Toshiba Satellite P50W-C Mother Board Replacement

Written By: Brittany Edwards

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Toshiba Satellite P50W-C Mother Board Replacement

Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

Time Required

25 minutes

Introduction

The motherboard contains the principal components of the device. Make sure the device is not connected to any source of power before removing any parts. Clips and connections may break easily so be gentle when removing parts.

Tools

Step 1

Turn the laptop off, unplug the AC adapter, and any other auxiliary components.
Turn over the laptop and proceed to take out the seven 5mm silver JIS #1 head screws. If some of the screws are difficult to take out use the tweezers to help.

Step 2

Use the screwdriver to take out the three 5mm black JIS #1 head screws that are located on the hinge.

Step 3

Use the spudger to pry under the back cover until it pops off.

Step 4

Remove all power connections to the motherboard. Including the black and white power connections to the wifi module.

Step 5

Unscrew the two 7 mm JIS head screws in the fan .
Then unscrew the four 2 mm JIS head screws connecting the heat sink to the mother board.
Then take out the heat sink and fan.