Service Manual for Toshiba Satellite Pro A300

[ozwolf]

Hi All,

I did a search online and on the EEVBlog Forum looking for a service manual for Toshiba Satellite Pro A300 Model #PSAGDA-03E00R.

This laptop has been my daily driver for many years and it has finally decided that it wants a new CMOS Battery.

I'm looking for two things;

• can anyone confirm the CMOS Battery is a Sony ML1220?
• if a copy of the service manual is available, I'd be very appreciative.

Ozwolf

[AlfBaz]

Have a look at what Toshiba have said to this guy (scroll down to the Toshiba section) http://www.tim.id.au/blog/tims-laptop-service-manuals/

If you PM me your email address I can send you a schematic for a TOSHIBA Satellite A300 - Quanta BL5S SANTA ROSA - Rev 1A
Not the same but it may be close enough.

Unfortunately it's 1.15MB and there's a size limit of 1MB for attachments

[ozwolf]

Thanks AlfBaz, I'll PM you with the email address.

Yes, I did come across his webpage and became very disappointed with Toshiba's policy.  It may affect future purchasing decisions on my part.

Ozwolf

[amyk]

Or you could just Google "Quanta BL5S"...

The CMOS battery is not critical, any 3V rechargeable of roughly the same capacity should work. The charging circuit is very simple.

[AlfBaz]

In case anybody else wanted the file, it and many others are here http://www.edaboard.com/thread210455.html
You have to sign in to see the attachments though

I posted the above link some time ago in the "Repair Documents and Links..." thread in the repair section

[ozwolf]

Thanks for your help, AlfBaz.

Ozwolf

[ozwolf]

The CMOS battery is not critical, any 3V rechargeable of roughly the same capacity should work. The charging circuit is very simple.

Well Amyk, that was the hint I needed I guess.

Went to Vidcam (a Jaycar authorised dealer) and couldn't get the exact battery I wanted but did pickup a Panasonic VL2020-1VC.  After dismantling the laptop, discovered the existing battery on motherboard was a much smaller diameter (10mm).  In the end, I ran some twisted pair out of the motherboard into a spare cavity accessible without dismantling laptop case for "next time".

Ozwolf