Here are the links for Toshiba Tecra 8000 and Tecra 9000 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit Documentation). It’s very useful if you want to take your laptop apart. I’m not sure how long these links would be “alive”. These files are in PDF format. When you click on the link, the PDF file should open in a new window. If you have a slow Internet connection it might take some time to download the file.
Toshiba Tecra 8000 (size 2.7MB)
Toshiba Tecra 9000 (size 5.0MB)
Please let me know if these links are dead, I’ll delete the post.
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March 5th, 2006 at 3:00 am
please i need Toshiba Satellite cdt series disassembly instructions
for the old models-400 cdt-430 cdt-please help
March 5th, 2006 at 10:13 am
Hi Hector,
Check out this post. It might be helpful for you.
Repair service manuals for old Toshiba laptops.
March 11th, 2006 at 8:29 am
I have a comment. Or should I say question. I just purchased an AVERATEC notebook. I worked on one last week and I liked it. But the Manufactor says they have no schematics, no service manuals, nothing but operators guides. They do all of the servicing overseas. It takes about 30 or more days to send it or get it back. I fix everthing myself, so that is not a problem. But, what do you do in this case?
March 11th, 2006 at 9:57 am
I left my Sony laptop for repair in local BestBuy store 2 months ago (I can fix it myself but I bought a warranty, as I always do) and it is still there. So 30 days turnaround time sounds to me as a good deal.
If you can fix this laptop yourself, you have parts for it and it is not under warranty anymore then I would go for it. Otherwise, I would prefer to send it to the manufacturer.
March 22nd, 2006 at 7:03 pm
thank you for the help-
April 20th, 2006 at 3:46 am
The cooling fan in my Toshiba Tecra 8000 quits running shortly after boot-up. Ultimately the CPU heats up with resulting program failure. I’m certain the fan runs; it goes without noise on boot up and when I blow into the housing it spins, but it won’t run on its own.
Is there a software patch I can use? Any recommedations regarding part replacement?
April 20th, 2006 at 11:52 pm
Hey Al,
I would try to upgrade or re-flash the BIOS just in case. May be it got corrupted and cannot manage the fan properly. The next step would be replacing the fan.
June 19th, 2006 at 8:24 am
Have a Tecra 8000 and replaced the main battery less than a year ago. It was charging and running perfectly. All of a sudden – when I would turn the Laptop on it would start-up for about 2-seconds then shut down. If I remove the batter and then reinsert it – it will start up as normal. However when charging – (not in use) the connection seems to be lost after some period of time (all by itself) so the battery may not fully charge. Is there an internal battery that may be dead (CMOS or other) – so as it does not remember that a battery was connected?
Much appreciated.
Chuck Leavitt
September 6th, 2006 at 1:57 pm
My toshiba laptop. won’t respond any more. I was typing on it and it went out. I tryed powering it up. The only thing happen is the power botton comes and and the fan runs a little and stop but no respond at all. do you know what it could be?
September 8th, 2006 at 9:51 am
Kenneth, test the memory module or try replacing it with a good memory stick.
September 25th, 2006 at 1:52 pm
Thank you very much for the Toshiba online manual. Even Toshiba no longer has this online.
Have a 2715xDVD…and wanted to upgrade the memory for it without blundering around. Would like to donate to your site, but your link to PayPal is not working!
October 18th, 2006 at 3:16 am
my tecra 9000 is not runing, please help, my country is chile, responding in spanish.
battery good, disk’s good, cmos good, not runig pc
November 20th, 2006 at 4:53 pm
i hav a tecra 8000 that wont start up. everything seems to be good i replaced to power adapter because it was cracked but still wont start up
December 5th, 2006 at 11:14 am
Tecra 9000 manual still alive 5th Dec 2006 – cheers
February 3rd, 2007 at 3:00 am
you were very helpful to me thanks a lot
February 7th, 2007 at 7:24 am
MY TOSHIBA LAPTOP TECRA 8000 I TURN IT ON AND IT GOES TO WINDOWS 98. WINDOW SHOWS UP THEN IT FREEZES THERE. WHAT CAN I DO TRIED REBOOTING AND TURNING IT OFF.
February 11th, 2007 at 8:56 am
Joe,
It might be a software related issue. You can try restoring the registry back to previous working state. It also could be a faulty hard drive or memory. Test the hard drive with Hitachi’s drive fitness test utility and memory with Memtest86+.
March 20th, 2007 at 11:10 am
He My Tecra Is not working It powers up but them it asks for system disk. Whats up?
March 20th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Kelsey,
If the laptop cannot find the system disk it’s possible you have a failed hard drive or corrupted operating system. You can test the hard drive with Hitachi’s drive fitness test, you’ll find a link to this utility in “Links” on the right side. If the hard drive fails test, replace it. If the hard drive passes test, try reinstalling the operating system using the recovery CD.
March 26th, 2007 at 12:29 am
how do i go to the setup of the toshiba tecra 8000 setup.
