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© 2005 by Toshiba Corporation. All rights reserved.  Under the copyright laws, this manual cannot be 
reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of Toshiba.  No patent liability is assumed with 
respect to the use of the information contained herein. 

Toshiba Satellite A50S/TECRA A3X Series Maintenance Manual 

First edition September 2005 

Disclaimer 

The information presented in this manual has been reviewed and validated for accuracy.  The included set of 
instructions and descriptions are accurate for the Satellite A50S/TECRA A3X series at the time of this manual's 
production.  However, succeeding computers and manuals are subject to change without notice.  Therefore, 
Toshiba assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly from errors, omissions, or discrepancies 
between any succeeding product and this manual. 

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Summary of Contents for Tecra A3X

Page 1: ... CONFIDENTIAL 1 Toshiba Personal Computer Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Series Maintenance Manual TOSHIBA CORPORATION File Number 960 534 ...

Page 2: ...ncluded set of instructions and descriptions are accurate for the Satellite A50S TECRA A3X series at the time of this manual s production However succeeding computers and manuals are subject to change without notice Therefore Toshiba assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly from errors omissions or discrepancies between any succeeding product and this manual Trademarks Inte...

Page 3: ...struction is not observed WARNING Warning indicates the existence of a hazard that could result in bodily injury if the safety instruction is not observed CAUTION Caution indicates the existence of a hazard that could result in property damage if the safety instruction is not observed NOTE Note contains general information that relates to your safe maintenance service Improper repair of the comput...

Page 4: ...ting Procedures explains how to diagnose and resolve FRU problems Chapter 3 Test and Diagnostics describes how to perform test and diagnostic operations for maintenance service Chapter 4 Replacement Procedures describes the removal and replacement of the FRUs Appendices The appendices describe the following Handling the LCD module Board layout Pin assignment Display codes Key layout Wiring diagram...

Page 5: ... it appears on the keyboard is printed in boldface type Key operation Some operations require you to simultaneously use two or more keys We identify such operations by the key top symbols separated by a plus sign For example Ctrl Pause Break means you must hold down Ctrl and at the same time press Pause Break If three keys are used hold down the first two and at the same time press the third User ...

Page 6: ... Keyboard 1 24 1 10 TFT Color Display 1 25 1 11 Power Supply 1 28 1 12 Batteries 1 30 1 13 AC Adapter 1 33 Chapter 2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2 1 Troubleshooting 2 1 2 2 Troubleshooting Flowchart 2 2 2 3 Power Supply Troubleshooting 2 6 2 4 System Board Troubleshooting 2 15 2 5 3 5 FDD Troubleshooting 2 29 2 6 2 5 HDD Troubleshooting 2 32 2 7 Keyboard Troubleshooting 2 37 2 8 Display Troubleshoo...

Page 7: ...y Test 3 18 3 10 Floppy Disk Test 3 21 3 11 Printer Test 3 23 3 12 Async Test 3 25 3 13 Hard Disk Test 3 26 3 14 Real Timer Test 3 29 3 15 NDP Test 3 31 3 16 Expansion Test 3 32 3 17 CD ROM DVD ROM Test 3 34 3 18 Error Code and Error Status Names 3 35 3 19 Hard Disk Test Detail Status 3 38 3 20 ONLY ONE TEST 3 40 3 21 Head Cleaning 3 46 3 22 Log Utilities 3 47 3 23 Running Test 3 49 3 24 Floppy Di...

Page 8: ... 21 4 8 Keyboard 4 26 4 9 Switch Membrane Board 4 30 4 10 Optical Drive 4 32 4 11 Display Assembly 4 34 4 12 Sound Board 4 38 4 13 Parallel port board Serial port board S Video board 4 39 4 14 FAN 4 46 4 15 System Board DC IN Jack RTC Battery 4 47 4 16 PC card cover 4 50 4 17 Battery Latch 4 51 4 18 Battery Lock 4 53 4 19 Touch Pad 4 55 4 20 LCD Unit FL Inverter 4 57 4 21 Latch Assembly 4 61 4 22 ...

Page 9: ...tenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL ix Appendix C Pin Assignment C 1 Appendix D Keyboard Scan Character Codes D 1 Appendix E Key Layout E 1 Appendix F Wiring Diagrams F 1 Appendix G BIOS KBC EC Update G 1 Appendix H Reliability H 1 ...

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Page 11: ... CONFIDENTIAL Chapter 1 Hardware Overview ...

Page 12: ...1 Hardware Overview 1 ii CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 1 Hardware Overview ...

Page 13: ... 10 1 4 2 5 inch Hard Disk Drive 1 11 1 5 CD ROM Drive 1 13 1 6 DVD ROM Drive 1 15 1 7 DVD ROM CD R RW Drive 1 18 1 8 DVD Super Multi Drive 1 21 1 9 Keyboard 1 24 1 10 TFT Color Display 1 25 1 10 1 LCD Module 1 25 1 10 2 FL Inverter Board 1 27 1 11 Power Supply 1 28 1 12 Batteries 1 30 1 12 1 Main Battery 1 30 1 12 2 Battery Charging Control 1 31 1 12 3 RTC Battery 1 32 1 13 AC Adapter 1 33 ...

Page 14: ...able 1 2 2 5 inch HDD dimensions 1 11 Table 1 3 2 5 inch HDD specifications 1 12 Table 1 4 CD ROM Drive dimensions 1 13 Table 1 5 CD ROM Drive specifications 1 14 Table 1 6 DVD ROM Drive dimensions 1 15 Table 1 7 DVD ROM Drive specifications 1 16 Table 1 8 DVD ROM CD R RW Drive dimensions 1 18 Table 1 9 DVD ROM CD R RW Drive specifications 1 19 Table 1 10 DVD Super Multi Drive dimensions 1 21 Tabl...

Page 15: ...1 Hardware Overview Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 1 v Table 1 18 Time required for charges of RTC battery 1 32 Table 1 19 AC adapter specifications 1 33 ...

Page 16: ...1 Hardware Overview 1 vi CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 17: ... bus operation Memory Two SO DIMM slots for DDR2 533 Memory modules can be installed to provide a maximum of 2GB Memory modules are available in 256MB 512MB and 1 024MB sizes Celeron M processor model operates with DDR2 400 Montara GML model can support 1GB in total as its maximum memory Montara GM model can support 2GB in total as its maximum memory HDD Single 20GB 30GB 40GB 60GB or 80GB internal...

Page 18: ...00mAh Li Ion 12cell USB Universal Serial Bus Two or three USB ports are provided The ports comply with the USB2 0 standard which enables data transfer speeds 40 times faster than USB1 1 standard USB1 1 is also supported PC card slot The PC card slot accepts one Type II 5mm thick card The slot is equipped with an ejector and supports ToPIC 100 3 3V CardBus Parallel port It depends on the model A pa...

Page 19: ...intenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 1 3 LAN MODEM Connectors for LAN and Modem are separately mounted RGB The port enables connection of an external monitor Docking interface port Advanced Port Replicator III can be connected through docking port on the bottom ...

Page 20: ...1 Hardware Overview 1 1 Features Figure 1 1 shows the front of the computer Figure 1 1 Front of the computer 1 4 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 21: ...1 1 Features 1 Hardware Overview Figure 1 2 shows the system units configuration Figure 1 2 System units configuration Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 1 5 ...

Page 22: ...dware Overview 1 2 System Block Diagram 1 2 System Block Diagram Figure 1 3 shows the system block diagram Figure 1 3 System Block Diagram 1 6 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 23: ...z Processor Number 780 L1 cache 64KB 32KB 32KB L2 cache 2MB FSB 533MHz Core voltage 1 280 1 356V Intel Mobile Celeron M model Celeron M 1 40GHz Processor Number 360 1 50GHz Processor Number 370 1 60GHz Processor Number 380 1 70GHz Processor Number 390 L1 cache 64KB 32KB 32KB L2 cache 1MB FSB 400MHz Core voltage 1 004 1 292V Memory Two memory slots capable of accepting 256MB 512MB or 1024MB memory ...

Page 24: ...Intel 82801DBM ICH6 M DMI Direct Media Interface PCI Express I F 4 ports PCI Bus I F Rev 2 3 PCI REQ GNT Pairs Integrated Serial ATA Host Controller 2 ports 150MB S Integrated IDE Controller Ultra ATA 100 66 33 AC 97 2 3 codes USB 1 1 2 0 Controller 8 ports EHCI Enhanced Host Controller Interface Built in LAN Controller Wfm 2 0 IEEE802 3 compliance Power Management ACPI 2 0 compliance SMBus2 0 con...

Page 25: ...ntel Askey made 802 11b g or 802 11a b g 2 4 GHz DSSS wireless LAN card is equipped in the mini PCI card slot Conformity with IEEE 802 11b WiFi Supports 128bit WEP LAN Intel made Kinnereth ED82562 x 1 Controls LAN Supports 100Base TX and 10Base T MODEM Askey made 1456VQL4A INT x 1 Supported by MDC Uses secondary AC97 line Data and FAX transmission is available Supports ITU TV 90 and V 92 The trans...

Page 26: ...py disks Figure 1 4 shows the 3 5 inch FDD Table 1 1 lists the specifications Figure 1 4 3 5 inch USB FDD Table 1 1 3 5 inch USB FDD specifications Item Specifications Disk used 2DD 2HD Unformatted capacity 1 0MB 2 0MB Formatted capacity 720KB 1 44MB Data transfer speed Kb s 250 500 Rotation speed rpm 300 300 1 10 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 27: ... the dimensions and specifications Figure 1 5 2 5 inch HDD Table 1 2 2 5 inch HDD dimensions 1 2 Standard Item TOSHIBA HDD2193VZK01 HDD2194VZK01 HDD2191VZK01 Width mm 69 85 Height mm 9 5 Depth mm 100 0 Weight g MAX 95 Table 1 2 2 5 inch HDD dimensions 2 2 Standard HITACHI GST Item G8BC0001N410 G8BC0001N610 G8BC0001N810 G8BC0001NA10 Width mm 69 85 0 25 Height mm 9 5 0 2 Depth mm 100 2 0 25 Weight g...

Page 28: ...MB s 100 Storage density Kbpi 728 735 728 Track density Ktpi 88 8 Average random seek time read ms 12 Average random seek time write ms 12 Motor startup time ms 4 Table 1 3 2 5 inch HDD specifications 2 2 Specifications HITACHI GST Item G8BC0001N410 G8BC0001N610 G8BC0001N810 G8BC0001NA10 Storage size formatted 40GB 60GB 80GB 100GB Rotation speed RPM 5 400 Data transfer rate MB s 493 Interface tran...

Page 29: ... at maximum 24 speed The CD ROM drive is shown in Figure 1 6 The specifications of the CD ROM drive are described in Table 1 4 and 1 5 Figure 1 6 CD ROM drive Table 1 4 CD ROM drive dimensions Item Standard Maker TEAC G8CC0002R220 Dimensions Width mm 128 Height mm 12 7 Depth mm 129 4 Weight g 165 max Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 1 13 ...

Page 30: ...transfer rate MB s 33 3Mbytes sec max 1 545 3 600KB sec Transfer Speed Burst data transfer rate MB s PIO mode 16 7 MB s PIO MODE4 DMA mode 16 7 MB s Multiword MODE2 Ultra DMA mode 33 3 MB s Ultra DMA MODE2 110 Random Access Time ms CD ROM 240 Full stroke Buffer memory 256KB Supported formats CD CD DA CD ROM Mode1 Mode2 CD ROM XA Mode2 Form1 Form2 Photo CD single multi session Enhanced CD ...

Page 31: ...eads CD at maximum 24 speed 3 600 KB per second The DVD ROM drive is shown in Figure 1 7 The specifications of the DVD ROM drive are described in Table 1 6 and 1 7 Figure 1 7 DVD ROM drive Table 1 6 DVD ROM drive dimensions Item Standard Maker TSST G8CC0002W220 TEAC G8CC0002E220 Dimensions Width mm 128 Height mm 12 7 Depth mm 129 0 Weight g 179 15 Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 53...

Page 32: ...8 5 408 CAV DVD RAM 2 704 ZoneCLV CD Mode1 1 546 3 600 CAV CD Mode2 1 761 4 104 CAV Transfer Speed Burst data transfer rate MB s PIO mode 16 7 MB s PIO Mode 4 DMA mode 16 7 MB s Multi word DMA Mode 2 Ultra DMA mode 33 3 MB s Ultra DMA Mode 2 CD ROM 110 Random DVD ROM 110 Random Access Time ms DVD RAM 140 Random Buffer Memory 256KB CD CD DA CD E G CD MIDI CD text CD ROM CD ROM XA CD I CD I Bridge M...

Page 33: ... CAV DVD R RW 8x CAV DVD R RW 8x CAV DVD RAM 4 7GB 5x CAV DVD RAM 2 6GB 2 5x CAV Transfer Speed Burst data transfer rate MB s PIO mode 16 7 MB s PIO Mode 4 DMA mode 16 7 MB s Multi word DMA Mode 2 Ultra DMA mode 33 3 MB s Ultra DMA Mode 2 CD ROM 120 Random Access Time ms DVD ROM 130 Random Buffer Memory 256KB CD CD DA CD ROM Mode1 CD ROM XA Mode2 Multi session CD CD I Video CD Enhanced CD CD TEXT ...

Page 34: ...ads CD at maximum 24 speed The DVD ROM CD R RW drive is shown in Figure 1 8 The specifications of the DVD ROM CD R RW drive are described in Table 1 8 and 1 9 Figure 1 8 DVD ROM CD R RW drive Table 1 8 DVD ROM CD R RW drive dimensions Items Standard Maker Panasonic G8CC0002J220 TSST G8CC0002V220 Dimensions Width mm 128 Height mm 12 7 Depth mm 129 0 Weight g 180 10 179 15 1 18 CONFIDENTIAL Satellit...

Page 35: ...M MAX 8x CAV Write CD R 24x CAV CD RW 4x CLV High Speed CD RW 10x CLV Ultra Speed CD RW 24x CAV Transfer Speed Burst data transfer rate MB s PIO mode 16 6 MB s PIO Mode 4 DMA mode 16 6 MB s Multi word DMA Mode 2 Ultra DMA mode 33 3 MB s Ultra DMA Mode 2 CD ROM 150 Random Access Time ms DVD ROM 180 Random Buffer Memory 2MB CD CD DA CD ROM CD ROM XA Photo CD CD Extra CD CD Text Supported formats DVD...

Page 36: ...VD ROM MAX 8x CAV Write CD R 24x P CAV CD RW 4x CLV High Speed CD RW 10x CLV Ultra Speed CD RW 24x P CAV Transfer Speed Burst data transfer rate MB s PIO mode 16 6 MB s PIO Mode 4 DMA mode 16 6 MB s Multi word DMA Mode 2 Ultra DMA mode 33 3 MB s Ultra DMA Mode 2 CD ROM 130 Random Access Time ms DVD ROM 150 Random Buffer Memory 2MB CD CD ROM CD R CD RW CD Audio Disc CD DA Video CD Supported formats...

Page 37: ... speed DVD R at4 speed DVD R at 2 4 speed and DVD RW at 2 4 speed The DVD Super Multi drive is shown in Figure 1 9 The specifications of the DVD Super Multi drive are described in Table 1 10 and 1 11 Figure 1 9 DVD Super Multi drive Table 1 10 DVD Super Multi drive dimensions Items Standards Maker Panasonic G8CC0002T220 TEAC G8CC0002S220 Dimensions Width mm 128 Height mm 12 7 Depth mm 129 0 129 4 ...

Page 38: ...peed CD RW 10x CLV DVD R 8x ZoneCLV DVD R Double Layer 2x CLV DVD RW 4x ZoneCLV DVD R 8x ZoneCLV DVD R Double Layer 2 4x CLV DVD RW 4x ZoneCLV DVD RAM 5x ZoneCLV Transfer Speed Burst data transfer rate MB s PIO mode 16 6 MB s PIO Mode 4 DMA mode 16 6 MB s Multi word DMA Mode 2 Ultra DMA mode 33 3 MB s Ultra DMA Mode 2 CD ROM 150 Random Access Time ms DVD ROM 180 Random Buffer memory 2MB CD CD DA C...

Page 39: ... DVD RW 4x ZoneCLV DVD R 8x ZoneCLV DVD R Double Layer 2 4x CLV DVD RW 4x ZoneCLV DVD RAM 3x ZoneCLV Transfer Speed Burst data transfer rate MB s PIO mode 16 7 MB s PIO Mode 4 DMA mode 16 7 MB s Multi word DMA Mode 2 Ultra DMA mode 33 3 MB s Ultra DMA Mode 2 CD ROM 130 Random Access Time ms DVD ROM 130 Random Buffer memory 2MB CD CD DA CD ROM CD ROM XA CD I Video CD Photo CD CD Extra CD CD text Su...

Page 40: ...m unit The keyboard is connected to membrane connector on the system board and controlled by the keyboard controller Figure 1 10 shows a view of the keyboard See Appendix E for details of the keyboard layout Figure 1 10 Keyboard 1 24 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 41: ... display uses a backlight as the light source and can display a maximum of 262 144 colors with 1 024 x 768 or 1 400 x 1 050 resolution North Bridge can control both internal and external XGA or SXGA support displays simultaneously Figure 1 11 shows a view of the LCD module and Table 1 12 lists the specifications Figure 1 11 LCD module Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIA...

Page 42: ... XGA TFT 1 2 Specifications Item G33C0002W110 G33C0002Y110 G33C00030110 Number of Dots 1 024 W 768 H Dot spacing mm 0 297 H 0 297 V Display range mm 304 128 H 228 096 V Table 1 12 LCD module specifications 15 0 inch SXGA TFT 2 2 Specifications Item G33C0001X210 Number of Dots 1 400 W 1 050 H Dot spacing mm 0 2175 H 0 2175 V Display range mm 304 5 H 228 375 V ...

Page 43: ... FL Inverter Board The FL inverter board supplies a high frequency current to illuminate the LCD module fluorescent lamp Table 1 13 lists the FL inverter board specifications Table 1 13 FL inverter board specifications Item Specifications Voltage V DC5 Input Power W 7 Voltage V 750 Current mA 6 00 Output Power W 5W 7VA ...

Page 44: ...wer supply AC adapter is connected to the computer 2 Detects DC output and circuit malfunctions 3 Controls the battery icon and DC IN icon 4 Turns the battery charging system on and off and detects a fully charged battery 5 Turns the power supply on and off 6 Provides more accurate detection of a low battery 7 Calculates the remaining battery capacity 8 Controls the transmission of the status sign...

Page 45: ...M SPD Mini PCI Super I O ICH6 M LCD Express Card FWH FIR STAC9200 HDD SATA Finger Print Sensor E3V 3 3 Yes Yes No No ICH6 M TI CARD Cont PC Card Power Mini PCI Express Card MDC RS 232C SD E3V 3 3 No No No SD Card LAN E3V 3 3 Yes Yes No No LAN Power LAN2R5 E2V 2 5 Yes Yes No No LAN Power BT P3V 3 3 No No No Bluetooth USB0PS E5V 5 Yes Yes No No USB USB1PS E5V 5 Yes Yes No No USB S3V 3 3 Yes Yes No E...

Page 46: ...erial Output Voltage G71C0003V910 G71C0003VA10 G71C0003VD10 G71C0003VE10 G71C0005H110 G71C0005H210 4 400mAh G71C0004G510 G71C0004G610 4 700mAh lithium ion 6 cell G71C0003W210 Main battery G71C0003W110 8 800mAh lithium ion 12 cell 10 8V Real time clock RTC battery GDM710000041 17mAh Nickel metal hydride 3 0V 1 12 1 Main Battery The main battery is the primary power supply for the computer when the ...

