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Toshiba Personal Computer PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual TOSHIBA CORPORATION File Number 960-504...
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The information presented in this manual has been reviewed and validated for accuracy. The included set of instructions and descriptions are accurate for the PORTEGE M300 at the time of this manual's production. However, succeeding computers and manuals are subject to change without notice.
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“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.
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The manual is divided into the following parts: Chapter 1 Hardware Overview describes the PORTEGE M300 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.
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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 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Touch pad Troubleshooting ..................2-41 Display Troubleshooting..................2-42 2.10 Optical drive Troubleshooting ................. 2-45 2.11 Modem Troubleshooting..................2-46 2.12 LAN Troubleshooting....................2-48 2.13 Wireless LAN Troubleshooting................2-49 2.14 Bluetooth Troubleshooting ..................2-52 2.15 Sound Troubleshooting.................... 2-55 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Wireless LAN Test Program (Intel-made b)............3-59 3.27 Wireless LAN Test Program (Intel-made b/g)............3-61 3.28 Wireless LAN Test Program (Intel-made a/b/g)............3-65 3.29 Wireless LAN Test Program (Askey-made)............3-70 3.30 LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program ..........3-74 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
• Intel Celeron-M ULV Processor 900MHz (Processor Number ; 353) Chipset The PORTEGE M300 is equipped with Intel 855GME (Montara-GM+) as North Bridge, Intel ICH4-M as South Bridge and Texas Instrument PCI7421 as Card Controller. Memory One 256MB memory is mounted on the system board. One DDR SO-DIMM slots is available for installation of DDR333 (PC2700) compatible 256, 512MB and 1GB memory module.
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• i.LINK (IEEE1394) [Not supported when docking with PORTEGE M300] Button & Switch TOSHIBA Assist Button and TOSHIBA Presentation Button are available. Also wireless communication switch can turn on/off the power of bluetooth and wireless LAN function. 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).
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The infrared port is compatible with Fast Infrared (FIR) standards enabling 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. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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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) PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
1.1 Features 1 Hardware Overview The front of the computer is shown in Figure 1-1. Figure 1-1 Front of the computer PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
1 Hardware Overview 1.1 Features The system unit configuration is shown in Figure 1-2. Figure 1-2 System unit configuration PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
1.2 System Unit Block Diagram 1 Hardware Overview System Unit Block Diagram Figure 1-3 is a block diagram of the system unit. Figure 1-3 System unit block diagram PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Picture Card Controller • IEEE1394a Controller 2 port • BGA Package Firmware Hub (FWH) One 4Mbit FWH (STMicro M50FW040N5G) is used. Sound Controller AC-Link (South Bridge), STAC9750 (Sound Codec) and AN12941A-VF (Audio Amp) are used. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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2.4GHz DSSS/OFDM, 5.0GHz OFDM wireless LAN card is equipped. Conformity with IEEE 802.11b, b/g or a/b/g. Theoretical transfer speed is maximum of 54Mbps (with 802.11a, 802.11g), 11Mbps (with 802.11b) and 108Mbps (with Turbo Mode of Atheros module type). Supports 128bit WEP. 1-10 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
1.4 Hard Disk Drive Hard Disk Drive A 30GB/40GB/60GB/80GB/100GB 2.5-inch HDD is supported. The HDD is shown in Figure 1-5 and the specification is shown in Table 1-2 and Table 1-3. Figure 1-5 HDD 1-12 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
4,200 Data transfer speed (Mbits/s) Interface transfer rate 100 (Ultra DMA mode) (MB/s) Storage density (Kbpi) 96.6 Track density (Ktpi) Average random seek time (read) (ms) Average random seek time (write) (ms) Power-on-to-ready (sec) 1-14 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Data transfer speed (Mbits/s) Interface transfer rate 100 (Ultra DMA mode) (MB/s) 764 (MAX) Storage density (Kbpi) 113.2 Track density (Ktpi) Average random seek time (read) (ms) Average random seek time (write) (ms) Power-on-to-ready (sec) PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 1-15...
Figure 1-7 DVD Super Multi drive Table 1-6 DVD Super Multi drive outline dimensions Parameter Standard value MATSUSHITA MATSUSHITA Maker (G8CC00026110) (G8CC00026112) Width (mm) Outline dimensions Height (mm) 9.5 (excluding projections) Depth (mm) 129.0 Mass (g) 145±10 1-18 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
A keyboard which consists of 85/86-key is mounted on the system unit. The keyboard is connected to the system board and controlled by the keyboard controller Figure 1-8 is a view of the keyboard. See Appendix E about a layout of the keyboard. Figure 1-8 keyboard PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 1-21...
6. Provides more accurate detection of a low battery. 7. Calculates the remaining battery capacity. 8. Controls the transmission of the status signal of the main battery. The power supply output rating is specified in Table 1-10. 1-24 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
The removable main battery pack is the computer’s main power source when the AC adaptor is not attached. The main battery maintains the state of the computer when the computer enters in standby mode. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 1-27...
When turning off the power in being charged fully, the preservation time is as following Table 1-13. Table 1-13 Data preservation time Condition preservation time 4700mAh About 5 days Standby mode 8800mAh About 9 days 4700mAh About 40 days Power off 8800mAh About 80 days 1-28 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Table 1-14 lists the charging time and data preservation period of the RTC battery. Table 1-14 RTC battery charging time Condition Time Power ON (Lights Power LED) About 8 hours Data preservation tome (Full-charged) About 30 days PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 1-29...
G71C0001A31 G71C0002S31 G71C00049210 G71C0004A210 [Option] Power Input voltage 100V to 240V Input frequency 50Hz/60Hz Input voltage 0.6A to1.1A 1.5A or less Output voltage DC 15V Output current 0A to 3.0A 0A to 4.0A 5.0A 1-30 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Table 2-2 DC IN icon .....................2-8 Table 2-3 Error code .....................2-10 Table 2-4 Debug port error status .................2-22 Table 2-5 FDD error code and status................2-32 Table 2-6 Hard disk drive error code and status ............2-37 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
1. Phillips screwdrivers (For replacement procedures) 2. Implements for debugging port check • Toshiba MS-DOS system FD • RS-232C cross cable • Test board with debug port test cable • PC for displaying debug port test result PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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There are following two types of connections in the figure of board and module connection in and after 2.3 Power Supply Troubleshooting. (1) Cable connection is described in the figure as line. (2) Pin connection is described in the figure as arrow. <e.g> Connection of modem PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Before going through the flowchart steps, verify the following: Ask him or her to enter the password if a password is registered. Verify with the customer that Toshiba Windows is installed on the hard disk. Non- Windows operating systems can cause the computer to malfunction.
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11. If an error is detected on the Bluetooth test (in LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 test disk), perform the Bluetooth Troubleshooting Procedures in Section 2.14. 12. If an error is detected on the sound test (in Sound test disk), perform the Sound Troubleshooting Procedures in Section 2.15. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
The battery level is low while the system power is ON. (even intervals) Blinks orange once The system is driven by only a battery and the battery level (at being switched on) is low. Doesn’t light Any condition other than those above. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Check 2 If the DC IN icon does not light, go to Procedure 3. Check 3 If the battery icon does not light orange or green, go to Procedure 4. NOTE: Use a supplied AC adapter G71C0001A310, G71C0002S310, G71C0004A210 or G71C00049210 (Option). PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
On for a half second Interval between data bits Off for a half second The error code begins with the least significant digit. Example: Error code = 12h (Error codes are given in hexadecimal format.) Start PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Error code Where Error occurs DC Power (AC Adapter) Main battery Second battery S3V output 1R5-C1V output 1R5-C1V output PPV output PTV output E5V output E3V output PPV output 1R35-P1V output 1R25-P1V output 2R5-B2V output 2-10 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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S3V output ; (When Power OFF = S3V, When Power ON = E3V) Error code Meaning S3V voltage is 2.81 V or less when the computer is powered on/off. S3V voltage is 2.81 V or less at power on when the charging is off. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-11...
