Toshiba Satellite E45T-A4300 Motherboard Replacement

Introducción

The motherboard is the base for all of the parts of the laptop to communicate with each other. When the motherboard is damaged such that certain functions of the laptop won’t work, then a replacement for the motherboard may be necessary.

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Paso 1 Back Panel

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Remove the twelve 5 mm Phillips #1 screws from the back panel.

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Paso 2

Pry the back panel open with the plastic spudger or fingernails.
Pry it gently so that the back panel does not crack.

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Paso 3 Hard Drive

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Remove the three 7mm black screws using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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Paso 4

Remove the hard drive’s connection port with grooved tweezers.

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Paso 5

Pull the hard drive out of the hook and remove it from the device.

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Paso 6 Fan

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Remove the two 5 mm screws using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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Paso 7

Gently disconnect the fan cable from the device.

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Paso 8

Move the wires away from the fan’s hook.
Remove the fan from the device.

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Paso 9 Heat Sink

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Remove the three 5 mm screws using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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Paso 10

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Pry the heat sink away from the laptop with two hands at both ends and remove it from the device.
The heat sink is glued to a gray paste called thermal paste. Do not touch the paste.

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Paso 11 Battery

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Disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard.

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Paso 12

Remove the single screw Phillips #1 screw near the battery.

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Paso 13

Remove the battery from the laptop.

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Paso 14 Motherboard

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Remove the single 7 mm silver screw using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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Paso 15

Pull metal stick holder until it is upright.

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Paso 16

Remove the 7 mm silver screw under the metal bar using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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Paso 17

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Disconnect the six connectors from the device.
For the monitor port, pull it from the black tab.
For the connection port with the blue strip, lift the white placeholder before pulling the blue strip out of the connection port.