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SERVICE MANUAL

VGC-RA Series

For American Area

US Model
Canadian Model

Ver. 5-2006I

Revision History

9-876-510-05

2006I0500-1
© 2006 Sony Corporation

Published by Sony Corporation VBD VAIO Global CS Division

S400

Lineup: VGC-RA710G

VGC-RA716G
VGC-RA718G
VGC-RA810G
VGC-RA910G

VGC-RA820G

VGC-RA822G

VGC-RA825G

VGC-RA826G

VGC-RA828G

VGC-RA920G

VGC-RA830G

VGC-RA834G

VGC-RA837G

VGC-RA930G

PERSONAL COMPUTER

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VGC-RA840G

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Page 1: ...VAIO Global CS Division S400 Lineup VGC RA710G VGC RA716G VGC RA718G VGC RA810G VGC RA910G 1 VGC RA820G 1 VGC RA822G 1 VGC RA825G 1 VGC RA826G 1 VGC RA828G 1 VGC RA920G 2 VGC RA830G 2 VGC RA834G 2 VGC RA837G 2 VGC RA930G PERSONAL COMPUTER 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 3 VGC...

Page 2: ... 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 dam aged by heat 6 When handling flexible print boards The temperature of the soldering iron tip should be about 270 C Do not apply th...

Page 3: ...ential FLOWCHART Left Chassis Assy P4 FDD Assy P7 HDD Assy P7 VGA Card P8 Switching Power P9 CPU P13 P14 Memory P12 Mother Board P11 CNR Modem Card P10 ENX 26 Board P8 Top Cover Assy P4 Front Panel Assy P5 CNX 268 287 Connector Board P6 SWX 175 SW LED Board P10 Optical Drive P6 ...

Page 4: ...es AM Confidential Procedure to remove FLOWCHART Procedure to remove FLOWCHART 1 1 2 2 1 Push the left button 2 Remove the left chassis assy in the direction of arrow LEFT CHASSIS ASSY 1 two claws 2 Remove the top cover assy in the direction of arrow TOP COVER ASSY ...

Page 5: ...ate the burden to optical door lower please apply oil to the position of a figure using a swab at the time of exchange of the optical door lower Oil LUBRICANT SFL 9 25G Amount to apply properly Oil LUBRICANT SFL 9 25G Amount to apply properly Note Apply to the position of the figure using a swab Place to apply Panel shaft and holes of door s rib four places Place to apply Applies together with pan...

Page 6: ...s 1394 4 harness USB 2X3 HY 5 harness USB 2X3 HY 6 screw 7 connector bracket assy 8 2 screws 9 CNX 268 287 connector board CNX 268 287 CONNECTOR BOARD 5 4 3 2 7 6 8 8 9 1 1 harness power Upper Side 2 harness IDE CD DVD 3 2 screws 4 Remove the optical drive upper in thedirection of arrow 5 harness power under Side 6 harness IDE CD DVD 7 2 screws 8 Remove the optical drive lower in thedirection of a...

Page 7: ...2 4 1 2 1 harness power P4 2 harness FDD 3 Pull the lever 4 Remove the FDD assy in the direction of arrow 5 connector 6 FDD assy 1 harness power P5 2 harness SATA 3 Pull the lever in the direction of arrow 4 4 screws 5 HD drive FDD ASSY HD DRIVE 3 3 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 Note Since the cable is being fixed to the bottom of HDD bracket with a cable clamp be careful in the case of removal ...

Page 8: ...ART FLOWCHART Procedure to remove SW No 6 32UNC 4 645 944 22 Silver SW No 6 32UNC 4 645 944 22 Silver 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 screw 2 Pull the lever in the direction of arrow 3 Remove the VGA card in the direction of arrow 1 Harness AUDIO 2 screw 3 Remove the ENX 26 board in the direction of arrow VGA CARD ENX 26 BOARD ...

Page 9: ...dential Procedure to remove FLOWCHART 1 harness power P9 2 harness power P6 3 harness power P4 4 harness power P2 5 harness power P1 6 Pull the lever 7 Pull out the switching power in the direction of arrow 8 harness power P3 9 switching power SWITCHING POWER 3 1 2 6 8 4 5 9 7 ...

Page 10: ...ntial Procedure to remove FLOWCHART Procedure to remove FLOWCHART PWH 3x5 7 682 903 01 Gold SW No 6 32UNC 4 645 944 22 Silver 1 screw 2 Remove the CNR modem card in the direction of arrow 1 harness SW HA 2 screw 3 SWX 175 SW LED BOARD CNR MODEM CARD SWX 175 SW LED BOARD 1 1 2 3 2 ...

