How to remove parts from Toshiba Satellite L350 or L355 laptops
In this guide I will be taking apart and removing all internal parts from a Toshiba Satellite L350/L355 laptop. Also this guide will work for Toshiba Satellite L350D/L355D laptops.
I really like working with this models because they are service friendly. The laptop hard dive, both memory modules and DVD drive can be easily accessed and replaced from the bottom of the laptop.
The keyboard removal instructions could be found in steps 5-9. By the way, if you are just replacing the keyboard, you don’t have to remove anything from the bottom of the laptop.
The cooling fan can be accessed and cleaned when you remove the top cover assembly (step 12) but if you would like to replace the fan, you’ll have to remove the motherboard first (step 18).
In the next guide I explain how to disassemble the display panel.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Where is the guide???!!!
January 18th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Thank you for your info on Dec 16 post! I was lost the whole day trying to figure out what happened to my touchpad. I guess the usb mouse I was using is now out of commission and I’ll need another one to replace it.
January 3rd, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Breet,
Here’s how you remove stuck disc from a DVD drive: http://www.insidemylaptop.com/remove-cd-dvd-disc-from-not-working-laptop/
January 2nd, 2010 at 6:55 pm
Hello, I’m an idiot and I took the screws out to get a DVD out of the drive. A small chord came out and a tape like thing detached. The keyboard and mouse have stopped working, even after I reattached the cord. Any suggestions? I’m screwed, right?
December 29th, 2009 at 4:11 am
Hello !
great ! your photos and your advise to remove-parts … for Toshiba Satellite L 350D.
i only were sucessful till step 7 (lift up keyboard) on my own. i was very happy to find your advise on the internet !
i had only a little problem with the 19V socket in my laptop, just leaving its position and vanshed inside the bottom.
now i can open laptop and glued it right position.
THANKS A LOT ! BIG RECUE !
with best regards from bonn, germany
wolfgang
December 16th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Paul D.
1. Try enabling the touch pad using Fn+F9 key. Hold down the Fn key and at the same time tap once on the F9.
2. Make sure the touch pad cable is properly connected to the motherboard. This connection is under the keyboard.
December 16th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Using your instructions, I was able to fix my loose power jack on my Toshiba Satellite L355D, however, now the touchpad mouse won’t work. Although I do have a USB mouse, I would still like to have the touch pad working as well (my wife prefers it to the mouse…). I am assuming that I pulled a wire loose or something like that. Any pictures or ideas what I should be looking for when I open it back up? Thanks!
December 7th, 2009 at 5:55 am
thanks for the detailed info, I just wish someone would do the same for other makes of laptop! I had a tochiba libretto once, but it died. If I’d known you had this site I would’ve posted it to you to play with
November 28th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Ken Kirkpatrick,
Thanks! I fixed it.
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:46 am
Step 4 – there is one more screw to remove, left of the memory modules.
Thanks for the detailed info!
November 13th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
BEWARE: I have an L355-S7817 that started with the black screen of death and rebooting. Over a few weeks finally freezes with video troubles. Troubleshoot with tech on the phone…motherboard failed. From my 28 years electrical experience, most likely a cold solder joint. I searched the web and found many of these computers are getting the screens of death. I think Toshiba had a run of bad mother boards. I contacted Toshiba, since it is over 1 year old (14 months) they offer only condolences! This was a great laptop but the company offers no real support. P.S. the laptop still looks out of the box new, not abused or misused! My daughters have and abuse their two HP laptops and they are working great. Moral of the story: black screen of death with a Toshiba is most likely a hardware problem!
September 22nd, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Can an intel-v chip be swapped out on the L355? I called toshiba and they said no (ofcourse)….I’d also like to know if the L355 can be upgraded to 8GB of RAM total…also a question I asked Toshiba support and got a “no” in response…
very nice outline of how to disassemble the laptop down to what I need to get at – the CPU! If you have updated the L355 to an intel-v based chip, please share your experience – I do believe the mother board would not be a limiting factor correct?
August 25th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
ashley,
You have either broken DC jack or broken base assembly (where the jack is mounted). It’s very likely that both part are broken. I’ve fixed over a hundred of laptops like that.
You have two options:
1. Replace the DC jack harness if it’s broken. Replace the base assembly if it’s broken. Replace both.
2. Modify the DC jack connector as I did here: How to repair damaged power jack in Toshiba Satellite L305 and L355 laptops
August 22nd, 2009 at 4:54 am
I need to get at the plug-in.. which the battery plug goes into
It has come lose and I need to put it back into place
I am unsure of the steps I need to do
I have unscrewed all the scews apart from F5.. does anyone know what screw drivers I need for that..? I have tried many small screwdrivers but perhaps I have already warn the screw down.. What do I do if the screw is warn down?
Also after that how to I get the rest of the laptop apart?
August 5th, 2009 at 9:45 am
Also posted in how to fix jack.
Thank you so very much for your excellent, detailed instructions. The power jack on my Wife’s ’17″ Toshiba was broken when a grandchild kick the cord running through the house. I warned my wife several times that was going to eventually happen because she is not careful where she plugs in her laptop. She needs her laptop for her home business and was devastated when she realized it could take days or weeks not to mention the expense to have it fixed. Researching the Internet for a repair service I found your instructions to dis-assemble the laptop and subsequently how to repair a broken jack. I ran out to Radio Shack to pick up the jack and within 3 hours of reading your instruction I had repaired my wife’s laptop. So the day after it was broken, I fixed it for 3 bucks. It works great and the new jack is much more sturdy. I do not understand why Toshiba doesn’t make jacks like that. The only thing I did differently was use a 7/16″ drill bit to open the hole for the new jack and it was a perfect fit. Also as another did, I used a dremel tool to remove the support plastic around the jack. Again thank you very much.
~eddie
June 6th, 2009 at 4:57 am
Is display panel guide up yet, I couldn’t find it on your site.
May 22nd, 2009 at 7:33 am
Karen G,
You cannot install any keyboard that look the same, you should search for a compatible one.
You can remove the original keyboard and search for the part number which should be somewhere on the sticker and after that google the part number.
Also, you can search on eBay for “L300D keyboard” and buy it from there.
May 22nd, 2009 at 5:14 am
Hi, Thanks so much for the time you put out to help everyone with these tutorials. I really cant afford some of the prices by technicians to change my keyboard for my L300D-01Q laptop, so i decided to order one and change it myself. Unfortunately, there isnt any replacement keyboard for this model, but there are lots more with the same shape. Can I order one of these keyboards and expect it to work? Thank you very much in advance.