Toshiba Online Users Guide for Tecra M5
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PMAD00066010 01/06 Tecra® M5 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 222 in this guide.
PMAD00066010 01/06 Tecra® M5 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 222 in this guide.
Toshiba Online Users Guide for Tecra M5
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...THE FAILURE TO COPY OR TRANSFER THE DATA CORRECTLY. If you fail to cause birth defects or other damage. YOU AGREE THAT TOSHIBA, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF ANY BUSINESS, PROFITS, PROGRAMS, DATA, NETWORK SYSTEMS... user guides and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. Model: Tecra® M5 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software ...
...THE FAILURE TO COPY OR TRANSFER THE DATA CORRECTLY. If you fail to cause birth defects or other damage. YOU AGREE THAT TOSHIBA, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF ANY BUSINESS, PROFITS, PROGRAMS, DATA, NETWORK SYSTEMS... user guides and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. Model: Tecra® M5 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software ...
Maintenance Manual
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... included set of instructions and descriptions are registered trademarks of InterVideo Inc. is trademark and registered trademark of Sonic Solutions. ii [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) Toshiba Personal Computer TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual First edition January 2006 Disclaimer The information presented in any succeeding product and this manual's production. i.LINK is a registered trademark...
... included set of instructions and descriptions are registered trademarks of InterVideo Inc. is trademark and registered trademark of Sonic Solutions. ii [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) Toshiba Personal Computer TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual First edition January 2006 Disclaimer The information presented in any succeeding product and this manual's production. i.LINK is a registered trademark...
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Preface This maintenance manual describes how to your attention. TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) [CONFIDENTIAL] iii Each of a hazard that could cause overheating, smoke... "Caution" indicates the existence of these messages will be sure to fasten screws securely with the right screwdriver. Toshiba requires service technicians and authorized dealers or service providers to ensure the following safety precautions are intended to help service...Improper repair of a hazard that relates to perform hardware service maintenance for the Toshiba Personal Computer TECRA M5.
Preface This maintenance manual describes how to your attention. TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) [CONFIDENTIAL] iii Each of a hazard that could cause overheating, smoke... "Caution" indicates the existence of these messages will be sure to fasten screws securely with the right screwdriver. Toshiba requires service technicians and authorized dealers or service providers to ensure the following safety precautions are intended to help service...Improper repair of a hazard that relates to perform hardware service maintenance for the Toshiba Personal Computer TECRA M5.
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...(G72) Graphics Processing Unit is equipped with two DDR2 SO-DIMM slots. 1.1 Features 1 Hardware Overview 1 Features 1.1 Features The Toshiba TECRA M5 Personal Computer uses extensive Large Scale Integration (LSI), and Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology extensively to the Parts List for the... configuration of each model and options. Microprocessor The TECRA M5 computer is used as for a GPU. Memory The computer comes with an Intel® CoreTM Duo Processor or Intel...
...(G72) Graphics Processing Unit is equipped with two DDR2 SO-DIMM slots. 1.1 Features 1 Hardware Overview 1 Features 1.1 Features The Toshiba TECRA M5 Personal Computer uses extensive Large Scale Integration (LSI), and Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology extensively to the Parts List for the... configuration of each model and options. Microprocessor The TECRA M5 computer is used as for a GPU. Memory The computer comes with an Intel® CoreTM Duo Processor or Intel...
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The keyboard also includes two keys that backs up the Real Time Clock and CMOS memory). 1-2 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) The pointer control stick and AccuPoint enables convenient control of Touch Pad and AccuPoint. It supports software that uses a...;1,050 pixels. Keyboard An-easy-to display 16M colors at a resolution of windows. or 102-key enhanced keyboard. TOSHIBA Dual Pointing Device The TOSHIBA Dual Pointing Device consists of the cursor. Batteries The computer has two batteries: a rechargeable Lithium-Ion main battery pack and RTC...
The keyboard also includes two keys that backs up the Real Time Clock and CMOS memory). 1-2 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) The pointer control stick and AccuPoint enables convenient control of Touch Pad and AccuPoint. It supports software that uses a...;1,050 pixels. Keyboard An-easy-to display 16M colors at a resolution of windows. or 102-key enhanced keyboard. TOSHIBA Dual Pointing Device The TOSHIBA Dual Pointing Device consists of the cursor. Batteries The computer has two batteries: a rechargeable Lithium-Ion main battery pack and RTC...
