PC manual. Toshiba Portege 4010 How to disassemble laptop. Toshiba laptop repair guide. Toshiba Portege A100 How to remove laptop system board and replace CPU fan. Toshiba Portege A600/A605 Laptop disassembly. Removing DVD drive, hard drive, cooling fan, memory. Toshiba Portege M200 Removing LCD screen and replacing digitizer. Toshiba Portege M205 How to dismantle Toshiba tablet PC laptop. Toshiba Portege M300 How to remove and replace the LCD screen. Taking apart the display panel. Toshiba Portege M400 Taking apart tablet PC and removing motherboard. Toshiba Portege M400 How to remove LCD screen and digitizer unit. Toshiba Portege M600 How to remove and replace laptop keyboard. Toshiba Portege M700 Taking apart and removing all internal parts. Toshiba Porgege R100 Removing and replacing damaged LCD screen. Replacing inverter board. Toshiba Portege R100 How to remove notebook system board. Toshiba Portege R200 How to remove and replace damaged keyboard. Toshiba Portege R500 How to disassemble laptop and replace hard drive. Toshiba Portege S100 Taking notebook apart. Toshiba Qosmio series disassembly instructions Laptop model Guide description Toshiba Qosmio F10 How to open laptop case and remove motherboard. Toshiba Qosmio F15 How to disassemble laptop instructions. Toshiba Qosmio F20 How to disassemble notebook. Toshiba Qosmio F25 How to access and remove video graphics card. Toshiba Qosmio F40 Taking apar and removing motherboard. Toshiba Qosmio F45 Complete laptop disassembly. Removing all main parts from the laptop. Toshiba Qosmio F50 How to take apart dispaly assembly. Removing LCD screen and inverter board. Toshiba Qosmio F55 Removing and replacing LCD screen with inverter board. Toshiba Qosmio G20 How to remove and replacing cooling fans. Toshiba Qosmio G25 Toshiba Qosmio G25. Replacing cooling fans. Toshiba Qosmio G30 How to remove laptop keyboard and DVD drive. Toshiba Qosmio G35 Removing DVD drive and keyboard. Toshiba Qosmio G30 Opening the notebook case and removing the motherboard. Toshiba Qosmio G35 How to disassemble laptop and remove motherboard. Toshiba Qosmio G40 Removing motherboard and other internal parts. Toshiba Qosmio G45 How to remove the motherboard and other internal parts. Toshiba Qosmio G50 Taking apart display panel and removing LCD screen with inverter board. Toshiba Qosmio G55 How to remove and replace screen inverter and LCD screen. Toshiba Qosmio X300 Taking apart and removing the motherboard. Toshiba Qosmio X305 How to disassemble laptop and remove the motherboard.   Toshiba Qosmio series disassembly instructions Laptop model Guide description Toshiba Libretto U100/U105 How to replace broken LCD screen.     Do-It-Yourself Instructions Instructions Guide description Keyboard connector on motherboard was broken What can you do if the locking tab on the keyboad connector was broken? How recover data from failed laptop How to access the hard drive and recover personal data from a failed laptop. DC power jack repair How to replace or resolder laptop DC-IN power jack yourself. Step-by-step instructions with pictures. Power jack workaround Broken power jack workaround. How to relocate the power jack outside the laptop case. Replacing backlight lamp Instructions for replacing LCD backlight lamp (CCFL). Fixing laptop overheating If your laptop shuts down without any reason, most likely this problem is related to overheating. Fixing laptop overheating problem. Recovering data from a laptop hard drive Connecting laptop hard drive to a desktop computer for data backup or data recovery. Fixing keyboard keys Instructions for installing missing or broken laptop keyboard keys.   Useful links Link Link description Laptop Problem Fixed Laptop problems and solutions. Laptop Parts Guide All about parts and components inside your laptop. Main laptop parts explained. Notebook Repair Directory Quality notebook repair related web sites. Service manuals, spare and replacement parts, hardware monitoring tools, data recovery software and more. Laptop Repair 101 How to troubleshoot and repair laptops yourself. Instructions, tips, tricks. Ask Laptop Freak Your laptop stopped working? Don't know what to do? Ask the Laptop Freak. repair4laptop Here is a collection of links to take apart instructions, disassembly pictures or dismantling videos, upgrade and repair manuals, as well as do-it-yourself (DIY) tips and tricks for Toshiba laptops and notebooks. Here you will find guides for some older units. Any Notebook Part List new and used notebook parts. Advertise laptop repair services. Your ad will run for 100 days absolutely free!   If you can not find a guide for your notebook, take a look at the other models. Did you notice that all guides similar disassembly steps?   The following generic steps can help you to dismantle your laptop. •  Remove the battery. •  Remove all cards on the bottom (memory module, wireless card, modem card, etc.) Be careful with cables and connectors, it's very easy to damage and very time consuming to replace. •  Remove all drives (hard drive, CD-ROM drive, DVD drive, etc.) If you cannot find the hard drive, it most likely is hidden under the keyboard or under the top cover assembly. If you cannot find securing screws for the optical drive on the bottom, they are most likely under the keyboard. •  Remove all screws on the bottom of the laptop. •  Remove the keyboard securing strip. Be careful, sometimes it might be very tight. •  Remove the keyboard. •  Remove all screws under the keyboard and disconnect all cables. •  Remove all screws securing the display assembly. Lift the LCD screen / display off the base. •  Lift the top cover assembly off the base. •  Remove all screws securing the system board, the power board, the video board, etc. Disconnect all cables, connecting the boards. •  Remove all boards and remove the CPU.