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Toshiba Personal Computer PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual TOSHIBA CORPORATION File Number 960-541 [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Disclaimer This manual has been validated and reviewed for accuracy. The instructions and descriptions it contains are accurate for the Toshiba PORTEGE M400 at the time of this manual's production. However, succeeding computers and manuals are subject to change without notice.
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Preface This maintenance manual describes how to perform hardware service maintenance for the Toshiba Personal Computer PORTEGE M400, referred to as PORTEGE M400 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.
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The appendices describe the following: Handling the LCD module Board layout Pin assignment Keyboard scan/character codes Key layout Wiring Diagrams BIOS Rewrite Procedures EC/KBC Rewrite Procedures Reliability Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAID [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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DISKCOP Y A: B: The display Text generated by the Satellite R10 that appears on its display is presented in the type face Format complete System transferred PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
2.11 Modem Troubleshooting..................2-45 2.12 Bluetooth Troubleshooting ..................2-46 2.13 LAN Troubleshooting....................2-49 2.14 Sound Troubleshooting.................... 2-50 2.15 Bridge media Slot Troubleshooting ................. 2-51 2.16 Tablet Pen Troubleshooting..................2-52 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Running Test......................3-59 3.25 Floppy Disk Drive Utilities..................3-60 3.26 System Configuration ..................... 3-65 3.27 Wireless LAN Test Program (Intel-made b/g)............3-67 3.28 Wireless LAN Test Program (Intel-made a/b/g)............. 3-71 PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Sensor board......................4-58 4.23 Speaker........................4-59 4.24 Hinge spacer......................4-62 4.25 LCD unit/FL inverter ....................4-63 4.26 Digitizer ........................4-68 4.27 Finger print sensor board (NF board) ..............4-75 viii [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Key Layout....................E-1 Appendix F Wiring Diagrams..................Appendix G BIOS Rewrite Procedures ................. G-1 Appendix H EC/KBC Rewrite Procedures..............H-1 Appendix I Reliability....................I-1 Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAID ............. J-1 PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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[CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Chapter 1 Hardware Overview [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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1 Hardware Overview Hardware Overview 1-ii [ CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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FL Inverter Board................1-22 Power Supply ......................1-23 Batteries ........................1-25 1.7.1 Main Battery..................1-25 1.7.2 Battery Charging Control ..............1-26 1.7.3 RTC Battery ..................1-27 AC Adapter ......................1-28 PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [ CONFIDENTIAL] 1-iii Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Time required for charges of main battery ..........1-26 Table 1-13 Data preservation time ................. 1-26 Table 1-14 RTC battery charging/data preservation time ..........1-27 Table 1-15 AC adapter specifications ................1-28 1-iv [ CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
1.1 Features 1 Hardware Overview Features Features The PORTEGE M400 is an ultra thin and lightweight tablet PC realizing cable-less ® ® environment on a table by wireless function with an Intel Core Duo or Intel Core Solo processor realizing high performance.
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The computer has three batteries: a rechargeable Lithium-Ion main battery pack, a rechargeable Lithium-Ion secondary battery pack (Provided with some models or option) and an RTC battery (that backs up the Real Time Clock and CMOS memory). [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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- Dial volume - VoIP (Receiving) Switch/Button Windows Security tablet button, ESC/Rotation button, Cross Function button, Presentation button, Toshiba Assist button and Wireless communication switch are available. Internal Modem The internal modem is equipped as a modem daughter card (MDC).
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This port enables high-speed data transfer directly from external devices such as digital video cameras. Docking port TOSHIBA Express Port Replicator can be connected through docking port on the bottom. Bluetooth The computer is equipped with Bluetooth (V2.0) communications standard that enables wireless connection between electronic devices such as computers and printers.
1.1 Features 1 Hardware Overview Figure 1-1 shows the front of the computer and Figure 1-2 shows the system units configuration. Figure 1-1 Front of the computer PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
1 Hardware Overview 1.1 Features Figure 1-2 System units configuration [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
1.1 Features 1 Hardware Overview Figure 1-3 shows the system block diagram. Figure 1-3 System block diagram PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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• PC2-4300 • 512MB/1GB/2GB – 512MB 512Mb×8 – 1 GB 512Mb×16 – 512Mb×32 BIOS ROM (Flash memory) • One STMicro M50FW080NB5G is used. • 8Mbits of flash memory are used. [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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GPIO 652-ball, 31mm×31mm×2.51mm, BGA Package PC Card Controller (Texas Instruments-made PCI7412ZHK) PCI interface CardBus/Ultra Media Controller (1soket) SD/MMC, Memory Stick, XD card Controller IEEEE1394 controller 288-ball, 16mm×16mm×1.4mm BGA package PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Acceleration sensor (ST Micro-made LIS3L02AQ3) • Super I/O (SMSC-made LPC47N217-JV) • SOUND CODEC (SigmaTel-made STAC9200) • SP AMP (Matsushita-made AN12941A) + HP AMP (MAX4410) • CLK Generator (ICS-made 954321AGLFT) 1-10 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
To/From media (MB/s) 64.0 max. To/From host (Gbps) 1.5 (150 MB/s) max. Data buffer size (MB) Average seek time Read (ms) 12 typ. Motor startup time (s) 4 typ. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 1-11 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Data transfer rate To/From media (Mb/s) 493 max. To/From host (Gbps) Data buffer size (MB) Average seek time 12 typ. Read (ms) Motor startup time (s) 3.5 typ. 1-12 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Data transfer rate To/From media (Mb/s) 629 max. To/From host (Gbps) Data buffer size (KB) 8,192 Average seek time Read (ms) 10 typ. Motor startup time (s) 4 typ. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 1-13 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
ASCII. The keyboard is connected to membrane connector on the system board and controlled by the keyboard controller. Figure1-8 is a view of the keyboard. See Appendix E about a layout of the keyboard. Figure 1-8 Keyboard 1-20 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
TMD G33C00019210 (SXGA+) Number of Dots 1,400 (W) x 1050 (H) Dot spacing (mm) 0.176(H) x 0.176(V) Display range (mm) 245.76(W) x 184.32(H) Outline dimensions 269(W) x 199(H) x 6.7Max(D) PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 1-21 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
5. Turns the power supply on and off. 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. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 1-23 Get user manuals:...
The main battery is the primary power supply for the computer when the AC adapter is not connected. In standby (instant recovery) mode, the main battery maintains the current status of the computer. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 1-25 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Table 1-13 Data preservation time Condition preservation time Standby mode About 6 days Main (4700mAh) Boot mode About 70 days Standby mode About 5 days Second (4000mAh) Boot mode About 60 days 1-26 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Table 1-14 RTC battery charging/data preservation time Time Charging time AC adapter or main battery in use about 8 hours (Power ON) Data preservation time (when fully charged) about 30 days PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 1-27 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Input frequency 50Hz to 60Hz Input current 1.5A or less (100V-240V) Output voltage Output current 0A to 5A (At constant voltage mode) 5A to 6A (At surge load mode) 1-28 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Chapter 2 Troubleshooting [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Procedure 5 Connector Check and Replacement Check......2-39 Keyboard Troubleshooting ..................2-40 Procedure 1 Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check ......2-40 Procedure 2 Connector Check and Replacement Check......2-40 PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-iii Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Replacement Check ............. 2-50 2.15 Bridge media Slot Troubleshooting ................. 2-51 Procedure 1 Check on Windows XP Tablet PC Edition ......2-51 Procedure 2 Connector check and Replacement Check......2-51 2-iv [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
DC IN icon..................... 2-7 Table 2-3 Debug port (Boot mode) error status ............2-21 Table 2-4 FDD error code and status ................2-33 Table 2-5 2.5” HDD error code and status..............2-38 PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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2.3 Power Supply Troubleshooting. (1) Cable connection is described as a line in the figures. (2) Pin connection is described as an arrow in the figure. <e.g> Connection of modem PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Make sure that Toshiba Windows XP Tablet PC Edition is installed on the hard disk. Other operating systems can cause the computer malfunction. Make sure all optional equipment is removed from the computer. [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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2.2 Troubleshooting Flowchart 2 Troubleshooting Figure 2-1 Troubleshooting flowchart (1/2) PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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2 Troubleshooting 2.2 Troubleshooting Flowchart Figure 2-1 Troubleshooting flowchart (2/2) [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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14. If any trouble is detected on the Wireless LAN, perform the Wireless LAN Troubleshooting Procedures in Section 2.17. 15. If any trouble is detected on the Fingerprint sensor, perform the Fingerprint sensor Troubleshooting Procedures in Section 2.18. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Procedures as instructed. The procedures described in this section are: Procedure 1: Power Supply Icon Check Procedure 2: Error Code Check Procedure 3: Connection Check Procedure 4: Quick Charge Check Procedure 5: Replacement Check [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Power supply malfunction Doesn’t light Any condition other than those above. *1 When the power supply controller detects a malfunction, the DC IN icon blinks orange. It shows an error code. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Check 3 If the battery icon does not light orange or green, go to Procedure 4. NOTE: Use a recommended AC adapter (G71C00043310 (2-pin), G71C00049410 (3- pin) or G71C00049510 (3-pin)). [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Error code Meaning AC Adapter output voltage is over 16.5V. TOSHIBA Express Port Replicator output voltage is over 16.5V. Current from the DC power supply is over 7.0A. Current from the DC power supply is over 0.5A in no load.
