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, 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 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 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 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
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?
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 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
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.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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.
July 27th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Thanks a bunch for this guide, really helped me out cleaning my gf’s P100!
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 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 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 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?
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.
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!
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 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
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
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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 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.