Following these instructions you can disassemble a Toshiba Satellite M45 laptop.
Some main components can be accessed and removed from the bottom of the laptop.
1. You can easily access the CPU with the heatsink through the door on the bottom of the laptop, as it shown on the steps 4 and 5.
2. Memory, wireless card and DVD drive also can be removed without taking the whole thing apart. In order to remove the DVD drive, follow steps 6-7.
3. If you are replacing the keyboard, you don’t have to remove any screws from the bottom, simply follow steps 9-12.
If you want to replace the cooling fan, then you’ll have to remove the top cover and the motherboard, there is no easy access to the cooling fan.
For the display panel disassembly instructions, please proceed to these instructions.
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:25 pm
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June 27th, 2008 at 7:44 am
I have a M45-S165 toshiba laptop, and my RTC battery is dying. I want cu chnage it, So if you know what kind of battery, the SN of the battery please tell me. I dont want to stay a week with my laptop disassembled searching for a battery
June 29th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
delu,
Unfortunately, I don’t know the part number for the CMOS battery. The CMOS battery comes attached to the motherboard and Toshiba doesn’t supply the battery separately from the board. You can see the battery on the step 26, it’s on the bottom of the picture on the left side from the Intel chip but I don’t know the part number.
June 30th, 2008 at 3:32 am
cj2600,
thankyou very much for the answer.
So if the CMOS battery is dying I cant do a thing about it? A have to change the whole MB for a battery, I guess only the pro can “glue it” back the damn battery. I watched the 26 picture, I zoomit but I didnt saw clearly the battery and how it is attached to the MB. I guess, after all, I have to disassemble the laptop.
July 8th, 2008 at 9:08 am
I disassembled my laptop and the bad news for me is that the CMOS battery is soldered to the MB. it has no number written on it. I will seek professional help.
July 9th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
my power button broke on me this weekend on my M45-S2653. does anyone know if i need to replace the top cover (v000917700) and switchboard (v000050380) or just the top cover to turn on my laptop? how do i know if i need to replace the switchboard? a certified repair place quoted the parts would cost $80 but i found online the top cover’s cost is a lot cheaper than that.