Home / 2004 / Project Toshiba 49
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One mutilated ac/dc adapter suitable for this laptop... check. -
Using the trusty soldering iron, I secure the remainder of the leads in place, adding excessive amounts of solder for later. -
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Let us take a moment to review our handywork. -
Rage spent, I clean up with the ol' shop vac. -
This is the fun part where I go crazy with a pair of snips... unleashing untold fury upon the motherboard of doom (pretty much a -
Because of how loose the connector is, I do not think it is useable. I have it almost sideways here. -
If you can see the gap, I can actually move the connector around with a screwdriver with very minimal force. -
Here you can see why we had to remove the modem. Toshiba, in their infinite wisdom, have attached it to this massive bracket th -
A nice up-close and personal shot of the modem. Observe the chipset. -
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Next up, we have to remove the built-in modem. Contrary to popular belief this Conexant HSP is not "integrated" but c -
Notice that the screws for the protective bracket are the long ones... first we've seen so far. -
In order to move the monitor around, you'll need to remove this protective piece of metal (very shiny it is) and disconnect the -
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