Toshiba A200 инструкция обслуживания

1 Toshiba Personal Computer PORTEGE A200 series Maintenance Manual TOSHIBA CORPORATION File Number 960 - 499[...]

ii PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499 ) Copyright © 2004 by Toshiba Corporation. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual cannot be reprodu ced 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 PORTEGE A200seri[...]

PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499 ) iii Preface This maintenance manual describes how to perform hardware service maintenance for the Toshiba Personal Computer PORTEGE A200 series. The procedures described in this manual are intend ed to help service technicians isolate faulty Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) and replace them in the field. S[...]

iv PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499 ) The m anual is divided into the following parts: Chapter 1 Hardware Overview describes the PORTEGE A200 series system unit and each FRU. Chapter 2 Troubleshooting Procedures explains how to diagnose and resolve FRU problems. Chapter 3 Test and Diagnostics descr ibes how to perform test and diagnostic [...]

PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499 ) v Conventions This manual uses the following formats to describe, identify, and highlight terms and operating procedures. Acronyms On the fi rst appearance and whenever necessary for clarification acronyms are enclosed in parentheses following their definition. For example: Read Only Memory (ROM) Keys Ke[...]

vi PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499 ) Table of Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Overview 1.1 Features ...................................................................................................................... 1 - 1 1.2 H ard Disk Drive .................................................................................................[...]

PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499 ) vii Chapter 3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.1 The Diagnostic Test ................................................................................................... 3 - 1 3.2 Executing the Diagnostic Test ................................................................................... 3 - 4 3.3 Sett ing of[...]

viii PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499 ) Chapter 4 Replacement Procedures 4.1 Overview ................................................................................................................... 4 - 1 4.2 Battery pack .............................................................................................................. 4 - [...]

PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499 ) ix Appendices Appendix A Handling the LCD Module ........................................................................ A - 1 Appendix B Board Layout ............................................................................................... B - 1 Appendix C Pin Assignment s .......................[...]

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Chapter 1 Hardware Overview[...]

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1 Hardware Overview PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 1 - iii Chapter 1 Contents 1.1 Features ...................................................................................................................... 1 - 1 1.2 Hard Disk Drive .....................................................................................................[...]

1 Hardware Overview 1 - iv PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Figures Figure 1 - 1 Front of the computer ..................................................................................... 1 - 4 Figure 1 - 2 System u nit c onfiguration .............................................................................. 1 - 4 Figure 1 - 3 Syste[...]

1.1 Features 1 Hardware Overview PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 1 - 1 1 Features 1.1 Features The PORTEGE A 200 series are an ultra thin and lightweight PC realizing cable - less environment on a table by wireless function with a Mobile Intel ® Pentium ® - M processor or Intel ® Celeron ® - M processor realizing high performance. T[...]

1 Hardware Overview 1.1 Features 1 - 2 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manu al (960 - 499) ? Display LCD and CRT can be displayed at the same time. LCD Built - in 12.1 inch, 262,144 colors, XGA (1,024 ? 768 dots), thin type low temperature pol y - silicon TFT color display. CRT Supported via a RGB connector. TV - out (S - Video output) Has a TV output ter[...]

1.1 Features 1 Hardware Overview PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 1 - 3 ? SD card slot The computer is equipped with a SD Card slot that can accommodate Secure Digital flash memory cards. SD cards let the user easily transfer data from devices, such as digital cameras and Personal Digital Assistants that use SD Card flash - memor y. The [...]

1 Hardware Overview 1.1 Features 1 - 4 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manu al (960 - 499) The computer comes with one IEEE 1394 port. It enables high - speed data transfer directly from external devices such as digital video cameras.[...]

1.1 Features 1 Hardware Overview PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 1 - 5 Figure 1 - 1 shows the front of the computer and Figure 1 - 2 shows the system units configuration. Figure 1 - 1 Front of the computer Figure 1 - 2 System u nit configuration[...]

1 Hardware Overview 1.1 Features 1 - 6 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manu al (960 - 499) Figure 1 - 3 shows the system block diagram. Figure 1 - 3 System b lock d iagram[...]

1.1 Features 1 Hardware Overview PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 1 - 7 The PC contains the following comp onents . ? CPU Intel Mobile ® Pentium ® - M Processor A 1.60GHz Intel Mobile ® Pentium ® M Processor with a 1.60GHz internal clock, 400MHz bus and 1.308V to 0.748V core operation. Cache memory: 64KB primary cache and 2MB seconda[...]

1 Hardware Overview 1.1 Features 1 - 8 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manu al (960 - 499) ? South Bridge: Intel 82801DBM (ICH4 - M) ? PCI 3.3V/5V tolerance interface ? Steerable PCI interrupts for PCI device P lug - and - P lay ? E nhanced DMA controller ? Interrupt controller ? Counter/timer s ? Distributed DMA supp orted ? PC/PCI DMA support ed ? Seria[...]

1.1 Features 1 Hardware Overview PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 1 - 9 ? Other main system chips ? EC/KBC ( Mitsubishi - made M306K9FCLRP) ? PSC (Toshiba made TMP87PM48V01U) ? Clock Generator (ICS - made ICS950812GT) ? TV E ncoder (Chrontel - made CH7011A) ? SOUND CODEC (ADI - made AD1981B) ? AMP ( Matsushita - Made AN12940AA - VF)[...]

1 Hardware Overview 1.2 Hard Disk Drive 1 - 10 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manu al (960 - 499) 1.2 Hard Disk Drive The HDD is a random - access, non - volatile storage device. It has a non - removable 2.5 - inch magnetic disk and mini - Winchester type magnetic heads . The computer is equipped with a 40 or 60GB HDD. Figure 1 - 4 shows a view of the 2.[...]

1.3 Keyboard 1 Hardware Overview PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 1 - 11 1.3 Keyboard The 84 - key (US) or 85 - key (UK) keyboard that consists of characte r keys and control keys is mounted The keyboard is connected to membrane connector on the system board and controlled by the keyboard controller on the system board . Figure1 - 5 is a[...]

1 Hardware Overview 1.4 Optical Drive 1 - 12 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manu al (960 - 499) 1.4 Optical Drive 1.4.1 CD - RW/DVD - ROM Drive This drive is a combination of DVD - ROM and CD - R/RW Drive. It is full - size and runs either 12cm (4.72 - inch) or 8cm (3.15 - inch) DVD/CD s without an adapt o r. This drive reads CD - ROM at maximum 24 - spe[...]

1.4 Optical Drive 1 Hardware Overview PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 1 - 13 1.4.2 DVD - multi Drive This drive is a combination of CD - R/RW, DVD - R/RW and DVD - RAM Drive. It is full - size and runs either 12 cm (4.72 - inch) or 8cm (3.15 - inch) DVD/CDs without an adapter. This drive reads CD - ROM at maximum 24 - speed, reads DVD -[...]

1 Hardware Overview 1.5 TFT Color Display 1 - 14 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manu al (960 - 499) 1.5 TFT Color Display The TFT color display consists of a LCD module and FL inverter board. 1.5.1 LCD Module The LCD module used for the TFT color display uses a backlight as the light source and can display images and characters of 262,144 colors with 102[...]

1.5 TFT Color Display 1 Hardware Overview PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 1 - 15 1.5.2 F L Inverter Board The FL inverter board supplies a high frequency current to illuminate the LCD module FL. Table 1 - 5 lists the FL inverter board specifications. Table 1 - 5 FL inverter b oard s pecifications Specifications Item G71C00011121 Input V[...]

1 Hardware Overview 1.6 Power Supply 1 - 16 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manu al (960 - 499) 1.6 Power Supply The power supply supplies 19 different voltages to the system board. The power supply micro controller has the following functions. 1. Judges that the DC power supply ( AC adapter ) is connected to the computer . 2. Detects DC output and circui[...]

1.6 Power Supply 1 Hardware Overview PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 1 - 17 Table 1 - 6 Power s upply output specifications(2/2) Name Voltage [V] Use SND - P5V 5 AN12940AA(Amp) A4R7 - P4V 4.7 AD1981B, Line IN, Amp, Head Phone, Ring P hone E5V 5 PC Card Power, USB Power M5V 5 ICH4 - M, MAX6501, LEDs MCV 5 PSC R3V 2.0 - 3.5 ICH4 - M(RTC)[...]

1 Hardware Overview 1.7 Batteries 1 - 18 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manu al (960 - 499) 1.7 Batteries The PC has the following two batteries. ? Main battery ? Real time clock (RTC) battery Table 1 - 7 lists the specifications for these two batterie s. Table 1 - 7 Battery specifications Battery Name Battery Element Output Voltage Capacity Main battery[...]

1.7 Batteries 1 Hardware Overview PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 1 - 19 1.7.2 Main Battery Charging Control B attery charging is controlled by a power supply microprocessor. The power supply microprocessor controls power supply and detects a full charge when the AC adapter and battery are connected to the computer . The sy stem charges[...]

1 Hardware Overview 1.7 Batteries 1 - 20 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manu al (960 - 499) 1.7.3 RTC Battery The RTC battery provides the power supply to maintain the date, time, and other system information in memory. Table 1 - 11 lists the battery charging time. Table 1 - 11 RTC b attery c harging time Item Time Charging time AC adapter or main batter[...]

1.8 AC Adapter 1 Hardware Overview PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 1 - 21 1.8 AC Adapter The AC adapter is also used to charge the battery. Table 1 - 13 lists the AC adapter specifications. Table 1 - 13 AC a dapter s pecifications Specification Parameter G71C0002S310 Input voltage AC 90 to 264V Input frequency 50Hz/60Hz Input current/ p[...]

Chapter 2 Troubleshooting Procedures[...]

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2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - iii Chapter 2 Contents 2.1 Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................... 2 - 1 2.2 Troubleshooting Flowchart ........................................................................................[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2 - iv PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2.8 Display Troubleshooting .......................................................................................... 2 - 37 Procedure 1 External Monitor Check ....................................................... 2 - 37 Procedure 2 Diagnostic Test Program Execution [...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - v Figures Figure 2 - 1 Troubleshooting flowchart ............................................................................. 2 - 3 Figure 2 - 2 A set of tool for debug port test ................................................................... 2 - 19 Tables Table 2 - 1[...]

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2.1 Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 1 2 2.1 Troubleshooting Chapter 2 describes how to determine which Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) in the computer is causing the computer to malfunction. (The “ FRU ” means the replaceable unit in the field.) The FRUs covered are: 1. Power supply 8. T[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.2 Troubleshooting Flowchart 2 - 2 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2.2 Troubleshooting Flowchart Use the flowchart in Figure 2 - 1 as a guide for determining which FRU malfunction s . Before going through the flowchart steps, c heck the following: ? Ask the user if a password is registered and, if it is, as[...]

2.2 Troubleshooting Flowchart 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 3 Figure 2 - 1 Troubleshooting flowchart (1/2)[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.2 Troubleshooting Flowchart 2 - 4 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Figure 2 - 1 Troubleshooting flowchart (2/2)[...]

2.2 Troubleshooting Flowchart 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 5 If the diagnostics program cannot detect an error, the problem may be intermittent. The Test program should be executed several times to isolate the problem. Check the Log Utilities function to confirm wh ich diagnostic test detected an erro[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.3 Power Supply Troubleshooting 2 - 6 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2.3 Power Supply Troubleshooting The power supply c ontroller controls many functions and components. To determine if the power supply is functioning properly, start with Procedure 1 and continue with the other Procedures as instructed. T[...]

