Disassembling Toshiba Satellite PSAH0U laptops

Bottom side

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• Flip the laptop upside down
• Remove the battery and the 3 panels that are held by a screw each
• Remove 17 screws labeled B6
• Remove the 3 screws labeled F3 in the battery compartment
• Do not remove any other screws or components

Top side

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• Flip the laptop right side up
• Pry up the plastic strip at the rear of the keyboard, along the function keys
• Remove the 2 screws that hold down the keyboard
• Disconnect the keyboard
• Remove the screw in the center of the opening left after removing the keyboard
• Disconnect the flex circuit that goes to the touch switches, at the rear
• Disconnect the flex circuit that goes to the track pad, at the front
• Disconnect the white connector with 4-color wires, to the rear-left

Removing the palm-rest case half

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• Using a guitar pick, inserted in the groove all around the edge, separate the bottom and palm-rest case halves
• Remove the palm rest case half

Repairing the button

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• Remove the black tape on the PCB
• Disconnect the 2 flex circuits from the PCB
• Remove the 3 screws holding down the PCB
• The plastic button includes thin extensions used as springs, welded to the plastic of the palm-rest case half
• If they are unwelded, glue them back in, or use a soldering iron to melt them in place

Davide Andrea, 1/21/09