Toshiba L517 User manual

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ToshibaPersonalComputer

SatelliteL510

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(PSLFx)

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MaintenanceManual

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TOSHIBACORPORATION

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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.

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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.

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WARNING:“Warning”indicatestheexistenceofahazardthatcouldresultinbodily

injury,ifthesafetyinstructionisnotobserved.

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CAUTION:“Caution”indicatestheexistenceofahazardthatcouldresultinproperty

damage,ifthesafetyinstructionisnotobserved.

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NOTE:“Note”containsgeneralinformationthatrelatestoyoursafemaintenance

service.

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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:

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 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

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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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HardwareOverview

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Chapter1 Contents