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Toshiba L515, L517 User manual

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Satellite/SatelliteProL510/L515/L517MaintenanceManual
ToshibaPersonalComputer
SatelliteL510
(PSLFx)
MaintenanceManual
TOSHIBACORPORATION
S/No
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Copyright
©2009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/SatelliteProL510/L515/L517MaintenanceManual
FirsteditionMayof2009
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/SatelliteProL510
/L515/L517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
IntelandPentiumareregisteredtrademarksofIntelCorporation.
IBM,IBMPC/XT,PC/AT,PS/2andOS/2areregisteredtrademarksofIBMCorporation.
WindowsVistahomeeditionareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation.
SoundBlasterandProaretrademarksofCreativeTechnologyLtd.
UNIXisaregisteredtrademarkofX/OpenCompanyLtd.
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Allotherpropertiesaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveholders.
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Preface
Thismaintenancemanualdescribeshowtoperformhardwareservicemaintenanceforthe
ToshibaPersonalComputerSatellite/SatelliteProL510/L515/L517,referredtoas
Satellite/SatelliteProL510/L515/L517inthismanual.
Theproceduresdescribedinthismanualareintendedtohelpservicetechniciansisolate
faultyFieldReplaceableUnits(FRUs)andreplacetheminthefield.
SAFETYPRECAUTIONS
Fourtypesofmessagesareusedinthismanualtobringimportantinformationtoyour
attention.Eachofthesemessageswillbeitalicizedandidentifiedasshownbelow.
DANGER:“Danger”indicatestheexistenceofahazardthatcouldresultindeathor
seriousbodilyinjury,ifthesafetyinstruction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computermayresultinsafetyhazards.Toshibarequiresservice
techniciansandauthorizeddealersorserviceproviderstoensurethefollowingsafety
precautionsareadheredtostrictly.
Besuretofastenscrewssecurelywiththerightscrewdriver.Ifascrewisnotfully
fastened,itcouldcomeloose,creatingadangerofashortcircuit,whichcouldcause
overheating,smokeorfire.
Ifyoureplacethebatterypack,RTCbatteryorbackupbattery,besuretouseonlythe
samemodelbatteryoranequivalentbatteryrecommendedbyToshiba.Installationof
thewrongbatterycancausethebatterytoexplode.
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Themanualisdividedintothefollowingparts:
Chapter1 HardwareOverviewdescribestheSatellite/SatelliteProL510/L515/
L517systemunitandeachFRU.
Chapter2 Troubleshooting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Assignments
Keyboardscan/charactercodes
Keylayout
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Conventions
Thismanualusesthefollowingformatstodescribe,identify,andhighlighttermsand
operatingprocedures.
Acronyms
Onthefirstappearanceandwhenevernecessaryforclarificationacronymsareenclosedin
parenthesesfollowingtheirdefinition.Forexample:
ReadOnlyMemory(ROM)
Keys
Keysareusedinthetexttodescribemanyoperations.Thekeytopsymbolas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input
Textthatyouareinstructedtotypeinisshownintheboldfacetypebelow:
DISKCOPYA:B:
Thedisplay
TextgeneratedbytheXXXXXthatappearsonitsdisplayispresentedinthetypefacebelow:
Formatcomplete
Systemtransferred
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TableofContents
Chapter1 HardwareOverview
1.1Features...............................................................................................................................1
1.2SystemUnitComponents....................................................................................................9
1.32.5-inchHDD....................................................................................................................14
1.4DVDSuperMulti(+-RDoubleLayer).............................................................................15
1.5PowerSupply....................................................................................................................16
1.6Batteries.............................................................................................................................17
1.1.1 MainBattery..........................................................................................17
1.1.2 BatteryChargingControl.......................................................................17
1.1.3 RTCBattery...........................................................................................18
Chapter2 Troubleshooting
2.1 Outline....................................................................................................................2-1
2.2 BasicFlowchart......................................................................................................2-2
2.3 PowerSupply..........................................................................................................2-6
Procedure1PowerIconCheck...........................................................................2-6
Procedure2ConnectionCheck...........................................................................2-8
Procedure3ReplacementCheck.........................................................................2-8
2.4 SystemBoard..........................................................................................................2-9
Procedure3 ReplacementCheck.....................................................................2-10
2.5 HDD......................................................................................................................2-11
Procedure1MessageCheck..............................................................................2-11
Procedure2 PartitionCheck.......................................................................2-11
Procedure3 FormatCheck..........................................................................2-12
Procedure4 TestProgramCheck................................................................2-13
Procedure5 ConnectorCheckandReplacementCheck.............................2-14
2.6 Keyboard...............................................................................................................2-15
Procedure1TestProgramCheck.......................................................................2-15
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Procedure2ConnectorCheckandReplacementCheck....................................2-15
2.7 Display..................................................................................................................2-16
Procedure1 ExternalMonitorCheck..........................................................2-16
Procedure2 TestProgramCheck................................................................2-16
Procedure3 ConnectorCheckandReplacementCheck.............................2-16
2.8 ODD(OpticalDiskDrive)....................................................................................2-18
Procedure1 ODDCleaningCheck.............................................................2-18
Procedure2 TestProgramCheck................................................................2-18
Procedure3 ConnectorCheckandReplacementCheck.............................2-18
2.9 LAN......................................................................................................................2-20
Procedure1 TestProgramCheck................................................................2-20
Procedure2 ConnectorCheckandReplacementCheck.............................2-20
