Toshiba TECRA M4 Maintenance Manual
First edition April 2005
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This manual has been validated and reviewed for accuracy. The instructions and descriptions
it contains are accurate for the Toshiba TECRA M4 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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Preface
This maintenance manual describes how to perform hardware service maintenance for the
Toshiba Personal Computer TECRA M4, referred to as TECRA M4 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 R10 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 Satellite R10 that appears on its display is presented in the type face
below:
Format complete
System transferred
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The TECRA M4 is an ultra thin and lightweight tablet PC realizing cable-less environment
on a table by wireless function with a Intel ® Mobile Pentium ®-M processor realizing high
performance.
Microprocessor
Microprocessor that is used will be different of the model.
¾ Intel ® Mobile Pentium ®-M Processor
1.60GHz (Processor Number ; 730)
1.73GHz (Processor Number ; 740)
1.86GHz (Processor Number ; 750)
2.00GHz (Processor Number ; 760)
2.13GHz (Processor Number ; 770)
PPV: 0.748 to 1.308
Equipped with Intel 915PM as North Bridge, Intel ICH6-M as South Bridge and
Texas Instrument PCI7411ZHK as Card Controller.
GPU Controller
Equipped with a nVIDIA MEP43L with 64MB/128MB.
Memory
Two DDR2 SO-DIMM slots support DDR2 400 or DDR2 533. Memory modules can
be installed to a maximum of 2GB (2,048MB). Memory modules of 256MB, 512MB
and 1GB sizes are available.
HDD
Single SATA 40/60/80/100GB internal drive. 2.5-inch x 9.5mm height
temperature poly-silicon TFT color display.
External monitor Supported via an RGB connector
Video-out Supported via an S-Video connector
Digitizer
Digitizer is installed at the rear of LCD unit. The supplied tablet pen enables pen
computing.
Tablet pen / Reserve pen
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
Keyboard has 85(US)/86(UK)-key with a pointing stick (AccuPoint) and supports
Windows key and Hot key.
Touch pad
Touch pad is installed as a pointing device.
Batteries
The computer has two batteries: a rechargeable Lithium-Ion main battery pack and an
RTC battery (that backs up the Real Time Clock and CMOS memory).
Three 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)
SD card slot
A SD Card Slot can accommodate Secure Digital flash memory cards with various
capacities. Supporting memory card and I/O card.
Sound system
The sound system is equipped with the following features:
- Built-in stereo speakers
- Built-in monaural microphone
- Stereo Headphone jack (3.5mm mini headphone jack)
- External microphone jack (3.5mm mini microphone jack)
Switch/Button
Windows Security tablet button, ESC/Rotation button, Cross Function button,
Toshiba Application button and Wireless communication switch are available.
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 internal LAN supports 10/100Mbit or Gigabit Ethernet.
Wireless LAN Card can be equipped with mini-PCI slot. Based on IEEE802.11b/g,
a/b/g with 2.45GHz/5.0GHz Dual-band antenna.
i.LINK (IEEE1394)
This port enables high-speed data transfer directly from external devices such as
digital video cameras.
Docking port
Advanced Port Replicator III and Tablet Multi Dock II can be connected through
docking port on the bottom.
Infrared port
The infrared port is compatible with Fast infrared (FIR) standards enabling wireless
4 Mbps, 1.152 Mbps, 115.2 kbps, 57.6 kbps, 38.4 kbps, 19.2 kbps or 9.6 kbps data
transfer with Infrared Data Association (IrDA) 1.1 compatible external devices.
Bluetooth
The computer is equipped with Bluetooth (V1.2) communications standard that
enables wireless connection between electronic devices such as computers and
printers.It supports wireless communication switch.
DVD-ROM(Single-L) MAX 8x(CAV) [MAX 10816KB/s]
DVD-ROM(Double-L) MAX 6x(CAV) [MAX 8112KB/s]
DVD-R/-RW MAX 4x(CAV) [MAX 5408KB/s]
DVD+R/+RW MAX 4x(CAV) [MAX 5408KB/s]
DVD-RAM(Ver2.1) MAX 2x(ZCLV) [MAX 2704KB/s]
CD(Mode1) MAX 24x(CAV) [MAX 3600KB/s]
CD(Mode2) MAX 24x(CAV) [MAX 4104KB/s]
CD-DA(Mode1) MAX 10x(CLV) [MAX 1500KB/s]
CD-DA(Mode2) MAX 10x(CLV) [MAX 1710KB/s]
DVD-ROM MAX 8x(CAV) [MAX 4594KB/s]
DVD-VIDEO MAX 4x(CAV) [MAX 2297KB/s]
DVD-R/RW MAX 8x(CAV) [MAX 4594KB/s]
Read
ATAPI interface
(MB/s)
CD-ROM 120 (Random)
DVD-ROM 130 (Random)
CD
DVD
DVD-RAM(4.7GB) MAX 5x(CAV) [MAX 3246KB/s]
DVD-RAM(2.6GB) MAX 2.5x(CAV) [MAX 1626KB/s]
CD(Mode1) MAX 24x(CAV) [MAX 5137KB/s]
CD(Mode2) MAX 20x(CAV) [MAX 4280KB/s]
CD-RW MAX 24x(CLV) [MAX 5137KB/s]