How to remove Dell inspiron E1705 laptop keyboard

Before you start, turn off the power, remove the battery and remove the AC adapter.

STEP 1.

Open up the display as far as it goes.
Insert a small flat head screwdriver between the keyboard cover and laptop base and carefully lift up the cover.

Continue removing the cover with your fingers.

STEP 2.

Remove two screws securing the keyboard.

STEP 3.

Carefully lift up the keyboard from the base and move it up so you can access the keyboard cable.

STEP 4.

The keyboard is connected to the motherboard via a flat ribbon cable. Before you can release the cable and remove the keyboard, the connector must be unlocked.

Be very careful. The keyboard connector is permanently attached to the motherboard. If you accidentally damage the connector, you’ll have to replace the whole motherboard.

On the picture below you see the connector in the locked state.

The connector opens up like a door. You can open the connector with your fingernail.
On the picture below you see the same connector in the unlocked position.

STEP 5.

Now you can pull the cable from the connector and remove the keyboard.

How to remove Dell Vostro 1510 notebook keyboard

First of all, turn off the laptop, take part power adapter and remove the battery.

STEP 1.
Lift up the keyboard cover with a small screwdriver or another sharp object.

Remove the keyboard cover.

STEP 2.

Remove two screws securing the keyboard.

Lift up the keyboard so you can access the keyboard cable connector underneath.

Very carefully unlock the connector and release the keyboard cable.

Now you can remove the keyboard.

How to dismantle Toshiba Satellite A70

This guide will help you to dismantle and repair a Toshiba Satellite A70 laptop. If you experience an overheating problem, you can use the guide to clean up the cooling module and remove dust from the heatsink. Also you can use the guide if you want to remove and repair the system board and resolder the DC-IN jack.

Here are a few known issues with this model:
1. The heatsink easily gets clogged with dust and lint and because of that the laptop may overheat and shut down without any warning.
2. Overtime the power jack might loose connection with the motherboard and because of that the laptop stops charging the battery or switches between the AC and battery power on its own. To fix the problem you'll have to resolder or replace the power jack.
3. The top cover assembly might be improperly grounded and because of that the laptop freezes or shuts down when you touch the speakers or touchpad. In this case you'll have to replace or modify the top cover.

Toshiba Satellite A70 and A75 common notebook parts:
Cooling fan: K000016310
Toshiba Satellite A70 Keyboard: K000016050, K000015780
DVD/CD-RW drives: K000015770, K000015790, K000015800, K000025480
DVD Multidrives: K000015860, K000015870, K000024880
DVD Multidrives Double Layer: K000025200, K000029620, K000018830, K000020480, K000025640
AC adapter: PA3290U-2ACA

STEP 1

Turn the unit upside down.
Remove screws securing the Wi-Fi card cover and the hard drive cover.
Remove the Wi-Fi card cover and the hard drive cover.

STEP 2

Loosen the metal brace screw. Remove the metal brace and the wireless card.
Remove the hard drive.
Remove the battery.

STEP 3

Remove one screw securing the DVD drive.

STEP 4

Remove the DVD drive.

STEP 5

Remove all screw on the bottom.

STEP 6

Turn the laptop right side up.
Insert a thin object under the securing strip and lift it up.
Be careful, it may be very tight.

STEP 7

Remove the securing strip.

STEP 8

Remove two screws securing the keyboard.
Press on the lock in the center to release the keyboard.

How to repair HP DV9000 screen hinges

This fix worked for HP DV9000 hinge, the hinges part # are 3JAT9HATP05 and 3JAT9HATP21.
But probably could work for other models.

step 1

You must remove the 3 little rubber screw covers located on the top edge
of the laptop screen at the right, center & left side using the mini flat head
screwdriver. Then remove the 3 screws located under the rubber covers.

step 2

Then you must remove the outer screen bezel, which unsnaps. Be very
careful not to force the plastic for it may crack! I would start from the
left hinge corner which is probably open, working clockwise with the little
flat head screwdriver prying it apart every inch or so. You may also have
to remove the bottom right andl eft rubber screw covers and remove
those screws as well to free the bezel.

step 3

Now that the LCD is fully exposed you can see how destroyed the hinge
and assembly points are damaged DUE TO POOR CONSTRUCTION BY
THE MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN!!!

