Laptop Repairing Notes
Laptop Repairing Notes
Laptop Repairing Notes
Service log is made by technicians to make a record of faulty motherboard electricity and signal
system , every single voltage and signal measurement are notice in this log .To narrow the
search of missing voltage and signal, divide by checking symptom of faulty to be :
1.Dead motherboard
no led indicator at all, no fan moving ,no power .This motherboard require an adapter voltage
(12V_15V_16V_18.5V_19V_20V) also 3V and 5V to completely VALW power supply need.
without this ADP+ impossible motherboard to a life.
Starting with checking power jack to ensure adapter continuity supply P channel mosfet
transistor(adp fet's) ended to P channel mosfet transistor for battery fet. This line power
contribution called Main circuit line of VALW power supply. Open schematic (ensure match
motherboard and schematic code)for charger IC page and trace started from DC jack to adp P
channel mosfet (or same motherboard using Inductor or Diodes to replace transistor on circuit)
make sure continuity Adaptor supply for charger IC coming .
Common problem happen to this section cause some Fuse cut adapter voltage or some
transistor P channel damage. Problem cause of Over voltage protection while Charger IC
detecting over voltage on AC_IN(Adaptor current in detector) . If Charger IC detected High on
ACIN pin Charger IC will cut of the power by pushing analog ground on Adaptor current input
positive pin to block Adaptor Voltage trough VALW resistive filter.
VALW SHORTED
Adapter led Blinking or drop ,Current high Voltage down, no movement at all(Dead shorted
motherboard)
This feed back comes from VALW main power supply line. Checking this on schematic by
opening Charger IC page and trace any sorted component on VIN and VBAT+ section. Finding
shorted by checking all component having Cathoda and anoda (any components having pin
connect to the ground).this are most potential component conduce shorted.
Faster finding short components using PSU with Soft Short voltage regulation ,pushing this short
section will make shortage components become warm an easy to find.
3.Power Drop
Led Indicator on ,switching on, Running for few second after that back off.
This symptom happen because Over Heat (Thermal Protection) ,power spike or there is shortage
on VS line.
Processor and Chip are most which can cause power spike, look at VCORE and VCCP circuit line
,circuit has provide stockpile empty pad to add some more capacitor to anticipate power spike
during boot up process.
4.LVDS PROBLEM
LVDS( Low-voltage differential signaling) knowing as LCD panel is a measuring point to get know
Power requarement present or missing. Missing power on this point may cause LCD/LED lossing
the power and can't display .Inverter Supplay or inv_pwm enable signal missing could cause
back ligh off and monitor goes dark . Missing +3VS_LCD make LCD video loos the
power .BL_EN_CON is enable signal from BL_EN and some of enable signal missing couse no
output from PCH .Trace any missing voltage and signal source to found the problem ,try to inject
any missing voltage from psu and if they work,we just need to get same voltage from
somewhere near to jumper.
Get the LVDS measuring point to analyses any missing power and enable signal here :
General Power and switching system on Laptop Motherboard
1.VALW / Power Always or MAIN DC POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT LINE
Power used is DC ( Direct current ) DC voltage in use 19V 3.2A generally but there is also
15V - 20V adapter RANGE voltage used depend on LAPTOP brands.
It better to use motherboard manufacture by using Motherboard code ,we would know how
much adapter voltage usage. Clavo motherboard manufacture usually use for 18.5V~3.2a
Quanta 19V~3.4a Toshiba(15V-19V) , IBM(16V-19V) Compal-Inventec-Winstron- etc. ) .
VALW also supplying adapter current sensor detector detected by charger IC (see datasheet
to know how system charging/discharging work) ,When the charger ic sensor detects current
adapter present ACIN~ACDET function pin on schema )and confirmed to SIO to manage
charging system .
Acin / ACEDET is important as the voltage sensor for ic voltage charger to pass (adp)
Adapter fets current, passed several resistor voltage 19V voltage scaled according to
demand charger ic (V.i.R)..
The are standard voltage for sensor each Charger ic .Open datasheet ic charger concerned
for more detail .
VALW /Always Voltage The main VALW supply comes from adaptor, Started from DC jack
flow to MAIN VALW Circuit. this is a MAIN POWER INSTALATION ON CIRCUIT ,some of
using FUSE (F) to safety reason some not. This main power supply circuit using 1 or more P
Channel mosfet transistor to maintain stabilized power and distribute power for Charger IC
and DC/DC main power supply IC as VCC Power supply. This is important power need to
activate that component .Main power also contribute N channel source adapter voltage
need processed by the DC / DC main power supply IC (see the datasheet to know how this
ic work) produced 3V and 5V_ALW and supply whole 5V and 3V device. if one of this Power
missing motherboard will not be able to live or referred to the dead .