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... However, the actual speed depends on LAN (WOL), Magic Packet and LED. Only V.90 is available in USA, Canada and Australia. TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) [CONFIDENTIAL] 1-5 The transfer rates are supported only in other regions. Internal LAN The computer is ...Bluetooth (V2.0+EDR) communications standard enable wireless connection between internal display, external display, simultaneous display and multi-monitor display. TOSHIBA Assist button When this button is pressed during power-on, the PC is turned on the computer. Bluetooth The computer...
... However, the actual speed depends on LAN (WOL), Magic Packet and LED. Only V.90 is available in USA, Canada and Australia. TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) [CONFIDENTIAL] 1-5 The transfer rates are supported only in other regions. Internal LAN The computer is ...Bluetooth (V2.0+EDR) communications standard enable wireless connection between internal display, external display, simultaneous display and multi-monitor display. TOSHIBA Assist button When this button is pressed during power-on, the PC is turned on the computer. Bluetooth The computer...
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... startup time (s) Specifications TOSHIBA HDD2D34BZK01 69.85 9.5 100 95 max. 40GB FUJITSU G8BC00028410 70 9.5 100 96 max. 40GB HITACH GST G8BC00029410 70 9.5 100 96 max. 40GB 5,400 5,400 5,400 175.0-341.7Mb/s 64MB/s max. 493 max. 100 max (Ultra DMA mode) 88.1 - - 12 12 typ. 12 4 typ 4 4 TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542...
... startup time (s) Specifications TOSHIBA HDD2D34BZK01 69.85 9.5 100 95 max. 40GB FUJITSU G8BC00028410 70 9.5 100 96 max. 40GB HITACH GST G8BC00029410 70 9.5 100 96 max. 40GB 5,400 5,400 5,400 175.0-341.7Mb/s 64MB/s max. 493 max. 100 max (Ultra DMA mode) 88.1 - - 12 12 typ. 12 4 typ 4 4 TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542...
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...) Read Motor startup time (s) FUJITSU G8BC00028610 70 9.5 100 102 max. 60GB 5,400 Specifications HITACH GST G8BC00029610 69.85 9.5 102 max. 95 60GB 5,400 TOSHIBA HDD2D35BZK01 69.85 9.5 100 97 typ. 60GB 5,400 64.0MB/s max. 493 max. 100(Ultra DMA mode) 8 8 244.7-474.7 8 12 typ....TOSHIBA HDD2D32BZK01 69.85 9.5 100 102 max. 80GB 5,400 218-429 8 Specifications FUJITSU G8BC00028810 70.0 9.5 100 101 max 80GB 5,400 64.0MB/s 8 HITACHI GST G8BC00029810 69.85±0.25 9.5±0.2 100.2±0.25 102 max. 80GB 5,400 493max 8 12 12 typ 12 typ. 4 4 typ. 3.5 1-16 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA M5...
...) Read Motor startup time (s) FUJITSU G8BC00028610 70 9.5 100 102 max. 60GB 5,400 Specifications HITACH GST G8BC00029610 69.85 9.5 102 max. 95 60GB 5,400 TOSHIBA HDD2D35BZK01 69.85 9.5 100 97 typ. 60GB 5,400 64.0MB/s max. 493 max. 100(Ultra DMA mode) 8 8 244.7-474.7 8 12 typ....TOSHIBA HDD2D32BZK01 69.85 9.5 100 102 max. 80GB 5,400 218-429 8 Specifications FUJITSU G8BC00028810 70.0 9.5 100 101 max 80GB 5,400 64.0MB/s 8 HITACHI GST G8BC00029810 69.85±0.25 9.5±0.2 100.2±0.25 102 max. 80GB 5,400 493max 8 12 12 typ 12 typ. 4 4 typ. 3.5 1-16 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA M5...
