Trademarks
Copyright
Disclaimer
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
SoundsystemBTO
BluetoothBTO
FingerPrintBTO
1AIDPartsDescriptionPlacementPartA
QOSMIOF50MAINTENANCEMANUAL
Biosromeeprom
Realtek802.11bg8187B1X2TBD IntelWiMAX802.16eEchoPeak3x3
Normalscrewforallmodel
2SATAHDD
2.5-inchHDD
512
DVDSuperMulti+-RDoubleLayer
DVD Super Multi Drive Specifications
PowerSupply
QOSMIOF50MAINTENANCEMANUAL
3Quick/NormalChargingTime
BatteryCharge
Batteries
RTCBattery
TroubleshootingProcedures
Page
Contents
Figures
2TroubleshootingProcedures
Tables
TroubleshootingIntroduction
Makesurealloptionalequipmentisremovedfromthecomputer
TroubleshootingFlowchart
Felicacard UWBsignalgenerator Remotecontroller
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
Rfo rm E x p re s s c a rd te s t Ro c e d u re
ExpresscardTroubleshooting
34TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure2 Expresscardsocketreplacementcheck
35TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure1 Expresscardtest
36TroubleshootingProcedures
IEEE1394Troubleshooting
Procedure3 Connectionandreplacementcheck
37TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure1 IEEE1394devicecheck
38TroubleshootingProcedures
ReplacewirelessLANantenna/unit Replacesystemboard
WirelessLANTroubleshooting
39TroubleshootingProcedures
Performdiagnostictest Procedure1
Procedure2 Connectorandreplacementcheck
40TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure1 Diagnostictest
41TroubleshootingProcedures
42TroubleshootingProcedures
CameraTroubleshooting
Procedure1 WindowsApplicationtest
43TroubleshootingProcedures
44TroubleshootingProcedures
BluetoothTroubleshooting
45TroubleshootingProcedures
46TroubleshootingProcedures
47TroubleshootingProcedures
17 7in1cardTroubleshooting
Procedure2 7in1Cardsocketreplacementcheck
48TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure1 7in1cardtest
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
Procedure2 WindowsApplicationcheck
65TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure1 E-SATAdevicecheck
66TroubleshootingProcedures
67TroubleshootingProcedures
26FelicaTroubleshooting
Procedure2 Felicareplacementcheck
68TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure1 Felicaconnectioncheck
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
Procedure2 IRBlasterboardreplacementcheck
77TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure1 IRBlasterboardconnectioncheck
78TroubleshootingProcedures
30GPSTroubleshooting
TheGPSModuleconnectmaybefaulty.PerformCheck1
79TroubleshootingProcedures
Procedure1 GPSAntennaconnectioncheck
Procedure2 GPSModuleconnectioncheck
TestsandDiagnostics
FDDTest
TestsandDiagnostics
RDMITest WDMITest
1TheDiagnosticTest
HDCPKeyCheck
MemoryR/Wtest
2ExecutingtheDiagnosticTest
Thetestlistisasthefollowing
TestsandDiagnostics
ItwillskipthisprocessifNkeypressed
Ifanerrorisdetectedandatestfails,thefollowingmessagedisplays
TestsandDiagnostics
Thescreenshoulddisplayasbelow
DisplayConfiguration
Tests and Diagnostics
ThisItemwillshowtheunitconfiguration.Itincludes
5FanON/OFFTest
3Displayconfiguration
4BeepsoundTest
6MainBatteryChargeTest
7FDDTest
3TestsandDiagnostics
Computracecheck
9KeyboardTest
Item2.disablecomputracefunction.Asbelowpictureshow
Needre-writeDMIDataafterdisablecomputracefunction
JJapan,forJapan KGerman,forEurope
SwapButtonsLeft/Right
10MousePadTest
Japankeyboard
11LCDPixelsModeTest
12MagneticSwitchTest
IftheLidswitchtestpass,itwillshowbelowdisplay
13LANTest
Tests and Diagnostics
Ifanerrorisdetectedandatestfails,thefollowingmessagedisplays
14RTCTest
15Read1394GUID
16SpeakerEQEqualizerQualityfactorTypeCheck&Re-Write
PressESCtoquitthetest
17SensorButtonTest
18HDCPKeyCheck
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
