Strange question about laptop screen

[Kell_ee001]

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a139/kell_ee001/Misc/Screen.jpg

How do I get that round thingy out? It's indented and I don't seem to be able to force it out from the back. The rest of the plastic around the screen has just popped off but I can't make that thing budge at all :( Any ideas without snapping the casing?

[Mark]

What's the model number? Do you have a service/maintenance manual for it?

[Kell_ee001]

No manual and very old laptop, Toshiba A10 I believe

[Steeps]

I would have thought they are glued on pieces of plastic ontop of a screw head.

Could you try using a small pointed blade around the circle (just to loosen it a little), then something a bit stronger to try and lever it out?

edit: were there any other screws to take off from the screen, did they look similar?

[Mark]

There are about 15 versions of the A10. Sign in to MSN if you can and I'll try and track down the right one. :)

[Kell_ee001]

No other screws on it at all - the rest simply popped off when I used a thin flat blade along the edge.

Mark, on MSN now :)

[Mark]

Found it...

http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?PRODUCT_ID=80888&DISC_MODEL=1&service=UK

Now to see if I can find a manual for it. :)

[Mark]

And the service manual (re-hosted as I had to fettle with it a bit first)...

http://www.ouroboros.me.uk/misc/07/09/A10.pdf

(the job you're doing is on the last page)

[Kell_ee001]

Thanks Mark :)