Page 47: ... for charges of main battery Table 1 16 Time required for charges of main battery Condition Charging Time 4 400mAh About 4 5 to 12 0 hours or longer Normal charge 8 800mAh About 7 0 to 21 0 hours or longer 4 400mAh About 3 0 hours Quick charge 8 800mAh About 4 5 hours Charge is stopped in the following cases 1 The main battery is fully charged 2 The main battery is removed 3 Main battery or AC ada...

Page 48: ...he RTC battery provides the power supply to maintain the date time and other system information in memory Table 1 18 lists the Time required for charges of RTC battery Table 1 18 Time required for charges of RTC battery Condition Time Power ON Lights Power LED 8 hours or longer Power OFF Doesn t light Power LED Doesn t charge ...

Page 49: ...apter specifications 1 2 Item Specifications G71C0002SB10 G71C0004A410 Input voltage 100V 240V Input frequency 50Hz 60Hz No load input power 0 5W or less Output voltage 15 0V Output current 4 0A Table 1 19 AC adapter specifications 2 2 Item Specifications G71C00043310 G71C00049310 G71C00049410 Input voltage 100V 240V Input frequency 47Hz 63Hz No load input power 0 7W or less 1 0W or less Output vo...

Page 50: ...1 Hardware Overview 1 13 AC Adapter 1 34 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 51: ... CONFIDENTIAL Chapter 2 Troubleshooting Procedures ...

Page 52: ...2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2 ii CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 2 ...

Page 53: ...t Check 2 18 Procedure 3 Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check 2 28 Procedure 4 Replacement Check 2 28 2 5 3 5 FDD Troubleshooting 2 29 Procedure 1 FDD Head Cleaning Check 2 29 Procedure 2 Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check 2 30 Procedure 3 Connector Check and Replacement Check 2 31 2 6 2 5 HDD Troubleshooting 2 32 Procedure 1 Partition Check 2 32 Procedure 2 Message Check 2 33 Procedure 3 ...

Page 54: ... Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check 2 42 Procedure 2 Connector Check and Replacement Check 2 42 2 11 Modem Troubleshooting 2 43 Procedure 1 Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check 2 43 Procedure 2 Connector Check and Replacement Check 2 43 2 12 LAN Troubleshooting 2 44 Procedure 1 Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check 2 44 Procedure 2 Connector Check and Replacement Check 2 44 2 13 Sound Tr...

Page 55: ...IAL 2 v Figures Figure 2 1 Troubleshooting flowchart 2 3 Figure 2 2 A set of tool for debug port test 2 18 Tables Table 2 1 Battery icon 2 6 Table 2 2 DC IN icon 2 6 Table 2 3 D port status 2 19 Table 2 4 FDD error code and status 2 30 Table 2 5 2 5 Hard disk drive error code and status 2 35 ...

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Page 57: ...procedures are given in Chapter 4 The following tools are necessary for implementing the Diagnostics procedures also tools for Chapter 3 annd Chapter 4 are necesarry if it is required 1 Diagnostics Disk Test program for maintenance 2 Phillips screwdrivers NOTE Be sure to use the PH point size 0 screwdriver complying with the ISO DIS 8764 1 1996 3 Toshiba MS DOS system FD 4 Tester There are followi...

Page 58: ...rt Use the flowchart in Figure 2 1 as a guide for determining which troubleshooting procedure is executed Before going through the flowchart steps check the following Make sure that Toshiba Windows OS is installed on the hard disk Non Toshiba operating systems can cause the computer malfunction Make sure all optional equipment is removed from the computer ...

Page 59: ...2 2 Troubleshooting Flowchart 2 Troubleshooting Procedures Figure 2 1 Troubleshooting flowchart 1 2 Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 2 3 ...

Page 60: ...2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2 2 Troubleshooting Flowchart Figure 2 1 Troubleshooting flowchart 2 2 2 4 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 61: ... the hard disk test perform the HDD Troubleshooting Procedures in Section 2 6 4 If an error is detected on the keyboard test perform the Keyboard Troubleshooting Procedures in Section 2 7 5 If an error is detected on the display test perform the Display Troubleshooting Procedures in Section 2 8 6 If an error is detected on the test for the touch pad function perform the Touch Pad Troubleshooting P...

Page 62: ...The power supply controller displays the power supply status with the Battery icon and the DC IN icon as listed in the tables below Table 2 1 Battery icon Battery icon Power supply status Lights orange Battery is charged and the external DC is input It has no relation with ON OFF of the system power Lights green Battery is fully charged and the external DC is input It has no relation with ON OFF o...

Page 63: ...er 2 Re attach the battery pack and the AC adapter If the icon is still blinking after the operation above check the followings Check 1 If the DC IN icon blinks orange go to Procedure 2 Check 2 If the DC IN icon does not light go to Procedure 3 Check 3 If the battery icon does not light orange or green go to Procedure 4 NOTE Use the following supplied AC adapter G71C0002SB10 G71C0004A410 G71C00043...

Page 64: ...egins with the least significant digit Example Error code 13h Error codes are given in hexadecimal format Check 1 Convert the DC IN icon blink pattern into the hexadecimal error code and compare it to the tables below Then go to Check 2 Error code Where Error occurs 1 h Adapter AC Adapter DS 2 h 1st battery 3 h 2nd battery 4 h S3V output 5 h E5V output 6 h E3V output 7 h PPV output 8 h 1R8 B1V out...

Page 65: ... 0 5A when there is no load 23h Main battery charge current is over 3 9A when AC adapter is not connected 24h Abnormal current has been sensed 25h Main battery charge current is over 0 3A Second Battery Error code Meaning 32h Second battery discharge current is over 0 5A when there is no load 33h Second battery charge current is over 3 9A when AC adapter is not connected 34h Abnormal current has b...

Page 66: ... the computer is booting up 63h E3V voltage is over 2 81V when the computer is powered off EV power is off 64h E3V voltage is 2 81V or less when the computer is powered off EV power is on 1R5 E1V output P63 MUX_CH0 Error code Meaning 70h 1R5 E1V voltage is over 1 80V when the computer is powered on off 71h 1R5 E1V voltage is 1 275V or less when the computer is powered on 72h 1R5 E1V voltage is 1 2...

Page 67: ...e is over 0 89V or more when the computer is powered off PV power is off 1R5 E1V output P63 MUX_CH1 Error code Meaning B0h 1R5 E1V voltage is over 1 80V when the computer is powered on off B1h 1R5 E1V voltage is 1 275V or less when the computer is powered on B2h 1R5 E1V voltage is 1 275V or less when the computer is booting up B3h 1R5 E1V voltage is over 1 275V when the computer is powered off EV ...

Page 68: ...ing E0h PTV voltage is over 1 26V when the computer is powered on off E1h PTV voltage is 0 89V or less when the computer is powered on E2h PTV voltage is 0 89V or less when the computer is booting up E3h PTV voltage is 0 89V or less when the computer is powered off PV power is off Check 2 In the case of error code 10h or 12h Make sure the AC adapter and AC power cord are firmly plugged into the DC...

Page 69: ...oes not light go to Procedure 4 Procedure 4 Charging Check Check if the power supply controller charges the battery pack properly Perform the following procedures Check 1 Make sure the AC adapter is firmly plugged into the DC IN socket Check 2 Make sure the battery pack is properly installed If the battery is properly installed go to Check 3 Check 3 The battery pack may be completely discharged Wa...

Page 70: ... adapter or the system board was damaged perform the following Checks To disassemble the computer follow the steps described in Chapter 4 Replacement Procedures Check 1 Replace the AC adapter with a new one If the AC adapter is still not functioning properly perform Check 2 Check 2 Replace the DC IN harness with a new one If the AC adapter is still not functioning properly perform Check 2 Check 3 ...

Page 71: ...d Troubleshooting This section describes how to determine if the system board is defective Start with Procedure 1 and continue with the other procedures as instructed The procedures described in this section are Procedure 1 Message Check Procedure 2 Debug Port Check Procedure 3 Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check Procedure 4 Replacement Check ...

Page 72: ... press the F1 key as the message instructs the SETUP screen appears to set the system configuration If error message b appears often when the power is turned on replace the RTC battery If any other error message is displayed perform Check 2 a Bad HDD type Check system Then press F1 key b Bad RTC battery Check system Then press F1 key c Bad configuration Check system Then press F1 key d Bad memory ...

Page 73: ...ng Procedures in Section 2 7 If error message 19 20 or 21 is displayed go to the 2 5 HDD Troubleshooting Procedures in Section 2 6 1 PIT ERROR 2 MEMORY REFRESH ERROR 3 TIMER CH 2 OUT ERROR 4 CMOS CHECKSUM ERROR 5 CMOS BAD BATTERY ERROR 6 FIRST 64KB MEMORY ERROR 7 FIRST 64KB MEMORY PARITY ERROR 8 VRAM ERROR 9 SYSTEM MEMORY ERROR 10 SYSTEM MEMORY PARITY ERROR 11 EXTENDED MEMORY ERROR 12 EXTENDED MEM...

Page 74: ...apter 4 2 Connect the debug port test cable and RS 232C cross cable to the test board 3 Connect the RS 232C cross cable to the PC that displays the results 4 Boot the computer in MS DOS mode 5 Execute GETDPORT COM in the text menu in CPU REAL mode Insert the FD for starting D port into FDD and input FD starting drive dport The D port status is displayed in the following form 6 When the D port stat...

Page 75: ...rotected mode Examining the checksum of Boot Block Skip when returned to S3 HLT when check sum error Examining the checksum other than Boot Block F001H BTBK_CALC_CHKSUM_END EC KBC rewrite check BIOS rewrite when rewrite is requested Transition of the process to System BIOS IRT when returned to S3 Key input When inputting key TAB key check F002H BTBK_INI_SC_START Initializing security controller F0...

Page 76: ...p TASK_1ms_TSC F00AH BTBK_INI_VGA_END Controlling Fan Initializing sound systems For beep sound Enabling system speaker Canceling mute Maximizing volume When BIOS EC KBC is requested to be rewritten Green blinks in 2s cycle ON 1s Off 1s F00BH BTBK_CANT_UPDATE_BIOS Abnormal BIOS ROM Orange blinks in 2s cycle ON 1s Off 1s Key input Disabling USB first Sound beep Waiting for key input Loading CHGBIOS...

Page 77: ...31 Func0 Initializing ICH4M D31 Func1 Initializing USB Func0 1 2 7 Initializing ICH4M D31 Func3 Initializing ICH4M D31 Func5 Initializing FLUTE Initializing the channel 1 of a PIT set 30 µs for refresh interval F101H IRT_INI_SPREG_END Checking type and size of DRAM at Cold boot only When no suport memory is connected HLT after beep HLT when DRAM size is 0 Testing stack area of SM RAM HLT when impo...

Page 78: ...of RAM area of system BIOS Resume error 179H RSM_RAMBIOS_ERR Checking CheckSum of expanded memory Resume error 176H RSM_EXTMEM_ERR Checking CheckSum of PnP RAM Resume error 177H RSM_PNPRAM_ERR Processing resume RESUME_MAIN Processing resume error Return the CPU clock to Low Disabling all SMI Clearing resume status Return to ROM Send the area from C0000h to EFFFFh to PCI Disabling DRAM Setting up R...

Page 79: ...of refresh interval 30µs HLT when timeout Testing the channel 2 of a PIT Checking whether speaker gate works properly Measuring the clock speed of a CPU Permission of SMI except auto off function Control the excess of the rated input power Battery discharge current control 1CmA AC adapter rated over current control Dividing procedures for time measuring of IRT Setting for clock generator Checking ...

Page 80: ...g a PIC Initializing password F108H IRT_CHK_INI_SYS2_END Initializing PCI Initializing PCI BUS connecting DS Bus Initializing information of LAN Checking the factor of WakeUp F109H IRT_INI_PCI_END Running a task of waiting for the end of INIT_PCI Initializing the data in CMOS 2 Initializing PnP Setting up the setup parameters Waiting for the end of multiple box state check Setting up the hardware ...

Page 81: ...HECK Checking the first 64KB of memory F10DH IRT_CHK_F64KB_END INIT_INT_VECTOR Initializing interrupt vectors F10EH IRT_INI_VECT_END INIT_NDP Initializing a NDP F10FH IRT_INI_NDP_END INIT_SYSTEM Initialization of system Storing CMOS error information in IRT_ERR_STS_BUF Timer initialization start Initializing an EC and reading battery Updating system BIOS Updating EDID of the LCD F110H IRT_INI_SYS_...

Page 82: ...n on BIOS Waiting for clock generator setting completion Stops in F121H when an error is detected Waiting for the end of serial port initialization for models supporting SIO Canceling NMI mask Clearance of the checksum of TIT Clearing IRT running flag for runtime Update checksum for runtime Hibernation branch for models supporting BIOS Hibernation Initialization of Bluetooth for models supporting ...

Page 83: ...re table Closing configuration space of PCI devices Cache control Update of parameter block A Process for CPU Make the CPU clock to be set by SETUP Waiting for the motor off of a disabled HDD Final decision of USB FDD drive information Post processing of PRE_BOOT_SETUP Clearing PWRBTN_STS Enabling the power button F124H IRT_PRE_BOOT_SETUP_END F125H IRT_WAIT_DISP_LOGO_START Clearing IRT status Upda...

Page 84: ...rm these tests 1 System test 2 Memory test 3 Keyboard test 4 Display test 5 Floppy Disk test 6 Printer test 7 Async test 8 Hard Disk test 9 Real Timer test 10 NDP test 11 Expansion test 12 CD ROM DVD ROM test 13 Only One test 14 Wireless LAN test 15 LAN Modem Bluetooth IEEE1394 test 16 Sound test If an error is detected during these tests go to Procedure 4 Procedure 4 Replacement Check The system ...

Page 85: ...ck Procedure 2 Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check Procedure 3 Connector Check and Replacement Check Procedure 1 FDD Head Cleaning Check FDD head cleaning is one option available in the Diagnostic Program Insert the Diagnostics Disk in the external floppy disk drive turn on the computer and run the test And then clean the FDD heads using the cleaning kit If the FDD still does not function prop...

Page 86: ...ted in Table 2 4 If any other errors occur while executing the FDD diagnostics test go to Check 1 Table 2 4 FDD error code and status Code Status 01h Bad command 02h Address mark not found 03h Write protected 04h Record not found 06h Media replaced 08h DMA overrun error 09h DMA boundary error 10h CRC error 20h FDC error 40h Seek error 60h FDD not drive 80h Time out error Not ready EEh Write buffer...

Page 87: ...the same time System board CN4610 USB FDD FLGSR PCB CN4630 CN4632 USB harness If any of the connections are loose reconnect firmly and repeat Procedure 2 If there is still an error go to Check 2 Check 2 The USB FDD may be defective or damaged Replace it with a new one If the FDD is still not functioning properly perform Check 3 Check 3 The FLGSR board FLGCP board or FLGCS board connected to the sy...

Page 88: ...cedure 1 Partition Check Insert the Toshiba MS DOS system disk and start the computer Perform the following checks Check 1 Type C and press Enter If you cannot change to drive C go to Check 2 If you can change to drive C go to Procedure 2 Check 2 Type FDISK and press Enter Choose Display Partition Information from the FDISK menu If drive C is listed in the Display Partition Information go to Check...

Page 89: ...essages appears go to Check 3 If the following messages do not appear perform Check 5 Insert system disk in drive Press any key when ready or Non System disk or disk error Replace and press any key when ready Check 3 Check SETUP to see whether the Hard Disk option is set to Not used If it is set to Not used choose another setting and return to Check 1 If it is not set to Not used go to Check 4 Che...

Page 90: ...or the format by the test program refer to the Chapter 3 Check 1 Format an 2 5 HDD using MS DOS FORMAT command Type as FORMAT C S U If the 2 5 HDD can not be formatted perform Check 2 Check 2 Using the MS DOS FDISK command set the 2 5 HDD partition If the partition is not set go to Check 3 If it is set format the 2 5 HDD using MS DOS FORMAT command Check 3 Using the Diagnostic Disk format the 2 5 ...

Page 91: ... status will be displayed The error codes and statuses are described in Table 2 5 If an error code is not displayed but the problem still exists go to Procedure 5 Table 2 5 2 5 Hard disk drive error code and status Code Status 01h Bad command 02h Address mark not found 04h Record not found 05h HDC not reset 07h Drive not initialized 08h HDC overrun error DRQ 09h DMA boundary error 0Ah Bad sector e...

Page 92: ...owing connectors are firmly connected to the system board System board 1st HDD CN1800 44 pin If the connection is loose reconnect firmly and repeat Procedure 1 If there is still an error go to Check 2 Check 2 The 2 5 HDD may be damaged Replace it with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4 Replacement Procedures and check the operation If the problem still exists perform Check 3 Check 3...

Page 93: ... does not occur keyboard is functioning properly Procedure 2 Connector Check and Replacement Check The keyboard or system board may be disconnected or damaged Disassemble the computer following the steps described in Chapter 4 Replacement Procedures and perform the following checks Check 1 Make sure the keyboard cable is firmly connected to the system board Keyboard CN3200 System board 34 pin If t...

Page 94: ... monitor to the computer s external monitor port then boot the computer The computer automatically detects the external monitor If the external monitor works correctly the internal LCD may be faulty Go to Procedure 3 If the external monitor appears to have the same problem as the internal monitor system board may be faulty Go to Procedure 2 Procedure 2 Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check The D...

Page 95: ...ed to FL inverter board by HV cable Their cables may be disconnected from system board or FL inverter board Disassemble the computer following the steps described in Chapter 4 Replacement Procedures If the connection is loose reconnect firmly and restart the computer If the problem still occurs go to Procedure 4 FL inverter System board CN5000 LCD FL cable HV cable LCD module Fluorescent lamp Sate...

Page 96: ... Check 1 Replace fluorescent lamp with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4 Replacement Procedures and test the display again If the problem still occurs perform Check 2 Check 2 LCD FL cable may be faulty Replace FL LCD cable with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4 Replacement Procedure and test the display again If the problem still occurs perform Check 3 Check 3 FL in...

Page 97: ...e 2 If an error does not occur touch pad is functioning properly Procedure 2 Connector Check Replacement Check Check 1 Make sure the touch pad cable is firmly connected to the system board Touch pad System board CN3240 If the connection is loose reconnect firmly and repeat Procedure 1 If there is still an error go to Check 2 Check 2 The touch pad or touch pad cable may be damaged Replace it with a...

Page 98: ...onnector Check and Replacement Check The optical drive is connected to the system board by the connector The connector may be disconnected from the system board or faulty Disassemble the computer following the steps described in Chapter 4 and perform the following checks Check 1 Make sure the following connector has been firmly connected to the optical drive and the system board Optical disk drive...

Page 99: ... or the MDC or system board might be faulty Disassemble the computer following the steps described in Chapter 4 and perform the following checks Check 1 Make sure the MDC has been firmly connected to the CN3010 on the system board and the modem harness has been firmly connected to the both connectors on the system board and on the modem Modem jack MDC CN3011 System board 12 pin CN3010 Modem harnes...

Page 100: ...rness If the LAN malfunctions the connection among LAN cable LAN harness and system board is bad or they might be faulty Disassemble the computer following the steps described in Chapter 4 and perform the following checks Check 1 Check if the LAN cable and LAN harness are connected firmly to the connectors CN4100 System board LAN cable LAN harness If they are loose or disconnected connect it firml...

Page 101: ...onnection of sound system is shown in the following figure Speaker R CN6002 System board CN6001 CN9500 Headphone Ext microphone Speaker L sound board CN9510 J6310 J6070 Sound board cable As the connection may be bad disassemble the PC and check each connection If the speakers do not work properly go to Check 1 If the headphone or external microphone does not work properly go to Check 2 Check 1 Mak...

Page 102: ...The speaker may be faulty Replace it with a new one following the steps in Chapter 4 If the problem persists perform Check 3 Check 2 The sound board may be faulty Replace it with a new one following the steps in Chapter 4 If the problem persists perform Check 3 Check 3 The system board may be faulty Replace it with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4 ...