step 4

Then you must unscrew the 2 very small screws that are on the left hinge
connecting to the LCD screen. Now take notice how much space is between
the bottom of the LCD screen and the left hinge assembly. For this is one
of the things that can make this repair render your efforts useless when
you try to reassemble! There is only about 1/16" clearance.

step 5

Now you must free the tired hinge. Depending on how far trashed your
top cover mounting points are. Try to unscrew the 4 little phillips head
screws from the hinge (only 3 if you took out the one that was covered
by the rubber screw cover already) If the screws turn and do not come
loose the mounting points on the LCD cover have cracked so just leave
them in for now.

step 6

Push the screen all the way open holding it at the right and left hinges
not to cause any further trauma. If your hinge is to far gone and you
cant move it, you will have to force the hinge with pliers when you remove
it during the next step.

step 7

Now try rotating the left hinge asssembly away from the LCD screen
towards the closed position. You may need to use pliers on the hinge to
rotate it because the torque required is significant and is partially the
reason your laptop hinge is broken to begin with. Now that it is in the
almost closed position move the pliers to the outside and work the hinge
out from the connection point on the base of the unit. It may be tight
so keep at it until you pull it free but trying to not break the arm off
the hinge. Remove off the screws and brass inset fasteners and put
into parts container.

step 8

Now you need to put a bend on the angle bracket. Use a bench vise
if you have one or clamp a vise grip to the egde of the bracket, with
another large pliers start the bend, With a hammer bang the bend flat.
*This is a critical step! The bend must take shape with the hinge! Dont
over bend or you will weaken the strength. Also make sure you bend
the hinge in the right direction!

step 9

As you can see my edge was completely separated on the hinge arm.
I didnt do this but I recommend that you superglue the join on the arm
so it will not move and in its original position so when you go to put it
back together with the LCD screen it sits correctly in the chassis.
Overlay the hinge with your new support bracket. Make marks with
black permanent marker where you need to grind out so it overlays
the hinge correctly that the bracket sits on top of the hinge. You need
to cut the length on the front-face part of the bracket so you dont
cover the 3rd hole on the hinge. (I cut it off at the step point on the
hinge.) Use either the bench vise or the vise grip to hold bracket and
grid it. I cant express enough how important that you shape and grind
the bracket exactly to the shape of the original hinge. I didnt grind
the arm until I was into the next step.

step 10

Mix up a small batch of epoxy. (you must mix the 2 parts thouroughly
and work quickly so it dont set or you will not get the proper bonding
strength) Smear a good amount of epoxy onto the hinge at the contact
points and clamp without throwing off the shape of the hinge. Use about
3 to 4 mini clamps. Allow about 10 minutes for the epoxy to set. If you
are the patient type let it sit longer... cant hurt.

step 11

Now that the epoxy has set remove the clamps on the arm. If you have
a center punch mark 2-3 points where you will drill for your pop rivots in
the center of the arm. (I used 1/8" aluminum so I only put 2, I would
or rather used smaller and put 3.) Push pop rivots from the outside of the
hinge arm inwards to LCD.

step 12

I also added a pop rivot into the front face of the hinge just keep in
mind you dont wont to block the holes for the screws. You will now have
to drill through the back of the hinge out the bracket the small holes for
the original screws to fit. Then bore the front face of the bracket with
a 3/16" bit (unless you have the exact size bit for head to recess
so the screws will reach through) Go SLOW! DONT over drill, you do not
want to go into the hinge at all!

step 13

Now grind the bracket so it takes shape with the arm also shearing
down the pop rivots smooth on the LCD side of the arm. Then, although
I didnt do this on mine because I wanted it to have the most strength,
you may want to so the face bezel fits completely closed when you
snap it back on later in step 16. Grind down the top edge of the front
face of the bracket to the top of the hinge.

step 14

Keep your fingers crossed and put your newly repaired hinge in place
to see if it fits correctly. Push the hinge to the fully open position very
carefully so it lines up the top cover holes. If you used 2" brackets and
it lined up the same as mine you should only have to use a razor and cut
out 1 little plastic mount clip from the cover casing. At this point before
cutting I would take out the 2 screws on the right hinge sidearm and
remove the LCD screen put down some paper towels and lay it on the
keyboard. You may have to loosen the bottom right hinge screws to
get the clearance tounscrew side screws. I would put back the top
screw on the right arm into the LCD top and bottom hinge screws to
maintain a true shape before next steps.

