Toshiba Satellite 5205. How to remove and replace laptop DVD/CD-ROM drive.
You can use the Toshiba Satellite 5205 guide for removing and replacing the DVD/CD-ROM drive or the keyboard. On this model you have to remove the keyboard in order to remove and replace the DVD/CD-ROM drive because the optical drive securing screw is located under the keyboard. Always start laptop disassembly with removing the battery or you can damage the system board if you accidentally touch it with a screwdriver and shorten traces. Removing the keyboard strip is not very difficult, use your fingers to release the plastic latches. If you want to replace the keyboard, do not forget to unlock the connector on the system boar before you pull the cable.
August 13th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Brian,
Do you know if that Restore DVD can be used for M35x-S309 models? If so, I would like a copy of that restore DVD.
Thanks,
Billy
July 30th, 2007 at 6:39 am
Did he ever do this???
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Kylw Says:
November 2nd, 2006 at 8:02 am
Hmmmm….tempting lol. I will give it a shot…hopefully they take returns lol. Ill get it and get back to you.
July 29th, 2007 at 11:30 pm
Ok some new info for those that are interested. I own a 5205-703 so all info I have will be based on that model.
Brake hinges… I found mine on e-bay for $7 shipped. These came off a parted out laptop from Europ (a 5200 series, which uses the same case) Sometimes you can get a much better deal on purchasing parts for lesser known laptops.
The brake hinges was a 3 hour transplant. The entire laptop must be taken apart, including all external screws and three internal screw located at the DVD player, the center of the main board, and one on the upper left.
The LCD needed the side screw removed as well as the ones on the hinge.
I decided to clean my laptop at the same time. Its amazing how much dust can acumulate over time. I actually had dust bunnies in the thing! I used lopts of electronics parts cleaners, Q-tips and caned air.
About a month after replacing teh brake hinges, my cpu fan started making that screaching noise mentioned before. This was due to the solid bearing on the fan motor running dry. You need to remove the CPU fan, then take the aluminum cover plate off of it. The plate is held on by three tabs. These must be bent away. Wash the cover plate and remove the fan. The fan has no electronic parts, nust the blades, a magnetic ring and the solid bearing. Wash this with electronic parts cleaner and a toothbrush. Let dry. Clean the motorring bearing with electronic parts cleaner and a Q-tip.
After everything is dry, apply some silicon/teflon grease to the bearing and bearing shaft on the fan. Put everything back togeather and you should no longer have any loud fan issues.
My backlight finally blew (it was glowing pink before I ran into hinge problems). This should be an easy fix after all teh other repairs I have made to this thing.
While I’m at it I think I will add a new 100GB 2nd hard drive and a faster processor If I can find one (I think the 2.4GHZ P4 ran on the same bus speed as the 2.0, but I’m not sure).
July 23rd, 2007 at 9:18 am
I take that back… Quite possibly follow the same directions for the 5105 to disassemble… Because the computer industry doesn’t change much in 1 year (besides processors), the housings and such could very much be the same. Let us know what you find out.
July 23rd, 2007 at 9:14 am
The video is not replaceable. If you can find another model with a broken screen that they are getting rid of… go for it. Unfortunately the video is not replaceable. There may be other underlying problems that are plaguing your machine.
Anyone that has replaced their DVD drive out been able to use the bezel of the old drive to put on a new drive? I am refurbishing a friend’s laptop to rebuild it completely.
After all this is done, if ANYONE needs a replacement copy of the restore DVD, let me know. Because it is no longer available from the manufacturer, might as well everyone help out!
July 5th, 2007 at 11:11 am
Hi Ben,
I have the same problem with my Toshiba 5205-S703 laptop. I am getting vertical lines on the display. This is present on both my laptop display and also any external monitors I hook it up to. Like you I am suspecting a video card problem of some sort. My question is the same as yours. Is it possible to fix the video board problem to alliviate the vertical lines porblem? Or is my laptop toast and I’ll have to replace it? I hope very much someone can shed alittle light on repairing this unit. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Please Help.
Regards,
Will
Ben Says:
June 25th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Hey, I was wondering if its possible to replace the video card on this model? I’m getting the nasty red vertical lines after years of trusty service.
I tried using an external vga monitor and it does the same thing, so I’m guessing its the card. I’ve even de-installed and re-installed the video drivers many times to no avail.
Though heavy I kind of love this machine. Is it salvageable?
June 29th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
Chris,
I’m not sure about 1977098B number, probably this is some kind of internal part number.
If you are looking for a Toshiba part number, then you should use P000354740.
June 29th, 2007 at 8:03 am
Stumbled on your website through a search engine looking for a replacement CD/DVD for a Toshiba Satellite 5205-s305. You have 3 drives listed. I found only the Teac DW-224E on Ebay, but they list a part #1977098B instead of P000354740 that you have listed. Are the part numbers different for different vendors, or is the part number specific to the item that will only work with my laptop.
Thanks
June 28th, 2007 at 7:09 am
Hey, cj2600:
Thanks for the great guides. I just replaced the brake hinges on my 5205-s703, and when I powered it back on, the screen was almost black. Could faintly see things, including a faint “[SOMETHING] Failure” in the upper left hand corner. I have read above about the FL inverter, etc., but the screen was working fine before my “repair” job. Could it still be the FL converter, does this often happen with a connect/reconnect…?
June 25th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Hey, I was wondering if its possible to replace the video card on this model? I’m getting the nasty red vertical lines after years of trusty service.
