Toshiba Laptop Disassembly Guides

Take apart Toshiba Satellite M35 notebook

Toshiba Satellite M35, M30 disassembly.

 
Remove notebook battery

STEP 1

Unlock the battery and remove it from the notebook.

   
Remove HDD, memory and Wi-Fi covers

STEP 2

Remove the hard drive cover, the memory module cover and the wireless card cover on the bottom of the notebook.

   
Remove hard drive, memory, wireless card

STEP 3

To remove the hard drive, slide it away from the connector and lift it up.
Remove the memory module.
Disconnect the wireless card antenna cables and remove the wireless card.

   
Removing optical drive

STEP 4

Remove two screws securing the DVD drive to the notebook base.

   
Remove DVD drive and PC dummy card

STEP 5

Slide the DVD drive away from the notebook and remove it.
Remove the "dummy" PC card.

   
Take apart notebook

STEP 6

Remove nineteen screws on the bottom of the notebook.

   
Remove notebook modem

STEP 7

Remove two screws securing the modem card to the system board.
Carefully lift it up to disconnect from the system board and disconnect the cable on the modem card.

   
Lift off keyboard securing strip

STEP 8

Place the notebook the right side up.
Using a screwdriver or another sharp object start removing the keyboard securing strip.

   
Removing notebook keyboard

STEP 9

Remove the keyboard securing strip.

   
Remove keyboard srews

STEP 10

Remove three screws and two keyboard locks securing the keyboard.
Lift up the keyboard and place it upside down on the palmrest.

   
Turn over keyboard

STEP 11

Remove one screw securing a metal plate over the keyboard connector and remove it.

   
Disconnect notebook keyboard

STEP 12

Turn the keyboard the right side up so you can access the keyboard cable.
Disconnect the keyboard cable on the system board and remove it from the notebook.

   
Disassemble notebook

STEP 13

Remove four screws securing the top cover assembly to the notebook base.

   
Disconnect all cables

STEP 14

Disconnect the following cables on the system board (from top to bottom):
Antenna cables.
Display video cable.
Microphone cable.
Power switch cable.
Notebook lid close switch cable.

   
Open laptop case

STEP 15

Release the top cover latches by moving a guitar pick along the edge.

   
Lift off top cover and display assembly

STEP 16

Lift off the top cover and display assembly starting from the back of the notebook.

   
Remove display assembly

STEP 17

Remove the top cover/display assembly.

   
Disconnect touchpad cable

STEP 18

Remove two screws securing the touchpad.
Disconnect the touchpad cable on the system board.

   
Remove notebook touchpad

STEP 19

Remove the touchpad.

   
Disconnect CMOS battery

STEP 20

Disconnect the CMOS battery cable and the sound board cable on the system board.

   
Remove touchpad holder and CMOS battery

STEP 21

Remove the touchpad holder.

   
Disconnect DVD switch board

STEP 22

Remove one screw securing the CD player switch board to the system board.
Disconnect the flat cable on the system board.
Remove the switch board.

   
Removing notebook systemboard

STEP 23

Remove securing tape from the connectors.

   
Disassemble cables on systemboard

STEP 24

Disconnect all cables marked with red arrows on the system board.
Remove three screws securing the system board to the notebook base.

   
Lift off notebook systemboard

STEP 25

Start removing the system board by lifting the right side.

   
Remove notebook systemboard

STEP 26

Remove the system board from the notebook base.

   
Remove CPU heatsink

STEP 27

Remove three screws securing the CPU heatsink.
Remove the heatsink.

   
Unlock and remove notebook CPU

STEP 28

Unlock the CPU and carefully remove it from the socket on the system board.
   
Toshiba Satellite M35 notebook teardown

STEP 29

Toshiba Satellite M35 notebook disassembly done.
   

 

 

 

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