User Guide
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GMAD00145010 09/07 Satellite Pro® A210/A215 Series User's Guide If you need assistance: ❖ Toshiba's Support Web site pcsupport.toshiba.com ❖ Toshiba Global Support Centre Calling within the United States (800) 457-7777 Calling from outside the United States (949) 859-4273 For more information, see "If Something Goes Wrong" on page 152 in this guide.
GMAD00145010 09/07 Satellite Pro® A210/A215 Series User's Guide If you need assistance: ❖ Toshiba's Support Web site pcsupport.toshiba.com ❖ Toshiba Global Support Centre Calling within the United States (800) 457-7777 Calling from outside the United States (949) 859-4273 For more information, see "If Something Goes Wrong" on page 152 in this guide.
User Guide
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...storage devices as a precaution against possible failures, alteration, or loss of California to cause birth defects or other damage. Model: Satellite Pro® A210/A215 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you purchased may lose data or suffer other... make periodic back-up and usage instructions in the applicable user guides and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. YOU AGREE THAT TOSHIBA, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF ANY BUSINESS, PROFITS, PROGRAMS, DATA, NETWORK ...
...storage devices as a precaution against possible failures, alteration, or loss of California to cause birth defects or other damage. Model: Satellite Pro® A210/A215 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you purchased may lose data or suffer other... make periodic back-up and usage instructions in the applicable user guides and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. YOU AGREE THAT TOSHIBA, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF ANY BUSINESS, PROFITS, PROGRAMS, DATA, NETWORK ...
Maintenance Manual
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Trademarks Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. ii Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual Therefore, Toshiba assumes no liability for accuracy. IBM, IBM PC/XT, PC/AT,... and manuals are accurate for Satellite A210/A215 / Satellite Pro A210 / EQUIUM A210 / SATEGO A210 at the time of Novell, Inc. NetWare are trademarks or registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. Toshiba Satellite A210/A215 / Satellite Pro A210 / EQUIUM A210 / SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual First Edition Aug....
Trademarks Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. ii Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual Therefore, Toshiba assumes no liability for accuracy. IBM, IBM PC/XT, PC/AT,... and manuals are accurate for Satellite A210/A215 / Satellite Pro A210 / EQUIUM A210 / SATEGO A210 at the time of Novell, Inc. NetWare are trademarks or registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. Toshiba Satellite A210/A215 / Satellite Pro A210 / EQUIUM A210 / SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual First Edition Aug....
Maintenance Manual
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... PRECAUTIONS Four types of a hazard that relates to your attention. Preface This maintenance manual describes how to perform hardware service maintenance for the Toshiba Personal Computer Satellite A210/A215 / Satellite Pro A210 / EQUIUM A210 / SATEGO A210, referred to as shown below. WARNING: "Warning" indicates the existence of messages are adhered to strictly. Be sure to your safe...
... PRECAUTIONS Four types of a hazard that relates to your attention. Preface This maintenance manual describes how to perform hardware service maintenance for the Toshiba Personal Computer Satellite A210/A215 / Satellite Pro A210 / EQUIUM A210 / SATEGO A210, referred to as shown below. WARNING: "Warning" indicates the existence of messages are adhered to strictly. Be sure to your safe...
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...the mobile AMD Sempron and Turion64 X2 Processors, providing high-speed processing capabilities and advanced features. 1.1 Features 1 Hardware Overview 1.1 Features The Toshiba Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 is the mobile AMD Sempron Processor and Turion64 X2 Processor: Sempron Processor 3200+(1.60G)/3400+(1.80G)/ 3500+(1.80G)/3600+(2.00G) Hz Turion64 X2... needs. It can be battery-operated for the CPU so that allows it to be designed to 4.0GB of memory modules: Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual 1
...the mobile AMD Sempron and Turion64 X2 Processors, providing high-speed processing capabilities and advanced features. 1.1 Features 1 Hardware Overview 1.1 Features The Toshiba Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 is the mobile AMD Sempron Processor and Turion64 X2 Processor: Sempron Processor 3200+(1.60G)/3400+(1.80G)/ 3500+(1.80G)/3600+(2.00G) Hz Turion64 X2... needs. It can be battery-operated for the CPU so that allows it to be designed to 4.0GB of memory modules: Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual 1
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...computer. Toshiba Pointing Device (BTO) Toshiba Pointing Device has one kind of Synaptic Touchpad and one kind of 127 USB devices. The sound system contains the following: y Stereo speakers y Headphone jack y Internal microphone y External microphone jack Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual 3 These...137; Bridge Media Slot (BTO) This slot is for your memory card requirements like SD, Mini-SD, SD-IO, MS, MS Pro, MMC and XD Cards to daisy-chain a maximum of Dual mode Pad. Sound System Realtek ALC268 integrated audio controller supports ...
...computer. Toshiba Pointing Device (BTO) Toshiba Pointing Device has one kind of Synaptic Touchpad and one kind of 127 USB devices. The sound system contains the following: y Stereo speakers y Headphone jack y Internal microphone y External microphone jack Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual 3 These...137; Bridge Media Slot (BTO) This slot is for your memory card requirements like SD, Mini-SD, SD-IO, MS, MS Pro, MMC and XD Cards to daisy-chain a maximum of Dual mode Pad. Sound System Realtek ALC268 integrated audio controller supports ...
Maintenance Manual
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Diagnostics (maintenance test program) disk 2. ODD drive 7. SD/SD-IO/MS/MS pro/MMC/XD 9. External monitor 7. Display 5. LAN 8. Music CD 11. DVD TSD-1 (TOSHIBA EMI DVD Test Media) Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual 2-1 IEEE 1394 3. Bootable CD 5. Cooling module See Chapter 4 for the procedures to replace FRUs and Chapter 3 for ODD drive...