I tried using an external vga monitor and it does the same thing, so I’m guessing its the card. I’ve even de-installed and re-installed the video drivers many times to no avail.
Though heavy I kind of love this machine. Is it salvageable?
June 23rd, 2007 at 6:41 pm
hold the c button down, or when the toshiba screen shows you see a lot of devices under that word? Quickly hold the left or right arrow button down and it will page through those options. I do not know what they represent per se but try to drop oit on the cd. Maybe 2nd one from the left.
June 21st, 2007 at 3:09 pm
Hello,
I have 5205-S503 and I need to boot from CD-ROM but for some reason the laptop does not recognize that there’s a CD in the drive and continues to boot to Windows. I know there a particular key that must be press from a cold boot but can’t remember.
Any ideas?
thx
June 19th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
The flat cable that connects the SW board to the SYS board. Does anyone know the part number? Can I use a slightly longer flat cable here? It was difficult to get into the slot and now the metal pieces have broken.
May 29th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
I have a 5205-703 with loose hinges. My screen has also started to have a pink backround when the screen first turns on. Does anyone know how long it will take for the bulb to burn out? If I have another year or two I’ll replace the hinges, if not then I should start looking for a new laptop.
May 18th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
Hi!
My uj810 is dead too. Could anybody update the list of DVD drives for 5205-S705?
My NB haven’t to recognized any drives that I found.
Thanks a lot!
April 30th, 2007 at 9:12 am
I have a toshiba A55-S106 laptop and I would like to upgrade the original internal cdrw/dvdrom.I would like to replace it with a product at new egg.com. part # SN-S082D Samsung dvd burner it’s considered to be a slim cdrw/dvdrw drive.Is this possible and do I have to change any firmware?How would I remove the existing rom drive on this model?Please help and thank you all for your immediate responce.
John B.
April 10th, 2007 at 6:04 am
Hello all,
You guys are so helpful, what a find this site is!
My Toshiba A105-S1013, a little over a year old, also has a loose lid. From what I’ve read here, it looks like replacement hinges may be in order.
Would any of you know the parts numbers, a source for obtaining them, and a source for instructions on how to replace them?
Thanks!
April 9th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
hey my uj810 is dead, toshiba satellite 5205-s705, what is the best choice for my NB? i’ve seen some choices up there.. but no pioneer? or lg?
March 28th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
Hey guys dono if you can help me I have a similar prob with the hinges of my compaq presario 700ea would anyone know if i have to have them replaced or if you can simply tighten them?
March 7th, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Help… I’ve got a 5205-s119 amd the optical drive stopped working. It has power and spins-up fine, but XP does not recognize it. Any ideas?
March 1st, 2007 at 5:58 pm
If you are bummed out by the prospect of ordering hinges and installing them, I have found a suitable and cheap alternative: put a strip of duct tape on the computer when it’s opened to the desired degree. I ran some kleenex down the inside of the tape so it doesn’t stick to itself when the computer is closed. Ain’t purty but it works.
February 23rd, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Your instructions really saved me. I have a Satellite 5005-s504 and this was the only place that I could find any instructions on how to change the CD-Rom drive, which hasn’t worked for a while. There was just a slight variation on it, but it was basically the same process.
THANK YOU!!!!
December 17th, 2006 at 4:25 pm
I have a Toshiba 5205-S503 and I added an additional hard drive to the bay years ago. All of a sudden, the hard drive is not recognized by the laptop anymore. Any idea on how I can make it work again?
December 9th, 2006 at 11:48 pm
Going to jump in and ask for help. I have a Toshiba 5205 s503 and I think both my hinges for my screen are broken. Anyone know the product number?
My fan also buzzes from time to time and their is a screw missing from the bottom of the laptop, I heard this could be why. Any ides?
December 7th, 2006 at 9:19 am
How do you remove the Multi DVD Burner drive from a Toshiba Satellite P15-s470?
December 4th, 2006 at 9:06 am
Remove hard drive from underneath in front.
Two screws remove panel, pull rubber strap on leftand fold drive out onto right side.
All this donre with laptop upside down and front towards you.
Are you having booting problems?
My Bios Battery is dead and machine won’t boot. Can’t find Battery location.
December 3rd, 2006 at 10:18 pm
5205-S705 BIOS battery Access?
I am sure most these owners are having this problem at this point. They are about that old and in need of new battery. My time keeps changing, a sure sign.
November 28th, 2006 at 5:23 pm
cj2600,
I think it is the backlight since the screen started to go a pinkish color when turning on and after a few seconds was normal, before it stopped coming on. I was told that this is typically an indication of the backlight going out, I have been running this system 24/7 for about 3 years. Also, it is starting to over heat, to the point of shutting itself off. Do you reccomend just blowing out the ducts, replacing the thermal grease on the cpu, and/or replacing the heatsink?
November 24th, 2006 at 5:20 am
Jerry, or anyone,
Where can I find the service manual for the Satellite 5205-S705? Ihave an overheating problem, but am wary of dismanteling the laptop without some guidence.
November 20th, 2006 at 6:32 pm
Hi,
I’m trying to fix the noise my Fan is making, and thought I should try to clean the fan, and if it doesn’t work I’ll simply replace it. Anyway, it doesn’t change the fact that I gotta open up my laptop. Which is why, I was hoping you could show us how to go about changing fan.
At first, I thought I could refer to the toshiba 5105′s tutorial of how to swap the Video card, but I’d get stuck on step #1. The bottom of the computers aren’t similar…
any help would be appreciated.