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SERVICE MANUAL 

VGC-RB Series 

TOP

DISASSEMBLY

CAUTION

FRAME HARNESS

EXPLODE VIEW

CTO

2006BF00-1 

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2006 Sony Corporation 

Published by Sony Corporation VBD VAIO Global CS Division     

PERSONAL COMPUTER 

9-876-530-08

For American Area 

US Model 
Canadian Model 
Mexican Model 

Ver. 8-2006B 

Revision History

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VGC-RB36G             

VGC-RB34G             

VGC-RB30               

VGC-RB38G             

VGC-RB35G 

VGC-RB33G 

VGC-RB31P 

VGC-RB39CP   

VGC-RB39CB   

VGC-RB39C   

VGC-RB15MG 

VGC-RB13M 

VGC-RB10M 

VGC-RB12M 

VGC-RB47G             

VGC-RB44G 

VGC-RB43               

VGC-RB42G           

VGC-RB46G 

VGC-RB48G  

VGC-RB41P 

VGC-RB45G  

VGC-RB40  

VGC-RB49B  

VGC-RB49  

VGC-RB49P  

VGC-RB49G  

VGC-RB43MG 

VGC-RB41M 

VGC-RB42M 

VGC-RB40M 

VGC-RB54G

VGC-RB52               

VGC-RB50     

VGC-RB53 

VGC-RB57G  

VGC-RB51P 

VGC-RB55MGX  

VGC-RB53MGX 

VGC-RB51MV 

VGC-RB52MV 

VGC-RB50MAV 

VGC-RB60G 

VGC-RB62G 

VGC-RB64G

Summary of Contents for VAIO VGC-RB31P

Page 1: ...odel Canadian Model Mexican Model Ver 8 2006B Revision History Lineup 1 4 1 4 1 4 2 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 6 1 6 1 6 1 1 1 1 4 VGC RB36G VGC RB34G VGC RB30 VGC RB38G VGC RB35G VGC RB33G VGC RB31P VGC RB39CP VGC RB39CB VGC RB39C VGC RB15MG VGC RB13M VGC RB10M VGC RB12M VGC RB47G VGC RB44G VGC RB43 VGC RB42G VGC RB46G VGC RB48G VGC RB41P VGC RB45G VGC RB40 VGC RB49B VGC RB49 VGC RB49P VGC RB49G...

Page 2: ... diagrams and parts lists denotes components that have particular important safety functions be extra sure to use only the designated components 3 Always follow the original design when mounting parts and routing wires The original layout includes various safety features such as inclusion of insulation material and the mounting of parts above the motherboard In addition internal wiring has been ro...

Page 3: ...I CARD HDD ASSY CPU CARD READER SWITCHING POWER MOTHER BOARD OPTICAL DRIVE BASE COVER ASSY FRONT PANEL ASSY TOP COVER ASSY FRONT USB 1394 PORT MEMORY SYSTEM FAN TOP CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAME HARNESS EXPLODE VIEW CTO Sony Confidential VGC RB Series ...

Page 4: ...cedure to remove 1 2 1 2 3 1 Two screws 2 A screw 3 Remove the top cover assy in direction of arrow 4 TOP CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAME HARNESS EXPLODE VIEW CTO 1 Two screws 2 Remove the left chassis assy in the direction of arrow Sony Confidential VGC RB Series ...

Page 5: ...raction Please oil both sides of the hump Oil LUBRICANT 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 1 Three claws 2 Three claws 3 Front panel assy Note Also apply an oil to the 6 position shown in these photos Place to apply Door hinges and their compartments Place to apply Springs on upper and lower doors Oil LUBRICANT 5 TOP CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAME HARNESS EXPLODE VIEW CTO Sony Confidential VGC RB Series ...

Page 6: ...ws 4 Remove the optical drive in the direction of arrow BASE COVER ASSY Procedure to remove 1 2 3 1 A screw 2 Pull the claw 3 Remove the base in the direction of arrow 6 OPTICAL DRIVE 3 3 1 2 4 TOP CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAME HARNESS EXPLODE VIEW CTO Sony Confidential VGC RB Series ...

Page 7: ...he CARD READER in the direction of arrow CARD READER FRONT USB 1394 PORT Procedure to remove 1 A screw 2 Two screws 3 Two screws 4 USB Cover 5 1394 Port 6 Front USB Port 3 2 6 1 2 3 4 5 7 TOP CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAME HARNESS EXPLODE VIEW CTO Sony Confidential VGC RB Series ...