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PTV voltage is 0.68 V or less when the computer is booting up. PTV voltage is 0.68 V or over when the computer is powered off. PTV voltage is 0.68 V or less when the computer is suspended. 2-12 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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1R35-P1V voltage is 0.68 V or less when the computer is booting up. 1R35-P1V voltage is 0.68 V or over when the computer is powered off. 1R35-P1V voltage is 0.68 V or less when the computer is suspended. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-13...
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Connect a new AC adapter and AC power cord. If the problem still occurs, go to Procedure 5. Check 3 In the case of error code 21h: Go to Procedure 3. Check 4 For any other errors, go to Procedure 5. 2-14 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
• If the battery icon does not light, go to Check 4. Check 4 Make sure the battery pack is installed in the computer correctly. If the battery is properly installed and the battery icon still does not light, go to Procedure 4. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-15...
If the battery pack is still not charged, go to Check 5. Check 5 Replace the battery pack with a new one. If the battery pack is still not charged, go to Procedure 5. 2-16 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Battery pack may be faulty. Replace it with a new one. If the problem still occurs, perform Check 2. Check 2 System board may be faulty. Replace the system board with a new one. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-17...
Procedure 1 and continuing with the other procedures as required. Procedure 1: Message Check Procedure 2: Debugging port Check on Boot Mode Procedure 3: Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check Procedure 4: Replacement Check 2-18 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Go to Procedure 3. WARNING: RESUME FAILURE. PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE. If any other error message is displayed, perform Check 3. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-19...
Chapter 4. 2. Connect the debug port test cable and RS-232C cross-cable to the test board. 3. Connect the RS-232C cross-cable to the PC that displays the results. 4. Boot the computer in MS-DOS mode. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-21...
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BIOS signature check F007h BIOS rewrite process Transition to System BIOS IRT BIOS rewrite Initialization of H/W of unique function for each model Initialization of I/O space for GPIO Permission of BIOS writing Serial interrupt control 2-22 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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F101h DRAM type & check size Only when cold booting Checking DRAM size If DRAM size is "0", the program halt Stack field test of SM-RAM Program halt when it’s not used as stack PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-23...
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Copying ROM/RAM of system BIOS (Program halt when error) Resume error process Return CPU clock in low Prohibition of all SMI Resume status Clear Return to ROM Forwards the area of C0000h to EFFFFh to PCI 2-24 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Reading of EC version Update of flash ROM type Judging of destination (Japan or except Japan) based on DMI data CMOS default setting check (Default set if Bad battery, Bad checksum (ROM, CMOS) detected. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-25...
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Making of work for automatic configuration Configuration Saving of VGA configuration result F10Bh Task generation for waiting PCI_CONFIGURATION completion Set of permission/prohibition of Initialization of H/W needed after PCI IEEE1394 configuration Output code generation 2-26 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Saving of value in 40:00h (for SIO saving/restoring) Setting of font address for resume password Setting of repeat parameter for USB KB Acquisition of keys pressed during IRT Storing of T_SHADOW_RAM_SIZE Update of system resource before boot PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-27...
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PCI device configuration space close Cache control CPU process Update of parameter block A Specify CPU clock in SETUP Waiting for HDD motor-off which id disabled PRE_BOOT_SETUP process Clear of PWRBTN_STS Set Power Button to Enable F11Fh FFFFh 2-28 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Hard Disk test Real Timer test NDP test Expansion test CD-ROM/DVD-ROM test Only One test Wireless LAN test LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 test Sound test If an error is detected during these tests, go to Procedure 4. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-29...
If connectors are properly plugged, but there is still a problem, go to Check 2. Check 2 The system board may be damaged. Replace the system board with a new one following the steps described in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. 2-30 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Procedure 2. Detailed operation is given in Chapter 3, Tests and Diagnostics. If the test program cannot be executed on the computer, go to Procedure 3. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-31...
“write enable”. If any other message appears, perform Check 2. Write protected Check 2 Make sure the floppy disk is formatted correctly. If it is, go to Procedure 3. 2-32 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
USB FDD may be faulty. Replace it with a new one. If the problem still occurs, perform Check 3. Check 3 System board may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the steps in Chapter 4 Replacement Procedures. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-33...
For the backup, refer to the User’s Manual. Procedure 1 Partition Check Insert the Toshiba MS-DOS system disk and start the computer. Perform the following checks: Input C: and press Enter. If you cannot change to drive C, go to Check 2. If you Check 1 can change to drive C, go to Procedure 2.
Connection between HDD and the system board may be defective (Refer to the steps described in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures for disassembling.). Insert HDD to the connector firmly. If it is (or they are) firmly connected, go to Procedure 3. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-35...
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Using the Diagnostic Disk, format HDD with a format option (physical format). If HDD is formatted, set the HDD partition using MS-DOS FDISK command. If you cannot format HDD using the Tests and Diagnostic program, go to Procedure 4. 2-36 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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HDD - ECC RECOVER ENABLE HDD - DRIVE NOT READY HDD - WRITE FAULT HDD - STATUS ERROR HDD - BAD SECTOR HDD - ACCESS TIME ERROR HDD - NO HDD HDD - DMA CRC ERROR PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-37...
Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures and check the operation. If the problem still occurs, perform Check 4. Check 4 System board may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. 2-38 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
ONE TEST) in the Diagnostic Program. Refer to Chapter 3, Tests and Diagnostics, for more information on how to perform the test program. If an error occurs, go to Procedure 2. If an error does not occur, keyboard is functioning properly. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-39...
Keyboard may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. If the problem still occurs, perform Check 3. Check 3 System board may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. 2-40 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. If the problem still occurs, perform Check 3. Check 3 System board may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-41...
Insert the Diagnostics disk in the USB FDD, turn on the computer and run the test. Refer to Chapter 3, Tests and Diagnostics for details. If an error is detected, go to Procedure 3. 2-42 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
THese cables may be disconnected from system board or FL inverter. Disassemble the computer following the steps described in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. If the connection is loose, reconnect firmly and restart the computer. If the problem still occurs, go to Procedure 4. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-43...
Chapter 4, Replacement Procedure and test the display again. If the problem still occurs, perform Check 5. Check 5 System board may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedure. 2-44 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Optical drive may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the steps in Chapter 4. If the problem still occurs, perform Check 3. Check 3 System board may be faulty. Replace it with new one following the instructions in Chapter 4. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-45...
Disassemble the computer following the steps described in Chapter 4 and perform the following checks: Check 1 Make sure the following connections are firmly connected. If any connector is disconnected, connect it firmly and return to Procedure 1. If the problem still occurs, perform Check 2. 2-46 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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MDC harness may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4. If the problem still occurs, perform Check 5. Check 5 System board may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the instruction in Chapter 4. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-47...
LAN harness may be faulty. Replace it with a new one. If the problem still occurs, perform Check 5. Check 5 System board may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the instruction in Chapter 4. 2-48 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
LAN. Perform the test following the instructions described in Chapter 3. If the computer passes the test, the function is correctly working. If the computer does not pass the test, perform Procedure 2. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-49...
LAN card. If wireless LAN antenna cables are not connected properly, connect them firmly and perform Procedure 1. If the problem still occurs, go to the procedure 3. 2-50 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. If the problem still occurs, perform Check 3. Check3 System board may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-51...
