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Confidential

Sony Corporation

Information Technology Company

9-872-093-41

PCG-XE7 (I)

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.

English

2000G1605-1

Printed in U.S.A.

VAIO Customer Link (JAPAN)

PCG-XE7

International Model

SERVICE MANUAL

NOTEBOOK COMPUTER

9-872-093-41

S400

PCG-XE7 (I)

9-872-093-41

2000G1605-1

Summary of Contents for VAIO PCG-XE7

Page 1: ...ta may not be replicated copied nor reprinted in whole or in part without prior written authorization of Sony Corporation English 2000G1605 1 2000 Sony Corporation Printed in U S A VAIO Customer Link JAPAN PCG XE7 International Model SERVICE MANUAL NOTEBOOK COMPUTER 9 872 093 41 S400 PCG XE7 I 9 872 093 41 2000G1605 1 ...

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: ... LCD Flexible Print 1 8 to 1 8 CHAPTER 2 SELF DIAGNOSTICS 2 1 Required Tools and Peripheral Devices 2 1 2 2 Tools and Peripheral Device Connection 2 3 2 3 Starting up the Service Diagnostics 2 4 2 4 Outline of Service Diagnostics Functions 2 4 to 2 6 CHAPTER 3 BLOCK DIAGRAM 3 1 to 3 2 CHAPTER 4 FRAME HARNESS DIAGRAM 4 1 to 4 2 CHAPTER 5 EXPLODED VIEWS AND PARTS LIST 5 1 5 1 Main Section 5 2 5 2 LC...

Page 4: ...31 board HDD CPU Module MBX 25 board Touch Pad Speaker Speaker PWS 7 board SO DIMM POWER OFF FDD CD R BATTERY PACK P 1 7 P 1 7 P 1 8 P 1 8 P 1 8 P 1 4 DISPLAY ASSY P 1 5 HEAT SINK U P 1 5 MBX 25 ASSY 1 BEZEL HOUSING ASSY LCD UNIT INVERTER ASSY FLASH PANEL LCD CABLE P 1 2 P 1 2 P 1 3 KEY BOARD UNIT HOU FLAP ASSY HINGE COVER DC FAN P 1 6 P 1 6 P 1 6 CPU CNX 74 BOARD PWS 7 BOARD P 1 6 P 1 4 HOU PALM ...

Page 5: ...1 2 PCG XE7 I Confidential 1 3 Removal 1 Hinge Cover 2 Keyboard Unit 1 Hinge Cover L 1 Hinge Cover R 2 3 1 0 Number P3 Kind Screw M2 2 3 4 Keyboard Unit Latch Key MBX 25 board CN902 5 Clip or the like ...

Page 6: ...lap Base Plate 1 Special Head Screws x9 2 4 3 5 6 HDD Assy Hou Flap Assy Special Head Screws B M2 X4 X2 MBX 25 board CN1101 Flap Base Plate 4 Flap Base Plate 1 Special Head Screws M2 x4 3 Special Head Screws M2 x2 3 Special Head Screws M2 x2 2 Hou Flap Assy ...

Page 7: ...2 0 number P3 Kind Screw M2 X4 2 0 number P3 Kind Screw M2 X3 3 P 2x12 X2 1 1 qa Display Base 7 B M2 X2 Hou Palmrest Assy MBX 25 board CN901 MBX 25 board CN903 0 Claws 8 IFX 70 board 9 Dial 1 Special Head Screws 4 Special Head Screws M2 X2 Display Assy 4 Special Head Screws M2 X2 3 B M2 3 B M2 5 2 M2 X2 MBX 25 board CN301 ...

Page 8: ...d ANL 17 Board 1 Special Head Screws M2 X3 2 B2x12 5 B M2 MBX 25 Board Assy 5 B M2 3 Heat Sink U 4 9 7 6 8 Cover FFC MBX 25 board CN1501 MBX 25 board CN551 5 B M2 X2 8 B M2 9 ANL 17 board 7 CNX 75 board 1 3 2 Speaker Assy 4 V L Rechargeable Battery CNX 75 board CN6006 CNX 75 board CN6005 Cover BATT 6 ...

Page 9: ...t 3 Screw HEX X2 2 Screws Supplied X2 qa q DC Fan 9 Special Head Screw M2 X2 qd RO 31 board qs MBX 25 board CN751 MBX 25 board CN1301 qj Screw M2 X3 ql CPU Module qj PC Card Ejector Connector MBX 25 board CN 1102 ws MBX 25 board qh B2X12 x3 qg PWS 7 board SO DIMM qk Nu M2 3 qf CNX 74 board CN 5001 1 8 4 ACE M2 Lock wa Stand Off X3 w Washer P3 X2 ...

Page 10: ... Head Screw M2 x2 5 Special Head Screw M2 x2 2 Panel Lock 2 Panel Lock Flash Panel 4 LCD Side Seal x2 4 LCD Side Seal x2 5 Special Head Screw M2 x2 7 LCD Front Screw L Seal 7 ID Label 8 Tapping P3 Screw B2 x4 6 LCD Front Screw Seal x2 9 Bezel Housing Assy 1 1 qs Latch LCD qd Spring Latch qa Latch Cover ...

