Where can I find laptop schematics?

[Thetech]

I've been looking for laptop schematics(for free) for my Toshiba Satellite M40, but I haven't had any luck finding any, I'm trying to find some so I have them for refrence but also so I can figure out if my Dvd drive is user replaceable.

 

[whistleclient]

well, i found them on the toshiba website. i would post the link, but it's quite easy to find them through google. why didn't you try that first?

 

[Thetech]

I haven't tried pointing google at toshiba's website I just tried searching the web in general.

I had no luck, I didn't find it through google nor did I find it by sifting through their website.

 

[corkyg]

Tech Manuals

 

[cheesehead]

I think you mean specs.

Schematics for a motherboard would be a rat's nest nearly incomprehensible by anyone except an unusually skilled electrical engineer.

Imagine a giant spider web, with each intersection of two threads being an electronic component or pin therof.

Now, take the spider web, roll it up into a ball, and squash it flat.

That's a laptop schematic.

 

[Gibson486]

Ummm....you do not need a schematic. that's for electrical components like resistors and caps.

I have the M40. Yes, you can change the drive. Remove the RAM door. There is a screw holding the drive in place. Unscrew it and slide the drive out.

 

[Thetech]

Oops... Hehe what I guess I meant was a "service manual" something written by toshiba that shows you how to take the notebook apart.
That's one scary visual Cheesehead. Gibson486 thanks you told me exactly what I wanted to hear, I'd like to be able to replace my optical drive myself instead of mailing it off to Toshiba.

 

[pkme2]

You got PM.

 

[cheesehead]

Originally posted by: Thetech
That's one scary visual Cheesehead. Gibson486 thanks you told me exactly what I wanted to hear, I'd like to be able to replace my optical drive myself instead of mailing it off to Toshiba.

If you have'nt been able to get the info you need, I can say that there's pretty much one type of connector used for most CD-ROM drives, though there's often a removable adapter stuck on the back. If it's a weird connector that nobody else uses (unlikely), then you'll need to get another drive from the same or a similar laptop.

If you think that's scary, imagine the same thing-but big enough to cover miles.

Shrink it down down to fit on the top of an eraser.

That's a CPU.

Personally, I'm in awe of any CPU designer. Even with CAD, designing a CPU is a mind-bogglingly difficult task.

Apparently, they're designed on the "infinite number of monkeys with typewriters" principle, except replace "monkeys" with top-notch engineers, and "typewriter" with supercomputers.

 

[ComputerWizKid]

Here you go free instructions on how to take apart Toshiba Laptops

http://www.irisvista.com/tech/index.htm