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1R8-B1V voltage is 1.53V or less when the computer is powered on. 1R8-B1V voltage is 1.53V or less at booting up. 1R8-B1V voltage is 1.53V or less when BV power is maintained and “OUTV4 power = BV power” is specified. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-11 Get user manuals:...
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1R8-B1V voltage is 1.53V or less at booting up. 1R8-B1V voltage is 1.53V or more when BV power is maintained and “OUTV8 power = BV power” is specified. 2-12 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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In the case of error code 10h or 12h, go to Procedure 3. Check 4 In the case of error code 2*h, go to Check 3 of Procedure 3. Check 5 For any other errors, go to Procedure 5. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-13 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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. 2-14 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Replace the AC adapter with a new one. If power is not supplied properly to the PC, perform Check 2. Check 2 Replace the System board with a new one. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-15 Get user manuals:...
1 and continue with the other procedures as instructed. The procedures described in this section are: Procedure 1: Message Check Procedure 2: Debug port (D port) Check on Boot Mode Procedure 3: Diagnostic Test Program Execution Check Procedure 4: Replacement Check 2-16 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
System board is damaged. Go to Procedure 3. WARNING: RESUME FAILURE. PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE. If any other error message is displayed, perform Check 3. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-17 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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(22)No FDD ERROR (23)TIMER INTERRUPT ERROR (24)RTC UPDATE ERROR PCI Express error PROTECTED MODE ERROR CPU EXCEPTION ERROR KEYBOARD ERROR FDC ERROR Exception ERROR RAID-0 is CRITICAL RAID-1 is DEGRADE 2-18 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 displaying the test results. 4. Boot the computer in MS-DOS mode. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-19 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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6. When the D port status is FFFFh (normal status), go to Procedure 3. 7. When the D port status falls into any status in Table 2-3, execute Check 1. 2-20 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Transits to system BIOS IRT F007h BIOS rewrite process Initialization of ICHM. D31 DRAM configuration Permission of cache (L1 cache only) Memory clear Transits to real mode and copies BIOS to PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-21 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Key input when error occurred Execution of “CHGBIOSA.EXE” and “CHGFIRMA.EXE” F100h Renewal of micro code (In model supporting HTT) Prohibition of cache Permission of L1/L2 cache in Flash ROM area 2-22 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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F103h Branch of resuming (only in Cold When a CMOS error is detected, it does Boot) not resume If “resume status code” is not set, no resume occurs PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-23 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Check if CPU corresponds to Hyper Threading Initialization of APIC WakeUp factor check SMRAM base rewriting and CPU state map saving for BIOS Permission of SMI based on ASMI 2-24 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Japan) based on DMI data CMOS default setting check Sets default setting if bad battery or bad checksum (ROM, CMOS) is detected. ACPI table initialization (for execution of option ROM) PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-25 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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F10AH Task generation for waiting PnP resource making completion PnP H/W initialization PC card slot initialization SIO initialization (for models supporting SIO) FIR initialization (for models supporting FIR) 2-26 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Dport=F117h when error occurs mode INIT_SYS_MEM (reboot mode) Initialization of conventional memory F118h CHK_DMA_PAGE (boot mode) Check of DMA Page Register F119h CHECK_DMAC (boot mode) Check of DMAC PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-27 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Waiting for AC-Link initialization completion Renewal of table for DMI Copying ACPI table to uppermost of extension memory Waiting for completion of BIOS rewriting of PSC version 2-28 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Make the CPU clock to be set by SETUP Waiting of motor-off completion of disabled HDD Final decision of USB FDD drive information Post processing of PRE_BOOT_SETUP Clear of PWRBTN_STS Enabling POWER Button PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-29 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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D port error code is as follows: Error code Contents F003h or F004h SC initialization error F00Bh BIOS update error F117h Exception check error F121h Clock generator error F166h BIOD security error 2-30 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
If connectors are in good condition, 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. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-31 Get user manuals:...
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. 2-32 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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“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. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-33 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
The USB FDD may be defective or damaged. Replace it with a new one. If the FDD is still not functioning properly, perform Check 3. Check 3 Replace the System board with a new one following the steps in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. 2-34 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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: Check 1 Type C: and press Enter. If you cannot change to drive C, go to Check 2. If you can change to drive C, go to Procedure 2.
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The 2.5” HDD, HD board and the connector of the System board may be disconnected (Refer to the steps described in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures for disassembling the PC.). Reconnect them firmly. If they are firmly connected, go to Procedure 3. 2-36 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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If the 2.5” HDD is formatted, set the 2.5” HDD partition using MS-DOS FDISK command. If you cannot format the 2.5” HDD using the Tests and Diagnostic program, go to Procedure 4. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-37 Get user manuals:...
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Bad track error ECC error ECC recover enable HDC error Seek error Time out error Drive not ready Undefined error Write fault Status error Access time out error No HDD 2-38 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
If the problem still exists, perform Check 4. Check 4 The System board may be damaged. Replace it with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-39 Get user manuals:...
Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. If the problem still exists, perform Check 3. Check 3 The System board may be damaged. Replace it with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. 2-40 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
USB floppy disk drive, turn on the computer and run the test. Refer to Chapter 3, Tests and Diagnostics for details. This program checks the display controller on the System board. If an error is detected, go to Procedure 3. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-41 Get user manuals:...
Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures and test the display again. If there is still an error, go to Check 6. Check 6 The System board may be damaged. Replace it with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. 2-42 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
If there is still an error, go to Check 2. Check 2 The System board may be damaged. Replace the System board with a new one according to the procedure in Chapter 4. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-43 Get user manuals:...
Chapter 4. If the problem still occurs, perform Check 3. Check 3 The System board may be faulty. Replace it with new one following the instructions in Chapter 4. 2-44 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Chapter 4. If the modem is not still working properly, perform Check 4. Check 4 The System board may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the instructions in Chapter 4. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-45 Get user manuals:...
The Bluetooth module may be defective or damaged. Replace it with a new one. Then perform the test program again. If the computer still does not pass the test, go to Procedure 2. 2-46 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Make sure the Bluetooth antenna cable (brown) is firmly connected to the Bluetooth module. If the Bluetooth antenna cable is disconnected, connect it firmly and perform Procedure 1. If the Bluetooth function is still not functioning properly, PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-47 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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If the Bluetooth is still not functioning properly, perform Check 4. Check 4 The System board may be defective or damaged. Replace the System board with a new one following the steps in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. 2-48 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
System board. If the LAN malfunctions, the System board might be faulty. Disassemble the computer following the steps described in Chapter 4 and replace the System board. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-49 Get user manuals:...