Before discussing the Power 5V and 3V_ALW should we understand the pathways
19V_ALW . Starting from Jack Power Adaptor sure incoming voltage by a voltage adapter .
example is work at 19V~3.2a
Make sure the voltage is present 19V_ALW or (according adapter voltage) for ic charger /
Battery ic VCC and for adapter current sensor detector (greater than 2.4V). missing this
supply 19V stop by CSIP than 19V blocked by Analog ground coming from charging
IC .some other board blocking 19V by closing/opening gate P channel mosfet . Than 19V
stop and won't supply to +BAT line and deactivated motherboard 3V and 5V system.
DC / DC main power supply ic and upper /hi N channel (Source )need 19V adapter voltage
as VCC power to activated component.
and how to work the upper and lower N channel 5V and 3V voltage distribution
VS is voltage that appears after switch on than switch button send a signal through EC_ON#
(different board manufacture may have different pin name) to SIO or lately know by
EMBEDDED CONTROLLER(EC) .than EC started to regulated signal by given signal gate to
powered any device on VS state .
VALW main power supply standby to get N channel Sources when the signal ( open / close
Gate ) transistor to pass voltage through Mosfet ( Drain ) as much as gate requirement than
become Source for
VS voltage .
The first one that must be understood is how the system works to enable/disable Power on
VS
Laptop requirements in order to switch on first are the availability of 3V and 5VALW. Careful
when finding 5VALW missing , switched on first cause of several motherboard, 5VALW
appear after switch on .Than 3V_ALW or 3VPCU provide power supply to the EC , BIOS IC ,
South Bridge ( SB ) , clock generator and oscillator on ALW voltage .
VSB or switch voltage button (3.3V) will appear after Bios and EC powered. some of laptop
motherboard will found 17V switch voltage on one of pin switch button but after switch -on
voltage is changed to be 3.3 V. This is normal. Press power button ( short to ground ) then
3.3VSB will turn into 0V and back to 3.3V.and if standby VSB 17V press power button VSB
become 0V and back to 3.3V. than power button is a good sign .
Steps further is the signal being sent to the EC ( Embedded controller NPCE 885LAODX )
signal names is NBSWON # most other brands of EC signal name may SW_ON, EC_ON or
whatever name of the signal as long as signal coming from SW1 sent to EC , this voltage
must respond in the same manner of testing power button , BIOS IC and firmware connected
to SPI interface to the EC .Signal confirmation to ensure EC BIOS working properly is
RSMRST # for3.3V.RSMRST# signal sometimes appear after switch on and other
motherboard without switch on 3.3 V already present .
Modern Motherboard has 2 or 3 IC BIOS. Identified EC BIOS which is usually one-page
schema with EC names EC BIOS.
Other important signal from EC is DNBSWON # ,this is PWR_BTN signal to switch on South
bridge sent by the EC after receiving NBSWON # signal from power button. DNBSWON #
3.3V must be present otherwise it would not switch on , after this signal appears then the SB
will sent SUSCLK # signal back to the EC and turn on VS as trigger for all switching gate
driver as VR_ON , Suson , MAINON , S5_ON or SLP_S3 , SLP_S4 and SLP_S5 . and for all
the Vs voltage to the Device .
2.SODIM/RAM ( VCCRAM )
Standard Voltage rail for DDRII is 1.8VS and 0.9VTT
and for DDRIII for 1.5VS and 0.75 VTT
VS to Device
( Lcd / led , hdd , optical , usb , wifi , bloutooth , keyboard ,
sound , camera etc. ) For details on each Rail Voltage VS can be seen in the
schema INDEX FOR EACH DEVICE.
3.Signal
( the wave trigger / sensor /2 way confirmation signal / data interface)
Signal function is open / close gate charge of organizing stages enable / disable each
component or PCI ( Peripheral communication interface ) . system signal regulated by
Microcontroller where the manufacturer
has made the format settings the form of firmware that is planted into the bios IC to managed
embedded
controlling input output system for each ic interface. .
Differences circuit and component arrangement on the motherboard of course require
different settings Microcontroller , so each different motherboard brand and series firmware
will necessarily require different settings
Use A DC Regulated Power Supply Detect Shorted Component In Main
Board Or Mother Board
Shorted Motherboard could be happen in very beginning VALW section .it mean short already happen on DC jack
adapter , DC regulated power supply besides using it to power up electronic circuit it can also be use to
troubleshoot and find out a shorted component in a motherboard?