March 29th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Do you know where I can find a Part No. Guide To Tecra 8000 Series?
March 29th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
Further, I have a Tecra 8000 (Part No. PAT800U-KB51) that ran WIN 98SE2. It has a PII366 w/ 10GB HDD and 24X CD.
It was in perfect condition. Then, at one point, I saw fit to try and PW protect the HDD and/or laptop in general. I’m not sure how well I succeeded in PW protecting the HDD or the computer, if at all (don’t think I succeeded), but one thing’s for sure. Afterwards, the system wouldn’t power up. All dead. No LED lights went on. I’m not if this was due to bumping the unit or attempting to PW protect it (the HDD and the Computer).
Now, strangely, on occasion, without warning, the laptop would suddenly start up … randomly … after pressing the power button – but that could happen after weeks elapsed or not at all.
Still, when it decided to start-up momentarily, it would boot beyond the red Toshiba start-up Screen to the WIN98 banner, as if loading the OS, and then shut down all of a sudden … not to restart at all no matter what you did. All LED lights went on when it teased me this way.
Given this phenomenon, I was wondering if an internal battery (RTC/CMOS) or power supply is dead or barely working (holiding any charge) on occasion? I run it off of AC power as I have for a long time.
Further, I was wondering if the shutdown had to do with attempting to and possibly succeeding in PW protecting the HDD or the computer at large? Something comes to mind about this happening relative to PW protecting a HDD, but I can’t find the relevant Toshiba material on this.
Finally, I’ve considered swapping the removable HDD into another working Tecra 8000 model to see what happens and if I can then access and use the data on my HDD? I’m variously told that if I try this, I should get the same exact model Tecra 8000 down to its Part No. in order for the swap to be successful and the HDD to make a smooth transition. Does it really matter? Others say that any Tecra 8000 series model will suffice, but you may have to load some additional device drivers.
There is a Toshiba Support Bulletin (Doc. ID#98080589) that suggests if you’re working with a PW protected HDD, it might not swap (be interchangeable) to another machine if a PW was used. If I can’t start my machine, how can I tell if it’s PW protected?
The only time I tried to swap HDDs in the past (not sure if they were PW protected or not), the not the same machine ID message would make the swap fail and limit access. Can I overcome this?
Further, in order to make a successful swap work, do I need to acquire an exact same Tecra 8000 down to every aspect of the Part No., or will the same Model No. suffice? How about the unit being merely part of the Tecra 8000 Series as a whole? … Or is any transfer of the HDD doomed to fail because it won’t recognize a different Machine ID? … That is, the HDD is programmed to recognize only each model in a series down to it’s part number identified by a unique and specific Machine ID (sort of like a Serial No.) that is different from every other laptop of the same ilk (e.g. Model and Part No.) to the point that swapping drives doesn’t work even between the same Part No. laptops?
I’m wondering if the seating of some internal component was thrown off due to a slight trauma that has put the machine off-kilter? … but is otherwise fixable. Any insight and assistance is most appreciated.
March 29th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
Nate,
I don’t know where you can find it but if you tell me what part number you are looking for, probably I can help you.
I don’t think this is related to the PW protecting. Remove the hard drive and start the laptop without it. If the laptop still fails to boot, something else is going on and it’s not related to the hard drive.
I would try another known good memory module, it could be just a memory problem.
I think the laptop should start even if the RTC battery completely discharged or missing at all. You will not be able safe any changes or time, but the laptop should start.
As I said before, start the laptop without HDD installed. If it still fails to start, you have another issue. Try replacing memory first. Try reseating the module and move it from one slot to another.
I would agree with the second group of people. There shouldn’t be any major issues if you use a different Tecra 8000. It’s possible that some drivers will not be recognized, but the laptop still should start and load Windows. BTW, you can install the hard drive into another working Tecra 8000 and run Hitachi’s drive fitness test (you’ll find a link in “Links” on the right side). Just in case.
March 29th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
cj2600, Thanks. I’ll follow up your suggestions. FWIW, after not touching it for weeks, I tried another AC Adapter and lo and behold it booted into WIN98 and seemed fine. I thought I found the problem. Then, all of a sudden, as before, it shut down again. Went stone-cold dead. LED lights wouldn’t go on again. I’m going to check the RAM and reseat it. The threads on the phillip’s head screws are stripped that secure the memory cover. How do I remove screws with stripped heads? Is there some tool for this? As soon as I open it, I will remove and reseat the memory. 256MB of RAM is in there. Also, do you think any PC Wizard, Emergency Recovery, Tecra Boot and Driver CD’s available by sellers on eBay are any good?
March 29th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
There used to be a guide that offered the logic and schema behind the part numbering system Toshiba used for the Tecra 8000 series. There were so many permutations, that it was useful to have this guide to help you figure out what the Part Nos. meant and read them better to know what they were referring to in these units. I’d just like to have one if it still available.
