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PCG-F420/F480/F490

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SERVICE MANUAL

NOTEBOOK COMPUTER

9-872-058-11

Illust : PCG-F490

S400

Summary of Contents for VAIO PCG-F420

Page 1: ...Confidential PCG F420 F480 F490 US Model Canadian Model SERVICE MANUAL NOTEBOOK COMPUTER 9 872 058 11 Illust PCG F490 S400 ...

Page 2: ...out 4 Inspect after completing service After servicing inspect to make sure that all screws components and wiring have been returned to their original condition Also check the area around the repair location to ensure that repair work has caused no damage and confirm safety 5 When replacing chip components Never reuse components Also remember that the negative side of tantalum capacitors is easily...

Page 3: ...Inverter Assy LCD Cable Display Housing Assy 1 8 11 LCD Section F420 MODEL 1 9 1 Bezel Housing Assy LCD Unit 13 inch Display Housing Assy Inverter Assy Hinge Left Hinge Right 1 9 2 LCD Cable 1 10 to 1 10 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 1 Diagnostics Menu 2...

Page 4: ... CONNECTOR I O BRACKET MBX 30 BOARD P 1 7 P 1 9 P 1 7 P 1 9 P 1 7 P 1 9 P 1 7 P 1 9 P 1 8 P 1 10 P 1 8 P 1 9 P 1 8 P 1 9 FDD SPEAKER UNIT SWX 39 BOARD P 1 3 DISPLAY ASSY P 1 4 CNX 81 BOARD P 1 4 LCD CABLE INVERTER ASSY HINGE LEFT HINGE RIGHT DISPLAY HOUSING ASSY BEZEL HOUSING ASSY LCD UNIT PWS 8 BOARD P 1 4 LATCH DETECTOR P 1 4 SWX 41 BOARD 5 through 6 5 through 7 qd IFX 86 BOARD P 1 4 NICKEL HYDR...

Page 5: ...over 1Door I O 3 4 2Hinge Cover 6 B M2X18 Hood Keyboard Assy Keyboard Unit Palm Rest Assy 4 6M2X4 Special Head 5Screw M2 0 Number P3 Kind X4 7Pull it to the front slightly and raise to remove it 2Pull it up sliding it to the right PWS 8 Board CN6005 MBX 30 Board CN904 MBX 30 Board CN902 1M2X4 Special Head 3M2X4 Special Head ...

Page 6: ...Special Head 8 1Bolt M2X2 Spring 4Screw M2 0 Number P3 Kind 5M2X6 Special Head X2 2M2X4 Special Head 7M2 6 Cross Hole Bind 7M2 6 Cross Hole Bind X2 6M2 6 Cross Hole Bind X2 9DC Fan 7 MBX 30 Board CN1102 4HDD Assy 2FPC 50 Pin for HDD 1M2X4 Special Head X2 3M2X4 Special Head X3 8M2X6 Special Head X3 MBX 30 Board CN1101 5M2X4 Special Head X2 6GND Plate Hinge ...

Page 7: ...drogen Battery 2Latch Detector Unit 3M2X4 Special Head X3 1M2X4 Special Head SWX 41 Board CN5101 PWS 8 Board CN6006 PWS 8 Board CN6001 MBX 30 Board CNX 81 Board P3 Assy CPU Module 1 4PC Card Connector 6M2X4 Special Head 7M2X4 Special Head X2 5M2X4 Special Head qaNut M2 9 B 2X14 X2 3 B 2X18 X2 2HDD Bracket 5M2X6 Special Head X2 5M2X4 Special Head I O Bracket qdScrew HEX X6 8 qs qg qa qf qf 1M2X6 Sp...

Page 8: ... 7 Speaker Unit SWX 39 Board 8 SO DIMM Speaker Unit Hood Keyboard SWX 39 Board Speaker Unit 2M2X4 X7 1 1 1 3M2X4 X2 3M2X4 X2 SWX 39 Board CN303 SWX 39 Board CN301 SWX 39 Board CN302 b a a Removal of SO DIMM a b 2DIMM Door 1M2X4 Special Head ...

Page 9: ... is attached prepare the following Thermal sheet attachment tool to attach the thermal sheet Method to attach thermal sheet Thermal sheet attachment tool Prepare a thick paper or the like having the following dimensions by writing the thick paper into the actual size of the thermal sheet The pattern is shown in the actual sizes 1 3 2 Heat Sink Thermal Sheet Thermal Sheet Attachment Tool Direction ...