2.10 AudioTest............................................................................................................2-21
Procedure1TestProgramCheck.......................................................................2-21
Procedure2ConnectorCheckandReplacementCheck....................................2-21
2.11 CoolingModule....................................................................................................2-22
Procedure1 TestProgramCheck................................................................2-22
Procedure2 ConnectorCheckandReplacementCheck.............................2-22
Chapter3 DiagnosticPrograms
3.1 General.......................................................................................................................1
3.2 QuickStart.................................................................................................................3
3.2.1 QuickTest................................................................................................3
3.2.2 CustomizationTest..................................................................................3
3.2.3 KeyboardLayouttest...............................................................................7
3.2.4 HotkeyTest..............................................................................................8
3.2.5 AudioPlayTest.......................................................................................8
3.2.6 AudioRecordTest...................................................................................9
3.2.7 DMIRead................................................................................................9
3.2.8 DMIWrite...............................................................................................9
3.2.9 3DSensorTest.......................................................................................11
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3.2.10 SystemInformation................................................................................11
3.2.11 ViewLogs..............................................................................................12
3.2.12 Exitto700DOS..................................................................................12
3.2.13 TheDiagnosticsScreenExplanation.....................................................13
3.3 Options.....................................................................................................................16
3.3.1 Overview................................................................................................16
3.3.2 BatchParametersConfiguration............................................................17
3.3.3 Item’sParametersConfiguration...........................................................19
3.3.4 LoadBatchParameters..........................................................................20
3.3.5 SaveBatchParameters..........................................................................21
3.3.6 LOGParametersSetting........................................................................21
3.3.7 SpecifyLOGViewer.............................................................................22
3.3.8 DisplayLOGFile...................................................................................23
3.3.9 LOGViewer..........................................................................................23
3.3.10 LOGFileSample...................................................................................25
3.4 Subtests....................................................................................................................26
3.5 SystemTest..............................................................................................................29
3.6 MemoryTest............................................................................................................34
3.7 Storage.....................................................................................................................40
3.8 Video.......................................................................................................................44
3.9 Communication(COMM).......................................................................................52
3.10 Peripheral.................................................................................................................53
3.11 ErrorCodesanddescription....................................................................................55
3.12 QuickTestItemList...................................................................................................i
Chapter4 ReplacementProcedures
4.1 General....................................................................................................................4-1
SafetyPrecautions................................................................................................4-2
BeforeYouBegin.................................................................................................4-4
DisassemblyProcedures.......................................................................................4-5
AssemblyProcedures...........................................................................................4-5
ToolsandEquipment...........................................................................................4-6
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ScrewTighteningTorque.....................................................................................4-6
ColorsofScrewShanks.......................................................................................4-7
SymbolsofScrewsontheComputerBody..........................................................4-7
Symbolexamples.................................................................................................4-7
4.2BatteryPack/PCCard/MemoryCard........................................................................4-8
4.2.1RemovingtheBatteryPack…………………………………………..…...4-8
InstallingtheBatteryPack............................................................….....….4-9
4.2.2RemovingthePCCard…………………………………………….....…4-10
InstallingthePCCard………………………………………..………….4-11
4.2.3RemovingtheMemoryCard...…………………………….…….………4-12
InstallingtheMemoryCard………………………………..………...….4-13
4.3Memorymodule…….………………………………………………………………4-14
RemovingtheMemorymodule………………………………………………..4-14
InstallingtheMemorymodule…………………………………………...……4-15
4.4HDD………………………………………………………….…………………..….4-16
RemovingtheHDD............................................................................................4-16
InstallingtheHDD.............................................................................................4-18
4.5MDCModule…………………………………………………………………..…….4-19
RemovingtheMDCModule..............................................................................4-19
InstallingtheMDCModule...............................................................................4-20
4.6ODDBayModule……………………………………………………………..……..4-21
RemovingtheODDBayModule.......................................................................4-21
InstallingtheODDBayModule...................................................................4-22
DisassemblingtheODDBayModule..........................................................4-23
AssemblingtheODDBayModule...............................................................4-23
4.7 Keyboard...............................................................................................................4-24