Page 103: ...sses the test the function is correctly working If the computer does not pass the test perform Procedure 2 Procedure 2 Antennas Connection Check The wireless LAN function wiring diagram is shown below Wireless LAN card System board CN2200 Wirelss LAN antenna cable Wireless LAN Antenna MAIN Wireless LAN Antenna AUX Any of the connections may be disconnected Disassemble the computer following the st...

Page 104: ...rd are may be damaged Refer to Chapter 4 Replacement Procedures for instructions on how to disassemble the computer and then perform the following checks Check 1 The wireless LAN card may be defective or damaged Replace the wireless LAN card with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4 Replacement Procedures If the problem still exists perform Check 2 Check 2 The wireless LAN antennas ma...

Page 105: ... CONFIDENTIAL Chapter 3 Tests and Diagnostics ...

Page 106: ...3 Tests and Diagnostics 3 ii CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 3 ...

Page 107: ...m 3 7 3 3 Setting of the hardware configuration 3 8 3 4 Heatrun Test 3 11 3 5 Subtest Names 3 12 3 6 System Test 3 14 3 7 Memory Test 3 16 3 8 Keyboard Test 3 17 3 9 Display Test 3 18 3 10 Floppy Disk Test 3 21 3 11 Printer Test 3 23 3 12 Async Test 3 25 3 13 Hard Disk Test 3 26 3 14 Real Timer Test 3 29 3 15 NDP Test 3 31 3 16 Expansion Test 3 32 3 17 CD ROM DVD ROM Test 3 34 3 18 Error Code and ...

Page 108: ...3 25 1 Function Description 3 55 3 25 2 Operations 3 56 3 26 Wireless LAN Test Program Intel made b g 3 57 3 27 Wireless LAN Test Program Intel made a b g 3 61 3 28 Wireless LAN Test Program Askey made 3 66 3 29 LAN Modem Bluetooth IEEE1394 Test Program 3 70 3 29 1 LAN test 3 70 3 29 2 Modem test 3 73 3 29 3 Bluetooth test 3 74 3 29 4 IEEE1394 test 3 83 3 30 Sound Test program 3 84 3 30 1 Sound St...

Page 109: ...ubtest names 3 12 Table 3 2 Error codes and error status names 3 35 Table 3 3 Hard disk controller status register contents 3 38 Table 3 4 Error register contents 3 39 Table 3 5 Error message 3 76 Table 3 6 Error code for Bluetooth test BD_ADDR 3 77 Table 3 7 Error code for Bluetooth test BD_ADDR of the DUT 3 81 ...

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Page 111: ...e sure to follow these steps 1 Check all cables are connected firmly 2 Exit any application and close Windows 3 Check if ALL Device is selected in the Device Config in SET UP menu After checking the diagnostics be sure to select Setup by OS in the Device Config When replacing the system board be sure to execute the following procedures 1 Before replacing the system board execute subtest03 DMI info...

Page 112: ...ic Disks T D for maintenance LAN Modem Bluetooth IEEE1394 for maintenance wireless LAN for maintenance and Sound for maintenance A formatted working disk Floppy disk test A cleaning kit to clean the floppy disk drive heads Head Cleaning An external display supporting monitor ID Expansion test A CD test media TOSHIBA CD ROM TEST DISK or ABEX TEST CD ROM Sound test A DVD test media DVD ROM TEST DISK...

Page 113: ...e following programs Initial configuration Region write System configuration display E2PROM test MAC GUID DMI You will need the following equipment to perform some of the programs The Diagnostics Disk Main T D A LAN wraparound connector E2PROM test 3 1 3 Heatrun test program The heatrun test starts automatically after the selection You will need the following equipment to perform this program The ...

Page 114: ...2 Repair initial config set 3 Repair Heatrun T D Enter a choice 1 To start the Diagnostics menu T D press 1 and Enter To start the H W initial information setting tool press 2 and Enter To start the Heatrun test press 3 and Enter 3 2 1 Diagnostics menu T D After pressing 1 and Enter in the startup menu the following menu appears TOSHIBA personal computer XXXXXX DIAGNOSTICS version X XX c copyright...

Page 115: ...SHIBA Corp 20XX DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU 1 SYSTEM TEST 2 MEMORY TEST 3 KEYBOARD TEST 4 DISPLAY TEST 5 FLOPPY DISK TEST 6 PRINTER TEST 7 ASYNC TEST 8 HARD DISK TEST 9 REAL TIMER TEST 10 NDP TEST 11 EXPANSION TEST 12 CD ROM DVD ROM TEST 88 ERROR RETRY COUNT SET FDD HDD 99 EXIT TO DIAGNOSTICS MENU Functions 1 through 12 are the Diagnostic Tests Function 88 sets the floppy disk drive and hard disk drive e...

Page 116: ...k charge 05 DMI read 99 Exit to DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU NOTE The menu displayed by your computer may be slightly different from the one shown above Select the desired subtest number from the subtest menu and press Enter The following message will appear TEST LOOP YES or NO ERROR STOP YES or NO Use the right and left arrow keys to move the cursor to the desired option Selecting YES of TEST LOOP increa...

Page 117: ...t from the error Selecting NO keeps the test running even if an error is found When an error occurred the error status is displayed and one error is added to the error counter Table 3 1 in section 3 5 describes the function of each test on the subtest menu Table 3 2 in section 3 19 describes the error codes and error status for each error 3 2 2 H W initial information setting tool After selecting ...

Page 118: ...e Setting of the micro code Setting of the EHSS Inputting and writing of DMI information When the DMI information is displayed the following messages appear in order Input each information If you do not replace the PCB the DMI information should not be changed 1 Enter Model Name is displayed Input the computer s model name and press Enter e g DynaBook 2 Enter Version Number is displayed Input the ...

Page 119: ...egion code Press any key to return to the H W initial information setting tool menu It completed Press any key to continue Subtest 03 DMI information save NOTE Before replacing the system board be sure to execute this subtest and save the DMI information to the floppy disk This is one of tools to copy the DMI information to a new PCB after replacing This subtest saves all the DMI data in a floppy ...

Page 120: ...08 System configuration display This subtest displays the information of the system configuration Confirm the contents and press Enter For more details on the system configuration information refer to 3 26 System configuration Subtest 09 E2PROM test MAC GUID DMI It checks whether the MAC address GUID of IEEE1394 and DMI information are written ...

Page 121: ...as 3 24 RUNNING TEST is executed successively For more details on the procedure and test content refer to RUNNING TEST When the heatrun test ends following message appears in the display HEATRUN TEST END Press any key to continue Press any key and return to the startup menu NOTE The test result Errorlog txt is stored in the floppy disk The result is displayed in the same way as 3 23 LOG UTILITIES ...

Page 122: ...ecksum Fan ON OFF Geyserville Quick charge DMI read 2 MEMORY 01 02 03 04 05 Conventional memory Protected Mode Protected Mode cache off Cache memory on off Stress 3 KEYBOARD 01 Pressed key code display 4 DISPLAY 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 VRAM read write for VGA Gradation for VGA Gradation for LCD Gradation Mode test for VGA All dot on off for LCD H pattern display LCD Brightness 5 FLOPPY DISK 01 02 03 ...

Page 123: ...R Point to point receive Wrap around board 8 HARD DISK 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Sequential read Address uniqueness Random address data Cross talk peak shift Partial Read Write specified address Read specified address Sequential write W R C specified address 9 REAL TIMER 01 02 03 Real time Backup memory Real time carry 10 NDP 01 NDP test 11 EXPANSION 01 03 PCMCIA wrap around Not supported RGB mon...

Page 124: ...ge will appear Fan number select 1 FAN 1 2 FAN 2 0 FAN 1 2 To check the CPU fan press 1 and Enter To check the VGA fan press 2 and Enter To check both CPU fan and VGA fan press 0 and Enter The following message will appear Test Fan Revolution 0000RPM start Make sure the fan does not rotate then press Enter The following message will appear Test Fan Revolution Low speed Start Make sure the fan rota...

Page 125: ...ge Subtest 05 DMI read This subtest displays the information in the Flash ROM in the following format DMI Data Display Ver X XX Model Name XXXXXXXXXXX Version Number XXXXXXXXXXXX Serial Number XXXXXXXX Model Number XXXXXX XXXXX UUID Number XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Press Enter to EXIT To exit this subtest and return to the SYSTEM test menu press Enter ...

Page 126: ...NFIG SYS file This subtest writes constant data and address data from 1MB to maximum MB and reads the new data and compares the result with the original data Subtest 03 Protected Mode Cache off This subtest executes the same way as the subtest 02 with the cache off Subtest 04 Cache Memory To test the cache memory a pass through write read comparison of 5Ah data is run repeatedly to the test area 7...

Page 127: ...ter Subtest 01 Pressed key code display When a key is pressed the scan code character code and key top name are displayed on the screen in the format shown below The Ins Lock Caps Lock Num Lock Scroll Lock Alt Ctrl Left Shift and Right Shift keys are displayed in reverse screen mode when pressed The scan codes character codes and key top names are shown in Appendix D KEYBOARD TEST IN PROGRESS 3020...

Page 128: ...dation for VGA This subtest displays four colors red green blue and white from left to right across the screen from black to maximum brightness The display below appears on the screen when this subtest is executed To exit this subtest and return to the DISPLAY TEST menu press Enter Subtest 03 Gradation for LCD This subtest displays bands of gradations for mixed colors then for red green and blue N...

Page 129: ... 768 64K Mode 118 1024 768 16M The display below appears on the screen when this subtest is executed Display example Mode 12 To exit this subtest and return to the DISPLAY TEST menu press Enter after displaying the Mode 118 Subtest 05 All dot on off for LCD This subtest displays an all white screen then an all black screen The display changes automatically every three seconds then returns to the D...

Page 130: ...HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH To exit...

Page 131: ...nswer each question with an appropriate response to execute the test 1 The following message will appear Select the media mode and start track to be tested then press Enter Test start track Enter 0 dd 00 79 2 The Floppy Disk test contains five subtests that test the FDD The floppy disk test menu will appear after you select FDD test parameters FLOPPY DISK XXXXXXX XXX DIAGNOSTIC TEST VX XX Ctrl Bre...

Page 132: ... subtest 04 only Track No Head No Subtest 01 Sequential read This subtest performs a Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC that continuously reads all the tracks track 0 to 39 0 to 79 on a floppy disk Subtest 02 Sequential read write This subtest continuously writes data pattern B5ADADh to all the tracks track 0 to 39 0 to 79 on a floppy disk The data is then read and compared to the original data Subtest 0...

Page 133: ...inter port wraparound connector must be connected The following message will appear after selecting the subtest 01 to 03 of the printer test channel 1 XXXXh channel 2 XXXXh channel 3 XXXXh Select the channel number 1 3 The printer I O port address is specified by the XXXXh number The computer supports three printer channels Select the printer channel number and press Enter to execute the selected ...

Page 134: ... subtest prints the various print types shown below Subtest 03 Wraparound NOTE To execute this subtest a printer wraparound connector must be connected to the computer s printer port This subtest checks the output and bi directional modes of the data control and status lines through the parallel port wraparound connector 34M741986G01 Both output and bi directional modes are tested 3 24 CONFIDENTIA...

Page 135: ... SIR Point to point send NOTE To execute subtests 01 and 02 each computer must have access to the other computer s infrared port This subtest sends 20h through 7Eh data to the receive side then receives the sent data and compares it to the original data through the FIR SIR port Subtest 02 FIR SIR Point to point receive This subtest is used with subtest 01 described above This subtest receives the ...

Page 136: ...ce If it exists use it to back up the pre installed software then use the Backup utility in the System Tools folder to back up the entire disk including the user s files Refer to the operating system instructions When a 2nd HDD is installed the following messages will appear after selecting the hard disk test from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU Test drive number select 1 HDD 1 2 HDD 2 0 HDD 1 2 1 Input ...

Page 137: ...he first digit of the STATUS number indicates the drive being tested and the last two digits indicate the error status code as explained in table 3 2 of the section 3 18 Subtest 01 Sequential read This subtest is a sequential reading of all the tracks on the HDD starting at track 0 When all the tracks on the HDD have been read the test starts at the maximum track and reads the tracks on the HDD se...

Page 138: ... cylinder 2DB6DB 6 cylinder D25344 7 cylinder Subtest 05 Partial Read This subtest reads 1GB data that is in minimum middle and maximum address of the HDD area Subtest 06 Write specified address This subtest writes specified data to a specified cylinder and head on the HDD Subtest 07 Read specified address This subtest reads data which has been written to a specified cylinder and head on the HDD S...

Page 139: ... Enter new date PRESS ENTER KEY TO EXIT TEST 2 If the current date is not correct input the correct date at the Enter new date prompt and press Enter 3 The following messages will appear Current date XX XX XXXX Current time XX XX XX Enter new time PRESS ENTER KEY TO EXIT TEST 4 If the current time is not correct input the correct time in 24 hour format To enter press Shift The time is updated To e...

Page 140: ... current date and time are erased This subtest checks the real time clock increments making sure the date and time are displayed in the following format Current date 12 31 1999 Current time 23 59 58 The real time increments are automatically executed and the following is displayed Current date 01 01 2000 Current time 00 00 00 PRESS Enter KEY TO EXIT TEST To exit the test press Enter ...

Page 141: ...anual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 3 31 3 15 NDP Test To execute the NDP test select 10 from the DIAGNOSTICS TEST MENU press Enter and follow the directions on the screen Subtest 01 NDP This test checks the following functions of NDP Control word Status word Bus Addition Multiplication ...

Page 142: ...his subtest checks the following signal line of the PC card slot Address line REG CE 1 CE 2 line Data line Speaker line Wait line BSY BVD1 line This subtest is executed in the following order Sub Address Good Bad Contents 01 00001 00001 nn nn xx xx Address line REG CE 1 CE 2 nn A0 90 80 00 02 00002 ww rr Data line ww write data rr read data 03 00003 Speaker line 04 00004 40 80 xx Wait line 40 xx 8...

Page 143: ...DENTIAL 3 33 Subtest 02 RGB monitor ID NOTE To execute this subtest RGB monitor ID wraparound connector is required The wiring diagram of the connector is described in Appendix F Connect a wraparound connector to CRT monitor for the test of ID acquisition This subtest is executed by using VESA command ...

Page 144: ...TDY 01 or ABEX TEST CD ROM TCDR 702 and DVD ROM TEST DISK TSD 1 For the subtest 04 use a CD RW on the market Subtest 01 Sequential read This subtest is a sequential reading of one block units 2K bytes of all the logical addresses Subtest 02 Read specified address This subtest reads one block data from a specified address Subtest 03 Random address data This subtest reads one block data and multi bl...

Page 145: ...ERROR AC ADAPT ROM SENSING ERROR 1st Batt ROM SENSING ERROR 2nd Batt ROM THORMISTOR ERROR 1 ROM THORMISTOR ERROR 2 ROM THORMISTOR ERROR 3 Memory 01 02 DD RAM PARITY ERROR RAM PROTECTED MODE NO CHANGE RAM CACHE MEMORY ERROR Keyboard FE FD F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 FA EF ED USB GET DESCR ERROR FIRST USB SET ADDRESS ERROR HUB GET DESCR ERROR Top 8B HUB GET DESCR ERROR Whole HUB SET CONFIGURATION ...

Page 146: ...0 40 80 PRT TIME OUT PRT FAULT PRT SELECT LINE PRT OUT OF PAPER PRT POWER OFF PRT BUSY LINE ASYNC 01 02 04 08 10 20 40 80 88 05 06 RS232C DTR ON TIME OUT RS232C CTS ON TIME OUT RS232C RX READY TIME OUT RS232C TX FULL TIME OUT RS232C PARITY ERROR RS232C FRAMING ERROR RS232C OVERRUN ERROR RS232C LINE STATUS ERROR RS232C MODEM STATUS ERROR SIR TIME OUT ERROR FIR TIME OUT ERROR HDD 05 07 09 0B BB 08 0...

Page 147: ... NO CO PROCESSOR NDP CONTROL WORD ERROR NDP STATUS WORD ERROR NDP BUS ERROR NDP ADDITION ERROR NDP MULTIPLAY ERROR EXPANSION C1 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 CB CC CE CF ADDRESS LINE ERROR CE 1 LINE ERROR CE 2 LINE ERROR DATA LINE ERROR WAIT LINE ERROR BSY LINE ERROR BVD1 LINE ERROR ZV Port ERROR NO PCMCIA CARD TYPE ERROR ZV_CONT ERROR CD ROM DVD ROM 01 02 03 04 05 06 09 11 20 40 80 90 B0 BAD COMMAND ILLEGAL ...

Page 148: ...nd byte displays the HDC error register The contents of the HDC status register and error register are listed in Tables 3 3 and 3 4 Table 3 3 Hard disk controller status register contents Bit Name Description 7 BSY Busy 0 HDC is ready 1 HDC is busy 6 DRY Drive ready 0 Hard disk drive is not ready to accept any command 1 Hard disk drive is ready 5 DWF Drive write fault 0 DWF error is not detected 1...

Page 149: ...k is detected 6 UNC Uncorrectable 0 There is no uncorrectable data error 1 Uncorrectable data error has been detected 5 Not used 4 IDN Identification 0 Not used 1 There is no ID field in the requested sector 3 Not used 2 ABT Abort 0 Not used 1 Illegal command error or command abort 1 TK0 Track 0 0 The hard disk found track 0 during a recalibrate command 1 The hard disk could not find track 0 durin...

Page 150: ...odel 3 20 2 Operations Select test 2 from the DIAGNOSTIC MENU and press Enter The following menu appears in the display ONLY ONE TEST Menu XXXXXXXXX 1 Pressed Key Display 2 Touch Pad 3 GP Button 4 Kill Switch 5 USB 6 Docker Dock Undock 7 LED 9 Exit to Common Test Press test number 1 7 9 Select the subtest number you want to test and press Enter To return to the DIAGNOSTIC TEST menu select 9 and pr...

Page 151: ...shown below When any key is pressed the corresponding key on the screen changes to the key character that was pressed Holding a key down enables the auto repeat function that causes the key s display character to blink Press Del Enter to end the test IF TEST OK Press Dell Enter key Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 3 41 ...

Page 152: ...n moving your finger on the touch pad towards the upper left the POINTING display changes according to the following illustration If a touch pad switch is pressed the BUTTONS displays appear on the right side one by one The parameters appear above the BUTTONS 1 or 2 corresponding to the pressed touch pad switch highlights To end this subtest press two touch pad switches at the same time 3 42 CONFI...

Page 153: ...ny key indication of pressing button will appear in the display again Unless the right button is pressed this operation is repeated After checking all the button Console Button Presentation Button Intternet Button return to the ONLY ONE TEST menu automatically Subtest 04 Kill Switch This subtest checks if the Wireless communication switch works properly If the test is started with the switch ON fo...

Page 154: ... ends without a defective NG message appears in the display if a defective is found during the test Confirm the connection of cable then execute the test again Press 9 and return to ONLY ONE TEST menu Subtest 06 Docker Dock Undock This subtest is executed with Advanced Port Replicator 3 installed Press Enter while pushing the eject button of the Advanced Port Replicator 3 after the following messa...

Page 155: ...status blinks properly Press any key and following message appears in the display Caps Num Overlay BT W LAN LED test Confirm each LED lights properly 1 Press Caps Lock key Caps on off 2 Press Fn F10 key Arrow on off 3 Press Fn F11 key Num on off 4 Slide BT W LAN switch L R on off Press Enter and following message appears in the display Check DC IN Power Main Battery LED Green Check if the each LED...

Page 156: ... to perform this program 3 21 2 Operations 1 Selecting test 4 from the DIAGNOSTIC MENU and pressing Enter displays the following messages DIAGNOSTICS FLOPPY DISK HEAD CLEANING VX XX Mount cleaning disk s on drive s Press any key when ready 2 Remove the Diagnostics Disk from the FDD then insert the cleaning disk and press Enter 3 When the cleaning start message appears the FDD head cleaning has beg...