Assuming you have confirmed that the VCC supply lines shorted to ground through some faulty components, you
can easily detect it with the use of a variable digital DC regulated power supply Using DC regulated power supply
short circuit could identified by the PSU ampre meter after plug in jack adapter ,Current suddenly goes high and
voltage drastically down or drop .
Voltage usage 19V and current start at Zero before plug in and Look at the both monitoring current (Red) and
Voltage (Green) after jack pug in to monitoring short circuit on VALW section.
VALW section on Laptop motherboard have 3 block of section calls VIN or ADP+ ,VBAT or B+ and 3V_5V
system (most common circuit design 3V_5V on VALW) but some of circuit design 3V_5V section on S_5 state or
appear after switch .
To check with multimeter use set to X 1 Ohm and measure between the supply pin and the main board ground and
then reverse the probes. A good board should not show two similar reading and if you get two similar ohms reading
then this means that the line had shorted to ground through some faulty components.
Most potential cause of short on VALW section are capacitors ,They use as filter and 1 of pin embedded to the
ground side .
To find shorted component using PSU by pushing the voltage on that sort circuit and shorted component will goes
hot and easy to find .To avoid any damage use lower voltage than ADP+ needs. Forexample if ADP+ 19V use 10V
to inject and current not higher than 1.5Amp.
The other potential cause of short are N chanel,when there is a leak on that mosfet ,lower n chanel became leak and
connect negative line to positive line .Do not lift lower N chanel if upper N chanel leaking ADP+ sources will be
get in to smps gate or enter to 3V or 5V section and could damage all component with is maximum voltage allowed
only 6.3V
Vccore Line also most potential N channel leak ,same as 3V_5V system Vccore got 4 N channel too.(left and right
side N channel) or I call them Upper and Lower N chanel. Each Upper N channel on this line having source from
ADP+ .As a switching transistor they only having out put as their Gate Value .If this and Upper channel leak than
Lower N channel will leak also and connect negative line to positive line to stop ADP+ coming to Vccore line .
Quite often whenever electronic equipment don’t function or work, we would immediately suspect a faulty switch
mode power supply. But do you know that defective or shorted components in the motherboard or main board
could cause the power supply to stop working too?
Switch mode power supply (SMPS) are designed so efficiently that whenever there is any short circuit occur in the
main board , power supply would shut itself off and totally stop working. If you have no experience about
troubleshooting switch mode power supply, you may think that the power supply have problem where in fact the
main board is the real cause of no power problem.
Switch mode power supply have a current sense circuit and if there is short circuit in the output side (either in
inductors output 3V and 5V section), the current drawn would be increase and this will lead the PWM IC to stop
generating output to the power fet and thus the power supply would shut down. All this happen in a split of seconds
and you do not have the chance to know if there are output voltages at the secondary side.
Same way as inject VALW ADP+ section but the Voltage not allowed to inject more higher than Section inject
Value .
For example if short (feedback) Happen on inductor 3V section the maximum voltage injection not higher than 3V.
If short happen on 5V inductor ,we not allowed to inject higher than 5V. Remember to not inject more than 1.2Amp
or PCB could be burned.
Why don’t I immediately turn the output voltage from the dc regulated power supply to 19V or 3V5 volts(depend
of section short line identified If do this and if the faulty components turned hot too fast, this will lead the faulty
component to open circuit. If the faulty component open circuit, the current draw will drop and the only clue that
you have to identify the culprit has been destroyed! If this thing happens then you may not have a higher rate to
repair the board. Of course you still can by replacing one by one the SMD spider IC’s but this will surely eat up lots
of repair time.
Now connect the alligator clip from the positive output supply in the main board and the negative output to the
main board ground, plug in the dc regulated power supply. Slowly vary the knob clockwise and see the voltage
increase. At the same time the current draw can be seen from the current digital meter readout. From experienced, if
there is a short circuit in the main board, whenever the voltage is increase, the current will rise dramatically and if
no short circuit there would be less current draw.
if you observe that the current drawn also increase (rapidly) as proportion to the rise in voltage setting, you are now
for sure that there is component shorted in the main board. What does this mean? It is a good news to us, because if
the current drawn too much we can know the culprit by touching on the hottest components in the main board.
Using your finger you can touch on any components that are very hot. Touch on the IC’s, diodes, transistors,
capacitors and etc. Once you located that only one component that is extremely hot to touch then that was the
culprit! That’s the real cause of shorted circuit and replace it an other one.
LAPTOP MOTHERBOARD SYSTEM SWITCHING
Laptop requirements in order to switch on first are the availability of 3V and 5VALW. Careful when finding 5VALW missing ,
switched on first cause of several motherboard, 5VALW appear after switch on .Than 3V_ALW or 3VPCU provide power
supply to the EC , BIOS IC , South Bridge ( SB ) , clock generator and oscylator on ALW voltage .
