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ii Satellite A60/ Pro A60 Maintenance Manual
Preface
This maintenance manual describes how to perform hardware service maintenance for the
Toshiba Personal Computer Satellite A60/ Pro A60, referred to as Satellite A60/ Pro A60 in
this manual.
The procedures described in this manual are intended to help service technicians isolate
faulty Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) and replace them in the field.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Four types of messages are used in this manual to bring important information to your
attention. Each of these messages will be italicized and identified as shown below.
DANGER: “Danger” indicates the existence of a hazard that could result in death or
serious bodily injury, if the safety instruction is not observed.
WARNING: “Warning” indicates the existence of a hazard that could result in bodily
injury, if the safety instruction is not observed.
CAUTION: “Caution” indicates the existence of a hazard that could result in property
damage, if the safety instruction is not observed.
NOTE: “Note” contains general information that relates to your safe maintenance
service.
Improper repair of the computer may result in safety hazards. Toshiba requires service
technicians and authorized dealers or service providers to ensure the following safety
precautions are adhered to strictly.
Be sure to fasten screws securely with the right screwdriver. If a screw is not fully
fastened, it could come loose, creating a danger of a short circuit, which could cause
overheating, smoke or fire.
If you replace the battery pack, RTC battery or backup battery, be sure to use only the
same model battery or an equivalent battery recommended by Toshiba. Installation of
the wrong battery can cause the battery to explode.
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The manual is divided into the following parts:
Chapter 1 Hardware Overview describes the Satellite A60/ Pro A60 system unit
and each FRU.
Chapter 2 Troubleshooting Procedures explains how to diagnose and resolve
FRU problems.
Chapter 3 Test and Diagnostics describes how to perform test and diagnostic
operations for maintenance service.
Chapter 4 Replacement Procedures describes the removal and replacement of the
This manual uses the following formats to describe, identify, and highlight terms and
operating procedures.
Acronyms
On the first appearance and whenever necessary for clarification acronyms are enclosed in
parentheses following their definition. For example:
Read Only Memory (ROM)
Keys
Keys are used in the text to describe many operations. The key top symbol as it appears on
the keyboard is printed in boldface type.
Key operation
Some operations require you to simultaneously use two or more keys. We identify such
operations by the key top symbols separated by a plus (+) sign. For example, Ctrl + Pause (Break) means you must hold down Ctrl and at the same time press Pause (Break). If
three keys are used, hold down the first two and at the same time press the third.
User input
Text that you are instructed to type in is shown in the boldface type below:
DISKCOPY A: B:
The display
Text generated by the XXXXX that appears on its display is presented in the type face
below:
Format complete
System transferred
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Overview
1.1 Features .................................................................................................................. 1-1
1.2 System Unit Components....................................................................................... 1-8
The Toshiba Satellite A60/ Pro A60 is a full size notebook PC based on the Intel Portability P4
processor, providing high-speed processing capabilities and advanced features. The computer
employs a Lithium Ion battery that allows it to be battery-operated for a longer period of time.
The display uses 14.1-inch XGA and 15-inch SXGA+ LCD panel, capable of displaying up to
16M colors at a resolution of 1024 by 768 pixels (XGA) and 1400 by 1050 pixels(SXGA+), The
(PGA socket supports BTO/CTO for the CPU so that the system can be designed to suit your
needs.
The computer has the following features.
Processor
The CPU is the Intel P4(Northwood),P4(Prescott) and Celeron(Northwood),
Celeron(Prescott).