Page 157: ... stores the results in RAM This function can store data on a floppy disk or output the data to a printer The error information is displayed in the following order 1 Error count CNT 2 Test name Subtest number TS No 3 Pass count PASS 4 Error status STS 5 FDD HDD or memory address ADDR 6 Write data WD 7 Read data RD 8 HDC status HSTS 9 Error status name ERROR STATUS NAME If the power switch is turned...

Page 158: ...nce Manual 960 534 1 Next 2 Prev 3 Exit 4 Clear 5 Print 6 FD Log Read 7 FD Log Write 2 The error information displayed on the screen can be manipulated by the following number keys The 1 key scrolls the display to the next page The 2 key scrolls the display to the previous page The 3 key returns to the Diagnostic Menu The 4 key erases all error log information in RAM The 5 key outputs the error lo...

Page 159: ...detects the number of floppy disk drives connected to the computer for the FDD test 3 23 2 Operations 1 Select 6 from the Diagnostic Menu and press Enter the following messages will appear in the display in order FDD write read test Y N Printer wrap around test Y N Serial wrap around test Y N CD ROM DVD ROM test Y N 2 To execute the test press Y yes and Enter To cancel the test press N no and Ente...

Page 160: ...erent from the Toshiba MS DOS FORMAT command This program can format a floppy disk in the following formats a 2DD Double sided double density double track 96 135 TPI MFM mode 512 bytes 9 sectors track b 2HD Double sided high density double track 96 135 TPI MFM mode 512 bytes 18 sectors track 2 COPY This program copies data from a source floppy disk to a target floppy disk 3 DUMP This program displ...

Page 161: ...following message Type select 0 2DD 3 2HD c Select a media drive type number and press Enter A message similar to the one below will be displayed Warning Disk data will be destroyed Insert work disk into drive A Press any key when ready d Remove the Diagnostics Disk from the FDD insert the work disk and press any key The following message will be displayed when the FDD format is executed FDD TYPE ...

Page 162: ...rogram has started FDD TYPE TRACK XXX FDD TYPE HEAD X FDD TYPE SECTOR XX Copy start track head XXX X d The following message will appear Insert target disk into drive A Press any key when ready e Remove the source disk from the FDD then insert a formatted work disk and press any key The following message will appear and start copying to the target disk track head XXX X f When the amount of data is...

Page 163: ...ollowing message will appear Select a media mode 2HD media mode 1 1 20MB 2 1 44MB 3 1 23MB e The following message will appear Insert source disk into drive A Press any key when ready f Insert a source disk and press any key and the following message will appear Max address Track XXXX Head XX Sector XX Track number g Set the track number head number and sector number you want to dump The system wi...

Page 164: ...umber key 1 up 2 down 3 end l The following message will appear Selecting 2 returns to the FDD UTILITIES MENU Another dump 1 Yes 2 No 5 HDD ID READ program Selecting HDD ID displays the following HDD ID configuration HDD ID Read VX XX Drive 1 Drive 2 Model No XXXXXXX XXXXXXX NOTE Only when a 2nd HDD is installed Drive 2 message appears in the display Press Enter to return to the FDD UTILITIES MENU...

Page 165: ...ion 1st ID 2nd ID 4 Boot ROM version 5 EC total version 6 PS Microprocessor version 7 SVP parameter version Panel Manufacture code Product code 8 Micro code revision Processor number 9 Total Memory Size Conventional memory 10 Battery code 11 HWSC 12 FSB Voltage 13 The number of printer ports 14 The number of ASYNC ports 15 Math co processors 16 Floppy Disk Drive Track Head Sector 17 Hard Disk Driv...

Page 166: ...ion VX XX PS Micon Version VX XX SVP Par Version VX XX Panel XXXXXXXXX Manu XXXX Prod XXXX Micro code Revision VX XX Processor XXXh Total Memory Size XXXXXXMB Conventional Memory XXXKB Battery Code XXXXXXXXXXXX HWSC XXXXXXX FSB XXXXXMHz Voltage XEh X Printer Adapter LPT1 XXXX LPT2 XXXX LPT3 XXXX X ASYNC Adapter COM1 XXXX COM2 XXXX COM3 XXXX X Math CO Processor X Floppy Disk Drive s Track XX Head X...

Page 167: ...the power while pressing U The following menu appears in the display Intel Calexico 11b g Card Maintenance test Menu 1 SKU check of Module 2 MAC Address Check 3 Antenna Check communication test of 11b mode 4 Communication test of 11g mode 5 All the tests of Calexico 11g Card SKU MAC Check 11b g communication test SELECT TEST No 1 5 To execute the subtest input the subtest number and press Enter Su...

Page 168: ...dress Check This subtest displays the MAC address Selecting this subtest following message will appear in the display MAC XXXXXXXXXXXX MAC Address Check OK Press any key and return to the test menu If a defective is found during the test following message will appear in the display ERROR MAC all 0 MAC XXXXXXXXXXXX MAC Address Check NG Press any key and return to the test menu When a defective is d...

Page 169: ...a cross cable and turn on the access points Insert the floppy disk containing the wireless LAN test program into the FDD of the responder machine and turn on the responder machine This subtest checks the connection and communication of wireless LAN antenna of Calexico 802 11b mode After finishing the test OK message will appear in the display Press any key and return to the test menu When a defect...

Page 170: ...ing message will appear in the display 11g Communication Test NG Press any key and return to the test menu When a defective is detected in the test following typical cause is considered Connection of wireless LAN card Connection of wireless LAN antenna cable Main Condition of wireless LAN communication Interference obstruction Defective wireless LAN card Checking the connection and condition execu...

Page 171: ...Floppy Disk Drive Turn on the power while pressing U The following menu appears in the display Intel Calexico2 11a g Maintenance T D Menu 1 SKU check of Module 2 MAC Address Check 3 Antenna Check communication test of 11b mode 4 Communication test of 11a mode 5 Communication test of 11g mode 6 All the tests of Calexico2 11a g Card SKU MAC Check 11a b g communication test SELECT TEST No 1 6 To exec...

Page 172: ...est following typical cause is considered Connection of wireless LAN card Using a wrong wireless LAN card Using unspecified card Defective wireless LAN card Checking the connection execute the subtest again Subtest02 MAC Address Check This subtest displays the MAC address Selecting this subtest following message will appear in the display MAC XXXXXXXXXXXX MAC Address Check OK Press any key and ret...

Page 173: ... switch ON before executing wireless LAN communication test The wireless communication LED lights orange Release the write protection of floppy disk for the test Setting the responder machine Connect the responder machine to the access points for 802 11a 802 11b and 802 11g with a cross cable and turn on the access points Insert the floppy disk containing the wireless LAN test program into the FDD...

Page 174: ...btest checks the communication of wireless LAN antenna of Calexico 802 11a mode After finishing the test OK message will appear in the display Press any key and return to the test menu When a defective is found during the test NG message will appear in the display Press any key and following message will appear in the display 11a Communication Test NG Press any key and return to the test menu When...

Page 175: ...02 11g mode For more details on procedure and contens of this subtest refer to Subtest04 Communication test of 11a mode Subtest06 All the tests of Calexico 11a b g Card This subtest checks SKU information MAC address of Calexico 802 11a b g card antenna connection and communication test of Calexico 802 11b card and communication test of Calexico 802 11a and Calexico 802 11g The test stops at when ...

Page 176: ...LED lights orange Release the write protection of floppy disk for the test Setting the responder machine To execute subtest 03 07 responder machine with wireless LAN communication function Atheros made is required To set the responder machine follow the procedures below 1 Insert the test program disk to the FDD of responder machine and turn on the power 2 Start the program for responder machine au...

Page 177: ...MBxxag Module SKU MAC Check 11a b g communication test SELECT TEST No 1 7 Subtest01 SKU check of module This subtest displays SKU information on the wireless LAN card installed Selecting this subtest following message will appear in the display Confirm if the right information on the wireless LAN card is described Module Atheros MBxxag RoW G code xxxxxxxxxxxx Press any key and return to the test m...

Page 178: ...ance of MAC address data Checking the connection execute the subtest again Subtest03 Communication test of 11a mode MBxxag This subtest checks the connection and communication of wireless LAN antenna of Atheros 802 11a mode Check the packet throughput and RSSI and compare them with the standard After finishing the test OK message will appear in the display Press any key and return to the test menu...

Page 179: ...details on the contents refer to subtest 03 Subtest05 Communication test of 11g mode MBxxag MBxxg This subtest checks the connection and communication of wireless LAN antenna of Atheros 802 11g mode For more details on the contents refer to subtest 03 Subtest06 All the tests of MBxxg Module This subtest checks SKU information MAC address connection and communication of wireless LAN antenna of Athe...

Page 180: ...d turn on the power The following message will appear Microsoft Windows XX Startup Menu 1 LAN 2 Modem 3 Bluetooth 4 IEEE1394 Enter a choice Press the number you want to test and press Enter NOTE It is impossible to go back to startup menu once you choose the test Therefore LAN Modem Bluetooth IEEE1394 test can not be executed successively 3 29 1 LAN test To execute LAN test press 1 and Enter The f...

Page 181: ...ive test COMPLETED Repeat count 00000 Error count 00000 LOOPBACK TEST 100Mbps Auto negotiation TxRx Test Destination Address xxxxxxxxxxxx Source Address xxxxxxxxxxxx 100Base TX Full Duplex TRANSMIT RECEIVE NOTE The menu displayed by your computer may be slightly different from the one shown above If a defective is found NG message will appear in the display Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Man...

Page 182: ...to execute and press Enter The following message will appear Testing adaptor hit ESC to abort External Loopback Test PASSED Testing completed Loopback Test Complete 1000Base Auto negotiation TxRx Test CE Test Complete NOTE The menu displayed by your computer may be slightly different from the one shown above If a defective is found NG message will appear in the display 3 72 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite ...

Page 183: ... execute Modem test press 2 and Enter Following message will appear Modem loopback test ICHx MDC Test Program with Modem Sound Line Test Version X X Scorpio Modem Initialize OK Digital Loopback Test OK RJ11 Connector Check LED Operator s Check NOTE The menu displayed by your computer may be slightly different from the one shown above RJ11 Connection Check LED Operator s Check LED test will be exec...

Page 184: ...Bluetooth as a reference machine to perform this test Insert a floppy disk containing the test program into the target machine and turn on the target machine The following Bluetooth test menu will appear Bluetooth sub system test program VX XX 1 BD_ADDR check 3 Communications test DUT mode T communications test TEST mode Press test number 1 3 T _ Press 1 or 3 key to perform the corresponding subte...

Page 185: ...t and press Enter The following message will appear Bluetooth Subsystem T D for PCSE BD_ADDR VerX XX Copyright C by TOSHIBA Co Initializing When the machine has passed the test it displays BD_ADDR If BD_ADDR has no problem the following message is displayed Bluetooth Subsystem T D for PCSE BD_ADDR VerX XX Copyright C by TOSHIBA Co My BD_ADDR XXXXXXXXXXXX h PPPPPP A SSSSS SSSSS P P A A S S S S P P ...

Page 186: ...played Bluetooth Subsystem T D for PCSE BD_ADDR VerX XX Copyright C by TOSHIBA Co My BD_ADDR XXXXXXXXXXXX h FFFFFF A III L F A A I L F A A I L FFFFFF A A I L F AAAAAAA I L F A A I L F A A III LLLLLLL Table 3 5 Error message Message Contents Invalid BD_ADDR all 00 0x000000000000 Invalid BD_ADDR all FF 0xFFFFFFFFFFFF Invalid BD_ADDR bit0 1 bit40 1b Invalid BD_ADDR bit1 1 bit41 1b Invalid BD_ADDR def...

Page 187: ...e 0x0b ACL Connection already exists 0x0c Command Disallowed 0x0d Host Rejected due to limited resources 0x0e Host Rejected due to security reasons 0x0f Host Rejected due to remote device is only a personal device 0x10 Host Timeout 0x11 Unsupported Feature or Parameter Value 0x12 Invalid HCI Command Parameters 0x13 Other End Terminated Connection Used Ended Connection 0x14 Other End Terminated Con...

Page 188: ...e the Specification of the Bluetooth System in detail Subtest03 Communication test DUT mode This subtest checks the Bluetooth communication functions Preparing the tester machine for the Bluetooth test program Insert a floppy disk containing the test program into the tester machine and turn on the tester machine The Bluetooth test menu will appear Press 3 to select the test and press Enter in the ...

Page 189: ... press Space to start the Bluetooth communication test When the machine has passed the test it displays BD_ADDR of the DUT If the connection with the tester is completed the progress bar stops The following message is shown Bluetooth Subsystem T D for PCSE CS Air VerX XX Copyright C by TOSHIBA Co DUT BD_ADDR of the DUT XXXXXXXXXXXXX h CCCC OOO M M PPPPPP L EEEEEE TTTTTTT EEEEEEE DDDDD C C O O MM M...

Page 190: ...or Code Bluetooth Subsystem T D for PCSE CS Air VerX XX Copyright C by TOSHIBA Co DUT BD_ADDR of the DUT XXXXXXXXXXXXX h III N N CCCC OOO M M PPPPPP L EEEEEE TTTTTTT EEEEEEE I NN N C C O O MM MM P P L E T E I N N N C O O M M M M P P L E T E I N N N C O O M M M PPPPPP L EEEEEE T EEEEEEE I N N N C O O M M P L E T E I N NN C C O O M M P L E T E III N N CCCC OOO M M P LLLLLLL EEEEEE T EEEEEEE Testing ...

Page 191: ... Device 0x0b ACL Connection already exists 0x0c Command Disallowed 0x0d Host Rejected due to limited resources 0x0e Host Rejected due to security reasons 0x0f Host Rejected due to remote device is only a personal device 0x10 Host Timeout 0x11 Unsupported Feature or Parameter Value 0x12 Invalid HCI Command Parameters 0x13 Other End Terminated Connection Used Ended Connection 0x14 Other End Terminat...

Page 192: ...T 2 2 Error code Meaning 0x20 Unsupported LMP Parameter Value 0x21 Role Change Not Allowed 0x22 LMP Response Timeout 0x23 LMP Error Transaction Collision 0x24 LMP PDU Not Allowed 0x25 Not Exist 0x26 Not Exist 0x27 Not Exist 0x28 Not Exist 0x29 Not Exist 0x2a Not Exist 0x2b Not Exist 0x2c Not Exist 0x2d Not Exist 0x2e Not Exist 0x2f Not Exist See the Specification of the Bluetooth System in detail ...

Page 193: ...play Press test number 1 3 To execute the TEST select the test number you want to execute and press Enter Subtest01 Transmit Receive test NOTE Before executing subtest 01 be sure to execute subtest 02 in the responder machine This program checks the data transporting between responder machine and target machine and compare them with the original data through the IEEE1394 cable Subtest02 Responder ...

Page 194: ...disk drive and turn on the power The following message will appear WSS Sound blaster pro Diagnostics program 1 Sound Standard 2 Sound Legacy 3 CD Sound Standard 4 CD Sound Legacy It outputs at the speaker and lineout Press test number 1 4 Input the test number and press Enter 3 30 1 Sound Standard test To execute the Sound Standard test press 1 and Enter The following menu will appear in the displ...

Page 195: ...converter When this subtest is selected the following message will appear Recording play test And the following message will appear DOS 4GW Protected Mode Run time Version X XX Copyright c Tenberry Software Inc XXXX After this message appears display stops briefly In this timing sound is recorded from internal microphone After the recording is completed the computer plays back the sound recorded a...

Page 196: ...cope the data can be measured as a sine wave When the subtest is executed the sine wave is played while expanding sine wave from 16KB to 64KB The display returns to the Sound Standard test menu after the test ends Subtest03 Line IN recording play This subtest executes the same test as the subtest01 by recorded sound from the different port Line in port For more details on the subtest refer to the ...

Page 197: ...udio CD 1 Test media Toshiba made test media CD DVD TEST IN PROGRESS XXXXXXXX xxxxxxx DIAGNOSTIC TEST VX XX Ctrl Break test end Ctrl C key stop SUB TEST XX PASS COUNT XXXXX ERROR COUNT XXXXX WRITE DATA XX READ DATA XX ADDRESS XXXXXX STATUS XXX 01 Japanese Narration 02 English Narration 03 Test Tone A 100Hz 20Hz 04 Test Tone B 400Hz 3KHz L R Drive 0 ATAPI status 00 Command XX Block address XXXXXXXX...

Page 198: ...st01 Subtest03 Test Tone A Caution Before starting subtest03 be sure to set the sound at proper volume This subtest plays sine wave while changing its table from 100Hz to 20Hz Return to the CD Sound Standard menu after the test ends Subtest 04 Test Tone B This subtest plays sine wave while changing its table from 400Hz to 3KHz and also changing the channel from left speaker to right speaker Return...

Page 199: ...ck address XXXXXXXX Block length XXXXXXXX Final Block address XXXXXXXXX Select the track number you want to test and press Enter twice The following message appears in the display and selected track is played Play start CD sound Press any key play stop After pressing any key the music stops and the display returns to the selection menu of the track number NOTE When the CD ROM test is executed ALL ...

Page 200: ... Battery a Battery Save Mode b PCI Express Link ASPM 4 Password 5 HDD Password a HDD b HDD Password Mode c User Password d Master Password 6 Boot Priority a Boot Priority b HDD Priority c Network Boot Protocol 7 Display a Power On Display b LCD Display Stretch c TV Type 8 Others a Dynamic CPU Frequency Mode b Execute Disable Bit Capability c Auto Power On d Diagnostic Mode e Language During Bootup...

Page 201: ...3 91 11 Drives I O a Built in HDD b CD ROM 12 PCI Bus 13 Security Controller a TPM b Clear TPM Owner 14 Peripheral a Internal Pointing Device b Ext Keyboard Fn c Parallel Port Mode 15 Legacy Emulation a USB KB Mouse Legacy Emulation b USB FDD Legacy Emulation c USB Memory BIOS Support Type 16 PCI LAN ...

Page 202: ...P 3 Tests and Diagnostics 3 31 2 Accessing the SETUP Program Selecting 0 from the DIAGNOSTICS MENU and pressing Enter displays the followings 3 92 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 203: ...el with XGA panel 3 Dynamic CPU Frequency Mode is displayed only for the model with Pentium M processor 4 Language During Bootup is displayed only for the model for TCL Canada 5 I O PORTS window shows slightly different display for each model 6 SECURITY CONTROLLER window is displayed only for the model with TPM function when the SETUP is operated during IRT 7 Ext Keyboard Fn is displayed only for ...

Page 204: ...e changed item requires the system to reboot the following message is displayed Are you sure Y N The changes you made will cause the system to reboot 2 To make other changes press N Repeat the steps above 3 To accept the changes press Y NOTE You can press Esc to quit at any time without saving changes SETUP asks you to confirm that you do not want to save your changes When SETUP is displayed at th...

Page 205: ...ly calculated by the computer You cannot change this value 2 System Date Time Sets the date and time System Date Sets date System Time Sets time 3 Battery a Battery Save Mode This option is used to select Full Power Low Power or User Setting of the battery save mode When you select the battery save mode the followings will appear Full Power The following shows full power settings Low Power The fol...

Page 206: ... Mode Low CPU operates at half processing speed Default in Low Power Mode CPU Sleep Mode Use this option to enable or disable the CPU sleep function Enabled Enables sleep mode Default Disabled Disables sleep mode LCD Brightness Use this option to set the level of LCD brightness Super Bright Full brightness for maximum visibility Bright Full brightness for high visibility Semi Bright Less than full...

Page 207: ...unction of PCI Express on the following conditions Auto PCI Express devices are not used while battery operation Default Disabled Disable the Power saving function and drive with maximum performance Enabled PCI Express devices are not used 4 Password This option sets or resets the user password for power on and instant security Fn F1 Registered The user password has been registered Not registered ...

