Sony VAIO PCV-RX950 User manual

SERVICE MANUAL

PERSONAL COMPUTER VAIO

For American Area

US Model

Canadian Model

S400

9-874-373-04

PCV-RX9__ Series

Lineup:

PCV-RX950

PCV-RX951

PCV-RX991

Ver 4-2004F

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.

Informationinthis documentis subjectto changewithout notice.

Sony, VAIO and CLIE are trademarks or registered trademarks of

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

andother Microsoftproductsare trademarksor registeredtrademarks

of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

The word Bluetooth and the Bluetooth logo are trademarks of

Bluetooth SIG, Inc.AMD, theAMD logo, otherAMD 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

aretrademarksof Motrora,Inc. OtherMotrola products andservices

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

•Top Panel Section..................................................... 1-2

•Left Panel Section .................................................... 1-2

•Optical Drive ............................................................ 1-3

•Switching Power ...................................................... 1-4

•HDD ......................................................................... 1-5

•PCI Slot Panel .......................................................... 1-5

•VGA Card................................................................. 1-6

•Modem Card............................................................. 1-7

•Panel Ass’y (Upper) (for 2 Bay) .............................. 1-7

•Panel Ass’y (Lower) (U) .......................................... 1-8

•Right Panel ............................................................... 1-8

•CNX-187 Board ....................................................... 1-9

•SWX-66 Board ......................................................... 1-9

•FDD .......................................................................... 1-10

•CNX-169 Board ....................................................... 1-10

•Memory .................................................................... 1-11

•DC Fan (with Heat Sink) ......................................... 1-12

•CPU .......................................................................... 1-13

•Mother Board ........................................................... 1-14

History of the changes is shown as the “Revision

History” at the end of this data.

2. FRAME HARNESS

•Frame Harness Diagram and Jumper Setting

of Mother Board ....................................................... 2-1

3. REPAIR PARTS LIST

3-1. Exploded View ......................................................... 3-1

3-2. Accessories............................................................... 3-3

3-3. Parts List................................................................... 3-4

3-4. Compatible Parts List............................................... 3-6

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PCV-RX9__ Series (AM)

SECTION 1

DISASSEMBLY

•FLOW CHART

•Ps-sdenotes the page concerned.

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

TOP PANEL

SECTION

P1-2

LEFT PANEL

SECTION

P1-2

OPTICAL

DRIVE

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

P1-9

P1-11

MOTHER

BOARD

P1-14

SWITCHING

POWER

P1-4

PCI SLOT

PANEL

P1-5

P1-7

HDD

P1-5

FDD

P1-10 P1-12

CPU

P1-13

VGA CARD

P1-6

MODEM CARD

CNX-187

BOARD

P1-9

CNX-169

BOARD

DC FAN

(WITH HEAT SINK)

P1-10

MEMORY

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PCV-RX9__ Series (AM)

•LEFT PANEL SECTION

•TOP PANEL SECTION

Remove the top panel section

in the direction of arrow

two claws

Remove the left panel section

in the direction of arrow

Pull thelever.

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PCV-RX9__ Series (AM)

•OPTICAL DRIVE

Remove the escutcheon

in the direction of arrow

Remove the CD holder ass’y

in the direction of arrow

Remove the escutcheon

in the direction of arrow

Remove the drive adaptor

in the direction of arrow

(Except DVD-RW)

Remove the drive adaptor

in the direction of arrow

Optical drive (upper side)

Optical drive

(lower side)

two screws

(PWH3

two screws

(PWH3

harness (IDE CD/DVD)

power connector

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•SWITCHING POWER

bracket power supply ass’y

duct CPU (

1: When using CPU 3GHz or more.

two claws

Push the lever

three screws

(No.6-32UNC)

screw

(No.6-32UNC)

switching power

clipple

chassis

Disconnect respectiv

power connectors.

When attaching the switching power,

it takes care so that harness may not

be inserted into the chassis.

switching power

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PCV-RX9__ Series (AM)

•HDD

•PCI SLOT PANEL

Push the lever.

two screws

(SW) (No.6-32UNC)

HDD

HDD bracket ass’y

two screws

(SW) (No.6-32UNC)

harness

(IDE/ATA)

power connector

screw

(SW) (No.6-32UNC)

screw

(SW) (No.6-32UNC)

PCI slot panel

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PCV-RX9__ Series (AM)

•VGA CARD

screw

(SW) (No.6-32UNC)

VGA card

Push the clip.

AGP1

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PCV-RX9__ Series (AM)

•MODEM CARD

screw

(SW) (No.6-32UNC)

modem card

•PANEL ASS’Y (UPPER) (FOR 2 BAY)

panel ass’y (upper) (for 2 bay

)

two claws

Open the door (FDD) ass’y.

two claws

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