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PCG-505F/505FX (U/C)

2-5. Diagnostics Using the Self-Diagnostics Program

Insert a floppy disk for self-diagnostics in the floppy-disk drive, and a CD-ROM for a self-diagnostics in the CD-ROM drive.

When the power of the main unit is turned on, the system starts up from the CD-ROM, and the following screen appears.

   Diagnostics for Service  Version 1.0.

   PCG-505G

   (C)1997 Sony Corporation All rights reserved.

   Press any key to continue...

Press any key, and the Start menu will appear.

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 START MENU 

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1:Diagnostics for PCG-505G (Self-Diagnostics)

2:Diagnostics for PCGA-PR5 (Self-Diagnostics)

3:PASSWORD BYPASS          (Password Bypass)

4:QUIT MAIN MENU           (Quit)

Move the cursor to the desired item, and press Enter.

• Diagnostics for PCG-505G

When Diagnostics 2 or 3 is selected from the Start menu, the screen shown below will appear.

   

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 Diagnostics for PCG-505G 

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   1:Machine Configuration

   2:Audio test Group...

   3:Battery test...

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Once you select an item, the self-diagnostics for that item will be performed.

Pressing keys and/or listening to sounds may be required.  Follow the instructions on the screen.

* For details on each item, see “2-6 Test items.”

(Some modifications may be made.)

When the test ends normally:

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PASS appears.

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When the test ends abnormally:

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FAIL appears.

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Summary of Contents for VAIO PCG-505F

Page 1: ...X 1998 X 9 974 491 11 XXXXXXXX PCG 505F 505FX 9 974 491 11 Notebook Computer SERVICE MANUAL PCG 505F 505FX U C US Model Canadian Model PCG 505F 505FX U C 98X11XXX 1 9 974 491 11 Ver 2 2001C All the supplementary information are attached at the end of data files ...

Page 2: ...t includes various safety features such as in clusion of insulating materials tubes and tape and the mount ing 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 there fore be sure to duplicate the original layout Caution Markings for Lithium Ion Battery The following or ...

Page 3: ...nector heat pipe and heat sink 1 4 7 Display assembly 1 5 8 Housing bezel assembly LCD unit and inverter 1 5 to 1 5 CHAPTER 2 SELF DIAGNOSTICS 2 1 Note 2 1 2 2 Necessary Tools 2 1 2 3 Start up of the Self Diagnostics Program 2 1 2 4 Diagnostics on the Setup Screen 2 1 2 5 Diagnostics Using the Self Diagnostics Program 2 2 2 6 Test Items 2 3 2 7 Tests that are not Supported 2 5 to 2 5 CHAPTER 3 BLO...

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Page 5: ...RD CNX 44 BOARD CNX 45 BOARD CNX 25 BOARD MBX 13 BOARD PC CARD CONNECTOR P2 2 P2 3 P2 3 P2 3 P2 3 P2 3 P2 4 P2 4 KEYBOARD UNIT TOUCH PAD SWX 19 BOARD SPEAKER UNIT HEAT SINK P2 2 P2 2 P2 2 P2 4 P2 4 HDD NICKEL HYDROGEN BATTERY HEAT PIPE P2 3 P2 4 P2 4 DISPLAY ASSY HOUSING BEZEL ASSY P2 5 P2 5 LCD UNIT P2 5 INVERTER P2 5 Microphone Unit CNX 25 Board Keyboard Unit CNX 44 Board CNX 45 Board SWX 19 Boa...

Page 6: ...t housing assembly 2 Keyboard unit touch pad SWX 19 board 2 4 5 5 6 1 Cover 4 B 2 6 6 4 B 2 6 4 B 2 6 6 R L Palm Rest Housing ASSY 1 B 2 3 5 2 7 6 3 4 Keyboard Unit SWX 19 Board Button L Button R Touch Pad Palm rest Housing Claw Claw Escutcheon 5 ...

Page 7: ... CNX 45 board and CNX 25 board 1 B 2 6 4 4 P 3 4 5 Bracket 8 HDD 8 Bracket 7 P 3 4 3 2 HDD Cable 6 Cover Tape 5 Escutcheon 7 8 7 6 CNX 45 Board CNX 44 Board CNX 25 Board TAPE WJ INSULATING IRC 4 Board SWX 20 Board 4 1 1 Escutcheon 3 B 2 3 Wire Holder 2 Insulating Sheet ...

Page 8: ... B 2 3 4 2 B 2 6 4 2 B 2 6 6 1 B 2 3 3 6 Nickel hydrogen Battery Speaker Unit 2 B 2 6 4 2 B 2 6 6 MBX 13 Board MBX 13 Board 5 Fasten these screws when connecting a display unit Dummy Card PC Card Connector 4 B 2 3 1 B 2 6 5 Heat Pipe L CHOMERICS FORM Insulating Sheet 2 3 Thermal Sheet F 6 Heat Sink CUSHION HDD T1 CUSHION SP ...

Page 9: ...nd inverter 1 B 2 3 3 3 2 Cover 2 Cover Display ASSY These screws have been removed if the MBX 13 board was removed 2 B 2 6 5 2 B 2 6 5 2 B M2 6 6 1 Screw Cover 1 Screw Cover 2 B 2 6 5 Housing Bezel ASSY LCD Unit 5 B M2 5 5 5 B M2 5 5 4 9 7 6 B 2 6 5 3 Color 0 A Inverter 8 BUSHING ...

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Page 11: ...it on and press F2 with the SONY logo displayed The Setup screen appears Check the BIOS Version memory capacity CPU clock hard disk capacity etc PhoenixBIOS NoteBIOS 4 0 Setup Copyright Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit The currently selected tag appears in blue with a white background BIOS version Tag MAIN Item BIOS Version should show the correct BIOS Serial number Tag MAIN Item Serial Numb...

