Disclaimer
Copyright
Trademarks
 Safetyprecautions
Preface
 Keys
Acronyms
ReadOnlyMemoryROM
Keyoperation
 Userinput
Thedisplay
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 Qosmio
 OptionalMemoryCard
DisplayAssembly
ExpressCard
TopCover
 VGAModule/Cooler
 InstallingtheBKS
InstallingtheSub-woofer
InstallingtheRJ11/FMTunerandTVTuner
InstallingtheDisplayMask
 AppendixC
AppendixA
AppendixB
AppendixD
 HardwareOverview
 1HARDWAREOVERVIEW
 Contents
 Tables
Quick/Normal Charging Time
 Features
BatteryPack
 QOSMIOF50MAINTENANCEMANUAL
 PointingDevice
GraphicsBTO
Keyboard
ExternalMonitorPort
 QOSMIOF50MAINTENANCEMANUAL
 ExpressCardSlot
Headphones/S/PDIF/LineoutJack
IEEE1394
BridgeMediaSlot
 TVAntennaPort
WirelessLANBTO
Microphone/Line-inJack
Lanbto
 FingerPrintBTO
BluetoothBTO
SoundsystemBTO
 1AIDPartsDescriptionPlacementPartA
 QOSMIOF50MAINTENANCEMANUAL
 Biosromeeprom
 Realtek802.11bg8187B1X2TBD IntelWiMAX802.16eEchoPeak3x3
 Normalscrewforallmodel
 2.5-inchHDD
2SATAHDD
 512
 DVD Super Multi Drive Specifications
DVDSuperMulti+-RDoubleLayer
 PowerSupply
 QOSMIOF50MAINTENANCEMANUAL
 Batteries
BatteryCharge
3Quick/NormalChargingTime
 RTCBattery
 TroubleshootingProcedures
Page
 Contents
 2TroubleshootingProcedures
Figures
 TroubleshootingIntroduction
Tables
 Felicacard UWBsignalgenerator Remotecontroller
TroubleshootingFlowchart
Makesurealloptionalequipmentisremovedfromthecomputer
 Is p La y ? S e c tio n 2
S e c tio n 2
Th e P o w e r L E D o n ?
R f o r m d ia g n o s tic s
 Appropriateprocedureas Outlinedbelow
Doestypedcharactersappearcorrectly?
 2TroubleshootingProcedures
 2TroubleshootingProcedures
 PowerSupplyTroubleshooting
2PowerSupplyTroubleshootingProcess
 Procedure1 PowerStatusCheck
1BatteryLED
 IftheDC-INLEDorBatteryLEDisnotlit,gotoProcedure2
2TroubleshootingProcedures 2DC-INLED
Solidon ACpowerexistsLEDissolidBlue Off NoACpowerexists
Procedure2 Adaptor/batteryreplacement
 Thepowersupplywiringdiagramisshownbelow
AC powercord AC adaptorcord System Adaptor Board Battery
Procedure3 Powersupplyconnectioncheck
Anyoftheconnectorsmaybedisconnected.PerformCheck1
 Procedure4 Diagnosticcheck
Procedure5 Replacementcheck
 DisplayTroubleshooting
A R T
 Procedure1 Externaldisplaycheck
Procedure2 Diagnosticcheck
 Procedure3 Connectorandreplacementcheck
Check6 Thesystemboardmaybedamaged.Replaceitwithanewone
 KeyboardTroubleshooting
A R T
 Procedure1 Externalkeyboardcheck
Iftheproblemstillexists,performCheck3
 6ExternalUSBDevicesTroubleshooting
N n e c tio n
 Procedure1 Externaldeviceandconnectioncheck
Procedure2 Replacesystemboard
 TV-TunerFailureTroubleshooting
 6TV-outtroubleshootingprocess
 TheTVTunerSGsettingmaybefaulty.PerformCheck1
Procedure1 TVtunerCableconnectioncheck
Procedure2 TVTunerSGsettingcheck
Procedure3 TVtunerAntennaconnectioncheck
 Procedure4 TVTunerModuleConnectioncheck
TheTVTunerModuleconnectmaybefaulty.PerformCheck1
 TouchPadTroubleshooting
 Procedure1 TouchPadconnectioncheck
Procedure2 TouchPadreplacementcheck
 SpeakerTroubleshooting
 Procedure3 Connectioncheck
Procedure1 Audiosourcetest
Procedure2 Earphonetest
Procedure4 Replacementcheck
 OpticalDriveTroubleshooting
 Procedure3 Softwarecheck
Procedure1 AudioCDcheck
Procedure2 Drivecleaningcheck
DVDSuperMultisupporting+-RDoubleRayer
 Procedure4 Connectioncheckandreplacementcheck
 ModemTroubleshooting