The computer have on Board 256MB/512MB memory and one SO DIMMs slot comes
standard with DDR 2100 module. It supports PC2100 and uses SO DIMMs (DDR
SDRAM) driven at 2.5 V, accepting BTO/CTO for your memory requirements. It can
incorporate up to 1.5 GB of main memory
using the following sizes of memory modules:
256 MB (16M×16×8P)
•
512 MB (32M×16×8P)
•
512 MB (32M×16×8P)
•
1024 MB (64Mx16x8P)
•
1024 MB (64Mx16x8P)
•
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1 Hardware Overview
Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
The compu ter accommodates one 2.5-inch HDD with any of the following storage
capacities:
30 GB (9.5 mm thick) ATA100 (4,200rpm)
•
40 GB (9.5 mm thick) ATA100 (4,200rpm)
•
60 GB (9.5 mm thick) ATA100 (4,200rpm)
•
80 GB (9.5 mm thick) ATA100 (4,200rpm)
•
40 GB (9.5 mm thick) ATA100 (5,400rpm)
•
60 GB (9.5 mm thick) ATA100 (5,400rpm)
•
80 GB (9.5 mm thick) ATA100 (5,400rpm)
•
ODD bay
The ODD Bay can accommodate a DVD-R/RW drive, DVD+R/RW,DVD super Multi
drives.
1.1 Features
Display
The LCD displays available come in the following three sizes:
14.1” XGA-TFT/15” SXGA+ -TFT color display, resolution 1024×768,
16M/1400×1050,26M colors
Keyboard
The keyboard has 27 kinds countries key.
Batteries
The computer has a removable 8 Cell or 12 Cell Lithium Ion battery pack and an internal
RTC battery (rechargeable).
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports
The computer has two USB 1.1/2.0 ports, third one is BTO to daisy-chain a maximum of
127 USB devices. The serial data transfer rate is 480 Mbps or 12 Mbps and 1.5 Mbps
These ports support PnP installation and hot plugging.
External monitor port
A 15-pin external monitor port is provided, through which the computer automatically
recognizes an external VESA DDC 2B compatible monitor.
PC Card slot
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1.1 Features
A PC Card slot is provided to hold PC Card Standard Type II (5.0 mm) card, capable of
using a variety of PC Cards including 16-bit Multiple Function PC Cards and CardBus
cards.
PC card HDD boot does Not be supported.
SD/MS Card
This slot is BTO/CTO for your memory card requirements to provide memory card read
on your computer
Toshiba Pointing Device
Toshiba Pointing Device has one kind of input devices TouchPad.
1 Hardware Overview
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Sound system
The ALC250 integrated audio controller supports multimedia. The sound system
contains the following:
Stereo speakers
•
Headphone jack
•
External microphone jack
•
LAN
The internal LAN board supports 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX, enabling connection to
a LAN at up to 100 Mbps. It also supports Wake-up On LAN From S3 PXE boot support.
The LAN board has the RJ45 jack to directly accommodate a LAN cable.
Wireless LAN
The internal Mini PCI Card slot supports IEEE802.11a/g(13ch)/ IEEE802.11g(13ch)
card. The Antenna is integrated in the system unit.
Internal Modem
1.1 Features
The computer contains a MDC, enabling data and fax communication. It supports ITUTV.90/92(America, Canada) The transfer rates are 56 Kbps for data reception, 33.6 Kbps
for data transmission, and 14,400 bps for fax transmission. Note, however, that the actual
speed depends on the line quality. The RJ11 modem jack is used to accommodate a
telephone line.
IEEE 1394(optional)
The IEEE 1394 is optional integrated device. to supported IEEE 1394 ports ,The serial
data transfer rate is 400 Mbps, These port support hot plugging.
Parallel Port(optional)
The Parallel Port is optional integrated device. to supported connect a printer or
another parallel device. The port is IEEE-1284 compliant and supports Extended
Capabilities Port (ECP).
Fast Serial InfraRed (FIR) communications port(optional)
The FIR Port is optional integrated device. It provided an IrDA 1.1 compatible FIR port ,
enabling wireless communication at a high speed of 1.15 or 4 Mbps.
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1.1 Features
Figures 1-1 and 1-2 show the computer and its system unit configuration, respectively.