March 29th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
FWIW, I should have another working PII 366 Tecra 8000 (of an unknown Part No.) on the way shortly that I could swap the HDD into that should operate fine if I don’t solve the problem with this unit beforehand. Hopefully the HDD will not reject the alternate system unit based on Machine ID. Is it worth buying one of those Emergency Boot [from the CD-ROM] and Driver CDs for the Tecra Series offered on eBay to be able to load any missing device drivers and/or set up the new HDD install should it be necessary? Or can I obtain and load the drivers easily and quickly on my own? Is it helpful to have one with the Toshiba tsetup facility?
March 29th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
Nate,
I missed the part that the laptop goes stone-cold dead (no LED lights at all) in your first comment. If the laptop goes completely dead and even the power LED will not turn on when you plug the AC adapter, it’s not related to the memory. It’s either a bad power supply or faulty motherboard.
Install the hard drive into the working machine, most likely the hard drive will not see any difference. If you get a missing device driver, you can download it from Toshiba website, it’s not necessary to buy the CD. You’ll need the recovery CDs ONLY if you decide to reinstall Windows from scratch.
March 30th, 2007 at 7:31 am
cj2600, Gee thanks for your latest input in your last message (#27). Your advice is sound. I think you’re right that the internal Power Supply may well be at fault. Motherboard was fine beforehand, but could’ve gone bad as well. My bet is the Power Supply. Where is the Power Supply situated internally and what is entailed in its replacement including the cost of the part, should I want to fix the old unit? Obviously, we’re not talking about an AC Adapter which seems to work fine.
In any event, most immediately, I am going to swap the old HDD into another working unit none the less. It turns out that the one I’ve arranged to acquire is exactly the same Part No. as my old one. So, that should minimize any device driver issues. Why would there be any in the first place if it is the exact same Model and Part No.? … Or, must I expect some downloading and driver installation no matter what when swapping HDDs?
April 13th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
I may have a bum PSU in my 8000 as well so I am also intersted in part number / instructions on replacement.
April 18th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
I have an old Toshiba Tecra 8000 laptop which when I set it up in 2003 I set a password in the Windows XP, din’t use it for years and want to get up up and running for my 8year old son but cannot remember the password??
How can I reset it , override etc?
Regards
Guy
April 20th, 2007 at 9:35 am
My Tecra 8000 (Part# PAT800U-KB51) is missing the plastic see-through cover to the SelectBay drive light (LED light on the far right of the System indicator panel). The light works, though. Can I obtain a replacement cover or remove one from another unit and install it? What is the procedure entailed?
In addition, someone broke the security lock slot and a crack in the plastic extends into the underside of the battery compartment. Will it require replacement of the entire plastic piece that includes much of the underside of the unit and the sides of the laptop? What is the Part No. of this piece?
Finally, is there a better aftermarket Li-Ion Battery pack replacement unit that works better and lasts longe for this model other than the Toshiba PA2510U R and compatible manufacturedt byToshiba? … Or are you limited to what Toshiba puts out for this unit? If so, what is the best model # battery pack replacement that’ll stand up the best and perform the longest? What guidlines would you follow in buying a new and/or used battery pack replacement for an older model such as this in order to ensure the greatest customer satisfaction without ending up with another lemon battery?
April 22nd, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Guy Madgwick,
Try booting the laptop in Safe mode and try to login as Administrator. It’s possible that admin account has no password at all.
April 24th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Nate,
I’m not sure witch part you are asking about, but here’s a part number for the whole top cover assembly. P000257720
Not sure, but I think you’ll have to replace the bottom base assembly. That’s a lot of work because you’ll have to take apart the whole laptop. Here’s the part number for the base assembly (bottom cover) P000257710
I think that’s the only choice, unless you buy a secondary battery pack for use in SelectBay. PA2451UR or PA2451URN.
May 19th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
hi,
i have toshiba tecra 9000 .
my laptop not start up , after try power on & off 5-10 sometime working & somtime NO, also no sound .
any help please
The laptop was working very nice .
Battery good , momery good , harddrive goood.
June 29th, 2007 at 2:34 am
i have a toshiba tecra 8000
i need device drivers for the modem
pliz help
August 30th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
I have a Tecra 8100 that I recently picked up.. everything seems fine except the LCD screen is rather sloppy.. has over an inch of play. Is this a hinge adjustment, or do the cover hinges need to be replaced?
In either case, are there specific instructions anywhere on how to fix this?
December 16th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
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March 15th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I have a TOSHUBA TECRA 8000 and it will only start up in safe mode or safe mode with network. Can somebody tell me how to fix it so it will start up regularly? Also, the internet doesn’t work (can somebody help me with that too?)!
March 15th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
A,
First I would try reinstalling the operating system. This might be a software related problem.
August 27th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
my Tecra 8000 does not even turn on. Anyone know what could possibly be the problem. The battery pack seems just fine.
August 30th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
can you make a manual disassembly for my Asus A8jp. I need this manual please I’m searching on all the web
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:52 pm
dani882,
Check out this post about removing the keyboard and tightening hinges on an Asus A8J laptop. Could be helpful.