32TroubleshootingProcedures
 Procedure2 Modemcardconnectioncheck
33TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure1 Telephonelineconnectioncheck
Procedure3 Modemreplacementcheck
 34TroubleshootingProcedures
ExpresscardTroubleshooting
Rfo rm E x p re s s c a rd te s t Ro c e d u re
 Procedure1 Expresscardtest
35TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure2 Expresscardsocketreplacementcheck
 IEEE1394Troubleshooting
36TroubleshootingProcedures
 Procedure1 IEEE1394devicecheck
37TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure3 Connectionandreplacementcheck
 38TroubleshootingProcedures
 Performdiagnostictest Procedure1
WirelessLANTroubleshooting
39TroubleshootingProcedures
ReplacewirelessLANantenna/unit Replacesystemboard
 Procedure1 Diagnostictest
40TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure2 Connectorandreplacementcheck
 41TroubleshootingProcedures
 CameraTroubleshooting
42TroubleshootingProcedures
 43TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure1 WindowsApplicationtest
 BluetoothTroubleshooting
44TroubleshootingProcedures
 45TroubleshootingProcedures
 46TroubleshootingProcedures
 17 7in1cardTroubleshooting
47TroubleshootingProcedures
 Procedure1 7in1cardtest
48TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure2 7in1Cardsocketreplacementcheck
 HDDTroubleshooting
49TroubleshootingProcedures
 50TroubleshootingProcedures
 19CRTTroubleshooting
51TroubleshootingProcedures
 Procedure1 CRTconnectioncheck
52TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure1 CRTconnectioncheck Procedure2 CRTsetcheck
Procedure2 CRTsetcheck
 HDMITroubleshooting
53TroubleshootingProcedures
 Procedure1 HDMIconnectioncheck
54TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure1 HDMIconnectioncheck Procedure2 HDMIsetcheck
Procedure2 HDMIsetcheck
 21SPDIFtroubleshooting
55TroubleshootingProcedures
 56TroubleshootingProcedures
20SPDIFtroubleshootingprocess
 22MICTroubleshooting
57TroubleshootingProcedures
 58TroubleshootingProcedures
21.MICtroubleshootingprocess
 23Fingerprintertroubleshooting
59TroubleshootingProcedures
 60TroubleshootingProcedures
22Fingerprintertroubleshootingprocess
  
 62TroubleshootingProcedures
 
 Procedure2 FMTunerSGsettingcheck
63TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure1 FMtunerAntennaconnectioncheck
TheFMTunerSGsettingmaybefaulty.PerformCheck1
 SATATroubleshooting
64TroubleshootingProcedures
 Procedure1 E-SATAdevicecheck
65TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure2 WindowsApplicationcheck
 66TroubleshootingProcedures
 26FelicaTroubleshooting
67TroubleshootingProcedures
 Procedure1 Felicaconnectioncheck
68TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure2 Felicareplacementcheck
 27TMATroubleshooting
69TroubleshootingProcedures
 70TroubleshootingProcedures
26TMAtroubleshootingprocess
 Procedure2 TMAFFCconnectioncheck
71TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure1 TMApowercableconnectioncheck
Procedure3 TMAModuleConnectioncheck
 72TroubleshootingProcedures
 28UWBTroubleshooting
73TroubleshootingProcedures
 Procedure2 UWBSGsettingcheck
74TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure1 UWBAntennaconnectioncheck
Procedure3 UWBModuleconnectioncheck
 75TroubleshootingProcedures
 29IR-blasterTroubleshooting
