Taking apart Toshiba Satellite P100 and P105 notebooks
These guide will show how to take apart Toshiba Satellite P100 and P105 notebooks. This model is very similar to many other Toshiba models and shares the same disassembly steps.
In order to remove the DVD drive on this model you’ll have to get under the keyboard and remove one screw securing the drive. For the DVD drive removal follow steps 5,6,7,13. The screw witch secures the DVD drive is shown on the step 12.
If you are replacing the keyboard, it’s not necessary to remove all screws and parts from the bottom of the laptop. Just pop up the keyboard bezel, remove six keyboard screws, disconnect the keyboard from the motherboard and replace it. For the keyboard replacement follow steps 5,6,7.
This disassembly guide would be the same for a Toshiba Satellite P100 notebook, except that P100 has a discrete video card pictured on the step 21.
October 29th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
I have a question. I have a Satellite P100 Core Duo 1.6 GHz and I would like to know which type of CPU there is under the hood. I find FCPGA6 and Socket 479 types of CPU for Core 2 Duo.
I’m looking to change my CPU for a more powerful one. I think that the BIOS can take Core 2 Duo, even if I have a core duo inside. I did the latest BIOS upgrade.
Thanks for your help.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
not sure what the package is but I would like to know
if it works for you. I’m looking to see if a main board from a newer model (in the same line IE satellite P105) might fit in the chassis of an older model
P.s got give props for the site
complet teardowns of many system is great
wish i found this site yesterday might have save a few
minuts in my teardown that snap in bezel took me afew
December 31st, 2007 at 4:34 pm
thank you!!!!!!!!!
This guide was a life saver!
I had dropped my toshiba satelite laptop which caused a few things inside of it to become unconnected. I needed to dissasemble it to fix it but was unsure how to go about doing it.
This gude was perfect!!!!It went step by step and I now have a working laptop once again.
Thanks a million!
I COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT YOU!!!!
Bill
bill
February 20th, 2008 at 9:17 am
thanks for guide.
my toshiba p100 doesnt go even to POST AND i have a question:
RTC battery in my case sticks to mainboard in the same place like shown on a pick 16.
did it stick in you case or it were just situated there?
April 4th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Thx for the guide.
Could you tell, how to clean the dust in the heatsink?
Which screw i have to open to clean the heatsink, i dont want to disassembly all of it, just the heatsink part?
thx…
June 20th, 2008 at 9:33 am
replaced a touch pad using your manual to help me get the laptop apart. thankyou thankyou thankyou.
June 29th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Kudos. This guide helped quite a bit! : )
July 9th, 2008 at 10:05 am
HELLO, THANKS FOR THE GUIDE, THE KEYBOARD ON MY LAPTOP ALLWAYS FELT A BIT LOOSE, I TOOK IT OFF WITH THE HELP OF THE GUIDE AND PUT IT BACK ON, AND NOW IT FEELS BETTER, THANK YOU.
July 20th, 2008 at 6:45 am
Thanks you for the guide!!!!!!!!
July 24th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Is there any guide to replace the screen? I have the screen with broken pixel (line) and I just bought the replacement. I just wanted to see if there was any guide for it.
July 24th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Go,
Take a look at the guide for a Satellite P205 laptop. Should be similar to P105.
September 14th, 2008 at 11:01 am
How do I “unlock” the plugs on the P105? I read the directions and viewed the image, but the connectors are different. Please help.
October 21st, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Thank you for this tutorial. It’s been very helpful!
November 9th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
I’ve got a Toshiba Satellite P100 PSPA3A-02V00P. I want to know how much max ram can it support. Could you help me with it. I tried installing 4GB but bios showed only 3GB. Does it mean, it supports only 3GB.
November 10th, 2008 at 8:06 am
GO TO TOSHIBA.COM AND GET THE SPECS FOR YOUR PC.YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH RAM YOUR MODEL WILL HANDLE.
