Satellite/SatelliteProL510/L515/L517MaintenanceManual
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Preface
Thismaintenancemanualdescribeshowtoperformhardwareservicemaintenanceforthe
ToshibaPersonalComputerSatellite/SatelliteProL510/L515/L517,referredtoas
Satellite/SatelliteProL510/L515/L517inthismanual.
Theproceduresdescribedinthismanualareintendedtohelpservicetechniciansisolate
faultyFieldReplaceableUnits(FRUs)andreplacetheminthefield.
SAFETYPRECAUTIONS
Fourtypesofmessagesareusedinthismanualtobringimportantinformationtoyour
attention.Eachofthesemessageswillbeitalicizedandidentifiedasshownbelow.
DANGER:“Danger”indicatestheexistenceofahazardthatcouldresultindeathor
seriousbodilyinjury,ifthesafetyinstructionisnotobserved.
WARNING:“Warning”indicatestheexistenceofahazardthatcouldresultinbodily
injury,ifthesafetyinstructionisnotobserved.
CAUTION:“Caution”indicatestheexistenceofahazardthatcouldresultinproperty
damage,ifthesafetyinstructionisnotobserved.
NOTE:“Note”containsgeneralinformationthatrelatestoyoursafemaintenance
service.
Improperrepairofthecomputermayresultinsafetyhazards.Toshibarequiresservice
techniciansandauthorizeddealersorserviceproviderstoensurethefollowingsafety
precautionsareadheredtostrictly.
Besuretofastenscrewssecurelywiththerightscrewdriver.Ifascrewisnotfully
fastened,itcouldcomeloose,creatingadangerofashortcircuit,whichcouldcause
overheating,smokeorfire.
Ifyoureplacethebatterypack,RTCbatteryorbackupbattery,besuretouseonlythe
samemodelbatteryoranequivalentbatteryrecommendedbyToshiba.Installationof
thewrongbatterycancausethebatterytoexplode.