If your Toshiba laptop is not under warranty anymore and you have decided to open and repair it yourself , then you should know how to find a part number for the laptop part you want to replace. Almost every part and cable in Toshiba laptops has its own part number and should be replaced only with the same part or a substitute part. To find the part number look for a sticker or for a sign on the part. Toshiba part number would be something like V000040870, A000004270, P000343780, etc. After you find the part number you can search here.
If you cannot find a part number for your Toshiba laptop, I can help you. Just leave me a comment with the part name you are looking for, the laptop model name and the laptop model number. For example: laptop model name Toshiba Satellite A75-S211 and laptop model number PSA70U-0WK00G. This information is located on the sticker on the bottom of your laptop.
I would be able to help to find a part number only for laptops sold in the USA.
Here are more tips for finding a correct part for your notebook.
UPDATE:
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You can see this site here: Any Notebook Part
If you are selling new or used laptop parts, used laptops, you can place your ad on this site. It’s free.
You can request parts too, maybe somebody has them for sale.
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June 5th, 2006 at 8:31 am
My laptop is telling me that it needs a new display drive. can i download one, and if so, how exactly? I am technologically impaired cuz I am new to all this, but learning the hard way, by making mistakes. Don’t want to mess up my laptop again. Thanks in advance for help. Do alll laptops have so many problems or is it a Toshiba thing?
May 31st, 2006 at 12:55 pm
Hey Johnny,
Sorry cannot help. I can find a part model for laptops that were sold in the USA. I do not have any info for your model. You sure it’s S211 and not S121?
May 30th, 2006 at 3:22 pm
Hi,
I needed the part number for the motherboard on the a45-s211 laptop. If you know of anybody or any place that has it I’d appreciate that too. Price isn’t a factor. TIA,
Johnny
May 28th, 2006 at 10:04 pm
Charles,
I wouldn’t suspect the video cable with a failure pattern you described. I think the backlight bulb itself on the LCD screen might be bad. If you have a test LCD screen, try to connect it to the FL inverter board and see if you can get stable backlight. It is not necessary to connect the video cable; the inverter cable would be enough for testing the backlight.
May 28th, 2006 at 9:59 pm
Celeste,
It is possible that the video driver is corrupted and should be replaced. Try to boot the laptop in a safe mode; you should press F8 on start up. When you boot the laptop in a safe mode it will load a basic video driver. If your video works fine in the safe mode, then most likely the video driver is your problem. You can find a new driver on the laptop maker website.
May 28th, 2006 at 9:53 pm
Hey Maverick,
Sorry for a late response, I missed your comment.
1. The motherboard should have a pad on the positive hole for the power socket. I think in your case it has been damaged.
2. You can try to solder wires directly to the system board and relocate the power jack outside the laptop. It doesn’t look very good, but I think that it would be more reliable then the originally designed connection.
May 28th, 2006 at 9:40 pm
Hi,
I think it could be just a loose connection. Did you try to reconnect the video cable on the system board? Connect an external screen and boot the laptop. Can you see any video on the external monitor; can you make it fail by moving the laptop? If the external monitor has a normal video output and it doesn’t fail when you move the laptop, the video cable itself on the connection on the system board may be bad.
May 26th, 2006 at 7:07 pm
I have a toshiba a15-s1292. The display works for about 15 seconds then shuts off. It works fine with a external moniter hooked up. I have tried replacing the motherboard and fl inverter.
These changes made no difference, I have also downloaded and installed the latest video drivers. Any sugestions on how to fix this would be appreciated.
Thank you,
May 26th, 2006 at 12:43 pm
Have same problem as 56 Need a Brain. It usuallly happens on mine shortly after turning it on.
May 26th, 2006 at 11:38 am
had a problem 2 days ago with my screen too small and the lite going off soon after I connected to web. Your help was appreciated, but my laptop was not responding at all to any commands. Had to take it in and they said a drive needed to be replaced. I had downloaded a microsoft drive into a toshiba laptop and apparently that doesnt work. I am new at all this. Thanks for your help-am glad to know you are out there when needed.