2.3 Power Supply Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 7 Procedure 1 Power Supply Icon Check The following two icons indicate the power supply status: ? Battery icon ? DC IN icon Th e power supply controller uses the power supply status with the Battery icon and the DC IN icon as listed in the [...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.3 Power Supply Troubleshooting 2 - 8 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) When icon s are blinking, perform the following procedure. 1. Remove the battery pack and the AC adapter and cut off the power supply to the computer by force. 2. Re - attach the battery pack and the AC adapter. If icon s are still blinki[...]

2.3 Power Supply Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 9 Procedure 2 Error Code Check If the power supply microprocessor detects a malfunction, the DC IN icon blinks orange. The blink pattern indicates an error as shown below. ? Start Off for 2 seconds ? Error code (8 bit) “1” On for one se[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.3 Power Supply Troubleshooting 2 - 10 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) ? DC power supply (AC adapter) Error code Meaning 10h AC Adapter output voltage is over 16.5V . 11h Commondock output voltage is over 16.5V. 12h Current from the DC power supply is over 6.05A. 13h Current from the DC power supply is over[...]

2.3 Power Supply Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 11 ? 1R8 - C1V output Error code Meaning 60h 1R8 - C1V voltage is over 2.16 V when the computer is powered on/off . 61h 1R8 - C1V voltage is 1.53 V or less when the computer is powered on. 62h 1R8 - C1V voltage is 1.53 V or less when the co[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.3 Power Supply Troubleshooting 2 - 12 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) ? E 3 V output Error code Meaning A 0h E 3 V voltage is over 3.96 V when the computer is powered on/off. A 1h E 3 V voltage is 2.81 V or less when the computer is powered on. A 2h E 3 V vol tage is 2.81 V or less at power - on . A3h E 3 [...]

2.3 Power Supply Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 13 ? 1R25 - P1V output Error code Meaning D 0h 1R25 - P1V voltage is over 1.50 V when the computer is powered on/off. D 1h 1R25 - P1V voltage is 1.063 V or less when the computer is powered on. D 2h 1R25 - P1V voltage is 1.063 V or less at [...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.3 Power Supply Troubleshooting 2 - 14 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Procedure 3 Connection Check T he wiring diagram related to the power supply is shown below: Any of the connectors may be disconnected. Perform starting from Check 1. Check 1 Plug the AC power cord from the wall outlet and check it with [...]

2.3 Power Supply Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 15 4. When charge is complete, the diagnostics test displays the result code. Check the result code against the table below and perform any ne cessary check. T able 2 - 4 Result code Result code Contents Check items 0 The battery is chargin[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.4 System Board Troubleshooting 2 - 16 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2.4 System Board Troubleshooting This section describes how to determine if the system board is defective. St art with Procedure 1 and continue with the other procedures as instructed. The procedures described in this section are: Proced[...]

2.4 System Board Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 17 Procedure 1 Message Check When the power is turned on, the system performs the Initial Reliability Test (IRT) installed in the BIOS ROM. The IRT tests each IC on the system board and initializes it. ? If an error message is shown on the [...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.4 System Board Troubleshooting 2 - 18 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Check 3 The IRT checks the system boar d. When the IRT detects an error, the system stops or an error message appears. If one of the following error messages (1) through (17), (2 2 ) or (2 3 ) is displayed, go to Procedure 4. If error me[...]

2.4 System Board Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 19 Procedure 2 Debug Port Check Check the D port status by a debug port test. The tool for debug port test is shown below. Figure 2 - 2 A set of tool for deb ug port test The test procedures are follows: 1. Connect the debug test cable to t[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.4 System Board Troubleshooting 2 - 20 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Table 2 - 5 Debugging port status (1/ 7 ) D port Status Co ntents F 000 h Clears software rest bit. Permits A20 line. Initializes special register and Intel chipset. Initializes PIT CH0 only (for HOLD_ON). Initializes flag of factor rewr[...]

2.4 System Board Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 21 Table 2 - 5 Debugging port status ( 2 / 7 ) D port status Contents F004h Changes ROM BIOS to RAM BIOS . F005h Stores scan codes. Sets TASK_1ms_TSC . F0006h Inputs key. Reads CHGBIOSA.EXE/CHGFIRMA.EXE . FDC RESET Sets parameters for 2HD(1[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.4 System Board Troubleshooting 2 - 22 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Table 2 - 5 Debugging port status ( 3 / 7 ) D port status Contents F103h Resume branch (in COLD boot only) No resume at CMOS error No resume , if resume status code is not set. Checks for resume error. ICH4 - M Power Failure error ? Resu[...]

2.4 System Board Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 23 Table 2 - 5 Debugging port status ( 4 / 7 ) D port status Contents F 105 h Initializes devices that are necessary to be initialized before initializing PCI bus. Tests and initializes PIT .(only in COL D boot) Sets test patterns to PIT#0 [...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.4 System Board Troubleshooting 2 - 24 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Table 2 - 5 Debugging port stat us ( 5 / 7 ) D port status Content F 106 h Initializes devices which are necessary to be initialized before initializing PCI bus. AC ’ 97 control Initializes temperature control information. Initializes [...]

2.4 System Board Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 25 Ta ble 2 - 5 Debugging port status ( 6 / 7 ) D port status Contents F10Ah Raises the task waiting for the completion of PCI_configuration. Initializes H/W necessary after PCI configuration. Enables power off. Generates out put code. F10B[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.4 System Board Troubleshooting 2 - 26 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Table 2 - 5 Debugging port status ( 7 / 7 ) D port status Contents F 11C h Renews system resources right before Boot . Rewrites memory map of INT15h E820h function. Renews tables for DMI . Copies ACPI table to the top of expansion memory[...]

2.4 System Board Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 27 Procedure 3 Diagnostic Test Progra m Execution Check Execute the following tests form Diagnostic Program. These tests check the system board and I/O unit . Refer to Chapter 3, Tests and Diagnostic, for more information on how to perform [...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.5 USB FDD Troubleshooting 2 - 28 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 2.5 USB FDD Troubleshooting This section describes how to determine if the USB 3.5 ” FDD is functioning properly. Perform the steps below starting with Procedure 1 and continuing with the other procedures as required. Procedure 1: FDD Hea[...]

2.5 USB FDD Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 29 Procedure 2 Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check Insert the Diagnostics Disk in the FDD of the computer , turn on the computer and run the test. Refer to Chapter 3, Tests and Dia gnostics, for more information about the diagnostics test pr[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.5 USB FDD Troubleshooting 2 - 30 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Procedure 3 Connector Check and Replacement Check The USB FDD connecto r may be disconnected from the system board. Check visually that the connector is connected firmly. Check 1 Make sure the USB FDD cable is firmly connected to the USB port[...]

2.6 HDD Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 31 2.6 HDD Troubleshooting This section describes how to determine if the 2.5 ” HDD is functioning properly. Perform the steps below starting with Procedure 1 and continuing with the other procedures as required. Procedure 1: Message Check Procedu[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.6 HDD Troubleshooting 2 - 32 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 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 s et to Not used, go to procedure 2 . Procedure 2 Partition Check Insert the Toshiba [...]

2.6 HDD Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 33 Proced ure 3 Format Check The computer’s 2.5 " HDD is formatted using the MS - DOS FORMAT program or the physical format program of the test program. To format the 2.5 " HDD, start with Check 1 below and perform the other steps as req[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.6 HDD Troubleshooting 2 - 34 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Procedure 4 Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check The HDD test program is stored in the Dia gnostics Disk. Perform all of the HDD tests in the Hard Disk Drive Test. Refer to Chapter 3, Tests and Diagnostics, for more information about the HDD t[...]

2.6 HDD Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 35 Procedure 5 Connector Check and Replacement Check The HDD is connected to the connector PJ1800 of the system board. The connecting portion m ay be disconnected. Disassemble the computer following the steps described in Chapter 4, Replacement Proc[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.7 Optical Drive Troubleshooting 2 - 36 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2.7 Optical Drive Troubleshooting To check if the optical d rive is defective or malfunctioning, follow the troubleshooting procedures below as instructed. Procedure 1: Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check Procedure 2: Connector Chec[...]

2.8 Display Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 37 2.8 Display Troubleshooting This section describes how to determine if the computer’s display is functioning properly. Start with Procedure 1 and continue with the other procedures as instructed. Procedure 1: External Monitor Check Procedur[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.8 Display Troubleshooting 2 - 38 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) If the connection is loose, reconnect firmly and restart the computer. If there is still an error, go to Procedure 4. Procedure 4 Replacement Check Units related to display are a FL inverter board, Display module, System board and LCD /FL cab[...]

2.9 Keyboard Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 39 2.9 Keyboard Troubleshooting To determine if the computer’s keyboard is functioning properly, perform the following procedures. Start with Procedure 1 and continue with the other procedures as instructed. Procedure 1: Diagnostic Test Progr[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.10 Touch Pad Troubleshooting 2 - 40 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2.10 Touch Pad Troubleshooting To determine whether the Touch Pad is faulty or not, perform the following proce dures: Procedure 1 : Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check Procedure 2 : Connector Check and Replacement Check Procedure 1 Di[...]

2.11 SD Card Slot Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 41 2.11 SD Card Slot Troubleshooting To check if the SD card slot is good or not , follow the troubleshooting procedures below as instructed. Procedure 1 : Check on Windows XP Procedure 2 : Con nector Check and Replacement Check Procedure [...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.12 Modem Troubleshooting 2 - 42 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2.12 Modem Troubleshooting To check if the modem is defective or malfunctioning, follow the troubleshooting procedures below as instructed. Procedure 1 : Diagnostic Test Pr ogram Execution Check Procedure 2 : Connector Check and Replacement Ch[...]

2.12 Modem Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 43 Check 4 The system board may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4 .[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.13 LAN Troubleshooting 2 - 44 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2.13 LAN Troubleshooting To check if the computer’s LAN is defective or malfunctioning, follow the trou bleshooting procedures below as instructed. Procedure 1 : Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check Procedure 2 : Connector Check and Replace[...]

2.14 Sound Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 45 2.14 Sound Troubleshooting To check if the sound function is defective or malfunctioning, follow the troubleshooting procedures below as instructed. Procedure 1 : Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check Procedure 2 : Connector Ch eck Procedure[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.14 Sound Troubleshooting 2 - 46 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Procedure 2 Connector Check The speaker, external microphone, internal microphone and headphone are connected to the connectors on the system board and SD board shown in the following figure. Any of the connections may be disconnected. Disasse[...]

2.14 Sound Trou bleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 47 Procedure 3 Replacement Check Check 1 If the stereo speakers do not sound properly, the stereo speakers may be defe ctive or damaged. Replace them with new ones. If the stereo speakers still do not work properly, go to Check 5. Check 2 If hea[...]

2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.15 Wireless LAN Troubleshooting 2 - 48 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2.15 Wireless LAN Troubleshooting To check if the Wireless LAN is good or not , follow the troubleshooting procedures below as instru cted. Procedure 1: Transmitting - Receiving Check Procedure 2: Antenna Connection Check Procedure 3 : [...]

2.15 Wireless LAN Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2 - 49 Procedure 2 Antenna Connection Check The wireless LAN function wiring diagram is show n below: Any of the connections may be disconnected. Disassemble the computer following the steps described in Chapter 4, perform the following checks[...]

Chapter 3 Tests and Diagnostics[...]

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3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manua l (960 - 499 ) 3 - iii Chapter 3 Contents 3.1 The Diagnostic Test ................................................................................................... 3 - 1 3.1.1 Diagnostics menu ................................................................................. 3 - 1 3.1.2 H/W (H[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3 - iv PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manua l (960 - 499 ) 3.21 Head Cleaning .......................................................................................................... 3 - 46 3.21.1 Function Description .......................................................................... 3 - 46 3.21.2 Operations ............[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manua l (960 - 499 ) 3 - v Tables Table 3 - 1 Subtest names .................................................................................................... 3 - 12 Table 3 - 2 Error codes and error status names .................................................................... 3 - 35 Table 3 - [...]

