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    Toshiba U945 S4390 disassembly

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by Muchoaliento, Aug 14, 2014.

  1. Muchoaliento

    Muchoaliento Newbie

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    Hi there,

    For the sake of god I cannot tear down my U945, no guides nor videos could be found over the web.

    The fan is rattling terribly and I would like to check if it can be lubricated.

    Any hints removing the bottom part ? I unscrewed everything (at least I think of) but bottom half remains..


    Regards,
     
    Muchoaliento, Aug 14, 2014
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    u945-s4390_disassembly1.JPG

    1. Open the cover and take out the hard drive (green circles).
    2. Remove the mSATA and the WiFi cards.
    2b. Remove the RAM... just cause
    3. Remove the 3 ribbon cables.
    4. Take out the rest of the 19 screws.
    4b. Take out the small silver screw.

    At this point, you should have 21 black screws, and 1 silver screw.

    5. Carefully pry the keyboard assembly off from the bottom+screen.
    6. Two silver screws hold down the fan, it should be pretty straightforward from there.
     
    NobodyThere, Oct 23, 2014
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    Thanks. It helped me a lot.
     
    chamso, Oct 31, 2014
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    I have the same problem with the fan on my U945. Is the keyboard stuck down with double sided tape as shown in this video of a U840 keyboard replacement? Can the keyboard on the U945 be removed without destroying it?
     
    lendog, Dec 1, 2014
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