Toshiba Satellite R20/TECRA M7 Maintenance Manual
First edition June 2006
Disclaimer
This manual has been validated and reviewed for accuracy. The instructions and descriptions
it contains are accurate for the Toshiba Satellite R20/TECRA M7 at the time of this manual's
production. However, succeeding computers and manuals are subject to change without
notice. Toshiba assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly from errors,
omissions or discrepancies between the computer and the manual.
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Machines Corporation.
Intel, Intel SpeedStep, Intel Core, Celeron and Centrino are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Windows and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Photo CD is a trademark of Eastman Kodak.
Bluetooth is a trademark owned by its proprietor and used by TOSHIBA under license.
Memory Stick and i.LINK are trademark and registered trademark of Sony Corporation.
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 Satellite R20/TECRA M7, referred to as Satellite R20/TECRA
M7 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. Be sure to use the PH
Point size “0” and “1” screwdrivers complying with the ISO/DIS 8764-1:1996. 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 Satellite R20/TECRA M7 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 TECRA M7/Sattellite R20 that appears on its display is presented in
the type face below:
Format complete
System transferred
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The Satellite R20/TECRA M7 is an ultra thin and lightweight tablet PC realizing cable-less
environment on a table by wireless function with an Intel® CoreTM Duo/Solo or Intel
®
Celeron® M processor realizing high performance.
There some models and options. Refer to the Parts List for the configuration of each model
and option.
Microprocessor
Microprocessor that is used will be different of the model.
The PC comes in with one of the following speeds:
• Intel® Core
Core
TM
Duo
TM
Duo 1.60GHz (Processor Number : T2050)
1.66GHz (Processor Number : T2300E)
1.66GHz (Processor Number : T2300)
1.73GHz (Processor Number : T2250)
1.83GHz (Processor Number : T2400)
2.00GHz (Processor Number : T2500)
2.16GHz (Processor Number : T2600)
2.33GHz (Processor Number : T2700)
• Intel
Core
®
TM
Core
Solo
TM
Solo 1.66GHz (Processor Number : T1300)
1.83GHz (Processor Number : T1400)
1.86GHz (Processor Number : T1350)
®
• Intel
Celeron® M
Celeron® M1.60GHz (Processor Number : 420)
1.73GHz (Processor Number : 430)
Chipset
Equipped with Intel 945GM or 945PM as North Bridge, Intel ICH7-M as South
Bridge and Texas Instrument PCI7412ZHK as Card Controller.
VGA Controller
An internal Graphics Controller in North Bridge or an nVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M is
used.
Two DDR2 SO-DIMM slots support DDR2 533 or DDR2 667. Memory modules can
be installed to a maximum of 4GB (4,096MB). Memory modules of 256MB, 512MB,
1GB and 2GB sizes are available.
HDD
The computer has a 2.5-inch SATA HDD. The following capacities are available.
•40/60/80/100/120GB
Optical disk drive
DVD-ROM drive, DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive or DVD Super Multi drive (double
layer) can be installed.
USB FDD
A 3.5 inch USB FDD supports 720KB/1.44MB formats.
Display
The display swivels automatically 0/90/180/270 degrees by display driver. LCD and
External monitor can be displayed at the same time.
temperature poly-silicon TFT color display.
External monitor : Supported via an RGB connector.
DVI : Supported by a TOSHIBA Express Port Replicator. (Only in TECRA M7)
Digitizer
A digitizer is installed at the rear of LCD unit. The supplied tablet pen enables pen
computing.
Tablet pen / Reserve pen
The Tablet pen / Reserve pen can be used as a mouse by touching the display softly
with the pen tip. Tablet button on the side of the pen corresponds to the right click of
the mouse. Erase button on the pen tail can be used as an eraser depending on the
application.
Keyboard
The keyboard has 85(US)/87(UK) keys and supports Windows key and Hot key.
The computer has three batteries: a rechargeable Lithium-Ion main battery pack, a
rechargeable Lithium-Ion secondary battery pack (Provided with some models or
option) and an RTC battery (that backs up the Real Time Clock and CMOS memory).