Page 11: ...ead Screw M2 X2 qf Specail Head Screw M2 qg LED Lenz A 4 Specail Head Screw M2 X2 2 PS2 6X8 2 PS2 6X8 7 Hinge Assy 14 L 5 Hinge Assy 14 R qh LCD Flexible Print 1 qd Specail Head Screw M2 Hou Display 14 Assy qs Inverter Assy qa Inverter Bracket x2 3 LCD Unit 8 0 Special Head Screw M2 X2 9 ...

Page 12: ...upply for diagnostics HDD related tests Tools and Peripheral Devices 1 Parallel Loopback Tool Specified Loopback Tool Refer to next page 2 Stereo microphone 3 Headphone 4 56K Modem and Line Simulator 5 VGA Monitor and Monitor Cable 6 PC Card Tester PCC test 450 Made by Sycard Corp 7 PCG X series VAIO for IEEE1394 Test 8 Mini Docking Station PCGA PSX1 for Docking Connector Test 9 CD RW Bay supplied...

Page 13: ...locally referring to the connection diagrams shown below Reference On Parallel Loopback Tool NOTE The black round mark z indicates soldering Connector Types DB25P Male 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...

Page 14: ...qdBattery MIC IN 3Headphones Headphones connector VGA OUT Docking connector FDD connector Serial I F i LINK qgHDD 0FDD A A 4Transmission line simulator 6PC card tester qsDiagnostics CD ROM media qfAC adaptor 8Mini Docking Station PCGA PSX1 qaDiagnostics FD media 7PCG X series Phone jack 1Parallel loopback tool Parallel SCSI 9CD RW bay ...

Page 15: ...ncluding the HDD test c Serial Loopback test o Exit from Diagnostics MENU 2 4 Outline of Service Diagnostics Functions Check ROM Information Displays the model information serial number and other information saved in the ROM Battery test Tests the battery as to whether the battery is attached or removed the main power is supplied from an AC power adapter or not and the battery is charged or discha...

Page 16: ...licking and left clicking function properly Serial loopback test Performs the loopback test of the serial port Connect the port replicator and the loopback tool to the serial port Parallel loopback test Performs the loopback test of the parallel port Connect the port replicator and loopback tool to the parallel port PC card Slot test Tests the PC card slot Implements the 16 bit card bus test for t...

Page 17: ... the menu at the connected computer to enter the reception state 4 After the connected personal computer has entered the reception state select the 1394 test at the personal computer to be tested The IEEE1394 interface test then starts IrDA test The computer cannot perform this test Jog dial test Tests the revolution and clicking of the jog dial Angle brackets appear when the jog dial test is sele...

Page 18: ...VGA 9 Dev 0 Main Memory PC100 SO DI MM 128 96 64MB Max 256MB SO DI MM Slot A SO DI MM Slot B Row 0 1 Row 2 3 PCGA PSX1 Mini Dock Serial DSUB 9 Parallel DSUB 25 PS2 MDIN 6 200 pin DOCKING CN for FDD i LINK 4 pin FDD Card bus RICOH R5C475II Dev 16 PC Card Socket 3 Bus SW Optical Audio Out USB PORT0 VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT RS232C Buffer USB PORT1 LINE IN AC97 AKM AK4543 LINE OUT VGA OUT 10 8 6 7 1 9 3 ...

Page 19: ...PAD CABLE BATTERY PC BOARD CABLE 2 1 80 79 LCD PWS 7 BOARD DC FAN RAM Option CN1102 CN301 1 2 59 61 1 143 2 60 62 144 CN152 DIMM CN451 Side CN151 DIMM 1 2 59 60 61 62 143 144 RAM PC 100 SO DIMM i LINK CN6004 1 14 1 6 CN6002 CN6003 1 11 BATTERY PACK CNX 75 BOARD Side A 1 6 CN6001 1 2 CN6005 LITHIUM BATTERY 4 1 CN6006 SPEAKER 49 50 1 2 PC CARD A PC CARD B PC CARD CONNECTOR 150 75 CN401 76 1 21 22 2 ...

Page 20: ...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 21: ... 0 NUMBER SPECIAL HEAD 55 4 645 177 01 SCREW M1 7X3 5 56 X 4622 471 1 BEZEL CD RW ASSY 57 1 772 396 12 CD RW 58 4 642 809 02 CD BRKT UPPER 59 1 791 142 11 PWB CD ROM FLEXIBLE 60 4 642 817 01 CD GND PLATE 61 X 4622 387 4 ASSY CD BRKT UNDER 62 4 641 726 31 SCREW M2 SPECIAL HEAD 66 4 641 655 11 SCREW M2 SPECIAL HEAD 67 4 635 966 01 SCREW HEX 68 4 642 776 01 BRACKET I O 69 1 791 146 11 FFC AUDIO 70 A ...

