Sony PCG-723 Service Manual Download Page 11

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PCG-723/729 (US)

CHAPTER 2.

SELF DIAGNOSTICS

2-1. Required Tools and Peripheral Devices

1.

Serial Loopback Tool

Loopback tool specified by QA and Factory (Refer to next page.)

2.

Parallel Loopback Tool

Loopback Tool specified by QA and Factory (Refer to next page.)

3.

Stereo Microphone

4.

Audio System Equipped with LINE OUT Terminal

5.

Headphone with Remote Control (supplied)

6.

PS/2 Keyboard

7.

V.34 Modem and Transmission Line Simulator

8.

VGA Monitor and Monitor Cable, both supplied

9.

NTSC Monitor (PAL Monitor) and Connection Cable, both supplied

10. PC Card Tester

PCCTest 450 manufactured by Sycard Inc.

11. USB Tester

USB Host Production  Tester made by Computer Access Technology Corp.

12. PCG-720 series for IrDA Function Test

13. Docking Station PCGA-DB7 for Docking Connector Test

14. CD-ROM Bay, supplied

15. FDD Bay and Parallel Interface Cable, both supplied

16. Diagnostics FD Media

17. Diagnostics CD-ROM Media

18. Battery, supplied

19. AC Adapter, supplied

Summary of Contents for PCG-723

Page 1: ...S 34 Sony Corporation Information Technology Company PCG 723 729 Notebook Computer 9 974 470 11 US Model PCG 723 729 US 9 974 470 11 98A1602 1 English 98A1602 1 Printed in USA 1998 1 Published by Technical Response Center Japan ...

Page 2: ...riginal layout includes various safety features such as inclusion of insulating materials tubes and tape and the mounting of parts above the printer board In addition internal wiring has been routed and clamped so as to keep it away from hot or high voltage parts When mounting parts or routing wires therefore be sure to duplicate the original layout 4 Inspect after completing service After servici...

Page 3: ...3 5 CNX 37 Board IFX 23 Board NIMH Battery 1 4 6 MBX 5 Board PC Card Connector 1 4 7 Memory Module RAM RO 26 Board 1 5 8 LCD Cable 1 5 9 LCD Unit Inverter Assy Speaker Assy 1 6 10 LCD Cable 1 7 to 1 7 CHAPTER 2 SELF DIAGNOSTICS 2 1 Required Tools and Peripheral Devices 2 1 2 2 Tools and Peripheral Device Connection 2 3 2 3 How to Start the Diagnostics 2 4 2 4 Test Items 2 4 to 2 8 CHAPTER 3 BLOCK ...

Page 4: ...ck Weight Saver CNX 37 Board Track Pad Battery Pack HDD Memory Module RAM MPM 9 Board DC FAN Speaker Assy POWER OFF FDD CDD HDD BATTERY PACK DOOR MEMORY FOOT L P 1 2 P 1 5 P 1 5 P 1 5 P 1 5 P 1 2 P 1 3 P 1 2 P 1 3 P 1 2 P 1 3 P 1 4 P 1 4 P 1 4 P 1 4 P 1 4 P 1 4 P 1 4 P 1 4 P 1 6 P 1 6 P 1 6 P 1 6 P 1 3 P 1 3 P 1 3 PALM REST KEY BOARD RO 26 BOARD RAM IFX 23 BOARD UPPER HEAT SINK NIMH BATTERY LEX 10...

Page 5: ...lay Assy 1 4 B M2 6X8 5 4 B M2 6X8 5 3 3 Foot L Foot Cover Foot Cover Foot L 5Hinge L Cover 5Hinge L Cover 1Hinge Center Cover 2I O L Door 2I O C Door 2I O R Door 1IR Lens Spring Holder Spring Holder 6 7 2 P 2X3 5 X2 1 P M2X19 X3 1 P M2X19 1 P M2X19 3 4 Palm Rest Housing Assy Display Assy Key Board Unit ...

