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