Toshiba Satellite L20 and L25 disassembly instructions
Toshiba Satellite L25 laptop disassembly instructions should be similar to Satellite L20. At least on Google images for both models look very similar.
Here are two different guides for the same model.
The first guide explains how to take apart the laptop display panel. Using this guide you’ll be able to remove or replace screen bezel, inverter board and LCD screen. Also, you can use this guide for replacing wireless card antenna cables and video cable.
The second guide explains how to remove and overclock the laptop CPU.
March 13th, 2008 at 8:57 am
Thank you very much for this manual, you did great job.
I have problem with model Satellite L20 – BIOS is constantly reseted each time after shut down my notebook. Please can you tell me, if BIOS is powered by CMOS battery or a capacitor? Potentially where is the capacitator on motherboard?
Thank you and sorry my English.
July 9th, 2008 at 2:16 am
Hey I seem to be having a problem with my screen, I can only see the top quarter of the screen. The rest is distorted, and can only be restored by pressing down on a certain part of the screen really hard. Possible a connection is loose or something, but can you show me how to fix it, or to restore it. Thanks a million and great guide
November 21st, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Great page, thanks for all the info.
The only thing I disagree with is the info on thermal paste. Only a very small amount should be used, and it will spread itself when the cpu is installed correctly.
The pics on this site show too much paste being used, and would act as an insulator, rather than a cooler, which may do more harm then good.
For good instructions, see Arctic Silver’s home page
http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm
December 12th, 2008 at 9:04 am
I need the service manual of Toshiba Satellite L20 Laptop. From Where can this be downloaded ?
February 27th, 2009 at 6:32 am
Dear Sir,
Great post,
I have the exact ssame laptop.I have encountered some problem with the screen now.It has gone dull, which means i can see the display but the backlight is not working, i have bought a new inverter for the backlight and need to know about the cable.The 5 pin connector that goes to the invertor is broken , i need a picture of it showing me which color of wire goes in which pion
There are 5 wires. black, orange , yellow, brown ,red. please sir please email me a picture of the 5 pin connector that goes to the invertor if you can please .
address is raunak.lahori @ gmail dot com
March 11th, 2009 at 10:30 am
hi
i disassambled my L10 using this page, thanks. I soldered power jack and reassambled again. but somehow the very tiny bits in my monitor switch(the teeny weeny thingy that the monitor presses when shut) fell off. Now te laptop won’t start. I guess it assumes the monitor is shut. If not, I wonder what’s up. I it is so, how can I fix this? I need to bypass tha switch so the monitor is always on, whether or not shut.
please help me, I’m gonna make a decent donation since this will save my like a couple hundred bucks…
March 11th, 2009 at 10:39 am
nlty,
It fell off of the switch, right? Maybe there is something stuck inside the switch? Take a look inside with a magnifying glass and maybe try lifting it up with a needle.
I think it’s possible that the lid close switch is pressed down and the laptop “thinks” the display is closed.
April 14th, 2009 at 11:27 am
raunak lahori,
You are asking about the connector on the left side of the inverter board if you face the LCD screen, right? OK, I just found a Satellite L25-S1215 and remove the bezel. I have different colors, but they are similar.
When the inverter board is installed, the cables are connected in the following order.
Top to bottom: black (closest to the LCD screen), gray, blue, brown, red. Not sure if it helps.
I think you should get a new video cable. If you connect those cables incorrectly, you can fry the motherboard.
April 17th, 2009 at 8:12 am
Very nice presentation. Well done. Thank you.
Joan
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:35 am
Thanks for this info,
For future reference, I used this info to repair the DC socket on a friends Toshiba Equium
Thanks again
Ron
January 1st, 2010 at 3:40 am
I have a Toshiba L20-101 and the screen doesn’t work. When I turn it on the screen is either very dull or unreadable (lines or blank screen). It used to get to the point where it would show enough and the mouse would move on the screen. If I could change it to dual screen and connect it to a remote monitor it would work, but now it no longer shows the screen. Is there any way I could set the computer to dual screen without seeing the screen? If not, is it the screen that is bad, the invertor, cable or something else?
Thanks for your help,
Mike
January 6th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
i have a toshiba satellite L25-S1192 that i dropped the other night and now the screen doesnt light up. the screen works u see that the screen still works but it is dark. i was wondering if there is a bulb i can change or a board that might have gone bad. So if anyone has any suggestions on how to fix it i would greatly appriciate it.
January 6th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
justin,
First of all, I would try reconnecting cables on the inverter board and back of the LCD screen. It’s possible that one of these cables got loose. If it doesn’t help, most likely the backlight lamp got damaged.
The backlight lamp is mounted INSIDE the LCD screen and it’s very hard to replace. If I have to repair a laptop with bad/damaged backlight lamp, I replace the entire screen.
If you want to try replacing just the lamp, take a look at this guide: http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2007/12/09/replace-laptop-backlight-ccfl-lamp/