Comments on: How to take apart Toshiba Tecra laptop 9100 and remove motherboard

By: keith

keith — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:41:05 +0000

I have successfully disassembled the laptop because I had to get to the cmos battery. I have gotten everything back but I have one, pinkish color wire with a brass colored connector on the end and I cant locate where it is to connect. It looks similar to the black and white wires (same connectors) that connect to wifi component. The wire is routed to the front of the laptop and is routed in such a away that the connector has to be in the general area. I have yet to be able to identify where it goes and I would love to know what it’s purpose is. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

By: Thom

Thom — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:09:59 +0000

Is there a trick to reconnecting the keyboard cable to the motherboard. My keyboard is not working after removing and replacing the cable. Thanks! Thom

By: wolf oehl

wolf oehl — Mon, 02 May 2011 12:07:15 +0000

Having ploblems to marry the 2 tecra 9100 boards !

Anybody has practical tips or tricks ?

thanks wolf

By: Gareth

Gareth — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:36:35 +0000

Hi there:
Were any of the 9100′s made without sound cards. I can’t seem to detect one using Linux or Windows…
No Sound, also can’t read SD cards with SD card reader (known good card) and USB ports (USB 1/1.1 or 2?) on back are dead, though the ones in dock work when laptop docked. This smells like and IO board problem. I’ve been away from tech support for years and I worked on Servers and destops then but it has that feel, Thoughts?

By: Damián

Damián — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:44:13 +0000

Hi! Sorry for my bad english but I need some help.
I just got a tecra 9100 as gift and it seems to have the same problem many others 9100 have. After 10 minutes or less of using, the computer frezze and nothing else happens. I still seeing the display as it was before de computer does not respond anymore. I readed something about the cooling plate from the video chip and I would like to try this but I do not know which one is the chip and also wanted to ask if I have to remove the fan for it?
I will be very glad if you can answer or give some other tipp!
Thanks a lot.
Damián.

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:31:10 +0000

michael,

I am trying to remove the laptop keyboard but it appears to be stuck, how much force should it take to remove?

If you removed the bezel and all screws securing the keyboard, no force needed.
Make sure all screws are removed.

By: michael

michael — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:37:37 +0000

I am trying to remove the laptop keyboard but it appears to be stuck, how much force should it take to remove?

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:21:56 +0000

I was having a problem with my wireless connection on my Tecra 9100. I had figured out that if I applied some pressure coming up from the bottom (say sitting on my knee) with my knee, while applying a little pressure on the left and right sides while pushing down… The wireless antenna indicator would light up and I could get internet access…

I thought to my self… loose connection – right?

I followed your instructions on how to take my laptop apart thinking this will all work out, I’ll look for something out of place and correct it(very nice instructions, I might add)…

After I reassembled the unit, here is what I got…

When plugged in the plug-in indicator lights. When I hit the power button, the power indicator lights, but nothing else happens… The unit seems dead…

The only option after that is to hold down the power key, until the unit shuts down.

Did I loose something in the process of taking the unit apart? Did something not get put back together correctly?

I really appreciate your help if possible.

Best regards,

Alan

By: Imran

Imran — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:28:29 +0000

I wish to upgrade the VGA on Tecra 9100 as 16mb is basically rubbish, is it simply a case of removing it from a slot on the motherboard and inserting the new VGA (like the RAM) or would I need a soldering iron or something

By: Mr. Kwan

Mr. Kwan — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:49:33 +0000

Tecra 9100…the power led is blink…how can I do with this case…Please help me…