step 15

Now depending on how bad your mounting holes were damaged,
will effect how you do this step. I had all 3 broken off, so I put
the 3 screws in place and tightened the brass contact points snuggly
to the hinge. Next cut the HP warranty-voiding insulating mylar so
you can access the set points easily. Put a piece of paper or plastic
under the join point, just incase you have overglue. Now mix up the
small batch of epoxy and apply around the set points. This is critical
that you dont over glue because the LCD screen wont fit into chassis.
Now put your hinge back into place, quickly screw the top of arm into
laptop cover. Hold the corner of screen in correct position using the
keboard as a guide so gap is same while the epoxy sets. If your epoxy
is squeezed out into the LCD area use the razor blade and remove the
excess glue before it sets hard.

step 16

If epoxy is set hard you may now put back the LCD. First take out
the 2 top screws holding the arms to the cover. Put the 2 left & right
side screws into LCD screen. Make sure all the contact points and
webcam, etc are lined up.

step 17

Take LCD bezel and flip over. Then cut the 2 clip contact points off
with a razor, smooth to the bezel. If you did grind down the face of
the bracket against the hinge edge, when you snap the face bezel
back it should close back like new or if you didnt you will have a very
unnoticable gap in side, but will be stronger over long term. I dont
know how long this will last I only did this yesterday (4/17/08) but
seems to be working fine.

step 18final step

Put the 3 top screws and the 2 bottom screws back into LCD
bezel into the laptop casing, then put the 5 rubber sticky pads
back on and you are done. Hope it worked out for you!

Removing and replacing toshiba A25 keyboard and memory

Removing and replacing keyboard and memory on a Toshiba Satellite A25 notebook is not a easy work. Both memory modules are located under the keyboard. A Toshiba Satellite A25 keyboard has to be remove in order to get access to the memory modules. Before you remove the toshiba A25 laptop keyboard do not forget to remove the laptop battery or you can damage the laptop. Be careful when you remove the keyboard securing strip; do not bend it too much. To remove the memory module from the slot on the system board, release the latches on both sides and the memory module will pop up. It will stay at a 30 degree angle to the system board. Firmly grasp the memory module and remove it from the slot.

STEP 1

First of all, remove the battery.

STEP 2

Insert a thin object under the securing strip and lift it up.
Be careful, it may be very tight.

STEP 3

Remove the securing strip.
Carefully work with finger to disengage plastic latches securing the securing strip.

STEP 4

Remove three screws and a metal brace securing the keyboard.
Lift off the keyboard and place it on the palmrest.

STEP 5

Now you can access the memory modules.
Spread the latches securing the memory module.

STEP 6

Rotate the memory module to about 30-degree angle.

STEP 7

Remove the memory module from the socket.
Now you can upgrade or replace the memory module.

How to Replace a Keyboard Key for a Toshiba Satellite A15

This is a Toshiba Satellite A15 keyboard caps replacement guide.

Step 1: Orient the hinges
There are two plastic hinge mechanisms must be oriented as shown to fit into the base of the keyboard.

Step 2: Hook the hinge onto the base
Hook the plastic tab on one side of a hinge under the socket on the base of the keyboard. In this example, the bottom of the left hinge is being put into place first.

Step 3: Secure the hinge into place
Squeezing the other side of the hinge, tuck the remaining plastic tab into the base of the keyboard. You will probably need a tool to do this, like a pair of needle-nose pliers. Repeat steps two and three for the second hinge on the other side. To fit the key on easily, make sure both hinges are moved out from the center, all the way back into their sockets.

Step 4: Place the rubber spring piece
If your keyboard is missing the rubber spring piece, place it in the center of the hinge. It will be held in place by the surrounding key and hinge.

Step 5: Press the key into place
Align the key on top of its place on the keyboard, and press down evenly. All four corners of the key should click into place.

Toshiba Satellite A10 Keyboard

TOSHIBA Satellite A10 Series replace keyboard Information:

Layout: US
Letter: English
Condition: Brand New
Color: Black
Warranty: 3 months
Remark: Ribbon cable included

Weight: 300.00 g

catalog: toshiba laptop keyboard

Status: Genuine and new!
Remark: Ribbon cable included

Compatible Part#: T4001-US 4H.N5601.001C

Fit Model:

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