76TroubleshootingProcedures
 Procedure1 IRBlasterboardconnectioncheck
77TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure2 IRBlasterboardreplacementcheck
 30GPSTroubleshooting
78TroubleshootingProcedures
 Procedure2 GPSModuleconnectioncheck
79TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure1 GPSAntennaconnectioncheck
TheGPSModuleconnectmaybefaulty.PerformCheck1
 TestsandDiagnostics
 TestsandDiagnostics
FDDTest
 HDCPKeyCheck
1TheDiagnosticTest
RDMITest WDMITest
 Thetestlistisasthefollowing
2ExecutingtheDiagnosticTest
MemoryR/Wtest
 TestsandDiagnostics
 Ifanerrorisdetectedandatestfails,thefollowingmessagedisplays
ItwillskipthisprocessifNkeypressed
 TestsandDiagnostics
 ThisItemwillshowtheunitconfiguration.Itincludes
DisplayConfiguration
Tests and Diagnostics
Thescreenshoulddisplayasbelow
 4BeepsoundTest
3Displayconfiguration
5FanON/OFFTest
 6MainBatteryChargeTest
 7FDDTest
 3TestsandDiagnostics
 Computracecheck
 Needre-writeDMIDataafterdisablecomputracefunction
Item2.disablecomputracefunction.Asbelowpictureshow
9KeyboardTest
 JJapan,forJapan KGerman,forEurope
 Japankeyboard
10MousePadTest
SwapButtonsLeft/Right
 11LCDPixelsModeTest
 12MagneticSwitchTest
 IftheLidswitchtestpass,itwillshowbelowdisplay
 13LANTest
 Tests and Diagnostics
 Ifanerrorisdetectedandatestfails,thefollowingmessagedisplays
 14RTCTest
 15Read1394GUID
 16SpeakerEQEqualizerQualityfactorTypeCheck&Re-Write
 18HDCPKeyCheck
17SensorButtonTest
PressESCtoquitthetest
 Ifthepictureshowsasbelow,itmeansheHDCPKEYfunctionisNG
 19Memorytest
201stHDDTest
 TestsandDiagnostics
 Tests and Diagnostics
 212ndHDDTest
 Tests and Diagnostics
 TestsandDiagnostics
 22ReadDMI
 23WriteDMI
WriteOMEstring WriteVersion WriteSerial WriteProduct
 Tests and Diagnostics
 24MemoryR/Wtest
 Tests and Diagnostics
 YoucanpressESCtoexittestaftertestpass
 ReplacementProcedures
 4ReplacementProcedures
 4ReplacementProcedures
 RemovingtheSpeakers InstallingtheSpeakers
RemovingtheTopCover InstallingtheTopCover
RemovingtheDisplayAssembly InstallingtheDisplayAssembly
Removingthepowerswitch Installingthepowerswitchboard
 RemovingtheCPU InstallingtheCPU
RemovingtheIRBlasterBoard InstallingtheIRBlasterBoard
RemovingtheTVTunerCard InstallingtheTVTunerCard
RemovingtheSub-woofer InstallingtheSub-woofer
 CCDBoard,MICandAntenna
 Figures
 31RemovingTMAscrews
 General
 AndCoolingModule ForremovingtheLCDModule
ForremovingtheSystemBoard
AbovetheLCDmodule
 SafetyPrecautions
 QosmioF50MaintenanceManual
 BeforeYouBegin
 DisassemblyProcedures
AssemblyProcedures
 ToolsandEquipment
ScrewTighteningTorque
 Symbolexamples
SymbolsofScrewsontheComputerBody
ColorsofScrewShanks
 Battery
RemovingtheBatteryPack
 Installthebatterypackaccordingtothefollowingprocedures
InstallingtheBatteryPack
Slideinthebatterylock
 HDD
RemovingtheHDD
 3RemovingtheHDDchassis
 InstallingtheHDD
 Memory
RemovingtheOptionalMemory
 4Removingtheoptionalmemorycover
Spreadoutthetwomemorylocklatchessothatthememorymodulepopsup
 InstallingtheOptionalMemory
 5Removingthemetalcoverscrews
 RemovingtheOptionalExpressCardorPCCard
ExpressCard
Whenthecardpopsout,graspitandpullitout
 InstallingtheOptionalExpressCardorPCCard
 OptionalMemoryCard
InstallingtheOptionalMemoryCard
RemovingtheOptionalMemoryCard
 QosmioF50MaintenanceManual
 KeyboardCoverandKeyboard
RemovingtheKeyboardCoverandKeyboard
