Taking apart Toshiba Satellite M105 notebook
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.
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:46 pm
[...] The motherboard removal instructions will be very similar to instructions for a Toshiba Satellite M105. [...]
June 5th, 2008 at 5:49 am
Hi,
The screen on my laptop sometimes shows red lines and becomes unclear. Typical symptoms of vga malfunction, even on power-up screens. I used your manual (perfect by the way) to check if the connector was loose but all is properly in place.
Is there anything else i could try or do I have to change the motherboard?
Thanks
May 12th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
last week my dog knocked juice on my M-105 cleaned it out and let it dry using this awesome guide. i tried starting it up today and the power light turns on blue the battery light and ac light are working properly i can open the disc drive and that lights up but thats all. can anyone help or offer a suggestion. i hope im not in denial of a dead laptop ?
Ryan
April 17th, 2008 at 8:01 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.
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:11 am
Im repairing Laptops, I found toshiba laptop m105 After power on 5,10 min sudenly Power off, I check without modem , wi fi card and harddisk, When I power on Cpu fan is working but mother board is heating above the normal level and automaticaly power off It is hapen with Battery power and ac power with out battery.
March 11th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
hey im trying to remove the bios password and i found the cmos battery but where is the password jumper? well do anyone know how to figure out how to reset the bios password or clear it?
March 7th, 2008 at 7:35 am
Thanks so much!!!
Peace and great site!
March 6th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Gary Hogman,
Take a loot at the step 26. The CMOS battery on the bottom of the picture, between the Intel chip and the PC card slot, you see only half of the battery on the picture. It has a blue edge and size as a 10 cent coin.
March 6th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
I went through this entire takedown and it is real well done, thanks!
However, I really need to know where the CMOS Battery is on this laptop.
I cant seem to find it!
That is your page on how to take it apart. Is it the blue ringed disk on the mother board on the bottom left?
Regards, Gary
February 25th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Ive been thinking of upgrading my wireless card to the new N one. Is that possible?
As it says here our wireless card is smaller than normal (i dind’t know)
January 31st, 2008 at 9:46 am
I got mine off recently. I slipped the thin blade of my pocket knife in
the joint on the side of the bezel and the case, and started carefully
prying it up at that point. The clips on mine are located on the side
of the bezel so that’s where you need to start.
January 31st, 2008 at 12:16 am
I’d also like to know about replacement parts, especially screws. Two of the screws on the back of my M105 are stripped. So far, I haven’t had to replace them but when I do have to drill them out, I’m going to need replacements. I checked a couple of sites and while they list screws, they don’t list what size they are (ie. F6, F8, etc)
January 31st, 2008 at 12:06 am
The keyboard bezel is pretty simple if you just push down the function keys, you should be able to see a couple indentations behind them in the bezel. Insert screwdriver and pop it up.
No, you don’t have to remove anything on the bottom to replace a RAM module, just do the bezel and keyboard (although you do want to pull the battery first, obviously).
Hope it helps.
December 24th, 2007 at 5:27 am
I only need to remove the keyboard to replace the ram module that’s located under it. I’ve tried to pop off the keyboard bezel as noted in Step 9 with a small screwdriver, but it seems to be stuck. I’m afraid of marring the case if I try to pry it any harder. Is it necessary to remove any of the screws mentioned in the first 8 steps first if I only want to remove the keyboard to get at the interior ram module?
Thanks – this is a great resource!
December 9th, 2007 at 1:37 am
If you want to install new ram you need to remove the keyboard from the top. It’s a little scary but not difficult. The strip with the power button just pries up and you go from there. Just remember, static kills… computers that is.
October 26th, 2007 at 11:34 am
I’m in the process of troubleshooting an M115.. I got the thing all apart but I’m having a VERY hard time getting it back together. The one white plug that has the ribbon plug right next to it.. How do you connect these back to the motherboard? There doesn’t appear to be enough slack to get my hands in there and do this.
Thanks so much!
September 25th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
Thanks for your professional teardown of the machine. Do you know if there is any place in the US to get the genuine Toshiba parts list (for the M105-S3011)with exploded views? The National Parts Depot doesn’t have it and Toshiba itself does not want to give it out?
I would appreciate any reply.
Thanks
August 15th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Nevermind. My wife figured out how to unlock the connector. We’re good to go!
Thanks – Your guide was VERY helpful.
August 15th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
Great instructions. I’m trying to replace the keyboard on a Satellite M105. However, I’m stuck at Step 12 of the instructions where you indicate that one should unlock the connector using a small flat-head screw driver or a finger nail.
I just can’t figure out how to unlock this connector.
Any advice?
Thanks.
August 14th, 2007 at 3:49 am
Thank’s for the disassembly instructions.
My laptop’s fan failed a while back, and I attempted to get in and fix it, but couldn’t find a way in. With your instructions I got in there, and found out the heatsink cover was bent and rubbing on the blades. I bent it away and not it works fine. And I aovoided going to the store and having them nuke the OS my laptop in their attempts to ‘fix’ it.
So thank’s again!