Disassembly instructions for Toshiba Satellite L30 and L35 laptops
Disassembly instructions for Toshiba Satellite L35 laptop, should be similar to Toshiba Satellite L30.
I’ve created two different instructions for the display panel and the laptop base.
The first guide explains how to get inside the laptop display panel. You can use this guide for removing or replacing LCD screen and inverter. Steps for taking apart the display panel are pretty standard, you can use it for many other Toshiba laptops.
The second guide has step-by-step instructions for removing all internal parts inside the laptop base. It will help removing hard drive, keyboard, memory, DVD drive, motherboard, cooling fan, CPU and other major parts.
May 11th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
hello,
i live in France
I want buy the LCD cover for Toshiba L30-105
June 10th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Thanx a ton !! … just now disassembled a laptop and assembled it back … its working gr8 ! … had some problems with the DVD Rom …..
June 21st, 2008 at 5:29 am
This guide is very helpful and assisted greatly when I tried to diagnose the problem with my LCD. Thanks!
July 31st, 2008 at 7:41 am
I have a Toshiba Satellite L35 and the screen just went dark the other day when I turned it on. It’s not completely black but I can barely see the desktop so I can’t do much on it right now. When I move the screen back and forth (up and down) sometimes it flickers to normal color but goes back to dark. In googling the symptoms, it appears to be the LCD inverter but I’m not sure. What is the best option for me now? Is it expensive to buy and replace the inverter? Or is it better to just get a new laptop? I’ve very tediously (since I can barely see the menus and cursor) been able to backup all my data onto dvds so in case this is irreversible/too expensive to fix, I’m not at a complete loss. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
September 28th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
i have a Toshiba Satellite L35-S2151 and i have a power problem i dont get the power LED on if i plug in the AC in the wall even when i take the battery out.. i opend the laptop to check the adapter jack on the laptop and it looks fine i also check the wire connected to the motherboard it shows the is power coming till the motherboard dont understand whats the problem.. Plz help..
November 6th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Hi,
I’ve a toshiba satellite l30-105 which is faulty, since some months. When i try to turn on it, its green led, turn on for a few seconds then it turn off. Laptop looks like dead, it cannot turn on.
What do you think about this problem ?
I need change motherboard or there is anything else i can do ?
In the first case how much it costs ? with shipping included for italy as shipping destination…
I’m waiting for your reply.
Thank you
Regards.
April 14th, 2009 at 10:39 am
Neural,
First of all, check the power adapter. Make sure the adapter outputs the correct voltage. If the power adapter works fine, most likely you have a problem with the motherboard.
By the way, will it do the same when you unplug the power adapter and turn it on from the battery?
April 14th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Jay,
If the motherboard gets power but will not turn, it’s a problem with the motherboard. One thing to check will be the fuse which is usually located close to the power jack. If the fuse it good, there is not much you can do. I guess you’ll have to replace the motherboard.
April 14th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Reena,
This description sounds like a bad inverter board or backlight lamp failure.
This part sounds like a connection related issue or a problem with the video cable.
The first thing to try would be reseating cables on the inverter board, maybe they got loose. If reseating cables doesn’t help, try to find out if you can turn on the backlight by moving or touching the video cable. If you can, it’s possible there is a short inside the cable and it has to be replaced.
If moving or touching the cable doesn’t help, apparently it’s not related to the cable. Try replacing the inverter board.
Usually it’s not expensive. In most cases you’ll be able to find one for about $20-30.
When inverter or backlight fails you still can use the laptop with an external monitor attached to the VGA port. Connect the monitor and restart the laptop. The external monitor will be detected automatically. If it’s not detected, switch video from internal to external mode with a shortcut on the keyboard. For Toshibas it’s Fn key + F5.
May 6th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
I love you!!! I burned myself and flung soup on my laptop recently, but had not clue how to get my keyboard out to repair it!!! You may have saved me a 100 bucks… or more! Thank you!! This is the true definition of an instruction manual!
May 7th, 2009 at 8:37 am
hi, av got an toshiba l30 and i can just see the logos on my screen even tho its went dark, i knew it was the inverter. so i put a new inverter into it and the light came bk on, but then it went off straight away so if i put a new inverter into it and it worked then how come it went straight off when i put the new inverter in?
May 11th, 2009 at 8:28 am
mark,
1. Your new inverter could be defective.
2. You have a problem with the backlight lamp inside the LCD screeen and there is nothing wrong with the inverter.
May 14th, 2009 at 11:14 am
Right i just recently got one of these second hand. All was going well, fresh install of xp. And then when i was installing the drivers for the wireless the system froze, and wouldnt turn off no matter what i did. I even held down the button for 5 minute. As it had an updated 3h long battery i decided (foolishly to pull it out). System turned off. Fine.
Plugged it back in and the screen didn’t turn on. Just remained black. I pluged the VGA into my monitor to see if it was the screen but that doesnt load anything up, i tried the fn f5 thing as well but wasnt sure when too push it so just tried randomly.