Page 8: ...2 harness power P5 3 harness SATA 4 Pull the HDD holder in the direction of arrow 5 Four screws 6 HDD 4 2 1 A screw 2 Remove the PCI card in the direction of arrow 5 PCI CARD HDD ASSY 8 TOP CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAME HARNESS EXPLODE VIEW CTO Sony Confidential VGC RB Series ...

Page 9: ... 4 Pull out the switching power in the direction of arrow SYSTEM FAN Procedure to remove 1 harness System Fan 2 Four Screws 3 Remove System fan in the direction of arrow 2 2 2 2 3 SWITCHING POWER 9 TOP CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAME HARNESS EXPLODE VIEW CTO 1 Sony Confidential VGC RB Series ...

Page 10: ...he t wo clips at the same time to unlatch the memory 2 Remove the memory by grasping both ends and pulling straight up MEMORY 10 TOP CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAME HARNESS EXPLODE VIEW CTO DDR socket boss memory clip clip Sony Confidential VGC RB Series ...

Page 11: ...1 TOP CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAME HARNESS EXPLODE VIEW CTO Grease in the surface at the splatter Note When heat sink is removed from CPU wipe off the thermal diffusion grease and put new silicon compound to the place shown in the figure Thermal diffusion grease silicon compound G 765 90G Amount to apply 0 5g as the same size as the tip of a match Pentium 4 Take care not to apply the grease to any ot...

Page 12: ...n damage the CPU and socket 2 harness CPU fan connector 3 DC fan with heat sink 4 Pull straight up on the CPU fan sink as shown 5 harness CPU power P2 6 harness 1394 7 harness FP USB_1 8 harness IDE 9 harness FP USB_2 10 harness SATA 11 harness FRONT PANEL 12 Eight screws 13 Mother Board 7 6 7 9 10 11 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 MOTHER BOARD TOP CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAME HARNESS EXPLODE VIEW CTO 2 ...

Page 13: ...MOTHER BOARD ASSY 1 2 6 TOP CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAME HARNESS EXPLODE VIEW CTO Sony Confidential VGC RB Series 13 ...

Page 14: ...14 COVER SECTION TOP CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAME HARNESS EXPLODE VIEW CTO x1 x1 Not supply for VGC RB5x and VGC RB6x Sony Confidential VGC RB Series ...

Page 15: ...15 DRIVE SECTION TOP CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAME HARNESS EXPLODE VIEW CTO Sony Confidential VGC RB Series ...

Page 16: ...BOARD SECTION TOP CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAME HARNESS EXPLODE VIEW CTO 16 Sony Confidential VGC RB Series ...

Page 17: ...BWOOFER 903 CORD POWER 906 CONTROLLER VIDEO 905 REMOTE COMMANDER 907 CORD FTYPE RF CONNECTION 908 TV OUT CABLE 909 CABLE MODEM TOP CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAME HARNESS EXPLODE VIEW CTO 904 IR RECEIVER 902 SPEAKER LEFT RIGHT 902 SYSTEM SPEAKER 17 Sony Confidential VGC RB Series ...

Page 18: ...CPU P4 630 3 0G 7Z9 S S S S 6 707 756 01 CPU P4 2 80EG 7PR S S S 6 708 137 01 CPU CEL 3 06G 7TQ S S S S 6 707 804 01 CPU CEL 2 8G 7TN S S S S S S S 6 708 345 01 CPU PD 820 2 8G 88T 6 708 648 01 CPU CELD 351 3 2G 7TZ 6 709 266 01 CPU 920 2 80GHz 8WS 3 1 787 313 11 HEAT SINK W FAN DC 1 787 361 11 HEAT SINK W FAN DC A 1153 895 A HEAT SINK AVC ASSY Combine with No 5 4 6 600 388 01 DDR 512MB HYS64D6432...

Page 19: ... 2 S WD1200JD 120GB 1 797 176 11 HDD W CVXL80SD2 S WD800JD 98JNC0 80GB S S S 1 797 176 21 HDD W CVXL80SD2 S WD800JD 98JNC0 80GB S S S S 1 797 337 11 HDD W CVXL80S 3 WD800JD 98LSA0 80GB 1 1 12 2 581 606 01 HDD CAGE 21 8 457 604 90 DRIVE DVD DW D22A VG 1 797 262 11 DVD RW DVR109VA S S S S 1 797 367 11 DVD RW X16 P 110 F PIONEER 22 2 581 586 01 OPT DOOR1 23 2 581 757 01 LABEL DVD RW 24 1 797 063 11 D...