Page 10: ... Bezel Housing Assy Display Housing Assy Display Housing Assy claw part 1Side 15 Screw Cover X3 5Lower Screw Cover 3Cover Screw Shaft 3Cover Screw Shaft 4 P 2 6X6 Lock Precision Type3 4 P 2 6X6 Lock Precision Type3 6M2X4 Special Head 1Side 15 Screw Cover X3 2 P M2X3 X3 2 P M2X3 X3 A A B 7 8 9 B C Bezel Housing Assy LCD unit Order of releasing the claws C B A Order of locking the claws A B C ...

Page 11: ... F480 F490 UC Confidential 2 Inverter Assy LCD Cable Display Housing Assy 1 LCD Cable 2M2X4 Special Head 3M2X4 Special Head X2 Inverter Bracket Inverter Bracket Inverter Assy Display Housing Assy Inverter Assy CN2 ...

Page 12: ...claw part A B C B qa 0 9 8 3 1Upper Screw Cover 1Upper Screw Cover 1Lower Screw Cover 1Lower Screw Cover 2M2X4 Special Head 2M2X4 Special Head 2M2X4 Special Head 6M2X4 Special Head X2 2M2X4 Special Head 7 PS 2 6X5 7 PS 2 6X5 qsM2X4 Special Head 5 B M2 6X6 X2 5 B M2 6X6 X2 4M2X4 Special Head Hinge Right Hinge Left How to release the claw A Order of releasing the claws C B A Order of locking the cla...

Page 13: ...1 10 PCG F420 F480 F490 UC Confidential END 2 LCD Cable 1 LCD LCD Cable ...

Page 14: ...r diagnostics IEEE1394 Test Tools and Peripheral Devices 1 Serial Loopback Tool Specified Loopback Tool Refer to next page 2 Parallel Loopback Tool Specified Loopback Tool Refer to next page 3 V 34 Modem and Line Simulator 4 PC Card Tester PCCtest 450 Made by Sycard Corp 5 PCG N505 XR series VAIO for IrDA Function Test 6 Port Replicator PCGA PRF1 for Port Replicator Connector Test 7 FDD Bay suppli...

Page 15: ...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 The serial loopback tool and the parallel loopback tool are necessary for diagnostics of the serial communication line and the parallel communication line Fabricate the serial loopback tool and the parallel loopback tool locally referring to the connection diagrams shown below Reference On Serial...

Page 16: ...odem 0Battery 1Serial loopback tool Port Replicator Serial I F PPK Button Power SW 3Transmission line simulator 4PC card tester 9Diagnostics CD ROM media qaAC adaptor 6Port Replicator PCGA PRF1 port 1394 IrDA send receive 5 qsPCG N505 XR series jack Phone Serial output Parallel output 7FDD bay 8Diagnostics FD media CD ROM or DVD ROM ...

Page 17: ... start menu appears Select a desired item to execute the 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 The test items are shown below 2 4 1 Diagnostics Menu List of Test Items The test items which are performed one after another or by selectin...

Page 18: ... Execute the following procedure and insert both the CD ROM and FDD 1 Selects 3 Quit MAIN MENU from the main menu 2 The ordinary DOS prompt A appears Input G Enter Then remove the FDD and insert the battery 2 instead of the FDD 3 The prompt G PRG appears and the active drive is changed Input CD FD to change directory 4 When the prompt G FD appears input the command BATT2 5 The battery 2 test start...

Page 19: ...port The jig is necessary Connect the jig to the parallel port 12 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 13 Serial loopback test Tests the COM port The serial loopback jig is necessary Connect the serial loopback jig to the COM port 14 Port Replicator connector test To perform this test the po...

Page 20: ...ontents of HDD are destroyed when this test is performed 21 Aging Short time Executes the memory and main system tests repeatedly It takes about fifteen minutes 22 Aging Long time Executes the memory and main system tests repeatedly It takes about ten hours A Audio test group Tests the audio related items 1 Audio test MIC test Tests microphone 2 Audio test Speaker test Tests speaker B Modem loopba...

Page 21: ...6 7 SERIAL 2 PS 2 24M 9 VGA 9 Dev 0 Main Memory PC100 SO DIMM 128 64MB Max 256MB SO DIMM Slot A SO DIMM Slot B Row 0 1 Row 2 3 Serial DSUB 9 Parallel DSUB 25 PS2 MDIN 6 i LINK 4 pin USB PORT0 S VIDEO RS232C Buffer VGA 3 8 6 7 9 5 Audio YAMAHA YMF744B DS 1S Dev 9 Int MIC Headphone AC97 AKM AK4543 Amp Speaker Ext MIC SW LCD Panel 15 13 TFT XGA 5 ZV VIDEO Intel Mobile Module IMM CPU MPIII 650 600 450...