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3.1 The Diagnostic Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 1 3 3.1 The Diagnostic Test This chapter explains how to use the Diagnostic Test program s to test the functions of the computer’s hardware modules. The Diagnostics Program s are stored on some Diagnostic Disk s . There are Service Program Modules (DIA[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.1 The Diagnostic Test 3 - 2 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) ? HARD DISK TEST ? REAL TIMER TEST ? NDP TEST ? EXPANSION TEST ? CD - ROM /DVD - ROM TEST Other tests are: ? Wireless LAN TEST (Wireless LAN TES T disk) ? LAN/M odem / Bluetooth/IEEE1394 TEST (LAN/M odem / Bluetooth/IEEE1394 TEST disk) ? Sound TEST (S[...]

3.1 The Diagnostic Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 3 3.1.2 H/W (Hard w are) in itial information setting tool The H/W initial information setting tool consists of the following programs. ? Initial configuration ? Region write ? System configuration display ? E2PROM test (MAC/ GUID/ DMI) You will need the[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.2 Executin g the Diagnostic Test 3 - 4 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3.2 Executing the Diagnostic Test To start the DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM, follow these steps: 1. Insert the Diagnostics disk in the floppy disk drive. 2. Insert the Diagnostics disk in the USB floppy disk drive and turn on the computer while press[...]

3.2 Executing the Diagnostic Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 5 N ote : To exit the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, pre ss the Esc key. If a test program is in progress, press Ctrl + Break to exit the test program. If a test program is in progress, press Ctrl + C to stop the test program. Set the highlight bar to 1[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.2 Executing the Diagnostic Test 3 - 6 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Select the option you want to execute and press Enter . When you select 1- SYSTEM TEST , the following message will appear: SYSTEM TEST NAME XXXXXX xxxxxxx DIAGNOSTIC TEST VX.XX [Ctrl]+[Break] ; test end [Ctrl]+[C] ; key stop SUB-TEST : XX P[...]

3.2 Executing the Diagnostic Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 7 Selecting YES of ERROR STOP stops the test program when an error is found and displays the operation guide on the right side of the display screen a s shown below: ERROR STATUS NAME [[ HALT OPERATION ]] 1: Test end 2: Continue 3: Retry These [...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.2 Executing the Diagnostic Test 3 - 8 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) After selecting this test, t he heatrun test starts executing the same subtes t as 3.23 RUNNING TEST . For more details on this test, refer to the section 3.4.[...]

3.3 Setting of the hardware configuration 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 9 3.3 Setting of the hardware configuration To execute this program, select 2-Repair initial config test in the startup menu, press Enter and follow the directions on the screen. Th e H/W initial information setting tool consists of fou[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.3 Setting of the hardware configuration 3 - 10 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) ? Setting of the HWSC ? Setting of the UUID ? Display of the DMI information (including UUID) ? Setting of DVD region code (Yes/No) After completion of the above settings, H/W configuration & DMI information are appeared in ord [...]

3.3 Setting of the hardware configuration 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 11 Subtest 08 System configuration display This subtest displays the information of the system configuration. When the following message appears, confirm the contents and press Enter . Press [Enter] key For more details o n the system c[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.4 Heatrun Test 3 - 12 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3.4 Heatrun Test To exec ute this program, select 3-Repair heatrun in the startup menu, press Enter . After selecting this test, the same subtests as 3.23 Running Test are executed successively. For more details on the procedure and test content, refer to R[...]

3.5 Subtest Names 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 13 3.5 Subtest Names Table 3 - 1 lists the subtest names for each test program in the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU. Table 3 - 1 Subtest names (1/2) No. Test Name Subtest No. Subtest Name 1 SYSTEM 01 02 03 04 05 ROM checksum Fan ON/OFF Geyserville Quick charge DMI read[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.5 Subtest Names 3 - 14 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Table 3 - 1 Subtest names (2/ 2 ) No. Test Name Subtest No. Subtest Name 6 PRINTER [Not supported] 01 02 03 Ripple pattern Function Wraparound 7 ASYNC [Not supported] 01 02 03 FIR/SIR Point to point (send) FIR/SIR Point to point (receive) Wraparound (board[...]

3.6 System Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 15 3.6 System Test To execute the System Test , select 1 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU , press Enter and follow the directions on the screen . Move the highlight bar to the subtest you want to execute and press Enter . Subtest 01 ROM Checksum This subtest execut[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.6 System Test 3 - 16 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) N ote : The Fan ON/OFF test for GPU fan is not supported in this model. Subtest 0 3 Geyserville If the CPU supports Gerserville (SpeedStep), this Subtest checks that the CPU operating clock speed can be changed. Subtest 0 4 Quick Charge This subtest check s [...]

3.7 Memory Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 17 3.7 Memory Test To execute the Memory Test, select 2 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, press Enter and follow the directions on the screen. Move the highlight bar to the subtest you want to execute a nd press Enter . Subtest 01 Conventional memory This subtest w[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.8 Keyboard Test 3 - 18 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3.8 Keyboard Test To execute the Keyboard Test, select 3 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, press Enter and follow the directions on the screen. Move the highlight bar to the subtest you w ant to execute and press Enter . Subtest 01 Pressed key code display Wh[...]

3.9 Display Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 19 3.9 Display Test To execute the Display Test, select 4 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, press Enter and follow the directions on the screen. Move the highlight bar to the subtest you want to execute and press Enter . Subtest 01 VRAM read/write for VGA This sub[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.9 Display Test 3 - 20 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Subtest 04 Gradation & Mode test for VGA This subtest displays gradations for following mode s . To change the mo de, press Enter . [Mode 12] [Mode 13] [Mode 3] [Mode 111 640*480 64K] [Mode 112 640*480 16M] [Mode 114 800*600 64K] [Mode 115 800*600 16M] [...]

3.9 Display Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 21 Subtest 06 “H” Pattern Display This subtest displays a full screen of “H” patterns. HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHH[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.10 Floppy Disk Test 3 - 22 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3.10 Floppy Disk Test C aution : Before running the floppy disk test, prepare a formatted work disk. Remove the Diagnostics Disk and insert the work disk into the FDD bec ause t he contents of the floppy disk will be erased. To execute the Floppy Disk [...]

3.10 Floppy Disk Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 23 Select the number of the subtest you want to execute and press Enter . T he following message will appear during the floppy disk test. FLOPPY DISK IN PROGRESS XXXXXXX xxx DIAGNOSTIC TEST VX.XX [Ctrl]+[Break] : test end [Ctrl]+[C] : key stop SUB-TEST : X[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.11 Printer Test 3 - 24 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3.11 Printer Test Caution : Printer Test is not supported for this model. To execute the Printer Test, select 6 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, press Enter and follow the directions on the scr een. N ote : A n IBM compatible printer must be connected to the[...]

3.11 Printer Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 25 Subtest 02 Function This subtest is for IBM compatible printers , and tests the following functions: Normal print Double - width print Compressed print Emphasized print Double - strike print All characters print This subtest prints the various print types s[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.12 Async Test 3 - 26 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3.12 Async Test Caution : Async Test is not supported for this model. To execute the Async Test, select 7 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, press Enter and follow the directions displayed on the screen. Move the highlight bar to the subtest you want to execute [...]

3.13 Hard Disk Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 27 3.13 Hard Disk Test To execute the Hard Disk Test, select 8 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, press Enter , and follow the directions on the screen. Caution : The contents of the hard disk will be erased when subtest 02, 03, 04, 06, 0 8 or 09 is executed. Be[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.13 Hard Disk Test 3 - 28 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3. The Hard Disk Test message will appear after you respond to the Detail Status prompt. Select the number o f the subtest you want to execute and press Enter. The following message will appear during each subtest. HARD DISK TEST XXXXXXX XXX DIAGNOSTIC T[...]

3.13 Hard Disk Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 29 Subtest 04 Cross t alk & peak shift This subtest writes eight types of worst pattern data (listed below) to a cylinder and then reads the data while moving from cylinder to cylinder. (Test s the data interference in the neighbor track . ) Worst patter[...]

3.14 Real Timer Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 29 3 3.14 Real Timer Test To execute the Real Timer Test, select 9 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, press Enter and follow the directions on the screen. Move the highlight bar to the subtest you want to execute and press Enter . Subtest 01 Real time A new dat[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.14 Real Timer Test 3 - 30 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Then the subtest reads and compares this data with the original data.[...]

3.14 Real Timer Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 31 Subtest 03 Real t ime ca rry Caution : When this subtest is executed, the 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[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.15 NDP Test 3 - 32 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3.15 NDP Test To execute the NDP test, select 10 from the DIAGNO STICS 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[...]

3.16 Expansion Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 33 3.16 Expansion Test To execute the expansion test, select 11 from the DIAG NOSTICS TEST MENU, press Enter and follow the directions on the screen. Subtest 01 PCMCIA wraparound Caution : PCMCIA wraparound test is not supported for this model. Note : To exe[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.16 Expansion Test 3 - 34 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Subtest 02 RGB monitor ID Note : To execute this subtest, an external monitor with monitor ID function is required. Connect the external monitor to the PC for the te st of ID acquisition. The judgment of acquisition is based on the panel data. In simultan[...]

3.17 CD - ROM/DVD - ROM Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 35 3.17 CD - ROM/DVD - ROM Test To execute the CD - ROM/DVD - ROM test, select 13 from the DIAGNOSTICS TEST MENU, press Enter and follow the directions on the screen. Note : For the subtest 01, 02 and 03 , use the TOSHIBA CD - ROM TEST DISK TDY - 01[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.18 Error Code and Error Status Names 3 - 36 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3.18 Error Code and Error Status Names Table 3 - 2 lists the error codes and error status names for the Diagnostic Test. Table 3 - 2 Error codes and error status names (1/3) Device name Error code Error status name (Common) FF Data Comp[...]

3.18 Error Code and Error Statu s Names 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 37 Table 3 - 2 Error codes and error status names (2/3) Device name Error code Error status name FDD 01 02 03 04 08 09 10 20 40 80 60 06 EE FDD - BAD COMMAND ERROR FDD - ADDRESS MARK NOT FOUND FDD - WRITE PROTECTED FDD - RECORD NOT FOUND [...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.18 Error Code and Error Status Names 3 - 38 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Table 3 - 2 Error codes and error status names (3/3) Device name Error code Error status name (HDD) CC E0 0A EE DA 12 HDD - WRITE FAULT HDD - STATUS ERROR HDD - BAD SECTOR HDD - ACCESS TIME ERROR HDD - NO HDD HDD - DMA CRC ERROR NDP 01 [...]

3.19 Hard Disk Test Detail Status 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 39 3.19 Hard Disk Test Detail Status When an error occurs in the hard disk test, the following message is displayed: HDC status = XXXXXXXX Detailed information about the hard disk test error is displayed on the screen by an eight - digit number[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.19 Hard Disk Test Detail Status 3 - 40 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Table 3 - 4 Error register contents Bit Name Description 7 BBK (Bad block mark) “0” … Not used “1” … A bad block mark is d etected. 6 UNC (Uncorrectable) “0” … There is no uncorrectable data error. “1” … Uncorrectable[...]

3.20 ONLY ONE TEST 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 41 3.20 ONLY ONE TEST 3.20.1 Progr am Description This program test s the unique functions of this model. 3.20.2 Operations Select test 2 from the DIAGNOSTIC MENU and press Enter . The following menu appears in the display. ###################################[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.20 ONLY ONE TEST 3 - 42 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Subtest 01 Pressed key display When you execute th is subtest, the keyboard layout is drawn on the display as 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 enable[...]