1 Hardware Overview
Figure 1- 1 Parts description placement
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1-6
1 Hardware Overview
1.1 Features
Figure 1- 2 The computer Block diagram
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A
r
r
1 Hardware Overview
1-7
Cooling
Modul
e
C Adapte
MINI PCI
CPU
CRT
Expansion
Memory
SD/MS
Card
PC Card
Slot
Speaker
Left
Speaker
Right
Head
Phone
Ext.
MIC
LCD/FL
Inverte
System
IEEE 1394
Touch PAD
RJ-45
RJ-11
Keyboard
DVD-ROM
IN
HDD
T
LAN
LPT
Wireless
Lan
Mai
n
Battery
RTC
Battery
Figure 1- 3 System Board configuration
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1 Hardware Overview 1.2 System Unit Block Diagram
1.2 System Unit Components
Figure 1-4 is a block diagram of the system unit.
LAN
Cont.
RTL8100CL
Main CLKGeneral.
(ICS951402)
CPUVID
3.3v,PCI_Interface,33MHz
Mini
PCI Slot
802.11b /g
Combo
(Wireless LAN)
LM2729
Cardbus
Controller
PCI1410
PCI1620
LVDS
CRT
LCD 14"or
1394
TSB43AB21
DC
S-Video
ADM 1032
(Thermal Sensor)
PC 2100DRAM
266MHz
On Board
Memory
256/512
Expansion
Memory
256/512/1024
CPU :Intel
2.5..,3.73 GHz
Micro FC.PGA2
mPGA 478
ATiRS250M
North Bridge
A_Link
SM
Bus
Cont.
Mobile
P4 Portable
PSB 400/533MHz
Flash
ROM
CD-ROM
DVD-ROM
DVD+RW
DVD SuperMulti
Stick PointK/B
Int-HDD
30-80GB
9.5mm
EC/KBC
(LPC 47N249)
KPA AC
1269A
Internal LPC
South Bridge
IXP 150
IDE
Cont.
PCI-PC
Bridge
AC97
USB
Cont.
(02)
EEPROM
AC
USB P0
USB P1
USB P2
RJ45
I2C
MDC
Modem
CODEC
ALC 250
Antena
PCMCIA
RJ11
Main Battery
E2PROM
AMP
TPA 6011
SD/MS
1394
CNNx1
Mic
Speakerx2
HP
USB
USB
USB
Figure 1- 4 System unit block diagram
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1.2 System Unit Block Diagram 1 Hardware Overview
The system unit of the computer consists of the following components:
Processor: Intel Portability P4 and Celeron
P4(Prescott)
•
Core speed: 2.8,3.06,3.2,3.46,3.6 GHz
−
System bus: 533 MHz
−
Core operating at 1.484 V (1.4/1.5GHz)
−
On-die level 2 cache 1 MB
−
Advanced Power Management features including Enhanced
−
Intel ® SpeedStep ® technology
P4(Northwood)
•
Core speed: 2.66,2.8,3.06,3.2 GHz
−
System bus: 533 MHz
−
Core operating at 1.484 V (1.4/1.5GHz)
−
On-die level 2 cache 512 KB
−
Advanced Power Management features including Enhanced
−
Intel ® SpeedStep ® technology
Celeron(Prescott)
•
Memory
Core speed: 2.53,2.66,2.8,2.93,3.06,3.2 GHz
−
System bus: 533 MHz
−
Core operating at 1.484 V (1.4/1.5GHz)
−
On-die level 2 cache 256 KB
−
Celeron(Northwood)
•
Core speed: 2.5,2.6,2.7,2.8 GHz
−
System bus: 400 MHz
−
Core operating at 1.484 V (1.4/1.5GHz)
−
On-die level 2 cache 128 KB
−
one BTO/CTO-capable expansion memory slot is provided, They can hold
256/512/1024MB expansion memory modules available as options to grow up to 2 GB.
A single LPC 47N249 chip is used to serve as KBC/ EC and Super IO.
