Toshiba Satellite E45T B4204 Keyboard Replacement Repair Guide

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Difficult

Steps

17

Time Required

                          1 hour            

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2

• Back Case
• 3 steps
• Keyboard
• 14 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Case               

• Remove all 14 of the 4 mm screws on the back side of the laptop with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove all 14 of the 4 mm screws on the back side of the laptop with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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Step 2

• Gently pull out the battery.

Gently pull out the battery.

Step 3

• Lift up in the spaces left by the battery to create a gap between the back case and the laptop body.
• Run a spudger along both sides of the laptop to widen the separation and release the clips holding the back case on.
• Remove the back case.

Lift up in the spaces left by the battery to create a gap between the back case and the laptop body.

Run a spudger along both sides of the laptop to widen the separation and release the clips holding the back case on.

Remove the back case.

Step 4

              Keyboard               

• Remove speaker by unscrewing the 4 screws at the side of the speaker with the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove speaker by unscrewing the 4 screws at the side of the speaker with the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 5

• Unplug speaker wires from the motherboard using a spudger or plastic opening tool.
• Using a metal spudger as shown in the photo could potentially damage your device.
• Remove speakers.

Unplug speaker wires from the motherboard using a spudger or plastic opening tool.

Using a metal spudger as shown in the photo could potentially damage your device.

Remove speakers.

Step 6

• Unscrew 6 screws from the chassis with the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Unscrew 6 screws from the chassis with the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 7

• Unscrew 8 screws from the motherboard using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Unscrew 8 screws from the motherboard using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 8

• Unplug wire from the motherboard.

Unplug wire from the motherboard.

Step 9

• Unscrew screws from the motherboard using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Unscrew screws from the motherboard using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 10

• Unscrew screws from the CPU heat sink using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Unscrew screws from the CPU heat sink using the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 11

• Unplug the wire from the motherboard.
• Remove the heat sink.

Unplug the wire from the motherboard.

Remove the heat sink.

Step 12

• Remove the CPU.

Remove the CPU.

Step 13

• Unscrew the motherboard with the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Unscrew the motherboard with the Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 14

• Unplug wire from the motherboard.
• Remove the motherboard.

Remove the motherboard.

Step 15

• Unscrew the keyboard cover using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.
• Unscrew the keyboard cover using the #1 screwdriver.

Unscrew the keyboard cover using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Unscrew the keyboard cover using the #1 screwdriver.

Step 16

• Remove the keyboard cover.

Remove the keyboard cover.

Step 17

• Remove the keyboard.

Remove the keyboard.

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

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Brent Murphy - Mar 8, 2021

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Do you know where in this process the webcam is connected/disconnected? I just completed this process to replace the keyboard and swap in a new SSD while I had everything opened up. I got everything closed back up, and it’s all running great, but just noticed that the computer no longer recognizes that there is a webcam. I would swear I plugged in everything that I had unplugged, but I can’t figure out where the webcam connection might be.