Bluetooth. You will need a second computer that can communicate by Bluetooth. Perform the test following the instructions described in Chapter 3. If the computer passes the test, the function is correctly working. If the computer does not pass the test, perform Procedure 2. 2-52 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Make sure that Bluetooth antenna cables is firmly connected to the connectors on Bluetooth module. If Bluetooth antenna cable is not connected properly, connect them firmly and perform Procedure 1. If the problem still occurs, go to the procedure 3. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-53...
Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. If the problem still occurs, perform Check 3. Check3 System board may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. 2-54 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Connector Check The connection of sound system is shown in the following figure. As the connection may be defective, disassemble the PC and check each connection. If the problem still occurs, go to Procedure 3. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 2-55...
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Speaker may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the steps in Chapter 4. If the problem still occurs, perform Check 5. Check 5 System board may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4. 2-56 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Error Code and Error Status Names ................ 3-35 3.19 Hard Disk Test Detail Status ................... 3-38 3.20 Only One Test ......................3-40 3.20.1 Program Description ................3-40 3.20.2 Operations ..................3-40 3.21 Head Cleaning......................3-48 3.21.1 Function Description ................3-48 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-iii...
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Sound (Standard) test ................. 3-88 3.31.2 Sound (Legacy) test................3-90 3.31.3 CD Sound (Standard) test..............3-91 3.31.4 CD Sound (Legacy) test ..............3-93 3.32 SETUP ........................3-94 3.32.1 Function Description ................3-94 3.32.2 Accessing the SETUP Program............3-96 3-iv PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Hard disk controller status register contents..........3-38 Table 3-4 Error register contents.................. 3-39 Table 3-5 Error message....................3-80 Table 3-6 Error code for Bluetooth test (BD_ADDR) ..........3-81 Table 3-7 Error code for Bluetooth test (BD_ADDR of the DUT)......3-85 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
RUNNING TEST FDD UTILITIES SYSTEM CONFIGURATION EXIT TO MS-DOS The DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU contains the following functional tests: SYSTEM TEST MEMORY TEST KEYBOARD TEST DISPLAY TEST FLOPPY DISK TEST PRINTER TEST ASYNC TEST HARD DISK TEST PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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A cleaning kit to clean the floppy disk drive heads (Head Cleaning) An external CRT monitor supporting monitor ID (Expansion test) A CD test media TOSHIBA CD-ROM TEST DISK or ABEX TEST CD-ROM (Sound test) A DVD test media (DVD-ROM TEST DISK TSD-1) (Sound test)
You will need the following equipment to perform some of the programs. The Diagnostics Disk (Main T&D) 3.1.3 Heatrun test program The heatrun test starts automatically after the selection. You will need the following equipment to perform this program. The Diagnostics Disk (Main T&D) PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
(2)After replacing the system board, execute the subtest04 "DMI information recovery" and subtest08 "System configuration display" in 3.3 Setting of the hardware configuration in order to copy the DMI information and system information from the floppy disk. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
3.2.1 Diagnostics menu (T&D) After pressing 1 and Enter in the startup menu, the following menu appears. TOSHIBA personal computer Common DIAGNOSTICS Version X.XX (c) copyright TOSHIBA Corp. 20XX DIAGNOSTICS MENU : 1 - DIAGNOSTIC TEST 2 – ONLY ONE TEST...
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Selecting YES of TEST LOOP increases the pass counter by one, each time the test cycle ends and restarts the test cycle. Selecting NO returns the process to the subtest menu after the test is complete. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
For more details on this test, refer to the section 3.3. 3.2.3 Heatrun test program Heatrun test starts executing the same subtest as 3.23 RUNNING TEST. For more details on this test, refer to the section 3.4. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
6. “Write data OK (Y/N) ?” is displayed. To write the DMI information to the Flash ROM, press Y, and then Enter. 7. “Create DMIINFO TXT (Y/N) ?” is displayed. Press Y, then the DMI information (text data) is written to the Floppy disk, etc. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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NOTE: Before replacing the system board, be sure to execute this subtest and save the DMI information to the floppy disk. This is one of tools to copy the DMI information to a new PCB after replacing. This subtest saves all the DMI data in a floppy disk. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Confirm the contents and press Enter. For more details on the system configuration information, refer to 3.25 "System configuration". Subtest 09 E2PROM test (MAC/GUID/DMI) It checks whether the MAC address, GUID of IEEE1394 and DMI information are written. 3-10 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Press any key and return to the startup menu. NOTE: The test result (Errorlog.txt) is stored in the floppy disk. The result is displayed in the same way as 3.22 LOG UTILITIES. For more detail in the display, refer to LOG UTILITIES. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-11...
Gradation for VGA Gradation for LCD Gradation & Mode test for VGA All dot on/off for LCD “H” pattern display LCD Brightness FLOPPY DISK Sequential read Sequential read/write Random address/data Write specified address Read specified address 3-12 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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W-R-C specified address REAL TIMER Real time Backup memory Real time carry NDP test EXPANSION PCMCIA wrap around [Not supported] RGB monitor ID CD-ROM Sequential read /DVD-ROM Read specified address Random address/data RW 1point W/R/C PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-13...
Make sure the fan rotates at high speed, then press Enter. After a while, the fan rotating will stop. Subtest 03 Geyserville If the CPU supports Gerserville (SpeedStep), this Subtest checks that the CPU operating clock speed can be changed. Subtest 04 Quick Charge 3-14 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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: XXXXXXXXXXX Version Number : XXXXXXXXXXXX Serial Number : XXXXXXXX Model Number : XXXXXX-XXXXX UUID Number : XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Press [Enter] to EXIT To exit this subtest and return to the SYSTEM test menu, press Enter. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-15...
16KB read buffer and compared the data in the buffers. The read buffer starts from 0001 and the comparison is continued with the following read buffer addresses: 0001, 0003, 0005, 0007, 0009, 000b, 000d and 000f. 3-16 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Appendix D. KEYBOARD TEST IN PROGRESS 302000 Scan code Character code Keytop Ins Lock Caps Lock Num Lock Scroll Lock Ctrl Left Shift Right Shift PRESS [Enter] KEY PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-17...
This subtest displays bands of gradations for mixed colors, then for red, green, and blue. Next, it displays eight solid colors full screen: red, semi-red, green, semi-green, blue, semi-blue, white, and semi-white. Each color displays for three seconds. 3-18 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Mode 118. Subtest 05 All dot on/off for LCD This subtest displays an all-white screen then an all-black screen. The display changes automatically every three seconds, then returns to the DISPLAY TEST menu. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-19...
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Subtest 07 LCD Brightness The LCD brightness changes in the following order: Super-Bright —> Bright —> Semi-Bright —> Bright —> Super-Bright After displaying with Super-Bright of LCD brightness, return to the DISPLAY TEST menu. 3-20 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
: XXX SUB-TEST MENU : 01 - Sequential read 02 - Sequential read/write 03 - Random address/data 04 - Write specified address 05 - Read specified address 99 - Exit to DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-21...
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This subtest writes the data specified by an operator to a specified track, head, and address. Subtest 05 Read specified address This subtest reads data from a track, head, and address specified by an operator. 3-22 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Select the printer channel number, and press Enter to execute the selected subtest. Subtest 01 Ripple Pattern This subtest prints characters for codes 20h through 7Eh line-by-line while shifting one character to the left at the beginning of each new line. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-23...
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NOTE: To execute this subtest, a printer wraparound connector must be connected to the computer’s printer port. This subtest checks the output and bi-directional modes of the data control and status lines through the parallel port wraparound connector (34M741986G01). (Both output and bi-directional modes are tested.) 3-24 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
FIR/SIR port. Subtest 03 Wraparound (on board) NOTE: To execute this subtest, an RS-232C wraparound connector must be connected to the RS-232C port. This subtest checks the data send/receive function through the wraparound connector. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-25...
