Toshiba Qosmio X500 Maintenance Manual

2 Troubleshooting Procedures
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2.1 Troubleshooting
Chapter 2 describes how to determine which Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) in the computer
is causing the computer to malfunction.
The FRUs covered are:
1. Power supply 6. Touch pad 11. Wireless LAN
2. System Board 7. Display 12. Sound
3. USB FDD 8. Optical Disk Drive 13, Finger Print Board
4. 2.5” HDD 9. Modem 14, Bluetooth
5. Keyboard 10. LAN
The Test Program operations are described in Chapter 3. Detailed replacement procedures are
described in Chapter 4.
NOTE: After replacing the system board or CPU, it is necessary to execute the subtest 01
initial configuration of the 3.3 Setting of the hardware configuration in Chapter
3. Also update with the latest BIOS
After replacing the LCD, update with the latest EC/KBC.
The implement for the Diagnostics procedures is referred to Chapter 3. Also, following
implements are necessary:
1. Phillips screwdrivers (For replacement procedures)
2. Implements for debugging port check
 Toshiba Free-DOS system FD

Toshiba Qosmio X500 Specifications

General

Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
Display Size	18.4 inches
Resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels
Storage	500GB HDD
Operating System	Windows 7 Home Premium
LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
USB Ports	4 x USB 2.0
HDMI	Yes
Processor	Intel Core i7
Optical Drive	Blu-ray Disc drive
Wireless	Wi-Fi 802.11n
Battery	Lithium-ion battery (various capacities)
Weight	10.1 lbs
RAM	Up to 8GB DDR3