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SERVICE MANUAL

PERSONAL COMPUTER VAIO

ForAmericanArea

US Model

Canadian Model

Specifications

S400

9-874-350-04

Lineup: PCV-RX730

PCV-RX740

PCV-RX741

PCV-RX742

PCV-RX743

PCV-RX750

PCV-RX752

PCV-RX753

PCV-RX755

PCV-RX7__ Series

Model-name

PCV-RX790G

PCV-RX780G

PCV-RX770

PCV-RX760

PCV-RX756

PCV-RX750

PCV-RX762

PCV-RX730

PCV-RX740

PCV-RX741

PCV-RX742

CPU

P4 2AGHz

P4 2.20GHz

P4 2AGHz

P4 2.2GHz

Cel 1.7GHz

A1800

A1600

M/B

(KE)

(VA)

(VA-VGA)

(AM)

Memory

std/max

512MB/1024MB

512MB/1536MB

256MB/1536MB

256MB/1024MB

RDRAM-RIMM

( PC800-40 )

DDR-DIMM

( PC2100 )

DDR-DIMM

( PC2100 )

DDR-DIMM

( PC2100 )

DDR-DIMM

( PC2100 )

DDR-DIMM

( PC2100 )

DDR-DIMM

( PC2100 )

DDR-DIMM

( PC2100 )

DDR-DIMM

( PC2100 )

DDR-DIMM

( PC2100 )

DDR-DIMM

( PC2100 )

Slot 1

512MB

256MB

-

256MB

-

256MB

-

Slot 2

----------

Slot 3

HDD

Bay 1

120GB

80GB

60GB

80GB

40GB

60GB

-----------

Bay 2

Opt.Device

Upper

DVD-RW

DVD-ROM

Lower

DVD-ROM

CD-ROM

CD-RW

Expansion Card (Open)

PCIx1

PCIx2 / AGPx1

PCIx3

(Top)

Slot4 (AGP)

VGA/DVI

VGA

-

(PCI)

-

(PCI)

-

(PCI)

Slot3 (PCI)

-

Slot2 (PCI)

MPEG

-

(Bottom) Slot1 (PCI)

Modem (PCI)

Modem (CNR)

MemoryStick

aaaaaaaa

×××

OS

Win XP Home

PCV-RX743

A2000

(AM)

512MB/1024MB

DDR-DIMM

( PC2100 )

256MB

-

80GB

-

DVD-ROM

CD-RW

PCIx3

-

(PCI)

-

Modem (CNR)

×

Win XP Home

Model-name

PCV-RX753

PCV-RX752

PCV-RX755

CPU

P4 1.80

P4 2AGHz

M/B

(VA-VGA)

Memory

std/max

512MB/1536MB

256MB/1024MB

1024MB/1024MB

256MB/1536MB

1024MB/1536MB

DDR-DIMM

( PC2100 )

DDR-DIMM

( PC2100 )

DDR-DIMM

( PC2100 )

Slot 1 256MB or 512MB

512MB

256MB

512MB

256MB

512MB

256MB or Non

-

256MB

-

512MB

-

512MB

Slot 2

---

--

Slot 3

HDD

Bay 1

60GB

80GB

60GB

120GB

60GB

120GB

---

Bay 2

Opt.Device

Upper

DVD-RW

DVD-ROM

DVD-RW

DVD-ROM

CD-ROM

CD-RW

DVD-ROM

CD-RW

Lower

Expansion Card (Open)

PCIx2 / AGPx1

(Top)

Slot4 (AGP)

---

Slot3 (PCI)

-

Slot2 (PCI)

-

(Bottom) Slot1 (PCI)

Modem (CNR)

MemoryStick

aaa

OS

Win XP Home

PCV-RX790C

PCV-RX700C

P4 2.4GHz

P4 2.53GHz

P4 2GHz

P4 2.2GHz

(KE)

(VA-VGA)

(VA)

512MB/1024MB

512MB/1536MB

RDRAM-RIMM

( PC800-40 )

DDR-DIMM

( PC2100 )

512MB

-

VGA/DVI

Modem (PCI)

Modem (CNR)

a

-

VGA

-

DVD-ROM

CD-ROM

Win XP HE

MPEG

-

MPEG

80GB

-

120GB

-

120GB

DVD-RW

256MB

Modem (CNR)

PCV-RX756

PCV-RX760

PCV-RX762

PCV-RX770

PCV-RX780G

PCV-RX790G

PCV-RX700C

PCV-RX790C

Ver 4-2004B

RevisionHistory

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CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type

recommended by the manufacturer.

Dispose of used batteries according

to the manufacturer's instructions.