3. This message is used to select whether or not the HDD status is displayed on the screen. The HDC status is described in section 3.19. Select 1 or 2. Detail status display (1:no, 2:yes) 3-26 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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1. Forward sequential 2. Reverse sequential 3. Random Subtest 03 Random address/data This subtest writes random data in a random length to random addresses. This data is then read and compared to the original data. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-27...
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This subtest writes specified 2-byte data to all of the cylinders on the HDD. Subtest 09 W-R-C specified address This subtest writes data to a specified cylinder and head on the HDD, then reads the data and compares it to the original data. 3-28 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Writes 1-bit of “off” data (FEh through 7Fh) to address 0Eh through 7Fh Writes the data pattern AAh and 55h to the address 0Eh to 7Fh Then the subtest reads and compares this data with the original data. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-29...
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Current time : 23:59:58 The real time increments are automatically executed and the following is displayed: Current date : 01-01-2000 Current time : 00:00:00 PRESS [Enter] KEY TO EXIT TEST To exit the test, press Enter. 3-30 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
To execute the NDP test, select 10 from the DIAGNOSTICS TEST MENU, press Enter and follow the directions on the screen. Subtest 01 This test checks the following functions of NDP: Control word Status word Addition Multiplication PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-31...
–– –– Speaker line 00004 40,80 Wait line (40<xx<80) 00005 Other lines (BSY#, BVD1) NN=21, 00 NOTE: When selecting the subtest number01, the following message will appear: Test slot number select (1:slot0, 2:slot1, 0:slot0&1)? 3-32 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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The judgment of acquisition is based on the panel data. In simultaneous display mode or internal display mode, in which the panel data is acquired, this subtest will fail. Therefore, make sure only the external display is selected when executing this subtest. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-33...
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 or ABEX TEST CD-ROM TCDR-702 and DVD-ROM TEST DISK TSD-1. For the subtest 04, use a CD-RW media on the market.
HUB - CLEAR FEATURE ERROR HUB - CLEAR FEATURE1 ERROR HUB - SET FEATURE ERROR(Enab.) HUB - CLEAR FEATURE2 ERROR USB - OVER CURRENT ERROR USB - GET DESCR.ERROR(SECOND)' Display VRAM SIZE NOT SUPPORT PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-35...
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HDD - ADDRESS MARK NOT FOUND HDD - RECORD NOT FOUND ERROR HDD - ECC ERROR HDD - HDC ERROR HDD - SEEK ERROR HDD - TIME OUT ERROR HDD - ECC RECOVER ENABLE HDD - DRIVE NOT READY 3-36 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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CARD TYPE ERROR ZV_CONT# ERROR CD-ROM BAD COMMAND /DVD-ROM ILLEGAL LENGTH UNIT ATTENTION MEDIA CHANGE REQUEST MEDIA DETECTED ADDITIMAL SENSE BOUNDARY ERROR CORRECTED DATA ERROR DRIVE NOT READY SEEK ERROR TIME OUT RESET ERROR ADDRESS ERROR PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-37...
“0” … Not used (Corrected data) “1” … Correctable data error is corrected. “0” … Not used (Index) “1” … Index is sensed. “0” … Normal (Error) “1” … The previous command was terminated with an error. 3-38 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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“1” … Illegal command error or command abort. “0” … The hard disk found track 0 during a recalibrate (Track 0) command. “1” … The hard disk could not find track 0 during a recalibrate command. —— Not used PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-39...
9 .... Common Test ***************************************************************** ..Press test number[1-6, 9] ? Input the subtest number you want to test and press Enter. To return to the DIAGNOSTIC TEST menu, select 9 and press Enter. 3-40 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Holding a key down enables the auto-repeat function which causes the key’s display character to blink. Press Del + Enter to end the test. IF TEST OK, Press [Dell][Enter]key PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-41...
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The parameters appear above the <BUTTONS> (1) or (2) corresponding to the pressed touch pad switch highlights. To end this subtest, press two touch pad switches at the same time. 3-42 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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..Press test number[0-2, 9] ? Connect the USB test module and USB cable to the computer. Input the test port number and press Enter. OK message appears in the display if the test ends without an error. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-43...
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Press Enter and following message appears in the display. Check [DC-IN]&[Power]&[Main Battery]LED= Green/Orange Check if the each LED lights in the same color shown in the display (Message switches Green <-> Orange). Press Enter to return to the Only One Test menu. 3-44 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Front upward Flat desk The figure below shows the name and position of each side. (heaven surface) Back Right side (right) Front Left side (left) Figure 3-1 Name and positions of each side PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-45...
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When there is no defective during the all checks above, the following message appears in the display. Then press Enter and return to the Only One Test menu. ** Setting OK! ** Press [Enter] key 3-46 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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The test is halted at the point when the defective is found. ** Setting ERROR! ** Press [Enter] key Press Enter and return to the Only One Test menu. Then execute the test again. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-47...
2. Remove the Diagnostics Disk from the FDD, then insert the cleaning disk and press Enter. 3. When the message appears, the FDD head cleaning has begun. “cleaning start” 4. The display automatically returns to the DIAGNOSTIC MENU when the program is completed. 3-48 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
5. FDD/HDD or memory address (ADDR) 6. Write data (WD) 7. Read data (RD) 8. HDC status (HSTS) 9. Error status name (ERROR STATUS NAME) If the power switch is turned off, the error information will be lost. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-49...
The 7 key writes the log information to a floppy disk. 3. In the case of “error retry OK,” a capital “R” will be placed at the beginning of the error status. However, it is not added to the error count. 3-50 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
2. To execute the test, press Y and Enter. To cancel the test, press N and Enter. If you select the selectable tests, follow the instruction message in the display. 3. After selecting the selectable tests, the running test starts automatically. To terminate the program, press Ctrl + Break. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-51...
This program displays the contents of the floppy disk and the designated sectors of the hard disk on the display. 4. HDD ID READ This program reads the hard disk ID and displays hard disk model number. 3-52 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
After the floppy disk is formatted, the following message will appear: Format complete Another format (1:Yes/2:No) ? (e) Typing 1 displays the message from step (c) above. Typing 2 returns the test to the DIAGNOSTIC MENU. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-53...
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Copy complete Another copy (1:Yes/2:No) ? (g) To copy another disk, type 1 and the message from step (a) is displayed again. Entering 2 returns the test program to the DIAGNOSTIC MENU. 3-54 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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(i) Select a drive number and the following message will be displayed. ---Max. address --- [LBA ] = XXXXXXXXX LBA number ???????? (j) Set the LBA number you want to dump. The system will access the disk and dump a list. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-55...
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5. HDD ID READ program Selecting HDD ID displays the following HDD ID configuration: [HDD ID Read (VX.XX)] [Drive #1] [Drive #2] Model No. = XXXXXXX = YYYYYYY Press Enter to return to the FDD UTILITIES MENU. 3-56 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
14. The number of ASYNC ports 15. Math co-processors 16. Floppy Disk Drive [Track/Head/Sector] 17. Hard Disk Drive [Sector/Drive size/Manufacture code] 18. Optical Disk Drive [Maker/Drive type/Manufacture code/Product code] 19. T&D total version 20. Date/Time PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-57...
OK message appears in the display if the test ends without a defect. Then, press any key to finish the test. If an error is detected during the MAC address check, NG message appears in the display. After pressing any key, following message appears in the display and finish the test. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-59...
