siPols
thanks for the complete guide...!
Saturday, May 5th 2012 @ 5:40 pm
Sigg3 - url
Thank you!
It's an interesting little device to say the least. And very well-tucked:)
Wednesday, April 27th 2011 @ 12:21 pm
Geoff
Thanks for the well-detailed info. I had been trying to find a way into my P7010 for some time! Said P7010 now has a new working HDD and works perfectly thanks to your detailed instructions.
Many thanks and best regards.
Geoff
Tuesday, April 26th 2011 @ 6:50 pm
fristedt - url
Thanks for putting this guide together! A great help.
Friday, December 24th 2010 @ 12:19 pm
Sigg3 - url
And you did put in a new hard disk drive? I'll need more info to help you, Marco.
Friday, October 22nd 2010 @ 10:13 pm
Sigg3 - url
Either you did not put everything back where it belonged, or you damaged some part. My bet is that give windows is running but all black (??) you have forgotten to input the LCD cable between the motherboard and LCD or not inserted it correctly.
Good luck!
Friday, October 22nd 2010 @ 10:13 pm
Marco
I have a problem, i removed hard disk. now when i mount it the pc not start. Video is balck and no soud... not start windows is all black hel meeeee
Friday, October 22nd 2010 @ 11:47 am
Sigg3 - url
Good to hear, Jimski!
Monday, July 19th 2010 @ 11:00 am
jimski
Thank you sooo much for this post and the photos. After a live chat with Fujitsu support I was ready to go out shopping for a netbook. My P7010 is 5+ years old but probably does not have more than a couple 100 hours of uptime. I was actually surprised the hard drive went but when I learned it was internal I didn't know what to expect. After seeing your photos it took less than 5 minutes to get my hands on it. Will pick up a replacement tomorrow (following the guidelines for speed) and should be back in business a few hours later. Saved a bunch of money and no learning curve. Thanks again.
Saturday, July 17th 2010 @ 6:18 am
Sigg3 - url
Compare fig 26 and 18. It is topside.
Yes, the battery is in a yellow casing in this picture. See Fig 32. Good luck, and be careful!
Wednesday, March 4th 2009 @ 11:22 am
mehram
in Fig 26 of the dissembly manual, is that the topside or underside of the board. The battery and its connector are visible in this figure. One silly question, the battery is the yellow flat thing with the red and black wires coming off it isn't it? I've ordered one from a shop on ebay.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2009 @ 10:06 pm
Sigg3 - url
If you see the disassembly manual he has completely removed the top covers in step 20. If the battery isn't on the bottom side of the motherboard, that should be it. Of course, this is a complete disassembly manual, so you shouldn't have to follow it verbatim, just make sure you don't cut any connectors.
Were you able to get a replacement battery from F-S or does it suffice with a regular flat one?
Tuesday, March 3rd 2009 @ 5:48 pm
mehram
Hi, I have a 0260 system timer error on my p7010. It would seem I need to change the BIOS battery. What is the simplest way to get at it?
I want to avoid as much disassembly as possible. Any help would be a life saver.
Monday, March 2nd 2009 @ 9:10 pm
Sigg3 - url
These machines are clearly not meant to be serviced quickly (or by the end user).. It should work though, provided you get a compatible and working part and are REALLY CAREFUL when doing the swap. Maybe try opening it up first to see if you can do it at all. Make sure you have good lighting, peel slowly and see..
Tuesday, February 24th 2009 @ 2:03 am
John
Thank you SO much! That's fantastic. (Although it also looks quite fiddly; even to just open it up and check the LCD panel part number.)
The machine is out of warranty anyway, of course. Don't know whether I'll be able to get a replacement LCD of the exact same type, however.
So far, suppliers will only say that one is available that is compatible. The one I have is such a good screen (although now cracked - tip of the month is don't accidentally kneel on your small, unnoticeable laptop!) and it is only worth the expense of replacing it rather than buying a new machine if I can be assured of regaining that same quality...
Saturday, February 21st 2009 @ 4:23 pm
Sigg3 - url
I just found this that may help you, John. I wish I had those manuals when I started out:)
# P7010 Service Manual
# P7010 disassembly manual
# P7010 Assembly Manual
PDF files courtesy of Jail.se's FreeBSD on Fujitsu P7010 page. Good luck!
Thursday, February 19th 2009 @ 1:50 pm
Sigg3 - url
I haven't done so myself, and given the size of the thing I'd suggest being VERY CAREFUL.
If you can get a replacement kit and find the proper manual(s) on their support site, then you can certainly have a go. But you're probably acting out-of-warranty!
I have only replaced LCDs on Dells..
Thursday, February 19th 2009 @ 12:57 pm
John
This is extremely useful to see - thank you for posting it. I don't suppose you have any idea how to go about replacing a damaged screen on it, do you?...
Tuesday, February 17th 2009 @ 6:40 pm
Pam
Thanks, you made my day! time to upgrade my sexy little P7010 : )
Monday, September 22nd 2008 @ 2:39 pm
Chris
Thanks very much for your post... someone gave me one of these laptops to try and recover the data from - and I couldn't find the hard drive!! After finding your post it was a really quick job to get the hard drive out!
So thanks for your efforts. Much appreciated!
