Toshiba Satellite L300 - 2.8 ODD (Optical Disk Drive)

2Troubleshooting 2.8ODDDrive
2-18 SatelliteL300D/L305D/SatelliteProL300D/EQUIUML300D/SATEGOL300DMaintenanceManual
2.8 ODD(OpticalDiskDrive)
TocheckiftheinternalODDdriveisdefectiveormalfunctioning,followthetroubleshooting
proceduresbelowasinstructed.
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Procedure1ODDCleaningCheck
Procedure2TestProgramCheck
Procedure3ConnectorCheckandReplacementCheck
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Procedure1ODDCleaningCheck
1. Turnoffthepowertothecomputer.
2. OpentheODDtraybyinsertingaslenderobjectsuchasastraightenedpaperclipinto
theejecthole.Theobjectmustbelongenoughtoactivatetheejectmechanism.
3. Cleanthelaserpickuplenswithalenscleaner.Applythecleanertoaclothandwipe
thelens.
4. IftheODDdrivestilldoesnotfunctionproperlyaftercleaning,gotoProcedure2.
Procedure2TestProgramCheck
ExecutetheODDdrivetestprogramavailableaspartofthemaintenancetestprogram.Insert
thediagnosticsCDinthecomputer'sCD,turnonthecomputerandrunthetest.Theninserta
testODD(Toshiba-EMIDVD-ROMTESTDISKTSD-1)intotheODDdrive.SeeChapter3
forinformationonhowtoperformthetest.
Ifanyerrorisdetectedbythetest,gotoProcedure3.
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Procedure3ConnectorCheckandReplacementCheck
TheODDdriveisconnectedtothesystemboardbytheconnector.Theconnectormaybe
disconnectedfromthesystemboardorfaulty.Disassemblethecomputerfollowingthesteps
describedinChapter4andperformthefollowingchecks:
Check1 MakesurethefollowingconnectorhasbeenfirmlyconnectedtotheODD
driveandthesystemboard.
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Iftheconnectorislooseoroff,reconnectitfirmlyandreturntoProcedure2.
Ifthereisstillanerror,performCheck2.
Check2 Theconnectormaybefaulty.Replacetheconnectorwithanewone
followingthestepsinChapter4.IftheODDdriveisstillnotfunctioning
properly,performCheck3.
ODD
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Systemboard
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CPU
Attachmentcase
Connector