Chapter 4. If there is still an error, go to Check 3. Check 3 The System board may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the step in Chapter 4. 2-50 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Chapter 4 Replacement Procedures. If the problem continues, perform Check 3. Check 3 System Board may be faulty. Replace it with a new one following the step in Chapter 4 Replacement Procedures. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-51 Get user manuals:...
The tablet pen might be defective. Replace the tablet pen with a new one and check if the tablet pen is working properly. If there is still an error, execute Procedure 3. 2-52 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Check 2 The Digitizer or the System board may be defective. Replace it with a new one following the steps in Chapter 4. Then check the tablet pen is working properly. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-53 Get user manuals:...
LAN. If the computer passes the test, the function is correctly working. If the computer does not pass the test, perform Procedure 2. 2-54 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
If there is still an error go to Check 3. Check 3 The System board may be defective or damaged. Disassemble the computer following the steps described in Chapter 4 and replace the board with a new one. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-55 Get user manuals:...
3. Make sure the first joint of your finger is on the sensor. 4. Slide slowly your finger from the first joint to fingertip at constant speed. When not recognized, adjust the speed. Fingerprint Fingerprint sensor sensor 2-56 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
4. Click “Create Account” button in the (default) condition that the “Computer administrator” is selected in [Pick an account type]. 5. Select the icon of Account (e.g. “TOSHIBA”) that has been made in item 2 to item 4 in [User Accounts] display.
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4. After displaying [Enrollment Hints], check off in the box of [Run interactive tutorial] (when proceeding without seeing Tutorial). The display of “if you want really skip or not the Tutorial” appears, and then click [Skip Tutorial]. 2-58 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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5. After displaying [User’s Fingerprint], click the box of thumb of right hand. A small window of “Swipe finger” appears, then swipe three times. 6. The display becomes as follows when the fingerprint is registered correctly. Click [Next]. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-59 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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7. After displaying [User Enrollment] dialog, you are asked if you want to register one more finger. Click [No] when you do not want to register one more. 8. When [Advanced Security] is displayed, click [Next]. 9. When [Finish] is displayed, click [Finish]. 2-60 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
1. Turn on the computer. Windows starts up. 2. In the Windows Log-ON window, scan the fingerprint of registered finger. Make sure that a green check mark is displayed in the box (It means you have logged on). PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-61 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
2 Troubleshooting 2.18 Fingerprint sensor Troubleshooting 3. After starting Windows, make sure that the name of Account (e.g. “TOSHIBA”), which has been inputted in item 3 in Procedure 1 at the top of [Start]. Procedure 4 Connector Check and Replacement Check The connector CN9560 on the NF board is connected to the connector CN9540 on the system board.
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The NF board may be faulty. Replace it with a new one. If the problem persists, perform Check 4. Check 4 The system board may be faulty. Replace it with a new one. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-63 Get user manuals:...
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3.18 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Test ..................3-42 3.19 Error Code and Error Status Names ................ 3-43 3.20 Hard Disk Test Detail Status ................... 3-46 3.21 Only One Test ......................3-48 PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-iii Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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IEEE1394 test..................3-89 3.30 Sound Test Program....................3-90 3.30.1 Sound (Standard) ................3-90 3.30.2 Sound (Legacy) ................. 3-92 3.30.3 CD Sound (Standard) ................ 3-93 3.30.4 CD Sound (Legacy) ................3-95 3-iv [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.31 SETUP ........................3-96 3.31.1 Function Description ................3-96 3.31.2 Accessing the SETUP Program............3-98 PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Error register contents.................. 3-47 Table 3-5 Error message....................3-82 Table 3-6 Error code for Bluetooth test (BD_ADDR) ..........3-83 Table 3-7 Error code for Bluetooth test (BD_ADDR of the DUT)......3-87 3-vi [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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)
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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
To start the Heatrun test, press 3 and Enter. NOTE: After replacing the system board or CPU, it is necessary to execute the subtest 01 Initial configuration in 3.4 Setting of the hardware configuration. [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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. [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
For more details on this test, refer to the section 3.4. 3.2.3 Heatrun test program Heatrun test starts executing the same subtest as 3.24 Running Test. For more details on this test, refer to the section 3.5. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
3.3 Check of the RAID configuration Check of the RAID configuration Following screen is displayed for checking the RAID configuration and specifying a failed drive. TOSHIBA RAID / RAID Information Display Rev xx.xx.xxxx Copyright(c) 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORATION. All Rights Reserved. Level Status...
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Indicates critical condition that one HDD is failed in the RAID-0 that does not have redundancy. “OPTIMAL” is displayed in the case of (1) and “not OPTIMAL” is displayed in the case of (2) and (3). PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
When the “RAID-1” is displayed in the shown below, it is judged that the RAID is configured by two drives. TOSHIBA RAID / RAID Information Display Rev xx.xx.xxxx Copyright(c) 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORATION. All Rights Reserved. Level Status Capacity LD0 RAID-1...
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The RAID is not configured by two drives in the following display, because there are two LDs (LD0 and LD1). TOSHIBA RAID / RAID Information Display Rev xx.xx.xxxx Copyright(c) 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORATION. All Rights Reserved. Level Status Capacity LD0 RAID-0 OPTIMAL...
3.3.3 Identifying the failed HDD Check the RAID configuration condition from the shown below and specify a failed drive. TOSHIBA RAID / RAID Information Display Rev xx.xx.xxxx Copyright(c) 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORATION. All Rights Reserved. Level Status Capacity LD0 RAID-1 DEGRADE xxGB...
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RAID console and installed again. When the drive is unlocked, “ABSENT” is displayed. When the drive is locked, “OFFLINE” is displayed. Repair is not needed in this case. TOSHIBA RAID / RAID Information Display Rev xx.xx.xxxx Copyright(c) 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORATION. All Rights Reserved. Level...
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(2) When a new HDD is recognized, it is judged that the HDD removed is failed. Specify the reason by using the Independent Utility. TOSHIBA RAID / RAID Information Display Rev xx.xx.xxxx Copyright(c) 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORATION. All Rights Reserved. Level Status Capacity...
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One drive in the “RAID-1”is failed and degraded. This may look like failure by wrong operation. Specify the reason by using Independent Utility. TOSHIBA RAID / RAID Information Display Rev xx.xx.xxxx Copyright(c) 2005 TOSHIBA CORPORATION. All Rights Reserved. Level Status Capacity...
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. 3-16 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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This is one of tools to copy the DMI information to a new PCB after replacing. This subtest writes all the DMI data in the floppy disk into the new PCB. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-17 Get user manuals:...
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For more details on the system configuration information, refer to 3.26 “System configuration”. Subtest 09 E2PROM test (MAC/GUID/DMI) It checks whether the MAC address, GUID of IEEE1394 and DMI information are written. 3-18 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-19 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 3-20 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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W-R-C specified address REAL TIMER Real time Backup memory Real time carry EXPANSION PCMCIA wraparound RGB monitor ID CD-ROM Sequential read /DVD-ROM Read specified address Random address/data RW 1point W/R/C PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-21 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 3-22 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-23 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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. 3-24 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-25 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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. 3-26 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-27 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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. 3-28 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-29 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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. 3-30 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-31 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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.) 3-32 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Wraparound (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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-33 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 3.20. Select 1 or 2. Detail status display (1:no, 2:yes) 3-34 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-35 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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. 3-36 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-37 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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. 3-38 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-39 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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)? 3-40 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Therefore, make sure only the external display is selected when executing this subtest. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-41 Get user manuals:...