VSB or swuitch voltage button (3.3V) will appear after Bios and EC powered. some of laptop motherboard will found 17V
switch voltage on one of pin switch button but after switch -on voltage is changed to be 3.3 V.This is normal. Press power
button ( short to ground ) then 3.3VSB will turn into 0V and back to 3.3V.and if standby VSB 17V press power button VSB
become 0V and back to 3.3V. than power button is a good sign . steps further is the signal being sent to the EC ( Embedded
controller NPCE 885LAODX ) signal names is NBSWON # most other brands of EC signal name may SW_ON, EC_ON or
whatever name of the signal as long as signal coming from SW1 sent to EC , this voltage must respond in the same manner
of testing power button , BIOS IC and firmware connected to SPI interface to the EC .Signal confirmation to ensure EC BIOS
working properly is RSMRST # for3.3V.RSMRST# signal sometimes appear after switch on and other motherboard without
switch on 3.3 V already present .Modern Motherboard has 2 or 3 IC BIOS. Identified EC BIOS which is usually one-page
schema with EC names EC BIOS.
Other important signal from EC is DNBSWON # ,this is PWR_BTN signal to switch on South bridge sent by the EC after
receiving NBSWON # signal from power button . DNBSWON # 3.3V must be present otherwise it would not switch on , after
this signal appears then the SB will sent SUSCLK # signal back to the EC and turn on VS as trigger for all switching gate
driver as VR_ON , Suson , MAINON , S5_ON or SLP_S3 , SLP_S4 and SLP_S5 . and for all the Vs voltage to the Device .
HOW TO CHECK NO DISPLAY PROBLEM ON CIRCUIT
1a.Take of all non onboard device : processor , memory / SODIM , bloutooht , webcam , modem , wifi , card reader etc.
1b.processor/SODIM tested , SWITCH on again .
1c. physical analysis components : memory sockets loose , component crashes , burns , cracked , broken or any form of
physical damage .(Make a replacement if any)
1d.check procesor vccore voltage ( schema apply ) INDUCTACE ( R36 , R45 , R56 ) / capacitor ( 330uf - 220uF - Tokin nec
super capacitor ) range 1.0VS~1.5VS to normal operate.
example ic / chip For cpu power is : ( VCCORE / CORE CPU / CPU DC / POWER processors )
Example Vccore IC :
(ADP3166 ADP3170 ADP3421 AIC1567 CS5322 FAN5056 ITC1709 MAX1710/MAX1711/MAXl712 HIP6004 ,
ADP3212'MAX8760 , MAX8770 , MAX8771 , ISL6260 , ISL6265A , ISL6266A , ISL62882 , ISL6262A,ISL6218CV - T ,
ISL6269CCR .. etc )
1e : check for memory and power voltage conductors and ground socket interface memory
Vccram normal operational voltage 1.8 V and 0.9VTT for (DDRII) and 1.5V/0,9VTT for (DDR3)
examples of memory / power SODIM ( schema languages : VDDR / POWER MEMORY / VTERM / DDR PWR ) ic
examples : (MAX8794 NCP5201 SC1486/SCl486A SC2616 TPS51020 ISL6520 ISL6537 CM8501 , ISL6224 ISL6225 ,
TPS51116EGR , RT8207A ... etc ) .
Thermal sensors ( heat sensor ) is a sensor chip that detects heat safe limits to maintain security motherboar chips. almost all
laptops have a thermal sensor to microprocesor and some motherboards have a thermal Graphic chip to chip .
Thermal sensor will give orders to the bios if it detects a maximum heat limit to disconnect power to the processor or vga or
just turn off bootstrapping ( command to boot ) and stop the interface between components that aims to keep the excessive
heat damage the chip ( protect error ) .
Detect due to frequent excessive heat can cause thermal sensor or a faulty memory detection and sensor commands do not
get along ( Fals alarm ) . Thus the chip detects heat tempratur maximum continuous conditions , although they are not.
To reconcile the sensor detection is by lifting the chip from the motherboard and put back to give the induction . if the sensor is
already damaged and could not be reset we will have to replace the sensor chip that is still accurate .
ic examples :
ADMI032 , EMC1402 , EMC4402 , EMC4401 , GMT781 , G768B , MAX6642 , MAX6657 , SMC1423 .. etc
note : Chip -level is not described in detail on the basis of the material .
sample chips :
SB/NB/ CHIP : - ( PC97338 , PC87392 , FDC7N869 , FDC37N958 , LPC47N227 , LPC47N267 PC87591S / PC 87591L / PC
97317IBW/PC 87 393 VGJ PC87591E etc. ) .