3.20 ONLY ONE TEST 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 43 Subtest 0 2 Touch Pad This subtest checks the functions of the touch pad as shown below. A) Direction and parameter B) Switching functi on check. This test displays the response from the touch pad and touch pad switch. When moving your finger on the touch [...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.20 ONLY ONE TEST 3 - 44 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Subtest 0 3 Internet/Mail/Toshiba Console Button This subtest checks moving of the Internet button. Press the Internet button after the following message appears. Press [Internet button] button This subtest checks mo ving of the Mail button. Press the Mail[...]

3.20 ONLY ONE TEST 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 45 Slide the switch to OFF position. Then, following message appears in the display. KILL SWITCH ON !! Slide the switch to ON position. Then, following message appears in the display. KILL SWITCH OFF !! After Sliding the switch to OFF position, return to the [...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.20 ONLY ONE TEST 3 - 46 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Subtest 0 6 LED This subtest checks if each LED lights properly. The following message appears in the display in order. Follow the instructions in the display to execute the test. [HDD Access LED test] Press any key and following message appears in the dis[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.21 Head Cleaning QOSMIO G10 Maintenance Manual (960 - 497) 3 - 47 3.21 Head Cleaning 3.21.1 Function Description This function cleans the heads in the FDD by executing a series of head load/seek and rea d operations. A cleaning kit is necessary to perform this program. 3.21.2 Operations 1. Selecting test 4 from the DIAGNOS[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.22 Log Utilities 3 - 48 PORTEGE A200 M aintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3.22 Log Utilities 3.22.1 Function Description This function logs error information generated while a test is in progress and stores the results in RAM. This function can store data on a floppy disk , or output the data to a printer or the displ ay . The [...]

3.22 Log Utilities 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 49 3.22.2 Operations 1. Select 5 and press Enter in the DIAGNOSTIC MENU, t he error information is displayed in the following format: XXXXX ERRORS CNT TS-NO PASS STS ADDR WD RD HSTS [ERROR STATUS NAME] 001 FDD 02 0000 103 00001 00 00 0000 FDD-WRITE PROTECTED [...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.23 Running Test 3 - 50 PORTEGE A200 M aintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3.23 Running Test 3.23.1 Function Description This function automatically executes the following tests in sequence: 1. System test (subtest 01) 2. Memory test (subtests 01, 02, 0 6 ) 3. Display test (subtest 01 ) 4. Real timer test (subtest 02) 5. HDD test[...]

3.24 Floppy Disk Drive Utilities 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 51 3.24 Floppy Disk Drive Utilities 3.24.1 Function Description This fu nction formats the FDD, copies the floppy disk and displays the dump list for both the FDD and HDD. 1. FORMAT Note : This program is only for testing a floppy disk drive. It[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.24 Floppy Disk Drive Utilities 3 - 52 PORTEGE A200 M aintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3.24.2 Operations 1. Selecting 7 from the DIAGNOSTIC MENU and pressing Enter displays the following message . [ FDD UTILITIES ] 1 - FORMAT 2 - COPY 3 - DUMP 4 – HDD-ID READ 9 - EXIT TO DIAGNOSTICS MENU 2. FORMAT program (a) Selecting FORMA[...]

3.24 Floppy Disk Drive Utilities 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 53 3. COPY program (a) When COPY is selected, the following message appears . FLOPPY DISK FORMAT & COPY : VX.XX Type select (0:2DD,3:2HD) ? (b) Selecting a media/drive type number will disp lay a message similar to the one below . Insert sou[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.24 Floppy Disk Drive Utilities 3 - 54 PORTEGE A200 M aintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4. D UMP program (a) When DUMP is selected, the following message appears . DIAGNOSTICS-HARD DISK & FLOPPY DISK DUMP : VX.XX Drive type select (1:FDD, 2:HDD) ? (b) Select a drive type. If 2:HDD is selected, the display will go to step (h[...]

3.24 Floppy Disk Drive Utilities 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 55 (k) The follow ing message will appear . To finish the dump, select 3 . Press number 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 p[...]

3.25 System Configuration 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 55 3 3.25 System Configuration 3.25.1 Function Description Note : To display the system configuration, the write protect tab should be OFF position. If the tab is ON position, move the tab to OFF position and restart the test. Otherwise the correct inf[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.25 System Configuration 3 - 56 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3.25.2 Operations Select 8 from the DIAGNOSTIC MENU and press Enter . Then, the following syste m configuration appears in the display. System Configuration Display : Ver X.XX [Machine Name ???] * - Processor Type = XXXXXX-XXXXXMHz Code = XX L2 Cach[...]

3.26 Wireless LAN Test Program (Intel - made b/g) 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 57 3.26 Wireless LAN Test Program (Intel - made b/g) This sectio n describes how to perform the wireless LAN transmitting - receiving test (Intel - made Calexico 802.11b/g) . To execute the wireless LAN t est, use the Diagnostic[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.26 Wireless LAN Test Program (Intel - made b/g) 3 - 58 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) When a defective is detected in the test , following typical cause is considered. ? Bad connection of wireless LAN card ? Using a wrong wireless LAN card (Using unspecified card) ? Defective wireless LAN card Check the con ne[...]

3.26 Wireless LAN Test Program (Intel - made b/g) 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 59 Subtest03 Antenna check & communication test of 11b mode C aution : To execute subtest 03 - 05, u se another computer (with Calexico wireles s LAN card) that can communicate by the wireless LAN as a responder machine. Acc[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.26 Wireless LAN Test Program (Intel - made b/g) 3 - 60 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) ? Bad environment for wireless LAN communication (Interference/ obstruction) ? Defective wireless LAN card Check the connection and condition, and execute the subtest again. Subtest0 4 Communication test of 11g mode This subt[...]

3.27 Wireless LAN Test Program (Askey - made) 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 61 3.27 Wireless LAN Test Program (Askey - made) This section describes how to perform the wireless LAN transmitting - receiving test (Askey - made Atheros b/g, a/b/g) . C aution : To execute subtest 03 - 07, u se another computer ([...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.27 Wireless LAN Test Program (Askey - made) 3 - 62 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4. When the program disk 2 starts, following menu will appear in the display. To execute the subtest, press test number and Enter . ******************************************************* * Atheros MB4x(MB44ag/43g) Maintenance T&[...]

3.27 Wireless LAN Test Program (Askey - made) 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 63 Subtest02 MAC Address Check This subtest reads out the MAC address of the card installed and confirms if it is valid. When the MAC address is valid one, following message will appear in the display. ******************************[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.27 Wireless LAN Test Program (Askey - made) 3 - 64 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Moreover , following typical cause is considered. ? B a d connection of wireless LAN card ? Bad connection of wireless LAN antenna cable (Main/Aux) ? Environment for wireless LAN communication (Interference/ obstruction) ? Defect[...]

3.28 LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 65 3.28 LAN/Modem /Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program This section describes how to perform the LAN/Modem /Bluetooth/IEEE1394 test with the tes t program. Insert the t est program disk for LAN/Modem /Bluetooth/IEEE1394 test in FDD and[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.28 LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program 3 - 66 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Subtest0 1 ( i82562 + ICHx ) This subtest checks the operation of m ini - PCI I/F by the loopback test in the chip . The following message will appear . [LAN transmit & receive test !] COMPLETED Repeat count = 00000 Error co[...]

3.28 LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Progra m 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 67 Subtest0 2 ( GbE ) Note : Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) test is not supported for t his model. This subtest checks the operation of m ini - PCI I/F by the loopback test in the chip . Select 2 to execute and press Enter . The following[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.28 LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program 3 - 68 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3.28.2 Modem test For this subtest, connect the modem PCB and RJ11 connector with a harness. Use the dedicated “ FAT - MODE inspection device (product code: QE2000P01 made by Nitto Electric Manufacture Co.,Ltd ) ” for the te[...]

3.28 LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 69 3.28.3 Bluetooth test Note : Bluetooth test is not supported in this model . T o execute this test, input 3 and press Enter . Note : U se another computer that can communicate by the Bluetooth as a reference machine to perform t[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.28 LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program 3 - 70 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Subtest0 1 BD_ADDR check This subtest checks the BD_ADDR functions. When the Bluetooth test menu is displayed, press 1 to select the test and press Ent er . The following message will appear: ------------------------------------[...]

3.28 LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 71 If the target machine has any problem, it displays Error message . The following message is displayed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Bluetooth Subsystem T&D for PCSE(BD_ADDR) [...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.28 LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program 3 - 72 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) If the machine detects a malfunction, it indicates the error code as shown below. The error code begins with the least sig nificant digit. Error code Table 3 - 6 Error code for Bluetooth test (BD_ADDR) (1/2) Error code Meaning 0[...]

3.28 LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 73 Table 3 - 6 Error cod e for Bluetooth test (BD_ADDR) (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 No[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.28 LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program 3 - 74 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Ready>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <- Progress Bar [ESC] : Stop Insert a floppy disk containing the test program into the tester machine and turn on the power . When [...]

3.28 LAN/Mode m/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 75 CCCC OOO M M PPPPPP L EEEEEE TTTTTTT EEEEEEE DDDDD C C O O MM MM P P L E T E D D C O O M M M M P P L E T E D D C O O M M M PPPPPP L EEEEEE T EEEEEEE D D C O O M M P L E T E D D C C O O M M P L E T E D D CCCC OOO M M P LLLLLLL E[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.28 LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program 3 - 76 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Error code Table 3 - 7 Error c ode for Bluetooth test (BD_ADDR of the DUT) (1 /2 ) Error code Meaning 0x01 Unknown HCI Command. 0x02 No Connection. 0x03 Hardware Failure. 0x04 Page Timeout. 0x05 Authentication Failure. 0x06 Key [...]

3.28 LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 77 Table 3 - 7 Error code for Bluetooth test (BD_ADDR of the D UT) (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[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.28 LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program 3 - 78 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3.28.4 IEEE1394 test T o execute this test, input 4 and press Enter . N ote : Use another computer that can communicate by IEEE1394 (i. Link) cable as a reference machine to perform this test. The following menu will appear: ***[...]

3.29 Sound Test program 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 79 3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.29 Sound Test program This section describes how to perform the Sound test . To execute the sound test, refer to the following description. Insert the t est program disk for Sound test in the floppy disk drive and turn on the[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.29 Sound Test program 3 - 80 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) To return to the Sound test menu, Press 9 and Enter . T hen following message will appear in the display. *********************************** ******** May I Restart ? ******* *********************************** Press any key to continue… After press[...]

3.29 Sound Test program 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Mainten ance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 81 Subtest0 2 Sine Wave This subtest is executed by loading the COM file (ADS IN.COM). The program expands sin e wave data table from 16KB to 64KB, and creates the play data. Then it transfers the data between the DMA and the CODEC to play the sine wave[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.29 Sound Test program 3 - 82 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3.29.3 CD Sound (Standard) test To execute the CD Sound (Standard) test , press 3 and Enter . Inse rt the test media (TOSHIBA TEST CD - ROM or ABEX TEST CD - ROM) or music CD on the market (if the test media can not be prepared). Following menu appear[...]

3.29 Sound Test program 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Mainten ance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 83 Press any key and stop the narration . Then return to the CD Sound (Standard) test menu. Subtest0 2 English Narration Selected this subtest, narration in English starts. For more details on the procedure, refer to the subtest01. Subtest0 3 Test Tone [...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.29 Sound Test program 3 - 84 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3.29.3.2 Audio CD Insert an audio CD and the following menu appears in the display. 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 WRIT[...]

