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Confidential
Ver 5 -2004L
Revision History
PERSONAL COMPUTER
·
9-876-387-05
S400
VGN-A51PS1/A51PS2/A51S1/A51S2/A61B/A71PS/A71S
VGN-A230/A230B/A230P/A240/A240B/A240P/A250/A260/A270/A270B/A270P/A290/A290F
VGN-A215M/A215Z/A217M/A217S/A295HP/A297XP
VGN-A21C/A23CP/A29CP/A29GP/A29LP/A29SP/A29TP
SERVICE MANUAL
· Design and specifications are subject to
change without notice.
UK
*: CTO Model
Area
Model
Line up
American
US
Canadian
VGN-A230
*
VGN-A230B
*
VGN-A230P
*
VGN-A240
*
VGN-A240B
*
VGN-A240P
*
VGN-A250
VGN-A260
VGN-A270
*
VGN-A270B
*
VGN-A270P
*
VGN-A290
European
AEP
VGN-A215M
VGN-A215Z
VGN-A217M
VGN-295HP
VGN-297XP
VGN-A21C
VGN-A23CP
VGN-A29CP
Asian/Oceania/
South Africa
International
VGN-A29GP
Thai
China
VGN-A29SP
Korean
VGN-A29LP
Thaiwan
VGN-A29TP
Japanese
Japanese
VGN-A51PS1
*
VGN-A51PS2
*
VGN-A51S1
*
VGN-A51S2
*
VGN-A61B
VGN-A71PS
*
VGN-A71S
*
Latin
VGN-A290F
VGN-A217S
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Service and Inspection Precautions
1. Obey precautionary markings and
instructions
Labels and stamps on the cabinet, chassis, and
components identify areas requiring special
precautions. Be sure to observe these precautions,
as well as all precautions listed in the operating
manual and other associated documents.
2. Use designated parts only
The set's components possess important safety
characteristics, such as noncombustibility and the
ability to tolerate large voltages. Be sure that
replacement parts possess the same safety
characteristics as the originals. Also remember
that the 0 mark, which appears in circuit
diagrams and parts lists, denotes components that
have particularly 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 insulating materials
(tubes and tape) and the mounting of parts above
the printer board. In addition, internal wiring has
been routed and clamped so as to keep it away
from hot or high-voltage parts. When mounting
parts or routing wires, therefore, be sure to
duplicate the original layout.
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
damaged by heat.
6. When handling flexible print
boards...
· The temperature of the soldering-iron tip should
be about 270C.
· Do not apply the tip more than three times to
the same pattern.
·Handle patterns with care; never apply force.
Caution: Remember that hard disk drives are
easily damaged by vibration. Always handle
with care.
Caution Markings for Lithium/Ion Battery - The
following or similar texts shall be provided on
battery pack of equipment or in both the operating
and the service instructions.
CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is
incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same
or equivalent type recommended by the
manufacturer. Discard used batteries according
to the manufacturer's instructions.
CAUTION: The battery pack used in this device
may present a fire or chemical burn hazard if
mistreated. Do not disassemble, heat above
100°C (212°F) or incinerate.
Dispose of used battery promptly.
Keep away from children.
CAUTION: Changing the back up battery.
· Overcharging, short circuiting, reverse charging,
multilation or incineration of the cells must be
avoided to prevent one or more of the following
occurrences; release of toxic materials, release
of hydrogen and/or oxygen gas, rise in surface
temperature.
· If a cell has leaked or vented, it should be
replaced immediately while avoiding to touch
it without any protection.
ATTENTION AU COMPOSANT AYANT
RAPPORT
À LA SÉCURITÉ!
LES COMPOSANTS IDENTIFÉS PAR UNE
MARQUE 0 SUR LES DIAGRAMMES
SCHÉMATIQUES ET LA LISTE DES PIÈCES
SONT CRITIQUES POUR LA SÉCURITÉ DE
FONCTIONNEMENT. NE REMPLACER CES
COMPOSANTS QUE PAR DES PIÈSES SONY
DONT LES NUMÉROS SONT DONNÉS DANS
CE MANUEL OU DANS LES SUPPÉMENTS
PUBLIÉS PAR SONY.
