Comments on: Toshiba Satellite 1200. How to take apart laptop.

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 02:07:24 +0000

otto kristnen,

I have a problem with the video part.I see vertical stripes,red and white.Otherwise all is good.What can I do beside getting a new one?

First of all, test your laptop with an external monitor. If video on the external screen also has vertical stripes, this is the video card problem. You’ll have to replace the video card, or the motherboard if it has integrated video.
If video on the external monitor is fine and stripes appear only on the laptop screen, this is the LCD screen failure. You’ll have to replace the screen. You cannot fix it.

By: otto kristen

otto kristen — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 23:31:25 +0000

Hi,I have a problem with the video part.I see vertical stripes,red and white.Otherwise all is good.What can I do beside getting a new one?

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:53:08 +0000

I have took apart a satellite 1135. When i took the monitor off i pulled the white and brown wires away from the board. Now i do not know where they go or even what they are for. I know what area they came from but can not figure out where they went. Can someone please help me with this? I’m no computer tech by any means. I am just helping a friend out.

Please help me!! This is all that is keeping me from putting it back together!!

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:56:00 +0000

edwin,

I have a Toshiba Satellite 1200, some keys on my keyboard doesn’t work. I haven’t touched anything yet nor dismantle the whole laptop. It just didn’t worked. Please advise.

Could be three things:
1. Poor connection between the keyboard cable and motherboard.
2. Bad keyboard.
3. Motherboard problem.

Solution:
1. Try reconnecting the cable.
2. Try replacing the keyboard.
3. Replace the laptop because it’s not worth it to replace the motherboard in this unit.

Also, you can use the laptop with an external USB keyboard.

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:12:01 +0000

mick,

toshiba satalite 4200 switch it on, but monitor black or blank

Can you get video on the external monitor? If not, check the memory module. Test the laptop with another known good memory.

By: mick

mick — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:02:23 +0000

toshiba satalite 4200 switch it on, but monitor black or blank help

By: edwin

edwin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:20:39 +0000

Greetings!!!

I have a Toshiba Satellite 1200, some keys on my keyboard doesn’t work. I haven’t touched anything yet nor dismantle the whole laptop. It just didn’t worked. Please advise. Thanks.

By: edwin

edwin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:43:01 +0000

I have a Toshiba Satellite 1200. Before I was having a problem with its monitor, it shuts down automatically, but the CPU is still running. But when I set the power setup to default settings, its ok now. I haven’t touched anything nor open it apart, but some keys of my keyboard are not functioning. I’d tried cleaning it with a vacuum cleaner, but still not working. Please advise. Thanks.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:32:33 +0000

Dave,
You’ll definitely have to take the screws out of the back of your laptop to get at the heatsink. I recently took apart my 1005 to clean the heatsink (working like new now!), so let me know if you have any questions along the way (although the step-by-step instructions with pictures on this site may well be all the help you need).

By: Dave Raeburn

Dave Raeburn — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:53:37 +0000

Hi – thanks for the disassembly instructions and diagrams!!! I was wondering though if it was possible to access the heatsink without taking all the screws out the back of the laptop ???? It is a Toshiba Satellite 1100 (though the 1200 diagram looks the same)

Maky thanks