3.30 SET UP 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Mainten ance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 85 C aution : Sound (Legacy) test is not supported in this model. 3.30 SETUP 3.30.1 Function Description This program displays the current system setup information as listed below: 1. Memory 2. System Date/Time 3. Battery 4. Password 5. Boot Priority (a) Boo t Prio[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.30 SETUP 3 - 86 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) (a) Internal Pointing Device (b) H ard Disk Mode 12. LEGACY EMULATION (a) USB KB/Mouse Legacy Emulation (b) USB - FDD Legacy Emulation 13. PCI LAN[...]

3.30 SETUP 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Mainten ance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 87 3.30.2 Accessing the SETUP Program While pressing ES C , turn on the power. Then press F1 . The following display appears . *1: displayed only in Pentium models[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.30 SETUP 3 - 88 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Moving Within the SETUP Menu and Changing Values 1. Press ? and ? to move between the two columns. Press ? and ? to move between items in a column. Press Fn + ? ?? PgUp ) and Fn + ? ?? PgD n) to move between the two pages. 2. Press either the S pace bar or Back Sp[...]

3.30 SET UP 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Mainten ance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 89 SETUP Options The SETUP screen is divided into 13 functionally related groups. This section describes each group and its options. 1. Memory This group of opt ion s displays the computer’s memory. This field displays the total amount of memory installed and is [...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.30 SETUP 3 - 90 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Note : 1. In boot mode, the System Auto Off (*1) item does not appear. 2. Display of the LCD Brightness will be changed in the condition below: (*2) Operating the battery (*3) Using the AC adapter User Setting Use this option to set the battery save parameters on [...]

3.30 SETUP 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Mainten ance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 91 HDD Auto Off Use this option to set the duration of the HDD automatic power off function. xx Min. Automatically turns off the power to the hard disk drive i f it is not used for the duration set. The duration xx can be set to 1 , 3 , 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 or 30 minute[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.30 SETUP 3 - 92 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 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 Th e user password has not been registered. For details on setting the user password , refer to t[...]

3.30 SET UP 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Mainten ance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 93 : When HDD occurs in the boot priority in the following order: PC card and built - in HDD. (c) Network Boot Protocol Use this option to set the starting method via a network. PXE Sets to PXE protocol. (Default) RPL Sets to RPL protocol. 6. Display This option co[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.30 SETUP 3 - 94 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 7. 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) Power - up Mode Use this option to choose between resume and boot mode. Boot Turns on boot mode. (Default) Resume T[...]

3.30 SETUP 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Mainten ance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 95 (e) Auto Power On This option displays setting for Auto Power On. Disabled Indicates auto power on is not set. Enabled Indicates auto power on is set. When “ Enabled ” is selected, the following sub - window appears. Set the parameters for the Auto Power On ([...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.30 SETUP 3 - 96 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) (g) Sound Logo This option enables or disables s ound logo function. Enabled Enables the sound logo function . (Default) Disabled Disables the sound logo function. (h) Power Button Lamp This option sets the power button lamp. Table 3 - 8 Lamp pattern of power butt[...]

3.30 SET UP 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Mainten ance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 97 8. 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. When this option is selected, the set[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.30 SETUP 3 - 98 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Card Bus/16 bit Use this setting when Card Bus does not work properly in “Auto - Selected” .[...]

3.30 SETUP 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE A200 Mainten ance Manual (960 - 499) 3 - 99 12. Peripheral This option sets the HDD and other devices. (a) Internal Pointing Device Enabled Enables touc h pad. (Default) Disabled Disables touch pad. Note : If Disabled is select, the touch pad can not be on or off on Windows . (b) Hard Disk Mode Use this it[...]

3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.30 SETUP 3 - 100 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) (b) USB - FDD Legacy Emulation This option sets the Legacy support condition of the USB floppy disk driv e. Enabled Enables LEGACY support. (Default) USB floppy disk is available without the driver. T o start the computer by FD, set this option to “Enabled” .[...]

Chapter 4 Replacement Procedures[...]

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4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A2 00 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - iii Chapter 4 Contents 4.1 Overview .............................................................................................................. 4 - 1 Safety precautions .......................................................................................... 4 - 2 Before [...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4 - iv PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.19 SD board/System board ..................................................................................... 4 - 38 4.19.1 SD board ....................................................................................... 4 - 38 4.19.2 System board .......................[...]

4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A2 00 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - v Figure 4 - 15 Separatin g the HDD .................................................................................. 4 - 23 Figure 4 - 16 Removing the memory module ................................................................ 4 - 24 Figure 4 - 17 Removing the wireless L[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4 - vi PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Figure 4 - 47 R emoving the wireless LAN antenna cable .............................................. 4 - 57 Figure 4 - 48 Removing the hinge assembly (LCD cover side) ..................................... 4 - 58 Figure 4 - 49 Removing the hinge assembly (base side) .......[...]

4.1 Overview 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 1 4 Replacement Procedures 4.1 Overview This chapter describes the procedure for removing and replacing the field replaceable units (FRUs) in the PC . It may not be necessary to remove all the FRUs in order to replace one. The chart below provides a guide as to wh[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.1 Overview 4 - 2 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Safety precautions Please read the following safety instructions before dis assembling the computer and always follow the instructions while working on the computer. Danger: 1. In the case of the battery, always use authentic parts or equivalent parts approved b[...]

4.1 Overview 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 3 Before you begin Take note of the following points before starting work. Always remove the AC adapter and battery pack before commencing any of the procedures. The procedure for removing the battery pack is described in section “ 4.2 Battery Pack ” . 1. Do n[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.1 Overview 4 - 4 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Disassembly procedure s Three main types of cable connector are used. ? Pressure plate connector ? Spring connector ? Normal pin connector When disconnecting a pressure plate connector, draw the tab on one side of the plastic pressure plate on the connector and [...]

4.1 Overview 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 5 Assembly procedures After the computer has been disassembled and the part that caused the fault has been repaired or replaced, the computer must be reassembled. Take note of the following general points when a ssembling the computer. ? Take your time and follow [...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.1 Overv iew 4 - 6 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Screw tightening t orque Use the following torque when tightening screws. Caution : Overtightening may damage screw s or pa rt s . Undertightening may allow screw s to loosen (and possibly fall out) causing a short circuit or other damage. Note : To tighten scr[...]

4.1 Overview 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 7 Screw notation To make maintenance 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: Scr ew shape + Screw length (mm) Screw shape B: Bind screw F: Flat head screw[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.2 Battery pack 4 - 8 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.2 Battery pack Removing the battery pack The following describes the procedure for removing the battery pack. (See Figure 4 - 1.) Caution: Take care not to short circuit the terminals when removing the battery pack. Similarly , do not drop, knock, scratch,[...]

4.2 Battery pack 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 9 Installing a battery pack The following describes the procedure for installing a battery pack. (See Figure 4 - 2.) Caution: There is a danger that the lithium ion battery pack may explode if not fitted, operated, handled, or disposed correctly. D ispose alwa[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.3 PC card 4 - 10 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.3 PC card Removing the PC card The following describes the procedure for removing the PC card. (See Figure 4 - 3.) Caution: Insert or remove the PC card in accordance with any instructions in the PC card manual or the manual s of the computer system you are us[...]

4.4 SD memory card 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 11 4.4 SD memory card Removing the SD memory card The following describes the procedure for removing the SD memory card. (See Figure 4 - 4.) Cautio n: Insert or remove the SD memory card in accordance with any instructions in the SD memory card manual or the[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.5 Connector panel 4 - 12 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.5 Connector panel Removing the connector panel The following describes the procedure for removing the connector panel. (See Figure 4 - 5.) 1. Open the connector panel. 2. Push the center of the connector panel to bend it and remove the connector panel [...]

4.6 Keyboard 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 13 4.6 Keyboard Removing the keyboard The following describes the procedure for removing the keyboard. (See Figure 4 - 6 to 4 - 8.) 1. Open the display. 2. Insert your fingers into the slots at both the sides and lift up the keyboard holder . Figure 4 - 6 Removing[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.6 Keyboard 4 - 14 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3. Remove the following screws f ixing the keyboard. ? M2 ? 3S S - THIN HEAD screw ? 3 4. Lift the upper side of the keyboard and pull down to the front. Figure 4 - 7 Removing the keyboard (1) Keyboard M2 ? 3S S - THIN HEAD[...]

4.6 Keyboard 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 15 5. Remove the keyboard flexible cable from the connector PJ3230 on the system board. 6. Remove the keyboard . Figure 4 - 8 Removing th e keyboard (2) Installing a keyboard The following describes the procedure for installing a keyboard. (See Figure 4 - 6 to 4 -[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.7 Optical drive 4 - 16 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.7 Optical drive Removing the o ptical drive The following describes the procedure for removing the optical drive. (See Figure 4 - 9 and 4 - 10.) 1. Remove the following screw fixing the optical drive. ? M2.5 ? 12 B FLAT HEAD screw ? 1 Figure 4 - 9 Removi[...]

4.7 Optical drive 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 17 2. Turn over the computer and insert a screwdriver into the hole from the space for a battery pack to push the rear of the optical drive . Figure 4 - 10 Removing the optical drive (2) Caution: Be careful not to damage the computer by the driver. Installing[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.8 Palm rest/Touch pad 4 - 18 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.8 Palm rest/Touch pad 4.8.1 Palm rest Removing the palm rest The following describes the procedure for removing the palm rest. (See Figure 4 - 11 and 4 - 12.) Caution: The touch pad is stuck to the palm rest with adhesives, so it can not be removed[...]

4.8 Palm rest/Touch pad 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 19 2. Turn the computer face up and remove the flat cable from the connector PJ3240 on the system board. 3. Remove the following screws fixing the palm rest. ? M2 ? 3C S - THIN HEAD screw ? 2 ? M2.5 ? 12 B FLAT HEAD screw ? 1 Figure 4 - 12 Removing the [...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.8 Palm rest/Touch pad 4 - 20 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Installing a palm rest The following describes the pro cedure for installing a palm rest. (See Figure 4 - 11 and 4 - 12.) 1. Set the palm rest from the left side while guiding the two holes of the palm rest to the audio jacks. Caution: When setting t[...]

4.8 Palm rest/Touch pad 4 Replacement Pr ocedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 21 4.8.2 Touch pad Removing the touch pad The following describes the procedure for removing the touch pad (board). (See Figure 4 - 13.) 1. Remove the following screws and the touch pad . ? M2 ? 3C S - THIN H EAD screw ? 5 2. Remove the touch pad butto[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.9 HDD 4 - 22 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.9 HDD Removing the HDD The following describes the procedure for removing the HDD . ( See Figure 4 - 14 and 4 - 1 5.) Caution: Take care not to press on the top or bottom of the HDD . Pressure may cause data loss or damage to the device. 1. Remove the following sc[...]

4.9 HDD 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 23 3. Remove the following screws fixing the HDD bracket. ? M3 ? 4S FLAT HEAD screw ? 4 4. Separate the HDD bracket from the H DD . Figure 4 - 15 Separating the HDD Installing a HDD The following describes the procedure for installing a HDD . ( See Figure 4 - 14 and 4 [...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.10 Memory module 4 - 24 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.10 Memory module Caution: The power must be turned off when you remove the memory module. Removing a memory module with the power on risks damaging the module or the computer itself. Do not touch the memory module terminals. Any dirt on the terminals ma[...]

4.10 Memory module 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 25 Install ing a memory module To install a memory module(s), confirm that the computer is in boot mode . T hen perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 16.) 1. Turn up the insulator and insert the memory module into the connector of the computer sla[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.11 Wireless LAN module 4 - 26 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.11 Wireless LAN module Removing the wireless LAN module To remove the wireless LAN module, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 17.) 1. Peel off the glass tape on the wireless LAN antenna cables. 2. Remove the white and black antenna c[...]