November 10th, 2008 at 8:11 am
Arshdeep Singh,
Try updating BIOS to the latest version.
November 12th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
If i try updating bios, how much possibility is of frying the motherboard.
November 14th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
i have laptop with hard drive 2.5″ 12.5 mm, could i upgrade it to 2.5″ 9.5 mm, is it gonna fit?
November 15th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Jimbon,
You can use a 9.5 mm hard drive instead of 12.5 mm drive but I’m not sure if you have to buy a different hard drive mounting brackets. It’s possible that you can use mounting brackets from the old 12.5 mm drive for your new 9.5 mm drive.
November 15th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
just in case it doesnt fit, where can i find this mounting bracket you talking about?
Thanks for the reply
November 25th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Does anybody know what replacement dvd drives will work in the p100 as I need to replace mine. Havent got round to dismantling yet.
Cheers
Ian
December 9th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
I have a Toshiba Satellite p105-s6157. I got an LCD inverter from ebay and it lite up the screen beautifully, but it didn’t fit properly. So, I ordered one from /invertercentral.com. To make a long story short, I’ve exchanged with RMA’s 3-4 times and still can’t get it to light up the screen. This has been since 10/16 and today is 12/9. I finally asked for a refund with no results. Does it sound feasible that the bulbs may have burned out in the meantime? Or should I order another LCD inverter elsewhere?
February 1st, 2009 at 3:20 am
Thanks for the guide! My P100 will only run on mains, the orange charge light flashes all the time and I’ve tried replacing the battery but it just ran down and the same thing, it didn’t charge back up.
Any ideas?
March 2nd, 2009 at 3:08 am
i’ve had a similar problem, you might have a faulty connection between the motherboard and the DC jack, try taking it apart and disconnecting and reconnecting the jack.
i’ve got a different issue, i have disconnected and reconnected the DC jack after the jack’s frame broke and the whole unit came out, i’ve reconnected it but now the laptop isnt even running from the mains, its not registering the power being there, its gone from running on the mains and sometimes charging the battery to neither. any help?
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:08 pm
I have a P100 that, when working on battery power, works perfectly, but when plugged in, it crashes if I use programs that tax the system (video games, firefox open with 40 tabs, all of which have youtube videos on them.. things like that)
what could it be? It is just so weird that it works perfectly on battery power, but on AC power it does.
Does anyone know what I could do to solve this?
thanks!
March 4th, 2009 at 3:19 am
my laptop has gone from being able to work on the mains without charging the battery, to not having any power at all, it wont run off the mains, i’ve taken it apart and there is no signs of burns or scarring on the motherboard, i’ve tried using different power supplies and nothing works, could it be the wires between the jack and the socket on the motherboard? please get back to me as soon as possible, its kinda urgent
April 14th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Ian,
The best way to find a replacement would be searching by the original part number.
1. Remove the DVD drive.
2. Find the part number. Usually it’s located on a sticker.
3. Google the part number.
If you purchased your laptop in the USA, you can give me the laptop model part number and I’ll look up the DVD drive part number for you. Most likely there is more than one drive available.
April 14th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Cindy,
It’s hard to tell. There is a possibility that you’ve damaged the backlight, but I don’t know for sure.
The only way to find out what is wrong is testing the laptop with another KNOWN good inverter board or backlight lamp. Without that you can only guess.
April 14th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
athur,
Apparently, there is a problem with the battery charging circuit on the motherboard. You’ll have to use the laptop as is or replace the motherboard.
April 14th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
celbertin,
Not sure what’s going on but I have a guess.
It’s possible you have a heat related issue. Toshiba laptops have its own power management software and maybe your CPU processing speed is set to medium when the laptop runs on the battery power.
When you plug it the AC adapter, the CPU runs full speed and with all programs running at the same time it simply overheats and shuts down.
Possible solution: Take a look inside the heat sink and if it’s clogged with dust blow it off with compressed air. In short, clean the heat sink and it will fix your heat related issues.