Page 20: ... 1096 303 A ASSY BEZEL FRONT HRZN 201 A 1106 962 A ASSY BEZEL FRONT HRZN S 202 2 581 585 01 BEZEL 203 2 581 588 01 USB DOOR 204 2 581 595 01 OPT DOOR SPRING 205 2 581 600 01 LEFT SLIDE 206 2 581 601 01 RIGHT SLIDE 207 A 1106 963 A ASSY BASEPAN HRZN S 208 A 1096 307 A ASSY I O SHIELDING HRZN A 1144 457 A ASSY I O SHIELDING HRZN 209 2 581 604 01 TOP COVER 210 2 581 616 01 IO EMI SHIELDING 211 2 581 ...

Page 21: ...ER 2 581 751 01 LABEL MODEL NUMBER 2 590 521 01 LABEL MODEL NUMBER 2 590 522 01 LABEL MODEL NUMBER 2 590 523 01 LABEL MODEL NUMBER 2 590 524 01 LABEL MODEL NUMBER 2 630 875 01 LABEL MODEL NUMBER 2 630 842 01 LABEL MODEL NUMBER 2 630 878 01 LABEL MODEL NUMBER 2 631 269 01 LABEL MODEL NUMBER 2 630 879 01 LABEL MODEL NUMBER 2 630 880 01 LABEL MODEL NUMBER 2006 Spring AM US LA US LA US CTO 2005 Spring...

Page 22: ...591 109 11 LABEL ID 2 591 109 21 LABEL ID 2 582 521 01 ID LABEL 2 582 521 11 ID LABEL 2 582 521 21 ID LABEL 2 582 521 31 ID LABEL 2 635 228 71 ID LABEL 2 630 883 01 ID LABEL 2 630 883 11 ID LABEL 2 630 837 01 ID LABEL 2 630 883 21 ID LABEL 2 630 883 31 ID LABEL 2 630 883 51 ID LABEL 2 630 883 41 LABEL ID 2 630 839 01 LABEL ID 2 635 228 31 LABEL ID 2 635 228 41 ID LABEL 2 635 228 51 ID LABEL 2 635 ...

Page 23: ...1 LABEL ETHER CAUTION 4 654 836 01 LABEL ETHER CAUTION 253 4 678 118 01 DVD LICENSE STICKER S S S S 2 653 112 01 DVD LICENSE STICKER B1 2 581 580 01 SCREW 6 32 B2 2 581 623 01 FLAT SCREW M3X6 B3 2 581 581 01 SCREW M3X6 B4 2 590 505 01 SCREW 4 40 B5 2 591 516 01 SCREW M3X4 B6 2 581 579 01 FAN SCREW B7 2 590 504 01 SCREW 6 32 W SERRTIONS 2006 Spring AM US US CTO LA US LA US US CTO LA US 2005 Spring ...

Page 24: ...YPE VGP SP3 1 826 059 21 SYSTEM SPEAKER BOX TYPE VGP SP3 9 885 097 20 CABLE AUDIO VGP SP4 9 885 097 18 SPEAKER SUBWOOFER 9 885 097 16 SPEAKER LEFT 9 885 097 17 SPEAKER RIGHT 903 1 830 300 11 CORD POWER 904 1 478 297 32 IR RECEIVER 1 478 297 33 IR RECEIVER 1 477 218 61 RAY CATCHER UNIT 905 1 479 087 11 REMOTE COMMANDER RM MC10 1 479 183 11 REMOTE COMMANDER RM VC10U 906 1 417 421 21 CONTROLLER VIDEO...

Page 25: ...SSY 4 6 600 426 01 DDR 512MB M368L6423FUN CCC 2 2 2 2 S S S 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 S S S S 6 600 428 01 DDR 512MB V826664K24SCIW D3 2 2 2 2 S S S 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 S S S S 6 600 427 01 DDR 256MB M368L3223FUN CCC 2 2 2 S S S 2 4 2 2 S S S S 2 1 2 1 6 600 490 01 DDR 256MB HYS64D32301HU 5 C 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 6 600 425 01 DDR 256MB V826632K24SCIW D3 2 2 2 S S S 2 2 2 S S S S 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 6 600 435 01 DDR 256M...

Page 26: ...796 943 21 HDD M CALYPSO S 6Y160M0 160GB S S S 1 796 945 12 HDD HG VC3 S HDS722516VLSA20 160GB S S S S S S S 1 796 943 22 HDD 6Y160M02471BA 160GB S S S S 1 797 077 11 HDD W CVXL 80 2 S WD1600JD 98HBB0 160GB S S S S 1 797 077 21 HDD W CVXL80 2 S WD1600JD 98HBC0 160GB S S S 1 797 255 11 HDD M SBR S 160GB S S S S 1 796 945 21 HDD HG VC3 S 160GB S S S S 1 797 190 11 HDD M CALYPSO S 6Y120M0 120GB 1 797...