4.11 Wireless LAN module 4 Replacement Proced ures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 27 3. Connect the white and black antenna cables and fix them wi th the glass tape .[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.12 Internal microphone 4 - 28 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.12 Internal microphone Removing the internal microphone To remove the internal microphone, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 18.) 1. Peel off the glass tape fixing the internal microphone cable. 2. Remove the internal microphone cab[...]

4.13 MDC module 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 29 4.13 MDC module Removing the MDC module To remove the MDC module, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 19.) 1. Remove the following screws fixing the MDC module. ? M2 ? 4Z S - THIN HEAD screw ? 2 2. Remove the MDC mo dule from the connector PJ301[...]

4.14 Speaker 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 29 4 Replacement Procedures 4.14 Speaker Removing the speaker To remove the speakers, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 20.) 1. Remove the following screws fixing the speakers ? M2 ? 3S S - THIN HEAD screw ? 4 Figure 4 - 20 Removing the speakers M2 [...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.14 Speaker 4 - 30 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2. Disconnect the speaker cable from the connector PJ6003 on the system board. 3. Peel off the four insulators and one glass tape and remove the speakers and speaker cable . Installing a speake r To remove a speaker, perform the following procedure. (See Figure[...]

4.15 Cover assembly 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 31 4.15 Cover assembly Removing the cover assembly To remove the cover assembly, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 21 to 4 - 24.) 1. Remove the LCD cable from the connect or PJ5600 on the system board. Figure 4 - 21 Removing the cables PJ5600[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.15 Cover assembly 4 - 32 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2. Remove the following screws. ? M2.5 ? 12B FLAT HEAD screw ? 5 ( ? ) ? M2.5 ? 8B BIND screw ? 8 ( ? ) ? M2.5 ? 4B FLAT HE AD screw ? 2 ( ? ) ? M2.5 ? 12B FLAT HEAD screw ? 1 ( ? ’) (When the optical drive is not removed.) Figure 4 - 22 Removing the s[...]

4.15 Cover assembly 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 33 3. Turn over the computer and remove the following screw in the battery slot. ? M2 ? 3C S - THIN HEAD screw ? 1 Figure 4 - 23 Removing the screw 4. Release the latches of the cover assembly and remove the cover assembly 5. Remove the L ED cable from the [...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.15 Cover assembly 4 - 34 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Installing a cover assembly To install a cover assembly, perform the follow ing procedure. (See Figure 4 - 21 to 4 - 24.) 1. Connect the LED cable to the connector PJ9500 on the system board. 2. Mount the cover assembly on the base assembly while engagin[...]

4.16 RTC battery 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 35 4.16 RTC battery Removing the RTC battery To remove the RTC battery, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 25.) 1. Peel off the glass tape and disconnect the RTC battery cable from the connector PJ8760 on the system board. 2. Remove the RTC bat t[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.17 Bat tery latch assembly 4 - 36 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.17 Battery latch assembly Removing the battery latch assembly To remove the battery latch assembly, perform the following procedures. (See Figure 4 - 26.) 1. Remove the following screws . ? M2.5 ? 6 Tapping screw ? 2 2. Remove the battery latc[...]

4.18 CPU fan 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 37 4.18 CPU fan Removing the CPU fan To remove the CPU fan, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 27.) 1. Disconnect the fan cable from the connector PJ 8770 on the system board. 2. Remove the following screws fixing the CPU fan. ? M2.5 ? 4B FLAT HEAD s[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.19 SD board/System board 4 - 38 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.19 SD board/System board 4.19.1 SD board Removing the SD board To remove the SD board, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 28.) 1. Disconnect the SD cable from the connecto r PJ 9550 on the system board and from the connector PJ9555[...]

4.19 SD board/System board 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 39 4.19.2 System board Removing the system boar d To remove the system board, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 29.) 1. Lift up the right side of the system board and remove the system board in the direction indicated by the arrow. Fig[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.20 Heat sink/CPU 4 - 40 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.20 Heat sink/CPU 4.20.1 Heat sink Remo ving the heat sink To remove the heat sink, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 30.) 1. Remove the following screws fixing the holder and remove the holder and heat sink . ? M2 ? 4Z BIND screw ? 3 Figu[...]

4.20 Heat sink/CPU 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 41 Installing a heat sink To install a heat sink, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 30 and 4 - 31.) 1. When silicon grease has already been applied to the heat sink (fin) an d face of CPU, remove them cleanly with a soft cloth. Apply silicon g[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.20 Heat sink/CPU 4 - 42 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.20.2 CPU Removing the CPU Caution: The temperature of CPU may become high. Be sure to work after it has become low. To remove the CPU perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 32.) 1. Turn the cam counterclockwise 180 degree s with a flat - blade[...]

4.20 Heat sink/CPU 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 43 Installing a CPU To install a CPU perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 33.) 1. Make sure the cam is in the open position. 2. Set the CPU in place on the CPU socket . Caution: When setting the CPU on the socket, make sure that the triangle mark[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.21 LCD mask/FL inverter/ LED board 4 - 44 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.21 LCD mask/FL inverter/LED board Removing the LCD mask/FL inverter/LED board To remove the LCD mask/FL inverter/LED board, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 34 to 4 - 37.) 1. Peel off the two mask s eals and remove the [...]

4.21 LCD mask/FL inverter/LED board 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 45 2. Remove the display mask from the bottom while releasing the latches. Figure 4 - 35 Removing the display mask 3. Remove the following screw fixing the FL inverter . Disconnect the FL cable and HV cable from the FL inverter. ? M2 ? 4Z S [...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.21 LCD mask/FL inverter/LED board 4 - 46 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4. Remove the following screws fixing the LED board. Disconnect the LED cable from the connector and remove the LED board . ? M2 ? 4Z S - THIN HEAD screw ? 2 Figure 4 - 37 Removing the LED board LED board M2 ? 4Z S - THIN HEAD LED cable[...]

4.21 LCD mask/FL inverter/LED board 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 47 Installing a LCD mask/FL inverter/LED board To install a LCD mask/FL inverter/LED board, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 34 to 4 - 37.) 1. Connect the LED cable to the connector of the LED board. Caution: Put the LED cabl[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.22 LCD unit 4 - 48 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.22 LCD unit Remo ving the LCD unit To remove the LCD unit, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 38 to 4 - 40.) 1. Remove the following screws fixing the LCD unit. ? M2 ? 4Z S - THIN HEAD screw ? 6 Figu re 4 - 38 Removing the screws M2 ? 4Z S - TH[...]

4.22 LCD unit 4 Rep lacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 49 2. Peel off the glass tape on the LCD connector on the back of the LCD unit. 3. Disconnect the LCD cable and remove the LCD unit . Figure 4 - 39 Removing the LCD unit LCD unit LCD cable Glass tape[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.22 LCD unit 4 - 50 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4. Remove the following screws and detach the LCD supports from the LCD unit. ? M2 ? 3C S - THIN HEAD screw ? 4 Figure 4 - 40 Removing the LCD support Installing a LCD unit To install a LCD unit, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 38 to 4 - 40.) [...]

4.23 LCD cable/LED cable 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 51 4.23 LCD cable/LED cable 4.23.1 LCD cable Removing the LCD cable To remove the LCD cable, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 41 to 4 - 43.) 1. Peel off the acetate tape fixing the LCD cable. 2. Remove t he following screw and left side[...]

4 Repl acement Procedures 4.23 LCD cable/LED cable 4 - 52 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4. Remove the following screws and LCD cable holder (on the back of the cover assembly). ? M2.5 ? 4S FLAT HEAD screw ? 2 Figure 4 - 42 Removing the LCD cable holder 5. Take out the LCD cable through the hinge hole. Figure 4 - 43 Removing the LCD ca[...]

4.23 LCD cable/LED cable 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 53 Installing a LCD cable To install a LCD cable, perform th e following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 41 to 4 - 44.) 1. Pass the LCD cable through the hinge hole to the system board side. 2. Install the LCD cable holder (back of the cover assembly) and f[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.23 LCD cable/LED cable 4 - 54 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.23.2 LED cable Removing the LED cable To remove the LED cable, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 45.) 1. Remove the following screw and right side hinge cap (viewing from the front) . ? M2.5 ? 6B S - THIN HEAD screw ? 1 2. Peel the [...]

4.23 LCD cable/LED cable 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 55 Installing a LED cable To install a LED cable, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 45.) 1. Pass the LED cable through the hinge hole to the system board side. 2. Install the hinge cap and fix it with the following screw . Do not pinch t[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.24 Wireless LAN antenna 4 - 56 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.24 Wireless LAN a ntenna Removing the wireless LAN a ntenna To remove the wireless LAN antenna, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 46 and 4 - 47.) 1. Peel off the four acetate tapes and wireless LAN antennas . Figure 4 - 46 Removing[...]

4.24 Wireless LAN antenna 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 57 2. Peel off the one acetate tape and four insulators and take out the wireless LAN antenna cables from the hinge hole. Figure 4 - 47 Removing the wireless LAN antenna cable Installing a wireless LAN a ntenna To install a wireless LAN antenna, perfo[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.25 Hinge assembly 4 - 58 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.25 Hinge assembly Removing the hinge assembly To remove the hinge assembly, perform the following procedure. (See Figure 4 - 48 and 4 - 49) 1. Remove the following screws fixing the hinge assemblies on the LCD cover side. ? M2.5 ? 6 Tapping screw ? 2 ([...]

4.25 Hinge assembly 4 Replacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 59 3. Take both the hinge assemblies out fr om the holes of the base. Figure 4 - 49 Removing the hinge assembly (base side) Installing a hinge assembly To install a hinge assembly, perform the following procedure. (S ee Figure 4 - 48 and 4 - 49.) 1. Fix the[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.26 Fluorescent lamp 4 - 60 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4.26 Fluorescent lamp This system uses LCD modules from the following suppliers. The procedure for replacing the fluorescent lamp assembly (hereafter refer to fluorescent lamp) is different for each LCD module. Refer to the appropriate procedure. Type [...]

4.26 Fluorescent lamp 4 R eplacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 61 4.26.1 Replacing the 12.1 i nch TMD f lu orescent lamp The following describes the procedure for replacing the fluorescent lamp. ( See Figure 4 - 50 to 4 - 61. ) Disassembling the module 1. Peeling of tape and insulating sheet <Procedure> 1) Put[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.26 Fluorescent lamp 4 - 62 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3 ) Peel off one X - PCB insulating sheet and spread it without it out of the side of bezel . Caution: 1. Keep the X - PCB insulating sheet being on the bezel. 2. Be careful not to damage the TAB. Figure 4 - 51 Replacing TMD f luorescent lamp (2) X - P[...]

4.26 Fluorescent lamp 4 R eplacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 63 2. Removing screws <Procedure> 1) Remove 4 screws on the side of left and the side of right. Cautio n: When removing screws, use a Phillips screwdriver with bit of No.0. Figure 4 - 52 Replacing TMD f luorescent lamp(3)[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.26 Fluorescent lamp 4 - 64 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3. Removing bezel <Procedure> 1) Turn over the module with the insulating sheet. 2) Releas es latches of the bezel and frame (3 points). 3) Lift up slowly the bottom side (Back light side) of bezel and release latches (3 points)at the upper to re[...]

