How to disassemble laptops. Step by step guide with pics.

[cj2600]

Hi all,
I created few guides about Toshiba notebook disassembly. If you want to disassemble, repair, upgrade or clean you laptop, my website might be useful for you.
I plan to continue creating new disassembly guides. Stay tuned.
I hope this information is useful for you.

Toshiba guides published at: irisvista.com

 

[cj2600]

I just finished instructions for Toshiba Satellite P25.

 

[Jiggz]

Dude, I wish you had one for Sony's like the PCG-GRZ series. I've opened and placed this unit in "parade dress" in the hope of upgrading its CPU to run at 133 fsb with no luck. Well maybe with your homepage I'll get me a Toshiba next time. Any recomendation, which one is better when it comes to upgrading the CPU?

 

[cj2600]

Why do you want to upgrade the CPU? I would go first with memory (buy a laptop that supports 1GB and more, so you can expand it in the future); second I would upgrade HDD to 5400RPM or 7200RPM. I don't think that you'll see any improvement in performance just by upgrading CPU.

 

[Jiggz]

I already upgraded the hdd to 7200 RPM and also the ram to 1 GB. I've seen a tremendous increase in performance but I'm still stuck with a 100 FSB (albeit 400 per intel quadpump) asynchronous with 133 memory speed. The cpu on this laptop is a desktop or regular P4-2.0Ghz Northwood 400 FSB. I've triend installing a 2.66 Ghz (which has a 20 X 133 mhz FSB, since a 2.0 Ghz also has 20X multiplier) without success. The 2.66 ghz just ran at 2.0 Ghz. The highest CPU installed on this model is a 2.4 Ghz Northwood, 400 FSB.

 

[ROJAS]

Do you have a guide for the Toshiba Satellite A20/A25? Or is there a guide that's similar?

Thanks

 

[Fern]

I hope this information is useful for you.

Looks great man :thumbsup:

I've got an old Satellite 2805-S301 (typing on it ATM). The dang screen works sometimes, sometimes doesn't. Been thinking it's a loose wire. Might give it go with your guides.

Nice work!

Fern

 

[Lord Evermore]

Not sure that even with a guide it's safe for most people, even enthusiasts, to be taking the mainboard out of their laptops. But if they want to, having a guide is better than nothing.

I still have to take my M35 back to CompUSA today so they can ship it back and fix whatever they didn't do right to make the CPU run at the proper speed.

 

[Nocturnal]

Lord, it's quite simple. Why would you say that it isn't safe? Prior to working at this shop I'm working at I had no knowledge about fixing laptops or replacing motherboards, processors things like that. I learned from a co-worker and it's very simple. It's just that you have to remember where all the screws go and in order to take the motherboard out you're going to have to disassemble the entire laptop.

 

[cj2600]

Toshiba Tecra 9100 guide is ready.

 

[cj2600]

Hi all,
Toshiba Portege 4010 disassembly guide with instructions is ready.

 

[eXx08]

Great :thumbsup:

 

[cj2600]

Toshiba Tecra S1.
New guide with instructions.
How to disassemble and repair.

 

[Jeff7]

Biggest problem I have with disassembling laptops is that I get to this stage:
"There, it's back together. That was easy.....hmm, three extra screws. Dammit!"
So then, take it apart again, put the screws in, put it back together.....and ONE extra screw. Usually by the third assembly, I've just about got the guts full memorized.
WHAT manual?


That site looks pretty good. Good pics, and pretty nicely set up.

 

[bigpow]

Bookmarked, thanks!

 

[cj2600]

Hello, I added three new disassembly guides with pictures:

ToshibaA55/SatelliteA55


ToshibaM55


ToshibaA3


Good luck.

 

[cj2600]

Hi all,
I posted new guides

ToshibaA25/Satellite-A25

ToshibaM35X/Satellite-M35X

ToshibaM45

ToshibaP30/SatelliteP30

Thank you for your attention.

 

[Old Hippie]

I have 2 Toshibas! Great Work! Thanks!

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: cj2600
Hi all,
I created few guides about Toshiba notebook disassembly. If you want to disassemble, repair, upgrade or clean you laptop, my website might be useful for you.
I already created teardown guides with pictures for the following models:
Toshiba Satellite 1415
Toshiba Satellite 1800
Toshiba Satellite 1805
Toshiba Satellite 2435
Toshiba Satellite M35X
Toshiba Satellite A60/A65
Toshiba Satellite A70/A75
Toshiba Satellite P25
Toshiba Tecra A1
Toshiba Tecra TE2100
I plan to continue creating new disassembly guides. Stay tuned.
I hope this information is useful for you.

You can find it here: http://www.irisvista.com/tech/index.htm

While that might be nice and dandy, FYI every computer manufacturer's site I've been to, they've provided a detailed picture guide on how to dissasemble and do what ever on their computers.

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Biggest problem I have with disassembling laptops is that I get to this stage:
"There, it's back together. That was easy.....hmm, three extra screws. Dammit!"
So then, take it apart again, put the screws in, put it back together.....and ONE extra screw. Usually by the third assembly, I've just about got the guts full memorized.
WHAT manual?


That site looks pretty good. Good pics, and pretty nicely set up.

BUhahaha! I pity you!

 

[cj2600]

Everyone, but not Toshiba.

 

[cj2600]

Three more guides for you guys:

ToshibaA35
ToshibaM2
Toshiba6100

 

[Finns14]

Ha I've had ppl from Dell come to my house to fix my laptop and have seen them with extra screws.

 

[ComputerWizKid]

Got any guides for the A45 Series Mostly A45-S121

 

[cj2600]

I finished couple guides for tablet PC:

ToshibaM200

ToshibaM205

Toshiba5105