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Connection of wireless LAN card • Connection of wireless LAN antenna cable (Main/Aux) • Condition of wireless LAN communication (Interference/obstruction) • Defective wireless LAN card Checking the connection and condition, execute the test again. 3-60 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
: Intel Calexico 802.11b/g (MoW) G-code : G36C0000X310 PBA No. : C55369 ************************************************************* If a defective is found during the test, NG message will appear in the display. Press any key and return to the test menu. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-61...
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When a defective is detected in the test, following typical cause is considered. • Connection of wireless LAN card • Defective wireless LAN card • Disappearance of MAC address data Checking the connection, execute the subtest again. 3-62 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Connection of wireless LAN card • Connection of wireless LAN antenna cable (Main/Aux) • Condition of wireless LAN communication (Interference/obstruction) • Defective wireless LAN card Checking the connection and condition, execute the subtest again. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-63...
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This subtest checks SKU information, MAC address, connection and communication of wireless LAN antenna of Calexico 802.11b/g card. The test stops at when a defective is found. For more details, refer to each subtest. 3-64 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
LAN card is described. ************************************************************* Module : Intel Calexico 802.11a/g (MoW) G-code : G36C00018510 PBA No. : C67287 ************************************************************* Press any key and return to the test menu. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-65...
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If a defective is found during the test, following message will appear in the display. ************************************************************* ERROR: MAC all F MAC = XXXXXXXXXXXX ************************************************************* ************************************************************* MAC Address Check : NG !! ************************************************************* Press any key and return to the test menu. 3-66 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Press any key and following message will appear in the display. Check which antenna (Main/Aux) is defective. ************************************************************* Aux Antenna Test : NG !! ************************************************************* Press any key and return to the test menu. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-67...
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Connection of wireless LAN card • Connection of wireless LAN antenna cable (Main) • Condition of wireless LAN communication (Interference/obstruction) • Defective wireless LAN card Checking the connection and condition, execute the subtest again. 3-68 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Calexico 802.11b card and communication test of Calexico 802.11a and Calexico 802.11g. The test stops at when a defective is found. For more details, refer to each subtest. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-69...
3. Take out the program disk 1 and insert program disk 2. Then, press S and Enter. 4. Executing program disk 2, following menu will appear in the display. To execute the subtest, press test number and Enter. 3-70 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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When a defective is detected in the test, following typical cause is considered. • Connection of wireless LAN card • Using a wrong wireless LAN card (Using unspecified card) • Defective wireless LAN card Checking the connection, execute the subtest again. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-71...
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Press any key and following message will appear in the display. ************************************************************* 11a Communication Test : NG !! Please refer to log. txt ************************************************************* Press any key and return to the test menu. Open the log file (log.txt) and check the result. 3-72 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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This subtest checks SKU information, MAC address, connection and communication of wireless LAN antenna of Atheros 802.11a mode, Atheros 802.11b mode and Atheros 802.11g mode. The test stops at when a defective is found. For more details, refer to each subtest. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-73...
#################################################################### ######### i82562 ICHx Gbe (i82540) Diagnostics program ##### #################################################################### 1 .... (i82562 + ICHx) 2 .... (Gbe) ******************************************************************** ..Press test number[1-2] ? Press the number you want to test and press Enter. 3-74 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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< TRANSMIT > < RECEIVE > NOTE: The menu displayed by your computer may be slightly different from the one shown above. If a defective is found, NG message will appear in the display. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-75...
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1000Base Auto-negotiation TxRx Test CE Test Complete NOTE: The menu displayed by your computer may be slightly different from the one shown above. If a defective is found, NG message will appear in the display. 3-76 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
RJ11 Connection Check (LED) (Operator’s Check LED) test will be executed, and the following message will appear: ...Press Key (Y = OK , N =NG) If the color in the LED of the connection checker is orange, press Y, otherwise, press N. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-77...
..Press test number [1, 3, T] ? _ Press 1 or 3 key to perform the corresponding subtest. To quit the Bluetooth test program, eject the floppy disk and turn the computer off while the menu above is displayed. 3-78 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
1 to select the test and press Enter. The following message will appear: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bluetooth Subsystem T&D for PCSE(BD_ADDR) VerX.XX Copyright (C) by TOSHIBA Co. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initializing … When the machine has passed the test, it displays BD_ADDR. If BD_ADDR has no problem, the following message is displayed.
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3 Tests and Diagnostics If the target machine has any problem, it displays Error CODE. The following message is displayed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bluetooth Subsystem T&D for PCSE(BD_ADDR) VerX.XX Copyright (C) by TOSHIBA Co. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- My BD_ADDR = XXXXXXXXXXXX [h] FFFFFF FFFFFF...
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0x1a Unsupported Remote Feature. 0x1b SCO Offset Rejected. 0x1c SCO Interval Rejected. 0x1d SCO Air Mode Rejected. 0x1e Invalid LMP Parameters. 0x1f Unspecified Error. ** See the Specification of the Bluetooth System for details. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-81...
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The following message is displayed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bluetooth Subsystem T&D for PCSE(CS-Air) VerX.XX Copyright (C) by TOSHIBA Co. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- +----------------------+ BD_ADDR of the DUT = XXXXXXXXXXXXX [h] +----------------------+ <- Progress Bar Ready>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [ESC] : Stop 3-82 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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BD_ADDR of the DUT = XXXXXXXXXXXXX [h] +----------------------+ CCCC M PPPPPP EEEEEE TTTTTTT EEEEEEE DDDDD MM P O M M M M P M PPPPPP EEEEEE EEEEEEE D CCCC LLLLLLL EEEEEE EEEEEEE DDDDD Testing is finished A>_ PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-83...
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M PPPPPP EEEEEE TTTTTTT EEEEEEE MM P O M M M M P M PPPPPP EEEEEE EEEEEEE N N C CCCC LLLLLLL EEEEEE EEEEEEE Testing is finished _Press any key to continue. . . 3-84 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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0x1a Unsupported Remote Feature. 0x1b SCO Offset Rejected. 0x1c SCO Interval Rejected. 0x1d SCO Air Mode Rejected. 0x1e Invalid LMP Parameters. 0x1f Unspecified Error. ** See the Specification of the Bluetooth System in detail. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-85...
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0x28 Not Exist 0x29 Not Exist 0x2a Not Exist 0x2b Not Exist 0x2c Not Exist 0x2d Not Exist 0x2e Not Exist 0x2f Not Exist ** See the Specification of the Bluetooth System in detail. 3-86 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
This program is executed in the responder machine to initialize the responder machine with the IEEE1394 cable connected to the target machine before executing subtest 01. Subtest03 IEEE1394 GUID Display This program checks the GUID of IEEE1394. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-87...
1 .... ( Microphone recording & play ) 2 .... ( Sine wave ) 3 .... ( Line IN recording & play ) 9 .... Exit to Main **************************************************************** ..Press test number[1-3, 9] ? 3-88 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Build data: XXX XX XXXX at XX:XX:XX Loading “mic.wav”. NOTE: The message in the display might have slight difference from those above. The display returns to the Sound (Standard) test menu after the test ends. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-89...
The display returns to the Sound (Standard) test menu after the test ends. 3.31.2 Sound (Legacy) test To execute the Sound (Legacy) test, select 2 and press Enter. CAUTION: Sound (Legacy) test is not supported in this model. 3-90 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
To execute the CD Sound (Standard) test, press 3 and Enter. Insert 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 appears in the display.
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This subtest plays sine wave while changing its table from 400Hz to 3KHz and also changing the channel from left speaker to right speaker. Return to the CD Sound (Standard) menu after the test ends. 3-92 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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[Device Config.] of the BIOS SETUP. If the "ALL DEVICE" is not selected, music can not be played. 3.31.4 CD Sound (Legacy) test To execute the CD Sound (Legacy) test, select 4 and press Enter. CAUTION: Sound (Legacy) test is not supported in this model. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-93...