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... (RPM) Data transfer speed (Mb/s) Data buffer size (MB/s) Average seek time (ms) Read Motor startup time (s) TOSHIBA HDD2D30BZK01 69.85 9.5 100 102 max. 100GB 5,400 236.1-456.0 16 Specifications FUJITSU G8BC00028A10 70 9.5 100 101 max. ...transfer rate (MB/s) Track density (Ktpi) Average seek time (ms) Read Write Motor startup time (s) Specifications TOSHIBA HITACHI GST HITACHI GST HDD2D31BZK01 G8BC0002N810 G8BC0002NA10 69.85 9.5 100 101 typ. 120GB 69.85±0.25 9.5±... 127 127 12 10 10 - 11 11 3.5 typ 4 4 TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) [CONFIDENTIAL] 1-17
... (RPM) Data transfer speed (Mb/s) Data buffer size (MB/s) Average seek time (ms) Read Motor startup time (s) TOSHIBA HDD2D30BZK01 69.85 9.5 100 102 max. 100GB 5,400 236.1-456.0 16 Specifications FUJITSU G8BC00028A10 70 9.5 100 101 max. ...transfer rate (MB/s) Track density (Ktpi) Average seek time (ms) Read Write Motor startup time (s) Specifications TOSHIBA HITACHI GST HITACHI GST HDD2D31BZK01 G8BC0002N810 G8BC0002NA10 69.85 9.5 100 101 typ. 120GB 69.85±0.25 9.5±... 127 127 12 10 10 - 11 11 3.5 typ 4 4 TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) [CONFIDENTIAL] 1-17
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... the Test Program, refer to malfunction. A set of tools for Display trouble shooting) 5. A SD card(for Sound trouble shooting) TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-1 USB Floppy Disk Drive 4. Optical Drive 8. The following tools are necessary for disassembling/assembling...refer to the Chapter 4. 1. The FRUs covered are described in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. Power Supply 2. Sound components 13. Toshiba MS-DOS system FD 4. Headphone(for SD card slot trouble shooting) 6. Fingerprint sensor The Diagnostics Disk operations are : 1....
... the Test Program, refer to malfunction. A set of tools for Display trouble shooting) 5. A SD card(for Sound trouble shooting) TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-1 USB Floppy Disk Drive 4. Optical Drive 8. The following tools are necessary for disassembling/assembling...refer to the Chapter 4. 1. The FRUs covered are described in Chapter 4, Replacement Procedures. Power Supply 2. Sound components 13. Toshiba MS-DOS system FD 4. Headphone(for SD card slot trouble shooting) 6. Fingerprint sensor The Diagnostics Disk operations are : 1....
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...her to enter the password. Make sure that Toshiba Windows® XP is removed from the computer. Make sure the USB FDD and optical drive are empty. 2-2 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) 2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.2 Troubleshooting... Flowchart 2.2 Troubleshooting Flowchart Use the flowchart in Figure 2-1 as a guide for determining which FRU malfunctions. Non-Toshiba operating systems can cause the computer malfunction. ...
...her to enter the password. Make sure that Toshiba Windows® XP is removed from the computer. Make sure the USB FDD and optical drive are empty. 2-2 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) 2 Troubleshooting Procedures 2.2 Troubleshooting... Flowchart 2.2 Troubleshooting Flowchart Use the flowchart in Figure 2-1 as a guide for determining which FRU malfunctions. Non-Toshiba operating systems can cause the computer malfunction. ...
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...the actual configuration or when the data is shown on , replace the RTC battery. Then press [F1] key ...... (c) *** Bad configuration *** Check system. TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-17 If error message (b) appears often when the power is turned on the display, perform Check 1. ...If there is no error message, go to Procedure 2. If Toshiba MS-DOS or Windows XP is properly loaded, go to their default values. Then press [F1] key ...... (b) *** Bad RTC battery *** Check system....
...the actual configuration or when the data is shown on , replace the RTC battery. Then press [F1] key ...... (c) *** Bad configuration *** Check system. TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-17 If error message (b) appears often when the power is turned on the display, perform Check 1. ...If there is no error message, go to Procedure 2. If Toshiba MS-DOS or Windows XP is properly loaded, go to their default values. Then press [F1] key ...... (b) *** Bad RTC battery *** Check system....
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...Windows 2000, OSR2 or higher and the hard disk has more than 2GB. 2.6 HDD Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures Procedure 2 Partition Check Insert the Toshiba MS-DOS system disk and restart the computer with U key holding down. Check 4 Remove the FD and restart the computer. Select Y ...MB capacity, the FDISK program will ask if you cannot change to drive C, go to read the precaution regarding access by other operating systems. TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-37 however, be sure to Procedure 3. Check 2 Type FDISK and press Enter. If drive C...
...Windows 2000, OSR2 or higher and the hard disk has more than 2GB. 2.6 HDD Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Procedures Procedure 2 Partition Check Insert the Toshiba MS-DOS system disk and restart the computer with U key holding down. Check 4 Remove the FD and restart the computer. Select Y ...MB capacity, the FDISK program will ask if you cannot change to drive C, go to read the precaution regarding access by other operating systems. TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-37 however, be sure to Procedure 3. Check 2 Type FDISK and press Enter. If drive C...
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...-DOS FORMAT command. Refer to the Toshiba MS-DOS Manual for more information and perform Check 2. Format complete If you cannot format the HDD using FORMAT C:/S/U. Check 1 Format the HDD and transfer system files using the Tests and Diagnostic program, go to Procedure 4. 2-38 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) Check 2 Using...