- Graphics Brand : - ( ATI , NVIDIA , S3 , NEOMAGIC , TRIDENT , SMI , INTEL , FW82807 , and CH7001A , etc. .
Checking this IC need to know how they work and knowing important input and output Voltage .
INPUT POWER
1.VIN (Pin 6) 6v-25V
Power-supply Input.This input value between 6V to 25V according adapter or battery usage and ADP+power source. VIN is
used for the constant on-time
PWM one shot circuits. VIN is also used to power the
linear regulators. The linear regulators are powered by
SMPS1 if VOUT1 is set greater than 4.66V and BYP is
tied to VOUT1.
2.ENLDO (Pin 4) 6V-15V
LDO Enable Input. The REF/LDO is enabled if ENLDO is
within logic high level and disable if ENLDO is less than
the logic low level.This power input between 6V to 15V ,some of other circuit manufacture powered VIN or B+ and the other
using diode .
After VIN and ONLDO power present LDO(pin 7) will having output for 5V than supply VL(Voltage Linear) to activate EN1(pin
14) and En2(pin 27).
EN1 is SMPS1 input enable than SMPS output will trigger Upper n channel gate trough UGATE1(pin 15) for 5V .
EN2 is SMPS2 input enable for UGATE2 than SMPS output will trigger Upper n channel gate trough UGATE1(pin 15) for
5V .High-Side MOSFET Floating Gate-Driver Output for SMPS1. and swings between PHASE1/2 and BOOT1/2.
PVCC (pin 19) PVCC is the supply voltage for the low-side MOSFET
driver LGATEx. Connect a 5V power source to the PVCC
pin (bypass with 1uF MLCC capacitor to PGND if
necessary). There is an internal 10Ω connecting from
PVCC to VCC. Make sure that both VCC and PVCC are
bypassed with 1uF MLCC capacitors.PVCC input coming from VL .if LDO no voltage present than PVCC will not triger Lower
n channel mosfet.VCC (pin3) is analog suplay input voltage for PWM core.with out this power SMPS will not activated .Be
ware also PGND need for SMPS power ground..
If VIN present 6-25V and ONLDO present 6 to 15V but LDO not present .check feedback on pin 7 LDO.if there is no feedback
positively RT8206B damage.
If VIN present 6-25V and ONLDO present 6 to 15V and LDO present for 5V positively RT 8206B on good condition .Make
sure LDO continuity to VL and triger EN1 and activated SMPS1.SMPS2 will activated after SMPS1 activated and become
gate driver for both upper n channel 3V and 5V.
If all power above available but Ugate1 and 2 doesn't comes out check FB1 SMPS1 Feedback Input. Connect FB1 to VCC or
GND for
fixed 5V operation. Connect FB1 to a resistive voltagedivider
from VOUT1 to GND to adjust output from 2V to
5.5V.and do same way for FB 2 to adjust output from 2V to 3.3V.
General System Power of Laptop Motherboard
Laptop Motherboard has THREE Power distribution :
VALW also supplying adapter current sensor detector detected by charger IC (see datasheet to know how system
charging/discharging work) ,When the charger ic sensor detects current adapter present ACIN~ACDET funcion pin on
schema )and confirmed to SIO to manage charging system .
Acin / ACEDET is important as the voltage sensor for ic voltage charger to pass (adp) Adapter fets current, passed several
resistor voltage 19V voltage scaled according to demand charger ic (V.i.R)..
The are standard voltage for sensor each Charger ic .Open datasheet ic charger concerned for more detail .
VALW /Always Voltage The main VALW supply comes from adaptor,Started from DC jack flow to MAIN VALW Circuit.this is
a MAIN POWER INSTALATION ON CIRCUIT ,some of using FUSE (F) to safety reason some not.This main power supply
circuit using 1 or more P Channel mosfet transistor to maintain stabilized power and distribute power for Charger IC and
DC/DC main power supply IC as VCC Power supply.This is important power need to activate that component.Main power also
contribute N channel source adapter voltage need processed by the DC / DC main power supply IC (see the datasheet to
know how this ic work) produced 3V and 5V_ALW and supply whole 5V and 3V device. if one of this Power
missing ,motherboard will not be able to live or referred to the dead .
Before discussing the Power 5V and 3V_ALW should we understand the pathways 19V_ALW . Starting from Jack Power
Adaptor sure incoming voltage by a voltage adapter . example is work at 19V~3.2a
Make sure the voltage is present 19V_ALW or (according adapter voltage) for ic charger / Battery ic VCC and for adapter
current sensor detector (greater than 2.4V). missing this supply 19V stop by CSIP than 19V blocked by Analog ground coming
from charging IC .some other board blocking 19V by closing/opening gate P channel mosfet . Than 19V stop and won't
supply to +BAT line and deactivated motherboard 3V and 5V system.