 RemovetwoM2.5x3screwsandthenremovethekeyboard
InstallingthekeyboardCoverandKeyboard
SecurethekeyboardwithtwoM2.5x3screws
 ODD
Turnthecomputerupsidedown RemovetheoneM2.5x10screw
 RemovingtheODDBayModule
10RemovingtheODDBaymodule
 DisassemblingtheODDDrive
InstallingtheODDBayModule
RemovetheODDbezel
 AssemblingtheODDDrive
 TopCover
RemovingtheTopCover
 13Disconnectingcablesfromthecomputer
Liftupthetopcover
 InstallingtheTopCover
− EightM2.5x10screws − ThreeM2.5x6screws − OneM2.5X16screw
 DisplayAssembly
RemovingtheDisplayAssembly
 15Removingthedisplayassembly
Disconnectthecablesonthesystemboard
 InstallingtheDisplayAssembly
 Speakers
RemovingtheSpeakers
 InstallingtheSpeakers
RemovefiveM2x3screwstoseparatethemetalcover
 RemovingtheTouchPadandFingerPrintBoard
TouchPadandFingerPrintBoard
RemovethreeM2.5x4screws
 Removethetouchpadbrackets
RemovetwoM2.5x4screwssecuringthetouchpad
 InstallingtheTouchPadandFingerPrintBoard
20Removingthefingerprintboard
 Removingthepowerswitch
PowerSwitchBoard
Installingthepowerswitchboard
 VRboard
RemovingtheVRboard
 InstallingtheVRboard
 BluetoothCard
RemovingtheBluetoothcard
 InstallingtheBluetoothcard
 RemovetheWireBridgefromthecomputer
WireBridge
RemovingtheWireBridge
InstallingtheWireBridge
 VGAModule/Cooler
RemovingtheVGAModule/Cooler
 26RemovingtheVGAModule
Turntothebackofthemodule
 RemovefourspringscrewsonthemoduletoremovetheVGAcooler
 27Removingthespringscrews
 InstallingtheVGAModule/Cooler
Securetheunitwithscrews
 IRBlasterBoard
InstallingtheIRBlasterBoard
RemovingtheIRBlasterBoard
 TVTunerCard
InstallingtheTVTunerCard
RemovingtheTVTunerCard
 Whenremovingthecoolingmodule,keepthefollowinginmind
20 TMA,CPUFan,MINICARDandMDC/FMBoard
RemovingtheTMA,CPUFan,MINICARDandMDC/FMBoard
Usecarenottocausedamagetothefaninthecoolingmodule
 QosmioF50MaintenanceManual
 RemovetwelveM2x4screwstoseparatetheTMAmodulefromtheCPUfan
31RemovingTMAscrews
 RemovetwoM2.5x6screwssecuringthefantothesystemboard
InstallingtheTMA,CPUFan,MINICARDandMDC/FMBoard
Removethefanfromthesystemboard
 SystemBoardandCoolingModule
InstallingtheSystemBoard
RemovingtheSystemBoard
 Removingthecoolingmodule
34RemovingtheCoolingModulespringscrews
 InstallingtheCoolingModule
 WhenremovingtheCPU,keepthefollowinginmind
22 CPU
RemovingtheCPU
RemovetheCPU
 InstallingtheCPU
36InstallingtheCPU
 37SecuringtheCPU
 Sub-woofer
38RemovingtheSub-woofer
 24 RJ11/FMTunerandTVTuner
39RemovingRJ/FMTuner
 40RemovingTVTuner
 Cas
InstallingtheB-CAS
RemovingtheB-CAS
 DisplayMask
42Removingthedisplaymask
 LCDModuleandFLInverterBoard
RemovingtheLCDModuleandFLInverterBoard
 44RemovingtheLCDmodule
 InstallingtheLCDModuleandFLInverterBoard
SeattheFLinverterboardandsecureitwithoneM2x4screw
 CCDBoard,MICandAntenna
LifttheMICandantennacablefromthedisplayrearcover
 PrecautionsforhandlingtheLCDmodule
AppendixA HandlingtheLCDModule
 QOSMIOF50SERIESMAINTENANCEMANUAL
  
 DonotdisassembletheLCDmodule.Disassemblycancausemalfunctions
  
 SystemBoardTopView
FigureB-1SystemBoardLayoutTop
 SystemBoardBottomView
FigureB-2SystemBoardLayoutBottom
 TableB-1SystemBoardICstopandbottom
Number Name
 TableB-2SystemBoardConnectorstopandbottom
ESATA/USBconn
 JP57 MDC conn
 3VGABoardDDR2TopView
 4VGABoardDDR2BottomView
 Number Name
TableB-4VGABoardConnectorstopandbottom
TableB-3VGABoardICstopandbottom
UV5,UV6,UV7,UV8