...-DOS FORMAT command. Refer to the Toshiba MS-DOS Manual for more information and perform Check 2. Format complete If you cannot format the HDD using FORMAT C:/S/U. Check 1 Format the HDD and transfer system files using the Tests and Diagnostic program, go to Procedure 4. 2-38 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) Check 2 Using...
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...) condition that has been made in [Pick an account type]. 5. Procedure 2 Registration of Account (e.g. "TOSHIBA") in [User Account]. 3. "TOSHIBA") that the "Computer administrator" is selected in item 2 to close the window. In the [Create a password for ****'s account]. TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-63 Select the icon of "Type a new password" and "Type...
...) condition that has been made in [Pick an account type]. 5. Procedure 2 Registration of Account (e.g. "TOSHIBA") in [User Account]. 3. "TOSHIBA") that the "Computer administrator" is selected in item 2 to close the window. In the [Create a password for ****'s account]. TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-63 Select the icon of "Type a new password" and "Type...
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... Troubleshooting 3. Procedure 4 Connector Check and Replacement Check The connector CN9540 on the GF board is firmly connected to the connector CN9700 on the system board. "TOSHIBA"), which has been inputted in item 3 in Procedure 1 at the top of Account (e.g. Check 2 The GF cable may be faulty. Replace it firmly. After ... connector CN9700 on the system board. If the finger sensor is still not functioning properly, perform Check 2. If the problem persists, perform Check 3. 2-68 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) If not, connect it with a new one.
... Troubleshooting 3. Procedure 4 Connector Check and Replacement Check The connector CN9540 on the GF board is firmly connected to the connector CN9700 on the system board. "TOSHIBA"), which has been inputted in item 3 in Procedure 1 at the top of Account (e.g. Check 2 The GF cable may be faulty. Replace it firmly. After ... connector CN9700 on the system board. If the finger sensor is still not functioning properly, perform Check 2. If the problem persists, perform Check 3. 2-68 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) If not, connect it with a new one.
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... (for all tests) A USB test module (USB test ) A USB cable (USB test) An external CRT monitor (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) A music CD... with monitor ID function (Expansion test) RS232C wraparound connector (Async test) A PC for wraparound test (Wireless LAN test/Bluetooth test/IEEE1394 test) 3-2 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542)
... (for all tests) A USB test module (USB test ) A USB cable (USB test) An external CRT monitor (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) A music CD... with monitor ID function (Expansion test) RS232C wraparound connector (Async test) A PC for wraparound test (Wireless LAN test/Bluetooth test/IEEE1394 test) 3-2 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542)
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.... 20XX DIAGNOSTICS MENU : 1 - Then, press Enter and the following menu appears. LOG UTILITIES 6 - EXIT TO MS-DOS 3-4 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) TOSHIBA Diagnostics Startup Menu (M) Main (I) Initial config set (H) Heatrun Enter a choice: M To start the H/W initial information setting tool, press I or i and Enter. The following menu appears. ...
.... 20XX DIAGNOSTICS MENU : 1 - Then, press Enter and the following menu appears. LOG UTILITIES 6 - EXIT TO MS-DOS 3-4 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) TOSHIBA Diagnostics Startup Menu (M) Main (I) Initial config set (H) Heatrun Enter a choice: M To start the H/W initial information setting tool, press I or i and Enter. The following menu appears. ...
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The following DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU will appear: TOSHIBA personal computer XXXXXX DIAGNOSTICS version X.XX (c) copyright TOSHIBA Corp. 20XX DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU : 1 - PRINTER TEST 7 - CD-ROM/DVD-ROM TEST 88 - MEMORY TEST 3 - DISPLAY TEST 5 - Set the highlight ...floppy disk drive and hard disk drive error retry count (0-255). If a test program is in progress, press Ctrl + Break to stop the test program. TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-5 EXIT TO DIAGNOSTICS MENU Functions 1 through 12 are the Diagnostic Tests. ERROR RETRY COUNT SET [FDD & HDD]...
The following DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU will appear: TOSHIBA personal computer XXXXXX DIAGNOSTICS version X.XX (c) copyright TOSHIBA Corp. 20XX DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU : 1 - PRINTER TEST 7 - CD-ROM/DVD-ROM TEST 88 - MEMORY TEST 3 - DISPLAY TEST 5 - Set the highlight ...floppy disk drive and hard disk drive error retry count (0-255). If a test program is in progress, press Ctrl + Break to stop the test program. TECRA M5 Maintenance Manual (960-542) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-5 EXIT TO DIAGNOSTICS MENU Functions 1 through 12 are the Diagnostic Tests. ERROR RETRY COUNT SET [FDD & HDD]...