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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VGN-A51PS1/A51PS2/A51S1/A51S2/A61B/A71PS/A71S
VGN-A230/A230B/A230P/A240/A240B/A240P/A250/A260/A270/A270B/A270P/A290/A290F
VGN-A215M/A215Z/A217M/A217S/A295HP/A297XP
VGN-A21C/A23CP/A29CP/A29GP/A29LP/A29SP/A29TP
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History of the changes is shown as the
"Revision History" at the end of this data.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
Title
Page
CHAPTER 1. SPECIFICATIONS
1-1. SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................... 1-1
1-2. CTO Information .............................................................. 1-3
1. ....................................................................................... 1-3
2. ....................................................................................... 1-3
3. ....................................................................................... 1-4
4. ....................................................................................... 1-4
5. ....................................................................................... 1-5
6. ....................................................................................... 1-5
7. ....................................................................................... 1-6
8. ....................................................................................... 1-6
9. ....................................................................................... 1-6
10. ..................................................................................... 1-7
11. ..................................................................................... 1-7
12. ..................................................................................... 1-7
13. ..................................................................................... 1-8
14. ..................................................................................... 1-8
15. ..................................................................................... 1-8
(to 1-8)
CHAPTER 2. BLOCK DIAGRAM
2-1. VGN-A series ................................................................... 2-1
2-2. Port Replicator (VGP-PRAV) .......................................... 2-2
(to 2-2)
CHAPTER 3. FRAME HARNESS DIAGRAM
3-1. VGN-A series ................................................................... 3-1
3-2. Port Replicator (VGP-PRAV) .......................................... 3-2
(to 3-2)
CHAPTER 4. EXPLODED VIEWS AND
PARTS LIST
Palmrest
P-1. Palmrest (17-inch Model) .............................................. 4-2
P-2. Palmrest (15-inch Model) .............................................. 4-4
P-3. Palmrest (15.4-inch Model) ........................................... 4-6
Main Board
M-1. Main Board (17-inch Model) ....................................... 4-8
M-2. Main Board (15-inch Model) .................................... 4-10
M-3. Main Board (15.4-inch Model) ................................. 4-12
Section
Title
Page
Bottom
B-1. Bottom (17-inch Model) .............................................. 4-14
B-2. Bottom (15-inch Model) .............................................. 4-16
B-3. Bottom (15.4-inch Model) ........................................... 4-18
Optical Drive
D-1. Optical Drive ............................................................... 4-20
LCD
L-1. LCD 17-inch WUXGA (Clear Black LCD)
­ Made by SH­ ........................................................... 4-22
L-2. LCD 17-inch WXGA+ (Clear Black LCD)
­ Made by AU­ .......................................................... 4-24
L-3. LCD 15-inch SXGA+ (Clear Black LCD)
­ Made by SH­ ........................................................... 4-26
L-4. LCD 15-inch XGA
­ Made by AU­ ........................................................... 4-28
L-5. LCD 15.4-inch WXGA (Clear Black LCD)
­ Made by HI­ ............................................................ 4-30
Accessories
A-1. Accessories .................................................................. 4-32
A-2. Accessories .................................................................. 4-33
DIP Switch .......................................................................... 4-35
(to 4-35)
CHAPTER 5. OTHERS
5-1. The Barcode Label ............................................................ 5-1
5-2. Replacing the CPU ........................................................... 5-2
1. Removing the CPU .......................................................... 5-2
2. Installing the CPU ............................................................ 5-2
5-3. Wiring the W-LAN CABLE ............................................. 5-3
(to 5-3)
VGN-A51PS1/A51PS2/A51S1/A51S2/A61B/A71PS/A71S
VGN-A230/A230B/A230P/A240/A240B/A240P/A250/A260/A270/A270B/A270P/A290/A290F
VGN-A215M/A215Z/A217M/A217S/A295HP/A297XP
VGN-A21C/A23CP/A29CP/A29GP/A29LP/A29SP/A29TP
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1-1
VGN-A51PS1/A51PS2/A51S1/A51S2/A61B/A71PS/A71S
VGN-A230/A230B/A230P/A240/A240B/A240P/A250/A260/A270/A270B/A270P/A290/A290F
VGN-A215M/A215Z/A217M/A217S/A295HP/A297XP
VGN-A21C/A23CP/A29CP/A29GP/A29LP/A29SP/A29TP
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CHAPTER 1.
SPECIFICATIONS
1-1. Specifications
· The trademarks or registered trademarks of above table, refer to page 2.
· The model that is accompanied by asterisk (
*) is the CTO model
For the equipment configuration, refer to the CTO Information.