AbovetheLCDmodule
ForremovingtheSystemBoard
AndCoolingModule ForremovingtheLCDModule
SafetyPrecautions
QosmioF50MaintenanceManual
BeforeYouBegin
AssemblyProcedures
DisassemblyProcedures
ScrewTighteningTorque
ToolsandEquipment
ColorsofScrewShanks
SymbolsofScrewsontheComputerBody
Symbolexamples
RemovingtheBatteryPack
Battery
Slideinthebatterylock
InstallingtheBatteryPack
Installthebatterypackaccordingtothefollowingprocedures
RemovingtheHDD
HDD
3RemovingtheHDDchassis
InstallingtheHDD
RemovingtheOptionalMemory
Memory
Spreadoutthetwomemorylocklatchessothatthememorymodulepopsup
4Removingtheoptionalmemorycover
InstallingtheOptionalMemory
5Removingthemetalcoverscrews
Whenthecardpopsout,graspitandpullitout
ExpressCard
RemovingtheOptionalExpressCardorPCCard
InstallingtheOptionalExpressCardorPCCard
RemovingtheOptionalMemoryCard
InstallingtheOptionalMemoryCard
OptionalMemoryCard
QosmioF50MaintenanceManual
RemovingtheKeyboardCoverandKeyboard
KeyboardCoverandKeyboard
SecurethekeyboardwithtwoM2.5x3screws
InstallingthekeyboardCoverandKeyboard
RemovetwoM2.5x3screwsandthenremovethekeyboard
Turnthecomputerupsidedown RemovetheoneM2.5x10screw
ODD
10RemovingtheODDBaymodule
RemovingtheODDBayModule
RemovetheODDbezel
InstallingtheODDBayModule
DisassemblingtheODDDrive
AssemblingtheODDDrive
RemovingtheTopCover
TopCover
Liftupthetopcover
13Disconnectingcablesfromthecomputer
− EightM2.5x10screws − ThreeM2.5x6screws − OneM2.5X16screw
InstallingtheTopCover
RemovingtheDisplayAssembly
DisplayAssembly
Disconnectthecablesonthesystemboard
15Removingthedisplayassembly
InstallingtheDisplayAssembly
RemovingtheSpeakers
Speakers
RemovefiveM2x3screwstoseparatethemetalcover
InstallingtheSpeakers
RemovethreeM2.5x4screws
TouchPadandFingerPrintBoard
RemovingtheTouchPadandFingerPrintBoard
RemovetwoM2.5x4screwssecuringthetouchpad
Removethetouchpadbrackets
20Removingthefingerprintboard
InstallingtheTouchPadandFingerPrintBoard
Installingthepowerswitchboard
PowerSwitchBoard
Removingthepowerswitch
RemovingtheVRboard
VRboard
InstallingtheVRboard
RemovingtheBluetoothcard
BluetoothCard
InstallingtheBluetoothcard
InstallingtheWireBridge
WireBridge
RemovingtheWireBridge
RemovetheWireBridgefromthecomputer
RemovingtheVGAModule/Cooler
VGAModule/Cooler
Turntothebackofthemodule
26RemovingtheVGAModule
RemovefourspringscrewsonthemoduletoremovetheVGAcooler
27Removingthespringscrews
Securetheunitwithscrews
InstallingtheVGAModule/Cooler
RemovingtheIRBlasterBoard
InstallingtheIRBlasterBoard
IRBlasterBoard
RemovingtheTVTunerCard
InstallingtheTVTunerCard
TVTunerCard
Usecarenottocausedamagetothefaninthecoolingmodule
20 TMA,CPUFan,MINICARDandMDC/FMBoard
RemovingtheTMA,CPUFan,MINICARDandMDC/FMBoard
Whenremovingthecoolingmodule,keepthefollowinginmind
QosmioF50MaintenanceManual
31RemovingTMAscrews
RemovetwelveM2x4screwstoseparatetheTMAmodulefromtheCPUfan
Removethefanfromthesystemboard
InstallingtheTMA,CPUFan,MINICARDandMDC/FMBoard
RemovetwoM2.5x6screwssecuringthefantothesystemboard
RemovingtheSystemBoard
InstallingtheSystemBoard
SystemBoardandCoolingModule
34RemovingtheCoolingModulespringscrews
Removingthecoolingmodule
InstallingtheCoolingModule
RemovetheCPU
22 CPU
RemovingtheCPU
WhenremovingtheCPU,keepthefollowinginmind
36InstallingtheCPU
InstallingtheCPU
37SecuringtheCPU
38RemovingtheSub-woofer
Sub-woofer
39RemovingRJ/FMTuner
24 RJ11/FMTunerandTVTuner
40RemovingTVTuner
RemovingtheB-CAS
InstallingtheB-CAS
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
Audio codec ALC272-GR
TableB-3AudioBoardConnectorstopandbottom
TableB-3AudioBoardICstopandbottom
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
JP6
SystemBoard JP2
JP5
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
21 JP27
JP25
JP26
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