 5VGABoardDDR3TopView
 6VGABoardDDR3BottomView
 UV5,UV4,UV6,UV7
TableB-6VGABoardConnectorstopandbottom
TableB-5VGABoardICstopandbottom
UV8,UV9,UV10,UV11
 AudioBoardTopView
 6AudioBoardBottomView
 TableB-3AudioBoardICstopandbottom
TableB-3AudioBoardConnectorstopandbottom
Audio codec ALC272-GR
 9FingerprintBoardTopView
 10FingerprintBoardBottomView
 FingerprintSensorAES1610-C-DF-TR-NI00
TableB-12FingerprintBoardConnectorstopandbottom
TableB-9FingerprintBoardICstopandbottom
JP2 Fingerprintconn.HotBar
 11RobsonBoardTopView
 12RobsonBoardBottomView
 RobsonControllerWG29AE20AB0QAB5 NandFlash U2,U3
TableB-12RobsonBoardConnectorstopandbottom
TableB-11RobsonBoardICstopandbottom
JS29F16G08FANC1892010
 JP5
SystemBoard JP2
JP6
 TableC-4CRTI/Fpinassignments15-pin
JP7
JP9
TableC-5HDMII/Fpinassignments19-pin
 TableC-61stHDDI/Fpinassignments22-pin
JP10
JP11
TableC-72ndHDDI/Fpinassignments22-pin
 TableC-8SATAODDI/Fpinassignments12-pin
JP12
JP13
TableC-91steSATA/USBI/Fpinassignments8-pin
 10 JP14
TableC-91stAOCR/BLS-4164PI/Fpinassignments50-pin
 13 JP17
11 JP15
12 JP16
14 JP18
 TableC-15Wi-Fi/WiMax&TVtunerConnectorpinassignments92-pin
15 JP20
 TableC-16Robson/HDDVDConnectorpinassignments52-pin
16 JP22
 TableC-17NewCardConnectorpinassignments26-pin
17 JP23
 TableC-18TMAModuleConnectorpinassignments26-pin
JP24
 JP26
JP25
21 JP27
 JP28
TableC-22SPKR-LED/BConnectorpinassignments4-pin
TableC-23SPKL-LED/BConnectorpinassignments4-pin
23 JP29
 PinNo Signalname SignalName
TableC-30SODIMMI/Fpinassignments200-PIN2/4
 VDD
 TableC-30SODIMMI/Fpinassignments200-PIN4/4
 JP33
TableC-25InternalMicrophoneConnectorpinassignments12-pin
TableC-26TVTunerConnectorpinassignments124-pin1/3
26 JP34
 TableC-26TVTunerConnectorpinassignments124-pin2/3
 TableC-28KeyboardConnectorpinassignments68-pin
TableC-26TVTunerConnectorpinassignments124-pin3/3
TableC-27B-CASConnectorpinassignments10-pin3/3
JP35
 TableC-29USBConnectorpinassignments4P-pin
29 JP47,JP48
 TableC-30LED/BConnectorpinassignments60P-pin
30 JP52
 JP53
TableC-31FUN/Bconnectorpinassignments12P-pin
TableC-32FUN/Bconnectorpinassignments8P-pin
JP55
 JP57
TableC-33MDCconnectorpinassignments12P-pin
TableC-34VGA/BConnectorpinassignments200-PIN1/4
34 JPV1
 TableC-34VGA/BConnectorpinassignments200-PIN2/4
 TableC-34VGA/BConnectorpinassignments200-PIN3/4
 TableC-34VGA/BConnectorpinassignments200-PIN4/4
 Acin Vgaddcclk Vgaddcdata NC +5VALW
 AppendixD KeyboardScan/CharacterCodes
TableD-1Scancodesset1andset21/4
 TableD-1Scancodesset1andset22/4
 TableD-1Scancodesset1andset23/4
Cap Keytop Code set Make Break
 TableD-1Scancodesset1andset24/4
 Set E0 AA E0 B6 E0 2A E0 E0 F0
TableD-2ScancodeswithleftShiftkey
With left Shift
E0 12 E0
 TableD-3ScancodesinNumlockmode
TableD-4ScancodeswithFnkey
 TableD-5Scancodesinoverlaymode
 TableD-7No.126keyscancode
Thiskeygeneratesonlymakecodes
 AppendixE KeyLayout
 Thai TI Keyboard
 United Kingdom UK Keyboard
 Hebrew HB Keyboard
 Swiss SW Keyboard
 Czech CZ Keyboard
 Portuguese PO Keyboard
 Italian IT Keyboard
 German GR Keyboard
 Canada French CF Keyboard
 Spanish SP Keyboard
 Turkish F TF-F Keyboard
 Belgian be Keyboard
 Norwegian NW Keyboard
 Canadian Multinational AC Keyboard
 Japanese JP Keyboard
 AppendixF SeriesScrewTorqueListJSKAA
TableF-1SeriesScrewTorqueListHigh-end
 Oddassy
 Hdddoortolow
 AppendixG Reliability