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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.

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Procedure1ODDCleaningCheck

Procedure2TestProgramCheck

Procedure3ConnectorCheckandReplacementCheck

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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.

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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.

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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

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CPU

Attachmentcase

Connector