How do I replace a broken SD Card slot on a Toshiba Sattelite Laptop?

I got an SD card stuck in my laptop. In the process of removing it some of the metal things in the slot were bent. Now SD cards are not readable from this slot. How to I replace the slot? Does this mean I have to buy a new laptop?

How do I replace a broken SD Card slot on a Toshiba Sattelite Laptop?
hey... try buying a usb reader... they're cheap and not that big.


it'll save you alot of trouble in repair work and bills.





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look around on the web to try and find the part...most likely used or something from a third-party redristibuter.. then you'd have to find the assembly instructions (if you can..).





if you cant find the disassembly instructions, try this...


(YO... I CANT GUARANTEE THIS WILL WORK...I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT TOSHIBA SATELLITE YOU'RE USING...DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!)


- take out the deeper screws from the bottom of the unit (there could be anything from four to ten and they are often under the keyboard and/or toward the front of the unit)


- remove the keyboard... it might have clips on it too.. pop them out with a flathead scewdriver or something..


- with the keyboard off, try to see if you can remove the rest of the chassis parts (only the ones you need to remove to access the sd port..) or remove the metal plates under the keyboard (if that's where the sd slot appears to be).


- the slot may be connected to the motherboard via a cable (usually some ribbon or something, if so...be VERY GENTLE and if you accidentally remove it from the socket on the motherboard, open the socket and replace it GENTLY!). If it is a cable, than pop it off and replace the unit (you may have to unscrew it from the case).


- if the slot is connected directly to the motherboard than go ahead and warm up you soldering iron and a cup of coffee. BEWARE: you can damage your motherboard doing this... you really are better off just leaving it be.


- put the beast back together...and fire it up (be careful not to lose any screws and try not to have any "extra" screws left over).