Texas Instruments Extensa 450 Series, Maintenance Manual

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Preface
This manual provides installation, operation and servicing data for the
Extensa
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450 Series Notebook Computers.
Intended Audience
This manual is primarily intended for use by qualified service technicians
but contains information useful to non-technical users.
Contents
This manual contains six sections and multiple reference appendices
including:
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Section 1: General Description — Introduces the main features of the
notebook; provides a list of physical and electrical specifications.
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Section 2: Installation — Describes how to unpack, install options
and cable up the notebook computer in a desktop environment.
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Section 3: Operating Instructions — Describes the notebook
operating controls and indicators and modes of operation.
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Section 4: Theory of Operation — Describes detailed theory of
operation for Extensa series notebooks.
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Section 5: Troubleshooting
— Provides troubleshooting procedures
for the Extensa 450 series notebooks.
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Section 6: Field Service — Provides corrective maintenance
procedures for the notebook computer.
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Appendix A: Self Test Error Messages
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Appendix B: Connector Pinouts
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Appendix C: PC-Doctor Reference Data
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Note: Additional appendices will be added at a future date to document
new members of the Extensa product family.
Other Manuals About the System
The following documents provide additional information related to the
Extensa 450 series:
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