Page 27: ... X16 P 109 VA PIONEER 1 797 367 11 DVD RW X16 P 110 F PIONEER 24 1 796 963 21 DVD ROM SA 616 F S S S S S S S 8 449 651 10 DVD ROM 16X 48X DDU1615 VF S S S S 1 797 321 11 CD ROM BTC F565E 30 1 789 138 11 CARD READER 51 A 1057 182 A AOI US H B MCE W CARTON ASSY A 1057 183 A AOI US MX H B W CARTON ASSY 52 1 789 039 31 CARD VGA RADEON X300 S S S 217 1 787 304 21 FAN ADDA 1 787 304 31 FAN DELTA 1 787 3...

Page 28: ... 796 906 21 6 707 756 01 6 600 387 01 CD ROM SA 148 F CPU P4 2 80EG 7PR DDR 256MB HYS64D32300HU 5 C DVD RW P4 3 0 1GB 512x2 1 797 062 11 6 707 377 01 6 600 388 01 DVD RW P 108 F CPU P4 3EG 7PU DDR 512MB HYS64D64320HU 5 C DVD ROM 1 797 063 11 P4 3 2 DVD ROM H 8163 F 6 707 376 01 CPU P4 3 20EG 7PW Ref No 11 HDD 80GB SATA 1 797 176 11 Ref No 52 Graphics HDD W CVXL80SD2 S WD800JD 80GB 80GB SATA 1 789 ...

Page 29: ...UN CCC HDD M CALYPSO S 6Y080M0 80GB DVD ROM SA 616 F 1 797 189 21 512MB 256x2 HDD M CALYPSO S 6Y080M0 80GB 6 600 427 01 DDR 256MB M368L3223FUN CCC 160GB SATA Ref No 52 Graphics 1 796 943 11 80GB SATA 1GB 512x2 HDD M CALYPSO S 6Y160M0 160GB 1 789 039 31 6 600 426 01 1 796 943 21 CARD VGA RADEON X300 DDR 512MB M368L6423FUN CCC HDD M CALYPSO S 6Y160M0 160GB 1 796 945 12 HDD HG VC3 S HDS722516VLSA20 1...

Page 30: ...VXL80 2 S WD1600JD 98HBC0 160GB Ref No 24 Optical 2 P4 3GHz 1 0GB 512MBx2 200GB SATA DVD ROM 6 707 377 01 6 600 388 01 1 797 076 21 1 797 063 11 CPU P4 3GHz 530J DDR 512MB HYS64D64320HU 5 C HDD W CVXL80 2 S WD2000JD 98HBC0 200GB DVD ROM H 8163 F 6 708 141 01 CPU P4 3GHz 630 0802M 2 0GB 512MBx4 250GB SATA CD ROM 6 600 388 01 1 797 075 21 1 796 906 21 P4 3 20GHz DDR 512MB HYS64D64320HU 5 C HDD W CVX...

Page 31: ...0 160GB 400GB SATA 200GBx2 6 708 525 01 6 600 425 01 1 796 943 22 1 796 978 11 CPU P4 3 40GHz 551 8J5 DDR 256MB V826632K24SCIW D3 HDD 6Y160M02471BA 160GB HDD S APLUS S ST3200822AS 200GB 6 600 435 01 1 797 077 11 1 797 076 11 DDR 256MB EBD25UC8AKFA 5C E HDD W CVXL 80 2 S WD1600JD 98HBB0 160GB HDD W CVXL80 2 S WD2000JD 98HBB0 200GB 1 797 255 11 1 796 942 22 1GB 512MBx2 HDD M SBR S 160GB HDD 6Y200M02...

Page 32: ...p FIT D2005_108 04 Ver 4 2005 08 04 Page 18 FIT D2005_115 05 Ver 5 2005 09 22 4 Model Lineup FIT D2005_139 06 Ver 6 2005 12 01 Quick Memo Reflection FIT D2005_149 07 Ver 7 2006 01 25 6 Model Lineup FIT D2005_162 08 Ver 8 2006 02 13 Quick Memo Reflection FIT D2006_008 Remarks TOP CAUTION DISASSEMBLY FRAME HARNESS EXPLODE VIEW CTO Sony Confidential VGC RB Series 095 ...

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