To execute the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM test, select 12 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 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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-43 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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 3-44 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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/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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-45 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
“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. 3-46 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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“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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-47 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
..Press test number[1-7, 9] ? Input the subtest number you want to test and press Enter. To return to the DIAGNOSTIC TEST menu, select 9 and press Enter. 3-48 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-49 Get user manuals:...
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<LAT> displays appear on the right side one by one. The parameters appear on the center of the display. To exit this subtest, press the four IPS switches at the same time. 3-50 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-51 Get user manuals:...
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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. 3-52 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Flat desk The figure below shows the name and position of each side. (heaven surface) Back Right side Front Left side Figure 3-1 Name and positions of each side PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-53 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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. 3-54 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Press Escape/Rotation button. Then the following message appears in the display. Press [Cross Function Button] key Press Cross Function button. If the test ends successfully, the screen returns to the ONLY ONE TEST menu automatically. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-55 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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. 3-56 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-57 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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. 3-58 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
3. After selecting the selectable tests, the running test starts automatically. To terminate the program, press Ctrl + Break. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-59 Get user manuals:...
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. 3-60 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-61 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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. 3-62 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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---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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-63 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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. 3-64 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
15. Math co-processors 16. Floppy Disk Drive [Track/Head/Sector] 17. Hard Disk Drive [Sector/Drive size/Manufacture code] 18. Secondary Drive [Maker/Drive type/Manufacture code/Product code] 19. T&D total version 20. Date/Time PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-65 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
- Secondary Drive = XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX [XXXXXXXXXXXX] - T&D Total Version = VX.XX Press [Enter] Key [Date = XXXX-YY-ZZ, XX:YY:ZZ] Press Enter to return to the DIAGNOSTIC MENU. 3-66 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-67 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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. 3-68 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-69 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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. 3-70 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-71 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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. 3-72 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-73 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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. 3-74 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-75 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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. 3-76 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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< 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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-77 Get user manuals:...
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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. 3-78 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-79 Get user manuals:...
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. 3-80 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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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3.29 LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program 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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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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-83 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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 3-84 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-85 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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. . . 3-86 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-87 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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. 3-88 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 1394 GUID Display This program checks the GUID of IEEE1394. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-89 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
1 .... ( Microphone recording & play ) 2 .... ( Sine wave ) 3 .... ( Line IN recording & play ) 9 .... Exit to Main **************************************************************** .. Press test number[1-3, 9] ? 3-90 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-91 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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The display returns to the Sound (Standard) test menu after the test ends. 3.30.2 Sound (Legacy) To execute the Sound (Legacy) test, select 2 and press Enter. CAUTION: Sound (Legacy) test is not supported in this model. 3-92 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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. 3-94 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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3.30.4 CD Sound (Legacy) To execute the CD Sound (Legacy) test, select 4 and press Enter. CAUTION: Sound (Legacy) test is not supported in this model. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-95 Get user manuals:...
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(f) Diagnostic Mode (g) Language During Bootup 8. Configuration 9. Drives I/O (a) Built-in HDD (b) Select Bay 10. PCI Bus 11. Security Controller (a) TPM (b) Clear TPM Owner 3-96 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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(a) USB KB/Mouse Legacy Emulation (b) USB-FDD Legacy Emulation (c) USB Memory BIOS Support Type 15. PCI LAN 16. RAID ARRAY (a) Current State (b) Create State (c) Execute Creation PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-97 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.31 SETUP 3.31.2 Accessing the SETUP Program Selecting 0 from the DIAGNOSTICS MENU and pressing Enter displays the followings: 3-98 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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3.31 SETUP 3 Tests and Diagnostics PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-99 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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: Password, HDD Password, Core-Multi Processing and Security Controller. 3-100 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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When you select the battery save mode, the followings will appear. Full Power The following shows full power settings. Low Power The following shows low power settings. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-101 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Use this option to set the level of LCD brightness. Super-Bright Full brightness for maximum visibility. Bright Full brightness for high visibility. Semi-Bright Less than full brightness for saving power. 3-102 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Saves power consumption, when the PCI Express device is not used. (Default) (C) Enhanced C-States This option enables or disables the Enhanced C-States. Enabled Lowers the power consumption. (Default) Disabled Does not lower power consumption. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-103 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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This item sets the Master HDD password. This can be set, only when Master+User is set in the HDD password Mode. For details, refer to the User’s Manual. 3-104 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Second HDD → Built-in HDD→USB : The priority is set as Second HDD → Built-in HDD→ USB Built-in HDD →USB→ Second HDD : The priority is set as Built-in HDD → USB→ Second HDD PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-105 Get user manuals:...
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® ® Always Low Disables Intel Core Duo Processor or Intel Core Solo Processor featuring Intel SpeedStep technology and always runs the processor at its default speed. 3-106 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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For the Alarm Date Option, set the date to turn on the power automatically. When it is set to “Disabled”, the time to turn on automatically is not set. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-107 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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This option selects the language during bootup. This message appears only on the model for TCL (Canada). English The message is displayed in English. (Default) French The message is displayed in French. 3-108 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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PC is disposed or the owner of the PC changes. When the cursor is on this item and the Space is pressed, message is displayed and the PC waits Y, E, S and Enter key inputs by the user. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-109 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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LCD Display Stretch enables or disables a larger display area of the screen. Enabled Enables the LCD display stretch feature. (Default) Disabled Disables the LCD display stretch feature. 3-110 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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HDD can be set in the [HDD Priority Options] item.) Sets the type of the USB memory to be equivalent to the FDD. (Based on the [HDD] order in the [Boot Priority Options] item.) PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-111 Get user manuals:...
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Set the cursor bar to “Execute Creation” and press Space or Back Space. The following message will appear: Warning: If you change RAID array, you need to install OS again. Are you sure? All data on the HDD(s) will be 3-112 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Input 1234 (press 1, 2, 3, 4 key) and press Enter. The change of the RAID configuration will be reflected. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-113 Get user manuals:...
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3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.31 SETUP 3-114 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Switch board (NW board)..................4-76 4.29 LCD latch assembly....................4-77 4.30 Hinge assembly....................... 4-78 4.31 Fluorescent Lamp....................4-80 4.31.1 Replacing the 12.1 Inch TMD fluorescent Lamp ........4-81 4-iv [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Figure 4-26 Removing the top cover assembly (5)............4-40 Figure 4-27 Removing the system board/RTC battery ............4-42 Figure 4-28 Removing the Cover latch................4-45 Figure 4-29 Removing the battery lock assembly/pen holder assembly ......4-46 PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Figure 4-51 Removing the hinge assembly (1)..............4-78 Figure 4-52 Removing the hinge assembly (2)..............4-79 Figure 4-53 to 4-64 Replacing 12.1 inch TMD fluorescent lamp (1) to (12) ..4-82 to 4-93 4-vi [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
• Removing the Top cover assembly All FRUs down to the “4.2 Battery pack” to “4.11 Touch pad” above a 4.12 Top cover assembly must be removed PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Please read the following safety instructions before disassembling the computer and always follow the instructions while working on the computer. 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.
Screw sizes are noted in the text and figures. As all parts have sharp edges and corners, take care not to cut yourself. After replacing an FRU, check that the computer and replaced part operate correctly. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals:...
Normal pin connectors are used for all other cables. Simply pull out or push in these connectors to disconnect or reconnect. Pressure plate connector Spring connector Back flip connector [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
An ESD wrist strap and heel grounder • Anti-static carpet or flooring • A pair of needle-nose pliers • Air-ionizers in highly static sensitive areas • Antenna coaxial cable disconnector PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Press along the axis of the screwdriver while turning the screw. This is because the contact area between the screw and driver is less than for a pan head screw (standard pan-shaped screw head). [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Battery pack Battery lock Battery 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. [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Dispose always the used batteries pack in accordance with the laws and ordinances of your local authority. Use only the batteries approved by Toshiba. NOTE: Check visually the battery terminals and clean off any dirt with a dry cloth.
