Satellite M30 - How to replace hinges?

Hello!
Has anyone replaced the hinges on Satellite M30? Any help or link to a manual would be helpful.
Thnx!

I change the hinges one month ago. If I known it before, maybe can take photographs of the procedure. I tell, is very difficult. You need disassembly all the laptop parts (Except the .
First remove the power cord and the battery. Then remove the keyboard cover. Down the keyboard remove the all F8 and F6 labeled screws. Disconnect all the cables that you see and remove the keyboard. From Down the laptop: remove all F4, F10, F16 and B6 labeled screws. Now remove the HDD and ODD drives. Down of ODD you an S4 labeled screw, remove too. Now you can separate the black base from the grey top cover. The top cover is joined to the LCD for the hinges. Now you remove the four LCD screws from the LCD bezel. The screws is down the plastic covers. Only remove the four screws from the black LCD bezel. Remove the black LCD bezel. Remove the hinges covers. The hinges is joined to an metal base. You need to change all the metal base with the hinges. Can not change only the hinges.
Regards.

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