North America: Repair Information and Manual for FZ-40

IMPORTANT

  • Repairs must be conducted by a Panasonic-authorized service provider to guarantee the quality of the repair and post-repair performance. Panasonic shall not be held liable for any repairs carried out by unauthorized entities.
  • Prior to initiating a repair, please ensure that you have created an ESD safe environment to prevent component damage.
     

 Repair Information and Manual

Applicable product : FZ-40[E/F/G/H/J/K/L/M]

 

1. Maintenance procedures or guidance

Refer to Section "Handling and Maintenance" of Operating Instructions.
TOUGHBOOK FZ-40 Reference Manual

 

2. Troubleshooting instructions

Refer to Section "Troubleshooting" of Operating Instructions.
TOUGHBOOK FZ-40 Reference Manual

 

3. Disassembly and reassembly instructions
No. Component Disassembly Video Reassembly Video Note for Parts List Parts List
1 Battery Video Video   Parts List
Coin Battery Video *1
(from 4min34sec)		 Video *2 Ref. NO E14 in page 1.
2 RAM Video Video  
3 SSD Video Video SSD Pack (xPAK: User-replaceable accessory) if it needs to be replaced.
Refer to TOUGHBOOK FZ-40 Reference Manual (page 146)
4 Keyboard Video Video  
5 Ports and connectors Video *1
(from 33sec)		 Video *2  
6 Display assembly Video Video  
7 PCB system Video *1 Video *2  
8 External power connector Video *1
(from 3min31sec)		 Video *2 Ref. NO K55 in page 2.
9 Cooling fan Video *1
(from 3min49sec)		 Video *2 Ref. NO E44 in page 2.
10 External charger (AC adapter) - - Ref. NO A1 in page 2.

*1 Refer to Video for disassembly of housing. 
*2 Refer to Video for assembly of housing.

 

4. Required tools
  • JIS B 4633 #2 screwdriver (Phillips Equivalent to #2)
  • JIS B 4633 #1 screwdriver (Phillips Equivalent to #1)
  • JIS B 4633 #0 screwdriver (Phillips Equivalent to #0)
  • H2.5 mm (hex bit) Screwdriver

 

5. Available replacement components

Refer to attached document with parts list of generic model (FZ-40EAAAXBM).
Link to document

For any additional information on model-specific parts and parts ordering, please contact the following number for your region:

  • [800-LAPTOPS] for US customers
  • [1 800-668-8386] for Canadian customers