The following describes the procedure for installing the PC card. (See Figure 4-2.) 1. Make sure the eject button does not stick out. 2. Insert the PC card carefully and make sure a firm connection. 4-10 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Figure 4-3 Removing the Bridge media Installing the Bridge media The following describes the procedure for installing the Bridge media. (See Figure 4-3.) 1. Insert the Bridge media and press it until it securely connected. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-11 Get user manuals:...
The following describes the procedure for installing the touch pen case. (See Figure 4-4.) 1. Seat the touch pen case to the slot and slide it until it locks. 4-12 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
2. Loosen two screws (with e-ring) fixing the HDD slot cover and remove the HDD slot cover. HDD slot cover Screw (with e-ring) Screw (with e-ring) Figure 4-5 Removing the HDD slot cover PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-13 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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NOTE: When removing the HDD assembly, be careful not to tear the tab. If the tab is torn, replace the HDD holder with a new one. HDD assembly HDD cable Figure 4-6 Removing the HDD assembly 4-14 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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FLAT HEAD screw 5. Detach the HDD holder and HDD. HDD holder (HDD frame and tab) M3.0x4.0S FLAT HEAD M3.0x4.0S FLAT HEAD M3.0x4.0S FLAT HEAD Figure 4-7 Removing the HDD PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-15 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Press the HDD assembly to ensure a firm connection. 3. Set the HDD assembly into the slot. 4. Seat the HDD cover and secure it with two screws (with e-ring). 4-16 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
2. While sliding the latch toward the arrow direction in the Figure 4-8, pull out the slim select bay module to disconnect it from the system board. M2.0×4.0B BIND Slim select bay module Latch Figure 4-8 Removing the slim select bay module PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-17 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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BIND screw Connector base Connector M2.0×6.0S BIND M2.0×22.0S BIND M2.0×3.0S S-THIN HEAD M2.0×6.0S BIND M2.0×6.0S BIND ODD side assembly Connector cover Figure 4-9 Detaching the optical drive assembly 4-18 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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5. Remove the following screw from the screw hole. Then secure the latch with the removed screw. (The slim select bay is locked.) • M2.0×4.0B ×1 BIND screw PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-19 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
2. Open the display and make it flat. 3. Insert your fingers into the slot on both sides and lift up the keyboard holder to remove. Keyboard holder Figure 4-10 Removing the keyboard holder 4-20 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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5. Lift the top edge of the keyboard while releasing two latches and turn it face down on the palm rest. Latch M2.0x3.0S BIND M2.0x3.0S BIND Keyboard Figure 4-11 Removing the screw PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-21 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Figure 4-12 Removing the keyboard cover 7. Disconnect the keyboard flexible cable from the connector CN3230 on the system board and remove the keyboard. CN3230 Keyboard flexible cable Figure 4-13 Removing the keyboard 4-22 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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5. Secure the keyboard with the following screws. • M2.0×3.0S ×2 BIND screw 6. Install the keyboard holder while engaging the latches. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-23 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
1. Remove the following screws and memory slot cover. • M2.5×3.0S ×2 S-THIN HEAD screw M2.5x3.0S S-THIN HEAD Memory slot cover Figure 4-14 Removing the memory slot cover 4-24 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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4 Replacement Procedures 2. Open the left and right latches and remove the memory module(s). Memory module Slot A Latch Latch Slot B Figure 4-15 Removing the memory module PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-25 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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After installing the memory module, confirm that the memory module is fixed with the left and right latches. 2. Install the memory slot cover and secure it with the following screws. • M2.5×3.0S ×2 S-THIN HEAD screw 4-26 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
4. Remove the Bluetooth module from the slot and disconnect the Bluetooth cable from the connector on the Bluetooth module. Spacer Insulator Bluetooth cable CN4400 Bluetooth antenna cable Bluetooth module Figure4-16 Removing the Bluetooth module PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-27 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Bluetooth module to the slot in place. 3. Connect the Bluetooth antenna cable to the connector on the Bluetooth module. 4. Stick the spacer in place referring Figure 4-16. 5. Stick the glass tape. 4-28 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Wireless LAN card M2.0×4.0B BIND or M2.0×4.0B TORX Metal plate M2.0×4.0B BIND Wireless LAN antenna cable (white) Wireless LAN antenna cable (black) Figure 4-17 Removing the Wireless LAN card PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-29 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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CAUTION: 1. When replacing with a new insulator, a new spacer should be stuck to the back of the insulator. 2. When keyboard supports (for the model of no wireless LAN) are stuck, the spacer is not necessary. 4-30 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
The following describes the procedure for removing the touch pad. (See Figure 4-18 to 4-21.) 1. Turn over the computer and remove the following screw. • M2.5×10.0B ×1 FLAT HEAD screw M2.5×10.0B FLAT HEAD Figure 4-18 Removing the screw PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-31 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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2. Turn the computer face up and open the display. 3. Remove the touch pad cover while releasing the latches. Touch pad cover Figure 4-19 Removing the touch pad cover 4-32 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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6. Remove the touch pad assembly while peeling the adhered portion. M2.0×3.0S S-THIN HEAD M2.0×3.0S S-THIN HEAD Touch pad assembly Touch pad cable CN3240 Figure 4-20 Removing the touch pad assembly PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-33 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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7. Peel off the glass tape and disconnect the touch pad cable from the connector on the touch pad. Glass tape Touch pad cable Touch pad Figure 4-21 Removing the touch pad 4-34 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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4. Install the touch pad cover while engaging latches. 5. Close the display and turn over the computer. 6. Secure the following screw to fix the touch pad. • M2.5×10.0B ×1 FLAT HEAD screw PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-35 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
×2 (“10” in the figure below) FLAT HEAD screw • M2.5×6.0B ×8 (“6” in the figure below) FLAT HEAD screw Figure 4-22 Removing the top cover assembly (1) 4-36 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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4. Open the display and make it flat. 5. Remove the following screws. • M2.0×4.0B ×2 BIND screw M2.0×4.0B BIND Figure 4-23 Removing the top cover assembly (2) PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-37 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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NP board cable (connected to CN9500) Speaker cable (connected to CN6170) LCD cable (connected to CN5500) Digitizer cable (connected to CN9540) Figure 4-24 Removing the top cover assembly (3) 4-38 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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9. Turn the display 90 degrees and remove the following screws. • M2.5×6.0B ×2 FLAT HEAD screw M2.5×10.0B FLAT HEAD M2.5×6.0B FLAT HEAD Hinge rear cover Figure 4-25 Removing the top cover assembly (4) PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-39 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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4 Replacement Procedures 4.12 Top cover assembly 10. Lift up the top cover assembly from the base assembly. Top cover assembly Figure 4-26 Removing the top cover assembly (5) 4-40 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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9. Close the display and turn over the computer. 10. Secure the following screws to fix the top cover assembly. • M2.5×10.0B ×2 FLAT HEAD screw • M2.5×6.0B ×8 FLAT HEAD screw PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-41 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
4. Disconnect the RTC battery cable from the connector CN9300 on the system board to remove the RTC battery. M2.5x6.0B FLAT HEAD M2.5x6.0B FLAT HEAD System board RTC battery CN9300 RTC battery cable Insulator Figure 4-27 Removing the system board/RTC battery 4-42 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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2. Install the system board to the base assembly and secure it with the following screws. • M2.5×6.0B ×3 FLAT HEAD screw NOTE: Make sure the system board is on the front panel. Front panel System board PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-43 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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3. Install the RTC battery to the slot and wrap it with the insulator. CAUTION: When installing new system board, stick new keyboard supports on the system board. Keyboard support (For the model of no wireless LAN) Keyboard support 4-44 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
