Product Overview; Product Outline; Internal Composition - Toshiba Gigabeat S MES60V Service Manual

1. Product Overview

[TOSHIBA HDD audio player gigabeat S series] is the portable audio player in which the HDD of 30GB/60GB is
built. As the built-in HDD is thick, the MES60 is thicker.
Main differences from the previous model (gigabeat X series) are as follows.
By adopting the push-type button, the operability is enhanced.
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PMC (Portable Media Center) is adopted.
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Product Outline

1.1.1. I nternal Composition
The gigabeat S series consists of the following main components.
Main board
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A part of firmware is stored in the flash ROM on the main board.
HDD
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The HDD is partitioned into two partitions. One is for data and the other is for system.
The firmware is stored in the system partition.
Contents such as music data are stored in the data partition.
Data other than music data such as Word files can be stored in the external HDD.
(But, files cannot be directly opened.)
TFT color liquid crystal display
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White LED backlight
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Battery
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Switches
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13 pieces PMC compliant push button (7 pieces on the front, 6 pieces at sides)
Cabinet parts
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The HDD is covered with special rubber and held in the air. This keeps it resistant to impact and
vibration.
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