Laptop Ebook Contents:

Chapter 1: The Introduction of Laptop Repair 

1.1 The Level of Laptop Computer Maintenance/Repair

1.2 The Basic Knowledge You Must Know Before Starting to Repair Laptop

 

Chapter 2: Original & OEM Laptop Mainboard Part Numbers 

2.1 Quanta

2.2 Compal

2.3 Wistron

2.4 Inventec

2.5 Pegatron

2.6 Samsung

2.7 Apple

2.8 Other Manufacturers

 

Chapter 3: The Architecture of The Laptop Mainboard 

3.1 The Architecture of Intel Double Bridges (GM/PM45 and below) 

3.2 The Architecture of Intel Single Bridge (above HM55)

3.3 The Architecture of AMD Double Bridges (RS780)

3.4 The Architecture of AMD Single Bridge (A70)

3.5 The Architecture of nVIDIA Double Bridges (C51M)

3.6 The Architecture of nVIDIA Single Bridge (MCP67)

 

Chapter 4: The Explanation of Nouns and Common Concepts of Laptop Maintenance 

4.1 Power Supply and Signal

4.2 High Level and Low Level

4.3 Jump and Pulse

4.4 The Clock Signal

4.5 Reset Signal

4.6 Power Good Signal

4.7 Open Signal (Start-up Signal)

4.8 Chip Select Signal

4.9 The Explanation of The Signal Name/Symbol for Laptop Mainboard Manufactures

  •     4.9.1 Wistron...........................................................................................

         4.9.2 Quanta............................................................................................

         4.9.3 Asus..............................................................................................

         4.9.4 Compal..........................................................................................

         4.9.5 DELL............................................................................................. 

         4.9.6 Apple............................................................................................

         4.9.7 Inventec......................................................................................... 

         4.9.8 ThinkPad (IBM)..............................................................................

 

Chapter 5: The Basic Application Circuit of Electronic Components 

5.1 The Basic Application Circuit of Capacitor

5.2 The Basic Application Circuit of The Resistance

5.3 The Basic Application Circuit of The Diode

5.4 The Basic Application Circuit of Transistor

5.5 The Basic Application Circuit of The Field-Effect Tube (MOSFET)

5.6 The Basic Application Circuit of The Gate Circuit

5.7 The Basic Application Circuit of The Comparator

5.8 The Basic Application Circuit of The Converter

5.9 The Basic Application Circuit of The Voltage Regulator

 

Chapter 6: The Use of the Circuit Diagram and the Point Bitmap (BoardView) 

6.1 The Use of The Circuit Diagram

6.2 The Use of The Common Point Bitmap (BoardView Software)

 

Chapter 7: Introduction of EC and BIOS

7.1 The Working Conditions and Functions of EC

7.2 The Functions and Working Conditions of BIOS

 

Chapter 8: The Basic Working Process of Laptop Computer 

8.1 The general process of Laptop computer

8.1.1 Hard Starting Process and Intel Chipset Standard Timing

8.1.2 The Soft Start Process

8.2 About ACPI Specification

8.2.1 ACPI Summarize

8.2.2 G (Global) State of ACPI

8.2.3 D (Device) State of ACPI

8.2.4 S (Sleeping) State of ACPI

8.2.5 C State of ACPI

8.2.6 The Power and The Control Signal of ACPI

8.3 Clock, PWRGD and The Reset Circuit

8.3.1 The Clock Circuit

8.3.2 PWRGD and The Reset Circuit

 

