Toshiba Satellite 5105. Removing and replacing video board.
If you experience a problem with video output on your Toshiba Satellite 5105 you can use this disassembly guide for removing and replacing the video (VGA) board. First of all, make sure that the video problem is caused by the video board. Connect the laptop to an external monitor and turn it on. If you see the same corrupted, garbaged video output on the LCD screen and on the external monitor, then most likely the problem is caused by the VGA board. Before you replace the video board, try to fix the problem by reseating it. Disconnect the video board from the system board and put it back in place, make sure that it makes a good connection with the system board. If after reseating the VGA board the video problem still occurs then next step would be replacing the video board.
You can also use this guide if you want to remove and replaced memory modules, modem board, keyboard, DVD/CD-ROM drive, top cover and LCD screen assemblies.
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February 8th, 2010 at 6:00 am
hello..
thanks for your answer.
both video card 5005 and 5105 look the same. and vendor sold me 5005 vid advertising that this videocard can match for both..so i am surprised now.
However, I can not update driver for my tosh 5105.
When I try to start it, there is no boot at all..only few light saying that there is a boot error.
So I guess this is due to wrong video board, but I am not sure.
anyway, I will try boot from CD..and any other advise would be greatly appreciated
January 30th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
I don’t beleive the video cards on the 5005 & 5105 are interchangable, as they are totally different screens.
There are no new drivers for the gforce 440go. Many other nvidia drivers will work; I’ve tried them all, the one that I found works best is 7.1.8.9. Setup.exe will not work, drivers must be installed manually. Use the one for GeForce4 MX440. However there will be a 3/8″ blank vertical line on the right of the screen. Only the toshiba drivers fill the whole screen. With these driver, I found 3d performance to be better.
December 30th, 2009 at 7:09 am
short question :
I bought video board for toshiba 5005 thinking this video board can replace defective one of my 5105.
when I placed new video board, my tosh 5105 did not boot at all. so I guess that this is due to new video board. How can i make accept video board of tosh 5005 to my laptop 5105 ? Shall I have to update bios ? if yes, how can I do it ?
thanks in advance for your reply
December 9th, 2009 at 2:15 am
I have one toshiba 5105-S901, I cannot get no further than just a screen that say “in touch with tomorrow Toshiba” that only how far I got. On the bottom it showed cd, flopy and some differents icon. I was requested a password.. but I don’t have one.
Can you please make some suggestion.
Any help will be appreciated.. thank you..
September 26th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
A question for eric burger. Could you please explain the trick for cooling the vga cpu? Did you have the usual strips on the display and the trick solved it?
July 12th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
I have a 5105-s607 with long standing video problems. I got a suggestion by someone else to cool the vga chip by running a 0.8mm by 30mm aluminium strip from the vga chipset to the CPU cooler. I tried this yesterday and it seems to have done the trick. I did lots of stress testing (video playblack and some games). No problems. Its easy to do, costs maybe an hour of your time.
Any questions, please let me know.
June 4th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Hi All,
Great instructions for disassembly of the 5105-s607 laptop.
One screw was missed in the description. After removing the battery, there is a tiny screw hidden deep in one corner of the battery compartment. Other than that, I could not have done this repair without this online help…GREAT job!!
Note: I was replacing the defective video card in this computer. The correct part number for the replacement is P000341430, as suggested elsewhere on this site. I was able to purchase the replacement for 169.23, from the official Toshiba parts ditributor for North America, named National Parts Depot, at http://www.nationalparts.com. Ordered on Wednesday afternoon, arrived Thursday morning, using UPS ground. While googling this part, no one came close to the price, most sites had terrible reviews, and it was comforting to purchase from the official Toshiba distributor, as referenced on the Toshiba website.
thanx again,
ron
May 24th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Your pics of disassembly really helped. Can I put a better video card in this beastie?
February 4th, 2009 at 3:43 am
could you tell me what the port is for on the front of the toshiba a100 laptop to the left hand side of the card reader? the small cover is missing off mine and it looks as if D21 is printed on the motherboard.
January 27th, 2009 at 10:22 am
Your write ups are great. In addition to the troubleshooting you listed:With a powered up unit and a dark screen you can use a pen light or flash light to check for video on the LCD by holding it close to the the front. I guess it reflects off the back and back lights a tiny portion.