Page 6: ...k DC Fan Motor MPM 9 Board 2 2 1 3 4 4 Key Board Unit Palm Rest Housing Assy to MBX 5 Board CN 16 MBX 5 Board CN 17 4 P 2X3 5 X2 Display Assy MBX 5 Board CN7 MBX 5 Board CN15 MBX 5 Board CN14 2 P 2X14 X3 6 P 2X5 5 X2 7 DC Fan Motor 4 5 4 Upper Heat Sink 3 MPM 9 Board MPM 9 Board CN2 1 P 2X10 ...

Page 7: ...Detector CN Bracket CN Bracket IF Bracket Keyboard Insulator IFX 23 Board CN2 IFX 23 Board NIMH Battery Harness RJ 11 MBX 5 Board CN9 MBX 5 Board CN10 MBX 5 Board CN18 Bottom Housing Assy 1 B 2X5 X2 MBX 5 Board CN17 MBX 5 Board LEX 10 Board CN1 LEX 10 Board 4Screw HEX X6 4Screw HEX Supplied X2 I O Bracket PC Card Connector 2 P 2X12 X2 5 P2X12 X2 4 B 2X5 3 4 SUB B Bracket ...

Page 8: ...723 729 US 7 Memory Module RAM RO 26 Board 8 LCD Cable 1Precision P 2X3 Memory Module RAM MBX 5 Board CN2 MBX 5 Board CN3 Flash Door RO 26 Board Door Memory 4 5 2 3 2 FPC LEX 10 Board Display Base Housing 1 2 3 ...

Page 9: ...ng the model PCG 723 LCD Unit Showing the model PCG 723 8 B 3X5 X2 8 B 3X5 X2 6 P 1 4X5 X4 6 P 1 4X5 X4 Bezel Housing Assy 1Lower Screw Cover X2 1Upper Screw Cover X2 2 B 2X5 X2 3 B 2 6X5 X2 B 2X5 X2 Inverter Bracket Inverter Assy Speaker Assy 7Speaker Gusket 7Speaker Gusket Bezel Housing 9 LCD Unit Inverter Assy Speaker Assy ...

Page 10: ...1 7 PCG 723 729 US 1 B 2X5 X2 Display FPC Bracket LCD Cable Showing the model PCG 723 Display Housing Assy END 10 LCD Cable ...

Page 11: ...S 2 Keyboard 7 V 34 Modem and Transmission Line Simulator 8 VGA Monitor and Monitor Cable both supplied 9 NTSC Monitor PAL Monitor and Connection Cable both supplied 10 PC Card Tester PCCTest 450 manufactured by Sycard Inc 11 USB Tester USB Host Production Tester made by Computer Access Technology Corp 12 PCG 720 series for IrDA Function Test 13 Docking Station PCGA DB7 for Docking Connector Test ...

Page 12: ...CTOR CONNECTION DIAGRAM Connector Types DB25P Males Interface Standard Centronics Loopback Status to Commands PARALLEL LOOPBACK CONNECTOR CONNECTION DIAGRAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 ACK BUSY PE SLCT STROBE AUTO FD ERROR INT SLCT IN GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND DB25P Serial Loopback Tool Parallel Loopback Tool ...

Page 13: ...GA OUT 1Serial loopback tool output Parallel output Docking connector Parallel I F Serial I F CD ROM bay Parallel FDD PS 2 7Transmission line simulator 0PC card tester Diagnostics CD ROM media ªAC adapter Docking station PCGA DB7 for docking connector test Diagnostics FDD media PCG 720 series for IrDA function test IrDA send receive port 6External keyboard USB connector USB tester jack Phone Seria...

Page 14: ... diagnostics When PASS is displayed as the result of diagnostics the test is ended without any errors When FAIL is displayed as the result of diagnostics the test is ended with some errors 2 4 Test Items From the start menu select 1 Execute BASIC Diagnostics when you want sequential test of items after items Select 2 Go to SUB MENU when you want to select a specified test item from the menu The as...

