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Toshiba Portege M400. Taking apart Tablet PC.
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STEP 1
Unlock and remove the battery.
Open the lock (1) and pull the DVD drive (2) from the laptop.
Remove the hard drive cover.
Remove the modem cover. |
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STEP 2
Lift up the hard drive and carefully pull it to disconnect from the laptop. |
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STEP 3
Remove two screws securing the modem card.
Carefully lift up the modem. It's connected to the motherboard via a connector located under the modem (you cannot see this connector on the picture).
When the modem is disconnected from the motherboard, unplug the cable pointed by the red arrow. |
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STEP 4
Remove all screws from the bottom case.
Now we are going to remove the keyboard.
Here's a tip for people who is only replacing the keyboard or removing the keyboard in order to access memory modules. You don't have to go through steps 1-4. Just remove the battery and go straight to the step 5. |
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STEP 5
Lift up the keyboard cover and carefully unlock all remaining latches with your fingers. |
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STEP 6
Remove the keyboard cover. |
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STEP 7
Remove two screws marked with red circles.
Carefully lift up the keyboard and flip it over on the palm rest (the keyboard is still attached to the motherboard). |
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STEP 8
Remove the keyboard connector cover and memory cover. |
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