Satellite Pro 410 CDT Fan Failure

I have been trying to get inside my old 410 CDT to change the fan, without success! I have unscrewed all I can find, removed the keyboard and bits under, hard disk, memory board, battery. All of the edges seem to lift up, but something is fixed in the middle. Any advice please?

Hi GrahamB,
sorry, normally Toshiba doesn't provide any disassembling manuals! You will find some tiny tips for disassembling in these forum, but not for such old machines!
Either you try it for your own or contact a Service Partner and ask them for a tip to remove the board!
When you try it for your own please be carefull because a damaged board costs more than a short telephone call!
Bye
tanya

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Hello supertraz,
Please read further ahead (2nd page) in the forum on the link from my previous post. There is a written step by step guide, but...
It is not very easy to be done by yourself if you don't have the proper tools and experience... Neither do I want to encourage you to do it yourself as you might end up with a completlly damaged notebook, instead, I'd like to suggest you to consult a computer repair store in your neighborhood and ask them to resolder the specific area.
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