Page 22: ...9 Included in 1 B3 66 B3 128 34 34 105 141 141 142 144 146 149 148 Ref No Part No Description 128 4 644 290 11 SPACER KEYBOARD 129 4 642 792 01 FENCE LCD CN 130 4 642 850 01 FENCE HDD CN 132 4 643 878 01 INSULATOR CN 135 3 973 497 71 SCREW M1 7 0 NO P2 136 4 644 899 01 SCREW M2 0 NUMBER P3 KIND 137 4 645 523 01 SPACER BATTERY 138 4 645 548 01 GASKET BAY 139 4 645 549 02 SHIELD BATT 140 4 645 412 0...

Page 23: ... 01 PLATE FLAP R 230 3 719 408 11 SCREW B2 TAPPING P3 231 4 645 172 01 HEAT SPREADER LCD 232 4 644 541 11 SPACER HINGE 233 4 644 063 01 SHEET LCD 235 4 647 398 01 LABEL ID 236 4 644 484 01 WASHER 237 4 644 292 02 TAPE LCD 238 4 642 852 31 B M2X5 239 4 645 872 01 TAPE FPC LCD 240 4 646 986 01 SPACER LCD FLEXIBLE B8 7 628 254 20 SCREW PS 2 6X8 a b 219 219 219 230 230 224 223 211 212 210 216 217 216 ...

Page 24: ...PCG XE7 APPENDIX ...

Page 25: ... TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 SPECIFICATIONS 1 1 CHAPTER 2 OVERVIEW 2 1 Locating Controls and Connectors 2 1 CHAPTER 3 SERVICE INFORMATION 3 1 Install Procedure after the Hard Disk is Replaced 3 1 Section Title Page ...

Page 26: ...ccelerator NeoMagic MagicMedia 256XL NM2380 Video memory Approx 6 0 MB built in Video chip LCD display 14 1 Ply Si TFT XGA compatible LCD display mode 1024 768 dot approx 16 770 000 colors 1 800 600 dot approx 16 770 000 colors 1 640 480 dot approx 16 770 000 colors 1 1 based on graphic accelerator dithering External display mode 1280 1024 dot 65 536 colors 1024 768 dot approx 16 770 000 colors 80...

Page 27: ...rting device Intelligent touchpad Jog Dial control Power requirements Power requirements AC adapter or Battery pack Battery life Approx 2 5 3 5 hours The supplied standard type Approx 5 7 hours The high capacity type Operating temperature 41 F to 95 F 5 C to 35 C temperature gradient less than 18 F 10 C hour Operating humidity 20 to 80 not condensed provided that humidity is less than 65 at 95 F 3...

Page 28: ... H D Weight Approx 370 g Battery pack Output voltage 14 8V 1 400 mAh Operating temperature 41 F to 95 F 5 C to 35 C temperature gradient less than 18 F 10 C hour Operating humidity 20 to 80 not condensed provided that humidity is less than 65 at 95 F 35 C hygrometer reading of less than 84 F 29 C Storage temperature 4 F to 140 F 20 C to 60 C temperature gradient less than 18 F 10 C hour Storage hu...

Page 29: ...rd disk drive indicator 4 Num Lock indicator page 29 30 45 46 5 Caps Lock indicator page 45 6 Scroll Lock indicator 7 LCD Screen Display filter page 16 45 60 8 Keyboard page 28 31 9 Internal speaker page 32 52 q ID label qa Touchpad page 26 46 qs Left Right button page 26 Locating Controls and Connectors Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for related information Front ...

Page 30: ...2 2 PCG XE7 I 10 Left 1 PC card slots 2 S400 i LINK IEEE1394 connector 3 Battery bay page 16 ...

Page 31: ... I 11 Right 1 1 Power button page 18 2 Multi purpose bay The CD RW drive is inserted as factory setting 3 Jog Dial control 4 m Microphone connector 5 i Headphone connector page 52 6 Intercooler flap page 12 16 64 ...

Page 32: ...ion Floppy disk drive connector 2 a Monitor connector 3 USB connector 4 DC IN connector page 17 When you open the display panel the Intercooler flap opens and the bottom part is lifted automatically the connector part on the back then appears ...

Page 33: ...2 5 PCG XE7 I 13 1 Intercooler flap lever page 17 2 Multi purpose bay release lever Bottom END ...

Page 34: ...rive and then restores all the original software Changes the hard disk drive partition See Changing the Hard Disk Partition on page 59 for details Notes It can be used only to recover the hard disk of the computer you purchased You can recover only the software supplied with your computer It does not work for the software you have installed yourself or the data you have created You cannot recover ...

Page 35: ... now appears 5 Check that Yes is selected then press the Enter key 6 Press the arrow keys to select Exit Save Changes and then press the Enter key The message Save configuration changes and exit now appears 7 Check that Yes is selected then press the Enter key The computer restarts from the Recovery CD 8 Follow the on screen instructions until the menu screen appears 9 Select the reconfiguration o...

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