Toshiba Portege M100 Maintenance Manual - Page 212

4.1 General 4 Replacement Procedures 4 4.1 General This section explains how to disassemble the computer and replace Field Replaceable Units (FRUs). It may not be necessary to remove all the FRUs in order to replace one. The chart below is a guide to which FRUs need to be removed in order to remove others. Always start by removing the battery pack, next, optional items such as the optional PC card, optional mini PCI card and optional memory module, then follow the line on the chart to determine which FRU you must remove next in order to repair the one you think is causing the computer to operate improperly. Refer to the example at the bottom of the page. How to See the Chart Two examples of referring to the chart are shown below. •Removing the Sound/FIR Board. The HDD, Slim Select Bay Options, Wireless LAN Card, RTC battery, keyboard, Memory Modules, IPS board and Palm Rest must be removed before removing the Sound/FIR board. •Removing the LCD Module The FL inverter board and display mask above the LCD module must be removed to access the LCD Module. PORTEGE M100 Maintenance Manual (960-452) 4-1