SERVICE MANUAL
PERSONAL COMPUTER VAIO
For American Area
US Model
Canadian Model
Specifications
S400
9-874-360-03
Lineup: PCV-RX820
PCV-RX821
PCV-RX830
PCV-RX850
PCV-RX851
PCV-RX860
PCV-RX861
PCV-RX881
PCV-RX891
PCV-RXA842
PCV-RX8__ Series
Model-name PCV-RX860 PCV-RX850 PCV-RX820 PCV-RX891 PCV-RX881 PCV-RX830 PCV-RX851 PCV-RXA842
CPU
P4 2.40B GHz P4 2.40B GHz P4 2.0A GHz P4 2.80GHz P4 2.66GHz P4 2.66GHz
P4 2.4B0 GHz
A2400+
M/B
(GL)
(GL)
(GL)
(GL)
(GL)
(GL)
(GL)
(AL)
Memory
std/max
512MB/
1536MB
512MB/
1536MB
512MB/
1536MB
512MB/
1536MB
512MB/
1536MB
512MB/
1536MB
512MB/
1024MB
DDR-DIMM
( PC266 )
DDR-DIMM
( PC266 )
DDR-DIMM
( PC266)
DDR-DIMM
(PC266)
DDR-DIMM
(PC266)
DDR-DIMM
( PC266)
DDR-DIMM
( PC266 )
DDR-DIMM
( PC266)
Slot 1
512MB
512MB
512MB
1024MB
512MB
512MB
512MB
512MB
Slot 2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Slot 3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
HDD
Bay 1
80GB
80GB
80GB
160GB
120GB
80GB
120GB
80GB
--------
Bay 2
Opt.Device
Upper
DVD-RW
DVD-ROM
DVD-ROM
DVD-RW
DVD-RW
DVD-RW
DVD-ROM
DVD-ROM
CD-ROM
CD-RW
CD-RW
DVD-ROM
CD-ROM
CD-ROM
CD-RW
CD-RW
Lower
Expansion Card
PCI x2/AGP x1 PCI x2/AGP x1 PCI x2/AGP x1
PCIx2
PCIx2
PCI x2/AGP x1 PCI x2/AGP x1 PCI x2/AGP x1
(Top)
Slot4 (AGP)
-
-
-
DVI
DVI
-
-
-
Slot3 (PCI)
--------
Slot2 (PCI)
--------
(Bottom) Slot1 (PCI])
Modem(CNR) Modem(CNR) Modem(CNR) Modem(CNR) Modem(CNR) Modem(CNR) Modem(CNR) Modem(CNR)
MemoryStick
aaaaaaaa
Modem
non HPNA
non HPNA
non HPNA
non HPNA
non HPNA
non HPNA
non HPNA
non HPNA
Speaker
PCVA-SP3
PCVA-SP3A PCVA-SP3A PCVA-SP3A PCVA-SP3A PCVA-SP3A PCVA-SP3A
PCVA-SP3
OS
Win XP Home Win XP Home Win XP Home Win XP Home Win XP Home Win XP Home Win XP Home Win XP Home
1024MB/
1536MB
PCV-RX821
P4 2.0A GHz
(GL)
256MB/
1536MB
DDR-DIMM
( PC266 )
256MB
256MB
256MB
-
-
40GB
-
DVD-ROM
CD-RW
PCI x2/AGP x1
-
-
-
Modem(CNR)
a
non HPNA
PCVA-SP3A
Win XP Home
PCV-RX861
P4 2.80 GHz
(GL)
512MB/
1536MB
DDR-DIMM
( PC266 )
-
80GB
-
DVD-ROM
CD-RW
PCI x2/AGP x1
-
-
-
Modem(CNR)
a
non HPNA
PCVA-SP3A
Win XP Home
Ver 3-2004A
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, 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
· Flow Chart ................................................................ 2-1
·Top Panel Section ..................................................... 2-2
· Left Panel Section .................................................... 2-2
· Optical Drive ............................................................ 2-3
· Switching Power ...................................................... 2-4
· HDD ......................................................................... 2-5
· PCI Slot Panel .......................................................... 2-5
·VGA Card ................................................................. 2-6
· Modem Card ............................................................. 2-7
·Panel Ass'y (Upper) (for 2 Bay) .............................. 2-7
·Panel Ass'y (Lower) (U) .......................................... 2-8
· Right Panel ............................................................... 2-8
· CNX-187 Board ....................................................... 2-9
· SWX-66 Board ......................................................... 2-9
· FDD .......................................................................... 2-10
· IFX-169 Board ......................................................... 2-10
· Memory .................................................................... 2-11
· DC Fan (with Heat Sink) ......................................... 2-12
· CPU .......................................................................... 2-13
· Mother Board ........................................................... 2-14
History of the changes is shown as the "Revision
History" at the end of this data.
3.
FRAME HARNESS
· Frame Harness Diagram and Jumper Setting
of Mother Board ....................................................... 3-1
4.
REPAIR PARTS LIST
4-1.
Exploded View (Mother Board (GL) Ass'y) ........... 4-1
4-2.
Exploded View (Mother Board (AL) Ass'y) ........... 4-3
4-3.
Accessories ............................................................... 4-5
4-4.
Parts List ................................................................... 4-6
2-1
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SECTION 2
DISASSEMBLY
· 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)
P2-7
PANEL ASS'Y
(LOWER) (U)
P2-8
RIGHT
PANEL
P2-8
SWX-66
BOARD
P2-7
P2-11
MOTHER
BOARD
P2-14
SWITCHING
POWER
P2-4
PCI SLOT
PANEL
P2-5
P2-7
HDD
P2-5
FDD
P2-10
P2-12
CPU
P2-13
VGA CARD
P2-6
MODEM CARD
CNX-187
BOARD
P2-9
IFX-169
BOARD
DC FAN
(WITH HEAT SINK)
P2-10
MEMORY
2-2
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PCV-RX8_ _ Series (AM)
· LEFT PANEL SECTION
·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.