Page 208: ...word c User Password This item sets User password For details on setting user password refer to the User s Manual d Master Password This item sets the Master HDD password This can be set only when Master User is set in the HDD password Mode For details refer to the User s Manual 6 Boot Priority a Boot Priority Use this option to set the priority for booting of the computer and the priority for the...

Page 209: ...s to RPL protocol 7 Display This group of options configures the computer s display a Power On Display This option is used to select the display when booting up Auto Selected Selects an external monitor if one is connected Otherwise it selects the internal LCD Default LCD AnalogRGB Selects both the internal LCD and the external CRT for simultaneous display NOTE When starting the computer in Standb...

Page 210: ...ith 480 interlace PAL SCART TV in Europe system 8 Others Whether or not you need to configure the computer with these options depends primarily on the kind of software or peripherals you use a Dynamic CPU Frequency mode Use this option to choose a setting from the followings Dynamically Switchable Enables Pentium M processor featuring Intel SpeedStep technology Default Always High Disables Pentium...

Page 211: ...the date to turn on the power automatically When it is set to Disabled the time to turn on automatically is not set Alarm Time 00 00 00 Alarm Date Option Disabled OPTIONS NOTE 1 Do not remove the AC adaptor and battery pack at the same time when you use this feature If you do so data saved by the resume function will be lost You must also reset this option 2 If you have set a password and the comp...

Page 212: ...nglish Default French Message is displayed in French 9 Configuration This option lets you set the device configuration All Devices BIOS sets all devices Setup by OS Initializes devices which is needed to load an operating system Operating system initializes other devices NOTE 1 When using installed OS selecting Setup by OS is recommended 2 When executing test programs be sure to select ALL Device ...

Page 213: ...OM3 4 3E8H COM3 5 3E8H COM3 7 3E8H COM4 3 2E8H COM4 5 2E8H COM4 7 2E8H Not Used Disables port b Parallel This option sets the interrupt request level and I O port base address for the parallel port When the parallel port mode is set to Std Bi direct the options are as follows LPT setting Interrupt level I O address LPT 1 7 378H LPT 2 5 278H LPT 3 7 3BCH Not Used Disables port When the parallel por...

Page 214: ...ller a TPM Disables the security controller called TPM Trusted Platform Module When the cursor is on the Enable Disable and the Space is pressed message is displayed and the PC waits Y or N key input by the user When Y is pressed it is sets to Enable Disable After changing the cursor could not be moved on the TPM tem This option can be changed after rebooting Disabled Disables the TPM Default Enab...

Page 215: ...ate the Fn key on the computer s internal keyboard Setting a Fn key equivalent will enable you to use Hotkeys by pressing the set combination in place of the Fn key The following items can be selected for this option Left Ctrl Left Alt 1 Right Ctrl Right Alt 2 Left Alt Left Shift Right Alt Right Shift Left Alt Caps Lock NOTE If these selections 1 or 2 are made you cannot warm boot the system by pr...

Page 216: ...B FDD Legacy Emulation This option sets the Legacy support condition of the USB floppy disk drive When a computer is FDD built in model this option is not displayed Enabled Enables LEGACY support Default USB floppy disk is available without the driver Disabled Disables LEGACY support c USB Memory BIOS support Type This option sets the priority of the USB memory as a startup device HDD Sets the pri...

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Page 219: ... Pack PC Card 4 8 4 2 1 Battery Pack 4 8 4 2 2 PC Card 4 10 4 3 Memory Module 4 11 4 4 MDC 4 14 4 5 HDD 4 16 4 6 Wireless LAN Card 4 19 4 7 Cooling Fin CPU 4 21 4 8 Keyboard 4 26 4 9 Switch Membrane Board 4 30 4 10 Optical Drive 4 32 4 11 Display Assembly 4 34 4 12 Sound Board 4 38 4 13 Parallel port board Serial port board S Video board 4 39 4 14 FAN 4 46 4 15 System Board DC IN Jack RTC Battery ...

Page 220: ...eless LAN Antenna Speaker Hinge 4 62 4 23 Fluorescent Lamp 4 71 4 23 1 Replacing the 15 0 Inch XGA Samsung Fluorescent Lamp 4 72 4 23 2 Replacing the 15 0 Inch XGA Sharp Fluorescent Lamp 4 81 4 23 3 Replacing the 15 0 Inch XGA LG Philips Fluorescent Lamp 4 98 4 23 4 Replacing the 15 0 Inch SXGA LG Philips Fluorescent Lamp 4 105 ...

Page 221: ...e 4 12 Removing CPU Holder 4 22 Figure 4 13 Removing Cooling Fin 4 23 Figure 4 14 Removing CPU 4 23 Figure 4 15 Installing CPU 4 24 Figure 4 16 Applying Silicon Grease 4 25 Figure 4 17 Removing Keyboard Holder 4 26 Figure 4 18 Removing Keyboard 4 27 Figure 4 19 Removing Keyboard Support Plate 4 28 Figure 4 20 Removing Switch membrane Board 4 30 Figure 4 21 Removing optical 4 32 Figure 4 22 Removin...

Page 222: ... Lock R 4 53 Figure 4 39 Removing Touch Pad 4 55 Figure 4 40 Removing Display Mask 4 57 Figure 4 41 Removing FL Inverter and LCD Unit 4 58 Figure 4 42 Removing LCD Bracket 4 59 Figure 4 43 Removing Latch Assembly 4 61 Figure 4 44 Removing Wireless LAN Antennas 4 63 Figure 4 45 Removing LCD harness Holder 4 64 Figure 4 46 Removing Display Cover 4 64 Figure 4 47 Removing Hinge Cap 4 64 Figure 4 48 R...

Page 223: ...unit FL inverter 4 15 System Board DC IN Jack RTC Battery Chart Notation The chart shows the case for the following example Removing System Board All FRUs down to the 4 2 1 Battery Pack to 4 14 FAN units must be removed to remove the system board 4 8 Keyboard 4 9 Membrane Switch Board 4 10 Optical Drive 4 13 Exclusive Selectable Board 4 14 FAN 4 19 Touch Pad 4 21 Latch Assembly 4 22 Wireless LAN A...

Page 224: ...ce 2 As the battery installed to the computer is typically already charged the risk of electric shock remains even when the AC adapter is unplugged from the socket To prevent electric shock always take off any metal jewelry or accessories such as necklaces bracelets or rings before working on the computer Never work with wet or moist hands 3 Take care not to injury yourself on any edges or corners...

Page 225: ...form the diagnostic tests described in Chapter 2 to determine which FRU is the cause of the fault 5 Do not perform any unnecessary work Always work in accordance with the disassembly and reassembly procedures in this manual 6 Keep parts removed from the computer in a safe place away from the computer where they will not be damaged or interfere with your work 7 Disassembling requires the removal of...

Page 226: ...te such that both sides of the plate and connector are at the same height and that the cable is fixed in the correct position Pull the cable to ensure that it is securely connected If the cable is disconnected from the connector reconnect it making sure that you lift the pressure plate high enough to insert fully the cable For spring connectors lifting up the stopper frees the cable and allows it ...

Page 227: ...lled all FRUs correctly and do not have any screws left over Using an incorrect screw may damage the thread or screw head and result in the FRU not being securely fastened in place After installing FRUs check that the computer operates correctly Tools and Equipment For your safety and the safety of the people around you it is important that you use Electrostatic Discharge ESD equipment Correctly u...

Page 228: ...m 0 294 N m 3 0 kgf cm M3 3mm 0 549 N m 5 6 kgf cm NOTE To prevent damage to THIN HEAD screws press along the axis of the screwdriver while turning the screw This is because the contact area between the screw and driver is less than for a pan head screw standard pan shaped screw head Grip Color Some screws have a colored grip area to help you determine the length of the screw Special length screw ...

Page 229: ...enance of the computer easier markings of the kinds of the screws including the types and lengths of the screws are indicated on the computer body Format Screw shape Screw length mm Screw shape B Bind screw F Thin head screw S Super thin head screw T Tapping screw U Other screws Unique screws pan head stud etc Example B6 6mm bind screw ...

Page 230: ...computer 2 Disconnect the AC adapter and all other external devices from the computer 3 Turn the computer upside down 4 Slide the battery lock in the direction indicated by the arrow to unlock 5 While sliding the battery latch towards the direction indicated by the arrow pull out the battery pack towards the direction indicated by corresponding arrow Battery Latch Battery Lock Battery Pack Figure ...

Page 231: ...t the lithium ion battery pack may explode if not fitted operated handled or disposed correctly Collect the spent battery packs Use only the batteries approved by Toshiba NOTE Check visually the battery terminals and clean off any dirt with a dry cloth 1 Turn off the power of the computer 2 Disconnect the AC adapter and all other external devices from the computer 3 Fit the connector of the batter...

Page 232: ...ou are using 1 Push the eject button It will pop out when you release it Then press the eject button once more to eject the PC card 2 Grasp the PC card and remove it PC Card Eject Button Figure 4 2 Removing PC Card Installing the PC card The following describes the procedure for inserting a PC card See Figure 4 2 1 Make sure the eject button does not stick out 2 Insert the PC card and press it unt...

Page 233: ...ss problems Never press hard or bend the memory module Removing the memory module To remove a memory module confirm that the computer is not in stanby mode or hibernation mode Then perform the following procedure See Figure 4 3 4 4 1 Turn the computer upside down 2 Loosen the screw with e ring securing the memory slot cover 3 Remove the memory slot cover from the edge near the screw Memory Slot Co...

Page 234: ...le 4 Open the left and right latches and remove the memory module Memory Module Latch Latch SLOT B Expansion Memory SLOT A Standard Memory Figure 4 4 Removing Memory Module 4 12 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 235: ...rned off when you insert a memory module Inserting a memory module with the power on might damage the module or the computer itself When installing only one memory module install it SLOT A Otherwise it might damage the module or the computer itself When installing a memory module confirm that left anf right latches are firmly locked a memor module 2 Install the memory slot cover from the front sid...

Page 236: ... an MDC with the power on risks damaging the modem or the computer itself 1 Turn the computer upside down 2 Loosen the screw with e ring securing the MDC slot cover and remove the cover 3 Remove the following screws fixing the MDC M2x4Z BIND screw x2 4 Lift up the MDC to remove it from the connector on the system board 5 Remove the MDC cable from the connector on the MDC M2x4Z BIND MDC Slot Cover ...

Page 237: ...e procedure for installing an MDC See Figure 4 5 1 Connect the MDC cable to the connector JP1 on the MDC 2 Set the MDC on the slot and connect the MDC to the connector CN3020 on the system board by pressing it from the top 3 Fix the MDC using the following screws M2x4Z BIND screw x2 4 Install the MDC slot cover and secure it with the supplied screw ...

Page 238: ...s on the top or bottom of the HDD Pressure may cause data loss or damage to the device 1 Turn the computer upside down 2 Remove the following screw fixing the HDD slot cover and raise the cover to remove M2 5x6B THIN BIND screw x1 M2 5x6B THIN BIND HDD Slot Cover Figure 4 6 Removing HDD Slot Cover 4 16 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 239: ...nnector and remove it HDD ASSY Tab Figure 4 7 Removing HDD ASSY 4 Remove the following screws fixing the HDD M3x4S THIN BIND screw x4 5 Remove the HDD holder from the HDD M3x4S THIN BIND HDD Holder HDD M3x4S THIN BIND Figure 4 8 Removing HDD Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 17 ...

Page 240: ...bes the procedure for installing an HDD See Figure 4 6 to 4 8 1 Install the HDD holder to the HDD with the following screws M3x4S THIN BIND screw x4 2 Put the HDD ASSY into the HDD slot and connect it to the connector CN1800 on the system board 3 Install the HDD slot cover and secure it by using the following screws M2 5x6B THIN BIND screw x1 ...

Page 241: ...hard or bend the wireless LAN card Removing the Wireless LAN card The following describes the procedure for removing the wireless LAN card See Figure 4 9 4 10 1 Turn the computer upside down 2 Remove the following screw fixing the mini PCI slot cover and remove the cover M2x4B BIND or LH STICK x1 M2x4B BIND or LH STICK Mini PCI Slot Cover Figure 4 9 Removing Mini PCI Slot Cover Satellite A50S TECR...

Page 242: ...ulator Figure 4 10 Removing Wireless LAN card Installing the Wireless LAN card The following describes the procedure for installing a wireless LAN card See Figure 4 9 4 10 1 Insert the wireless LAN card terminals at 45 degree slant into the connector on the computer and press the wireless LAN card from the top to secure 2 Pass the black and white wireless LAN cables along the guide and secure them...

Page 243: ...r removing the cooling fin CPU See Figure 4 11 to 4 14 1 Remove the following screws fixing the CPU cover and remove the CPU cover M2 5x14B THIN BIND screw x1 M2 5x18B THIN BIND screw x1 M2 5x18B THIN BIND M2 5x14B THIN BIND CPU Cover Figure 4 11 Removing CPU Cover Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 21 ...

Page 244: ... 7 Cooling Fin CPU 2 Remove the following screws securing the CPU holder on the CPU M2x4B BIND screw x3 M2x4B BIND CPU Holder Figure 4 12 Removing CPU Holder 4 22 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 245: ...4 13 Removing Cooling Fin 4 Unlock the CPU by rotating counterclockwise the cam on the CPU socket by 90 degrees with a flat blade screwdriver in the order shown in the figure below 5 Remove the CPU Closed Opened Figure 4 14 Removing CPU Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 23 ...

Page 246: ...PU Triangle mark Figure 4 15 Installing CPU 3 Fix the CPU by rotating clockwise the cam by 90 degrees with a flat blade screwdriver 4 If there is already silicon grease on the CPU and cooling fin clean it with a cloth Using a special applicator apply quarter of scale 0 25ml of silicon grease evenly on the CPU chip NOTE If silicon grease has already been applied to the CPU or cooling fin wipe clean...

Page 247: ...ilicon Grease 5 Install the cooling fin 6 Place the CPU holder on the cooling fin with its hole fitted to the boss of the cooling fin Fix the CPU holder with following screws in the order of the marks 1 to 3 on the CPU holder M2x4B BIND screw x3 7 Install the CPU cover from the front side and secure it with the following screws M2 5x18B THIN BIND screw x1 M2 5x14B THIN BIND screw x1 Satellite A50S...

Page 248: ...hen handling the keyboard always hold it by the frame and do not touch the keytop 1 Open the display 2 Hold the both ends of the keyboard holder and lift it up to remove CAUTION When removing the keyboard holder be careful not to touch the metal parts of the speakers under it Keyboard Holder Figure 4 17 Removing Keyboard Holder 4 26 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 249: ...d hold plate and remove the keyboard hold plate by pulling it to the right side M2 5 2 8B THIN BIND screw x1 5 Lift the upper side of the keyboard out and bring it a little to the display Then turn it face down on the palm rest Keyboard Hold Plate M2 5x2 8B THIN BIND Figure 4 18 Removing Keyboard Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 27 ...

Page 250: ...e keyboard support plate Keyboard support plate CN3200 Keyboard Flexible Cable Keyboard M2 5x8B THIN BIND Glass tape Figure 4 19 Removing Keyboard support plate 8 Peeling off the glass tape unlock the connector and remove the keyboard flexible cable from the connector CN3200 of the system board 4 28 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 251: ...it with the following screws M2 5x8B THIN BIND screw x2 4 Turn the keyboard face up while inserting the bottom edge of the keyboard under the chassis Then put it on the computer Make sure that there is no gap between the keyboard and the computer chassis 5 Insert the left side of the keyboard hold plate into the slot of the chassis Set the plate with its hole fitted to the guide pin on the chassis...

Page 252: ...connector Disconnect the switch membrane board cable from the connector CN3280 on the system board 2 Remove the following screw securing the switch membrane board M2 5x2 8B THIN BIND screw x1 3 Slide the switch membrane board to the left and remove it M2 5x2 8B THIN BIND CN3280 Switch membrane board Cable Switch membrane board Figure 4 20 Removing Switch membrane board 4 30 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite ...

Page 253: ...he following describes the procedure for installing the switch membrane board See Figure 4 20 1 Place the switch membrane board to the left side of the installation position and slide it to the right to install Then fix it with the following screw M2 5x2 8B THIN BIND screwx1 2 Connect the switch membrane board cable to the connector CN3280 on the system board ...

Page 254: ...for removing the optical drive See Figure 4 21 4 22 1 Turn the computer face down and remove the following screw securing the optical drive assembly M2 5x6B THIN BIND screw x1 2 Pull out the optical drive assembly in the direction indicated by arrow to remove M2 5x6B THIN BIND Optical Drive Figure 4 21 Removing optical drive 4 32 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 255: ... The following describes the procedure for installing the optical drive See Figure 4 21 4 22 1 Install the side bracket on the optical drive and fix it with the following screw M2x3S SUPER THIN BIND screw x1 2 Place the rear bracket on the optical drive and fix it with the following screws M2x2 7 STEP screw x2 3 Insert the optical drive assembly into the slot to connect it to the connector CN1810 ...

Page 256: ... Close the display and turn the computer face down 2 Remove the following screws from the bottom of the computer M2 5x6B THIN BIND screw x9 6 in the figure M2 5x14B THIN BIND screw x5 14 in the figure M2 5x18B THIN BIND screw x1 18 in the figure 14 6 6 14 14 6 6 14 18 6 6 6 6 14 6 Figure 4 23 Removing the scerws on the bottom 4 34 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 257: ...CD harness hold plate Disconnect the LCD harness from the connector CN5000 on the system board M2 5x8B THIN BIND screw x1 5 Remove the following screws securing the display assembly M2x8B BIND screw x1 M2 5x8B THIN BIND screw x1 LCD harness hold plate M2 5x8B THIN BIND M2x8B BIND M2 5x8B THIN BIND Glass tape Right Speaker Cable Connected to CN6002 Touch Pad Cable CN3240 Left Speaker Cable Connecte...

Page 258: ...the display assembly be careful not to cut or scratch the wireless LAN antenna cables 7 Unhook the latches between the display assembly and the base assembly Lift the display assembly up and remove it from the base assembly Display Assembly Base Assembly Figure 4 25 Removing Display Assembly 4 36 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 259: ...the following screws M2x8B BIND screw x1 M2 5x8B THIN BIND screw x1 3 Connect the LCD harness to the connector CN5000 on the system board and install the LCD harness hold plate with the following screw M2 5x8B THIN BIND screw x1 4 Connect the speaker cables blue red to the connectors CN6001 CN6002 on the system board 5 Connect the touch pad cable to the connector CN3240 on the system board 6 Close...

Page 260: ...nnector CN9500 on the system board M2 5x4B THIN BIND screw x1 M2 5x4B THIN BIND Sound Board Sound Board Cable CN9500 CN9510 Figure 4 26 Removing Sound Board Installing the Sound Board The following describes the procedure for installing the sound board See Figure 4 26 1 Connect the sound board cable to the connector CN9510 on the sound board 2 Install the sound board on the base assembly and secur...

Page 261: ...rocedures below 4 13 1 Parallel port board Removing the Parallel port board The following describes the procedure for removing the Parallel port board See Figure 4 27 4 28 1 Remove the DC IN jack and core from the slot of the base assembly 2 Remove the following screws to remove the harness holder M2 5x4B THIN BIND screw x2 DC IN Jack Harness Holder M2 5x4B THIN BIND Figure 4 27 Removing Harness H...

Page 262: ... CN4620 and the parallel port cable from the connector CN3503 on the parallel port board 4 Remove the parallel port board by lifting it Parallel port board CN4620 CN3503 DC IN harness Core Parallel port cable USB harness Figure 4 28 Removing parallel port board 4 40 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 263: ...l port cable to the connector CN3503 on the parallel port board 3 Pass the DC IN harness USB harness and parallel port cable along the guide of base assembly CAUTION Pass the cables under harness holder as the following figure DC IN harness USB harness 4 Install the harness holder and secure it with the following screws M2 5x4B THIN BIND screw x2 5 Set the core of the DC IN harness on the harness ...

