Toshiba Personal Computer TECRA A9,S5,P5, Satellite Pro S200Maintenance Manual
First edition April 2007
Disclaimer
The information presented in this manual has been reviewed and validated for accuracy. The
included set of instructions and descriptions are accurate for the TECRA A9,S5,P5 ,Satellite
Pro S200 at the time of this manual's production. However, succeeding computers and
manuals are subject to change without notice. Therefore, Toshiba assumes no liability for
damages incurred directly or indirectly from errors, omissions, or discrepancies between any
succeeding product and this manual.
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Windows and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Photo CD is a trademark of Eastman Kodak.
Sonic RecordNow! is a registered trademark of Sonic Solutions.
Bluetooth is a trademark owned by its proprietor and used by TOSHIBA under license.
i.LINK is trademark and registered trademark of Sony Corporation.
InterVideo and WinDVD are registered trademarks of InterVideo Inc. WinDVD Creator is
trademark of InterVideo Inc.
Other trademarks and registered trademarks not listed above may be used in this manual.
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Preface
This maintenance manual describes how to perform hardware service maintenance for the
Toshiba Personal Computer TECRA A9,S5,P5,Satellite Pro S200.
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 or RTC 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 TECRA A9,S5,P5, Satellite Pro
S200 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
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Conventions
This manual uses the following formats to describe, identify, and highlight terms and
operating procedures.
Acronyms
On the first appearance and whenever necessary for clarification acronyms are enclosed in
parentheses following their definition. For example:
Read Only Memory (ROM)
Keys
Keys are used in the text to describe many operations. The key top symbol as it appears on
the keyboard is printed in boldface type.
Key operation
Some operations require you to simultaneously use two or more keys. We identify such
operations by the key top symbols separated by a plus (+) sign. For example, Ctrl + Pause (Break) means you must hold down Ctrl and at the same time press Pause (Break). If
three keys are used, hold down the first two and at the same time press the third.
User input
Text that you are instructed to type in is shown in the boldface type below:
DISKCOPY A: B:
The display
Text generated by the computer 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 Block Diagram ...................................................................................... 1-8
1.3 3.5-inch Floppy Disk Drive (USB External) ........................................................... 1-14
1.4 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive......................................................................................... 1-15
The Toshiba TECRA A9(S5,P5,Satellite Pro S200) Personal Computer uses extensive Large
Scale Integration (LSI), and Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS)
technology extensively to provide compact size, minimum weight, low power usage and high
reliability. This computer incorporates the following features.
There some models and options. Refer to the Parts List for the configuration of each model
and options.
Microprocessor
The TECRA A9(S5,P5,Satellite Pro S200) computer is equipped with an Intel® CoreTM 2
Duo Processor . These processors incorporate a math co-processor, a 2MB or 4MB L2
cache memory.
The PC comes in with one of the following speeds:
In the case of Processor which built in 4MB L2 cache memory
1.80GHz (T7100)
In the case of Processor which built in 2MB L2 cache memory
These processors operate at 800MHz bus clock.
Chipset
The TECRA A9(S5,P5,Satellite Pro S200) is Equipped with Intel 965GM/GML
(Crestline-GM) as North Bridge, Intel ICH8M as South Bridge and PCI7412 as Card
Controller.
VGA Controller
As for a TECRA A9 or P5 or Satellite Pro S200 , the internal graphics controller in North
Bridge is used.(PTS52*)
As for a TECRA S5 or P5, the graphics controller is nVIDIA G8M-SE or GS.(PTS53*)
Memory
The computer comes with two DDR2 SO-DIMM slots. Two memory modules of ,
512MB, 1GB (1,024MB) or 2GB (2,048MB) can be installed.
The computer has a 2.5-inch SATA HDD. The following capacities are available.
•
/80/100/120/160 GB
USB FDD
A 3.5-inch USB FDD accommodates 2HD (1.44MB) or 2DD (720KB) disks.
Optical Drive
A CD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive or DVD Super Multi drive (double
layer) can be installed.
Display
The PC comes in with one of the following two types:
•
15.4” WXGA-TFT color display, resolution 1,280×800
•
15.4” WXGA+TFT color display, resolution 1,680×1050
A video controller and a 128MB VRAM enables an external monitor to display 16M
colors at a resolution of 1,280×800 pixels or 1,680×1050 pixels.
Keyboard
An-easy-to-use 85(US)/87(UK)-key keyboard provides a numeric keypad overlay for fast
numeric data entry or for cursor and page control. The keyboard also includes two keys
that have special functions in Microsoft
®
Windows® Vista. It supports software that uses
a 101- or 102-key enhanced keyboard.
TOSHIBA Dual Pointing Device
The TOSHIBA Dual Pointing Device consists of Touch Pad and AccuPoint. The touch
pad and control buttons enable control of the on-screen pointer and scrolling of windows.
The pointer control stick and AccuPoint enables convenient control of the cursor.
Batteries
The computer has two batteries: a rechargeable Lithium-Ion main battery pack and RTC
battery (that backs up the Real Time Clock and CMOS memory).
Three USB ports are provided. The ports comply with the USB2.0 standard, which
enables data transfer speeds 40 times faster than USB1.1 standard. USB1.1 is also
supported.
IEEE 1394 port
The computer comes with one IEEE 1394 port. It enables high-speed data transfer
directly from external devices such as digital video cameras.
Serial port
The serial port enables connection of serial devices such as an external modem, serial
mouse or serial printer.
External monitor (RGB) port
The port enables connection of an external monitor, which is recognized automatically by
Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) Display Data Channel (DDC) 2B
compatible functions.
PC card slot
A PC card slot are provided. The PC card slot (PCMCIA) accommodates one Type II
card or Express Slot(Choose only one) .
Bridge Media slot
One SD memory card/ SDIO card/Memory stick (PRO)/xD picture card/MultiMedia card
slot. Data can be read and written by inserting each media to the slot.
Fingerprint sensor
The computer is equipped with a fingerprint sensor and fingerprint authentication utility.
They enable only person who has registered his/her fingerprint to use the computer.
The computer contains a MDC, enabling data and fax communication. It supports ITU-T
V.90 (V.92). The transfer rates are 56 Kbps for data reception, 33.6 Kbps for data
transmission, and 14,400 bps for fax transmission. However, the actual speed depends on
the line quality. The RJ11 modem jack is used to accommodate a telephone line. Both of
V.90 and V.92 are supported only in USA, Canada and Australia. Only V.90 is available
in other regions.
Internal LAN
The computer is equipped with LAN circuits that support Gigabit Ethernet LAN (1000
megabits per second, 1000BASE-T). It also supports Wakeup on LAN (WOL), Magic
Packet and LED.
θ Wireless LAN
The computer is equipped with PCI-Ex MiniCard type wireless LAN board that supports
802.11 a/b/g or 802.11 a/b/g/n in the PCI-Ex MiniCard slot. This function can be switched
on and off by a switch on the computer.
Bluetooth
The computer is equipped with Bluetooth (V2.0+EDR) communications standard enable
wireless connection between electronic devices such as computers and printers. It
supports wireless communication switch.
TOSHIBA Presentation button
This button switches the display between internal display, external display, simultaneous
display and multi-monitor display.
TOSHIBA Assist button
When this button is pressed during power-on, the PC is connected to "Toshiba Assist".
When this button is pressed during power-off, the PC is turned on and connected to
"Toshiba Assist".
The removable 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 supports a 80GB, 120GB or 160GB.
The HDD is shown in figure 1-5. Specifications are listed in Table 1-2.