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
Four USB ports are usable. 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.
PC card slot
The PC card slot (PCMCIA) accommodates one 5mm Type II card. (Based on PC
Card Standard, supporting CardBus)
Bridge media slot
The Bridge media slot supports one SD memory card/SDIO card/Memory stick/
Memory stick PRO/xD picture card/MultiMediaCard slot. Data can be read and
written by inserting each media to the slot.
Sound system
The sound system is equipped with the following features:
The following switches and buttons are equipped.
Satellite R20/TECRA M7
- Windows-Security button
- Escape/Rotation button
- Cross Function button
- Wireless communication switch
- Power on switch
Satellite R20
- Internet button
- Mail button
- CD/DVD button
- Play button
- Stop button
- Rewind button
- Fast forward button
TECRA M7
- Presentation button
- Toshiba Assist button
- General 1 button
- General 2 button
Internal Modem
The internal modem is equipped as a modem daughter card (MDC).
The internal modem provides capability for data and fax communication and supports
ITU-T V.90 standard. For data reception it operates at 56Kbps and for data
transmission it operates at 33.6Kbps. For fax transmission, it operates at 14,4Kbps.
The speed of data transfer and fax depends on analog telephone line condition. It has
an RJ11 modem jack for connecting to a telephone line.
LAN
The computer has built-in support for Ethernet LAN (10 megabits per second,
10BASE-T), Fast Ethernet LAN (100 megabits per second, 100BASE-TX) and
Gigabit Ethernet LAN (1000 megabits per second, 1000BASE-T). Some models are
not equipped with a Gigabit Ethernet LAN.
The computer is equipped with PCI Express Mini Card type wireless LAN card that
supports 802.11 b/g or 802.11 a/b/g in the PCI Express MiniCard slot. This function
can be switched on and off by a switch on the computer.
i.LINK (IEEE1394)
This port enables high-speed data transfer directly from external devices such as
digital video cameras.
Docking port
TOSHIBA Express Port Replicator can be connected through docking port on the
bottom.
Bluetooth
The computer is equipped with Bluetooth (V2.0) communications standard that
enables wireless connection between electronic devices such as computers and
printers. It supports wireless communication switch.
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.
Two memory slots capable of accepting DDR2-SDRAM 256MB, 512MB, 1024MB
or 2048MB memory modules for a maximum of 4GB.
• 200-pin Small Outline DIMM
• 1.8V operation
• PC2-4200(DDR2-533)/PC2-5300(DDR2-667) support
BIOS ROM (Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI))
• One STMicro M25PE80 is used.
• 8Mbits of flash memory are used.
– 288KB for System BIOS
– 64KB for VGA BIOS
– 64KB for Finger Print PBA
– 128KB for LAN BIOS
– 24KB for Boot
– 16KB for Parameter Block
– 32KB for Option Log
– Others
• Analog CRT : 360MHz RAMDAC, QXGA (2048×1536) monitor
• DVI : Supported on the dock side
External DVI transmitter (Chrontel-made CH7313) is need
(nVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M)
• VRAM : 128MB
• PCI Express interface
• LCD Interface LVDS 2ch, Supports 1440×900
• Analog CRT : 400MHz RAMDAC, QXGA (2048×1536) monitor
• DVI : Supported on the dock side
Batteries
The main battery is a detachable lithium-ion battery (10.8V, 4700mAh, 6cell), the
secondary battery (Provided with some models or option) is a detachable lithium-ion
battery (10.8V, 4000mAh, 6cell) and the RTC battery is a nickel hydrogen battery
(2.4V-16mAh).
Modem controller
• Askey-made one MDC (Azalia) is used.
• This controller has the following functions:
– One RJ11 port
– V.92 (V.90) 56K Modem/FAX
– Supports Ring Wakeup
LAN controller (Intel-made Vidalia (Gigabit)/Ekron (10/100Mbit))
• This controller has the following functions:
– PCI-Ex connection
– Supports Gigabit Ethernet
– Supports 10/100Mbit Ethernet
– One RJ45 port
– Supports WOL