April 14th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
ryan,
Will it run from the battery at all? Do you know if the AC adapter is working properly and outputs the correct voltage?
From the description it sounds like you have either bad DC jack or motherboard problem.
April 18th, 2009 at 11:24 am
cj2600 thanks, i doubt i could have done it without your guide, specially since i was using my cell phone to see the guide haha! now looking at step 21, model p100 has a video card, whats that fan number? im thinking all that empty space could be used to mod the laptop for additional cooling, like another fan blowing air from the side towards the cpu with an on/off switch, instead of using the external laptop cooling pads with fans.
April 26th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Well I had similar problem with power on Satellite P105, when on power it would start eratically and misbehave, or not at all… took it apart, tested jack – all good then looked closely on DC plug and found problem – inner connection (+) got loose, all it needed to press metal half round piece back to center through two notches on the front of the plug with thin scredriver. Wasted two hours (not quite -learn how to take it apart and put toghether
)
May 6th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Hello. Can anyone tell me how to dismantle and change the lcd on Toshiba P100-387( either tutorial or video). I will order new screen cause my original one has one dark spot around 1cm long
May 6th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Mihail,
As an example you can use this guide for removing LCD from a Satellite M115. It’s very similar to P100/P105.
May 13th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
I have been having a problem with my Toshiba Satellite P105-S6104 and the DC-IN power jack. I think that it is loose inside and I cannot get the power to run to the laptop. I dont know much about computers but my dad has been helping me. I think I found the part that I need here.
But I dont know how to replace it. I took it apart but there seems to be a casing around the DC jack and I cant figure out how to get it out. Sometimes, if I wiggle around the ac adapter when it is plugged in I can get some power or enough to cahrge the battery when it is off. When there is battery life then there is nothing else wrong but this. I would really rather not have to take my laptop in and pay a fortune to fix this when I am pretty sure it can be done by yourself. If anyone can help me that would be wonderful!
Thanks!
June 14th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Just to add to the excellent guide, to cover other models in the p100/p105 series:
In step 11… there may be an antenna cable for the bluetooth, this depends on the model of the P100/P105
In step 12… there may also be a connector to the right of the Touchpad cable, that powers the blue LEDs on the speakers.
Also in the top right corner you may also have to disconnect the ribbon cable for the bluetooth.
July 15th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Hello, I dismantled my P105 but coudn’t see the bios battery, can anyone tell me where it is?
July 20th, 2009 at 10:11 am
My P105 Well run for 5-15 min then screen well go black but computer is still running because i ran hear the music. I think i have it narrowed down to Video Card, Video Drivers or the monotor. Im not sure how to test to chk witch one through can any one help?
July 21st, 2009 at 10:02 am
Kenneth,
When the screen goes black take a very close look at the screen. Is it really black or you still can see a very faint image?
If the faint image is still there, most likely you have a problem with the screen inverter – a power supply for the backlight lamp. The inverter board is located inside the display panel right under the LCD screen. It’s relatively easy to replace the inverter board and they are not expensive.
July 25th, 2009 at 1:20 am
I have the same problem with my P100 as mentioned in the post 39/40. What could be the problem if the screen is really black?
Note: if I start the computer in safe mode, the screen will remain working, only the computer gets extremely hot.
July 27th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Thanks a bunch for this guide, really helped me out cleaning my gf’s P100!
July 31st, 2009 at 3:23 pm
TK for this guide. I can not open my laptop whithout it.
I have a problem with it an i cant know if it is a hard or software problem: It seems that whenever I try to download a file, program, view a website etc…my screen will go completely white and restarts my computer. The problem does not appear in VGA or safe mode. I installed a recovery CD in a new hard disk and the problem persist. Also I was run a Microscope hardware test utility and it does not report anything bad. I hope someone can help. Thanks.
August 6th, 2009 at 11:11 am
I have P105, I think the graphic card is bad. sometimes it shows bright color horizontal bar and then the screen went black.I try to restart it and it’s still acting strange.
can you tell me where the vdo card is located? I have NVIDIA Go 7900 GS.