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

Sony, VAIO and CLIE are trademarks or registered trademarks of

Sony. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Media, Outlook, Bookshelf

and other Microsoft products are trademarks or registered trademarks

of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

The word Bluetooth and the Bluetooth logo are trademarks of

Bluetooth SIG, Inc. AMD, AMD logo, AMD Duron and

combinations thereof , 3DNow!, are trademarks of Advanced Micro

Devices, Inc. Intel Inside logo, Pentium and Celeron are trademarks

or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.Transmeta, the

Transmeta logo, Crusoe Processor, the Crusoe logo and

combinations thereof are trademarks of Transmeta Corporation in

the USA and other countries. Graffiti, HotSync, PalmModem, and

Palm OS are resistered trademarks, and the Hotsync logo and Palm

are trademarks of Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries. (M) and Motrola

are trademarks of Motrora, Inc. Other Motrola products and services

with (R) mark like Dragomball are the trademarks of Motrola, Inc.

All other names of systems, products and services in this manual

are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

In this manual, the (TM) or (R) mark are not specified.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.

OPERATION ...........................................................

1-1

2.

DISASSEMBLY

2-1.

Flow Chart ................................................................

2-1

2-2.

Top Panel Section ....................................................

2-2

2-3.

Left Panel Section ....................................................

2-2

2-4.

Optical Drive ............................................................

2-3

2-5.

Switching Power ......................................................

2-3

2-6.

HDD .........................................................................

2-4

2-7.

PCI Slot Panel ..........................................................

2-4

2-8.

VGA Card ................................................................

2-5

2-9.

Mounted PWB ENX-15 ...........................................

2-5

2-10.

Modem Card ............................................................

2-6

2-11.

Panel Ass'y (Upper) (For 2 Bay) .............................

2-6

2-12.

Panel Ass'y (Lower) (U) ..........................................

2-7

2-13.

Right Panel ...............................................................

2-7

2-14.

CNX-138 Board .......................................................

2-8

2-15.

CNX-137 Board .......................................................

2-8

2-16.

SWX-66 Board ........................................................

2-9

2-17.

FDD ..........................................................................

2-9

2-18.

CNX-169 Board ....................................................... 2-10

2-19.

Memory .................................................................... 2-11

2-20.

CPU .......................................................................... 2-12

CPU Installation ....................................................... 2-12

2-21.

Mother Board ........................................................... 2-13

3.

PROGRAMS FOR SERVICE

3-1.

General .....................................................................

3-1

3-2.

PC-Doctor Starting Method .....................................

3-1

3-3.

intel815E-B Video Diag Starting Method ...............

3-1

4.

SERVICE INFORMATION

4-1.

Jumper Setting on Hard Disk Drive ........................

4-1

5.

FRAME HARNESS

5-1.

Connector List

1.

Mother Board (AM) .................................................

5-1

2.

Mother Board (VA) ..................................................

5-3

3.

Mother Board (KE) ..................................................

5-5

5-2.

Frame Harness Diagram and Jumper Setting

of Mother Board ......................................................

5-7

6.

REPAIR PARTS LIST

6-1.

Exploded Views and Parts List

(Mother Board (AM) Assy) .....................................

6-1

6-2.

Exploded Views and Parts List

(Mother Board (VA) Assy) ......................................

6-3

6-3.

Exploded Views and Parts List

(Mother Board (KE) Assy) ......................................

6-5

6-4.

Accessories and Parts List .......................................

6-8

History of the changes is shown as the "Revision

History" at the end of this data.

2-1

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PCV-RX7_ _Series (UC)

SECTION 2

DISASSEMBLY

2-1.

FLOW CHART

·Ps-s denotes the page concerned.

·

HDD has a low resistance to vibration, requiring careful handling.

TOP PANEL

SECTION

P2-2

LEFT PANEL

SECTION

P2-2

OPTICAL

DRIVE

P2-3

PANEL ASS'Y

(UPPER)

(FOR 2 BAY)

P2-6

PANEL ASS'Y

(LOWER) (U)

P2-7

RIGHT

PANEL

P2-7

SWX-66

BOARD

P2-9

P2-11

MOTHER

BOARD

P2-13, 14, 15

SWITCHING

POWER

P2-3

PCI SLOT

PANEL

P2-4

VGA CARD

P2-5

P2-6

HDD

P2-4

FDD

P2-9

CPU

P2-12

P2-5

MODEM CARD

CNX-138

BOARD

P2-8

IFX-169

BOARD

P2-10

CNX-137

BOARD

P2-8

MEMORY

MOUNTED PWB

ENX-15

2-2

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2-3.

LEFT PANEL SECTION

2-2.

TOP PANEL SECTION

2

Remove the top panel section

in the direction of arrow A.

A

1

two claws

A

2

Remove the left panel section

in the direction of arrow A.

1

Pull thelever.