Getting inside Toshiba Satellite P20 and P25 laptop
This guide will help you to get inside a Toshiba Satellite P20 or P25 laptop. Let me tell you guys up front that taking this beast apart is not for beginners. Lots of screws, lots of connectors.
Some basic stuff like removing the hard drive, DVD drive, both memory modules, wireless card, modem or even the cooling fans with heatsink is not difficult, because all these part can be easily accessed from the bottom of the laptop. But removing and replacing the motherboard is kinda tricky.
If the laptop overheats - clean the heatsink. Just remove the cover and blow off the cooling module with compressed air. It’s not necessary to remove the heatsink in order to clean it up. In most cases cleaning it with compressed air will help you to fix or prevent the overheating issue.
You’ll have to remove the heatsink only if you are taking the whole thing apart, replacing the processor or applying new thermal grease on the processor. Be careful. When you pull the heatsink, most likely you’ll pull the processor too. It will come out attached to the heatsink. Carefully separate the processor and install it back into the socket. Make sure you unlock the socket before inserting the processor and lock it after it is installed. It will help you to keep the processor safe.
Here’s another guide. You can use this guide for taking apart the display panel. In this guide you’ll find illustrated instructions for removing or replacing LCD screen or inverter board.
Need spare parts for your laptop? Search here by the laptop model and part name or number.
May 29th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Hey hi i was here earlier here is a picture of my laptop.
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj204/toxic_addictions/249516vb.png
May 29th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Hey, I have a problem i don’t know if someone can help me. i just reinstalled windows xp on my laptop P20 P25 but i can’t find the wireless driver if someone please can send me the driver will be great. Maybe if u can upload by http://www.rapidshare.com . Thank you. Or if you know some website where i can find the driver. I been looking in so many websites but it seems impossible to find this driver.Anyway here is my email carlosjalba@gmail.com I will be so thankful.
May 11th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Jamal,
Usually Toshiba prints the part number on a sticker which could be found close to the memory slots. The part number looks something like that: K000014070.
Yours could be different. Find the part number and google it.
May 11th, 2009 at 2:28 am
I have a bad motherboard (Toshiba P20E) and i need to replace it . how can i identify motherboard nr. And where I can find a good price where to buy…thanks
A lot of complements to you giving clear instructions, I found it very useful …many thanks
JK
April 17th, 2009 at 8:48 am
ENRIQUE,
Are you asking about the connector board between the optical drive and motherboard for a Satellite P20/P25 laptop? The board which connects the optical drive to the motherboard?
Here’s the part number: K000005900
Google the part number and you’ll find it.
April 16th, 2009 at 4:25 am
NEED TO GET A NEW CONNECTOR (IDE) FOR THE DVD PLAYER IT WILL NO LONGER WORK AND ONLY WILL PLAY ONLY IF I HOLD IN THE ENTIRE DISC DRIVE AT BOOT UP,WHAT PART# IS IT AND WHERE CAN I GET IT?
April 14th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
canchi,
Yep, sounds like a problem with the graphics card. Is it integrated into the motherboard? If it’s dead, you’ll have to replace the motherboard.
I would suggest getting an external IDE enclosure. The data transfer will be way easier this way.