Page 264: ...parallel port board 1 Remove the DC IN jack and core from the slot of the base assembly 2 Remove the following screws to remove the harness holder M2 5x4B THIN BIND screw x2 3 Disconnect the USB harness from the connector CN4630 and the serial port cable from the connector CN3504 on the serial port board 4 Remove the serial port board by lifting it 4 42 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Mainte...

Page 265: ...ort cable to the connector CN3504 on the parallel port board 3 Pass the DC IN harness USB harness and serial port cable along the guide of base assembly CAUTION Pass the cables under harness holder as the following figure DC IN harness USB harness 4 Install the harness holder and secure it with the following screws M2 5x4B THIN BIND screw x2 5 Set the core of the DC IN harness on the harness holde...

Page 266: ... 27 in the parallel port board 1 Remove the DC IN jack and core from the slot of the base assembly 2 Remove the following screws to remove the harness holder M2 5x4B THIN BIND screw x2 3 Disconnect the USB harness from the connector PJ4610 and the S Video harness from the connector PJ5640 on the S Video board 4 Remove the S Video board by lifting it PJ4610 PJ5640 S Video board S Video harness USB ...

Page 267: ... to the connector PJ5640 on the S Video board 3 Pass the DC IN harness USB harness and S Video harness along the guide of base assembly CAUTION Pass the cables under harness holder as the following figure DC IN harness USB harness S Video harness 4 Install the harness holder and secure it with the following screws M2 5x4B THIN BIND screw x2 5 Set the core of the DC IN harness on the harness holder...

Page 268: ...ve the fan by raising it up M2 5x4B THIN BIND screw x2 M2 5x4B THIN BIND CN8770 Fan Figure 4 31 Removing Fan Installing the Fan The following describes the procedure for installing the fan See Figure 4 31 1 Connect the fan cable to the connector CN8770 on the system board 2 Install the fan on the base assembly and secure it with the following screws M2 5x4B THIN BIND screw x2 4 46 CONFIDENTIAL Sat...

Page 269: ...lso update with the latest BIOS as described in Appendix G BIOS KBC EC Update Removing the system board DC IN jack RTC battery The following describes the procedure for removing the system board DC IN jack RTC battery See Figure 4 32 4 33 1 Open insulators bundle the LAN harness Modem harness and RTC battery 2 Pull out the RTC battery from the RTC battery case Modem harness LAN harness RTC Battery...

Page 270: ...stem board 7 Remove the system board from the base assembly 8 Turing over the system board disconnect the DC IN harness from the connector CN8800 and USB harness from the connector PJ4611 on the system board 9 Disconnect the RTC battery cable from the connector CN9990 on the system board 10 Peel off glass tapes and disconnect the modem harness and LAN harness Glass tape M2 5x4B THIN BIND Modem har...

Page 271: ... harness to the connector CN8800 and USB harness to the connector PJ4611 on the system board 4 Secure the system board with the following screws M2 5x4B THIN BIND screw x2 5 S VIdeo board model Connect the S Video harness to the connector CN5340 on the system board 6 Parallel port board model or Serial port board model Connect the parallel port cable or serial port cable to the connector CN3502 on...

Page 272: ...ease the hooks securing the PC card cover and remove the PC card cover PC card cover hook M2x4C SUPER THIN BIND Figure 4 34 Removing the PC card cover Installing the PC card cover The following describes the procedure for installing the PC card cover See Figure 4 34 1 Secure the hooks and install the PC card cover 2 Secure the PC card cover with the following screws M2x4C SUPER THIN BIND screw x2 ...

Page 273: ...each other push the SB latch button to the bottom of the base assembly to remove Figure 4 35 Removing SB Latch Button 2 Remove the battery lock L from the base assembly and remove the spring from the battery lock L Base Assembly Projection of the SB latch button Base Assembly Projection Back view SB Latch Button Battery Lock L Spring Figure 4 36 Removing Battery Lock L Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Mai...

Page 274: ... Figure 4 35 4 36 1 Set the spring to the battery lock L and install it on the base assembly 2 Install the SB latch button from the bottom of the base assembly and snap their projections to the battery lock L When installing the button make sure the triangle mark on the back side is located in the indicated position After installation slide the latch on the bottom of the base assembly to make sure...

Page 275: ... other push the button to the bottom of the base assembly to remove Figure 4 37 Removing Battery Lock Button 2 Remove the battery lock R from the base assembly and remove the spring from the battery lock R Base Assembly Projection of the battery lock button Base Assembly Projection Back view Battery Lock Button Spring Mark Battery Lock R Figure 4 38 Removing Battery Lock R Satellite A50S TECRA A3X...

Page 276: ...ee Figure 4 37 4 38 1 Set the spring to the battery lock R and install it on the base assembly 2 Install the battery lock button from the bottom of the base assembly and snap their projections to the battery lock R When installing the button make sure the mark on the back side is located in the indicated position After installation slide the latch on the bottom of the base assembly to make sure it...

Page 277: ...g the touch pad See Figure 4 36 1 Remove the following screws securing the touch pad M2 5x4B THIN BIND screw x6 2 Remove the touch pad and touch pad switch by raising M2 5x4B THIN BIND Touch Pad Touch Pad Cable Touch Pad Switch Figure 4 39 Removing Touch Pad Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 55 ...

Page 278: ... Manual 960 534 Installing the Touch pad The following describes the procedure for installing the touch pad See Figure 4 39 1 Place the touch pad switch fitting to bosses 2 Place the touch pad according to the guide pins 3 Secure the touch pad with the following screws M2 5x4B THIN BIND screw x6 ...

Page 279: ...re 4 40 to 4 42 1 Peel off two mask seals from the front of the display mask and remove the following screws M2 5x6B THIN BIND screw x2 2 Insert your fingers between the display mask and the LCD and remove the display mask after unlatching the display mask Mask Seal M2 5 6B THIN BIND Display Mask Figure 4 40 Removing Display Mask Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 5...

Page 280: ... THIN BIND screw x4 6 With the bottom edge of the LCD unit resting on the display cover raise the top edge of the LCD unit Peel off the cupper tape and disconnect the LCD harness from the connector on the back of the LCD 7 Remove the LCD unit from the display cover Cupper Tape M2x4Z SUPER THIN BIND LCD harness FL Inverter M2x4Z SUPER THIN BIND Insulator1 Insulator2 HV cable M2x4Z SUPER THIN BIND F...

Page 281: ...wing screws securing the LCD brackets Remove the LCD brackets from the LCD module M2x3 SUPER THIN BIND screw x4 M2x3C SUPER THIN BIND LCD Bracket M2x3C SUPER THIN BIND Figure 4 42 Removing LCD Bracket Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 59 ...

Page 282: ... the cupper tape 3 Put the LCD unit on the display cover and secure the LCD with the following screws M2x4Z SUPER THIN BIND screw x4 4 Connect LCD harness and HV cable to the connectors on the FL inverter 5 Secure the FL inverter with the following screw M2x4Z SUPER THIN BIND screw x1 6 Stick the insulators on the HV cable side and tuck the insulator1 under LCD unit 7 Install the display mask and ...

Page 283: ...e it from the display cover Latch Hook Spring Display Cover Figure 4 43 Removing Latch Assembly Installing the Latch Assembly The following describes the procedure for installing the Latch Assembly See Figure 4 43 1 Set the spring on the hook and fit the hook on the slot of display cover 2 Install the hook and latch by fitting projections on the latch to the holes of the hook Satellite A50S TECRA ...

Page 284: ...ireless LAN antenna cables white and black Remove the wireless LAN antennas Turn the display assembly face down and unhook the wireless LAN antenna cable from the guides If Sharp made LCD is installed Remove two sponges from the display assembly If LG Philips made LCD is installed Remove one gasket and two aluminum tapes from the display assembly Samsung made LCD Glass Tape Wireless LAN antenna ca...

Page 285: ... cable Wireless LAN antenna Glass Tape Sponge Glass Tape Sponge LG Philips made LCD Glass Tape Glass Tape Wireless LAN antenna cable Wireless LAN antenna Glass Tape Aluminum Tape Gasket Aluminum Tape Figure 4 44 Removing wireless LAN antennas Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 63 ...

Page 286: ...s Holder 3 Remove the following screws securing the display cover to the hinges M2 5x6C PSP TIGHT screw x4 M2x5C SUPER THIN screw x2 4 Remove the display cover from the hinges LCD harness Holder M2x4Z SUPER THIN M2 5x6C PSP TIGHT M2 5x6C PSP TIGHT M2x5C SUPER THIN Display cover Insulator slot Figure 4 46 Removing display cover 4 64 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 287: ...ps and remove the hinge caps M2 5x6B THIN BIND screw x2 6 Remove the LCD harness 7 Remove the wireless LAN antenna cables M2 5x6B THIN BIND Hinge Cap M2 5x6B THIN BIND Insulator LCD harness Wireless LAN Antenna Cable Figure 4 47 Removing Hinge Cap Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 65 ...

Page 288: ...of the display assembly To remove the optical drive cover pull it out to the right hinge first M2 5x2 8B U THIN BIND screw x3 M2 5x4B THIN BIND screw x2 M2 5x2 8B U THIN BIND Optical Drive Cover M2 5x4B THIN BIND M2 5x4B THIN BIND A Figure 4 48 Removing Optical drive cover 4 66 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 289: ...ly M2 5x4B THIN BIND screw x3 Right 1 Left 2 10 Peel off the accetate tapes securing the speaker cables and take out the cable under the insulator Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 67 Accetate Tape M2 5x4B THIN BIND M2 5x4B THIN BIND Hinge Insulator Speaker cable Hinge Figure 4 49 Removing speaker cables ...

Page 290: ...speakers 12 Peel off insulators and pull out the speaker cable blue to the front Pull out the cable from the guide and remove the left speaker Pull out right speaker to remove Figure 4 50 Removing Speakers 13 Shift the hinges inside and pull out them to remove Insulator M2 5x4B THIN BIND Left speaker Right speaker Speaker Cable blue Hinge M2 5x4B THIN BIND Figure 4 51 Removing Hinges 4 68 CONFIDEN...

Page 291: ...2 2 Attach sponges on both the side of each speaker Sponge Left Speaker Right Speaker Sponge Figure 4 52 Attaching sponges 3 Set the left speaker on the base assembly Pass the left speaker cable blue along the guide on the front of the display assembly and run toward the back side Secure the cable with four insulators 4 Set the right speaker on the base assembly and pass the right speaker cable re...

Page 292: ...ith eight glass tapes If Sharp made LCD is installed Stick two sponges along the guide of the display assembly If LG Philips made LCD is installed Stick one gasket and two aluminum tapes along the guide of the display assembly 9 Pass the wireless LAN antenna cables to the back side of the display assembly 10 Install the LCD harness and LCD harness holder on it Secure the plate with the following s...

Page 293: ...210 LG Philips 4 23 4 NOTE When working with a LCD module always use a flat grounded table 1 Handle the backlight unit in the environment without dust such as on the clean bench Keep the worktable free from any screws or other material that may scratch the LCD surface 2 Use an anti static or protective sheet 3 When replacing the FL unit cover with a finger protector or similar to prevent dirtying ...

Page 294: ...cent Lamp To disassemble the 15 0 inch XGA Samsung fluorescent lamp follow the steps below and refer to figures4 53 to 4 61 1 Remove the PCB cover NOTE When removing the PCB cover be careful not to damage the COF PCB cover Figure 4 53 Replacing 15 0 Inch Samsung fluorescent lamp XGA 1 4 72 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 295: ...rew Screw Figure 4 54 Replacing 15 0 Inch Samsung fluorescent lamp XGA 2 3 Remove the four screws from the top chassis Screw Screw Screw Screw Figure 4 55 Replacing 15 0 Inch Samsung fluorescent lamp XGA 3 Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 73 ...

Page 296: ...ur bottom hooks and four side hooks left and right Then remove the top chassis from the mold frame Side hook Side hook Bottom hook Figure 4 56 Replacing 15 0 Inch Samsung fluorescent lamp XGA 4 4 74 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 297: ...anel assembly from the mold frame NOTE When removing the panel assembly be careful not to damage the COF Panel assembly Mold frame Figure 4 57 Replacing 15 0 Inch Samsung fluorescent lamp XGA 5 Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 75 ...

Page 298: ...emove the two clips fixing the sheets 2 Remove the sheets protection sheet prism sheet L U diffusion sheet LGP and reflection sheet Clip Clip Sheets Figure 4 58 Replacing 15 0 Inch Samsung fluorescent lamp XGA 6 4 76 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 299: ...the lamp back cover 1 Remove the two screws from the lamp back cover 2 Remove the lamp back cover Screw Screw Lamp back cover Figure 4 59 Replacing 15 0 Inch Samsung fluorescent lamp XGA 7 Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 77 ...

Page 300: ... 4 23 Fluorescent Lamp 8 Remove the lamp wire from the wire guide of the mold frame Lamp wire Figure 4 60 Replacing 15 0 Inch Samsung fluorescent lamp XGA 8 4 78 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 301: ...eplacement Procedures 9 Remove the lamp assembly from the mold frame Lamp assembly Mold frame Figure 4 61 Replacing 15 0 Inch Samsung fluorescent lamp XGA 9 Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 79 ...

Page 302: ...mp 4 80 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 Assembling the 15 0 inch XGA Samsumg Fluorescent Lamp The assembly procedure of the 15 0 inch XGA Samsung fluorescent lamp is the reverse of the above disassembly procedure ...

Page 303: ...4 71 1 Turn the LCD module face down and remove the protection cover S A protection cover G B fixing tape C and fixing tape for lead wire D NOTE 1 Be careful not to damage the TCP or chips 2 The protection cover G is reused Discard the other tapes removed A Protection cover S C Fixing tape B Protection cover G D Fixing tape for lead wire Figure 4 62 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 1...

Page 304: ...nt lamp XGA 2 3 Turn the LCD module face up and remove the bezel E 3 Release the hook of the bezel from the lamp cover E Bezel Side view Hook 1 Release the bezel from the four latches of the lamp cover 2 Release the two latches left and right on the P chassis Figure 4 64 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 3 4 82 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 305: ...the TCP of the board and remove the backlight Screw loosening torque 1 2kg cm Screw Screw Figure 4 65 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 4 Do not hold the Do not hold the Raise the board and make this condition Figure 4 66 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 5 Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 83 ...

Page 306: ...anel I from the backlight unit H CAUTION Wear finger sacks or gloves during the work not to soil or scratch the LCD panel or backlight unit I LCD panel H Backlight unit Figure 4 67 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 6 4 84 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 307: ...remove the two screws D and lamp cover J NOTE Be careful not to scratch or soil the sheets H Backlight unit Screw loosening torque 1 2kg cm D Screw D Screw J Lamp cover Figure 4 68 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 7 Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 85 ...

Page 308: ...areful not to scratch or soil the removed sheets or light guide to reuse them Do not remove the reflection sheet under the light guide M Light guide L Lens sheet K Upper diffusion sheet Figure 4 69 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 8 8 Remove the four double sided tapes N O P Q 4 86 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 309: ...ard the removed tapes Do not reuse them N Double sided tape 1 P Double sided tape 3 O Double sided tape 2 Q Double sided tape 4 Figure 4 70 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 9 Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 87 ...

Page 310: ...move the lamp unit R from the P chassis CAUTION When removing the lamp unit be careful not to break the lamp or bend the reflection sheet P chassis Lamp unit R Figure 4 71 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 10 4 88 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 311: ...t lamp follow the steps below and refer to Figures 4 72 to 4 84 1 Stick the four double sided tapes N O P Q on the P chassis Standard for edge of P chassis P Do not make the P chassis over this line N 0 to 1 mm O Q Figure 4 72 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 11 Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 89 ...

Page 312: ...lection sheet P chassis R Lamp unit Figure 4 73 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 12 Z Z Install the lamp unit without floating Install the reflection sheet as it is placed inside the reflector Install the lead wire into this groove Cross section drawing of Z Z Figure 4 74 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 13 4 90 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 9...

Page 313: ...torque 1 0kg cm D Screw D Screw Figure 4 75 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 14 4 Install the light guide M on the backlight unit Insert the light guide straight not to deform the reflector Backlight unit M Light guide Figure 4 76 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 15 Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 91 ...

Page 314: ...cklight unit with light guide M K Upper diffusion sheet L Lens sheet M Light guide Do not make any sheet over the edge of P chassis Figure 4 77 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 16 6 Place the LCD panel I on the backlight unit H 4 92 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 315: ... is found remove it with crepe tape or others which has no remaining of paste I LCD panel Guide rib Guide rib H Backlight unit Guide rib Guide rib Make sure the LCD panel is installed in the guide rib Figure 4 78 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 17 Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 93 ...

Page 316: ...board and secure it with the two screws Do not hold the edge Do not hold the edge Figure 4 79 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 18 Screw Screw Figure 4 80 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 19 4 94 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 317: ... Lean the bezel on the lamp cover without interference with the TCP Figure 4 81 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 20 Make sure of mating of the bezel and the rib of the P chassis Make sure of mating the bezel and the latch of the P chassis Make sure of mating of the bezel and the latch of the P chassis Figure 4 82 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 21 Satellite A50S TECRA ...

Page 318: ... 23 Fluorescent Lamp 9 Secure the sides of the unit with the four screws Screw Screw Screw Screw Figure 4 83 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 22 4 96 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 319: ...he tape MUST NOT appear on the display Stick the tape according to the outline of the LCD module Make sure the tape does not appear on the side of the module Do not make the tape over the top of the module 0 to 1 mm D C B Figure 4 84 Replacing 15 0 Inch Sharp fluorescent lamp XGA 23 Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 97 ...

Page 320: ...Philips fluorescent lamp follow the steps below and refer to Figures 4 85 to 4 88 1 Remove the outside tape and cover shield 1 Remove the adhesive tape fixing the B L wire and Top case Be careful not to apply to the B L wire 2 Remove the cover shield G Be careful not to apply excessive force to the gate COF and source PCB CUATION Wear anti static gloves to prevent circuit damage caused by ESC Cove...

Page 321: ...ures 2 Remove the top case Be careful not to apply excessive force to the source TCP and gate COF Top case Figure 4 86 Replacing 15 0 Inch LG Philips fluorescent lamp XGA 2 Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 99 ...

Page 322: ...p 3 Remove the source PCB 1 Remove the source PCB Be careful not to apply excessive force to the PCB and TCP Figure 4 87 Replacing 15 0 Inch LG Philips fluorescent lamp XGA 3 4 100 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 323: ...e sheets and light guide NOTE No penetration of foreign object is indispensable not to scratch the sheets 4 Remove the screw and cover assembly bottom NOTE Maximum value of torque is 1 5kg cm Board assembly Adhesive tape Adhesive tape Sheets Light guide Screw Screw Cover assembly bottom Figure 4 88 Replacing 15 0 Inch LG Philips fluorescent lamp XGA 4 Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 96...

Page 324: ...crews 2 Install the light guide and sheets Secure the reflection sheets with double sided tape NOTE No penetration of foreign object is indispensable not to scratch the surface of the sheets 3 Stick the adhesive tape to fix the sheets 4 Install the board assembly NOTE Do not apply excessive force to the PCB and TCP Board assembly Adhesive tape Adhesive tape Sheets Light guide plate Screw Cover ass...

Page 325: ...ource PCB Be careful not to apply excessive force to the TCP Figure 4 90 Replacing 15 0 Inch LG Philips fluorescent lamp XGA 6 3 Install the top case Figure 4 91 Replacing 15 0 Inch LG Philips fluorescent lamp XGA 7 Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 103 ...

