Toshiba Satellite C55D-B5206 Wi-Fi Card Replacement

ID: 149537

Description: If your Toshiba Satellite C55D-B5206 laptop is...

Steps:

1. Turn the laptop upside down so the battery faces upwards.
2. Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the two, 7 mm screws that secure the battery.

3. Place both of your thumbs on the outside edges of the battery and push the battery out to remove it.
4. The battery should slide out with little resistance.

5. Use the screwdriver to remove the thirteen, 7 mm Phillips#1 screws from the bottom of the chassis.

6. Insert a spudger at the center and into the crevice between the bottom casing and the keyboard and pry upwards.
7. Gently slide the spudger along the entire perimeter of the device and pry the casing loose to unhook 6 clips.
8. These images show a metal spudger, which has the potential to damage the device. Use a plastic opening tool or standard spudger instead.
9. Do not be alarmed if you feel a gentle tug or hear a click as you slide your spudger. These sounds are the clips detaching from the casing.

10. Using fingers remove the casing.

11. Unstick the silver tape from the area shown using a non-metallic tool.

12. Remove the yellow tape to reveal the plug for the flat strip of wires.

13. Locate the gray clips at either side of the plug. Use a non-metallic tool to push the clips away from the plug.

14. Unplug the large strip of wires. Lift the large strip of wires out of the way to reveal the Wi-Fi Card.

15. Use a non metallic item to pry up on the two metal clips holding the black and white wires. These should pop straight up and will be free from the Wifi Card.

16. Use a small Philips screwdriver to remove the screw shown.

17. The Wi-Fi Card can now be unplugged from it's port and removed.