Chapter 9: The Explanation of PWM Circuit 

9.1 The Introduction of PWM Circuit

9.1.1 Introduction to PWM Working Principle

9.1.2 The Meaning of Common English Abbreviation in PWM Circuit. 

9.1.3 The Boot-Strap Circuit

9.1.4 Output Voltage Regulation Circuit

9.1.5 The Voltage Detection Circuit

9.1.6 The Current Detection Circuit

9.1.7 The Working Mode

9.2 Analysis of The Standby Power Chip

9.2.1 Analysis of MAX8734A

9.2.2 Analysis of TPS51125

9.2.3 Analysis of RT8206A/RT8206B

9.3 Analysis of The Memory Power Supply Chip

9.3.1 Analysis of ISL88550A

9.3.2 Analysis of RT8207

9.4 Analysis of the Bridge/BUS Power Supply Chip

9.4.1 Analysis of The Single PWM Controller RT8209

9.4.2 Analysis of The Dual PWM Controller TPS51124

9.5 Analysis of CPU Core Power Supply

9.51 The Features of CPU VCORE Power Supply

9.5.2 Analysis of MAX8770

9.5.3 Analysis of ISL6260

9.5.4 Analysis of Commonly Used Chip ISL95831 by HM65 Mainboard

9.5.5 Analysis of Commonly Used Chip ISL6265 by AMD Platform

 

Chapter 10: Analysis of Quanta OEM Laptop Mainboard Circuit 

10.1 Analysis of Quanta CT6 RTC Circuit 

10.2 Analysis of Quanta CT6 Protective Isolation Circuit 

10.3 Analysis of Quanta CT6 Power-On Sequence Circuit

10.4 Analysis of Quanta ZQ5 (Acer as4733z) Protective Isolation Circuit

10.5 Analysis of Quanta AX1 Protective Isolation Circuit

 

Chapter 11: Analysis of Wistron OEM Laptop Mainboard Circuit


11.1 Analysis of Wistron HBU16-1.2 Protective Isolation Circuit

11.2 Analysis of Wistron HBU16-1.2 Standby Circuit

 

Chapter 12: Analysis of Compal OEM Laptop Mainboard Circuit

12.1 Analysis of Compal LA-5891P Protective Isolation and The Standby Circuit

12.2 Analysis of Compal LA-6631P Protective Isolation Circuit

12.3 Analysis of Compal LA-6751P Protective Isolation Circuit

 

Chapter 13: Analysis of Inventec OEM Laptop Mainboard Circuit 

13.1 Analysis of Inventec DosXX Dunkel 1.0 Protective Isolation Circuit

13.2 Analysis of Inventec DosXX Dunkel 1.0 Standby Circuit

13.3 Analysis of Inventec Feature Circuit

13.3.1 Analysis of OCP Circuit

13.3.2 Analysis of Big OR GATE Circuit

 

Chapter 14: Analysis of INTEL PCH Power on Sequence (i3/i5/i7) 

14.1 About Intel ME and Intel AMT

14.2 Analysis of Intel HM55 Series Chipset Timing Sequence

14.3 Analysis of The Chipset Timing Sequence Above Intel HM65 Series 

 

Chapter 15: Analysis of ASUS K42JR (HM5x) Timing Sequence 

15.1 The Standby State

15.2 Trigger

15.3 The Boot State.

15.4 Clock, PG and Reset

 

Chapter 16: Analysis of Apple A1286 (HM5x) Timing Sequence 

16.1 G3 State

16.2 RTC Circuit

16.3 S5 State

16.4 Trigger

16.5 S3 and S0 State

16.6 The Clock, PG and The Reset

 

Chapter 17: Analysis of DELL N4110 (HM6x) Timing Sequence 

17.1 G3 State

17.2 Trigger

17.3 The Standby and The Memory Power Supply of The Bridge

17.4 S0 state

17.5 PG and The Clock

17.6 CPU Core Power Supply

17.7 Reset

17.8 The Graphic Card Power Supply

 

Chapter 18: Analysis of ThinkPad (IBM) T410 Timing Sequence 

18.1 G3 State

18.2 S5 State

18.3 AMT

18.4 Trigger

18.5 S3 and S0 State

18.6 The Clock, PG and Reset

18.7 The Battery Charge Circuit

 

