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SERVICE MANUAL
PERSONAL COMPUTER VAIO
For American Area
US Model
Canadian Model
S400
9-874-359-08
Lineup: PCV-RZ14G
PCV-RZ16G
PCV-RZ22G
PCV-RZ24G
PCV-RZ26G
PCV-RZ31G
PCV-RZ32G
PCV-RZ34G
PCV-RZ36G
PCV-RZ30GN2
PCV-RZ30GN4
PCV-RZ44G
PCV-RZ45G
PCV-RZ46G
PCV-RZ49
PCV-RZ40C1B
PCV-RZ40C1F
PCV-RZ54G
PCV-RZ56G
PCV-RZ Series
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Ver 8-2005C
Revision History


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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, the AMD logo, other AMD product names
and combinations thereof 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.
DISASSEMBLY
· Flow Chart ................................................................ 1-1
· Left Panel Ass'y ....................................................... 1-2
· Optical Drive ............................................................ 1-3
· Switching Power ...................................................... 1-4
· HDD ......................................................................... 1-5
· IFX-294 Memory Stick Board/
IFX-333 Multi Card Board ...................................... 1-6
· CNX-235 Board ....................................................... 1-7
· CNX-183 Board ....................................................... 1-8
· CNX-184 Board ....................................................... 1-9
· FDD .......................................................................... 1-10
· CNX-180 Board ....................................................... 1-11
· DC Fan (Chassis) ..................................................... 1-12
· DC Fan (with Heat Sink) ......................................... 1-13
· CPU .......................................................................... 1-14
·VGA Card ................................................................. 1-15
· PCI Slot Panel .......................................................... 1-16
· Mounted PWB ENX-15,
Mounted PWB ENX-20 (US F),
Mounted PWB ENX-26 (US F) ............................... 1-17
· Sound Card (AUDIGY) ........................................... 1-18
· Modem Card ............................................................. 1-19
· Memory .................................................................... 1-20
· Mother Board ........................................................... 1-21
· Right Panel Ass'y ..................................................... 1-22
·Top Panel Ass'y ........................................................ 1-23
·Front Panel Ass'y ..................................................... 1-24
· SWX-120, SWX-159, SWX-160
Switch/LED Board ................................................... 1-25
2.
FRAME HARNESS
· Frame Harness Diagram and Jumper Setting
of Mother Board ....................................................... 2-1
3.
REPAIR PARTS LIST
3-1.
Exploded View
(Mother Board (GL)/(WA)/(MO, GBE) Ass'y) ...... 3-1
3-2.
Exploded View
(Mother Board (MO2, GBE/WOAU)/
(MU, PSC/GB/WOAU) Ass'y) ................................ 3-3
3-3.
Accessories ............................................................... 3-5
3-4.
Basic List .................................................................. 3-7
3-5.
Substitution List ....................................................... 3-21
History of the changes is shown as the "Revision
History" at the end of this data.


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SECTION 1
DISASSEMBLY
· FLOW CHART
·Ps-s denotes the page concerned.
·
HDD has a low resistance to vibration, requiring careful handling.
LEFT PANEL
ASS'Y
P1-2
RIGHT PANEL
ASS'Y
P1-22
TOP PANEL
ASS'Y
P1-23
OPTICAL
DRIVE
P1-3
SWITCHING
POWER
P1-4
HDD
PCV-RZ
P1-5
FDD
P1-10
CPU
P1-14
P1-15
DC FAN
(CHASSIS)
P1-12
CNX-180
BOARD
P1-11
IFX-294 MEMORY
STICK BOARD/
IFX-333 MULTI
CARD BOARD
P1-6
PCI SLOT
PANEL
VGA CARD
P1-16
DC FAN
(WITH
HEAT SINK)
P1-13
MOTHER
BOARD
P1-21
MEMORY
P1-20
FRONT PANEL
ASS'Y
P1-24
MODEM
CARD
P1-19
SWX-120, SWX-159,
SWX-160 SWITCH/
LED BOARD
P1-25
MOUNTED PWB ENX-15,
MOUNTED PWB ENX-20 (US F),
MOUNTED PWB ENX-26 (US F)
P1-17
CNX-235
BOARD
P1-18
SOUND CARD
(AUDIGY)
P1-7
CNX-183,
CNX-184
BOARD
P1-8, 9


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· LEFT PANEL ASS'Y
1
two claws
2
Remove the left panel ass'y
in the direction of arrow A.
A
A
A
: rear side (the enlargement figure of claws)