4.26 Fluorescen t lamp 4 R eplacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 65 4. Opening PCB <Procedure> 1) Open the PCB h orizontally . Caution: Do not damage the TAB. Figure 4 - 54 Replacing TMD f luorescent lamp(5) Open the X - PCB from the back[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.26 Fluorescent lamp 4 - 66 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 5. Removing PCB - ASSY cell <Procedure> 1) Remove the PCB - ASSY cell from the back light unit. 2) Remove thoroughly re maining double - sided tape on the back of cell. Caution: 1. One point of the upper of cell is fixed with double sided tape. P[...]

4.26 Fluorescent lamp 4 R eplacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 67 A ssembling the module 1. Checking back light for replacement <Check> 1) Refer to the following figure. Figure 4 - 56 Replacing TMD f luorescent lamp(7) The sheet shall not be out of the frame.[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.26 Fluorescent lamp 4 - 68 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 2. Assembling PCB ASSY <Procedure> 1) Back light unit for replacement Remove the peeled - tape on the double - sided tape at the upper of frame. 2) Light the backlight on. 3) Make sure that there is no dus t, foreign object, scratch and like that[...]

4.26 Fluorescent lamp 4 R eplacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 69 3. Folding TAB/PCB and temporal fixing <Procedure> 1) Fold the X - TAB(X - PCB) to the back of back light unit. Caution: Do not damage the TAB. Figure 4 - 58 Replacing TMD f luorescent lamp(9) Fold the X - PCB to the back.[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.26 Fluorescent lamp 4 - 70 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4. Bezel set <Procedure> 1) Hook the upper side (TAB side) of bezel to the three latches of frame. ? 2) Latch the side. 3) Mate the lamp side. ? Caution: 1. Do not damage the TAB. 2. Make sure the three latches of bezel are hooked. 3. The PCB GND[...]

4.26 Fluorescent lamp 4 R eplacement Procedures PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 4 - 71 5. Fixing PCB and bezel with screws <Procedure> 1) Fix the right side ( 2 points, viewing from the back) with screws in order of ? and ? . 2) Fix the left side ( 2 points, viewing from the back) with screws in order of ? and ? . Caution: 1. Keep[...]

4 Replacement Procedures 4.26 Fluorescent lamp 4 - 72 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 6. Sticking tape and insulating sheet <Procedure> 1) Stick the X - PCB insulating sheet . ? 2) Stick the lower side (lamp side) of bezel tape. ? 3) Stick the FL cable tape. ? ? Caution: 1. When sticking the insulating sheet, do no bend it. 2. Whe[...]

Appendices[...]

Appendic es App - ii PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499)[...]

Appendic es PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) App - iii Appendix Contents Appendix A Handling the LCD Module ........................................................................... A - 1 Appendix B Board Layout ................................................................................................. B - 1 B.1 System Board ( F [...]

Appendic es App - iv PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) C.2 1 PJ8810 Main battery connector (10 - pin) ............................................................. C - 21 C.2 2 PJ8760 RTC battery connector (3 - pin) ............................................................... C - 21 C.2 3 PJ 8770 Fan connector (3 - pin ) ..............[...]

Appendic es PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) App - v Figures Figure B - 1 System board (F PY SY*) layout (front) ............................................................... B - 1 Figure B - 2 System board (F PY SY*) layout (back) ............................................................... B - 3 Figure B - 3 SD board (F PYSD *) la[...]

Appendic es App - vi PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Table C - 11 Network I/F connector (14 - pin) ....................................................................... C - 17 Table C - 12 1 394 I/F connector (4 - pin) ............................................................................ C - 17 Table C - 13 Bluetooth connector [...]

Appendic es PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) App - vii[...]

Appendix A Han dling the LCD Module Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) A - 1 Appendix A P Appendix A Handling the LCD Module Precautions for handling the LCD module The LCD module can be easily damaged during assembly or disassembly. Observe the following precautions when handling the LCD module: 1. When installing the LCD modul[...]

Appendices Appendix A Handling the LCD Module A - 2 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 3. If the panel’s surface gets dirty, wipe it with cotton or a soft cloth. If it is still dirty, try breathing on the surface to create a light condensate and wipe it again. If the sur face is very dirty, we recommend a CRT cleaning agent. Apply the ag[...]

Appendix A Handling the LCD Module Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) A - 3 5. Glass is used in the panel, so be careful not to drop 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[...]

Appendices Appendix A Handling the LCD Module A - 4 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) 7. Do not expose the module to direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet rays for long periods. 8. Do not store the module at temperatures below speci fications. Cold can cause the liquid crystals to freeze, lose their elasticity or otherwise suffer damage.[...]

Appendix A Handling the LCD Module Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) A - 5 9. Do not disassemble the LCD module. Disassembly can cause malfunctions. 10. If you 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 t[...]

Appendices Appendix A Handling the LCD Module A - 6 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499)[...]

Appendix B Board Layout Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) B - 1 Appendix B Board Layout B.1 System Board (F PYSY *) Front View Figure B - 1 System board ( F PY SY*) layout (front) (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q)[...]

Appendices Appendix B Board Layout B - 2 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Table B - 1 System board (F PY SY*) ICs and connectors (front) Mark Number Name (A) PJ6003 Speaker connector (B) PJ3230 Keyboard connector (C) PJ9550 SD board I/F connector (D) PJ 8770 Fan connector (E) PJ8760 RTC battery connector (F) PJ 2000 Debugging port (G) PJ[...]

Appendix B Board Layout Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) B - 3 B.2 System Bo ard (F PY SY*) Back View Figure B - 2 System board (F PY SY*) layout (back) (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M)[...]

Appendices Appendix B Board Layout B - 4 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Table B - 2 System board (F PY SY*) ICs and connectors (back) Mark Number Name (A) PJ 2110 PC card connector (B) PJ 4100 R45 jack (C) PJ5640 TV - out connector (D) PJ5620 CRT connector (E) PJ 4700 USB port 0/1 connector (F) PJ 8800 DC - IN jack (G) PJ4701 USB port [...]

Appendix B Board Layout Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) B - 5 B. 3 SD Board (F PYSD *) View (Front) (Back) Figure B - 3 SD board ( F PYSD *) layout Table B - 3 SD board (F PYSD *) ICs and connectors Mark Number Name (A) PJ95 55 System board I/F connector (B) PJ 6000 Internal microphone connector (C) PJ 6001 External microphon[...]

Appendices Appendix B Board Layout B - 6 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) B. 4 LED Board (F PYLE *) View (Front) (Back) Figure B - 4 LED board (F PYLE *) layout Table B - 4 LED board (F PYLE *) ICs and connectors Mark Number Name (A) PJ 9505 System board I/F connector (A)[...]

Appendix C Pin Assignment Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) C - 1 C Appendix C Pin Assignment System Board C.1 PJ 14 20 SO - DIMM0 connector ( 200 - pin) Table C - 1 SO - DIMM0 connector ( 200 - pin)(1/4) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 1 MRVREF - B1V - 2 MRVREF - B1V - 3 GND - 4 GND - 5 SDQ0 5 R - B2P I/O 6 SDQ[...]

Appendices Appendix C Pin Assignment C - 2 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Table C - 1 SO - DIMM0 connector ( 200 - pin)(2/4) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 53 SDQ 16 R - B2P I/O 54 SDQ2 3 R - B2P I/O 55 SDQ2 5 R - B2P I/O 56 SDQ 30 R - B2P I/O 57 2R5 - B2V O 58 2R5 - B2V O 59 SDQ2 4 R - B2P I/O 60 SDQ2 6 R - B2P I/O 61[...]

Appendix C Pin Assignment Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Ma nual (960 - 499) C - 3 Table C - 1 SO - DIMM0 connector ( 200 - pin)(3/4) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 117 SBS0 R - B2P I 118 SRAS R - B2N I 119 SWE R - B2N I 120 SCAS R - B2N I 121 SCS 0 - B2N I 122 SCS 1 - B2N I 123 NC - 124 NC - 125 GND - 126 GND - 127 SDQ3 7 R -[...]

Appendices Appendix C Pin Assignment C - 4 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Table C - 1 SO - DIMM0 connector ( 200 - pin)(4/4) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 183 SDQS7R - B2P I/O 184 GND - 185 GND - 186 GND - 187 SDQ5 7 R - B2P I/O 188 SDQ59R - B2P I/O 189 SDQ5 1 R - B2P I/O 190 SDQ 63 R - B2P I/O 191 2R5 - B2V - 192 2R5[...]

Appendix C Pin Assignment Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Ma nual (960 - 499) C - 5 C.2 PJ 14 40 SO - DIMM1 connector ( 200 - pin) Table C - 2 SO - DIMM1 connector ( 200 - pin)(1/4) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 1 MRVREF - B1V - 2 MRVREF - B1V - 3 GND - 4 GND - 5 SDQ0 5 R - B2P I/O 6 SDQ0 2 R - B2P I/O 7 SDQ0 4 R - B2P I/O 8 S[...]

Appendices Appendix C Pin Assignment C - 6 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Table C - 2 SO - DIMM1 connector ( 200 - pin)(2/4) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 53 SDQ 16 R - B2P I/O 54 SDQ2 3 R - B2P I/O 55 SDQ2 5 R - B2P I/O 56 SDQ 30 R - B2P I/O 57 2R5 - B2V O 58 2R5 - B2V O 59 SDQ2 4 R - B2P I/O 60 SDQ2 6 R - B2P I/O 61[...]

Appendix C Pin Assignment Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Ma nual (960 - 499) C - 7 Table C - 2 SO - DIMM1 connector ( 200 - pin)(3/4) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 117 SBS0 - B2P I 118 SRAS - B2N I 119 SWE - B2N I 120 SCAS - B2N I 121 SCS2 - B2N I 122 SCS3 - B2N I 123 NC - 124 NC - 125 GND - 126 GND - 127 SDQ3 7 R - B2P I/O 1[...]

Appendices Appendix C Pin Assignment C - 8 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Table C - 2 SO - DIMM1 connector ( 200 - pin)(4/4) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 183 SDQS7R - B2P I/O 184 GND - 185 GND - 186 GND - 187 SDQ5 7 R - B2P I/O 188 SDQ59R - B2P I/O 189 SDQ5 1 R - B2P I/O 190 SDQ 63 R - B2 P I/O 191 2R5 - B2V - 192 2R[...]

Appendix C Pin Assignment Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Ma nual (960 - 499) C - 9 C.3 PJ180 0 HDD I/F connector ( 44 - pin) Table C - 3 HDD I/F connector ( 44 - pin) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 1 IDRSTA - P5N O 2 GND - 3 PDD07 - P3P I/O 4 PDD08 - P3P I/O 5 PDD06 - P3P I/O 6 PDD09 - P3P I/O 7 PDD05 - P3P I/O 8 PDD10 - P3P I[...]

Appendices Appendix C Pin Assignment C - 10 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) C.4 PJ180 1 Optical drive I/F connector ( 50 - pin) Table C - 4 Optical drive I/F connector ( 50 - pin) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 1 NC - 2 CDAUDR - PEXP O 3 NC - 4 NC - 5 IDRSTB - P5N 6 SDD08 - P3P I/O 7 SDD07 - P3P I/O 8 SDD09 - P3P I/O 9 [...]

Appendix C Pin Assignment Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Ma nual (960 - 499) C - 11 C.5 PJ2110 PC card I/F connector (68 - pin) Table C - 5 PC card I/F connector ( 68 - pin) (1/2) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 1 GND - 2 ACAD00 - EYP I/O 3 ACAD01 - EYP I/O 4 ACAD03 - EYP I/O 5 ACAD01 - EYP I/O 6 ACAD07 - EYP I/O 7 ACCBEO - EYP[...]

