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.
Procedure1ODDCleaningCheck
Procedure2TestProgramCheck
Procedure3ConnectorCheckandReplacementCheck
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.
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.
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
Drive
Systemboard
CPU
Attachmentcase
Connector