DC / DC main power supply ic and upper /hi N channel (Source )need 19V adapter voltage as VCC power to activated
component.
and how to work the upper and lower N channel 5V and 3V voltage distribution
VS is voltage that appears after switch on than switch button send a signal through EC_ON# (different board manufacture
may have different pin name) to SIO or lately know by EMBEDDED CONTROLLER(EC) .than EC started to regulated signal
by given signal gate to powered any device on VS state .
VALW main power suplay standby to get N channel Sources when the signal ( open / close Gate ) transistor to pass voltage
through Mosfet ( Drain ) as much as gate requirement than become Source for
VS voltage .
The first one that must be understood is how the system works to enable/disable Power on VS
VS POWER SUPPLY for BOOTSTRAP DEVICE :There are three BOOTSTRAP device : Processor -Sodim -NB/SB/GPU
chip ,each device has a different names of power :
PROCESSOR power name by VCCORE-CPUCORE,SODIM power name by VCCRAM,CHIP power name by VCCP .With
out this power the device won't display or not able to load boot up process .
2.SODIM/RAM ( VCCRAM )
Standar Voltage rail for DDRII is 1.8VS and 0.9VTT
and for DDRIII for 1.5VS and 0.75 VTT
VS to Device
( Lcd / led , hdd , optical , usb , wifi , bloutooth , keyboard ,
sound , camera etc. ) For details on each Rail Voltage VS can be seen in the
schema INDEX FOR EACH DEVICE.
3.Signal
( the wave triger / sensor /2 way confirmation signal / data interface)
Signal function is open / close gate charge of organizing stages enable / disable each component or PCI ( Peripheral
commucation interface ) . system signal regulated by Microcontroller where the manufacturer
has made the format settings the form of firmware that is planted into the bios IC to managed embedded
controlling input output system for each ic interface. .
Differences circuit and component arrangement on the motherboard of course require
different settings Microcontroller , so each different motherboard brand and series firmaware will necessarily require different
settings .
ACPI power management
ACPI is defined as a platform interface to the hardware detection, monitoring power management configuration. Determining
the multiprocessor specification and Plug and Play devices. Besides power management aims to conserve power by stopping
the power supply when not in use. Stages are controlled by the embedded operating system or known as Bios firmware file
This firmware is executed with SPI Flash (Flash memory) electronic storage media that can be erased and reprogrammed
electrically. (EEPROM electrically erasable programmable read-only memory). Firmawe this only works when run on the same
circuit that has been in the program with Embedded controller and PCH were recorded.
This firmware is used to execute commands Basic input output system by sending a signal switches on the command input
(trigger) S5_ON at SIO or embedded controller then forwards the order to the PCH (south bridge) switching system that
activates the power supply to the Processor , Memory, Graphic Chip and others.
Power management hardware trigger events called system control interrupt (SCI), or simply setting the stage language that is
tailored to the trigger signal power distribution stages.
The following outlines the stages of Power state governed by ACPI
1. S0: Trigger / gate driver signal or ordered by ACPI ready to pass power used by the device.
2. S3: Suspend State Signal. Suspension of the power distribution awaiting confirmation of Embedded controller to be
enabled.
3. S5: State soft-off signal. All activities will cease, In addition to managing the transition between phases of the distribution of
power, ACPI also manage the power supply of the individual devices to a fine level. For example, if two or more devices
sharing the same power supply, the information can be encoded in the ACPI tables so that the power supply is only active if
one or both of the devices are being used.
this is P channel
example : AO 4407 (7) is odd number ,this is P channel too,
they could be substitute each other even different manufacture and code.
Others P chanel examples :
AF 4825-AM 3423-FDS 6679-SI 4835 ETC
Other example : AOD 4466
look at last number of marking code it is even (6) numbers it's mean this is N channel mosfet and they could replace by other
N channel even different
manufacture and code .
We can see P channel mosfet function on this "GENERAL LAPTOP MAIN POWER
There are only 3 pcs P channel there ,2 pcs ADP(adapter) fet's and 1pcs Bat (battery)fet .some
motherboard also may have 1 adp Fet,some replace with diodes to supply every adapter supply need.
I call it "VALW MAIN LINE" .from this line Battery ic and dc/dc power supply ic get VCC to powered each ic and this main
VALW line also distributed adapterVoltage to every N channel Source ,before they got enable trigger to produced 3 and
5V_ALW......
