Toshiba M55-S135:How to replace the internal mini pci wireless card? Which screws to remove?

Here is the Link where you can see how to replace your hard drive in your laptop.
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repairing-Toshiba-Satellite-M45-Hard-Drive/2769/1

But remember to remove your laptop battery before doing anything to your laptop.

and here is anothine link for user menual
http://tim.id.au/laptops/toshiba/portege%20t130%20satellite%20t130%20pro%20t130.pdf

Have some cups with labels on it to hold all the screws so you will know where they came from. Have a digital camera handy to take pictures.

Ok, on a laptop you need to get some cups and label them toput the screws in so you will know where they came from. Remove the PowerCord, Remove the Battery then start removing all thescrews from the bottom of the laptop. Then remove all the devices fromthe bottom of the laptop such as the hard drive, the memory, dvd/cd drive,wireless card, etc. Take note of how the wires are on the wireless card,those are the antennas.

Look inside the battery case, hard drive case, memory case and dvd drive slotfor screw. Some screws on the bottom case in inside of some of the devicecases might have the icon of a keyboard next to it. Those screws hold thekeyboard in place.

Turn the laptop over, remove the strip that is just above the keyboard but becareful because a cable might be attached to it. Then remove the screwsthat hold the keyboard in place that are under where the strip was and gentlylift the keyboard out because there is definitely a cable under it.

Next you can remove the screws from the lcd hinges at the corners and lift thelcd screen off, also note that you will have to pull the antennas cable and thelcd cable when you remove the lcd.

Next start removing any screws that hold the palmrest in place. Take note ofany cables that are attached to the palmrest and remove them then lift thepalmrest off.

Next start removing any screws you see that hold the motherboard to the bottomcase, then lift the motherboard out an start replacing the fan.

A digital camera to take pictures will be most helpful to refresh you memory ofwhere things were.

Hello,

The wireless card should be under one of the removable panels on the bottom of the laptop. It will have two thin wires going to it (antennas). Pull the wires straight up off he card (pop the little gold-plated connector at the end of the wire off the card) and remove the wireless card. It is either a mini or micro pci-express card. You don't need to replace it with the exact identical item. Any manufacturers wireless card that fits the slot should work just fine with your laptop providing you have the proper drivers for it.

Hope this helps!

Joe

If you are using XP then use following link to download the driver:
http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tools/updates/atheros-wlan/atheros-wlan-xp-9204190.zip

If you are using Vista then use following link to download the driver:
http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tools/updates/atheros-wlan/atheros-wlan-vista-7702880.zip

If you are using Windows 7 then use following link to download the driver:
http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tools/updates/atheros-wlan/atheros-wlan-win7-9204190.zip

Thanks and regards,
Telehelp

Your S2110 uses an Atheros SuperAG Mini PCI wireless card, it's located underneath its keyboard. Assuming this card has worked before, then it'd probably failed. I'd remove it and reseat it first. But you first have to dig the keyboard out and it's a little tricky but someone else had posted the S2110's keyboard replacement procedure on-line and here's the link (you're not replacing the KB but you can follow these steps to get it out of the way):

http://www.insidemylaptop.com/replace-keyboard-fujitsu-lifebook-s2110-laptop/

If you've reseated the Atheros card and it's still doing the same deal, then it's likely bad and you can replace it. You can get the exact model of the Atheros card and see if you can find the exact same one on eBay (that'd be your best bet); or you can get some other card (such as a Dell-branded Intel 2200bg Mini-PCI Wireless Card, drivers can be downloaded directly from Intel's support site) if you have trouble finding an exact Atheros replacement. The cost of such a card should be $10 or less.

Of course, there are other alternatives, too, such as a USB wireless device or a PCMCIA wireless card, which are just plug and play. The problem with such alternatives is that they'll be more cumbersome since they protrude externally and stick out like sore thumbs - which can cause a whole new set of problems.

My preference would be to keep the wireless internal (use the Mini-PCI).

http://forums.toshiba.com/t5/Drivers-and-Utilities/Drivers-for-satellite-m55-s135/td-p/129069

Forget about pci cards. Get external USB wi-fi adapter, it is much cheaper

Unfortunately your video card on the M55 is part of the motherboard itself...it is an integrated chip. You would have to take it to a repair shop that has the machine capable of desoldering all the connections and resoldering a new graphics chip to the board. Buying a new motherboard may end up cheaper in the long run, but I have seen repair adds on EBay from companies that specialize in these types of repairs. Give it a look and see what you think.

http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/ToshibaM55/laptop_LCD_screen_removal.htm
That should help you. Good luck and have a great day.

Check out this page and click on the bottom tab. You'll see some sections outlined in red. Note that one of them says "Memory and Wireless Module Cover". That would be where the mini-PCI card would be. Some of the Dell laptops actually tell you how to remove the mini-PCI card in the user manual, but the manual of this Toshiba (found online) just says "don't do it". It's not that hard, but ifyou haven't done it before, I'd recommend you take it to a pro.