Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

                          10 - 15 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 4 steps
  • Motherboard Cover
  • 2 steps

Flags

1

Needs Better Images

Better photos will improve this guide. Help out by taking, editing, or uploading new ones!

  • BackToshiba Satellite m35=s359

  • Full Screen

  • Options

  • History

  • Save to Favorites

  • Download PDF

  • Edit

  • Translate

  • Get Shareable Link

  • Embed This Guide

  • Notify Me of Changes

  • Stop Notifications

Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Locate the two sliding battery locks on the underside of the laptop.

Locate the two sliding battery locks on the underside of the laptop.

1024

Step 2

  • Locate the right battery lock and slide it to the right.

Locate the right battery lock and slide it to the right.

Step 3

  • While holding the left battery lock to the left, lift up the battery using the tab located on the top center of the battery.

While holding the left battery lock to the left, lift up the battery using the tab located on the top center of the battery.

Step 4

  • Remove the battery from the laptop.

Remove the battery from the laptop.

Step 5

              Keyboard
  • Locate the plastic strip at the top of the keyboard.
  • Use a pry tool to remove the plastic strip.
  • Using your hands pull out the rest of the plastic strip.

Locate the plastic strip at the top of the keyboard.

Use a pry tool to remove the plastic strip.

Using your hands pull out the rest of the plastic strip.

Step 6

  • Use a phillips head #0 screwdriver to remove the two 3.75mm screws holding the keyboard in place.

Use a phillips head #0 screwdriver to remove the two 3.75mm screws holding the keyboard in place.

Step 7

  • Lift up the top of the keyboard to remove it.
  • Under the keyboard there is a ribbon cable connecting the keyboard to the laptop. Do not just quickly pull out the keyboard.
  • Unlock the ribbon cable by pushing on the locks that are located on both sides of ribbon cable.
  • Unplug the ribbon cable from the laptop.

Lift up the top of the keyboard to remove it.

Under the keyboard there is a ribbon cable connecting the keyboard to the laptop. Do not just quickly pull out the keyboard.

Unlock the ribbon cable by pushing on the locks that are located on both sides of ribbon cable.

Unplug the ribbon cable from the laptop.

Step 8

  • Remove the keyboard completely from the laptop.

Remove the keyboard completely from the laptop.

Step 9

              Motherboard Cover
  • Remove all 6.75mm screws from the bottom of the laptop. The 3 screws under the battery are 3.75mm.
  • Remove all 5.25mm screws from the top of the laptop.

Remove all 6.75mm screws from the bottom of the laptop. The 3 screws under the battery are 3.75mm.

Remove all 5.25mm screws from the top of the laptop.

Step 10

  • Unplug the wires highlighted with red squares.
  • Using a pry tool and yours hands to remove the motherboard cover.

Unplug the wires highlighted with red squares.

Using a pry tool and yours hands to remove the motherboard cover.

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

Cancel: I did not complete this guide.

Author

                                      with 2 other contributors 


                    John Drinkwater

Member since: 03/26/2014

305 Reputation

                                      1 Guide authored                  



                       Badges:
                       7







                                                        +4 more badges

Team

                       Clemson, Team 1-2, Benson Spring 2014                        

                                                  Member of Clemson, Team 1-2, Benson Spring 2014 



                    CLEM-BENSON-S14S1G2                     


                                            3 Members                     


                                            10 Guides authored