January 27th, 2009 at 10:18 am
Timm,
Yes, I am interested. If you can make a good comprehensive guide I can publish it at http://www.InsideMyLaptop.com and it will help a lot of DIY-ers to fix their laptops.
Appreciate that.
January 27th, 2009 at 10:15 am
I am replacing a back light on a 5105-S501. Are you interested in pictures and write up?
January 25th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
wrt 2GB RAM for 5105’s, I just came across 2 1GB SODIMM sticks, so tried unsuccessfully to upgrade my 5105-S607 (with latest BIOS v1.90) to 2GB of RAM. On early part of OS boot, machine did a quick blue-screen and soft reset. (yeah, Toshiba states that 1GB the max supported RAM, but my manual also had a asterisk next to the RAM limit indicating that 512MB SODIMM’s did not exist at the time the manual was created, so it didn’t seem inconceivable that 2 1GB might work.)
I *did* remove one of the 1GB sticks, and the machine is happily enjoying having a single 1GB stick.
August 11th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Ashok i currently have a laptop with card slot and no antenna, I have just taken out an antenna from another computer but am not sure exactly what i should be looking to atatched it too as laptops are different makes and model. Please help
July 30th, 2008 at 6:20 am
I have a 5005 model and these instructions were same for that model. Thanks a lot.
I have added a mini pci wifi card in my laptop ( it had the slot, but no card or antenna) and had to open the display to install the internal antenna which I got out of another dead laptop. If any one wants help in that area, I can help.
July 8th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
has anyone heard anything about the nvidia g440 card yet? any after markets? anything?
July 8th, 2008 at 6:38 am
From my experience, just because the specification says something, doesn’t mean that it is so. On my Everex SA2053T, I was told the maximum memory was 1GB. However, I tried a 2GB module, and it works perfectly. I wouldn’t be surprised if a 4GB module worked as well, but those are nearly $400. The same goes in the reverse: Just because my camera says it is SDHC compatible, doesn’t mean that I will be able to use a 32GB SDHC card. Some cameras are limited to 16GB.
I was just wondering if anyone has or could try it
July 8th, 2008 at 6:33 am
I just received the mini PCI wireless G adapter. It works, but it’s range is extremely limited. I don’t know if it is a defective card, or simply a matter of having a bad antenna. My other laptop (an Everex SA2053T) and my desktop with wireless card, work flawlessly. I am thinking of getting an antenna for 10 bux on ebay. I have to do more research first to see if it is worth it.
Does anyone know of a mini PCI adaptor with 802.11n compatibility, or a combo card that also includes BlueTooth? Thanks.
July 7th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Danny J,
No, you cannot. According to Toshiba specifications for Satellite 5105-S607, 1GB (512MB in each slot) is maximum for this model.
July 7th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
I am a long time owner of a 5105-S607. For the most part, it has been a phenominal laptop, with its included media card reader, GeForce 440 Go and beautiful screen, not to mention the cool cPad.
I am going to be trying to upgrade the DVD drive to a DVD burner in a couple of days on my 5105-S607. I will also be trying to install a mini-PCI 802.11g card. I have already upgraded the RAM to the theoretical maximum 1GB (2×512MB) and have just installed a brand new 250GB WD drive. I have also just purchased a brand new 4400mAh battery, to replace the dead 4000mAh one that came with the system (my fault). I have also purchased an inexpensive 100W power adapter that works better than the original (it works, and doesn’t get nearly as hot as the 75W one. And when this laptop goes, I will have a universal AC adapter for my other lappys)
I am currently running a fresh copy of Windows XP Home SP3.
What I want to know is whether or not I can upgrade the RAM to 2GB. There are some sales on SODIMMs and am itching to try it. But if I know ahead of time that it is a waste, I will save my money for something else.
Also, I am in need of screws for this laptop, as some of mine have fallen out. I have enough to keep things chugging along, but I would be more comfortable were they all there.
In regards to the video artifacting situation I keep hearing about, I have noticed that when I play games, such as War Rock, I get some fairly awful artifacting, like spires coming out of walls, and walls disappearing. However, since I have no problems outside of 3D games, I think that the drivers are simply dated and the games I play simply too new for the GeForce 440 Go 32MB. Has anyone tried updated drivers, as they are hard to come by on the nVidia web site.
I’ll keep everyone updated on any progress.
Thanks for the how-to guide on the diss-assembly of this machine.