Appendices Appendix C Pin Assignment C - 12 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Table C - 5 PC card I/F connector ( 68 - pin) (2/2) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 61 ACCBE3 - EYN I/O 62 ACAUDI - EYP I 63 ACSTSC - EYP I 64 ACAD28 - EYP I/O 65 ACAD30 - EYP I/O 66 ACAD31 - EYP I/O 67 ACCD2 - E3N I 68 GND - C.6 PJ2130 S D card [...]

Appendix C Pin Assignment Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Ma nual (960 - 499) C - 13 C.7 PJ 2200 Mini PCI I/F connector (124 - pin) Table C - 7 Mini PCI I/F connector ( 124 - pin) (1/2) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 1 NC - 2 NC - 3 NC - 4 NC - 5 NC - 6 NC - 7 NC - 8 NC - 9 NC - 10 NC - 11 NC - 12 NC - 13 (WLON - S3N) I 14 NC -[...]

Appendices Appendix C Pin Assignment C - 14 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) Table C - 7 Mini PCI I/F connector ( 124 - pin) (2/2) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 59 CBE2 - P3N I 60 AD16 - P3P O 61 IRDY - P3N I 62 GND - 63 P3V - 64 FRAME - P3N O 65 CLKRUN - P3N I 66 T RD Y - P3N O 67 SERR - P3N I 68 STOP - P3N O 69 GND - [...]

Appendix C Pin Assignment Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Ma nual (960 - 499) C - 15 C.8 PJ 3010 MDC I/F connector ( 30 - pin) Table C - 8 M DC I/F connector ( 30 - pin) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 1 NC - 2 GND - 3 GND - 4 NC - 5 NC - 6 NC - 7 NC - 8 GND - 9 NC - 10 NC - 11 NC - 12 NC - 13 NC - 14 NC - 15 GND - 16 E3V - 17 E[...]

Appendices Appendix C Pin Assignment C - 16 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) C.9 PJ32 30 Keyboard I/F connector ( 30 - pin ) Table C - 9 Keyboard I/F connector ( 30 - pin ) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 1 NC - 2 NC - 3 CAPLED - P5N O 4 P5V - 5 KBSC00 - S3N O 6 KBSC01 - S3N O 7 KBSC02 - S3N O 8 KBSC03 - S3N O 9 KBSC04 - [...]

Appendix C Pin Assignment Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Ma nual (960 - 499) C - 17 C.11 PJ4100 Network I/F connector (14 - pin) Table C - 11 Network I/F connector ( 14 - pin ) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O A 1 (TDP - P3P) O A2 (TDN - P3N) O A 3 (RDP - P3P) O A4 NC - A5 NC - A6 (RDN - P3N) O A7 NC - A8 NC - A9 ACT - P3N I A10[...]

Appendices Appendix C Pin Assignment C - 18 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) C.13 PJ4 4 00 Bluetooth connector (20 - pin) Table C - 13 Bluetooth connector ( 20 - pin) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 1 BT - P3V - 2 NC - 3 NC - 4 USBPP4 - S3N I/O 5 USBP4 - S3P I/O 6 NC - 7 NC - 8 (BTIFOF - S3N) I 9 NC - 10 GND - 11 NC - 12 [...]

Appendix C Pin Assignment Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Ma nual (960 - 499) C - 19 C.16 PJ56 00 LCD connector ( 40 - pin) Table C - 16 LCD connector ( 40 - pin) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 1 BRT2DA - S3P O 2 BRT1 - P5P O 3 BRT0 - P5P O 4 FL - P5V - 5 FL - P5V - 6 FL - P5 V - 7 NC - 8 GND - 9 GND - 10 GND - 11 NC - 12 NC - [...]

Appendices Appendix C Pin Assignment C - 20 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) C.17 PJ562 0 CRT I/F connector ( 15 - pin) Table C - 17 CRT I/F connector ( 15 - pin) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal name I/O 1 RED - PXP O 2 GREEN - PXP O 3 BLUE - PXP O 4 NC - 5 GND - 6 GND - 7 GND - 8 GND - 9 DDC - P5V - 10 GND - 11 NC - 12 (DDCADA - [...]

Appendix C Pin Assignment Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Ma nual (960 - 499) C - 21 C.20 P J 8800 DC - IN Connector ( 2 - pin ) Table C - 20 DC - IN Connector ( 2 - pin ) Pin No. Signal n ame I/O Pin No. Signal Name I/O 1 ADPDC O 2 GND - C.21 P J 8810 Main battery connector ( 10 - pin ) Table C - 21 Main battery connector ( 10 - pin ) Pin No. [...]

Appendices Appendix C Pin Assignment C - 22 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) C.24 P J 9500 LED board I/F connector ( 20 - pin ) Table C - 24 LED board I/F connector ( 20 - pin ) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal Name I/O 1 P5V - 2 NC - 3 GND - 4 (BTLED - S5N) O 5 GND - 6 (ARWLED - P5N) O 7 (NUMLED - P5N) O 8 P5V - 9 CDRLED - P5N O 1[...]

Appendix C Pin Assignment Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Ma nual (960 - 499) C - 23 LED Board C.26 P J 9505 System board I/F connector ( 20 - pin ) Table C - 26 System board I/F connector ( 20 - pin ) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal Name I/O 1 P5V - 2 NC - 3 GND - 4 (BTLE2 - S5N) I 5 GND - 6 (ARWLE2 - P5N) I 7 (NUMLE2 - P5N) I 8 P5V - 9[...]

Appendices Appendix C Pin Assignment C - 24 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) SD Board C.27 P J 9555 System board I/F connector ( 20 - pin ) Table C - 27 System board I/F connector ( 20 - pin ) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pin No. Signal Name I/O 1 HEADR - PXP I 2 HEADL - PXP I 3 MICBIS - P2V I 4 SPKDIS - PXP O 5 GND - 6 GND - 7 MICSIG - PXP I[...]

Appendix C Pin Assignment Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Ma nual (960 - 499) C - 25 C.30 PJ 6002 Headphone connector ( 6 - pin ) Table C - 30 Headphone connector ( 6 - pin) Pin No. Signal name I/O Pi n No. Signal name I/O 1 GND - 2 HEADL - PXP O 3 HEADR - PXP O 4 A - GND - 5 HPIN - P3P I 6 NC -[...]

Appendices Appendix C Pin Assignment C - 26 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499)[...]

Apx. D Keyboard Scan/Character Codes Appendices P ORTE GE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499 ) D - 1 Apx. D Keyboard Scan/Character Codes Appendix D Keyboard Scan/Character Codes Table D - 1 Scan codes (set 1 and set 2) (1/4) Code set 1 Code set 2 Cap No. Keytop Make Break Make Break Note 01 ‘ ~ 29 A9 0E F0 0E 02 1 ! 02 82 16 F0 16 03 2 @ 03 83 1[...]

Appendices Apx. D Keyboard Scan/Character Codes D - 2 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499 ) Table D - 1 Scan codes (set 1 and set 2) (2/4) Code set 1 Code set 2 Cap No. Keytop Make Break Make Break Note 29 | 2B AB 5D F0 5D *5 30 Caps Lock 3A BA 58 F0 58 31 A 1E 9E 1C F0 1C 32 S 1F 9F 1B F0 1B 33 D 20 A0 23 F0 23 34 F 21 A1 2B F0 2B 35 G 2[...]

Apx. D Keyboard Scan/Character Codes Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) D - 3 Table D - 1 Scan codes (set 1 and set 2) (3/4) Code set 1 Code set 2 Cap No. Keytop Make Break Make Break Note 58 Ctrl 1D 9D 14 F0 14 *3 60 Alt (L) 38 B8 11 F0 11 *3 61 Space 39 B9 29 F0 29 62 ALT (R) E0 38 E0 B8 E0 11 E0 F0 11 75 Ins E0 52 E0 D2 E0 70[...]

Appendices Apx. D Keyboard Scan/Character Codes D - 4 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499 ) Table D - 1 Scan codes (set 1 and set 2) (4/4) Code set 1 Code set 2 Cap No. Keytop Make Break Make Break Note 122 F11 57 D7 78 F0 78 *3 123 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 E[...]

Apx. D Keyboard Scan/Character Codes Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) D - 5 Table D - 2 Scan codes with left Shift key Code set 1 Code set 2 Cap No. Key top Make Break Make Break 55 / E0 AA E0 35 E0 B5 E0 2A E0 F0 12 E0 4A E0 F0 4A E0 12 75 INS E0 AA E 0 52 E0 D2 E0 2A E0 F0 12 E0 70 E0 F0 70 E0 12 76 DEL E0 AA E0 53 E0 D3 E0 [...]

Appendices Apx. D Keyboard Scan/Character Codes D - 6 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499 ) Table D - 3 Scan codes in Numlock mode Code set 1 Code set 2 Cap No. Key top Make Break Make Break 75 INS E0 2A E0 52 E0 D2 E0 AA E0 12 E0 70 E0 F0 70 E0 F0 12 76 DEL E0 2A E0 53 E0 D3 E0 AA E0 12 E0 71 E0 F0 71 E0 F0 12 79 ? ? E0 2A E0 4B E0 CB E0 A[...]

Apx. D Keyboard Scan/Character Codes Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) D - 7 Table D - 5 Scan codes in overlay mode Code set 1 Code set 2 Cap No. Keytop Make Break Make Break 08 7 (7) 47 C7 6C F0 6C 09 8 (8) 48 C8 75 F0 75 10 9 (9) 49 C9 7D F0 7D 11 0 (*) 37 B7 7C F0 7C 23 U (4) 4B CB 6B F0 6B 24 I (5) 4C CC 73 F0 73 25 O (6) 4[...]

Appendices Apx. D Keyboard Scan/Character Codes D - 8 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499 ) 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.[...]

Appendix E Key Layout Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) E - 1 Appendix E Appendix E Key Layout Figure E - 1 key layout (US) Figure E - 2 key layout (UK)[...]

Appendices Appendix E Key Layout E - 2 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499)[...]

Appendix F Wiring Diagrams Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) F - 1 Appendix F Appendix F Wiring Diagrams F. 1 LAN Loopback Connector Figure F - 1 LAN loopback Connector[...]

Appendices Appendix F Wiring Diagrams F - 2 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499)[...]

Appendix G BIOS Rewrite Procedures Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) G - 1 Appendix G BIOS Rewrite Procedures This Appendix explains how to rewrite the system BIOS program when you update the system BIOS. Tools To rewrite the BIOS, you need the following tool: ? BIOS/EC/KBC rewriting disk for the computer that has renewed BIOS [...]

Appendices Appendix G BIOS Rewrite Procedures G - 2 PORTEGE A20 0 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499)[...]

Appendix H EC/KBC Rewrite Procedures Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) H - 1 Appendix H Appendix H EC/KBC Rewrite Procedures This Appendix explains how to rewrite the EC/KBC system program when you update the EC/KBC system. Tools To rewrite the EC/KBC , you need the following tool: ? BIOS/EC/KBC rewriting dis k for the computer[...]

Appendices Appendix H EC/KBC Rewrit e Procedures H - 2 P ORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499)[...]

Appendix I Reliability Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) I- 1 Appendix I Appendix I Reliability The following table shows MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures). Table I- 1 MTBF MTBF Time (hours) System (Maximum configuration) 6,084[...]

Appendices Appendix I Reliability I- 2 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499)[...]

Apx. J Key FD Appendices PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499) J - 1 Apx. J Reliability Appendix J Key FD This Appendix explains how to make a key FD. 1. Start the setup program. 2. Set the cursor to “ Not Registered” in “PASSWORD” and press Space or BackSpace key. The screen to input the password appears. If the password has been set[...]

Appendices Apx. J Key FD J - 2 PORTEGE A200 Maintenance Manual (960 - 499)[...]