RemovingtheKeyboard...............................................................................4-24
InstallingtheKeyboard................................................................................4-26
4.8 WirelessLANCard..............................................................................................4-27
RemovingtheWirelessLANCard..............................................................4-27
InstallingtheWirelessLANCard................................................................4-28
4.9 TopCover............................................................................................................4-29
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RemovingtheTopCover...............................................................................4-29
InstallingtheTopCover.................................................................................4-31
4.10DisplayAssembly................................................................................................4-32
RemovingtheDisplayAssembly...................................................................4-32
InstallingtheDisplayAssembly.....................................................................4-33
4.11SystemBoard,DC-INCable,RJ11cable,USBcableandBluetoothcard.........4-34
RemovingtheSystemBoard,DC-IN,RJ11,USBandBluetoothcard……..4-34
InstallingtheSystemBoard,DC-IN,RJ11,USBandBluetoothcard...........4-35
4.12 CPUCoolingModuleandFan..........................................................................….4-36
RemovingtheCPUCoolingmoduleandFan................................................4-36
InstallingtheCPUCoolingmoduleandFan..................................................4-39
RemovingtheCPUCoolingmoduleandFan(ForVGAModule)................4-40
InstallingtheCPUCoolingmoduleandFan(ForVGAModule).................4-43
4.13 CPU........................................................................................................................4-44
RemovingtheCPU.........................................................................................4-44
InstallingtheCPU..........................................................................................4-45
4.14 DisplayMask..........................................................................................................4-47
RemovingtheLCDDisplayMask.................................................................4-47
InstallingtheLCDDisplayMask...................................................................4-48
4.15 LCDModule...........................................................................................................4-49
RemovingtheLCDmodule..........................................................................4-49
InstallingtheLCDModule.............................................................................4-51
4.16 CCDboardandMIC...............................................................................................4-52
RemovingtheCCDandMIC...............................................................................4-52
InstallingtheCCDandMIC................................................................................4-53
4.17 Speakers,SwitchBoardandbuttonboard..............................................................4-54
RemovingtheSpeakers,SwitchBoardandbuttonboard....................................4-54
InstallingtheSpeakers,SwitchBoardandbuttonboard......................................4-56
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Appendices
AppendixA HandlingtheLCDModule............................................................................A-1
AppendixB BoardLayout.................................................................................................B-1
AppendixC PinAssignments............................................................................................C-1
AppendixD KeyboardScan/CharacterCodes...................................................................D-1
AppendixE KeyLayout....................................................................................................E-1
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Chapter1
HardwareOverview
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Chapter1 Contents
1.1Features...............................................................................................................................1
1.2SystemUnitComponents....................................................................................................9
1.32.5-inchHDD....................................................................................................................14
1.4DVDSuperMulti(+-RDoubleLayer).............................................................................15
1.5PowerSupply....................................................................................................................16
1.6Batteries.............................................................................................................................17
1.1.1 MainBattery..........................................................................................17
1.1.2 BatteryChargingControl.......................................................................17
1.1.3 RTCBattery...........................................................................................18
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Figures
Figure1-1IDPartsDescriptionPlacement...............................................................................6
Figure1-2ComputerBlockDiagram........................................................................................7
Figure1-3SystemBoardConfigurations..................................................................................8
Figure1-4SystemUnitBlockDiagram.....................................................................................9
Figure1-5SATAHDD............................................................................................................14
Figure1-6DVDSuperMultidrive..........................................................................................15
Tables
Table1-1HDDSpecifications.................................................................................................14
Table1-2DVDSuperMultiDriveSpecifications...................................................................15
Table1-3Batteryspecifications...............................................................................................17
Table1-4Quick/Normalchargingtime...................................................................................18
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TheToshibaSatellite/SatelliteProL510/L515/L517isafullsizenotebookPCbasedon
the Intel Penryn processors, providing high-speed processing capabilities and advanced
features.ThecomputeremploysaLithiumIonbatterythatallowsittobebattery-operatedfor
alongerperiodoftime.Thedisplayuses14-inchLEDHDpanel.TheMicro-FCPGAsocket
supportsBTOfortheCPUsothatthesystemcanbedesignedtosuityourneeds.
Thecomputerhasthefollowingfeatures.
Processor
TheCPUistheIntelProcessor.
Core2DuoMobileProcessor(1066MHz)
P7350(2.0G)Hz
Core2DuoMobileProcessor(800MHz)
T6500(2.1G)Hz
PentiumDualCoreProcessor(800MHz)
T4200(2.0G)/T4300(2.1G)Hz
CeleronProcessor(800MHz)
900(2.2G)Hz
HostBridgeSystemController
SystemController:IntelCantigaGM45/GL40+ICH9M
Graphics
IntelGL40integratedandGM45withATIM92XTgraphic.
Memory
ThecomputerhastwoSO-DIMMsslotcomesstandardwithDDRII-800MHzmodule.
