Sony PCV-RX821, PCV-RX851, PCV-RX830, PCV-RX850, PCV-RX860 Service Manual
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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 o wners.
In this manual, the (TM) or (R) mark are not specified.
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Confidential
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OPERATION
........................................................... 1-1
2. DISASSEMBLY
• Flow Chart ................................................................ 2-1
•Top Panel Section..................................................... 2-2
• Left Panel Section .................................................... 2-2
• Optical Dr ive ............................................................ 2-3
• Switc hing 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 V iew (Mother Board (GL) Ass’y) ........... 4-1
4-2. Exploded V iew (Mother Board (AL) Ass’y) ........... 4-3
4-3. Accessories............................................................... 4-5
4-4. Parts List................................................................... 4-6
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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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• 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.
2-3
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• OPTICAL DRIVE
A
8
Remove the escutcheon
in the direction of arrow
D
.
1
Remove the CD holder ass’y
in the direction of arrow
A
.
4
Remove the escutcheon
in the direction of arrow
B
.
5
Remove the drive adaptor
in the direction of arrow
C
.
(Except DVD-RW)
9
Remove the drive adaptor
in the direction of arrow
E
.
3
Optical drive (upper side)
7
Optical drive
(lower side)
2
two screws
(PWH3
×
5)
6
two screws
(PWH3
×
5)
C
B
E
D
2-4
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•SWITCHING POWER
3
bracket power supply ass’y
2
Push the lever
5
three screws
(No.6-32UNC)
1
screw
(No.6-32UNC)
6
switching power
clipple
chassis
4
Disconnect respectiv
e
power connectors.
When attaching the switching power,
it takes care so that harness may not
be inserted into the chassis.
switching power
2-5
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• HDD
• PCI SLOT PANEL
1
Push the lever.
3
two screws
(SW) (No.6-32UNC)
4
HDD
2
HDD bracket ass’y
3
two screws
(SW) (No.6-32UNC)
1
screw
(SW) (No.6-32UNC)
2
PCI slot panel
5
screw
(SW) (No.6-32UNC)
3
screw
(SW) (No.6-32UNC)
6
PCI slot panel
4
PCI slot panel
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