Toshiba Satellite A75-S226 Fans Replacement

Written By: Garrett Gudgel

Comments: 5

Toshiba Satellite A75-S226 Fans Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

30 - 35 minutes

Introduction

Tools

Step 1

Make sure battery-lock is in the unlock position.
Slide button to the left.

Step 3

Remove the two 5.62 mm screws from the optical drive cover.

Step 4

Remove the optical drive cover.
A plastic opening tool or a fingernail may be helpful in lifting it from its groove.

Step 5

Using the inset divot, push the optical drive out of the laptop to remove.

Step 7

Push the bottom left corner of the CD Drive until the drive protrudes from the case.
When a good amount of the CD Drive is showing on the right side, gently pull it out completely.

Step 8

Remove the 5.75 mm screw from the cover panel.
Turn the laptop over with the screen facing down.

Step 9

Lift up the cover panel using a plastic opening tool.

Step 10

Remove the 5.64 mm screw from the bottom of the crossing bar.
Remove the crossing bar.

Step 11

Use a plastic opening tool to disconnect the black and white antenna cable's connectors from the Wi-Fi card.
Note that the black wire is connected to the port that is labeled main.

Step 12

Use fingers to push the clips away from memory card.

Step 14

Use the plastic opening tool to lift up the top panel all the way along the keyboard until it loosens.
It may be helpful to first pry at the rear of the hinge covers (not shown) to release them. Then Insert the plastic opening tool underneath the top panel's sides and then front edge.

Step 15

Remove the top panel by popping the panel out the top left socket, then do the same with the right side.

Step 16

Remove the two 3.67 mm screws from the top corners of the keyboard.

Step 17

Use fingers to lift up the keyboard from the top.
Do not try to remove the keyboard completely because it is still attached to the motherboard.

Step 18

Remove the cable connecting the keyboard with the motherboard.
Be aware of the locking tabs on each side of the ribbon-cable connector—they slide back about 2mm to free the cable.
Lift up and remove the keyboard.

Step 19

Remove the 3.76mm screw from the ground wire.

Step 20

Use the plastic opening tool to remove the wire.

Step 21

Gently pull the black and white wires out of the upper case.
Do not pull the wire too much, or you can damage the wire.

Step 22

Remove the 8.6 mm screw on left side of upper case.

Step 23

Remove two 8.6 mm screws on the back corners of the laptop.

Step 24

Lift up the display assembly to remove it.

one of the 14 screws identified in the diagram of step 25 was previously removed with the CD drive

Steve - 25/12/16

Step 25

Use the Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 3.7 mm screws from the battery compartment.
Then remove the fourteen 8.6 mm screws from the bottom of the case.

There is one more not circled on the top left of this photo, left of the rubber foot.

Barron Chung -

Step 26

Use the screwdriver to remove six 8.6 mm screws from the top of the case.

On mine the leftmost screw here was 3mm.

Barron Chung -

Step 27

Use the plastic opening tool to remove the two speaker wire connectors and the trackpad connector from the motherboard.

Step 28

With the plastic opening tool, pry around the entire laptop to separate the upper case.

Step 30

Using the Phillips Screwdriver, remove the two 8.6 mm screws from the front edge of the motherboard.

Step 31

Remove the four screws holding the ports to the rear panel using the 3/16" Wrench.

Step 32

Lift up on the front edge of the motherboard while gently prying the case away from the ports on the right side of the computer.
Repeat with the left side.
There is a button for the card slot on the left side of the computer that may pop out if pressed. This button must be held in place while removing the motherboard.

Step 33

Lift the motherboard's front edge up and then slide it forward.

Step 34

Remove cables connecting the fans with the motherboard.

Step 35

Turn over the motherboard.
Remove the four silver screws with a Phillips screwdriver.

Step 36

Turn over the motherboard.
Lift the fans up to remove them from the motherboard.

Conclusion

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

2 comments

Thanks Garrett...

Your time and effort in putting this guide together is much appreciated (and helpful!)

Rick

Rick Cordingley -

I found this guide to be very helpful, well written and easy to follow.

Close up pics of any connectors, wires and cables that are disconnected help me a lot in that many of my projects have been previously attempted by others who have damaged or wrongly re-assembled the items.

Steve - 25/12/16