Selecting 0 from the DIAGNOSTICS MENU and pressing Enter displays the followings: NOTE: *1. This item is displayed only when Pentium model is used for CPU. *2. This item is displayed only when "Resume" is set as [Power-up mode] in [OTHERS] menu box. 3-96 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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1. To show the factory preset configuration, press Home. 2. To accept the default settings, press End and then press Y. NOTE: When you execute the default setting, the following settings are not changed: (1) HDD Mode (2) Password (3) Write Policy PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-97...
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The following shows full power settings. Low Power The following shows low power settings. NOTE: Display of the LCD Brightness will be changed in the condition below: (*1) Operating the battery (*2) Using the AC adapter 3-98 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Automatically turns off the power to the hard disk drive if it is not used for the duration set. The duration xx can be set to 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 minutes. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-99...
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For details on setting the user password, refer to the User’s Manual. 5. HDD Password This option registers, resets or changes the HDD password. (a) HDD Selects hard disk for setting the password. The password is set to Built-in HDD. Built-in HDD 3-100 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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CD-ROM, LAN, FDD and HDD. HDD→FDD→CD-ROM→LAN: The computer looks for bootable files in the following order: HDD, FDD, CD- ROM and LAN. (Default) (*1) CD-ROM refers to a Optical Disk Drive. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-101...
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(a) Power-up Mode Use this option to choose between resume and boot mode. Boot Turns on boot mode. (Default) Resume Turns on resume mode. 3-102 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Enabled Indicates auto power on is set. When “Enabled” is selected, the following sub-window appears. OPTIONS Alarm Time = 00:00:00 Alarm Date Option = Disabled Ring Indicator = Disabled Wake-up on LAN = Disabled PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-103...
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(g) Performance/Battery Life Setting Use this option to choose a setting of Memory Bus Clock and Graphics Core Clock from the followings. Performance Initial setting. (Default) BatteryLife Saving power by setting in lower clock and voltage. 3-104 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Operating system initializes other devices. NOTE: (1) When using installed OS, selecting “Setup by OS” is recommended. (2) When executing test programs, be sure to select “ALL Device”. And after the test end, select “Setup by OS”. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-105...
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1 or 3. The default is 3. LPT setting Interrupt level I/O address DMA channel LPT 1 378H 3 (Default) LPT 2 278H LPT 3 3BCH Not Used Disables port 3-106 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Disables the touch pad. (b) Ext Keyboard "Fn" This option enables or disables Fn key function on the external keyboard. Enabled Enables the feature. Disabled Disables the feature. (Default) When “Enabled” is selected, the following sub-window appears. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-107...
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Std. Bi-Direct. Sets the bi-directional setting. This setting should be used with some other parallel devices. NOTE: When using Windows, the setting of “Toshiba HW setup” is enabled and the setting of “Parallel Port Mode” is disabled. (d) Hard Disk Mode Use this option to select the hard disk mode.
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USB floppy disk is available without the driver. Disabled Disables LEGACY support 15. PCI LAN This option sets the Enable / Disable of the built-in LAN functions. Enabled Enables built-in LAN functions. (Default) Disabled Disables built-in LAN functions. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 3-109...
Removing the LCD harness ................. 4-63 Figure 4-45 Removing the wireless antennas..............4-65 Figure 4-46 Removing the front panel................4-66 Figure 4-47 Removing the hinge ..................4-67 Figure 4-48 to 4-57 Replacing FL (12.1-inch TMD-made)..........4-69 to 4-76 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
How to See the Chart An example of referring to the chart is shown below. •Removing the Optical drive 4.2 Battery pack to 4.4 HDD directly above the optical drive must be removed. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Before you begin disassembly, read the following safety precautions and observe them carefully as you work. DANGER: 1) Always use the genuine battery that is authorized by Toshiba or compatible with the unit. Since other battery packs have different specifications, they may be incompatible with the unit, and may burst or explode.
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9. The computer contains many sharp edges and corners, so be careful not to injure yourself. 10. After you have replaced an FRU, make sure the computer is functioning properly by performing the appropriate test on the FRU you have fixed or replaced. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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• Make sure all the correct screws are used to secure all FRUs. Using the wrong screw can either damage the threads on the screw or the head of the screw and may prevent proper seating of an FRU. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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• ESD mats for the floor and the table you are working on • An ESD wrist strap or heel grounder • Anti-static carpeting or flooring • Air ionizers in highly static sensitive areas • Antenna coaxial cable disconnector PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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CAUTION: Overtightening can damage components and screws; undertightening can result in electrical shorts or other damage if screws or components come loose. NOTE: Toshiba recommends that you use an electric screwdriver for quick and easy operations. • M1.4 (1.4mm) 0.078 N·m (0.8 kgf·cm) •...
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TAPPING screw Other screws (Unique screws, STUD, etc.) Examples: 6 mm BIND screw 12 mm BIND screw 5 mm FLAT HEAD screw (Indicates the screwed length in round number regardless the length of the stud.) PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
5. While sliding the battery release latch, pull out the battery pack to the arrow direction. Battery lock Battery pack Battery release latch Figure 4-1 Removing the Battery pack NOTE: Dispose of the used battery pack in accordance with the laws and ordinances of your local authority. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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CAUTION: The battery pack is a lithium ion battery, which can explode if not properly replaced, used, handled or disposed of. For environmental reasons, collect the spent battery packs. Use only batteries recommended by Toshiba as replacements. NOTE: Check the battery's terminals visually. If they are dirty, wipe them clean with a dry cloth.
To install a PC card, follow the steps below and refer to figure 4-2. 1. Make sure the eject button does not stick out. 2. Insert a PC card and press it until it is securely connected. 4-10 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Figure 4-3 Removing a SD card Installing a SD Card To install a SD card, follow the steps below and refer to figure 4-3. 1. Insert a SD card and press it until it is securely connected. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-11...
1. Push the eject button. It will pop out when you release it. Then press once more the eject button to eject a CF card. 2. Grasp a CF card and pull it out. Eject button CF card Figure 4-4 Removing a CF card 4-12 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Eject button Dummy card Figure 4-5 Removing the dummy card 2. Insert a CF card and press it until it is securely connected. CF card Figure 4-6 Inserting a CF card PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-13...
3. Lift up the HDD assembly from screw hole side. 4. Disconnect the HDD assembly carefully from the connector of the HDD FPC. HDD slot cover Screw (e-ring) HDD assembly HDD FPC Figure 4-7 Removing the HDD assembly 4-14 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
NOTE: When removing the HDD bracket, be sure to remove the screws in the reverse order of the number marked on the holder (4→3→2→1). HDD cushion rubber HDD bracket M3.0x4.0S FLAT BIND M3.0x4.0S FLAT BIND HDD cushion rubber Figure 4-8 Removing the HDD PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-15...
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NOTE: When installing the HDD assembly to the slot, make sure that the printed character "UP" on the HDD cushion rubber is not seen from the slot. 5. Install the HDD slot cover and secure it with the screw (with e-ring). 4-16 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
4. Open the left and right latches and remove a memory module from the connector CN1440 on the system board. Memory slot cover CN1440 Screw (e-ring) Memory module Figure 4-9 Removing a memory module PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-17...
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3. When the power of the computer is turned on, the computer checks automatically the memory size. Confirm that a new memory module is detected correctly. 4. If the memory is not detected, check that it is connected correctly. 4-18 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
4. Slide the speaker cover (L) toward the arrow direction and remove it. 5. Remove the following screws securing the keyboard. ×2 M2.0×3.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND screw ×1 (Left side) M2.0×4.0B LH STICK ×1 (Right side) M2.0×3.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND screw PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-19...