KBC
•
Scan controller function
−
Interface controller function
−
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EC
•
Power supply sequence control
−
Overheat shutdown support
−
LED control
−
Beep control
−
Device ON/OFF
−
Cooling fan speed control
−
Universal I/O port
−
Battery capacity check
−
Flash memory reprogramming function
−
EC access interface
−
I2C communication control
−
PROM
−
Storing records of battery use
Battery E
•
2
24C02 equivalent (128 words x 16 bits, I2C interface) integrated in the battery pack
Clock Generator
ICS951402
•
Modem Controller
Built-in MDC card with askey
•
Functions of the modem controller:
•
LAN controller
Generating the clock signal required for the system
−
Digital signal conductor protection
−
Ring wake-up support
−
Communication codes supported:
−
For data communication:
V.90(China)/V9.2 data rates: 28kbps/56kbps
V.34 Extended rates: 33.6K/2400/V.32 turbo, V.32bits,and fallbacks
For fax:
V.34,V.17,V.29 V.27 and V.21 Channal 2
V.253 Class 1 fax
-
AC97 interface
REALTEK RTL8100CL
•
Wake-up On LAN support from S3
−
PXE boot support
−
100BASE-TX support
−
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Wireless LAN controller
Support following 2 kinds of mini PCI wireless LAN cards.
•
IEEE 802.11g(Askey)
−
IEEE 802.11a/g(Askey)
−
−
Transfer Rate
•
IEEE 802.11g: max54Mbits/s
−
Frequency Channel
•
IEEE802.11g: 2.4GHz
−
Super I/O
LPC 47N249
•
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1 Hardware Overview 1.3 2.5-inch HDD
1.3 2.5-inch HDD
The computer contains an extremely low-profile and lightweight, high-performance HDD.
The HDD incorporates a 2.5-inch magnetic disk and mini-Winchester type magnetic heads.
Storage capacities supported are 30, 40,60,80 GB.
The HDD interface is Enhanced IDE, ATA100 (for 30/40/60/80 GB).
The HDD is shown in Figure 1-4 and its specifications are listed in Table 1-1.
Figure 1- 5 2.5-inch HDD
Table 1- 1 2.5-inch HDD specifications
Specifications
Item
Formatted
capacity (GB)
User data
sectors
Bytes/sector 512 512 512 512
Rotational speed
(RPM)
Toshiba HGST Toshiba Toshiba
MK4025
GAS
40.0007GB 40.0007GB 40.0007GB
78,140,160 78,140,160 78,140,160 58,605,120
4200rpm 4200rpm 4200rpm 4200rpm
IC25N040A
TMR04
MK4021GAS MK40245G
AS
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1.5 DVD-ROM Drive 1 Hardware Overview
1.4 DVD-ROM Drive
The DVD-ROM drive accepts 12-cm (4.72-inch) and 8-cm (3.15-inch) discs. The drive
provides high-speed data transfer, playing back a DVD at up to 8x speed and reading up to
10,820 Kbytes per second from DVD-ROM and 3,600 Kbytes per second from CD-ROM.
The DVD-ROM drive is shown in Figure 1-5 and its specifications are listed in Table 1-2.
Figure 1- 6 DVD-ROM drive
Table 1- 2 DVD-ROM drive specifications
Item SD-C2612-10E
Data transfer rate (Mbytes/s) 33.3 (U-DMA transfer mode 2)
Access time (ms)
Average random access (ms)
Average full stroke access (ms)
Rotational speed (RPM) 5100 Max
Data buffer size (Kbytes) 192
Formats supported DVD-R/W, DVD-R (Read),DVD-RAM
100ms
CD-ROM, CD-R,
CD-R (Write), CD-RW (Write)
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1 Hardware Overview 1.7 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive
1.5 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive
The CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive accepts 12-cm (4.72-inch) and 8-cm (3.15-inch) discs. At
maximum, the drive can play back a DVD at 8x speed, read CD-ROM at 24x speed, and
write CD-R at 24x speed and CD-RW at 10x speed.
The specifications of the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive are listed in Table 1-3.