Many thanks
August 7th, 2009 at 11:16 am
I have a P105 and the ribbon cables connecting the main board with the switch board and the main board with the sound board are all mangled (don’t ask).
any idea where i can get replacement cables? they seem like pretty standard (maybe 20 pin, didnt count yet) cables.. approx 2″ and 3″ long…
August 7th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Dan,
These cables are not standard, they are model (Satellite P105) specific.
Here are part numbers you can use:
1. For the cable connecting the main board with the switch board (button board cable): A000006060 – for units with Bluetooth capabilities.
2. For the cable connecting the main board with the audio board (audio board cable): A000006040
August 9th, 2009 at 9:32 am
I have P105-S9337 I think my VGA is fried (well, broken) cuz I keep getting horizontal stripes across the screen and it keeps doing that even when I plug it to external monitor so i narrowed it down to VGA.
now, the thing is, is it possible to replace the VGA? I found a website that sells graphics board, so will it be possible to just replace that board? I thought P105 series has integrated graphics card
August 10th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
my DC in jack came unplugged from the motherboard, so I followed this guide to take my P105-S6177 apart. It worked great, I fixed the jack, but now the computer will turn on but the screen will stay blank. The power light on the computer turns on, I can hear the hard drive spinning, but the screen doesn’t do anything. I tried plugging in an external monitor, but that didn’t show anything either. What could be causing this?
August 12th, 2009 at 4:24 am
Hi,
What is the cable that runs through the right hand side hinge as mine has snapped along with the hinge and cover, have got all parts on order, but dont have a clue what this cable is??
August 12th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
niall taylor,
There are two cables running through the right hinge. They are antennas for the wireless card. Both cables are connected to the wireless card.
August 12th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
stu,
Check the memory modules. Make sure both modules are seated correctly. Probably it’s memory related problem.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Kevin,
Some Satellite P105 laptops have discrete video cards and I believe P105-S9337 is one of them.
The video card is located under the motherboard. You should be able to see the video card if you remove the memory cover and look inside the laptop case.
Here are part numbers for a new video card:
nVidia G71M with 256MB VRAM: A000006510
nVidia G71M-U, with 512MB VRAM: A000006860 or A000039750.
You’ll have to remove the motherboard from the laptop case in order to access and replace the video card.
Before you buy the card, please contact the seller and make sure it fits your laptop. I’m pretty sure it will fit but contact them just in case.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Tom C,
As I mentioned in my previous comment, in some Satellite P105 laptops the video card is a discrete unit. If that’s the case, you’ll find the video card under the motherboard.
September 4th, 2009 at 5:26 am
i have 2 vertical lines on my display. they do not appear if i hook up to a monitor. do i need to replace the lcd. all drivers are current. p105-s6177
September 5th, 2009 at 9:15 am
quin,
Two thin lines running from the top to the bottom of the screen? Sounds like a problem with the screen. You’ll have to replace the LCD screen.
September 19th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
I’m having the screen goes black (and stays black) P105-S9337 problem. You can hear the HD running and status lights flash. The computer boots and I can log on with the finger print scanner. I’d like to find a diagnosis before I buy parts. I shone a flashlight on the screen and there is nothing there. What is causing this?
October 1st, 2009 at 6:50 am
I have a P100 that has heat/rebooting issues so was going to take a stab at cleaning the heatsinks/fans. Are there specific steps for this (ie keyboard replacement perform steps 5,6,7) or do I need to do them all and pull all the bottom and top apart?
Thanks for the help and for the awesome guide!
Chris
October 16th, 2009 at 10:23 am
This guide is terrific. Had a dead power inverter, even though I didn’t notice a section on disassembling the screen, this guide made cracking into my notebook and replacing the inverter surprisingly easy.
Hats off, excellent job with this guide. I wish you much success.
