Comments on: Taking apart Toshiba Satellite P100 and P105 notebooks

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:25:12 +0000

Tony,

A friend got an SD card stuck in the card reader on a P105-S6147.
Its in about 1cm from the entrance. Will disassembly give access to eject the card?

Nope, it will not help. Try removing the SD card with a thin sharp object, something like dental pick. I’ve done it a few times before.

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:13:30 +0000

babylonx,

I own this model and the screen has a defect (a vertical stuck pixel line appeared) so I decided to replace it. It original screen is an LG Philips LP171WX2. I ordered a compatible one (LG Philips LP171WP4). It has the same resolution, 30 pin connection, 1xCCFL. That screen didn’t work. CCFL was active but the screen was blank. I assumed it was defective so I returned it and bought another from another source. They also sent me the same model (WP4) but it didn’t work again!

Was the screen defective again or is it just a compatibility issue? Could you propose some brands/models that are compatible?

Is your laptop a US model? Can you give me the laptop model number?

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:48:38 +0000

OUSMAN JAMMEH,

sometimes my computer just get off instantly while am working and sometimes it get freeze and i can’t do anything.sometimes the power comes on but when i press the power button the computer doesn’t turn on.
what explanation have you for these problems?

Could be overheating problem. Apparently, the heat sink is clogged with dust.
Make sure the cooling fan and heatsink is clean. Blow off dust with compressed air.

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:27:44 +0000

haggs,

do you have an old motherboard/none working for a satelite p105?Ineed the small black clip that holds the key board ribbon to the motherboard?

Nope, I don’t have the motherboard. Try eBay.

By: haggs

haggs — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:42:13 +0000

hi do you have an old motherboard/none working for a satelite p105?Ineed the small black clip that holds the key board ribbon to the motherboard?thanks

By: OUSMAN JAMMEH

OUSMAN JAMMEH — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:17:24 +0000

sometimes my computer just get off instantly while am working and sometimes it get freeze and i can’t do anything.sometimes the power comes on but when i press the power button the computer doesn’t turn on.
what explanation have you for these problems?

By: babylonx

babylonx — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:52:18 +0000

I own this model and the screen has a defect (a vertical stuck pixel line appeared) so I decided to replace it. It original screen is an LG Philips LP171WX2. I ordered a compatible one (LG Philips LP171WP4). It has the same resolution, 30 pin connection, 1xCCFL. That screen didn’t work. CCFL was active but the screen was blank. I assumed it was defective so I returned it and bought another from another source. They also sent me the same model (WP4) but it didn’t work again!

Was the screen defective again or is it just a compatibility issue? Could you propose some brands/models that are compatible? I am going for an AU Optronics now…

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:38:40 +0000

Thanks for the guide.

A friend got an SD card stuck in the card reader on a P105-S6147.
Its in about 1cm from the entrance. Will disassembly give access to eject the card?
I recall on the few laptops i’ve opened that some card readers are sealed units.

Thanks.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Sat, 22 May 2010 01:07:54 +0000

Hey there, had a big problem which sent the laptop to sitting in the closet in the case for a few years because i was hopeless. Had a problem with overheating and constant restarts, then when we opened it to see the problem the cable connecting the lcd display somehow got disconnected, is that cable accessable easily, i just want to make sure i get that fixed, then hopefully figure out what the overheating issue is.

By: jack

jack — Sat, 01 May 2010 09:22:02 +0000

i dismantled my machine but now it turns on by itseft if there is power and the screen wont turn on but the hd cpu fans are going at max but the laptop power button isnt on just the hd light . please help