Page 12: ...G 505G Self Diagnostics 2 Diagnostics for PCGA PR5 Self Diagnostics 3 PASSWORD BYPASS Password Bypass 4 QUIT MAIN MENU Quit Move the cursor to the desired item and press Enter Diagnostics for PCG 505G When Diagnostics 2 or 3 is selected from the Start menu the screen shown below will appear Diagnostics for PCG 505G 1 Machine Configuration 2 Audio test Group 3 Battery test Once you select an item t...

Page 13: ... PCG 505 series main unit you are using As some test items operate based on this configuration this should be the first selection made Audio test Group For audio testing No details are defined You listens to the sound and evaluates the results Battery test Test for charging and discharging of the battery If the battery is almost fully discharged or overcharged an error may occur Check System BIOS ...

Page 14: ... the modem This checks for generation of an AT command No actual call is required System test Tests for items on the mother board DMA IRQ the CPU etc are checked Touch Pad test Test for a touch pad Follow the instructions on the screen The test proceeds from left clicking right clicking touching four corners with a pen and pushing the center with a finger in that order To stop the test press the E...

Page 15: ...e connector of the port Replicator Serial loopback test Test for a serial port Connect a loopback tool to the port Replicator and perform the test Modem loopback test Perform data transmission and reception between modems Tool modems are required 2 7 Tests that are not Supported PCMCIA test The 16 bit PC CARD test is replaced with the CD ROM test Testing a CardBUS ZV etc is not available because s...

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Page 17: ...ip IEEE1394 PHY Chip IEEE1394 CONN MK1491 02 PORT 0 Primary IDE HDD CONN BLOCK DIAGRAM L2 CACHE Mcahce 32Kx64 ATF LM75 PCI_CLKs FLASH FROM CONN FLASH Daughter Board 512Kx8 256Kx8 14M IrDA LPT1 KEYBOARD PS 2 KB CONN TOUCH PAD TP CONN PHONE OUT AUDIO ES1878 LINE IN SPKR CONN ULTRA I O FDC37N958FR SUPER I O KBC ROM INTEFACE FD SONY CONFIDENTIAL SONY CONFIDENTIAL COM2 LT1237 COM1 MODEM RJ11 LVDS DRIVE...

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Page 19: ...MIC IN CN968 HEADPHONE FROM board connector direct connection Harness connector at both end Harness soldered at one end 7 1 CN352 SWX 19 BOARD BUTTON R BUTTON L Touch PAD 8 2 PALM REST 31 1 CN401 32 2 MBX 13 BOARD SIDE A KEYBOARD 2 1 18 17 CN402 Side CN452 1 8 IRC 4 BOARD WINDOW LED CN801 1 2 NiMH BATTERY CN453 1 8 CN961 1 8 FFC CN501 1 26 CN1 1 6 CN2 1 2 INVERTER DISPLAY ASSY 1 14 LCD STEREO SPEA...

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Page 21: ...P 60 4 637 454 21 LABEL ID 61 4 637 411 01 TAPE BLIND 62 4 636 551 01 CUSHION HDD T0 5 63 4 626 552 01 CUSHION HDD T1 64 4 636 553 01 CUSHION HDD T2 65 3 839 640 00 CUSHION 67 4 637 139 01 GASKET 4X2 68 4 637 147 01 SPACER DIA 5 7 70 4 638 221 01 PLATE CONDUCTOR 71 4 638 234 01 GASKET CONNECTOR 72 1 670 718 11 FPC CNX 48 73 4 637 075 01 TAPE KEY BOARD B1 7 621 770 67 B 2 6X6 B2 7 621 772 08 B 2X3 ...

Page 22: ...EN 116 4 635 938 01 LOCK PEN 117 4 635 934 01 LEVER LATCH 118 4 635 932 01 KNOB LATCH 119 4 635 935 01 HOLDER LATCH 120 2 300 616 01 SPRINNG COMPRESSION 121 4 636 558 01 INSULATOR LCD 122 1 958 912 11 HARNESS LCD SPEAKER 123 A 8054 418 A 10 4 LCD ASSY S 124 4 636 559 01 SCREW B M2 5X4 125 4 636 331 01 CLAW JOINT 126 X 4621 669 1 HOUSING BEZEL ASSY 127 4 635 939 01 COVER SCREW 128 4 636 945 01 CLAN...

Page 23: ...7 205 206 203 202 202 201 FDD 505 ASSY ACCESSORIES Ref No Part No Description 201 4 636 397 01 FOOT FDD 202 3 719 381 31 SCREW M2X3 203 4 636 391 04 CASE LOWER 204 4 636 394 01 GUIDE LIGHT 205 A 8054 413 A CNX 30 MOUNTED PWB 206 1 783 043 11 CABLE I O 26P 207 3 948 339 01 SCREW TAPPING 208 4 636 395 01 PLATE SHIELD 209 4 636 396 01 INSULATING SHEET 210 A 8054 426 A 3 5 FDD ASSY S 211 4 636 398 01 ...

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Page 25: ... 505EX 9 974 473 01 PCG 505G GX 505G GX ADD 1 9 974 481 01 PCG 505RX RS R 9 974 492 01 PCG 505SX S 505SX 4G 9 928 301 01 PCG 505V 9 928 325 01 PCG 505V ABX 9 928 326 01 PCG 505V CBX 9 928 348 01 PCG 505V CBP 9 872 014 01 UC PCG 505F FX 9 974 491 11 PCG 505TX TS 9 928 301 11 PCG 505TR 9 928 328 01 PCG 505G GX 9 974 481 11 E PCG 505E 9 928 301 31 PCG 505G 9 974 481 31 For Japanese staff Please look ...

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