October 19th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Thank you so much for helping me solve my problem. My DVD drive had disappeared from my device manager in windows xp due to a nasty virus/trojan/security issue. I removed the DVD and hard drive with your help reinstalling the DVD drive I could get back to recovery disk and rid my hard drive of demons….your manual, especially the pictures were simple and removed the fear!!! Thanks again for helping out.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Thanks ive read the comments people have left i have a toshiba p105-s9337 after a reinstall lcd has the lines.
After doing driver updates and installing new video drivers the lines are still there but window screen will not come up.
Have to do a sytem restore back to vga drivers so what im asking is it the video card or the lcd converter
October 29th, 2009 at 8:46 am
Dune,
Make sure the LCD screen is properly connected to the video cable.
November 13th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Step 7 could use a little more detail and the alternative pics showing the keyboard connector do not help on a p105. I am stuck not know how to remove the ribbon keyboard cable i see no locking connector on mine. Can someone please help. All i see are a white plastive and a black plastic on the ribbon cable.
http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/toshiba-satellite-p105/take-apart-1.htm
Need assistance
November 13th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Larry,
The black plastic piece is the locking clip. The connector opens like a door on hinges. Take a look at this picture: http://www.insidemylaptop.com/images/Acer-TravelMate-3260/remove-power-board-08.jpg
It’s same type of the connector. It’s shown in the unlocked position.
November 13th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Continuing to take apart the Toshiba 105 can you please advise how to remove the cable from the touch pad? Step 12 this page: http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/toshiba-satellite-p105/take-apart-2.htm
thank you for the great advice!
November 16th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Quick question i am praying someone can help. A friend of mine broke the dc in jack on her toshiba satellite p105-s6147 .. I have been able to replace the jack but there is a retaining clip that holds the dc jack to the casing.. this has also been snapped. so now i need this retaining clip. anyone have any ideas where i can get one? thanks in advance for the help!
November 16th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Kyle,
I believe in a Satellite P105 the DC jack mounts to the base assembly. If the mounting bracket is broken, you’ll have to replace the base assembly or find another way to mount the jack.
Base assembly part number: A000005670.
December 11th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Great handy guide! I followed it to replace the fan/heatsink. But……….now after reassembly there is no SOUND. Took it all back apart (after sucessful reassemble and startup!) and rechecked all the wires/sound card. All looked good; no sound on bootup. Next, removed sound card device manager, reboot, reinstalled sound card driver automatically; says working…still no sound. Ideas?
January 13th, 2010 at 5:29 am
Hi
Thanks for providing the guides – very kind.
I’m tring to access the interior of my P100 to investigate what damage has been caused by mistakenly attaching an 18v supply. (Is there a fuse or such inside?)
I have followed the instructions and removed all the screws shown on the diagram but the underside of the casing will not detach. It seems to be held somewhere in the middle (the perimeter opens to a gap of about 2cm all round). Once the screws are removed are there any clips to release in order to remove the base?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
January 14th, 2010 at 6:53 am
Hi thanks for your great assembly guide, for the Satellite Pro P100. It enabled me to disassemble the beast completely.
A word of warning is that some models have a bluetooth antenna cable connected from the LCD to a small PCB near the USB board. I accidentally snapped mine, because I failed to notice it.
Kind regards
Scott
February 14th, 2010 at 6:57 am
hi folks,
i wanted to take apart the notebook because of the sd card reader whivch i wanted to unplug in my satego p100. The problem was that the notebook needed like half an houer for startup because the card reader was damaged.
Now i deassembled it up unto step 10.
Then i disconnected the audio board cable – thinking it was the right one. after noticing that it wasn’t the right cable i reassembled everything back. but now, the notebook doesn’t boot. pressing the power button has no effect at all…
Where have I done sth wrong? may you help me?
February 25th, 2010 at 10:00 am
jane,
Maybe the memory module is not installed correctly. Try reconnecting memory.
By the way, the card reader is integrated (soldered) into the motherboard. The card reader cannot be removed or disconnected.