ItsupportsPC2-6400andusesSO-DIMMs(DDRIISDRAM)drivenat1.8V,
acceptingBTO/CTOforyourmemoryrequirements.Itcanincorporateupto8GBof
mainmemory.
Usingthefollowingsizesofmemorymodules:
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1024MB(128M×64)/800MHZ
2048MB(256Mx64)/800MHZ
4096MB(512Mx64)/800MHZ
HardDiskDrive(HDD)
Thecomputeraccommodate9.5mmheightHDDwithfollowingstoragecapacities:
120GB(9.5mmthick)SATA(5,400rpm)
160GB(9.5mmthick)SATA(5,400rpm)
250GB(9.5mmthick)SATA(5,400rpm)
320GB(9.5mmthick)SATA(5,400rpm)
400GB(9.5mmthick)SATA(5,400rpm)
500GB(9.5mmthick)SATA(5,400rpm)
ODD
Thecomputeraccommodatesafixed12.7mmSATAODDwithoneoffollowing
types:
DVDSuperMulti+-RDoubleLayerdrive
DVDSuperMulti+-RDoubleLayerwithLabelFlash
Display
TheLCDdisplaysavailablecomewithoneoffollowingtypes:
14”StandardLEDHDcolordisplay,resolution1366×768
Keyboard
Thekeyboardhas28kinds’countrieskey.
Battery
Thecomputerhasaremovable6/12CellLithiumIonbatterypack.
UniversalSerialBus(USB)Ports
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ThecomputerhastwoUSB2.0portsandoneeSATA/USBcomboport.Itis
supportedtodaisy-chainamaximumof127USBdevices.Theserialdatatransfer
rateis480Mbpsor12Mbpsand1.5Mbps.TheseportssupportPnPinstallationand
hotplugging.
ExternalMonitorPort
A15-pinexternalmonitorportisprovided,throughwhichthecomputerautomatically
recognizesanexternalVESADDC2Bcompatiblemonitor.
MultipleDigitalMediaCardSlot
ThiscomputerisequippedwithMultipleDigitalMediaCardSlotthatcan
accommodateSD/Mini-SD/Micro-SD/SD-IO/SDHC/MS/MSPro/MMC/XD
memorycards.Thisslotisforyourmemorycardrequirementstoprovidememory
cardreadonyourcomputer
ToshibaPointingDevice
ToshibaPointingDevicehasonekindofNormaltouchpadonly.
SoundSystem
TheALC272integratedaudiocontrollersupportsmultimedia.Thesoundsystem
containsthefollowing:
Stereospeakers
Headphonejack
Internalmicrophone
Externalmicrophonejack
LAN
TheinternalLANboardsupports10/100Mbit,enablingconnectiontoaLANatupto
100Mbps.ItalsosupportsWake-uponLANfromS3/S4/S5andPXEbootsupport.
TheLANboardhasRJ45jacktodirectlyaccommodateaLANcable.
WirelessLAN
TheinternalMiniCardslotsupportsIEEE802.11bg(MOW)/IEEE802.11abg
(MOW)/IEEE802.11abgn(MOW)/IEEE802.11bgn(MOW)card.TheAntennahas
twoorthreewiresdualbandantennasupport(dependsonmodule).
InternalModem(BTO)
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ThecomputercontainsaMDC,enablingdataandfaxcommunication.Itsupports
ITU-TV.90(forrestcountries)/V.92(America,Canada,UK,Germany&France).
Thetransferratesare56Kbpsfordatareception,33.6Kbpsfordatatransmissionand
14,400bpsforfaxtransmission.Note,however,thattheactualspeeddependsonthe
linequality.TheRJ11modemjackisusedtoaccommodateatelephoneline.
PCIExpressSlot(BTO)
TheICH9-MprovidesPCIExpressrootportswhicharecomplianttothePCIExpress
BaseSpecification,Revision1.0a.Therootportsupports2.5Gb/sbandwidthineach
direction(5Gb/sconcurrent)andtwovirtualchannelsforfullisochronousdata
support.
CDKey(BTO)
TheCDKeysupportstoplayAudioCDdirectly.
InternalCamera(BTOwithMicrophone)
Thecomputerhasaninternalcamera.ThecamerahasVGA(640*480)fixedfocus.
HDMIOutPort(BTO)
AHDMImonitorcanbeconnectedtotheHDMIoutportonthecomputer.
ThecomputerhasHDMIoutportandsupportBTO.
Bluetooth(BTO)
Bluetoothwirelesstechnologyeliminatestheneedforcablesbetweenelectronic
devicesuchascomputers,printersandmobilephones.
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Figures1-1/1-2/1-3and1-4showthecomputeranditssystemunitconfiguration,
respectively.
Figure1-1IDPartsDescriptionPlacement
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