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8. Turning up the cover sheet, disconnect the keyboard flexible cable from the connector CN3230 on the system board. 9. Pull out the keyboard flexible cable through the slit and remove the keyboard. Cover tape Cover sheet Slit CN3230 Keyboard Figure 4-12 Removing the keyboard 4-20 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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(L). 6. Install the speaker cover (S) to the computer. 7. Turn the computer upside down and secure the keyboard with the following screw on the bottom. ×1 M2.0×6.0B BIND screw PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-21...
3. Remove the following screws and remove the switch membrane. ×2 M2.0×3.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND screw M2.0x3.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND Switch cover M2.0x3.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND CN3270 Switch membrane Figure 4-13 Removing the switch membrane 4-22 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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3. Install the switch cover and secure it with the following screw. ×1 M2.0×3.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND screw CAUTION: When installing the switch cover, put the tab of switch membrane into the switch cover. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-23...
2. Connect the bluetooth flat cable to both a bluetooth module and the connector CN4400 on the system board. 3. Install a bluetooth module along the guide and secure it with the following screw. ×1 M2.0×3.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND screw 4-24 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
M2.0×4.0B BIND screw 2. Push out an optical drive assembly by pressing it from the slot and remove it. Optical drive M2.5x4.0B BIND M2.5x10.0B FLAT BIND Slot Figure 4-15 Removing an optical drive assembly PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-25...
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4. Remove the following screw securing the side bracket and remove it from an optical drive assembly. ×1 M2.0×3.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND screw Rear bracket M2.0x3.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND Stepping screw Side bracket Fitting this dent to the side bracket Figure 4-16 Removing the brackets 4-26 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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CAUTION: When inserting an optical drive, be sure to turn the computer face up. Also, be careful not to insert the drive upside down. 4. Turn over the computer and secure an optical drive with the following screws. ×1 M2.5×10.0B FLAT BIND screw ×1 M2.0×4.0B BIND screw PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-27...
1. Close the display and turn the computer face down. 2. Remove the following screws on the bottom. ×9 (Described "6" in the figure) M2.0×6.0B BIND screw ×1 (Described "4" in the figure) M2.0×4.0B BIND screw Figure 4-17 Removing the screws (bottom) 4-28 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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(Connected to CN8812) M2.0x6.0B BIND Speaker cable (Connected to CN6180) M2.0x6.0B BIND M2.0x6.0B BIND (securing with GND cable) LCD harness (Connected to CN4100) Touch pad cable (Connected to CN3240) Figure 4-18 Removing the screws and cables PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-29...
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11. Turn up the insulators 1 and pull out the wireless LAN antenna cables from the guide of cover assembly. Insulator 1 Glass tape 1 Wireless LAN antenna cable Bluetooth antenna cable Figure 4-19 Removing the antenna cables 4-30 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Display assembly M2.5x8.0B FLAT BIND [with Locktight] Hinge cap M2.5x8.0B FLAT BIND M2.5x8.0B FLAT BIND [with Locktight] Hinge M2.5x8.0B FLAT BIND Base assembly Hinge cap Figure 4-20 Removing the display assembly PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-31...
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19. Part the cover assembly from the base assembly. Cover assembly LAN harness Insulator 2 Glass tape 2 Wireless LAN antenna cables Base assembly Lever portion of CF card slot cover Figure 4-21 Removing the cover assembly 4-32 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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CAUTION: When connecting the LAN harness, be careful not to arrange the harness under the insulator. 9. Connect the inverter harness to the connector CN8812 on the system board. 10. Connect the speaker cables to the connector CN6180 on the system board. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-33...
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16. Turn the computer face down and secure the cover assembly with the following screws from the bottom. ×9 (Described "6" in the figure) M2.0×6.0B BIND screw ×1 (Described "4" in the figure) M2.0×4.0B BIND screw 4-34 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
To install the speaker, follow the steps below and refer to figures 4-22. 1. Install the speaker to the slot of cover assembly. 2. Arrange the speaker cable along the guide and secure them with insulators. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-35...
2. Remove the pad cover while releasing the latches. 3. Remove the following screws securing the touch pad. ×2 M2.0x3.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND screw 4. Remove the touch pad while peeling off the adhered portion from cover assembly. 4-36 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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3. Stick the cover sheet along the guide of cover assembly. CAUTION: Do not reuse the cover sheet. Be sure to use a new cover sheet after peeling off the cover sheet from the cover assembly. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-37...
To install the wireless LAN card, follow the steps below and refer to figure 4-25. 1. Insert the wireless LAN card into the connector CN2200 of the system board slantwise and press it to connect firmly. 4-38 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
To install the RTC battery, follow the steps below and refer to figure 4-26. 1. Connect the RTC battery cable to the connector CN8760 on the system board. 2. Insert the RTC battery into the slot of base assembly. 3. Set the spacer into the slot. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-39...
To install the LAN jack, follow the steps below and refer to figure 4-27. 1. Install the LAN jack to the slot of base assembly. 2. Cover the core portion of LAN harness with insulator. 4-40 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
1. While pulling out the DC-IN jack and modem jack from the base assembly, lift up the system board and remove it toward the arrow direction. System board DC-IN jack Modem jack Sound I/F side Slot portion Figure 4-28 Removing the system board PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-41...
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1. While fitting the DC-IN jack and modem jack into the slot of base assembly, install the system board from the sound I/F side. NOTE: After installing the system board to the base assembly, put the microphone cable into the slot. 4-42 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
1. Insert the edge of the microphone into the hole of system board. 2. Pull the edge of microphone from the back of the system board and secure it to the system board. 3. Connect the microphone cable to the connector CN6050 on the system board. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-43...
1. Install the fan and secure it with the following screws. ×2 M2.0x4.0B BIND screw 2. Connect the fan cable to the connector CN8770 on the system board. CAUTION: Arrange the fan cable away from C9013 and C9014 on the system board. 4-44 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
NOTE: When removing the cooling fin, be sure to remove the screws in the reverse order of the number marked on the cooling fin (2→1). M2.0x3.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND Cooling fin Figure 4-31 Removing the cooling fin PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-45...
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3. Install the cooling fin and secure it with the following screws. ×2 M2.0x3.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND screw NOTE: When installing the cooling fin, be sure to install the screws in the order of the number marked on the cooling fin (1→2). 4-46 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
CAUTION: To lock the connector by slider, follow the procedures below. (1). Push down the slider of connector from the top by pressing whole top surface. (2). Secure the lock by pushing down the slider completely. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-47...
5. Turning up the insulators 1 covering the modem cable, pull out the modem cable. 6. Opening the insulator 2 covering the core of modem cable, pull out the modem cable from the slit of insulator and remove it from the system board. 4-48 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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4. Connect the modem cable to the connector of the MDC. 5. Connect the MDC straight down to the connector CN3000 on the system board. 6. Secure the MDC with the following screws. ×2 M2.0x4.0Z BIND screw PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-49...
Figure 4-36 Removing the DC-IN jack Installing the DC-IN jack To install the DC-IN jack, follow the steps below and refer to figure 4-36. 1. Connect the DC-IN harness to the connector CN8800 on the system board. 4-50 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
FLAT BIND screw 2. Release the hook and remove the PC card slot cover from the system board. Hook Insulator M2.0x4.0S FLAT BIND M2.0x4.0S FLAT BIND Figure 4-37 Removing the PC card slot cover PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-51...
