Samsung NP540U3C Service Manual

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Page 1: Service Manual
NP540U3C Lotus-13R-TSP SERVICE MANUAL 540U3C Contents 1. Precaution 2. Introduction 3. Desassembly and Reassembly 4. Trouble shooting 5. System Wire Diagram Refer to the service manual in the GSPN (see the rear cover) for more information.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
System Diagnosis ........................4 − 18 4.10. Hardware Upgrade ........................4 − 19 System Wire Diagram ........................5 − 1 5.1. System Layout ........................5 − 1 5.2. Board Component ........................5 − 4 Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 3: Precaution
If the cord is disconnected, it may cause electric shock or fire. 9) Repair the product using only authorized parts 10) Keep the product away from heating devices such as heaters. › Exposure to heaters may cause deformation of the product or fire. Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 4: Safety Precautions
Avoid leaving excessive amounts of flux within a custom IC or between the pins when soldering a custom IC. k) Take care to not damage the board when installing or separating an Option Board. l) Take care to not break the printed circuit pattern on the PCB when separate an IC. Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 5: Ground
The red box of each image is earth with overlap when inserting a plug or multiple-tab into the socket. Please check that it should be put the outlet completely. Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 6: Static Electricity Precautions
4) Do not touch any parts unless absolutely necessary 5) Disassemble the parts on the anti-static-electricity pad. 6) When a board is not installed in the system, package the board with an anti-static-electricity packaging. Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 8: Specification
Pixel Pitch 0.2148(H) x 0.2148(V) Contrast Ratio Min.300, Typ.400 Brightness typ.300 (cd/m2) Colors 16.2M Response time Typ.16ms, Max. 25ms (Rising + Falling = LCD response speed) 1.Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Internal) Graphics Controller 1 Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 9 Vendor SanDisk (BA59-03232C) Supports SATA host controller support 48bit LBA Average Access Time Read : Up to 450 MB/S Write : Up to 350 MB/s Interface SATA3 (6.0Gbps) * SATA 1,2 Support. Speed 6.0Gbps Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 10 VGA Adapter (Option) [BA39-01189A] Audio Jacks HeadPhone-out, MIC-in Combo (4pole) * US , L/R/G/M Wired LAN RJ45 HDMI 1 x HDMI Security Slot Power 1 x DC-in jack for AC adapter (3Pie) Input Devices Keyboard Type Chicklets Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 11 Full System with 4 cell Battery (With Bag: ±0.06Kg, WithOut Bag: ±0.04) Package dimensions (W x D x H) All Nation Common (With bag) 386 x 136 x 345 mm (Without bag) 395 x 330 x82 mm Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 19: New Technology / Ability
2. Introduction 2.5. New Technology / ability Inner Battery ※ Please Refer to the Training manual chapter1. TPM (Option) Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved. 2-13...
Page 44: Software
Shark Dash for Metro Photo Editor MusicHub FamilyStory ChatOn Birzzle for Metro StumbleUpon for Metro Application Netflix Tuba.FM for Metro Onet.news for Metro MS_Mahjong BugsMusic WildTangent Games for Metro CineTrailer for Metro ilMeteo for Metro 2-38 Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 45 S Player for Win8 Metro S Camera for Win8 Metro S Gallery for Win8 Metro Evernote Metro for Win8 Accessory Store IE Default HomePage(MSN)_64bit (Jumpstart'12) SkyNews Adobe Reader for Win 8 Sogou 6.2 for Win8 Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved. 2-39...
Page 46 2. Introduction Software — Previous/New ※ For more information, product descriptions and installation training manuals refer to Chap.1 Development Stage Information ※ Consultation of development stage (Known Issue&spec) Please refer that [Consulting Script]->[Consultation]. 2-40 Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 57: Desassembly And Reassembly
- 3 Red Circle : Careful! The hook can be broken. < Picture of system which removed Bottom > 2. HDD disassembling Remove 4 (Red circle) Screw, and take out FPC cable from the connector. Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 58 8. LCD Cable and TSP cable disassembling – After removing 2 screw up to the remove the Main - LCD/TSP Cable(Red Square) Pull and remove it. board - cf) Yellow circle for Lotus-R not Lotus-TSP Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 61: Trouble Shooting
Main Board / PWR Sub Board / 3-in-1 Sub Board / USB 2.0 Sub Board • Harness Cable • Harness Cable- DC in Cable, SATA HDD FPC, Main-to-PWR SubB’dFFC , USB2.0 FFC, 3-in-1 FFC, LCD Cable, Touchpad FFC Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 62: Debugging Flow Chart
4.2. Debugging Flow Chart Debugging Flow of our company computer product does same as between product universally. Refer to attachment Debugging Flowchart more content. ※Training manual how to use the side of the fault diagnosis please refer. Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 65: Hardware Troubleshooting
