In the following guide I will be removing the top cover from a Toshiba Satellite M305 laptop, so I can access and replace the video cable.
In order to remove the top cover, it's not necessary to remove the hard drive, memory, DVD drive as I show in steps 1-5. I'm doing it just to explain how you can access these parts if you need to replace them.
The actual top cover removal process starts at the step 6.
STEP 1
>Turn off the laptop, unplug the AC adapter and remove the battery.
>Remove five screws securing the hard drive and memory covers.
>Remove both covers.
STEP 2
>Under these covers you'll find the hard drive, modem card, wireless card and two memory modules.
STEP 3
>In order to remove the hard drive, simply slide it to the left side and lift up.
STEP 4
>In order to remove the memory module, spread latches on both side of the module and when it pops up, carefully pull the module from the slot by the edges.
STEP 5
>Remove one screw securing the DVD drive to the laptop base and push the drive with a screwdriver.
>Pull the DVD drive from the laptop.
STEP 6
>Now remove the top cover. Again, it's not necessary to go through steps 1-5.
>Remove all screws from the bottom of the laptop.
STEP 7
>Insert a small flathead screwdriver under the keyboard bezel and lift it up.