P-channel mosfet works drain is a input for nagative supply and source is a output for nagative supply ,and it's
gate on with nagative volt .same way if you want to drive positive supply from p-channel mosfet then souce is
input and drain is output for positive supply .
Look at this lay out function N channel mosfet as integrated circuit with DC/DC main power supply to produce 3V and
5V_ALW
and what happen if P or N channel leak and what if suppose N channel replace with and P channel and what damage
it could be
How DC/DC main power supply open/close gate N channel to produce 3V and 5V_ALW and important signal enable/disable
function to activate the DC/DC main supply ic (ISL 6237-RT 8206-TPS 51247)
Other way to Identified for (SO6) and (SO3) Mosfet transistors are by finding the marking code on ic than
browse the data sheet , if they not found get mosfet location code on board than
find on schema by typing marking code to adobe reader search column to look the correct marking code than browsing the
datasheet again to get know mosfet type and get substitution...
this is one of sample N channel (SO3) code : 2N7002 -P0603BDG
samples (SO3) P channel mosfet :
FDD6685 - SI12301 -TP0610K.
sample datasheet link for N channel (SO3) 2N7002 :http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/2N/2N7000.pdf
2 mosfet in one package ,it is a simply vrm switching mosfet circuit in single mosfet package ,drain connected
with diode cathode and source is connected with anode that how to identified a N-Channel mosfet.
MAX1632,
MAX1904,
MAX1634,
SB3052,
SC1402,
LTC1628
TMP48U
ADP3160/
ADP3167
ADP3168
APW7060
APL5912
TPS51120
TPS51124
TPS51125
TPS51100
ISL6237
RT8206
RT 8223
MAX1999
MAX8744
MAX8734
MAX8717
TPS51120
TPS51124
ISL6266A
ETC
ENE KB 3310 QF AO
ENE KB 926 QF D2
ENE KB 926 QF D3
ENE KB 926 QF EO
ENE KBC 3926
ENE KBC 3930
ITE 8502E
ITE 8512 E
ITE 8518 E
ITE 8570 OE
ISL6266A
ISL62882
ISL6262A
ISL6218CV-T
ISL6269CCR
etc
TC490/591
AAI3680
ADP3806
DS2770
LTl505G
MAXl645B
MAX745
MB3878
AAT3680
SL88731A
MAX8731
MAX8724
MAX8725
ISL6251A
ISL6255
ISL88731
BQ 24703
BQ 24721
BQ 24740BQ 24745
BQ 24751ETC
(ATI, NVIDIA, S3, NEOMAGIC, TRIDENT, SMI, INTEL, FW82807, and CH7001A,ETC
Sound
audio Chip : (ESS1921, STAC9704, AU8810 ,4299-JQ, TPA0202 ,
8552TS, 8542TS, BA7786, AN12942 AD1885 ALC655 APA2020/TPA0202
PC Card Chip :- (R5C551, R5C552, R5C476, R54472,dll
PC Card power supply chips :(TPS2205, TPS2206, TPS2216, TPS2211, PU2211, M2562A, M2563A, M2564A,dll
COM port chip :- contoh (MAX3243, MAX213, ADM213, HIN213, SP3243, MC145583,dll
CS950502
CY28404C
ICS9248-153
ICS954218
ICS9248-151
ICS9248-39 ICS950901,
ALPRS355B MLF64PIN
CK505
CK408
CK410M
CY2854LVXC
ICS9LPRS387
ICS9LPR600
ICS951412
ICS954213
ICS9LPR363DGLF-T
ICS950810
SLG8SP626
SLG8SP513V
SLG8LP465VTR
SLG8SP553V
SLG8LP55VTR
SLG8SP513VTR
ETC
AC : Alternating current
ACDRV : AC adapter to system-switch driver output
ACEDET : Adaptor Current Detector
ACGOOD : Valid adapter active-low detect logic open-drain output
ACIN : Adaptor Current sensor Input
ACN : Adapter current sense resistor
ACOP : Input Over-Power Protection
ACOV : Input Overvoltage Protection
ACP : Adapter current sense resistor, positive input.
ADP+ : Adapter Positif Suplay
ADP_ID : Adapter Identity
AGND :Analog Ground
ALWP :ALWAYS ON POWER
B+ : AC OR BAT POWER RAIL FOR POWER CIRCUIT
BATT : Battery
rt 8223 = rt 8205
PM6686 = TPS17020
Charger ISL88731=BQ24745
Acer
ALT + F10 (Acer eRecovery)
Asus
Dell
EI Systems
Fujitsu
F2 (BIOS Setup)
F12 (Boot Menu)
Gateway
HP / Compaq Desktops
IBM ThinkPad
Lenovo
Lenovo-OneKey-Button15x15 (Lenovo OneKey Rescue System)
F2 (BIOS Setup)
Packard Bell
Sony Vaio
Toshiba
1. VCCRTC . VccRTC powers PCH RTC well which is mostly connected to the
LDO output 3.3v of 3/5v regulator .which is genraterd before pressing the power
button . and a 3.3v internal battery is used for VCCRTC too. (such as coin cell).