·
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VGN-A61B
VGN-A51S2*/A51PS2*
VGN-A51S1*/A51PS1*
VGN-A71S*/A71PS*
CPU
Pentium-M 1.6A(D)
*1)
*1)
*1)
Graphic
Mobility Radeon 9700
Mobility Radeon 9200
Mobility Radeon 9200
Mobility Radeon 9700
LCD
17.0"WXGA+
(Clear Black)
15.0"SXGA+
(Clear Black)
15.4"WXGA
(Clear Black)
17.0"WUXGA
(Clear Black)
HDD
80GB
*2)
*2)
*2)
MEMORY(Slot1)
512MB DDR333
MEMORY(Slot2)
-
*3)
*3)
*3)
QUANTITY[STANDARD/MAX]
512MB/2GB
OPT-DRIVE
DVD Multi Drive
DVD Multi Drive
DVD Multi Drive
DVD Multi Drive
Combo
Combo
Combo
AC adaptor
AC19V7
AC19V7/AC19V3
AC19V7/AC19V3
AC19V7/AC19V3
Battery
BP2EA
BP2EA
BP2EA
BP2EA
Wireless LAN
OOOO
Bluetooth
XXXX
AV PR
O
O/X
O/X
O/X
Audio PR
XXXX
W-Mouse
OX
OO
Memory Card Adapter
OOOO
Remote Controller
O
O/X
O/X
O/X
OS
XP Home
XP Home/XP Pro
XP Home/XP Pro
XP Home/XP Pro
*1)Mobile Cel 1.4,Pentium-M 1.6A(D),Pentium-M 1.8(D),Pentium-M 2.0(D) *2)100GB,80GB(5400rpm),60GB *3)1024MB*2,512MB*2,512MB*1
*4)Mobile Cel 1.3,Mobile Cel 1.4(B),Pentium-M 1.5A(D),Pentium-M 1.60,Pentium-M 1.7(D),Pentium-M 1.8(D),Pentium-M 2.0(D) *5)100GB,80GB(5400rpm),80GB,60GB,40GB *6)1024MB*1,1024MB*2,512MB*1,512MB*2,256MB*1,256MB*2
VGN-A290
VGN-A260
VGN-A250
VGN-A230*/A230B*/A230P* VGN-A240*/A240B*/A240P* VGN-A270*/A270B/A270P*
VGN-A290F
CPU
Pentium-M 1.7A(D)
Pentium-M 1.6A(D)
Pentium-M 1.6A(D)
*4)
*4)
*4)
Pentium-M 1.6A(D)
Graphic
Mobility Radeon 9700
Mobility Radeon 9200
Mobility Radeon 9200
Mobility Radeon 9200
Mobility Radeon 9200
Mobility Radeon 9700
Mobility Radeon 9200
LCD
17.0"WUXGA
(Clear Black)
15.4"WXGA
(Clear Black)
15.4"WXGA
(Clear Black)
15.0"XGA/15.0"SXGA+
(Clear Black)
15.4"WXGA
(Clear Black)
17.0"WUXGA/17.0"WXGA
(Clear Black)
15.4"WXGA
(Clear Black)
HDD
100GB
80GB
80GB
*5)
*5)
*5)
60GB
MEMORY(Slot1)
512MB DDR333
256MB DDR333
256MB DDR333
256MB DDR333
MEMORY(Slot2)
512MB DDR333
256MB DDR333
256MB DDR333
*6)
*6)
*6)
256MB DDR333
QUANTITY[STANDARD/MAX]
512MB/2GB
512MB/2GB
512MB/2GB
512MB/2GB
OPT-DRIVE
DVD+/-RW
DVD+/-RW
DVD+/-RW
DVD+/-RW
Combo
DVD+/-RW
Combo
DVD+/-RW
Combo
DVD+/-RW
AC adaptor
AC19V7
AC19V7
AC19V3
AC19V7/AC19V3
AC19V7/AC19V3
AC19V7/AC19V3
AC19V3
Battery
BP2EA
BP2EA
BP2EA
BP2EA
BP2EA
BP2EA
BP2EA
Wireless LAN
OOO
O/X
O/X
O
O
Bluetooth
XXX
O/X
O/X
O
X
AV PR
OOX
O/X
O/X
O/X
X
Audio PR
XXXXXXX
W-Mouse
XXXXO
O/X
X
Memory Card Adapter
XXXXXXX
Remote Controller
OOX
O/X
O/X
O/X
X
OS
XP Home
XP Home
XP Home
XP Pro/XP Pro SMB/
XP Pro/XP Pro SMB/
XP Pro/XP Pro SMB/
XP Home
XP Home
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XP Home
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VGN-A51PS1/A51PS2/A51S1/A51S2/A61B/A71PS/A71S
VGN-A230/A230B/A230P/A240/A240B/A240P/A250/A260/A270/A270B/A270P/A290/A290F
VGN-A215M/A215Z/A217M/A217S/A295HP/A297XP
VGN-A21C/A23CP/A29CP/A29GP/A29LP/A29SP/A29TP
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· The trademarks or registered trademarks of above table, refer to page 2.
