Jonathan Busby wrote:

> It's out of warranty and they discontinued it in 2005 so I don't see
> why they haven't
> released the manuals. As for problems, it's currently a brick due to
> overheating,
> and also due to the fact that I've completely disassembled it using
> the
> http://www.irisvista.com/ Toshiba Laptop Disassembly Guides ;) :
> 
> http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/Toshiba_Qosmio_F15/open_laptop_case_1.htm
> 
> I really want the service manual though for hardware hacker purposes
> as I plan on
> making some modifications/upgrades . And as for the overheating
> problem, the heat sinks
> aren't clogged with dust, so it's something else.
> 
Is the fan running fast enough, & has the heat conducting paste between 
the CPU & the heatsink dried out? If you've separated the CPU & 
heatsink, it is pretty much compulsory that you clean off & replace the 
paste, & as long as you have a continuous layer over the actual chip, 
the less paste the better. And before you put the CPU back in, unlock 
the socket, then re-lock it afterwards,or you're likely to bend the pins.

Will it boot for long enough to run one of utilities that give you 
system information including the CPU temperature?

If it's a heatpipe type heatsink, as it looks to be in the picture, it 
may be damaged by either corrosion or impact. The processor looks 
upgradeable within limits, & the memory & HD, but that's about it.

Can't think of any other possibilies now.

-- 
Tciao for Now!

John.