Comments on: Removing internal parts from a Toshiba Satellite A135 laptop

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:44:21 +0000

Where in the world is the CMAS Battery on the Toshiba Satellite A135-S2386??!!

By: roman

roman — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 06:30:22 +0000

i have a satellite a135 it ask for a password right after you power it on it has a black screen and in the center in blue it says enter password i know its a four number password i just cant remember what four numbers someone please help me out

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:12:14 +0000

@ Tim,

I re-installed the drivers from the backup disc, but it says the Atheros card is not present(must be dead).

Try reseating the wireless card first. Maybe the connection is bad. Remove the card, install it back into the laptop and test again.
If it doesn’t work and doesn’t appear in the device manager, try replacing the wireless card.
Alternatively, you can buy an external USB or PC slot wireless card.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:25:35 +0000

Wireless not working: My Wi-Fi stopped working on my A135-S4727. Great info here, but before I order parts and dive into fixing this, can anyone tell me if I need to change the wireless card AND/or modum underneath, or just the card? I re-installed the drivers from the backup disc, but it says the Atheros card is not present(must be dead). Under Device Mgr, Network, only the Ethernet hub and my now Wi-Fi USB are listed – no factory Atheros Wi-Fi. So, Wi-Fi card, Modem underneath, or both? Any help would be great, Thanks!!

By: gorfumeta

gorfumeta — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 09:31:16 +0000

can i get the Toshiba satellite a135-s2386 motherboard maintenance manual

By: gorfumeta

gorfumeta — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 09:28:59 +0000

have Toshiba Satellite A135-S2386, when press on the power button the LED light of HDD blink only once time and the fan still running but no but the video output on the LCD screen or external monitor

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:47:10 +0000

This is for Ericka (59)
My Kids toshiba a135-s4527 laptop is doing the same thing upon boot up. The display lights for 1-2 seconds then goes blank, with a bright light shined on the screen you can see the information is there. When the screen lights at powerup proves the lamps are good so it must be the inverter. Going to order one today. Thanks.

By: Ericka

Ericka — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:48:19 +0000

This is for Rose (#53). I know it is a couple of months after you sent the message, but I had the same problem and got online and found out that it was the inverter in the screen that powered up the screens lcd’s. I looked up my part and serial number when I googled toshiba laptop inverter and was able to find but the part for $36 including shipping and I looked up how to change it out and did it very quickly.
If the screen never comes on, it might be the lcd, but if it comes on and quickly fades to black, it is probably the inverter.

By: ericka

ericka — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:42:25 +0000

Perfect! I was able to remove the screen on my laptop and replace the inverter for $36.00 and 5 min of my time (after receiving part) rather than take it somewhere and pay hundreds.

and guess what? …It Works!!!

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 23:29:36 +0000

Excellent…perfect tutorial…really appreciate you doing this…able to replace my cooling fan in about 1 hour.