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SERVICE MANUAL
PERSONAL COMPUTER VAIO
For American Area
US Model
Canadian Model
S400
9-874-322-07
Lineup:
PCV-RX500A
PCV-RX500E
PCV-RX540
PCV-RX550
PCV-RX551
PCV-RX552
PCV-RX553
PCV-RX554
PCV-RX5 Series
4
4
1
PCV-RX560
PCV-RX570
PCV-RX571
PCV-RX572
PCV-RX580
PCV-RX581
PCV-RX590G
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
1
2
1
Ver 7-2005C
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
1-1.
Flow Chart ................................................................
1-1
1-2.
Top Panel Section ....................................................
1-2
1-3.
Left Panel Section ....................................................
1-2
1-4.
DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, CD-RW, CD-ROM ............
1-3
1-5.
Switching Power ......................................................
1-4
1-6.
HDD .........................................................................
1-5
1-7.
PCI Slot Panel ..........................................................
1-5
1-8.
VGA Card ................................................................
1-6
1-9.
Mounted PWB ENX-15 ...........................................
1-6
1-10.
Modem Card ............................................................
1-7
1-11.
Panel Ass'y (Upper) (For 2 Bay) .............................
1-7
1-12.
Panel Ass'y (Lower) (U) ..........................................
1-8
1-13.
Right Panel ...............................................................
1-8
1-14.
CNX-138 Board .......................................................
1-9
1-15.
CNX-137 Board .......................................................
1-9
1-16.
SWX-66 Board ........................................................ 1-10
1-17.
FDD .......................................................................... 1-10
1-18.
IFX-185 Board ......................................................... 1-11
1-19.
Memory .................................................................... 1-12
1-20.
CPU .......................................................................... 1-13
CPU Installation ....................................................... 1-14
1-21.
Mother Board ........................................................... 1-15
2.
FRAME HARNESS
· Frame Harness Diagram and Jumper Setting
of Mother Board ......................................................
2-1
3.
REPAIR PARTS LIST
3-1.
Exploded Views and Parts List
(Mother Board (BI) Assy) .......................................
3-1
3-2.
Exploded Views and Parts List
(Mother Board (AD) Assy) ......................................
3-3
3-3.
Exploded Views and Parts List
(Mother Board (EE) Assy) .......................................
3-5
3-4.
Accessories and Parts List .......................................
3-8


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SECTION 1
DISASSEMBLY
1-1.
FLOW CHART
·Ps-s denotes the page concerned.
·
HDD has a low resistance to vibration, requiring careful handling.
TOP PANEL
SECTION
P1-2
LEFT PANEL
SECTION
P1-2
DVD-ROM,
DVD-RW,
CD-RW,
CD-ROM
P1-3
PANEL ASS'Y
(UPPER)
(FOR 2 BAY)
P1-7
PANEL ASS'Y
(LOWER) (U)
P1-8
RIGHT
PANEL
P1-8
SWX-66
BOARD
P1-10
P1-12
MOTHER
BOARD
P1-15
SWITCHING
POWER
P1-4
PCI SLOT
PANEL
P1-5
VGA CARD
P1-6
P1-7
HDD
P1-5
FDD
P1-10
CPU
P1-13
P1-6
MODEM CARD
CNX-138
BOARD
P1-9
IFX-185
BOARD
P1-11
CNX-137
BOARD
P1-9
MEMORY
MOUNTED PWB
ENX-15


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PCV-RX5 Series (AM)
1-3.
LEFT PANEL SECTION
1-2.
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.