1. Install the cover latch and stick the insulator to the plates outside the spring. (The insulator prevents the spring of cover latch from removing.) 2. Push the cover cap from the bottom. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-45 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
The following describes the procedure for installing battery lock assembly/pen holder assembly (See Figure 4-29). 1. Install the battery lock assembly to the slot. 2. Install the pen holder assembly to the slot 4-46 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Front panel Insulator Microphone Glass tape Microphone hold plate Microphone cable (to CN6061) Microphone Microphone hold plate Microphone cable (to CN6060) Figure 4-30 Removing the microphone/front panel PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-47 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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3. Install the front panel to the system board in place. 4. Connect two microphone cables (left and right) to the connector CN6060 and CN6061 on the system board. 5. Stick the glass tape and insulator in place. 4-48 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
3. Turn the system board face up. 4. Remove the following screws and fan. • M2.5×4.0B ×2 FLAT HEAD screw M2.5x4.0B FLAT HEAD Fan cable CN8781 Glass tape Figure 4-31 Removing the fan PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-49 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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×2 FLAT HEAD screw 2. Turn over the system board. 3. Connect the fan cable to the connector CN8781 on the system board and stick the glass tape. 4-50 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
CAUTION: Remove the screws in the order of mark “3”, “2” and “1” on the CPU holder. M2.0x4.0B BIND M2.0x4.0B BIND Heat sink CPU hold plate Figure 4-32 Removing the heat sink PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-51 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Figure 4-33 Replacing the CPU 4. Remove the CPU. CAUTION: When removing the CPU, lift it up right above. Otherwise, pins of CPU may be damaged. 4-52 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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CPU hold plate. • M2.0×4.0B ×3 BIND screw CAUTION: Tighten the screws in the order of mark “1”, “2” and “3” on the CPU holder. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-53 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
2. Remove the MDC from the connector CN3010 on the system board. 3. Disconnect the MDC cable from the connector on the MDC. M2.0x4.0B BIND M2.0x4.0B BIND MDC cable CN3010 Figure 4-35 Removing the MDC 4-54 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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2. Connect the MDC cable to the connector on the MDC. 3. Install the MDC to the connector CN3010 on the system board and secure it with the following screws. • M2.0×4.0B ×2 BIND screw PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-55 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
NOTE: For details on applying the silicon grease, refer to Installing the CPU. 2. Install the GPU heat sink and secure it with the following screws. • M2.0×3.0S ×2 S-THIN HEAD screw 4-56 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
The following describes the procedure for installing the HDD cable. (See Figure 4-38.) 1. Install the HDD cable to the slot. 2. Connect the HDD cable to the connector CN1850 on the system board and stick the insulator. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-57 Get user manuals:...
The following describes the procedure for installing the sensor board. (See Figure 4-39.) 1. Connect the sensor cable to the connector on the sensor board. 2. Install the sensor board to the slot. 4-58 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
FLAT HEAD screw 3. Peel off two insulators and one acetate tape. M2.5x6.0B FLAT HEAD Acetate tape Harness box cover Insulator Insulator Figure 4-40 Removing the harness box cover PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-59 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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5. Peel off the insulator and two acetate tapes and take the speakers out of the speaker slots. Speaker cover Speaker cover Acetate tape Speaker Speaker Insulator Figure 4-41 Removing the speaker 6. Remove the middle frame. 4-60 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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6. Secure the following screws to fix the middle frame and top cover. • ×2 M2.5×6.0B FLAT HEAD screw 7. Install the harness box cover and stick the insulator in place. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-61 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
The following describes the procedure for installing the hinge spacer. (See Figure 4-42.) 1. Install the hinge spacer to the slot and secure it with the following screws. • M2.5×6.0B ×2 FLAT HEAD screw 4-62 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
M2.5x6.0B FLAT HEAD M2.0x6.0S BIND (with mask seal) (with mask seal) LCD mask Slot M2.5x6.0B FLAT HEAD (with mask seal) Figure 4-43 Removing the LCD mask PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-63 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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5. Remove the FL inverter from the slot while peeling the adhered portion. 6. Disconnect two cables from the connector of the FL inverter. FL inverter Insulator Cable Insulator Figure 4-44 Removing the FL inverter 4-64 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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NOTE: When putting the LCD unit on the display cover, lay a mat or something under the LCD unit to protect the computer and the LCD from a scratch or breakage. M2.0x4.0B BIND M2.0x4.0B BIND LCD unit Figure 4-45 Removing the LCD unit (1) PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-65 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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CAUTION: When removing the cables, be careful not to damage the connectors. 10. Remove the LCD unit from the display cover. Glass tape Glass tape Digitizer cable LCD cable Figure 4-46 Removing the LCD unit (2) 4-66 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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LCD mask clean with an ionizer. 8. Secure the LCD mask with the following screws and stick the mask seals (7 points). • M2.5×6.0B ×6 FLAT HEAD screw • M2.0×6.0S ×1 BIND screw PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-67 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
There is a portion where the bezel is sticking out because of the digitizer guide. Do not press and rub the portion with bare hands or it may result cut your finger. 4-68 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Make sure that three latches fit the digitizer securely. If the latches are not locked securely, it may result to move the digitizer and give stress on the TAB or PCB and cause the display function failure. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-69 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Do not put any instrument on the LCD module because it may result to make scratch on the cell, polarization sheet or B/L and break the TAB and may cause the display function failure. 4-70 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Make sure to put the LCD module on the flat place. If the LCD module is put on the uneven place, it may result to break the TAB, make scratch on the B/L or polarization sheet and cause the display function failure. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-71 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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4 Replacement Procedures 4.26 Digitizer 4-72 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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BIND screw 2. Peel off two glass tapes. 3. Slide out the digitizer toward the arrow pointing. Glass tape M2.0x4.0B BIND M2.0x4.0B BIND Digitizer Figure 4-47 Removing the digitizer PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-73 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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CAUTION: When replacing the digitizer, fit the digitizer into the back of the LCD toward the arrow pointing. 2. Stick two glass tapes. 3. Secure the digitizer with the following screws. • M2.0×4.0B ×2 BIND screw 4-74 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
1. Connect the fingerprint sensor cable to the connector CN9560 on the finger print sensor board. 2. Install the fingerprint sensor board and secure it with the following screw. • M2.5×4.0B ×1 FLAT HEAD screw PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-75 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
1. Connect the switch cable to the connector CN9550 on the switch board. 2. Install the switch board and secure it with the following screw. • M2.5×4.0B ×1 FLAT HEAD screw 4-76 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Installing the LCD latch assembly The following describes the procedure for installing the LCD latch assembly. (See Figure 4- 50.) 1. Install the LCD latch assembly to the slot. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-77 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
M2.5×6.0B FLAT HEAD M2.5×6.0B M2.0×6.0S FLAT HEAD S-THIN HEAD Antenna cover S LCD harness earth spring Hinge assembly Antenna cover T Figure 4-51 Removing the hinge assembly (1) 4-78 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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• M2.5×6.0B ×1 FLAT HEAD screw 6. Install the Harness holder and secure with the following screw. • M2.5×6.0B ×1 FLAT HEAD screw PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-79 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
- Be careful not to soil or deform the lamp reflector. - Make sure that the power of the LCD module is turned off before connecting or disconnecting cables and connectors. 4-80 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
CAUTION: 1. Be careful not to damage the FPC, PCB, B/L reflection sheet. 2. Do not remove the insulation sheet to reuse it. 3. Do not damage the TAB and PCB when removing the double –sided tape of the insulation sheet. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-81 Get user manuals:...
