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 After opening the laptop, you will find that getting access to other components toward the rear of the system can be tricky, especially to access the hard drive, floppy drive or the power supply unit. If your laptop has never been opened, chances are there is a metal piece fastened to the chassis that will prevent you from pulling the flat panel free as it is holding the flat panel cables down. The latch will be held on by a single screw. You will need a short Philips screw driver with preferably a 90 degree angle at the bit to unscrew the piece and release the flat panel display cable.
-If you don't have access to a small angled screw driver, you may be able to bend the latch up and out of the way to release the display cable and extend access to the back of the system.  It is risky as you may damage the display cable near the latch so please be careful. Never pull or twist on the display cable, and always support the display while it is on its side. I've included a picture of the latch in the image gallery section.
+{{ :toshiba_t-series_support:images:t3200sx-latch-holding-display-down.jpg?450 |}}
+If you don't have access to a small angled screw driver, you may be able to bend the latch up and out of the way to release the display cable and extend access to the back of the system.  It is risky as you may damage the display cable near the latch so please be careful. Never pull or twist on the display cable, and always support the display while it is on its side.
 To access the rear half of the system, I have found this arrangement to provide ample access.
-{{ :toshiba_t-series_support:images:t3200sx-rear-access.jpg?600 |}}
+{{ :toshiba_t-series_support:images:t3200sx-rear-access.jpg?450 |}}
 ==== Accessing the internals of the display panel ====
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 Once you remove all four screws, the bezel is ready to come off. Open the display lid all the way, and pull on the bezel from the bottom. The bezel should easily separate allowing you to access the rest of the display assembly.
-{{ :toshiba_t-series_support:images:t3200sx-display-bezel-separation.jpg?600 |}}
+{{ :toshiba_t-series_support:images:t3200sx-display-bezel-separation.jpg?450 |}}
 ==== Removing the entire top cover of the computer ====
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 Once you have removed the bezel, remove the four corner screws securing the display panel to the back cover of the display. Be careful removing the last two screws, as the fragile glass panel can fall off easily and be damaged. I recommend holding the panel while removing the final screw. Then disconnect the power, signal, and contrast adjustment connectors from the plasma panel assembly to remove it from the back cover.
-Check the plasma controller board's capacitors for any leakage or evidence of grime. In one of my T3200SX computers I replaced the following capacitors on the board which resolved the issue. After removing the capacitors, only the 47uf 16V capacitors (C1, C9, C15) measured too low capacitance, but I went ahead and replaced all capacitors that appeared to be from the same manufacturer anyway.
+Check the plasma controller board's capacitors for any leakage or evidence of grime. In one of my T3200SX computers I replaced the following capacitors on the board which resolved the issue. After removing the capacitors, only the 47uf 16V capacitors (C1, C9, C15) measured too low capacitance, but I went ahead and replaced all capacitors that appeared to have leaked electrolyte around them.
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-{{ :toshiba_t-series_support:images:t3200sx-plasma-panel-controller-board-caps-annotated.jpg?600 |}}
+{{ :toshiba_t-series_support:images:t3200sx-plasma-panel-controller-board-caps-annotated.jpg?450 |}}
-Note the grime around the failed larger capacitors.
+Note the grime around the failed black capacitors.
 **Q: What is the pinout and voltages of the cable going from the power supply to the plasma screen?**\\
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 | {{toshiba_t-series_support:utils:t3200sx_bios_003ch.zip}}       | 47 KB   | **T3200SX** | **003CH HYBRID BIOS**. This Hybrid BIOS ROM has the BIOS from 003C, but the VGA-BIOS from 003I. This Hybrid BIOS will accept any disk installed and VGA graphics are accelerated. It contains the upgraded (and faster) 003I VGA-BIOS. You will only need an overlay program installed such as Anydrive to set/override the BIOS HDD parameters (see ANYDRIVE.ZIP in the [[:toshiba_t-series_support:Files and Resources|Files section]]). Use a TL866 Minipro programmer or similar to program this on a compatible BIOS chip. Courtesy of **[[http://www.mirror3dr.com/|High Treason]]**. |
 | {{toshiba_t-series_support:utils:t3200sx_bios_pack_1-0.zip}}    | 312 KB  | **T3200SX** | **Custom Award BIOS ROM for the T3200SX which includes a patched version of XT-IDE ROM** 8-). This ROM will have no trouble identifying and booting any IDE hard disk, no overlay program is required. Courtesy of [[https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=57998|IanB at Vogons forum]]. Feel free to visit the forum for the latest version, as the forum is updated more often. |
-| {{toshiba_t-series_support:utils:t3200sx_bios_003c.zip}}        | 46 KB   | **T3200SX** | **003C** BIOS ROM. This BIOS version does not have a programmed BIOS hard drive exclusion and will accept any hard disk. You will only need an overlay program installed such as Anydrive to set/override the BIOS HDD parameters (see ANYDRIVE.ZIP in the [[:toshiba_t-series_support:Files and Resources|Files section]]). Use a TL866 Minipro programmer or similar to program this on a compatible BIOS chip. |
+| {{toshiba_t-series_support:utils:t3200sx_bios_003c.zip}}        | 46 KB   | **T3200SX** | **003C** BIOS ROM from my personal T3200SX. This BIOS version does not have a hard drive exclusion and will accept any hard disk regardless of it's part number. You will only need an overlay program installed such as Anydrive to set/override the BIOS HDD parameters (see ANYDRIVE.ZIP in the [[:toshiba_t-series_support:Files and Resources|Files section]]). Use a TL866 Minipro programmer or similar to program this on a compatible BIOS chip. |
 | {{toshiba_t-series_support:utils:t3200sx_bios_003e.zip}}        | 402 KB  | **T3200SX** | **003E** BIOS ROM. This BIOS version will **only** accept Conner CP-**** series hard disks. Curiously this BIOS has the text "T3200SX V3.10 TOSHIBA [..] Copyright (C) 1985-1989 Phoenix Technologies Ltd.[..] FOR EVALUATION ONLY". Courtesy of **RemyV**. |
 | {{toshiba_t-series_support:utils:t3200sx_bios_003f.zip}}        | 44 KB   | **T3200SX/120** | **003F** BIOS ROM from a T3200SX/120 with a Conner 120MB HDD. This BIOS version will **only** accept Conner CP-**** series hard disks, and has preset options for 40 MB and 120 MB hard disks. |

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