#3. The LCD blinks while the system is in operation. Check if there is a magnetic body near the touch pad button or the system or check if there is an exterior defect to the LCD Replace the LCD Ass’y Defectiveness confirmation Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 66: Main System
Check the connection status between the CPU and the RHE. Replace the memory module. *Check if it is out of order. RTC Reset. *Check if it is out of order. Replace Main Board. *Check if it is out of order. Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 67 →Fn + F6 (Mute cancellation) →Fn Lock enable + F6 Control panel confirmation . →Speaker Setting. Turn the volume up. →Fn key volume adjustment. Check the Headphone jack. Replace Main Board. *Check if it is out of order Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 69 Check the damage status of WLAN Cable →Replace WLAN Cable Check the driver status of WLAN →Re-Install WLAN driver. Check the damage status of WLAN Jack →Replace WLAN module. Replace Main Board. *Check if it is out of order. Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 70 4. Trouble shooting #12. The Fan does not work normally. Check the system by using SAFC(Samsung Advanced *Tool Program referance Fan Control)program. Check the connection status of Heat sink è Screw fixation 7EA Check the connection status of FAN Replace FAN *Check if it is out of order.
Page 71: Diagnosis Application
: Test Item It displays Test items included in this Group. If there is any FAIL or FAULT in this test item, the color of the test item will be changed to Red. Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved. 4-11...
Page 72 - First, make Dos bootable USB memory or CD. - Copy all released files to the Dos bootable device. - After you boot using the Dos bootable device, Select the menu that you want to execute. 4-12 Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 73: Bios & Micom Update
Inform to customer that it is not recommend to update BIOS and Micom in DOS mode. If not, it can cause fatal error. 2) update in the Windows Windows boot -> Run Samsung update plus -> check update profile -> Click ‘BIOS update’ Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved. 4-13...
Page 75: Battery Use Time
LCD brightness: Set to the minimum level as long as the user does not experience inconvenience. • Disable unnecessary devices : Turn the wireless LAN R/F switch off and disable USB devices (DMB, fingerprint recognition and Bluetooth) ※ Please Refer to the Training manual chapter4. Trouble Shooting. Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved. 4-15...
Page 76: Cpu Fan Control
4. Trouble shooting 4.8. CPU FAN Control Checking CPU FAN 1) Check thermal Fan locked well 2) Check FAN cable plugged well 3) change FAN. 4-16 Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 77 - Press "OFF" in "ON/OFF Control" Fan returns to default setting. >Fan Voltage Measurement - Read Fan RPM indicated in SAFC. >Fan Voltage Pass/Fail determination - If Fan RPM satisfies "rpm spec +/-10%", then Fan test is "PASS" . Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved. 4-17...
Page 78: System Diagnosis
In general, if a defect of the circuit or part is detected during the system test, the system stops at a particular code. The error codes for each part of the system are listed in the following table ※ Please Refer to the Training manual chapter4. Trouble Shooting. 4-18 Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved.
Page 79: Hardware Upgrade
HDD Upgrade Four screws (red circle) after removing ,Disconnect the cable from the connector FPC. mini SSD card Upgrade (mSATA SSD) - At first disassemble screw (red circle) change mini SSD card module. Copyright© 1995-2012 SAMSUNG. All rights reserved. 4-19...
Page 87 CIS, Africa E.Asia, W.Asia, https://gspn2.samsungcsportal.com China, Japan N.America, S.America https://gspn3.samsungcsportal.com This Service Manual is a property of Samsung Electronics © 2012 Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd. Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved. Any unauthorized use of Manual can be punished under Printed in Korea applicable International and/or domestic law.

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Page 1: Service Manual

Page 2: Table Of Contents

Page 3: Precaution

Page 4: Safety Precautions

Page 5: Ground

Page 6: Static Electricity Precautions

Page 7: Introduction

Page 8: Specification

Page 14: Comparing Product Specifications

Page 15: Function Of Product

Page 19: New Technology / Ability

Page 26: Wireless Display

Page 37: Hardware

Page 44: Software

Page 47: System Setup (Bios Setup)

Page 54: Hw & Option Materials

Page 57: Desassembly And Reassembly

Page 60: Lcd

Page 61: Trouble Shooting

Page 62: Debugging Flow Chart

Page 65: Hardware Troubleshooting

Page 66: Main System

Page 71: Diagnosis Application

Page 73: Bios & Micom Update

Page 74: Rtc Reset

Page 75: Battery Use Time

Page 76: Cpu Fan Control

Page 78: System Diagnosis

Page 79: Hardware Upgrade

Page 80: Memory Upgrade

Page 82: System Wire Diagram

Page 85: Board Component

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