Page 11: ... 4 680 025 01 SW No 6 32UNC 4 645 944 22 Silver 1 harness MIC HEADPHONE 2 harness 1394 3 harness USB2x3 HY 4 harness SW HA 5 harness FAN 6 Pull out the MB chassis assy in the direction of arrow 7 2 screws 8 4 screws 9 DC fan with heat sink 0 8 screws qa mother board MOTHER BOARD 1 7 7 8 8 2 3 4 5 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 qa 0 8 ...

Page 12: ... time 2 Memory MEMORY 1 1 clip clip DDR soket memory boss 2 MEMORY INSTALLATION Note1 With the clips left open insert the memory so that boss of DIMM socket engage with slot of memory Note2 Make sure that clips are closed when the memory were inserted completely Note3 Insert the memory starting from the one having smallest bank number ...

Page 13: ...U 2 1 CPU MOTHER BOARD MU2 Note When heat sink is removed from CPU install new ones after thermal diffusion grease is wiped off and silicon compound is applied to the place shown in the figure Thermal diffusion grease silicon compound G 765 90G Amount to apply 0 5 g as the same size as the tip of a match Pentium 4 Take care not to apply the grease to any other places because it has high conductivi...

Page 14: ...rection of arrow 3 CPU 3 2 1 CPU MOTHER BOARD HA Note When heat sink is removed from CPU install new ones after thermal diffusion grease is wiped off and silicon compound is applied to the place shown in the figure Thermal diffusion grease silicon compound G 765 90G Amount to apply 0 5 g as the same size as the tip of a match Pentium 4 Take care not to apply the grease to any other places because ...

Page 15: ...ss with connectors on both ends Harness soldering on either end CN3 AUDIO INPUT S VIDEO VIDEO R VIDEO 1 INPUT L 3 1 CMOS CLR 1 2 CMOS CLR 2 3 NORMAL TV OUT P7 POWER FDD IF FDD IDE AUDIO OPTICAL DRIVE POWER IDE HDD Harness FDD Harness IDE CD DVD Harness IDE ATA66 P4 P5 P6 EXTENSION HDD P2 P1 P3 5inch Bay1 Upper side Front side Rear side HDD Bay1 HDD Bay2 POWER IDE POWER MEMORY BOARD MEMORY BOARD ME...

Page 16: ...2 AL PTGD VX CN3 AUDIO INPUT S VIDEO VIDEO R VIDEO 1 INPUT L MONITOR VGA CARD DVI 3 1 CMOS CLR 1 2 CMOS CLR 2 3 NORMAL POWER FDD IF FDD IDE OPTICAL DRIVE POWER IDE HDD Harness FDD Harness IDE CD DVD Harness SATA P4 P5 P6 P7 EXTENSION HDD P2 P1 P3 Bay2 Upper side Front side Rear side HDD Bay1 HDD Bay2 POWER IDE POWER IDE AUDIO OPTICAL DRIVE Bay1 POWER Lower side P8 Harness IDE POWER EXTENSION MEMOR...

Page 17: ... CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAMEHARNESS 17 VGC RA Series AM Confidential COVER SECTION 95 22 72 24 92 90 87 110 74 88 96 96 83 152 113 100 101 82 80 98 94 101 97 85 93 91 86 147 147 81 79 103 146 73 105 99 115 115 114 114 140 ...

Page 18: ...Y FRAMEHARNESS 18 VGC RA Series AM Confidential DRIVE SECTION 57 61 Serial ATA model 21 23 55 54 31 153 33 32 58 51 60 56 153 12 153 11 153 26 153 27 6 78 122 153 109 59 151 75 53 109 117 40 104 119 118 106 151 120 116 89 112 138 139 102 ...

Page 19: ...OP EXPLODEDVIEWS CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAMEHARNESS 19 VGC RA Series AM Confidential BOARD SECTION 34 153 1 153 154 3 2 4 4 5 151 76 153 36 153 153 37 145 148 149 71 107 108 77 111 133 134 135 136 125 132 ...

Page 20: ...1 KEYBOAD 202 MOUSE 203 IR RECEIVER 204 REMOTE COMMANDER 208 CORD CONNECTION 214 TV OUT CABLE 206 CORD F TYPE RF CONNECTION 207 CORD AC 219 224 VIDEO CONTROLLER SUB WOOFER PCVA SB1 211 VGA CONVERTER DVI I to RGB 227 210 SPEAKER UNIT 230 229 RECEIVER RF 1 In a different model shape might be different ...

Page 21: ... z 1 789 259 12 BOARD MOTHER AL z z z 2 A 1089 577 A CPU P4 3 60EG 7Q2 ASSY S z z z z 6 707 374 01 A 1068 772 A CPU P4 3 40EG 61M ASSY S z 6 706 701 01 A 1089 578 A CPU P4 3 40EG 7PY ASSY S z z 6 707 375 01 A 1068 781 A CPU P4 3 20EG 7E5 ASSY S z z z 6 706 698 01 A 1089 550 A CPU P4 3 20EG 7PW ASSY S z z 6 707 376 01 6 708 342 01 CPU P4 3 80EG JM80547PG1122MMSL7Z3 6 708 343 01 CPU PD SMF 3 20G HH8...