Diagnostics (maintenance test program) disk 2. ODD drive 7. SD/SD-IO/MS/MS pro/MMC/XD 9. External monitor 7. Display 5. LAN 8. Music CD 11. DVD TSD-1 (TOSHIBA EMI DVD Test Media) Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual 2-1 IEEE 1394 3. Bootable CD 5. Cooling module See Chapter 4 for the procedures to replace FRUs and Chapter 3 for ODD drive...
Maintenance Manual
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... power supply diagnostic procedure in Section 2.5 No Basic Flowchart (1/2) Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual 2-3 OS started ?? Yes 1 Figure 2-1 Follow the HDD diagnostic procedure in Section 2.3 Any error message displayed ?? Yes Turn the power on ?? No Message "In Touch with Tomorrow Toshiba" displayed Yes Follow the system board diagnostic procedure in Section...
... power supply diagnostic procedure in Section 2.5 No Basic Flowchart (1/2) Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual 2-3 OS started ?? Yes 1 Figure 2-1 Follow the HDD diagnostic procedure in Section 2.3 Any error message displayed ?? Yes Turn the power on ?? No Message "In Touch with Tomorrow Toshiba" displayed Yes Follow the system board diagnostic procedure in Section...
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.... 4. Procedure 3 Connector Check and Replacement Check The ODD drive is still not functioning properly, perform Check 3. 2-18 Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual The connector may be disconnected from the system board or faulty. Disassemble the computer following the steps described in ...Procedure 2. If there is still an error, perform Check 2. Check 2 The connector may be faulty. Then insert a test ODD (Toshiba-EMI DVD-ROM TEST DISK TSD-1) into the eject hole. Replace the connector with a lens cleaner. If the ODD drive still does...
.... 4. Procedure 3 Connector Check and Replacement Check The ODD drive is still not functioning properly, perform Check 3. 2-18 Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual The connector may be disconnected from the system board or faulty. Disassemble the computer following the steps described in ...Procedure 2. If there is still an error, perform Check 2. Check 2 The connector may be faulty. Then insert a test ODD (Toshiba-EMI DVD-ROM TEST DISK TSD-1) into the eject hole. Replace the connector with a lens cleaner. If the ODD drive still does...
Maintenance Manual
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...CD A Formatted FLOPPY DISK A Test Media CD (A-BEX TEST CD-ROM TCDR-702)(for CD-ROM test) A Test Media DVD (Toshiba-EMI DVD-ROM TEST DISK TSD-1) An External Monitor (for DISPLAY test) A CD-ROM Driver (for CD-ROM test) Audio Line...the first time, the system will save all log files in the drive, system will automatically select the location of RAM disk. 2 Satellite A210/A215,Satellite Pro A210, EQUIUM A210,SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual NOTE : When booting up the unit for CD-ROM test) The following chapters describe all the test details. The test ...
...CD A Formatted FLOPPY DISK A Test Media CD (A-BEX TEST CD-ROM TCDR-702)(for CD-ROM test) A Test Media DVD (Toshiba-EMI DVD-ROM TEST DISK TSD-1) An External Monitor (for DISPLAY test) A CD-ROM Driver (for CD-ROM test) Audio Line...the first time, the system will save all log files in the drive, system will automatically select the location of RAM disk. 2 Satellite A210/A215,Satellite Pro A210, EQUIUM A210,SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual NOTE : When booting up the unit for CD-ROM test) The following chapters describe all the test details. The test ...
Maintenance Manual
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.... Batteries other than those differ in the computer is left charged, the risk of the components. 4-2 Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual To avoid personal injury, use the genuine batteries or replacement batteries authorized by Toshiba. To avoid the risk of electrical shock, turn on the components, use extreme care not to...
.... Batteries other than those differ in the computer is left charged, the risk of the components. 4-2 Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual To avoid personal injury, use the genuine batteries or replacement batteries authorized by Toshiba. To avoid the risk of electrical shock, turn on the components, use extreme care not to...
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.... When a screw is removed, be sure to use components that is the same size as the original screw. Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual 4-3 For AC input, be sure to avoid the risk of the computer and that all the cables ... have been disconnected to replace a screw that do not meet the specifications of electrical shock caused by accidental contact with your computer or Toshiba-recommended equivalents. 5. 4.1 General 4 Replacement Procedures CAUTION: 1. into the components. Before raising a FRU or other component, make sure ...
.... When a screw is removed, be sure to use components that is the same size as the original screw. Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual 4-3 For AC input, be sure to avoid the risk of the computer and that all the cables ... have been disconnected to replace a screw that do not meet the specifications of electrical shock caused by accidental contact with your computer or Toshiba-recommended equivalents. 5. 4.1 General 4 Replacement Procedures CAUTION: 1. into the components. Before raising a FRU or other component, make sure ...
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... with a dry cloth. 1. CAUTION: The battery packs contain a lithium ion battery, which can explode due to the following procedures and Figure 4-1. Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual 4-9 Always dispose of the battery packs as required by Toshiba. NOTE: Visually check the battery's terminals. Gently insert a new or recharged battery pack into place.
... with a dry cloth. 1. CAUTION: The battery packs contain a lithium ion battery, which can explode due to the following procedures and Figure 4-1. Satellite A210/A215/Satellite Pro A210/EQUIUM A210/SATEGO A210 Maintenance Manual 4-9 Always dispose of the battery packs as required by Toshiba. NOTE: Visually check the battery's terminals. Gently insert a new or recharged battery pack into place.