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TOSHIBA SATELLITE M55
Remove Motherboard

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Disconnect Laptop Keyboard

STEP 9

Disconnect the keyboard cable on the motherboard and remove it from the laptop.

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Remove Screws Securing Hinges

STEP 10

Close the laptop lid.
Remove two screws securing the display hinges on the back of the laptop.

   
Remove Tape

STEP 11

Remove tape securing the cables to the laptop top cover.


   
Remove Memory Heatsink

STEP 12

Lift up the foil cover.
Remove one screw securing a metal plate over the memory module.
Remove the metal plate.

   
Remove Memory and Disconnect Cables

STEP 13

Remove the memory module.
Disconnect the power switch board cable, the touchpad cable and the speaker cable on the motherboard.
Pull the wireless card antenna cables through the opening in the top cover and remove it from the route on the top cover.
Remove one screw securing the right display hinge.

   
Disconnect Video Cable on Motherboard

STEP 14

Disconnect the display cable on the motherboard.
Remove one screw securing the left display hinge.

   
Remove Laptop Display

STEP 15

Carefully lift up the display assembly and remove it from the laptop.

   
Removing Laptop Cover

STEP 16

Remove three screws securing the top cover assembly to the laptop base.
Disconnect the LAN board cable on the motherboard.

   
Open Laptop Case

STEP 17

Separate the top cover assembly and the base assembly with a guitar pick.

   
 

 

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