Page 22: ...RIVE DVD DW D18A VF z z z z 8 457 604 20 DRIVE DVD DW D22A VF z z z z z 8 457 604 90 DRIVE DVD DW D22A VG z z z 1 797 262 21 DVD RW P 109 F z z z 22 X 2021 428 1 OPTICAL DOOR UPPER ASSY z z z z z X 2025 102 1 OPTICAL DOOR UPPER ASSY z z z z z z z z z z z z z 23 1 796 964 11 DVD ROM H 8162 F z z z z 1 797 063 11 DVD ROM H 8163 F z z z z z z z z z z z 24 X 2021 429 1 OPTICAL DOOR LOWER ASSY z z z z ...

Page 23: ...ARNESS SW MU z z z 60 1 962 827 11 HARNESS MIC HEADPHONE z z 1 962 827 21 HARNESS MIC HEADPHONE z z z z z z z z z z z z z 61 1 962 826 11 HARNESS SATA z z z z z z z z z z z z 1 962 826 21 HARNESS SATA z z z 71 2 025 122 01 LABEL AO KA SLOT z z z z z 2 025 122 02 LABEL AO KA SLOT z z z z z z z z z z z z z 72 2 024 979 02 LABEL DVD RW DRIVE z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z 2 067 047 01 LABEL CD R...

Page 24: ...z z z z 93 4 646 810 01 MAGNET z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z 94 2 024 407 01 FOOT z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z 95 2 024 493 01 RIGHT PANEL z z z z z 2 024 493 11 PANEL LIGHT z z z z z z z z z z z z z 96 2 024 494 01 PILLAR IN SIDE z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z 97 2 024 496 11 PILLAR FRONT LIGHT z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z 98 2 024 497 11 PILLAR FRONT LEFT z z z z z z z z...

Page 25: ...TICAL SHIELD z z z 113 2 024 495 01 PILLAR REAR z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z 114 2 149 359 01 TAPE 15X55 CONDUCTIVE z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z 115 2 149 360 01 GASKET 13 13 23 z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z 116 2 149 361 01 GASKET 10X10X20 z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z 117 2 159 622 01 GASKET 21X2X67 z z z z z 118 2 177 811 01 GASKET 7 1 40 z z z z z 119 2 177 812 01 GAS...

Page 26: ...ARD z z z z z z 1 477 805 32 KEY BOARD z 202 1 796 511 31 MOUSE z z z z z z z z z z z 1 796 511 51 MOUSE z z z z z z z z z z z 1 796 824 71 MOUSE z z z z z z 1 797 026 41 MOUSE USB z 203 1 478 297 12 IR RECEIVER z z z z z 1 478 297 31 IR RECEIVER z z z z z z 1 478 297 33 IR RECEIVER z z z z z z z 204 1 478 299 21 REMOTE COMMANDER z z z z z 1 479 087 11 REMOTE COMMANDER RM MC10 z z z z z z z z z z ...

Page 27: ... W CVXL80 S WD2500JD 250GB ASSY S z A 1063 777 A HDD W CVXL80 WD2500 250GB ASSY S z z 2 A 8117 958 A HDD HG VC3 HDS722525VLAT80 250GB ASSY S z z 2 A 1065 039 A HDD W CVXL80 WD2500 250GB ASSY S z z 2 A 1063 768 A HDD M CAL S 7Y250 O 250GB ASSY S z A 1063 771 A HDD M CAL S 6Y200M0 200GB ASSY S z z A 1063 767 B HDD HG VC3 S HDS722525VLSA80 250GB ASSY S z A 1110 095 A HDD M CAPYPSO S 7Y250M0 250GB ASS...

Page 28: ... 250x2 CD RW 8 5 5 8 5 55 5 49 5 Audio 5 55 5 DVD RW Azalia 9 8 5 9 55 5 4 8 8 9 8 DVD ROM Speaker without SubWoofer 800GB 400x2 8 41 SubWoofer 4 5 5 5 5 Inspire T5400 1TB 250x4 Inspire GD580 8 5 5 8 5 55 5 5 55 5 9 8 5 9 55 5 1 6TB 400x4 4 5 5 5 5 The parts in the BASIC LIST will be referred to as part list The part order should be taken place based on the part namber in the list BASIC LIST VGC R...

