Toshiba Satellite L305 S5875 Keyboard Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          15 minutes            

Sections

2

• Battery
• 2 steps
• Keyboard
• 5 steps

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Step 1

              Battery               

• Close the laptop lid and flip the laptop over.
• Switch the lock button on the left to the unlock position. (The unlock position is to the left side.)

Close the laptop lid and flip the laptop over.

Switch the lock button on the left to the unlock position. (The unlock position is to the left side.)

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Step 2

• Push the release button to the right.
• Hold the release button to the right and lift the battery out of its housing.

Push the release button to the right.

Hold the release button to the right and lift the battery out of its housing.

Step 3

              Keyboard               

• Open the laptop so the keyboard is facing you.
• Using your fingers, remove the thin plastic cover above the keyboard.
• Potential for device damage: Do not apply too much force when removing the cover piece as it can break.

Open the laptop so the keyboard is facing you.

Using your fingers, remove the thin plastic cover above the keyboard.

Potential for device damage: Do not apply too much force when removing the cover piece as it can break.

Step 4

• Remove the two 4.8 mm screws from underneath the plastic cover piece using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the two 4.8 mm screws from underneath the plastic cover piece using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 5

• Starting at the top, gently raise the keyboard enough to remove it from the socket.
• Potential for device damage: DO NOT pull out the keyboard after it’s out of its socket. The keyboard is connected to the hard drive through a data cable and removing forcefully could damage the cable and laptop.

Starting at the top, gently raise the keyboard enough to remove it from the socket.

Potential for device damage: DO NOT pull out the keyboard after it’s out of its socket. The keyboard is connected to the hard drive through a data cable and removing forcefully could damage the cable and laptop.

Step 6

• Locate the data cable that is connected to the motherboard.
• Pull the white ZIF connector towards the screen to remove it.
• Pull the black ribbon cable away from the screen.

Locate the data cable that is connected to the motherboard.

Pull the white ZIF connector towards the screen to remove it.

Pull the black ribbon cable away from the screen.

Step 7

• With the black ribbon cable now disconnected, remove the keyboard from its housing.

With the black ribbon cable now disconnected, remove the keyboard from its housing.

Congratulations, you have removed the laptops original keyboard and can now replace it with a new one.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order with the new keyboard.

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Texas Chick - Aug 16, 2016

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It’s not so easy to do step 3.