Page 22: ... 50 49 2 1 10 9 CN904 SWX 39 Side B 1 1 10 2 1 2 CN302 CN7001 CN303 CN301 Speaker L Speaker R 1 2 CN5101 1 2 FDD DRIVE PC 100 SO DIMM DC FAN CN 151 DIMM 143 144 1 2 RAM CN103 PHONE 1 2 IFX 86 Side A 100 99 1 2 CN2 CN753 K CN352 CN451 i LINK CN152 2 1 CN1102 RAM CN 152 DIMM Option 143 144 1 2 1 2 1 40 CN1 1 2 8 7 CN2 CN1 7 1 LCD Side A CN6003 Side B PWS 8 SWX 41 Side A CN6002 INVERTER UNIT BATTERY ...

Page 23: ...since they are seldom required for routine service Some delay should be anticipated when ordering these items The components identified by mark 0 or dotted line with mark 0 are critical for safety Replace only with part number specified Les composants identifiés par une marque 0 sont critiques pour la sécurité Ne les remplacer que par une pièce portant le numéro spécifié Confidential ...

Page 24: ...1 LATCH BAY 57 4 640 854 01 SPRING BAY 58 4 640 855 02 BRACKET BOTTOM 59 4 640 857 01 DOOR BATTERY SPRING 60 4 644 345 01 DISPLAY BASE 62 4 640 877 01 LENS IR 63 4 644 338 01 COVER BATTERY CONNECTOR 64 4 641 188 01 SPACER MODEM 65 4 644 664 01 INSULATOR MODEM A 66 4 644 665 01 INSULATOR MODEM B 67 4 641 366 02 LABEL I O 68 4 641 629 01 INSULATOR FDD 69 4 641 763 01 LABEL FD 70 4 641 850 01 SPRING ...

Page 25: ...8 B8 B2 B8 B8 22 B8 B7 B7 B10 B8 B14 B14 B3 B8 B8 136 136 143 139 131 B1 4 641 726 41 SCREW M2 SPECIAL HEAD B2 4 644 518 01 SCREW M2X18 B B3 4 644 899 01 SCREW M2 0 NUMBER P3 KIND B4 4 639 112 01 SCREW M2X4 B5 4 644 402 01 SCREW MBX B6 4 641 656 02 SCREW M2 5 0 PLATE P B7 4 644 402 11 SCREW MBX B8 4 641 726 11 SCREW M2 SPECIAL HEAD B10 4 640 694 41 BOLT M2 SPRING B11 7 685 106 19 SCREW P 2X10 TYPE...

Page 26: ...5 214 4 646 284 21 F480 LABEL ID UC 214 4 646 284 11 F490 LABEL ID UC 215 4 641 768 01 TAPE LCD GND 219 1 676 421 11 PWB LCD FLEXIBLE PRINT 220 4 642 755 01 BRACKET LCD DL 15 221 4 642 756 01 BRACKET LCD BL 15 222 4 642 757 01 BRACKET LCD DR 15 223 4 642 758 01 BRACKET LCD BR 15 224 4 646 217 01 COVER SCREW SIDE 15 225 4 635 277 11 COVER SCREW LOWER 226 4 643 549 01 COVER SCREW SHAFT 228 X 4622 44...

Page 27: ... 1 5 3 LCD Section F420 Model 5 7 301 1 418 578 12 INVERTER UNIT 302 X 4622 615 1 HINGE LEFT 13 SH 303 X 4622 614 2 ASSY HOU BEZEL 13 SH 304 4 635 277 11 COVER SCREW LOWER 305 4 635 276 11 COVER SCREW UPPER 306 4 637 902 31 LATCH 307 A 8046 837 A LCD SHARP 13 HPA 308 4 637 903 01 SPRING LATCH 309 X 4622 684 1 HINGE RIGHT 13 SHL 310 4 635 274 01 BRACKET INVERTER 311 4 643 767 11 INSULATOR INVERTER ...

Page 28: ...CG F420 F480 F490 UC English 2000x16xx 1 Printed in xxx 2000 Sony Corporation xxx This manual and the constituent data may not be replicated copied nor reprinted in whole or in part without prior written authorization of Sony Corporation ...

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