Page 29: ...o 37 Graphics 512MB 256x2 160GB RV380 4 06 5 6 8 5 5 8 5 55 5 4 8 4 10 6 1GB 512x2 9 8 5 9 55 5 4 06 5 6 200GB 2GB 512x4 9 8 5 9 55 5 4 7 2 250GB 4 06 5 6 8 5 5 8 5 55 5 9 8 5 9 55 5 SUBSTITUTION LIST If the repair part in the BASIC LIST was not available refer to order the SUBSTITUTION LIST if available VGC RA910G OS MC ...

Page 30: ...2 3 4 1 2 7 9 7 7 0 0 2 F H 7 F H 7 3 0 0 56 789 56 1 1 E6 96F6996G J 8 789 56 789 J9G69 5JK G E6 8M6 7 8P6 E8 6G J 56 789 8QE69 56 FJ F 5 1 J9G69 J K77J9 EX 68P5 Q8M69 8EJK 䇭 56 8EJY6 Q6 J 6G 5 Z 8 J X 56 JK G6 FJ9 K77J9 1 P8 6 XJK 6 P58 Z6 7 68 6 K 6 56 8Q6 Q8M69 FJ9 56 6 P899 6G J J9 QJ96 ...

Page 31: ...TOP EXPLODEDVIEWS CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAMEHARNESS 31 VGC RA Series AM Confidential 2 3 K F K F Q F 1F 56 9678 9 789 56 1 1 8 J 8Y8 8E 6 96F69 J J9G69 56 1 1 1 F 8Y8 8E 6 5 ...

Page 32: ...5 2 75 5 56 5 556 5 4 8 8 9 8 9 8 5 9 55 5 4 4 8 8 9 8 X 8 5 5 8 5 55 5 F H 7 5 55 5 8 41 2 251 5 55 5 9 8 5 9 55 5 4 5 5 5 5 8 5 5 8 5 55 5 5 55 5 2 251 5 55 5 9 8 5 9 55 5 4 5 5 5 5 56 789 56 1 1 E6 96F6996G J 8 789 56 789 J9G69 5JK G E6 8M6 7 8P6 E8 6G J 56 789 8QE69 56 FJ F 65 1 J9G69 J K77J9 EX 68P5 Q8M69 8EJK 䇭 56 8EJY6 Q6 J 6G 5 Z 8 J X 56 JK G6 FJ9 K77J9 1 P8 6 XJK 6 P58 Z6 7 68 6 K 6 56 8...

Page 33: ...es AM Confidential 1F 56 9678 9 789 56 1 1 8 J 8Y8 8E 6 96F69 J J9G69 56 1 1 1 F 8Y8 8E 6 4 70 5 55 5 8 49 2 251 5 55 5 4 4 70 8 5 5 8 5 55 5 8 49 2 4 8 5 9 8 41 5 251 5 1 55 5 4 70 5 2 75 5 56 5 556 5 4 7 9 8 5 9 55 5 5 55 5 2 251 5 55 5 9 8 5 9 55 5 K F K F Q F 65 ...

Page 34: ... RLE 2F GG7 440OF 7 1LMRK77R GCC V BUWK7 1 R VC05 IC 87GAB 05 FA RRX R Ref No 21 23 Opt ical 0 686 151 10 DVD RW Single PD SMF 2 80 CUC QV O 0 8 E 5 6 7 234 0 0015 6 8 BOT OC RLE 1 7F GG7 440OF 611LMRK77S GCC V BUWK7 R VC14 IC 14 FA RRX R 500GB 250x2 0 686 151 10 DVD RW CUC QV O 0 8 E 0015 60 400GB 400x1 GCC GF JQ R GCR613 3 JKR 7 3 FA RRX R 0 686 52 00 CUC QNL G 7052 E DVD ROM Audio 320GB 160x2 0...

Page 35: ...CQHUD CUC CV P17 UF 7 346 565 2 DVD RW Single 512MB 256x2 CQHUD CUC CV P17 UJ 5 5 263 0 0018 518 CCQ 145LA LS7GSE2153 X 42DA2 GCC GF UB2 R GCR611405UKR 7 05 FA RRX R 640GB 160x4 7 346 543 2 DVD RW CQHUD CUC CV P17 UF 0018 517 7 346 565 2 GCC GCR611414UKR 7 GF UB2 R 14 FA RRX R CQHUD CUC CV P17 UJ 500GB 250x2 DVD ROM 7 338 540 0 0018 518 CQHUD CUC QNL CCT0504 UE GCC GF UB2 R GCR611405UKR 7 05 FA RR...

Page 36: ...04 06 03 First Edition 02 Ver 2 2004 09 28 1 Model Lineup FIT D2004_208 03 Ver 3 2005 01 25 2 Model Lineup FIT D2005_009 04 Ver 4 2005 06 03 3 Model Lineup FIT D2005_050 05 Ver 5 2006 09 11 QUICK MEMO FIT D2005_106 FIT D2005_123 FIT D2005_127 reflection FIT D2005_129 FIT D2005_134 FIT D2006_028 075 ...

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