Table of Contents

Machine Disassembly and Replacement

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General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Disassembly Procedure Flowchard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Removing the HDD and RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Remove the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Remove keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Remove FFC of main board and sub board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Remove Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Disassembling the External Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Disassembling the HDD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Troubleshooting

57

System Check Procedures

.58

External Diskette Drive Check

.58

External CD-ROM Drive Check

.58

Keyboard or Auxiliary Input Device Check

.58

Memory check

.59

Power System Check

.59

Touchpad Check

.60

Power-On Self-Test (POST) Error Message

.61

Index of Error Messages

.62

InsydeH2O BIOS Beep Codes

.65

Index of Symptom-to-FRU Error Message

.69

Intermittent Problems

.73

Undetermined Problems

.74

Top View

.75

Jumper and Connector Locations

75

Bottom View

.76

FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List

77

TravelMate 8371/8331 Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 TravelMate 8371/8331 FRU List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

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