I want to replace the laptop keyboard and memory myself
Hi! I have a Toshiba Satellite A45-S120. I just bought a replacement keyboard, and also a 1gig of memory. I was looking for a site that will help me/show me how to replace the keyboard. I’d hate to bring it to a shop for this. I look forward to your reply. I think the memory is easy enough, but not too sure about the keyboard.
Thank you!
Sure, it is pretty easy to replace or upgrade the memory modules…but only after you remove the keyboard. In Toshiba Satellite A45 both memory slots are located under the keyboard. I have created a guide for replacing broken laptop hinges and you can use the guide for removing the keyboard and replacing the memory module. You have to follow steps 1,8,9,10,11,12 and 17 (only for memory replacement).
October 22nd, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Hello, everyone can someone here help me? I’m facing the same problem you guys are, I can’t seem to get my keyboard to work properly I’ve tried almost everything. i know the problem is not is not on the keyboard because when I installed windows xp some keys worked fine and some were just sluggish,so i uninstalled The OS and installed windows 2000 and now I got almost all the keys working except G,H,Backspace,and some numbers so I upgraded xp on top of 2000 and now my keybord is acting weird to where some keys instead of typing are opening shortcut windows and if i’m typing in the adrdress bar it opens a box asking me what am i looking for and that happens if i press “F” and if i press “D” it opens my bookmarks. its weird i tell ya. if someone knows what problem that is please tell me.
April 9th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
I have an acer 5610 series laptop. my son spilled pop on it.At first it wouldn’t power up after attempting to clean it, but when I let it sit for a day it wanted to power up, but it shuts back down when you hit the keyboard. Is there a good/easy way to clean it without removing keys because this one is very difficult. I already have 2 keys off of it that won’t go back on. Or are there any instructions on replacing the keyboard somewhere. I want to do this myself. please help. Thank you.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:07 am
BTW, post-posting comment, phoned Samsung and as the laptop is 11 months old they won’t provide the manual as its still in warranty..Thanks
February 25th, 2009 at 3:54 am
Hi, Laptopfreak, I have purchased a spare keyboard for my Samsung R60 Plus but I’m having some issues trying to remove the keyboard strip to access and remove the current one. I can’t seem to find a repair manual online or much in the way of help. Any suggestions how I might go about this process?
February 10th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Hi, I just bought a pretty high end (for being 2+ years old) Dell Inspirion 1501 for $100 from a guy who was getting rid of it because the x and z keys don’t work; his toddler drooled on them (with soda in his mouth, of all things). I’m a smart girl, I will likely be able to find the instructions online for how to replace the keyboard, but I just want to make sure, before I go buy anything….could it be a bigger problem, underneath the keyboard down the road that I should look for now or anything? I can’t imagine; the computer seems to work fine, I hooked up the wireless internet, etc….so it’s really just as simple as buying a new board and swapping it out? Seems so easy that I’m wary of messing with it, oddly enough.
Thoughts? Thanks, Ani
February 7th, 2009 at 10:16 am
I have a Gateway 3550GZ and I believe the fans are not running and I need to take it apart…I can’t seem to find anything on how to do this…can you help?
January 30th, 2009 at 11:44 am
My daughter spilt something on her advent 7108 laptop. She took off all the keys and cleaned it her best but a couple of the keys still stick. I know you have already made a suggesting for the sticky keys but she has also lost some of them now. My question is how do I replace the keyboard? And can I do it myself?
Thank you
January 16th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Hi, i broke the one key on my acer travelmate 240.
I need to get it fixed soon. its not my laptop.
Help. PLEASE.
December 20th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
My Dell Insipron 2200 has a few missing keys how do i replace the keyboard?
December 10th, 2008 at 12:50 am
sanu,
It looks like your laptop has two memory slots on the bottom.
You’ll have to find out how your memory is configured. It’s possible that you have two 512MB modules installed. If that’s the case, you’ll have to replace both of them with two 1GB modules in order to upgrade the laptop to 2GB.
Also, it’s possible that you have one 1GB module installed. In this case you can add another 1GB moudle into the empty slot.
I published your question and more info in the following post:
How to update RAM on HP Pavilion dv5220 laptop
December 9th, 2008 at 1:23 am
Hi , I have a HP DV5220 , i am planning to upgrade the RAM on it and needed to know if i have to replace the 1 gig on it or add 1 gig to it .. it is only expandable to 2 gigs and i don’t know if there are 2 slots or 1 slot only and hence the dilema as to ordering 1 gig ram or 2 gig ram.. any help will be greatly appreciated.
the motherboard is HP part no. 417021-001, i don’t know if that helps ,, the ram on it is — 333MHz, 200-pin, PC2700 Small Outline Dual In-Line Memory Module (SODIMM)
That is all i could find well i am hoping you know more about it
April 11th, 2008 at 10:06 am
I have a Sony Vaio K25 and I want to replace the keyboard, are their any simple instructions on how to replace it. Thanks in advance for your help!!
February 24th, 2008 at 9:11 am
Thank you for the information! To think I was considering paying Geek Squad $50 to replace my keyboard once I purchased the new one…it really isn’t that hard! Thanks again!!!
Rick
February 24th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Rick,
Here’s some help for replacing the keyboard or individual keys on a Gateway notebook.
February 23rd, 2008 at 10:33 am
WARNING: forget about my post above! there you’ll procedure to upgrade memories from the HP pavilion zv5000 laptop ! there was mystakes about step2 and step6 pictures! here are the right ones! SORRY FOLKS!
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February 22nd, 2008 at 8:09 am
Laptop,
I have been reading throught the comments, and don’t see anything addressing a Gateway Notebook. My kids popped off and broke several keys on the keyboard, so I am planning on purchasing one from ebay and am wondering if the process would be the same to replace it as your suggestions have been above. Thanks for the help!
Rick