Chapter 19: Analysis of AMD Platform Timing Sequence 

19.1 The Standard Timing Sequence of nVIDIA

19.2 The Explanation of nVIDIA Chipset Timing Sequence (MSI MS-16352)

19.3 The Standard Timing Sequence of AMD Chipset

19.4 The Timing Sequence of AMD Chipset (ACER 4235, Quanta ZQE)

19.5 The Explanation of AMD A70M (Lenovo G485, Compal LA-8681P)

19.5.1 RTC Circuit 

19.5.2 Protective Isolation Circuit

19.5.3 The Standby Power Supply

19.5.4 The Trigger Switch

19.5.5 Produce Power Supply

19.5.6 APU Power Supply

19.5.7 Clock, PG and Reset

19.5.8 The Independent Graphics Working Timing Sequence

 

Chapter 20: Analysis of the Laptop Battery Charging Circuit 

20.1 Analysis of Charging Chip MAX1772 Used Usually Under Intel 1965GM Platform

20.1.1 The Name and The Definition of The Pin

20.1.2 Application Circuit

20.2 Analysis of The Charging Chip ISL88731 Used Usually by The Intel GM45

20.2.1 The Name and The Pin Definition of ISL88731

20.2.2 The Typical Application Diagram

 

Chapter 21: Maintenance of Common Failures 

21.1 Short Trouble (Short Circuit Problem)  
21.2 Do Not Trigger Fault

21.3 Power Down Fault

21.4 Not Running Fault (NO Error Code) 

21.5 The Maintenance of Common Code

21.6 The Screen Shows Fault

21.7 The Sound Card Fault

21.8 USB Fault

21.9 The Network Card Fault

21.10 SATA Interface Fault

21.11 The Fan Interface Fault

21.12 Crash Fault

 

 

Chapter 22: Example of Maintenance (Laptop Repair Cases) 

22.1 The example of maintenance about don't boot fault  

Example 1 IBM T61 cannot boot

Example 2 Lenovo G480 inflow water, which cause cannot boot

Example 3 Lightning strike cause the Lenovo Z360 does not boot

Example 4 IBM R60 no standby

Example 5 ASUS A42J with multiple fault

Example 6 ASUS K42JR no standby

Example 7 Acer Aspire 4738G powered off

Example 8 ASUS K42JR Powered off

Example 9 SONY NS90HS cannot boot after lightning strike

Example 10 Lenovo Xuri 410M power off

Example 11 DELL N4030 I3 not trigger

Example 12 Toshiba L500 cannot boot

Example 13 Samsung R23 cannot boot

22.2 The example of the breakdown maintenance about not bright  

Example 14 Lenovo G460 do not run code

Example 15 DELL V130 no display after powering on

Example 16 Samsung R428 no display after powering on

Example 17 Inventec HP511 no display and powered down

Example 18 eMachines D725 inflow water, which cause no light

Example 19 Lenovo G470 no CPU voltage

Example 20 Lenovo Y430 no clock and no display 

Example 21 Acer 5750G starting up but not display

22.3 The fault maintenance examples of power down 

Example 22 used the oscilloscope to repair the fault of power down of Lenovo G450 

Example 23 Lenovo G550 the standby is abnormal and power down

Example 24 HP 4411S power down when enter into the system

Example 25 Acer Aspire 4310 power down

Example 26 Lenovo Zhao yang E43G power down after triggering

Example 27 HP 510 power down repeatedly and restart after starting up

Example 28 Lenovo V450 power down when stating up

Example 29 HP 4411 Power down repeatedly after starting up

 

22.4 The maintenance examples of other faults   

 

Example 30 ASUS A8E large short circuit when install battery

Example 31 Lenovo s10.2 dark screen

 

 

BONUSES:

1) How to Clear ME Region (Intel Management Engine Fix Tutorial).  

2) Bypass Discrete Graphic Chip and change to UMA Graphic type. System will more stable and save battery.  

3) Laptop Mainboard BoardView Software and their Schematic Diagrams.  

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