· The model that is accompanied by asterisk (
*) is the CTO model
For the equipment configuration, refer to the CTO Information.
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VGN-A297XP
VGN-A217S
VGN-A217M
VGN-A295HP
VGN-A215M
VGN-A215Z
CPU
Pentium-M 1.8A(D)
Pentium-M 1.7A(D)
Pentium-M 1.6A(D)
Pentium-M 1.7A(D)
Pentium-M 1.6A(D)
Pentium-M 1.7A(D)
Graphic
Mobility Radeon 9700
Mobility Radeon 9700
Mobility Radeon 9700
Mobility Radeon 9200
Mobility Radeon 9200
Mobility Radeon 9200
LCD
17.0"WUXGA
(Clear Black)
17.0"WXGA+
(Clear Black)
17.0"WXGA+
(Clear Black)
15.4"WXGA
(Clear Black)
15.4"WXGA
(Clear Black)
15.4"WXGA
(Clear Black)
HDD
80GB
100GB
80GB
60GB
60GB
60GB
MEMORY(Slot1)
512MB DDR333
256MB DDR333
256MB DDR333
256MB DDR333
256MB DDR333
256MB DDR333
MEMORY(Slot2)
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256MB DDR333
QUANTITY[STANDARD/MAX]
512MB/2GB
512MB/2GB
512MB/2GB
512MB/2GB
512MB/2GB
512MB/2GB
OPT-DRIVE
DVD+/-RW
DVD+/-RW
DVD+/-RW
DVD+/-RW
DVD+/-RW
DVD+/-RW
AC adaptor
AC19V3
AC19V7
AC19V3
AC19V3
AC19V3
AC19V3
Battery
BP2EA
BP2EA
BP2EA
BP2EA
BP2EA
BP2EA
Wireless LAN
OOOOOO
Bluetooth
OOOO
XO
AV PR
XO
XXXX
Audio PR
XXXXXX
W-Mouse
OOO
X
X
X
Memory Card Adapter
XXXXXX
Remote Controller
XO
XXXX
OS
XP Pro
XP Home
XP Home
XP Pro
XP Home
XP Home
VGN-A29CP
VGN-A23CP
VGN-A21C
VGN-A29GP
VGN-A29SP
VGN-A29LP
VGN-A29TP
CPU
Pentium-M 2.0A(D)
Pentium-M 1.6A(D)
Pentium-M 1.5A(D)
Pentium-M 1.6A(D)
Pentium-M 1.6A(D)
Pentium-M 1.6A(D)
Pentium-M 1.6A(D)
Graphic
Mobility Radeon 9700
Mobility Radeon 9200
Mobility Radeon 9200
Mobility Radeon 9200
Mobility Radeon 9200
Mobility Radeon 9200
Mobility Radeon 9200
LCD
17.0"WUXGA
(Clear Black)
15.0"XGA
15.4"WXGA
(Clear Black)
15.4"WXGA
(Clear Black)
15.4"WXGA
(Clear Black)
15.4"WXGA
(Clear Black)
15.4"WXGA
(Clear Black)
HDD
80GB
40GB
40GB
60GB
60GB
60GB
60GB
MEMORY(Slot1)
512MB DDR333
256MB DDR333
256MB DDR333
512MB DDR333
512MB DDR333
512MB DDR333
512MB DDR333
MEMORY(Slot2)
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QUANTITY[STANDARD/MAX]
512MB/2GB
512MB/2GB
512MB/2GB
512MB/2GB
512MB/2GB
512MB/2GB
512MB/2GB
OPT-DRIVE
DVD+/-RW
Combo
Combo
DVD+/-RW
DVD+/-RW
DVD+/-RW
DVD+/-RW
AC adaptor
AC19V7
AC19V3
AC19V3
AC19V3
AC19V3
AC19V3
AC19V3
Battery
BP2EA
BP2EA
BP2EA
BP2EA
BP2EA
BP2EA
BP2EA
Wireless LAN
O
OOOO
OO
Bluetooth
X
XXXX
XX
AV PR
X
XXXX
XX
Audio PR
O
XXXX
XX
W-Mouse
X
XXXX
XX
Memory Card Adapter
O
XXXX
XX
Remote Controller
O
XXXX
XX
OS
XP Pro
XP Pro
XP Home
XP Pro
XP Pro
XP Pro
XP Pro
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