How To Repair Toshiba Laptop Power Jack

Introduction

Use this guide to supercede a faulty power jack in your Toshiba Satellite L305-S5946, which is usually indicated by the computer failing to charge. Y'all must remove the base of operations housing in order to attain the ability jack.

Turn the laptop upside-down.

Turn the laptop upside-downwardly.
Position the laptop so that the display hinges are facing abroad from y'all.

Slide the left battery bay latch to the left.

Slide the left battery bay latch to the left.

Slide the right bombardment bay latch to the right and hold.
While holding onto the latch, use a plastic opening tool to lift and remove the battery bay embrace.
Remove the battery.

Utilise a Phillips #i screwdriver to loosen the two screws on the bottom left-hand side of the hard drive cover.
Turn each screw until you hear a click.
These are captive panel screws and remain with the cover.

Elevator the hard drive embrace using a non-marring plastic opening tool.
This will expose the hard drive.

Slide the hard drive to the left using your fingers.
Insert a plastic opening tool nether the right side of the difficult bulldoze.
Carefully elevator and remove the hard drive.

Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to plough the screw on the RAM encompass.
Turn the spiral until you hear a click.
This is a captive panel screw and remains with the cover.

Insert the plastic opening tool into the indent and lift to remove the RAM cover.
This is a captive panel screw and remains with the cover.

Utilize your fingernails to push button the white and silver retaining clips away from each side of the RAM card.
The RAM card should popular up at an angle.

Utilize your fingers to gently pull the RAM menu away from the computer.
Repeat step nine to remove the other RAM menu that may be installed.

Turn the laptop right-side up.
Lift open the laptop so that the screen faces you.

Remove the strip of plastic at the correct far-off edge of the keyboard using a plastic opening tool.
Insert the plastic opening tool at either end of the strip. Lift up and go along to the other terminate while repeating this lifting procedure every 1 to two inches.

Use a Philips #00 screwdriver to loosen and remove the two 3-mm screws at the top edge of the keyboard.
These are not captive panel screws and, one time loosened, will be gratis to move about the associates.
Be careful not to permit either fastener into the CPU fan and duct (not shown).

Use a plastic opening tool to pry the top of the keyboard loose from its casing.

Gently grasp the meridian of the keyboard. Pull it up and toward the screen.
Avoid pulling hard and damaging the blackness ribbon cable under the keyboard.

Gently push the two tabs locking the black ribbon cable.
Slide the keyboard toward the screen to remove the black ribbon cable from the motherboard.
You may now safely separate the keyboard from the laptop.

Turn the laptop upside-down with its hinges facing away from you.

Utilize a Phillips #one screwdriver to remove the twelve 6-mm screws that borders the bottom of the laptop.
Showtime with the three screws on the top right corner and work clockwise. This will minimize the chances missing some of the screws.
Apply a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove a six-mm screw that is located in the lower middle, equally shown.
Use a Phillips #one screwdriver to remove the three 3-mm screws located in the battery bay.
Utilise a Phillips #ane screwdriver to remove the one 4-mm screw located well-nigh the RAM.

Turn the laptop right-side up.
Flip open the laptop so that the screen faces you.

Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the five six-mm screws in the keyboard slot.
These are not captive panel screws and, in one case loosened, will be free to move about the assembly.
Be careful not to allow loosened fasteners into the CPU fan and duct (located in the upper left).

Gently pull on the two black tabs locking the white ribbon cable in place.
Pull the white ribbon cable towards y'all to remove it.
Use tweezers to remove the connector that has the blue, cerise, black, and white wires.

Employ a plastic opening tool to pry the laptop'south upper casing off of its lower casing. Motion the opening tool effectually the sides of the case to aid separate them.