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4 Replacement Procedure 4.31 Fluorescent lamp Figure 4-53 Replacing 12.1 Inch TMD fluorescent lamp (1) 4-82 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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4 Replacement Procedure Removing the screws 1. Remove the bezel tape 2 and bezel tape 1. 2. Spread the insulation sheet. Figure 4-54 Replacing 12.1 Inch TMD fluorescent lamp (2) PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-83 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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3. Remove one screw. CAUTION: To unfasten the screws, use an insert bit of point size 0 for Philips screwdrivers. Figure 4-55 Replacing 12.1 Inch TMD fluorescent lamp (3) 4-84 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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2. When removing the bezel, be careful not to deform the bezel. Release the three latches on the top to remove the bezel from the cell. Figure 4-56 Replacing 12.1 Inch TMD fluorescent lamp (4) PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-85 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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4.31 Fluorescent lamp Opening the PCB 1. Spread out the PCB horizontally. CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the FPC. Figure 4-57 Replacing 12.1 Inch TMD fluorescent lamp (5) 4-86 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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2. Do not remove the ray-shield tape on the upper, lower, right and left of face and back of cell. 3. Be careful not to damage the FPC. Figure 4-58 Replacing 12.1 Inch TMD fluorescent lamp (6) PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-87 Get user manuals:...
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4 Replacement Procedure 4.31 Fluorescent lamp Assembling Fluorescent lamp Check of the backlight replaced 1. Check the following items. Figure 4-59 Replacing 12.1 Inch TMD fluorescent lamp (7) 4-88 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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CAUTION: 1. Align the top left corner of the cell with the corresponding corner of the backlight unit. 2. Be careful not to damage the TAB. Figure 4- 60 Replacing 12.1 Inch TMD fluorescent lamp (8) PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-89 Get user manuals:...
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1. Fold down the FPC (PCB) toward the reverse side of the backlight unit. CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the TAB. Figure 4-61 Replacing 12.1 Inch TMD fluorescent lamp (9) 4-90 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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3. Set the latches on the bottom side. ((3) in the bellow figure) CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the cell, FPC and B/L. Figure 4-62 Replacing 12.1 Inch TMD fluorescent lamp (10) PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-91 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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(1.5kgf cm) for all the screws. 2. Use an insert bit of point size 0 for the Philips screwdrivers. Figure 4-63 Replacing 12.1 Inch TMD fluorescent lamp (11) 4-92 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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2. Attach two bezel tapes (3). CAUTION: When attaching tape and insulation sheet, be careful not to damage the PCB, cell and B/L. Figure 4-64 Replacing 12.1 Inch TMD fluorescent lamp (12) PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-93 Get user manuals:...
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4 Replacement Procedure 4.31 Fluorescent lamp 4-94 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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J4100 Network I/F connector (14-pin) ............C-16 C.15 CN4200 IEEE1394 connector (4-pin) ............C-17 C.16 CN4400 Bluetooth connector (20-pin) ............C-17 C.17 CN4610 USB connector (Port 6) (4-pin) ........... C-17 PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] App-iii Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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CN9560 System board I/F connector (6-pin)..........C-24 NP board (FAPNP*) C.35 CN9510 System board I/F connector (3-pin)..........C-25 NW board (FAPNW*) C.36 CN9550 System board I/F connector (15-pin)........... C-26 App-iv [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Appendix H EC/KBC Rewrite Procedures ..............H-1 Appendix I Reliability.......................I-1 Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAID............... J-1 Outline of Maintenance (Repair) of TOSHIBA RAID........J-1 Analysis and handling by Drive Log ..............J-2 Operation of Independent utility..............J-8 PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL]...
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NW board connector ..................B-6 Table B-5 NF board connector..................B-7 System board (FAPNS*) Table C-1 Memory B connector (200-pin) ..............C-1 Table C-2 Memory A connector (200-pin) ..............C-4 App-vi [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Fan connector (4-pin).................. C-22 Table C-31 PN Board I/F connector (3-pin) ..............C-22 Table C-32 NU Board I/F connector (10-pin) ............... C-22 Table C-33 Digitizer switch I/F connector (41-pin) ............C-23 PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] App-vii Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Function of option and key ................J-24 Table J-9 Content of Drive Log display ................J-26 Table J-10 Content of View Drive Log menu ..............J-27 Table J-11 Function of key in View Drive Log...............J-27 App-viii [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals:...
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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. [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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. [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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10. If you transport the module, do not use packing material that contains epoxy resin (amine) or silicon glue (alcohol or oxime). These materials can release gas that can damage the panel’s polarization. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals:...
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Appendices Appendix A Handling the LCD Module [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Appendix B Board Layout Appendices Appendix B Appendix B Board Layout System Board Front View Figure B-1 System board layout (front) PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Keyboard connector CN3240 Touch pad connector IC2000 Card controller CN2110 PC card I/F connector IC3200 EC/KBC IC1600 ICH7-M CN6060 Internal Microphone I/F connector (Left) CN6061 Internal Microphone I/F connector (Right) [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Appendix B Board Layout Appendices System board Back View Figure B-2 System board layout (back) PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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External microphone jack CN4100 Modem relay connector CN4200 1394 connector CN4611 USB port 4 CN4610 USB port 6 CN1850 HDD I/F connector CN8781 Fan connector J4100 Network jack IS1050 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Appendix B Board Layout Appendices NP Board Front and Back View <Front layout> <Back layout> Figure B-3 NP board layout Table B-3 NP board connector Number Name CN9510 System board I/F connector PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Appendix B Board Layout NW Board Front and Back View <Front layout> <Back layout> Figure B-4 NW board layout Table B-4 NW board connector Number Name CN9550 Digitizer connector I/F connector [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Appendix B Board Layout Appendices NF Board Front and Back View <Front layout> <Back layout> Figure B-5 NF board layout Table B-5 NF board connector Number Name CN9560 Digitizer connector I/F connector PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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GND. BTRST-S3N BTMDL-P3N C.17 CN4610 USB connector (Port 6) (4-pin) Table C-17 USB connector (Port 6) (4-pin) Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name USB0PS-E5V ZUSBP6-E3N ZUSBP6-E3P PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] C-17 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
ZUSBP4-E3N ZUSBP4-E3P C.19 CN4612 USB connector (Port 0) (6-pin) Table C-19 USB connector (Port 0) (6-pin) Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name USB1PS-E5V USBPEN-E3N +ZUSBP0-E3N ZUSBP0-E3P C-18 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
TPLOFF-S3V C.32 CN9520 NU board I/F connector (10-pin) Table C-32 NU board I/F connector (10-pin) Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name UIMPWR-P3V UIMRST-P3V UIMCLK-P3P UIMDAT-P3P UIM-GND C-22 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
NF board (FAPNF*) C.34 CN9560 System board I/F connector (6-pin) Table C-34 System board I/F connector (6-pin) Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name Power P3V FGSPON-S3N ZUSBFS-E3N ZUSBFS-E3P C-24 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Appendices NP board (FAPNP*) C.35 CN9510 System board I/F connector (3-pin) Table C-35 System board I/F connector (3-pin) Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name PNLOFF-S3N TPLOFF-S3V PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] C-25 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
C.36 CN9550 System board I/F connector (15-pin) Table C-36 System board I/F connector (15-pin) Pin No. Signal Name Pin No. Signal Name GPBTNA-S3N GPBTNB-S3N PWRSW-S3N KBRT00-S3N KBRT01-S3N KBRT02-S3N KBRT03-S3N KBRT04-S3N KBRT05-S3N KBRT06-S3N KBSC16-S3N C-26 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Appendix D Keyboard Scan/Character Codes Table D-1 Scan codes (set 1 and set 2) (1/4) Code set 1 Code set 2 Note Keytop Make Break Make Break ‘ ~ 7 & BkSp PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Table D-1 Scan codes (set 1 and set 2) (2/4) Code set 1 Code set 2 Note Keytop Make Break Make Break Caps Lock ‘ “ Enter Shift (L) No.102 , < . > Shift (R) [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Code set 1 Code set 2 Note Keytop Make Break Make Break Ctrl Alt (L) Space ALT (R) ← Home *1 *3 *1 *3 ↑ ↓ PgUp PgDn → PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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. [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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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 M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Home (Pause) E1 1D 45 E1 E1 14 77 E1 F0 9D C5 14 F0 77 End (Break) E0 46 E0 C6 E0 7E E0 F0 7E ARROW NUMERIC Scrl [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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1. * Combination with Shift key makes different codes. Table D-6 No.124 key scan code Shift Code set 1 Code set 2 Make Break Make Break Prt Sc Common Ctrl + Shift + Alt + PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Appendices Appendix D Keyboard Scan/Character Codes [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
(US) or key (UK) until a beep sounds. The BIOS rewriting will start. 6. When the process is completed, eject the BIOS rewriting disk and the system is reset. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Appendices Appendix G BIOS Rewrite Procedures [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
5. Turn on the power while holding down the Tab key until a beep sounds. The EC/KBC rewriting will start. 6. When the EC/KBC rewrite is completed, the system is automatically turned off. PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals:...