Page 15: ...o test group TVout test Video test Short Descriptions of the Test Items Machine Configuration Selects the type of configuration of the PCG 720 series computer Because some diagnostics operate based on the selected configuration perform this item first of all Check System Bios Revision Indicates the BIOS which is currently used Check Configuration Tests clocks and CPUID Audio test Group Tests the a...

Page 16: ...device bay 2 CD ROM is not necessary CD ROM test Tests the CD ROM It takes about 30 minutes FDD Test Test the FDD Note that the diagnostics floppy disk can be damaged when this test ends in fail HDD Test Tests the HDD Contents of HDD is destroyed when this test is performed Be sure to make a backup of data stored in the HDD before initiating this test It takes about three hours with the 2GB HDD an...

Page 17: ...ocking station and boot up the system from the FDD bay of the docking station PC Card test Tests the PC card The PC card tester jig is necessary Insert and remove the PC card tester in accordance with instruction displayed Serial Loopback Test Tests the COM port The serial loopback jig is necessary Connect the serial loopback jig to the COM port Dock PCI Connector Test Tests the docking station co...

Page 18: ...rporation All rights reserved Input last 7 bytes of Serial number if serial xxxxxxxx ooooooo input serial number ooooooo input serial number Enter the lower seven digits of the serial number of your system Then the following message appears Bypassed pass word Enter the lower seven digits of the serial number of your system into the portion of the password input display END ...

Page 19: ...KR AUDIO ES1878 LINE IN LCD CONN ULTRA I O FDC37C957FR or FDC37C958FR SUPER I O KBC ROM INTERFACE FD FD SONY CONFIDENTIAL PS 2 0 CONN COM CONN LPT FDD Drive1 CONN PCI DV CXD8684R COM2 LT1237 COM1 FD DOCK EEPROM SOUND ES978 2ndHDD CDROM DEVICE BAY2 CONN Q SW MUX PCI IDE PCI0646 PCI ETHER DEC21143 PCI SCSI AIC7860AQ CN CN CN AUDIO AIF DIF DEVICE BAY2 Q SW MODEM module IFX 23 MODEM CONN RJ11 MIC IN L...

Page 20: ... 2 1 1 29 2 30 168 68 135 35 134 34 101 1 49 50 1 2 CN21 CN19 1 CN16 CN12 6 2 40 1 8 CN9 CN10 CN104 CN102 CN101 CN202 1 1 8 1 6 6 1 1 3 1 3 39 From board to connector direct connection Harness connector at both end Harness soldered at one end Connectors soldered on board and appearing on the panel PC CARD CONNECTOR PC CARD A PC CARD B PHONE 40 2 39 1 CN4 CN1 143 1 144 2 CN2 DIMM 0 143 1 144 2 CN3 ...

Page 21: ... S 32 1 759 465 11 PAD TRACK 33 1 528 801 11 BATTERY STORAGE NI HYDRATE 34 1 779 758 11 CONNECTOR PC CARD EJECTOR 35 A 8054 483 A IFX 23U ASSY S 37 A 8054 375 A RO 26 ASSY S 39 A 8044 299 A ASSY BAY FDD S 40 4 635 293 01 UPPER FD 42 1 782 611 11 FPC FDD 43 4 635 365 01 INSULATOR FD 44 4 635 788 01 PLATE GND FD 45 4 635 364 01 PLATE ESD FD 46 4 635 296 01 CABLE HOOK FD 47 4 635 294 01 SPRING FD 48 ...

Page 22: ...21 415 1 HINGE RIGHT 12 1 119 X 4621 408 2 729 ASSY HOUSING DISPLAY 12 1 XGA X 4621 411 1 723 ASSY HOUSING DISPLAY 12 1 SVGA 120 4 637 256 01 729 LABEL ID 4 637 256 31 723 LABEL ID 121 4 636 069 01 729 GND TAPE FPC XGA 122 4 636 279 01 COVER FPC 123 4 636 293 01 729 GASKET LCD XGA B2 7 621 283 70 SCREW P 2X12 B5 7 621 772 20 SCREW B 2X5 B7 7 627 853 28 SCREW PRECISION P 2X3 TYPE3 B8 7 621 772 10 S...

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