Comments on: Toshiba Satellite A105. Removing laptop motherboard.

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:40:42 +0000

sathika,

i like to see a disassemble guide for M200, so i can do a service myself.

I don’t have a guide for this particular model, but it could be similar to one of newer Satellite M-series laptops here: http://www.irisvista.com/tech/

I’m Having Toshiba Satellite M200 laptop & it came with “Vista Home basic” installed. it has worked fine almost 2 years & now I’m having a problem when operating it.
While it in operation screen getting stuck with color lines & it is not respond to Ctr+Alt+Del & need to push the power button.

Test your laptop with an external monitor. Will it work fine with video on the external monitor?

i have noticed it’s happening mostly when the system go to sleep & returning back

Check out if there is a newer version of BIOS for your model on Toshiba website. Sometimes updating the BIOS helps.

By: sathika

sathika — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:58:56 +0000

Hi,
I’m Having Toshiba Satellite M200 laptop & it came with “Vista Home basic” installed. it has worked fine almost 2 years & now I’m having a problem when operating it.
While it in operation screen getting stuck with color lines & it is not respond to Ctr+Alt+Del & need to push the power button.
Finally i installed Windows 7 & the problem is still there (i have noticed it’s happening mostly when the system go to sleep & returning back). can somebody help me on this please.
Also i like to see a disassemble guide for M200, so i can do a service myself.

By: jack

jack — Wed, 12 May 2010 06:02:30 +0000

hi…how to recquese board of toshiba laptop…because i mistake the adaptor ..to used in my laptop..18v..but i’m useng 24volt..my laptop are totaly shotdown the problem sade in my technician board problem…and how to order that board give more detail and information.. thank you…

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:26:30 +0000

raskafery,

I have a toshiba a105 it is asking for a bios password…. Can anyone help.. I went to the toshiba website and they say that this model toshiba a105 sometimes the bios will do this all by itself because I never setup a bios password and the labtop is not under warranty anymore…

You are correct. This model can set up the BIOS password on its own.
In this post: http://www.insidemylaptop.com/toshiba-satellite-a105-laptop-sets-bios-password-by-itself/ you’ll find a couple for links to the instructions.

Alternatively, you can call Toshiba and explain what’s going on. They will remove the BIOS password at no charge even if the laptop is out of warranty.

By: raskafery

raskafery — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:06:44 +0000

hello I have a toshiba a105 it is asking for a bios password…. Can anyone help.. I went to the toshiba website and they say that this model toshiba a105 sometimes the bios will do this all by itself because I never setup a bios password and the labtop is not under warranty anymore… I need this back up and running for work.. i need immediatelly information.. thank for help

By: MIRKO

MIRKO — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:07:54 +0000

How do remove the satellite A105-s4134 Colling fan????

By: Joe Segretti

Joe Segretti — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:49:39 +0000

I have an issue with my Toshiba Satellite A105. Recently my microphone “jack” went out. When using a chat program (like Paltalk) I am able to hear everything perfectly, but I am unable to utilize my microphone jack when I try to speak.
When I go to my control panel, click on “Sounds and Audio Devices” and click on my “Voice” tab, I attempt to turn up the volume on my microphone. But it does not work. No volume when I attempt to speak. I have check all my mic cabling, microphones and they are all good.
Furthermore, I attempted to re-download the appropriate drivers from Toshiba, thinking it was a driver problem. But again, after successfully doing that the problem remains unchanged. No ability to use microphone as my mic jack remains faulty.

Could this be a problem with my motherboard? In other words, could I have a short on my motherboard? If so, is this something that I can fix on my own? If you could get back to me on this I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks again.

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:42:14 +0000

Rijofe,

I have followed this instructions (that are very good, by the way) to clean the heat sink that was clogged causing overheating and it used to shut down because of that. Now I have a new problem: the computer is not overheating anymore but while using the computer, it goes off unexpectedly.

Did you disconnect the cooling fan from the motherboard while cleaning the heat sink? Maybe you forgot to connect the cooling fan to the motherboard?
Turn on the laptop and listen for the fan. Does it make noise? Does it spin?
Also, did you apply new thermal grease on the CPU before installing the heat sink?

By: Rijofe

Rijofe — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:36:53 +0000

I have followed this instructions (that are very good, by the way) to clean the heat sink that was clogged causing overheating and it used to shut down because of that. Now I have a new problem: the computer is not overheating anymore but while using the computer, it goes off unexpectedly. Strangelly, if I turn the computer on and leave it on with no use, it does not goes off but when I start to using it, sunddely it goes off a few minutes later. Could anyone help me here? Thanks

By: Geek

Geek — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:20:39 +0000

My monitor on my Toshiba A105 went out. I was told it was the video card/graphics card. Connecting a monitor to the laptop did not work. Do I have to replace the entire motherboard? Thanks in advance.