Toshiba Satellite L305 S5875 Hinge Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

9

Time Required

                          30 minutes            

Sections

2

• Keyboard
• 5 steps
• Hinge
• 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Keyboard               

• Open the laptop so the keyboard is facing you.
• Using your fingers, remove the thin plastic cover above the keyboard.
• Potential for device damage: Do not apply too much force when removing the cover piece as it can break.

Open the laptop so the keyboard is facing you.

Using your fingers, remove the thin plastic cover above the keyboard.

Potential for device damage: Do not apply too much force when removing the cover piece as it can break.

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Step 2

• Remove the two 4.8 mm screws from underneath the plastic cover piece using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the two 4.8 mm screws from underneath the plastic cover piece using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 3

• Starting at the top, gently raise the keyboard enough to remove it from the socket.
• Potential for device damage: DO NOT pull out the keyboard after it’s out of its socket. The keyboard is connected to the hard drive through a data cable and removing forcefully could damage the cable and laptop.

Starting at the top, gently raise the keyboard enough to remove it from the socket.

Potential for device damage: DO NOT pull out the keyboard after it’s out of its socket. The keyboard is connected to the hard drive through a data cable and removing forcefully could damage the cable and laptop.

Step 4

• Locate the data cable that is connected to the motherboard.
• Pull the white ZIF connector towards the screen to remove it.
• Pull the black ribbon cable away from the screen.

Locate the data cable that is connected to the motherboard.

Pull the white ZIF connector towards the screen to remove it.

Pull the black ribbon cable away from the screen.

Step 5

• With the black ribbon cable now disconnected, remove the keyboard from its housing.

With the black ribbon cable now disconnected, remove the keyboard from its housing.

Step 6

              Hinge               

• Close your laptop and flip it over.
• Remove the 13 screws using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Close your laptop and flip it over.

Remove the 13 screws using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 7

• Gently disconnect the ribbon cable.
• Gently disconnect the multicolored cable.

Gently disconnect the ribbon cable.

Gently disconnect the multicolored cable.

Step 8

• Gently pull the top case from the bottom case of the laptop.

Gently pull the top case from the bottom case of the laptop.

Step 9

• Unscrew the two screws on the hinge. (Be careful to not damage nearby wires)
• Both hinges shown, but replacing both may not be necessary.
• Congratulations, you may now remove and replace your hinge!

Unscrew the two screws on the hinge. (Be careful to not damage nearby wires)

Both hinges shown, but replacing both may not be necessary.

Congratulations, you may now remove and replace your hinge!

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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ethanhunemuller - Jan 5, 2017

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Will this work for a Toshiba satellite l655 model