Toshiba Qosmio F50 Laptop User Manual


 
Qosmio MaintenanceManual iii
Preface
Thismaintenancemanualdescribeshowtoperformhardwareservicemaintenanceforthe
ToshibaPersonalComputerQosmio)0,referredtoastheQosmio)0Seriesinthismanual.
Theproceduresdescribedinthismanualareintendedtohelpservicetechniciansisolatefaulty
FieldReplaceableUnits(FRUs)andreplacetheminthefield.
SAFETYPRECAUTIONS
Fourtypesofmessagesareusedinthismanualtobringimportantinformationtoyourattention.
Eachofthesemessageswillbeitalicizedandidentifiedasshownbelow.
DANGER: “Danger”indicatestheexistenceofahazardthatcouldresultindeathor
seriousbodilyinjuryifthesafetyinstructionisnotobserved.
WARNING: “Warning”indicatestheexistenceofahazardthatcouldresultinbodily
injuryifthesafetyinstructionisnotobserved.
CAUTION: “Caution”indicatestheexistenceofahazardthatcouldresultinproperty
damageifthesafetyinstructionisnotobserved.
NOTE: “Note”containsgeneralinformationthatrelatestoyoursafemaintenance
service.
Improperrepairofthecomputermayresultinsafetyhazards.Toshibarequiresservice
techniciansandauthorizeddealersorserviceproviderstoensurethefollowingsafetyprecautions
areadheredtostrictly.
Besuretofastenscrewssecurelywiththerightscrewdriver.Ifascrewisnotfully
fastened,itcouldcomeloose,creatingadangerofashortcircuit,whichcouldcause
overheating,smokeorfire.
IfyoureplacethebatterypackorRTCbattery,besuretouseonlythesamemodelbattery
oranequivalentbatteryrecommendedbyToshiba.Installationofthewrongbatterycan
causethebatterytoexplode.