laptop service manuals for all Dell, HP/Compaq, Lenovo, and more!

[xtkxhom3r]

here are some service manuals to most major laptop manufactures

Dell (all laptop models)
http://support.dell.com/support/systemsinfo/documentation.aspx?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&~subcat=85&~cat=12


HP (all laptop models)
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Product.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&contentType=SupportManual&prodTypeId=321957

service manuals for all IBM/Lenovo laptops, eg thinkpads/ideapads
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...testyle=lenovo

Thanks to timix we have a bunch of other makers like sony, toshiba, IBM, Lenovo ect..

http://www.tim.id.au/blog/tims-laptop-service-manuals/

Thanks to RMParker now we have ALL the apple product manuals :)
http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/misc/Service/servicemanuals/

[scoobydoo]

thanks

[nd4spdbh2]

obviously for dell laptops only.

[thideras]

i couldnt find my compaq evo n610c in there:(

obviously for dell laptops only.I believe my "Sarcasm Meter" is flying off the charts right now. In his defense, the thread does say "for all models".

[xtkxhom3r]

lmao sorry i shoulda put for all dell models haha

[I.M.O.G.]

Hardware Maintenance Manual for IBM/Lenovo's:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-39298.html

For scooby's smart butt:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/CoreRedirect.jsp?redirectReason=DocIndexPDF&prodSeriesId=316664&targetPage=http%3A%2F%2Fbizsupport2.austin.hp.com% 2Fbc%2Fdocs%2Fsupport%2FSupportManual%2Fc01119965% 2Fc01119965.pdf

Someone find links for hardware manuals for all major laptop brands and make it pretty, get stickied.

[xtkxhom3r]

can you post the link to the all the hp manuals i.m.o.g.

[I.M.O.G.]

Not sure they have a comprehensive listing as other manufacturers do - you've gotta drill thru their support site to a specific model as far as I can tell.

[xtkxhom3r]

HAH i got the hp one

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Product.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&contentType=SupportManual&prodTypeId=321957

[I.M.O.G.]

So that's Dell, Lenovo, and HP. Good start. Acer? Sony? Apple?

Joking on that last one. hah

[xtkxhom3r]

workin on it ;)

[Cetamega]

This is awesome, thank you.

[xtkxhom3r]

no prob cetamega im going to call toshiba and try to ge theirs tomorrow

[timix]

Hi guys,

Dell, HPaq and Lenovo are the only laptop makers who actually host their laptop service manuals on their own website. A lot of others make them available to resellers/service centres and make people sign up to get at them. That's how most manuals found their way onto the net.

A few makers - I'll happily mention ASUS and LG here, to name two examples - seem to keep a very tight grip on their service manuals, making their laptops all the more difficult to work on.

Toshiba used to host their own up until a while ago, so there's a fair few older Toshiba manuals floating around but very little recent material is available. xtkxhom3r, did you end up calling them? I'd be interested to know their actual stance on the matter.

I happen to know this stuff because I fix computers for a living, and grew a bit tired of not having manuals for the laptops I was working on, and started a new project: I've spent the last month working on a page on my own website that catalogs every full laptop service manual I've been able to find, and hosting them for free.

It's here if you're interested: http://www.tim.id.au/blog/tims-laptop-service-manuals/. So far I've collected about 280 different manuals, accounting for something close to 500 different laptop models. I saw this forum thread while searching for more, so I thought I'd register and post this to help you guys along a bit :)

Let me know what you think. And if anyone happens to have a service manual that I don't, let me know about that too :)

[I.M.O.G.]

Thanks for registering and dropping in Timix, thats a really nice list. Have you ever been contacted about hosting them yourself? I wonder if certain manufacturers would get twisted about that.

Homer, can you update the first post with the IBM/Lenovo/Tim links?

[xtkxhom3r]

thanks a lot for the help timix couldnt have done it with out ya...

and i did try calling toshiba but they were really hush hush about their service manuals they transferred me to 4 different "service techs" then i gave up lol

[timix]

I haven't yet had anyone request I take down what I've put up there yet. I know it's happened to a few sites before, and I'll be happy to comply with whatever, but in the interest of making the information available to the largest number of people I hope they don't. I'm not doing this for profit, like some sites are.

I haven't tried contacting the companies myself yet, I'm still finding manuals on free/cheap membership sites to upload. Once I've exhausted that I'll start canvassing them for help with more. :)

xtkxhom3r, you could add Lenovo's support site to the list of links in the first post if you wanted, it has service manuals for all IBM/Lenovo laptops, eg thinkpads/ideapads: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/product.do?doctypeind=8&template=/productselection/landingpages/onlinePublicationsLandingPage.vm&sitestyle=lenovo

[xtkxhom3r]

thanks again timix you have made a big contribution to this thread...

if the companys do make to take it down make sure to send me a pm with a link with all those pdf's in a zip folder ;)

[I.M.O.G.]

Thread glue applied.

[xtkxhom3r]

wooo my first sticky thanks i.m.o.g.

[Neuromancer]

'Grats on the sticky homer.

Very usefell, Dell laptops repair guides are simple to find. Some of the others though are very tough. Thanks for the easy linking :)

I am constantly repairing laptops it seems.

[shawy14]

Thanks so much for this! Well done on your sticky, well deserved.

I love this forum, only here you can get stuff like this!!!

[RMParker]

Hi all. In search for a couple Dell printer manuals I came across ALL OF THE APPLE & IMAC MANUALS. Thought you guys would appreciate the link to Apple's site that has them. Still no luck with my Dell 3000cn manual but nice dig for you guys.

http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/misc/Service/servicemanuals/

Have a great day.

[I.M.O.G.]

Nice pull, thanks! Can you get that link in the first post homer?

Also, if you want to write a short blurb for the frontpage about the service manuals, PM S_Wilson and he'll help you out - he's the frontpage content editor for this forum.

[Bobnova]

Any chance one of y'all can find the service manual for a Sharp PC-AL27 (actius al27, depending on where you look)?

My gf has one and i've been having a hell of a time trying to figure out how to get the keyboard out.

[xtkxhom3r]

thanks for the help RMParker

and ill let you know if im able to find anything Bobnova

and ill see what i can do imog

[RMParker]

Here's another link for the OC fans. It has laptop service manuals for Acer, Gateway, Toshiba, HP and others... Not sure how new the models are as I am a printer tech by trade.

http://www.elhvb.com/mobokive/edwin/laptops/index.html

[RMParker]

Here's a link to the service manual for your nx6310 laptop. Hope that helps you resolve your power issues.

http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00805752/c00805752.pdf

[I.M.O.G.]

An article is forthcoming on the frontpage covering laptop teardown, and referencing this thread. Watch for it in the next week or two!

[hobbiest_2k3]

Thanks 2 GOOGLE Uncle
i found this forum. Hopefully this will help me in my Laptop Repair Service Business.
regards