2. RESET# and SRTCRST#. These signals are used to clear the system
settings or in simple words we can say, to clear cmos settings . these signals are
active when low and can b asserted by removing the RTC coin battery or by shorting
the cmos clear jumperth. These signals are also feaded from the same sourceof
VCCRTC but through resister dividers to make these signals high and to store
system settings.
3. RTCX1 and RTCX2. Basicaly ICH/PCH uses a internal timer IC having 256
byte of RAM which keeps track on date, time and system settings. Ich/pch uses a
cristal circuit to genrate a low swing sine wave of 32.768Khz at RTCX1 pin as
input to the internal oscillator, and this input signal is amplified and driven back to the
cristal circuit through RTCX2 pin of ICH/PCH with the same frequancy of 32.768 Khz
but with littel higher amplitude due to amplification . thats why when we check the
cristal pins with multimeater we found little diffrence in voltage at both pins. And it is
the first check point whther the oscillator circuit of ICH/PCH is initallised or not .
4. Sus_clock. The RTCX1 input is amplified for the purpose to drive internal
logic of ICH/PCH
And genrates a free running full swing square wave of same frequancy of 32.768
Khz as
Clock out put for system use . this out put of ICH/PCH is known as SUS_CLOCK.
SUS_CLOCK is the shure short way to check wether the RTC section is working
properly or not by checking the wave form.
Thats why we requires the DSO/CRO to check signals at motherboard as RTCX1,
RTCX2 and SUS_CLOCK have the same frequancy of 32.768 Khz if we check with
frequany meater but the diffrence is the wave form (shape of the wave).
5. INTRUDER#. This signals is used through a switch to find out the cover of the
system is open or closed . we have seen in some branded systems , COVER OPEN
SYSTEM HALT message, which is genrated by this low signal . this signal is also a
part of the RTC well. This signal is also kept high through VCCRTC.
UMA
THOSE THE LAPTOP MODELS WHICH ARE CONVERTING TO THE NON GRAPHIC AFTER REMOVING THE GRAPHIC
SUPPLY
DELL INSPIRON 4110
HP PROBOOK P4540
HP 15-R022TX
LENOVO G570
HP NOTEBOOK R53
DELL INSPIRON 5520
ACER LA-7912P
DELL 3521
DELL 3537
DELL 3421
SONY MBX 237
HP G6 R33
LENOVO T420
LENOVO Y560
LENOVO G570
HP PAVILLION DV6/DV7
BOARD PART-----
PCB HPMH-41-AB6200-D00G
PWA: HPMH-40GAB 00-D
TO CREAT INTEL BOARD
JUT REMOVE GFX COIL
PUT JUMPER IN M50 TRANSITOR IN LEG 2 TO LEG 3
THEN JUST SHIFT RJ8 RESISTOR PLACE 10K AS SHOEN IN PICTURE
THEN WORK WILL DONE
mbx-276 without
jUST REMOVE THE GFX COIL
LENOVO G500S
HP 431
DELL 5520
SONY MBX-239
LENOVO G580
HP NOTEBOOK R53
DELL 3521
DELL 411O
HP PROBOOK P4540
LENOVO T420,Y560,G570,Z570
HP DM4-3000
LENOVO U460
Samsung T09-305V5A
To disable the discrete graphics, enough to remove one resistor, R831
UMA
THOSE THE LAPTOP MODELS WHICH ARE CONVERTING TO THE NON GRAPHIC AFTER REMOVING THE GRAPHIC
SUPPLY
DELL INSPIRON 4110
HP PROBOOK P4540
HP 15-R022TX
LENOVO G570
HP NOTEBOOK R53
DELL INSPIRON 5520
ACER LA-7912P
DELL 3521
DELL 3537
DELL 3421
SONY MBX 237
HP G6 R33
LENOVO T420
LENOVO Y560
LENOVO G570
HP Pavilion 17-e033er (Quanta r75) alteration of Discrete in the UMA Topic is solved
IF ANY ONE HAVING THIS TYPE MOTHERBOARD.PLEASE TRY FOLLOWING METHOD TO CONVERT DIS TO UMA. I
AM NOT HAVING THIS BOARD.I GOT IT FROM ONLINE.
Remaking a UMA simple move one strap: Remove R489 (10k)> put R501 (10k)
located next to the FCH