Toshiba Satellite L300 - Colors of Screw Shanks; Symbols of Screws on the Computer Body; Symbol Examples

4.1General  4ReplacementProcedures
SatelliteL300D/L305D/SatelliteProL300D/EQUIUML300D/SATEGOL300D  MaintenanceManual  4-7
ColorsofScrewShanks
Foreasyidentificationofthecorrectscrews,thescrewshanksarecoloredaccordingtotheir
lengths,asfollows:
 Screwsofaneven-numberedlength  Brown
 Screwsofanodd-numberedlength  White
 Screwsofaspeciallength    Black
Screwsofaspeciallengtharethoseofalengthhavingdecimalplaces,suchas2.5
mmand2.6mm.
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SymbolsofScrewsontheComputerBody
Foreasymaintenance,thescrewtypesareshownonthecomputerbodyassymbols.A
symbolconsistsofaletterrepresentingthescrewtypeandanumeralrepresentingthescrew
length.
 Screwtype Letter
 Bindscrew B (standsforbind)
 Flat-headscrew F (standsforflat-head)
 Superflat-headscrew S (standsforsuperflat-head)
 Tappingscrew T (standsfortapping)
 Otherscrews U (standsforunique-panheadscrews,studs,etc.)
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Symbolexamples
 6mmbindscrew B6
 12mmbindscrew B12
 5mmstud U5
(Thenumeralrepresentstheroundedlengthofthethreadedportionregardlessofthe
entirestudlength.)
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