Toshiba Satellite Pro 6100 notebook. How to remove and replace system board, power board and video board.
Toshiba Satellite Pro 6100 disassembly guide will help you completely take apart the notebook to remove and replace the system board, the power board and the video board. Toshiba Satellite Pro 6100 notebook has some known problems very similar to Toshiba Tecra TE2100. Overtime the video card pops up from the connector on the system board causing unpredictable video problems. If you experience a video problem try to press on the video board so it makes a better connection with the system board. Also you can experience a problem with starting the laptop. When you press on the power button the laptop will not start and the power LED flashes orange. Most of the time it happens because of a poor connection between the power board and the system board. In some cased you can fix the problem by reseating the power board. If reseating the board doesn’t help then the system board and the power board has to be replaced. One more problem – you can get the CMOS (RTC) battery error each time you turn on the laptop. If replacing the battery doesn’t fix the problem then it might be also caused a bad connection between the power board and the system board. Try to reseat the power board.
September 24th, 2006 at 5:16 am
I have a toshiba 6100 where the HD runs very hot. I have recently replace the original HD, which has helped a little but it still reaches 60 degrees Celcius under prolonged load. I would like to try cleaning the fans etc as the laptop is quite old.
How much do I need to take apart to do this? Just the keyboard, or do I need to take the whole top off?
Do you have any tips for servicing to help the air flow inside the laptop?
August 14th, 2006 at 7:42 pm
Zac,
This problem can occur because of a bad connection between the power board and the motherboard. Sometimes it’s possible to fix the problem if you reseat the power board (CRT battery is connected to this board). Disconnect the power board from the motherboard and connect it back. If it doesn’t help, then most likely the connector itself is bad but I cannot say on witch side. It might be a faulty connector on the power board or a faulty connector on the motherboard. If we repair Satellite 6100 with this problem under warranty, we usually replace both boards. I hope it helps.
August 14th, 2006 at 7:08 am
my toshiba satellite pro always hang with no apparent reason. giving me RTC bad battery and F1 check sum error whenever reoot. I have reformatted the disk but still having the same problem. then I thought its the batter problem. so I took out the battery and using the direct current.. but problem still exists. what are parts should i look into? thanks
July 10th, 2006 at 11:09 am
Hey El,
I’m not sure if you would be able to find these instructions. All keyboards are different. Even though you have all key parts, sometimes it’s hard to figure out how to put them back but it’s possible. So, here’s what I usually do when one key pops off. I carefully remove another key, so I can see how it’s connected to the base. Be careful, remove just the key (the part with letter on it) so legs stay in place and you can see how it’s assembled. Now find necessary parts for each key and put them back in place.
It’s worth trying. Even if you remove one more key and cannot put it back, I don’t think it’ll make a big difference for you.
July 9th, 2006 at 5:16 pm
Five of the keys on my Toshiba Satellite Pro 6000 series have popped off. I have all the parts and I need instructions on how to put them back on.
I have managed to put all the little parts together, now I can’t figure out how to install them so I can put the keytop back on.
Thanks