However the bios was still set to cd-rom boot, and you can hear the cd drive boot up as normal when you turn the power on just you cant see anything.
What is causing this?, do i need to replaced the back lite or inverter?, or is the computer just screwed.
Any help would be appreciated i was supposed to be setting it up for a relative!
May 24th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
These instructions were very helpful. Thank you!
July 20th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
I’m curious if the l35 models are all cross compatible.. will a screen (maybe not just the lcd, but whole top part) work on s1054 model?….
the cord that plugs into the motherboard and the screws I would think are the same.. I can’t find an actual toshiba repair guide on the internet that outlines this stuff.. any ideas…?
appreciate the help!?
July 21st, 2009 at 9:49 am
mike,
You’ll find instructions fro replacing the LCD screen in a Satellite L35 laptop here.
I think so. They all have screens with similar resolution so it should be compatible across all models.
August 17th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
I’ve changed the inverter board AND the LCD, and still get a dim display. Laptop boots fine connected to monitor. What could be the problem?
August 18th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Pete Tyler,
In most cases a new inverter and LCD can fix the problem. If not, there could be something wrong with the video cable or motherboard.
August 25th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Pete Tyler,
I assume that new inverter and LCD were good.
Could be bad video cable or motherboard problem.
Also, do you have the lid close switch – a small button which turns off the backlight when the display is closed. Make sure this button moves freely.
When the lid close button gets dirty, it might get stuck inside the case and the laptop “thinks” the display is closed even though it’s opened.
September 8th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Hi, thanks for the input.
Where can I find the lid closed switch?
October 1st, 2009 at 12:51 pm
my granddautor spilt somthing on her keyboard how do you replace it can you buy another one is it hard to install if so it is a Toshiba L35 thank you
October 1st, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Pearlene,
I linked to the laptop disassembly guide in the post. The guide explains how to replace the keyboard.
It’s not difficult, takes only 10-15 minutes.
Here’s the link again: http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/Toshiba-Satellite-L35/taking-apart-laptop-1.htm
October 24th, 2009 at 2:51 am
Hi,
I have an L30, and it has a screen fault, the laptop powers up and the screen illumination is ok, but instesd of graphics I get horisontal and vertical lines on the screen, they are colourfull and bright, also if conected to external monitor I get a normal display, so I think the graphics chip is ok.. any ideas ?
thanks John
November 6th, 2009 at 10:23 am
John,
1. Try reconnecting the video cable on both the motherboard and LCD screen.
2. Try replacing the video cable.
3. Replace the LCD screen.
January 6th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
I Currently have a Satallite L30 with dim screen, checked the inverter but thats ok, seems that its a problem with power going to the inverter from the motherboard
The Screen is OK, as Ran another invertor from another laptop to power the backlight.
So, anyone know of a common fault on the motherboards than can fail to provide the power???
Dont know whats going on with Tosh’s these days but had so many over the last 7-8 years with backlight faults!!
January 6th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
BaRTnfo,
Could be the video cable failure (not common but happens).
Could be stuck lid close switch. Maybe the switch is stuck in the closed position and the laptop “thinks” that the display is closed even though it is opened. This is also not very common failure.
January 22nd, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Hi, I have a toshiba satellite L30-113. When the power button is pressed the power light comes on for about 3 seconds then goes off. The fan runs for the same amount of time then stops. I have replaced the motherboard, processor and fan. Still the same. I even changed the ram out and still the same. The hard drive I have taken out and read from it on my other laptop and all the files look fine.
Help I am stuck as to what to do next?????????
Thanks
Mark
January 22nd, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Mark Hadfield,
I hope it’s not just a bad AC adapter. Maybe it’s not working when loaded? It’s unlikely but possible.
Looks like you’ve replaced all main parts but no help. Now you’ll have to minimize the system as much as possible and see if it works when minimized.
Leave just motherboard, CPU and memory. Make sure the CPU is LOCKED in the socket. Make sure RAM seated properly. If the system still turns on for 3 sec and turns off, most likely it’s defective motherboard.
February 24th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
hi, i have a toshiba satellite L300 and i recently took it apart to fix the usb ports, when i put it back together the screen didnt not turn on.
everything turns on fine, but the screen stays black as if its not plugged in. i plugged in a monitor to the laptop but this still didnt work!
helppp Please!
February 24th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Craig,
Maybe one of the memory modules is not seated correctly. Try reconnecting memory modules.
March 29th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
I have a satellite L30 system. with intel Celeron M380 CPU codename DOthan Brand ID 18, Socket 479mPGA Rated FSB 400. MB Manufacturer TOSHIBA MODEL L30 chipset ATI R400/RC400/RC410 Southbridge ATI SB400 LPCIO NS PC87591. I want to upgrade my CPU …. Please tell me what kind of (Models) processors i can use with this system. Can I use Intel Pentium M Centrino 760.. I need to know that.
June 27th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
Thanks so much for your input. I had started taking the screen apart then got stuck when i got to the tape part. You save me alot of money n so little time. Appreciate you highly.