Monday, July 21st 2008 @ 9:08 pm
Axelotl
Wow, just what I needed. I am not wizard and I don't feel confident opening my latop, but with these instructions and images, piece of cake.
Thanks
Friday, July 11th 2008 @ 11:41 am
Ben2K
GREAT instructions! If anything, the detail make them seem intimidating, when the procedure is actually quite simple and easy.
Thanks alot.
Sunday, May 25th 2008 @ 6:54 am
user
Thanks for this guide, I tried to find the hdd for 15min before finding your site :)
Thursday, May 15th 2008 @ 12:24 pm
Sigg3 - url
It was the author's own translation I posted, but thanks anyway, Axi! :)
Wednesday, April 30th 2008 @ 8:37 pm
Axisstar
Yo tuve el mismo problema y la solución es sencilla;
[I had the same problem and the solution is simple;]
1.- Quita la bateria
[1.- Remove the Battery]
2.- Quitar los 3 tornillos de la parte delantera
[2.- Remove the 3 screws at the front (of the laptop)]
3.- dar la vuelta y con cuidado quitar la tapa que tiene el touchpad
[3.- Carefully turn it over (, open it,) and remove the touchpad cover (or - wrist rest & touchpad)]
No hay que quitar más tornillos ni es nada complicado.
[No need to remove more screws & its not complicated]
Wednesday, April 30th 2008 @ 1:09 am
Sigg3 - url
To Hellboy
Short answer: See the specifications of the hard disks on the market versus the specifications of the original drive.
Long answer: Any 2.5" drives with 9.5mm thickness should do for the P7010. BUT (and that's a big But) exceeding the speed limitations might produce unwanted heat and even instability. I've experienced this on several Dells where I put 7,200rpm drives into laptops that originally had 4,200rpm drive. Safe bet here is 5,400rpm, which is the same speed your original drive had.
As for data connections, being that your laptop is 4 years, you should go for IDE or PATA instead of SATA. See this picture and this page for comparisons. PATA is backwards compatible with IDE. Or rather: PATA is a synonym for IDE and ATAPI, while SATA is another technology entirely. SATA will not work with P7010.
Naturally this post only applies to the Lifebook P7010 model.
Friday, March 28th 2008 @ 6:14 pm
Hellboy
Dude, my Fujitsu is quite old. 4 years old. So if I install a new hard disk, will the motherboard be able to support it? how can i tell if the motherboard can support?
Friday, March 28th 2008 @ 5:11 pm
Peter
Thanks so much for posting these instructions with pictures. It made me a lot less nervous about the process being able to see what I would be seeing/doing step-by-step. Thanks!
Monday, February 25th 2008 @ 5:46 am
Sigg3 - url
It's pretty good, yes. Sorry to say that Drammen is not my favourite place in the world :P
My best to your mother, and good luck with your work!
Thursday, February 7th 2008 @ 10:59 am
ciara - url
Eh! You're in Norway, I didn't realise. Norway is my favourite country in the WORLD...(my mother lives in Drammen)
Wednesday, February 6th 2008 @ 9:15 pm
ciara - url
This was great, thanks! I dropped my precious p7010 and wanted to reseat the hard drive but could find no information on how to get at it, aside from your blog post. Alas, my problem is not resolved but thanks anyway.
Wednesday, February 6th 2008 @ 1:21 pm
sigg3 - url
Sorry, Raphael, the pictures won't be up until January 2008. Just hang in thight, while my cousin fix up the image server.
(Unfortunately a backup containing the images went down too:P)
Thursday, December 27th 2007 @ 4:46 pm
Raphael
Thank you for this post, but unfortunately I can't open all the pictures, please send me by email tel me how.
Tuesday, December 25th 2007 @ 5:52 pm
Thomas
Thank you for the info... just upgraded the HD in my P7010 to a 250Gb :-)
Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 @ 8:04 pm
Sigg3 - url
Actually I mentioned it in passing:
"As you can see I have removed the optical drive too, but that's not really necessary."
But thanks for stopping by!
Monday, September 24th 2007 @ 4:03 pm
Irwan - url
Hi, your picture really helped me. You missed out 1 step. They should remove the CD/DVD before can see the third screw. Thank you for your post.
Monday, September 24th 2007 @ 2:56 pm
Bl00n - url
Woo go tech support!
Sigg3, can you help me reach Jesus? I just read your latest post and I think it set be back a bit.
Tuesday, July 31st 2007 @ 12:09 am
Sigg3 - url
I haven't replaced a keyboard on this model, so I can't really tell you.
If I were you I'd check out the F-S notebook forum here: http://tinyurl.com/ywo85x
Good luck!
Sunday, July 29th 2007 @ 6:53 pm
Babydoll
Hi, Thanks for your post. I'm trying to replace the keyboard on a P7010D and can't figure out how to get in there. Help, anyone?
Sunday, July 29th 2007 @ 2:39 am
Sigg3 - url
No problem:)
Credit goes out to HG-SAT forum user for his 3-line post that gave me the basic info. I just supplied my own photos from the process. It's a sexy little machine, the P7010. Too bad it wasn't mine:p
Tuesday, July 3rd 2007 @ 3:23 pm
Jakub Klausa
Thanks to your post i just replaced now half-dead hdd in my p7010 ;> Thanks! :>
Tuesday, July 3rd 2007 @ 1:23 pm