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Appendices Appendix H EC/KBC Rewrite Procedures [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
Appendix I Reliability Appendices Appendix I Appendix I Reliability The following table shows MTBF (Mean Time between Failures). Table I-1 MTBF MTBF Time (hours) System 5,862 PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAID Appendices Appendix J Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAID J.1 Outline of Maintenance (Repair) of TOSHIBA RAID Follow the below procedures to repair TOSHIBA RAID Reception Is the RAID configured by two HDD?(*1) Identify the failed HDD (*2)
Appendices Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAI J.2 Analysis and handling by Drive Log Follow the below procedures to analyze. Boot the independent utility and check the Physical Drive status. Port 1 (1) Which port of HDD failed? Port 0...
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Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAID Appendices How to identify the cause of failure (1) When “Fail” or “NODRIVE” is displayed. According to “Operation of Independent utility”, boot the independent utility to display the Drive Log. To identify the failure cause of Port 0, analyze the Drive Log of [REDUNDANT] side of Port 1.
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Appendices Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAI 2. Analyze the detailed date of the message of right before of “xxx Error (IN)”, “xxx Error (OUT)” (for example, “DMA Error (IN)”, “DMA Error (OUT)”) right before the log of “Fail this drive” message and identify the cause.
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Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAID Appendices Command:Indicates Command code caused an error. The following list indicates the command Table J-1 List of Command (1/2) Devices not Devices implementing implementing Command Protocol Command the PACKET the PACKET code Command Command...
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Appendices Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAI Table J-1 List of Command (2/2) Devices not Devices implementing implementing Command Protocol Command the PACKET the PACKET code Command Command feature set feature set READ DMA WRITE DMA WRITE DMA QUEUED CFA WRITE MULTIPLE W/OUT ERASE...
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PgDn key. 2. If no message of “Fail this drive” message, it is judged that the second HDD is removed without the operation of removal by TOSHIBA RAID console and installed again. (3) How to change the status to OFF LINE Release the status of “Fail”, using the menu of [Force OFFLINE].
TOSHIBA RAID make Drive Log redundant and store it. The drive has own log and other drive’s log. In TOSHIBA RAID, the log of own drive is called “Own Log” and the redundant log of other drive’s drive is called “Redundant Log”. Each port has “Own Log” and “Redundant Log”.
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Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAID Appendices J.3.2 How to operate the Independent Utility (1) Booting PC Connected the USB FDD to the PC to be repaired. Insert the FD storing the program of the Independent Utility in the FDD and boot the PC from the FD. The following display appears.
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Appendices Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAI (2) Display of Logical/Physical Drive Logical Drive The status of RAID array is displayed in Logical Drive by array. The displayed items are follows. Table J-2 Displayed item in Logical Drive Explanation Status Displays the status of array.
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Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAID Appendices Physical Drive In Physical Drive, the condition of RAID array is displayed by array. The following items are displayed. Table J-3 Items displayed in Physical Drive Explanation Port Displays the port number of Serial ATA connected to the drive.
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Appendices Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAI (3) Explanation of Main Menu The Independent Utility has following Main Menu. Table J-4 Item of Main Menu displayed Explanation Create Array Builds RAID array. Start Rebuild Rebuilds RAID-1. While the rebuild is suspended, the message of “Resume Rebuild”...
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Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAID Appendices The tree of Independent Menu is as follows. Figure J-4 Tree of menu of Independent Utility PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) [CONFIDENTIAL] J-13 Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...
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Appendices Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAI Create Array This section explains how to select option and build array. The [Create Array] option can be selected only when there is a drive not assigned. To build array, follow the procedure below.
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Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAID Appendices 6. Put the cursor on the “DONE” and press Enter key. Pressing “OK” in [Confirmation] store the change. CAUTION: When the array is initialized, the data of drive is lost. Start Rebuild Selecting of this option starts rebuilding. [Start Rebuild] is displayed only in the RAID- 1 condition of with “OFFLINE”...
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Appendices Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAI 3. When [Rebuild Range] menu is displayed, the range to be rebuilt is designated. When [Effective] is selected, rebuild limit becomes valid and it rebuilds up to the rebuild limit. When [Whole] is selected, it rebuilds maximum capacity of array.
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Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAID Appendices 8. When completing the rebuild, press “OK” to return to the main menu of Independent Setup Utility. Resume Rebuild During being suspended,[Resume Rebuild] is displayed in [Main Menu]. To start rebuilding suspended, follow the procedure below.
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Appendices Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAI 6. When completing the rebuild, press “OK” to return to the main menu of Independent Setup Utility. 7. When “Rebuild Limit” is set and [Rebuild Range] is set to [Whole], only [Finish] is can be selected after exceeding the Rebuild Limit. When [Finish] is selected and “OK”...
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Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAID Appendices Check Media This option can check if there is an error in the HDD of array. The Check Media can be done only in RAID-1. To execute Check Media, follow the procedure below.
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Appendices Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAI Modify Array This option changes the setting of array. Change Parameter Select [Change Parameter] in [Modify Array] menu. The following items can be set. Table J-6 Item of array Option Explanation Write Cache Displays the setting of drive write cache.
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Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAID Appendices Change RAID Level To change RAID level, select [Modify Array] menu. When changing RAID-1 (Mirroring) to RAID-0 (Striping), refer “Changing RAID-1 to RAID-0”. When changing RAID-0 to RAID-1, refer “Changing RAID-0 to RAID-1”.
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Appendices Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAI Delete Array Selects [Delete Array] of Setup Utility and delete array. Put the cursor on the array you want to delete and press Enter key. When [Confirmation] is displayed, select “OK” to store the setting.
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Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAID Appendices Physical Drive Select [Physical Drive] in Setup Utility to set physical drive. View Drive Info. Select this option in [Physical Drive] to display information of physical drive. Select the drive that you want to display in [Physical Drive] at the lower of display and press Enter key.
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Appendices Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAI View Drive Log Select this option in [Physical Drive] menu and select the drive that you want to display the log. At the beginning, the latest log is displayed. The 7,168 logs from the latest is recorded in detail.
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Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAID Appendices Execute the following procedures to see the drive log in the independent utility. 1. Put on the cursor on [Physical Drive] in [Main Menu] and press Enter key. 2. Put on the cursor on [View Drive Log] and press Enter key.
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Appendices Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAI The following is displayed. Table J-9 Content of Drive Log display Option Explanation Port Displays the port number of log displayed. Own/Redundant Displays if the displayed log is a log of own port (Own) or a copy of other port log (Redundant).
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Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAID Appendices [View Drive Log] menu is as follows Table J-10 Content of View Drive Log menu Option Explanation Change Port Changes the display of the own log and redundant log. At the beginning, the Port-0’s own log and the redundant log are displayed.
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Appendices Appendix J Maintenance of TOSHIBA RAI Exit When this option is selected, the utility is finished. When [Confirmation] is displayed, select “OK”. J-28 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTEGE M400 Maintenance Manual (960-541) Get user manuals: See SafeManuals.com...