This guide will help you to take apart a Toshiba Satellite M105 notebook. You are welcome to post any tips and comments about taking apart/fixing or upgrading this computer.
This model is very similar to any other modern Toshiba notebooks.
Hard drive, CD/DVD drive, modem, wireless card and one of the memory modules can be easily accessed from the bottom. In order to get to the second memory module, you’ll have to get under the keyboard as it shown on the steps 9-15.
In order to remove and replace the cooling fan, you’ll have to remove the motherboard. If you feel uncomfortable doing that, take your laptop to a professional repair center.
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November 16th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
To all—-
This is a great site—thank you so much (http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/Toshiba-Satellite-M105/take-apart-notebook-1.htm)
I need some advice though—-
I spilled wine on my Toshiba Satellite Laptop (model M105-S1021) last week.
I immediately doused the keyboard with isopropyl alcohol. Two days later all the keyboard came back except these keys:
J, Q, D, G, S, “, (comma)”, and ALT (left hand).
Since then I have dissembled the laptop using this site as a guide and removed the keyboard and doused again with lots of isopropyl– no effect.
I then used a Kleenex soaked with isopropyl and wet the ‘female’ connector which accepts the keyboard data cable and blew it out with ‘Dust-Off’. I did this a number of times. Next morning— no affect.
Can you please advice me on my next steps to make these keys come back alive?
Thanks very much– Rick
October 25th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
I have a toshiba satellite m105. the port on the motherboard where the cable from the lcd connects to the motherboard was scorched when something shorted out. i do not have money to replace the computer or the montherboard. is there a way to fix or replace the port?
October 23rd, 2008 at 10:48 am
I have a M305 that the DC connector seems very loose. I wanted to open this up and just check it. I have all the screws out and the DVD drive removed.
I have gotten the front part of the bezel off but the back side (screen side) seems pretty firm. Unfortunetly this model doesn’t have the screws in the back like the M105.
Any ideas?
October 19th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
“Hi..I have Toshiba Satellite M105, but I did not hear the fan on, the power led is on. How to fix it, Thank you.”
I am having the same problem. The LED for the battery and ac light up, but thats it. I changed the ram, removed HD, battery, wifi card, modem, video connection, keyboard connection and tried to start it up everytime. Nothing. Should I continue and try my luck with cleaning the heatsink? Or is this something that could be unrelated to overheating? Only other thing I could think of is the BIOS and the laptop latch. Does removing the battery clear the BIOS?
October 14th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
HELP MEEE!!!! my laptop does not go beyond the toshiba splash-screen menu and it does not even go to the BIOS menu when i press F2. I want to reset my BIOS by removing the CMOS battery for an hour and putting it back in. I dont know where the CMOS battery is situated in my M105 S3031. and i dont know if my toshiba satellite series model has a jumper to reset my BIOS.
August 25th, 2008 at 9:17 am
D.Sasivarnam,
In order to remove the keyboard you don’t have to remove any screw from the bottom.
You’ll have to:
1. Remove the keyboard bezel - plastic part above the keyboard.
2. Remove screws securing the keyboard (hidden under the bezel).
3. Disconnect the keyboard from the motherboard and remove it.
August 25th, 2008 at 9:11 am
sir, i have satalite M105 laptop its having keyboard problem, i removed all screw with as per u r websit published, but unable take out keyboard, please help me to change keyboard.
thanking you
D.sasivarnam
August 18th, 2008 at 7:33 am
CJ, I know! lol
I’ve tried scanning for viruses, synchronizing with NIST, enabling and disabling DST, changing time zones, etc. never thought about flashing BIOS though… I’m gonna give it a try. The last thing I want to do is re-install Windows, maybe repair it… sometimes is a nightmare.
Thanks for the tips!
August 18th, 2008 at 7:05 am
Carlos,
Really weird problem I’ve never seen before.
Just in case. Have you tried updating/reflashing the BIOS?
Also, that could be software related problem. Have you tried reinstalling Windows?
Try booting the laptop from Live Linux CD, Knoppix for example, it’s user friendly and looks like Windows. If your clock works fine in Knoppix, there is nothing wrong with the laptop. Probably it’s just a software issue.