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Toshiba Satellite A10 and A15 notebook disassembly. Do-It-Yourself manual.
A few things to know before you start taking your laptop apart
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STEP 1
Place the notebook upside down, unlock the battery and remove it from the battery bay.
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STEP 2
Remove three screws from the CPU cover, two screws from the hard drive cover, one screw from the memory cover, two screws from the wireless card cover.
Lift off and remove all the covers.
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STEP 3
Remove the memory module.
Remove the wireless card, if you have any. If you do not have a Wi-Fi card, remove the tape securing cables.
You can disconnect and remove the modem card now or later (as I did). |
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STEP 4
Remove one screw securing the hard drive on the side of the notebook.
Slide the hard drive out of the notebook. |
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STEP 5
Remove two screws securing the cooling fan and disconnect the cable on the system board. Lift off the fan.
Remove four screws securing the heatsink. Carefully lift the heatsink off the CPU.
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STEP 6
Check out the heatsink. It's 70% clogged with lint.
A clogged heatsink is the main culprit in laptop overheating.
If your laptop shuts down itself without any reason, most likely you have an overheating problem. |
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STEP 7
Remove all marked with red circles screws on the bottom of the notebook. |
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STEP 8
Start lifting up the keyboard securing strip with a thin object.
Continue to release plastic latches with your fingers. |
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