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1. While locking the hook of PC card slot cover, install the PC card slot cover. 2. Secure the PC card slot cover with following screws. ×4 M2.0x4.0B FLAT BIND screw 3. Stick the insulator on the system board. 4-52 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
2. Part the display latch assembly from the LED panel. M2.0x4.0B BIND LED panel Display latch assembly Figure 4-38 Removing the LED panel 3. Release the tabs and disassemble the display latch assembly. Spring Figure 4-39 Disassembling the display latch assembly PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-53...
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1. Set the spring to the display latch assembly. 2. Lock the tabs and assemble the display latch assembly. 3. Installing the display latch assembly and LED panel to the base assembly, secure them with the following screws. ×4 M2.0x4.0B BIND screw 4-54 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
2. Lock the tabs to the battery latch and assemble the battery latch. 3. Set the spring to the battery lock. 4. Lock the tab to the battery lock and assemble the battery lock. 5. Cover the battery lock with the insulator. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-55...
3. Release the latches on the LCD mask and remove the LCD mask while inserting your fingers between the LCD mask and LCD unit. Mask rubber M2.0x4.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND Mask seal M2.0x4.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND M2.0x4.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND Mask seal Figure 4-41 Removing the LCD mask 4-56 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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2. Secure the LCD mask with the following screws. ×4 M2.0x4.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND screw 3. Stick three mask rubbers to the LCD mask. 4. Stick four mask seals to the LCD mask. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-57...
6. Remove the FL inverter from the LCD cover while peeling off the double-sided tape. CAUTION: The removed FL inverter is not reusable. Therefore when installing the FL inverter, it must be a new one. 7. Disconnect the LCD harness and HV cable from the FL inverter. 4-58 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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S-THIN FLAT BIND screw CAUTION: GND cable is removed from LCD unit only when LCD unit must be replaced. LCD unit GND cable Washer Caulking side M1.4x2.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND Figure 4-43 Removing the GND cable 4-60 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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3. Place the LCD unit along the guide of LCD cover. 4. Secure the GND cable with the following screw. ×1 M2.0x4.0B FLAT BIND screw NOTE: Be sure to secure the GND cable with the caulking side upward. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-61...
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LCD cover. (2) Make sure the harness is not stretched after connecting. LCD harness Rib on the LCD cover 7. Bend the insulator in order (2→1) and stick the insulator 1 on the FL inverter. 4-62 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
2. After releasing the LCD harness holder from the hook, remove the LCD harness holder from the LCD cover. 3. Remove the LCD harness from the LCD cover. Hook M2.0x3.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND LCD harness LCD harness holder Figure 4-44 Removing the LCD harness PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-63...
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2. Install the LCD harness holder while locking the hook portion and secure it with the following screw. ×1 M2.0x3.0S S-THIN FLAT BIND screw CAUTION: When installing the LCD harness holder, be careful not to catch the LCD harness in LCD harness holder. 4-64 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
LCD cover by pulling it through the guide slit. Wireless LAN antenna (AUX) Bluetooth antenna Wireless LAN antenna (MAIN) Insulator Insulator Acetate tape Acetate tape Figure 4-45 Removing the wireless antennas PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-65...
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3. Passing bluetooth antenna through the guide slit, stick it on the LCD cover. 4. Fix wireless LAN antenna cables with two insulators on both sides. 5. Arrange the wireless antenna cables on the LCD cover and fix them with six acetate tapes. 4-66 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
To install the hinge, follow the steps below and refer to figures 4-47. 1. Install both sides of hinges ad secure them with following screws. ×4 M2.5x4.0S FLAT BIND screw CAUTION: When installing the hinges, be sure to apply Locktight-425 or Locktight-7400 to the screws. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) 4-67...
LCD cover before securing the module with screws. Do not force the module into place, because stress can affect its performance. Also, the panel’s polarized surface is easily scarred, so be careful when handling it. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Do not apply cleanser directly to the panel. 4. If water or other liquid is left on the panel’s surface for a long period, it can change the screen’s tint or stain it. Be sure to quickly wipe off any liquid. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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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 or ankle ground when handling the module. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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8. Do not store the module at temperatures below specifications. Cold can cause the liquid crystals to freeze, lose their elasticity or otherwise suffer damage. 9. Do not disassemble the LCD module. Disassembly can cause malfunctions. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Appendix A Handling the LCD Module 10. If you transport the module, do not use packing material that contains epoxy resin (amine) or silicon glue (alcohol or oxide). These materials can release gas that can damage the panel’s polarization. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Appendix A Handling the LCD Module PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Appendix B Board Layout B.2 System Board Back View <FNCSY*> System Board Back View <FNCSY*> Figure B-2 System board layout (back) PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Signal name PIN No. Signal name PVBL1 BTMP1 (DCHG) PSCL-S5P PSDA-S5P DBT10V-S5N C.26 CN6180 Speaker connector (4-PIN) Table C-26 Speaker connector (4-PIN) PIN No. Signal name PIN No. Signal name SPOTL-PXN SPOTL-PXP SPOTR-PXP SPOTR-PXN C-18 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Table C-28 RTC battery connector (3-PIN) PIN No. Signal name PIN No. Signal name (Vbat) C.29 CN8770 Fan connector (3-PIN) Table C-29 Fan connector (3-PIN) PIN No. Signal name PIN No. Signal name FAN VCC FANG-P3P PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504) C-19...
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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 Keytop Note Make Break Make Break ‘ ~ 7 & BkSp PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Table D-1 Scan codes (set 1 and set 2) (2/4) Code set 1 Code set 2 Keytop Note Make Break Make Break Caps Lock ‘ “ Enter Shift (L) No.102 , < . > Shift (R) PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Table D-1 Scan codes (set 1 and set 2) (3/4) Code set 1 Code set 2 Keytop Note Make Break Make Break Ctrl Alt (L) Space ALT (R) ← Home ↑ ↓ PgUp PgDn → PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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*4 Fn key does not generate a code by itself. *5 This key corresponds to key No. 42 in a 102-key model. *6 Refer to Table D-6, No. 124 key scan code. *7 Refer to Table D-7, No. 126 key scan code. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Shift key, scan codes are changed as listed below: With left Shift With right Shift Set 1 E0 AA __________ E0 B6 E0 2A ___________ E0 36 Set 2 E0 F0 12 ________ E0 F0 59 E0 12 ___________ E0 59 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Code set 2 Make Break Make Break ← Home ↑ ↓ PgUp PgDn → Table D-4 Scan codes with Fn key Code set 1 Code set 2 Keytop Make Break Make Break CTRL LALT ARROW NUMERIC Scrl PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Code set 2 Keytop Make Break Make Break (–) Table D-6 No.124 key scan code Code set 1 Code set 2 Shift Make Break Make Break Prt Sc Common Ctrl + Shift + Alt + PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Appendix. D Keyboard Scan/Character Codes Table D-7 No.126 key scan code Code set 1 Code set 2 Shift Make Make Pause Common* E1 1D E1 F0 Ctrl* E0 46 7E E0 F0 *: This key generates only make codes. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
4. Connect a USB FDD and insert the BIOS rewriting disk into either the USB FDD. 5. Turn on the power while holding down the key (US) or key (UK). The BIOS rewriting starts. 6. When the process is completed, eject the BIOS rewriting disk and the system is reset. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
4. Connect a USB FDD and insert the EC/KBC rewriting disk into the USB FDD. 5. Turn on the power while holding down the Tab key. The EC/KBC rewriting starts. 6. When the EC/KBC rewrite is completed, the system is automatically turned off. PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
Appendix I Appendix I Reliability The following table shows MTBF (Mean Time between Failures). Table I-1 MTBF MTBF Time (hours) System 5,228 PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)
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Appendix I Reliability PORTEGE M300 Maintenance Manual (960-504)