Page 326: ...N Wear anti static gloves to prevent circuit damage to the source PCB 2 Stick the adhesive tape to fix the top case and B L wire Cover shield Cover shield Adhesive tape Adhesive tape Adhesive tape Figure 4 92 Replacing 15 0 Inch LG Philips fluorescent lamp XGA 8 4 104 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 327: ... outside tape and cover shield 1 Remove the adhesive tape fixing the B L wire Be careful not to apply excessive force to the B L wire 2 Remove the cover shield G Be careful not to apply excessive force to the gate TCP 3 Remove the cover shield C Be careful not to apply excessive force to the source PCB CAUTION Wear anti static gloves to prevent circuit damage caused by ESC 4 Remove the tape shield...

Page 328: ...Inch LG Philips fluorescent lamp SXGA 2 7 Remove the source PCB and gate PCB 1 Remove the source PCB Be careful not to apply excessive force to the PCB or TCP when removing double sided tape 2 Remove the gate PCB Be careful not to apply excessive force to the PCB or TCP when removing double sided tape 4 106 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 329: ...4 23 Fluorescent Lamp Replacement Procedures Source PCB Gate PCB Figure 4 95 Replacing 15 0 Inch LG Philips fluorescent lamp SXGA 3 Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 107 ...

Page 330: ... the sheets and light guide NOTE No penetration of foreign object is indispensable not to scratch on the surface of each sheet 4 Remove the two screws fixing the cover assembly bottom L NOTE Maximum value of torque is 1 5kg cm Board assembly Adhesive tape Double sided tape Adhesive tape Double sided tape Adhesive tape Sheets and light guide Screw Adhesive tape Screw Cover assembly bottom L Figure ...

Page 331: ...L sheets light guide adhesive tape and board assembly 1 Remove the protect sheet from the cover assembly bottom L 2 Secure the cover assembly bottom L with the two screws NOTE Maximum value of torque is 2 0kg cm 3 Install the light guide and sheets Secure the reflection sheet with double sided tape NOTE No penetration of foreign object is indispensable not to scratch on the surface of the sheets a...

Page 332: ...embly Adhesive tape Double sided tape Double sided tape Adhesive Double sided tape Double sided tape Adhesive tape Sheets and light Adhesive tape Screw Cover assembly bottom L Screw Figure 4 97 Replacing 15 0 Inch LG Philips fluorescent lamp SXGA 5 4 110 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 333: ...cessive force to the TCP 2 Install the gate PCB Be careful not to apply excessive force to the TCP Source PCB Gate PCB Figure 4 98 Replacing 15 0 Inch LG Philips fluorescent lamp SXGA 6 3 Install the top case Be careful not to apply excessive force to the gate TCP Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL 4 111 ...

Page 334: ...Replacement Procedures 4 23 Fluorescent Lamp Top case Figure 4 99 Replacing 15 0 Inch LG Philips fluorescent lamp SXGA 7 4 112 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 335: ...he control PCB CAUTION Wear anti static gloves to prevent circuit damage caused by ESC 3 Install the cover shield G Be careful not to apply excessive force to the gate TCP 4 Stick the adhesive tape to fix the B L wire Be careful not to apply excessive force to the B L wire Cover shield C Cover shield G Adhesive tape Adhesive tape Tape shield Figure 4 100 Replacing 15 0 Inch LG Philips fluorescent ...

Page 336: ...Replacement Procedures 4 23 Fluorescent Lamp 4 114 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 337: ... CONFIDENTIAL Appendices ...

Page 338: ...Appendices App ii CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 339: ...1800 HDD I F Connector 44 pin C 8 C 4 CN1810 Optical Drive I F Connector 50 pin C 9 C 5 IS2110 PC Card I F Connector 70 pin C 10 C 6 CN2300 Docking I F connector 240 pin C 12 C 7 CN2200 Mini PCI I F Connector 124 pin C 16 C 8 CN3010 MDC I F Connector 12 pin C 18 C 9 CN3490 Debug Port Connector 12 pin C 18 C 10 CN3200 Keyboard I F Connector 34 pin C 19 C 11 CN3240 Touch Pad I F Connector 4 pin C 19...

Page 340: ... C 26 C 29 CN9510 System Board I F Connector 18 pin C 26 Switch Board FLKSW C 30 PJ3280 System Board I F Connector 10 pin C 27 Parallel Board FLGCP C 31 CN3503 System Board I F Connector 30 pin C 28 C 32 CN4613 Parallel I F Connector 25 pin C 29 C 33 CN4620 USB harness I F Connector 8 pin C 29 C 34 CN4622 USB I F Connector 1 4 pin C 29 S Video Board FLGCS C 35 PJ4610 USB harness I F Connector 8 pi...

Page 341: ...an Character Codes D 1 D 1 Keyboard Scan Character Codes D 1 Appendix E Key Layout E 1 E 1 Keyboard Layout E 1 Appendix F Wiring Diagrams F 1 F 1 RGB monitor ID Wraparound Connector 15 Pin to 15 Pin F 1 F 2 Parallel Port Wraparound Connector F 1 Appendix G BIOS KBC EC Update G 1 Appendix H Reliability H 1 ...

Page 342: ...bles Table B 1 System board ICs and connectors front B 2 Table B 2 System board ICs and connectors back B 4 Table B 3 Sound Board FLGSN connectors B 5 Table B 4 Parallel port Board FLGCP connectors B 6 Table B 5 Serial port Board FLGSR connectors B 7 Table B 6 S Video Board FLKCS connectors B 8 Table C 1 Memory 0 connector pin assignment 200 pin C 1 Table C 2 Memory 1 connector pin assignment 200 ...

Page 343: ... assignment 18 pin C 24 Table C 23 DC IN connector pin assignment 4 pin C 24 Table C 24 1st Battery connector pin assignment 10 pin C 25 Table C 25 RTC Battery connector pin assignment 3 pin C 25 Table C 26 FAN I F connector pin assignment 4 pin C 25 Table C 27 External Microphone Connector pin assignment 6 pin C 26 Table C 28 Headphone Connector pin assignment 6 pin C 26 Table C 29 System board I...

Page 344: ...or pin assignment 8 pin C 33 Table C 43 USB I F Connector 1 pin assignment 4 pin C 33 Table D 1 Scan codes set 1 and set 2 D 1 Table D 2 Scan codes with left Shift key D 5 Table D 3 Scan codes in Numlock mode D 6 Table D 4 Scan codes with Fn key D 6 Table D 5 Scan codes in overlay mode D 7 Table D 6 No 124 key scan code D 7 Table D 7 No 126 key scan code D 8 Table H 1 MTBF H 1 ...

Page 345: ...the LCD cover be sure to seat it so that it is properly aligned and maximum visibility of the display is maintained 2 Be careful to align the holes at the four corners of the LCD module with the corresponding holes in the LCD cover before securing the module with screws Do not force the module into place because stress can affect its performance Also the panel s polarized surface is easily scarred...

Page 346: ...e it again If the surface is very dirty we recommend a CRT cleaning agent Apply the agent to a cloth and then wipe the panel s surface Do not apply cleanser directly to the panel 4 If water or other liquid is left on the panel s surface for a long period it can change the screen s tint or stain it Be sure to quickly wipe off any liquid A 2 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 9...

Page 347: ... it or let it strike a hard object which could cause breakage or cracks 6 CMOS LSI circuits are used in the module so guard against damage from electrostatic discharge Be sure to wear a wrist or ankle ground when handling the module Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL A 3 ...

Page 348: ...ays for long periods 8 Do not store the module at temperatures below specifications Cold can cause the liquid crystals to freeze lose their elasticity or otherwise suffer damage 9 Do not disassemble the LCD module Disassembly can cause malfunctions A 4 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 349: ... transport the module do not use packing material that contains epoxy resin amine or silicon glue alcohol or oxime These materials can release gas that can damage the panel s polarization Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL A 5 ...

Page 350: ...Appendices Appendix A Handling the LCD Module A 6 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 351: ...d Layout Appendices Appendix B Appendix B Board Layout B 1 System Board Front View n m l k j i h f g e d c b a Figure B 1 System board layout front Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL B 1 ...

Page 352: ...nnector b CN5000 LCD harness connector c CN3280 Membrane SW I F connector d PJ3502 FLGCP FLGSR I F connector e CN3240 Touch pad connector f CN3200 Keybaord connector g CN3290 Debuging port connector h IC1600 ICH6 M i CN6002 Speaker R cable connector j CN6001 Speaker L cable connector k CN9500 FLGSN I F connector l CN1800 HDD I F connector m IS2110 PC card I F connector n IC2000 Card Controller ...

Page 353: ...Appendix B Board Layout Appendices B 2 System Board Back View a n m l k j i h g f d e c b Figure B 2 System board layout back Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL B 3 ...

Page 354: ...or b CN2300 Docking I F connector c CN8020 Battery I F connector d CN9990 RTC battery connector e CN3011 Modem harness I F connector f CN4100 Network I F connector g IS1050 CPU h CN5620 RGB I F connector i CN4610 USB port j CN2220 Mini PCI I F connector k CN1410 Memory I F connector slot B l CN1400 Memory I F connector slot A m CN1810 Optical drive I F connector n CN3010 MDC I F connector ...

Page 355: ...ck c b Figure B 3 Sound Board FLGSN layout Table B 3 Sound Board FLGSN connectors Mark Number Name a CN9510 System board I F connector b J6310 Headphone connector c J6070 External microphone connector Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL B 5 ...

Page 356: ...B 4 Parallel port Board FLGCP layout Table B 4 Parallel port Board FLGCP connectors Mark Number Name a CN4613 Parallel port b CN4622 USB connector c CN3503 System board I F connector d CN4620 USB harness connector B 6 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 357: ...S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL B 7 Figure B 5 Serial port Board FLGSR layout Table B 5 Serial port Board FLGSR connectors Mark Number Name a CN3440 Serial port b CN4632 USB connector c CN3504 System board I F connector d CN4630 USB harness connector d c b a ...

Page 358: ...eo Board FLKCS layout Table B 6 S Video Board FLKCS connectors Mark Number Name a PJ5641 S Video connector b PJ4611 USB connector c PJ4610 USB harness connector d PJ4612 USB connector e PJ5640 S Video harness connector B 8 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 359: ... I O 8 GND 9 GND 10 ADM0 B1P I O 11 ADQS0 B1N I O 12 GND 13 ADQS0 B1P I O 14 ADQ02 B1P I O 15 GND 16 ADQ07 B1P I O 17 ADQ03 B1P I O 18 GND 19 ADQ06 B1P I O 20 ADQ12 B1P I O 21 GND 22 ADQ13 B1P I O 23 ADQ08 B1P I O 24 GND 25 ADQ09 B1P I O 26 ADM1 B1P I O 27 GND 28 GND 29 ADQS1 B1N I O 30 MCK0 B1P O 31 ADQS1 B1P I O 32 MCK0 B1N O 33 GND 34 GND 35 ADQ15 B1P I O 36 ADQ10 B1P I O 37 ADQ14 B1P I O 38 AD...

Page 360: ...73 ADQ27 B1P I O 74 ADQ30 B1P I O 75 ADQ26 B1P I O 76 ADQ31 B1P I O 77 GND 78 GND 79 MCKE0 B1P O 80 MCKE1 B1P O 81 1R8 B1V 82 1R8 B1V 83 NC 84 NC 85 ABS2 B1P O 86 NC 87 1R8 B1V 88 1R8 B1V 89 AMA12 B1P O 90 AMA11 B1P O 91 AMA09 B1P O 92 AMA07 B1P O 93 AMA08 B1P O 94 AMA06 B1P O 95 1R8 B1V 96 1R8 B1V I 97 AMA05 B1P O 98 AMA04 B1P O 99 AMA03 B1P O 100 AMA02 B1P O 101 AMA01 B1P O 102 AMA00 B1P O 103 1...

Page 361: ... GND 140 ADQ40 B1P I O 141 ADQ45 B1P I O 142 ADQ44 B1P I O 143 ADQ41 B1P I O 144 GND 145 GND 146 ADQS5 B1N I O 147 ADM5 B1P O 148 ADQS5 B1P I O 149 GND 150 GND 151 ADQ42 B1P I O 152 ADQ46 B1P I O 153 ADQ43 B1P I O 154 ADQ47 B1P I O 155 GND 156 GND 157 ADQ48 B1P I O 158 ADQ52 B1P I O 159 ADQ49 B1P I O 160 ADQ53 B1P I O 161 GND 162 GND 163 NC 164 MCK1 B1P O 165 GND 166 MCK1 B1N O 167 ADQS6 B1N I O 1...

Page 362: ...al 960 534 Table C 1 Memory 0 connector pin assignment 200 pin 4 4 Pin No Signal name I O Pin No Signal Name I O 187 GND 188 ADQS7 B1P I O 189 ADQ58 B1P I O 190 GND 191 ADQ59 B1P I O 192 ADQ62 B1P I O 193 GND 194 ADQ63 B1P I O 195 SMBDAT P3P I O 196 GND 197 SMBCL2 P3P I O 198 GND 199 P3V 200 GND ...

Page 363: ... I O 15 GND 16 BDQ00 B1P I O 17 BDQ03 B1P I O 18 GND 19 BDQ02 B1P I O 20 BDQ12 B1P I O 21 GND 22 BDQ13 B1P I O 23 BDQ11 B1P I O 24 GND 25 BDQ08 B1P I O 26 BDM1 B1P I O 27 GND 28 GND 29 BDQS1 B1N I O 30 MCK3 B1P O 31 BDQS1 B1P I O 32 MCK3 B1N O 33 GND 34 GND 35 BDQ09 B1P I O 36 BDQ15 B1P I O 37 BDQ14 B1P I O 38 BDQ10 B1P I O 39 GND 40 GND 41 GND 42 GND 43 BDQ16 B1P I O 44 BDQ21 B1P I O 45 BDQ18 B1P...

Page 364: ...O 81 1R8 B1V 82 1R8 B1V 83 NC 84 NC 85 BBS2 B1P O 86 NC 87 1R8 B1V 88 1R8 B1V 89 BMA12 B1P O 90 BMA11 B1P O 91 BMA09 B1P O 92 BMA07 B1P O 93 BMA08 B1P O 94 BMA06 B1P O 95 1R8 B1V 96 1R8 B1V I 97 BMA05 B1P O 98 BMA04 B1P O 99 BMA03 B1P O 100 BMA02 B1P O 101 BMA01 B1P O 102 BMA00 B1P O 103 1R8 B1V 104 1R8 B1V 105 BMA10 B1P O 106 BBS1 B1P O 107 BBS0 B1P O 108 BRAS B1N I 109 BWE B1N I 110 MCS2 B1N O 1...

Page 365: ...O 147 BDM5 B1P O 148 BDQS5 B1P I O 149 GND 150 GND 151 BDQ43 B1P I O 152 BDQ46 B1P I O 153 BDQ42 B1P I O 154 BDQ47 B1P I O 155 GND 156 GND 157 BDQ48 B1P I O 158 BDQ52 B1P I O 159 BDQ54 B1P I O 160 BDQ53 B1P I O 161 GND 162 GND 163 NC 164 MCK1 B1P O 165 GND 166 MCK1 B1N O 167 BDQS6 B1N I O 168 GND 169 BDQS6 B1P I O 170 BDM6 B1P O 171 GND 172 GND 173 BDQ51 B1P I O 174 BDQ50 B1P I O 175 BDQ55 B1P I O...

Page 366: ...e I O 1 N C 2 GND 3 P5V I 4 P5V I 5 GND 6 HDDLED P5N I O 7 SODCS3 SO3N O 8 SODCS1 P3N O 9 SODA2 SO3SO O 10 SODA0 P3P O 11 N C 12 SODA1 P3P O 13 N C 14 IRQ14 P3P I 15 GND 16 SODDACK P3N O 17 GND 18 SOIORDY P3P I 19 GND 20 SODIOR P3N O 21 GND 22 SODIOW P3N O 23 GND 24 SODDREQ P3P I 25 N C 26 GND 27 SODD15 P3P I O 28 SODD00 P3P I O 29 SODD14 P3P I O 30 SODD01 P3P I O 31 SODD13 P3P I O 32 SODD02 P3P I...

Page 367: ...DD09 P3P I O 9 PDD06 P3P I O 10 PDD10 P3P I O 11 PDD05 P3P I O 12 PDD11 P3P I O 13 PDD04 P3P I O 14 PDD12 P3P I O 15 PDD03 P3P I O 16 PDD13 P3P I O 17 PDD02 P3P I O 18 PDD14 P3P I O 19 PDD01 P3P I O 20 PDD15 P3P I O 21 PDD00 P3P I O 22 PDDREQ P3P I 23 GND 24 PDIOR P3N O 25 PDIOW P3N O 26 GND 27 PIORDY P3P I 28 PDDACK P3N O 29 IDEIRQ P3P I 30 N C 31 PDA1 P3P O 32 N C 33 PDA0 P3P O 34 PDA2 P3P O 35 ...

Page 368: ... ACCLK PYP I O 20 ACIRDY PYN I O 21 ACCBE2 PYN I O 22 ACAD18 PYP I O 23 ACAD20 PYP I O 24 ACAD21 PYP I O 25 ACAD22 PYP I O 26 ACAD23 PYP I O 27 ACAD24 PYP I O 28 ACAD25 PYP I O 29 ACAD26 PYP I O 30 ACAD27 PYP I O 31 ACAD29 PYP I O 32 ACD02 PYP I O 33 ACCLKR PYN I O 34 GND 35 GND 36 ACCD1 E3N O 37 ACAD02 PYP I O 38 ACAD04 PYP I O 39 ACAD06 PYP I O 40 ACD14 PYP I O 41 ACAD08 PYP I O 42 ACAD10 PYP I ...

Page 369: ...A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL C 11 Table C 5 PC Card slot connector pin assignment 70 pin 2 2 Pin No Signal name I O Pin No Signal Name I O 63 ACSTSC PYP O 64 ACAD28 PYP I O 65 ACAD30 PYP I O 66 ACAD31 PYP I O 67 ACCD2 P3N O 68 GND 69 GND 70 GND ...

Page 370: ...DDCACK P3P I O 13 DRED PXP I 14 DGREEN PXP I 15 DBLUE PXP I 16 DVSYNC P3P I 17 DVISC P3P 18 Reserved 19 GND 20 DVI PRTCT2 21 DVI PRTCT1 22 DVITX2 P3P 23 DVITX2 P3N 24 DVITX1 P3P 25 DVITX1 P3N 26 DVITX0 P3P 27 DVITX0 P3N 28 GND 29 GND 30 DVITXC P3P 31 DVITXC P3N 32 DVIDET S3N 33 DVIPD1 P3N 34 Reserved 35 QSWON B3P 36 DIRQD S3N 37 GND 38 PCM2SP B3P 39 DPMRST S3N 40 DAD00 P3P 41 GND 42 DAD00 P3P 43 D...

Page 371: ...DA P3P I O 73 GND 74 GND 75 GND 76 DHSYNC P3P I 77 DVISD P3P 78 DVI_PRTCT3 79 GND 80 DVITX5 P3P 81 DVITX5 P3N 82 DVITX4 P3P 83 DVITX4 P3N 84 DVITX3 P3P 85 DVITX3 P3N 86 DVI16 87 DVI17 88 GND 89 GND 90 DOC_ON_LED1 91 Reserved 92 DOC_ON_LED2 93 DVIPD0 P3N 94 DVI_PRTCT4 95 DCADIO S3P 96 DSMI B3P 97 GND 98 DCKRUN P3N 99 PME S3P 100 DAD01 P3P 101 GND 102 DAD03 P3P 103 DAD05 P3P 104 DAD07 P3P 105 GND 10...

Page 372: ...DINL PXP I O 138 DINR PXN I O 139 GND 140 PWRSW S3N O 141 DCD PYP O 142 DSR PYP O 143 TXD PYN I 144 RING BYP O 145 PE P5P O 146 PDB07 P5P I O 147 PDB06 P5P I O 148 GND 149 GND 150 PDB04 P5P I O 151 PDB01 P5P I O 152 PDB02 P5P I O 153 PDB00 P5P I O 154 STROB P5N I 155 DPGNT P3N I 156 DAD30 P3P 157 GND 158 DAD28 P3P 159 DAD26 P3P 160 DAD24 P3P 161 GND 162 DIDSL P3P 163 DAD22 P3P 164 DAD20 P3P 165 GN...

