TOSHIBA SATELLITE A20
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Toshiba Satellite A20

How to disassemble Toshiba Satellite A20 laptop and replace hinges.

 

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

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Remove laptop battery

STEP 1

Turn the unit upside down.
Remove the battery.

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Disassemble laptop

STEP 2

Remove one screw securing the hard drive cover.
Remove four screws securing the heatsink and the CPU fan.

   
Remove laptop hard drive

STEP 3

Disconnect the hard drive from the connector and remove it.

   
Remove heatsink and fan

STEP 4

Remove two screws securing the CPU fan.
Disconnect the fan cable on the system board and remove it.
Remove two screws securing the heatsink and carefully lift it off the CPU.

   
Remove laptop DVD drive

STEP 5

Remove two screws securing the DVD drive and remove it from the laptop.


   
Take apart laptop

STEP 6

Removed all marked screws on the bottom of the computer.

 

   
Remove keyboard

STEP 7

Turn the laptop right side up.
Insert a thin object under the keyboard securing strip and lift it up.
Be careful, it may be very tight.

   
Removing keyboard

STEP 8

Remove the securing strip.

 

   
Remove laptop keyboard

STEP 9

Remove three screws and a metal brace securing the keyboard.
Lift off the keyboard and place it on the palmrest.

   
Repair laptop and notebook yourself
 

 

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