Toshiba Satellite A70

The Toshiba Satellite A70 was a notebook designed and sold by Toshiba that came with the Windows Xp Operating System. They were sold in around Mid-2005.

This guide will help you to dismantle and repair a Toshiba Satellite A70 and A75 laptop. If you experience an overheating problem, you can use the guide to clean up the cooling module and remove dust from the heatsink. Also you can use the guide if you want to remove and repair the system board and resolder the DC-IN jack. Here are a few known issues with this model: 1. The heatsink easily gets clogged with dust and lint and because of that the laptop may overheat and shut down without any warning. 2. Overtime the power jack might loose connection with the motherboard and because of that the laptop stops charging the battery or switches between the AC and battery power on its own. To fix the problem you'll have to resolder or replace the power jack. 3. The top cover assembly might be improperly grounded and because of that the laptop freezes or shuts down when you touch the speakers or touchpad. In this case you'll have to replace or modify the top cover. A few things to know before you start taking your laptop apart Toshiba laptop overheating problem Power jack connection problem Click on any picture to enlarge.
		Toshiba Satellite A70 and A75 common notebook parts: Cooling fan: K000016310 Keyboard: K000016050, K000015780 DVD/CD-RW drives: K000015770, K000015790, K000015800, K000025480 DVD Multidrives: K000015860, K000015870, K000024880 DVD Multidrives Double Layer: K000025200, K000029620, K000018830, K000020480, K000025640 AC adapter: PA3290U-2ACA You can find these parts very cheap here, just search by the part number. Make sure to contact the seller and ask if the part you are buying is compatible with your model.
		STEP 1 Turn the unit upside down. Remove screws securing the Wi-Fi card cover and the hard drive cover. Remove the Wi-Fi card cover and the hard drive cover.
		STEP 2 Loosen the metal brace screw. Remove the metal brace and the wireless card. Remove the hard drive. Remove the battery.
		STEP 3 Remove one screw securing the DVD drive.
		STEP 4 Remove the DVD drive.
		STEP 5 That's my favorite :) Remove all screw on the bottom.
		STEP 6 Turn the laptop right side up. Insert a thin object under the securing strip and lift it up. Be careful, it may be very tight.
		STEP 7 Remove the securing strip.
		STEP 8 Remove two screws securing the keyboard. Press on the lock in the center to release the keyboard.