Page 373: ...N I O 197 DINL PXN I O 198 DINR PXP I O 199 GND 200 RXD PYN O 201 RTS PYP I 202 CTS PYP O 203 DTR PYP I 204 SELCT P5P O 205 BUSY P5P O 206 ACK P5N O 207 PDB05 P5P I O 208 GND 209 GND 210 PDB03 P5P I O 211 SLIN P5N I 212 PINIT P5N I 213 ERROR P5N O 214 AUTFD P5N I 215 DPREQ P3N 216 DAD31 P3P 217 GND 218 DAD29 P3P 219 DAD27 P3P 220 DAD25 P3P 221 GND 222 DCBE23 P3N 223 DAD23 P3P 224 DAD21 P3P 225 GND...

Page 374: ...QD P3N I O 18 P5V I 19 P3V I 20 PIRQG P3N I O 21 N C 22 N C 23 GND 24 E3V I 25 X33MPC P3P O 26 PCIRS0 S3N O 27 GND 28 P3V I 29 PREQ2 P3N I 30 PGNT2 P3N O 31 P3V I 32 GND 33 AD31 P3P I O 34 PME S3N I 35 AD29 P3P I O 36 N C 37 GND 38 AD30 P3P I O 39 AD27 P3P I O 40 P3V I 41 AD25 P3P I O 42 AD28 P3P I O 43 N C 44 AD26 P3P I O 45 CBE3 P3N I O 46 AD24 P3P I O 47 AD23 P3P I O 48 AD26 P3P I O 49 GND 50 G...

Page 375: ...73 CBE1 P3N I 74 GND 75 AD14 P3P I O 76 AD15 P3P I O 77 GND 78 AD13 P3P I O 79 AD12 P3P I O 80 AD11 P3P I O 81 AD10 P3P I O 82 GND 83 GND 84 AD09 P3P I O 85 AD08 P3P I O 86 CBE0 P3N O 87 AD07 P3P I O 88 P3V i 89 P3V i 90 AD06 P3P I O 91 AD05 P3P I O 92 AD04 P3P I O 93 N C 94 AD02 P3P I O 95 AD03 P3P I O 96 AD00 P3P I O 97 P5V 98 N C 99 AD01 P3P I O 100 N C 101 GND 102 GND 103 N C 104 GND 105 N C 1...

Page 376: ...al Name I O 1 GND 2 Reserved 3 M97OT2 P3P I O 4 Reserved 5 GND 6 E3V 7 M97SY2 P3P I 8 GND 9 M97IN2 E3P I O 10 GND 11 M97RS2 P3P I 12 X97BC2 P3P I C 9 CN3490 Debug Port Connector 12 pin Table C 9 Debug port connector pin assignment 12 pin Pin No Signal name I O Pin No Signal Name I O 1 GND 2 P3V 3 LPCFRM P3N 4 DBGDET P3N O 5 LAD0 P3P I O 6 LAD1 P3P I O 7 LAD2 P3P I O 8 LAD3 P3P I O 9 PLTRS1 E3N I 1...

Page 377: ...3N O 9 KBSC04 S3N O 10 KBSC05 S3N O 11 KBSC06 S3N O 12 KBRT00 S3N O 13 KBSC07 S3N O 14 KBSC08 S3N O 15 KBSC09 S3N O 16 KBRT01 S3N O 17 KBRT02 S3N O 18 KBRT03 S3N O 19 KBSC10 S3N O 20 KBSC11 S3N O 21 KBRT04 S3N O 22 KBRT05 S3N O 23 KBSC12 S3N O 24 KBSC13 S3N O 25 KBRT06 S3N O 26 KBRT07 S3N O 27 KBSC14 S3N O 28 KBSC15 S3N O 29 P5V I 30 N C 31 N C 32 N C 33 N C 34 P5V I C 11 CN3240 Touch Pad I F Conn...

Page 378: ...PNLOFF S3N O C 13 CN3502 FLGCP FLGSR Board I F Connector 30 pin Table C 13 FLGCP FLGSR board I F connector pin assignment 30 pin Pin No Signal Name I O Pin No Signal name I O 1 P3V 2 P3V 3 KRSSDM P3N I O 4 PRTDET P3N I O 5 GND 6 STROB P5N I 7 BPDB00 P5P I O 8 BPDB01 P5P I O 9 BPDB02 P5P I O 10 BPDB03 P5P I O 11 BPDB04 P5P I O 12 BPDB05 P5P I O 13 BPDB06 P5P I O 14 BPDB07 P5P I O 15 GND 16 GND 17 A...

Page 379: ... I O 9 BIDCN EXN I O 10 BIDCP EXP I O 11 BIDAP EXP I 12 BIDAN EXN I 13 BIDBP EXP O 14 BIDBN EXN O C 15 CN4611 USB harness I F Connector 8 pin Table C 15 USB harness I F connector pin assignment 8 pin Pin No Signal name I O Pin No Signal Name I O 1 GND 2 USBP0 S3N I O 3 USBP0 S3P I O 4 USBOPS E5V I 5 USBOPS E5V I 6 USBP3 S3N I O 7 USBP3 S3P I O 8 GND C 16 CN4610 USB I F Connector 0 4 pin Table C 16...

Page 380: ...I 4 TXDTA0 PYN O 5 TXDTA1 PYP I 6 TXDTA1 PYN O 7 GND 8 TXDTA2 PYP I 9 TXDTA2 PYN O 10 TXCLKA PYP I 11 TXCLKA PYN O 12 GND 13 TXDTB0 PYP I 14 TXDTB0 PYN O 15 TXDTB1 PYP I 16 TXDTB1 PYN O 17 GND 18 TXDTB2 PYP I 19 TXDTB2 PYN O 20 TXCLKB PYP I 21 TXCLKB PYN O 22 GND 23 GND 24 N C 25 PNL P3V I 26 PNL P3V I 27 N C 28 GND 29 GND 30 GND 31 N C 32 FL P5V I 33 FL P5V I 34 FL P5V I 35 PNL2 P3P O 36 PNL1 P3P...

Page 381: ... N C 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 DDC P5V I 10 GND 11 N C 12 CRTSDA P5P I O 13 MHSYNC P3P I O 14 MVSYNC P3P I O 15 CRTSCL P5P I O C 19 CN5340 S Video I F Connector 5 pin Table C 19 S Video I F connector pin assignment 5 pin Pin No Signal name I O Pin No Signal Name I O 1 GND 2 CHROMA PYP I 3 GND 4 LUMINA PYP I 5 GND C 20 CN6001 Speaker Connector Left 3 pin Table C 20 Speaker connector left pin assign...

Page 382: ...Connector 18 pin Table C 22 Sound Board I F connector pin assignment 18 pin Pin No Signal name I O Pin No Signal Name I O 1 A GND 2 A GND 3 A GND 4 LOUTL PXP I 5 VROUTL PXP O 6 A4R7 P4V I 7 A4R7 P4V I 8 VROUTR PXP O 9 LOUTR PXP I 10 A GND 11 HEADR PXP I 12 HEADL PXP I 13 SPKEN P5P O 14 MMREFV P2V O 15 MICIN PXP O 16 A GND 17 A GND 18 A GND C 23 CN8800 DC IN Connector 4 pin Table C 23 DC IN connect...

Page 383: ... Name I O 1 CHGVL O 2 BTMP1 O 3 DCHG I 4 M5V I 5 PSCL S5P O 6 PSDA S5P O 7 GND 8 DBT10V S5N O 9 GND 10 GND C 25 CN9990 RTC Battery Connector 3 pin Table C 25 RTC Battery connector pin assignment 3 pin Pin No Signal name I O Pin No Signal Name I O 1 R3V O 2 N C 3 GND C 26 CN8770 FAN I F Connector 4 pin Table C 26 FAN I F connector pin assignment 4 pin Pin No Signal name I O Pin No Signal Name I O 1...

Page 384: ...phone Connector 6 pin Table C 28 Headphone Connector pin assignment 6 pin Pin No Signal name I O Pin No Signal Name I O 1 A GND 2 HEADL PXP O 3 HEADR PXP O 4 A GND 5 SPKEN P5N O 6 N C C 29 CN9510 System Board I F Connector 18 pin Table C 29 System board I F Connector pin assignment 18 pin Pin No Signal name I O Pin No Signal Name I O 1 A GND 2 A GND 3 A GND 4 MICIN PXP I 5 MMREFV P2V I 6 SPKEN P5N...

Page 385: ...ENTIAL C 27 Switch Board FLKSW C 30 PJ3280 System Board I F Connector 10 pin Table C 30 System board I F Connector pin assignment 10 pin Pin No Signal name I O Pin No Signal Name I O 1 GND 2 GND 3 GND 4 GPBTND S3N I 5 GPBTNC S3N I 6 GPBTNB S3N I 7 GPBTNA S3N I 8 PWRSW S3N I 9 GND 10 PNLOFF S3N I ...

Page 386: ...ssignment 30 pin Pin No Signal Name I O Pin No Signal name I O 1 GND 2 GND 3 N C 4 GND 5 GND 6 STROB P5N O 7 BPDB00 P5P I O 8 BPDB01 P5P I O 9 BPDB02 P5P I O 10 BPDB03 P5P I O 11 BPDB04 P5P I O 12 BPDB05 P5P I O 13 BPDB06 P5P I O 14 BPDB07 P5P I O 15 GND 16 GND 17 ACK P5N I 18 BUSY P5P I 19 PE P5P I 20 SELCT P5P I 21 AUTFD P5N O 22 ERROR P5N I 23 PINIT P5N O 24 SLIN P5N O 25 PRTDET 26 GND 27 GND 2...

Page 387: ... I 11 BUSY P5P I 12 PE P5P I 13 SELCT P5P I 14 AUTFD P5N O 15 ERROR P5N I 16 PINIT P5N O 17 SLIN P5N O 18 GND 19 GND 20 GND 21 GND 22 GND 23 GND 24 GND 25 GND C 33 CN4620 USB harness I F Connector 8 pin Table C 33 USB harness I F connector pin assignment 8 pin Pin No Signal name I O Pin No Signal Name I O 1 USB signal4 2 USB signal2 I O 3 USB signal3 I O 4 USBPS E5V I O 5 USBPS E5V I O 6 N C 7 N C...

Page 388: ...C 36 PJ4612 USB I F Connector 1 4 pin Table C 36 USB I F Connector 1 pin assignment 4 pin Pin No Signal name I O Pin No Signal Name I O 1 USBP0 4 5 I O 2 USBP0 S3N I O 3 USBP0 S3P I O 4 USBP0 1 I O C 37 PJ4611 USB I F Connector 2 4 pin Table C 37 USB I F Connector 2 pin assignment 4 pin Pin No Signal name I O Pin No Signal Name I O 1 USBP0 4 5 I O 2 USBP3 S3N I O 3 USBP3 S3P I O 4 USBP3 8 I O C 38...

Page 389: ...Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL C 31 C 39 PJ5641 S Video Connector 4 pin Table C 39 S Video Connector pin assignment 4 pin Pin No Signal name I O Pin No Signal Name I O 1 GND 2 GND 3 LUMINANCE I 4 CHROMA I ...

Page 390: ... Table C 40 System board I F Connector pin assignment 30 pin Pin No Signal Name I O Pin No Signal name I O 1 P3V 2 P3V 3 KRSSDM P3N O 4 N C 5 GND 6 N C 7 BDSR P3N I 8 BCTS P3N I 9 BRXD P3P I 10 BRING P3N I 11 BDCD P3N I 12 BDTR P3N O 13 BTXD P3P O 14 BRTS P3N O 15 GND 16 GND 17 N C 18 N C 19 N C 20 N C 21 N C 22 N C 23 N C 24 N C 25 GND 26 GND 27 GND 28 GND 29 GND 30 GND ...

Page 391: ... BDSR P3N O 7 BRTS P3N I 8 BCTS P3N O 9 BRING P3N O C 42 CN4630 USB harness I F Connector 8 pin Table C 42 USB harness I F connector pin assignment 8 pin Pin No Signal name I O Pin No Signal Name I O 1 USB signal4 2 USB signal2 I O 3 USB signal3 I O 4 USBPS E5V I O 5 USBPS E5V I O 6 N C 7 N C 8 GND C 43 CN4632 USB I F Connector 1 4 pin Table C 43 USB I F Connector 1 pin assignment 4 pin Pin No Sig...

Page 392: ...Appendices Appendix C Pin Assignment C 34 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 393: ...6 03 2 03 83 1E F0 1E 04 3 04 84 26 F0 26 05 4 05 85 25 F0 25 06 5 06 86 2E F0 2E 07 6 07 87 36 F0 36 08 7 08 88 3D F0 3D 2 09 8 09 89 3E F0 3E 2 10 9 0A 8A 46 F0 46 2 11 0 0B 8B 45 F0 45 12 _ 0C 8C 4E F0 4E 13 0D 8D 55 F0 55 15 BkSp 0E 8E 66 F0 66 16 Tab 0F 8F 0D F0 0D 17 Q 10 90 15 F0 15 18 W 11 91 1D F0 1D 19 E 12 92 24 F0 24 20 R 13 93 2D F0 2D 21 T 14 94 2C F0 2C 22 Y 15 95 35 F0 35 23 U 16 9...

Page 394: ...F 1B F0 1B 33 D 20 A0 23 F0 23 34 F 21 A1 2B F0 2B 35 G 22 A2 34 F0 34 36 H 23 A3 33 F0 33 37 J 24 A4 3B F0 3B 2 38 K 25 A5 42 F0 42 2 39 L 26 A6 4B F0 4B 2 40 27 A7 4C F0 4C 2 41 28 A8 52 F0 52 43 Enter 1C 9C 5A F0 5A 3 44 Shift L 2A AA 12 F0 12 45 No 102 key 56 D6 61 F0 61 46 Z 2C AC 1A F0 1A 47 X 2D AD 22 F0 22 48 C 2E AE 21 F0 21 49 V 2F AF 2A F0 2A 50 B 30 B0 32 F0 32 51 N 31 B1 31 F0 31 52 M...

Page 395: ... F0 70 1 76 Del E0 53 E0 D3 E0 71 E0 F0 71 1 79 E0 4B E0 CB E0 6B E0 F0 6B 1 80 Home E0 47 E0 C7 E0 6C E0 F0 6C 1 81 End E0 4F E0 CF E0 69 E0 F0 69 1 83 E0 48 E0 C8 E0 75 E0 F0 75 1 84 E0 50 E0 D0 E0 72 E0 F0 72 1 85 PgUp E0 49 E0 C9 E0 7D E0 F0 7D 1 86 PgDn E0 51 E0 D1 E0 7A E0 F0 7A 1 89 E0 4D E0 CD E0 74 E0 F0 74 1 110 Esc 01 81 76 F0 76 112 F1 3B BB 05 F0 05 113 F2 3C BC 06 F0 06 114 F3 3D BD ...

Page 396: ...123 F12 58 D8 07 F0 07 3 124 PrintSc 6 6 6 6 6 126 Pause 7 7 7 7 7 202 Fn 4 203 Win E0 5B E0 DB E0 1F E0 F0 1F 204 App E0 5D E0 DD E0 2F E0 F0 2F Notes 1 Scan codes differ by mode 2 Scan codes differ by overlay function 3 Combined with the Fn key makes different codes 4 Fn key does not generate a code by itself 5 This key corresponds to key No 42 in a 102 key model 6 Refer to Table D 6 No 124 key ...

Page 397: ... CF E0 2A E0 F0 12 E0 69 E0 F0 69 E0 12 83 E0 AA E0 48 E0 C8 E0 2A E0 F0 12 E0 75 E0 F0 75 E0 12 84 E0 AA E0 50 E0 D0 E0 2A E0 F0 12 E0 72 E0 F0 72 E0 12 85 PgUp E0 AA E0 49 E0 C9 E0 2A E0 F0 12 E0 7D E0 F0 7D E0 12 86 PgDn E0 AA E0 51 E0 D1 E0 2A E0 F0 12 E0 7A E0 F0 7A E0 12 89 E0 AA E0 4D E0 CD E0 2A E0 F0 12 E0 74 E0 F0 74 E0 12 203 Win E0 AA E0 5B E0 DB E0 2A E0 F0 12 E0 1F E0 F0 1F E0 12 204...

Page 398: ... F0 69 E0 F0 12 83 E0 2A E0 48 E0 C8 E0 AA E0 12 E0 75 E0 F0 75 E0 F0 12 84 E0 2A E0 50 E0 D0 E0 AA E0 12 E0 72 E0 F0 72 E0 F0 12 85 PgUp E0 2A E0 49 E0 C9 E0 AA E0 12 E0 7D E0 F0 7D E0 F0 12 86 PgDn E0 2A E0 51 E0 D1 E0 AA E0 12 E0 7A E0 F0 7A E0 F0 12 89 E0 2A E0 4D E0 CD E0 AA E0 12 E0 74 E0 F0 74 E0 F0 12 203 Win E0 2A E0 5B E0 DB E0 AA E0 12 E0 1F E0 F0 1F E0 F0 12 204 App E0 2A E0 5D E0 DD E...

Page 399: ... 23 U 4 4B CB 6B F0 6B 24 I 5 4C CC 73 F0 73 25 O 6 4D CD 74 F0 74 26 P 4A CA 7B F0 7B 37 J 1 4F CF 69 F0 69 38 K 2 50 D0 72 F0 72 39 L 3 51 D1 7A F0 7A 40 4E CE 79 F0 79 52 M 0 52 D2 70 F0 70 54 53 D3 71 F0 71 55 E0 35 E0 B5 40 4A E0 F0 4A Table D 6 No 124 key scan code Code set 1 Code set 2 Key top Shift Make Break Make Break Prt Sc Common E0 2A E0 37 E0 B7 E0 AA E0 12 E0 7C E0 F0 7C E0 F0 12 Ct...

Page 400: ...FIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 Table D 7 No 126 key scan code Code set 1 Code set 2 Key top Shift Make Make Pause Common E1 1D 45 E1 9D C5 E1 14 77 E1 F0 14 F0 77 Ctrl E0 46 E0 C6 E0 7E E0 F0 7E This key generates only make codes ...

Page 401: ...ayout Appendices Appendix E Key Layout Appendix E Key Layout E 1 Keyboard Layout Figure E 1 Keyboard layout for UK Figure E 2 Keyboard layout for US Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL E 1 ...

Page 402: ...Appendices Appendix E Key Layout E 2 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 403: ... Diagrams F 1 RGB Monitor ID Wraparound Connector 15 pin to 15 pin Figure F 1 RGB monitor ID wraparound connector F 2 Parallel Port Wraparound Connector Figure F 2 Parallel port wraparound connector Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL F 1 ...

Page 404: ...Appendices Appendix F Wiring Diagrams F 2 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 405: ...y until the power LED blinks For BIOS update tilde key See the following pictures US UK For KBC or EC update Tab When the update is completed the message will appear and the beep will sound Then the power of the computer is turned off Make sure of the update using the T D NOTE Do not turn off the power of the computer during update Otherwise the computer may not start again Satellite A50S TECRA A3...

Page 406: ...Appendices Appendix G BIOS KBC EC Update G 2 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

Page 407: ...ntenance Manual 960 534 CONFIDENTIAL H 1 Appendix H Reliability Appendix H Reliability The following table shows the MTBF Mean Time Between Failures of system Table H 1 MTBF Component Time hours System maximum configuration 6 811 System minimum configuration 6 822 ...

Page 408: ...Appendices Appendix H Reliability H 2 CONFIDENTIAL Satellite A50S TECRA A3X Maintenance Manual 960 534 ...

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