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How to disassemble a Toshiba Portege A600 or Portege A605 laptop.
In this guide I will disassemble a Toshiba Portege A605 laptop in order to access and clean the cooling fan and heat sink. You can use same guide for a Toshiba Portege A600 laptop.
In you need spare parts, you can search here.
In order to access the cooling fan I will have to remove the bottom cover. Also this guide explains how to access the laptop memory, DVD drive, hard drive, wireless card, audio board, SC card reader, CMOS battery and power jack.
A few things to know before you start taking your laptop apart
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STEP 1
Start laptop disassembly with removing the battery.
In Portege A600/A605 laptop the memory module can be access though the door on the bottom.
Simply remove one screw securing the door, remove the door and you'll see the memory module.
In my case it's not necessary to remove the memory module, so I leave it connected to the motherboard.
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STEP 2
Remove all screws from the bottom of the laptop.
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STEP 3
Start lifting up the bottom cover as it shown on the picture. |
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STEP 4
Continue separating the bottom cover from the laptop.
There are some latches securing the cover. You'll have to work with your fingers to release those latches. |
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STEP 5
The bottom cover has been removed. |
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STEP 6
When the bottom cover is removed you get access to the following components:
CD/DVD drive, hard drive, wireless card, CMOS battery, SD card reader, CPU fan with heat sink and DC power jack. |
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STEP 7
Remove two screws securing the cooling fan assembly.
Disconnect the fan cable from the motherboard. |
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