Unfortunately, the screen and inverter removal procedure is not as simple on many other Toshiba models. In Satellite A300/A305 it’s very hard to remove the screen bezel unless you remove the top cover first and because of that the disassembly process will have two parts.

In the first part (disassembly steps 1-8) I will be removing the top cover assembly.

In the second part (steps 6-19) I explain how to open up the display panel and remove the LCD screen with inverter board. Both the LCD screen and inverter board are very fragile parts and have to be handled very carefully. Do not touch the LCD circuit board. Make sure not to bent the inverter board while disconnecting it from the laptop.

If after the repair the LCD screen doesn’t light up or there is no image on the screen, check the video cable. Make sure all connectors are plugged correctly.

In the previous post I explained the motherboard removal procedure.

I start the disassembly process with removing the keyboard as it shown in steps 1-5. Be very careful with the keyboard cable connector on the motherboard. If you break this connector, you’ll have to replace the whole motherboard.

Steps 6-9 explain how to access and remove the hard drive, both memory modules and the optical drive. Fortunately, in this model both memory modules could be access from the bottom making the removal/upgrade process very simple.

In steps 10-14 I’m removing the laptop top cover assembly. By the way, both touch pad buttons are a part of the top cover. If one of the buttons feels loose, most likely the plastic bridge connecting this button to the top cover is broken. In order to fix this problem, you’ll have to replace the whole top cover assembly.

In steps 15-25 I proceed with removing the motherboard. I would like to mention that the cooling fan is mounted under the motherboard. If you would like to replace the fan, you’ll have to remove the motherboard first.

In the next post I explain the LCD screen and inverter board removal procedure.