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    US Model Canadian Model Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K SERVICE MANUAL NOTEBOOK COMPUTER 9-872-227-11 S400 Illust : PCG-FX270K[...]

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    — 2 — Inf ormation in this document is subject to change without notice. Sony and V AIO are trademarks of Sony . Intel logo and Intel Inside logo are registered trademarks of Intel Cor poration. Pentium MMX is a trademark of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, MS-DOS, W indows, the W indows 95 and W indo ws 98 logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corpora[...]

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    — 3 — T ABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. REMO V AL 1-1. Flowc hart ......................................................................... 1-1 1-2. Main Electrical Parts Location Diagram ......................... 1-1 1-3. Remov al ........................................................................... 1-2 1. Hood K eyboard Assy , K eyboard Uni[...]

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    1-1 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) CHAPTER 1. REMO V AL 1-1. Flowc har t • P XX means pages that appears in this manual. • Remember that hard disk dri ves are easily damaged by vibration. Always handle with care. 1-2. Main Electrical P ar ts Location Diagram POWER OFF HOOD KEYBOARD ASSY SO-DIMM B[...]

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    1-2 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 1-3.Remo val 1. Hood Ke yboar d Assy , Ke yboard Unit 2. DC-F an, Lithium Battery , Combination Drive, D VD-ROM Drive 6 Hood K eyboard Assy 7 9 5 q; K eyboard Unit F our Cla ws MBX-49 Board CN2004 MBX-49 Board CN1902 3 M2X4 Special Head (Black) 8 M2X4 Special Head ([...]

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    1-3 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 3. Combination Drive, D VD-ROM Drive 1. FX240/FX240K/FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K Model 2. FX220/FX220K Model Claw 7 D VD-RW Door Assy 8 COMBO Drive 5 Brac k et CD-ROM R 2 Brac k et (CD-ROM L) 3 +B M2 (X2) (Gold) 1 +B M2 (X2) (Gold) 4 +B M2 (X2) (Gold) 6 Screw (M1.7) ([...]

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    1-4 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 4. HDD , Door Battery 5. P alm Rest Assy , T ouch P ad, CNX-125 Board, Palm Rest Plate, Bracket P ad 3 2 FPC 50Pin (f or HDD) 4 Door Batter y 1 M2X6 Special Head (X6) (Gold) 1 Screw M3X4 (X2) (Gold) 2 Screw M3X4 (X2) (Gold) 3 Brac k et HDD 4 FPC 50Pin (f or HDD) 5 H[...]

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    1-5 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 6. Display Assy , Hing e Cover F our Cla ws qf Cov er Hinge qh Displa y Base qg Displa y Assy qa M2X6 Special Head (Black) 8 Screw (M2), 0 Number P3 Kind (Blac k) 9 M2X6 Special Head (Gold) 5 M2.6 Cross (Hole) Bind (Black) 7 M2.6 Cross (Hole) Bind (Black) qs 2 6 M2.[...]

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    1-6 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 7. PWS-13 Boar d, Latch Detector 8. PC Card Connector , Modem Card, MBX-49 Board, I/O Bracket ∗ 1 When removing the CPU, refer to “ 1-4. Replacing the CPU ” . ∗ 2 Modem card can be remov ed from the bottom. Refer to the subsequent paragraph “ 11. Modem car[...]

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    1-7 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 9. Speaker Unit, SWX-73 Board 10. SO-DIMM 9 Speaker Unit Speaker Unit Hood K eyboard Hood K eyboard 5 SWX-73 Board 7 Speaker Unit 4 M2X4 (X5) (Black) 3 1 2 8 M2X4 (X2) (Black) 6 M2X4 (X2) (Black) SWX-73 Board CN303 SWX-73 Board CN301 SWX-73 Board CN302 Projection Pr[...]

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    1-8 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 11. Modem Card (Remo ving from the bottom) 2 Modem Door 4 Modem Card 1 M2X4 Special Head (Black) 3 M2 Grip (X2) (Black) 5[...]

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    1-9 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 12. LCD Section (FX270/FX270K Model) – Made by HI – 1. Bez el Housing Assy , LCD unit (15 inch) a Displa y Housing Assy : claw par t 1 Cov er Screw Side (15) (X3) 5 Cov er Screw Low er 3 Cov er Screw Shaft 3 Cov er Screw Shaft 4 +P 2.6X6 Lock Precision T ype3 (B[...]

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    1-10 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 2. In ver ter Assy , LCD Harness, FPC, Display Hpusing Assy 6 2 2 4 5 Inv er ter Assy 9 Displa y Housing Assy 8 LCD HARNESS 1 M2X4 Special Head (Black) 7 FPC 3 Filament T ape[...]

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    1-11 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 13. LCD Section (FX220/FX220K/FX250/FX250K Model) – Made b y HI – 1. Bez el Housing Assy , LCD unit (15 inch) Bezel Housing Assy Displa y Housing Assy a Displa y Housing Assy : claw par t 1 Cov er Screw Side (15) (X3) 5 Cov er Screw Low er 3 Cov er Screw Shaft [...]

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    1-12 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 2. In ver ter Assy , LCD Harness, FPC, Display Hpusing Assy 6 2 2 4 5 Inv er ter Assy 9 Displa y Housing Assy 8 LCD HARNESS 1 M2X4 Special Head (Black) 7 FPC 3 Filament T ape[...]

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    1-13 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 14. LCD Section (FX240/FX240K Model) – Made by HI – 1. Bezel Housing Assy (14 inch) Order of releasing the claws c → b → a Order of locking the cla ws a → b → c How to release the cla w a 5 a Pull the Bezel Housing Assy as shown to release the claw a . [...]

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    1-14 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 2. Bracket LCD Left, Bracket LCD Right, LCD Unit (14 inch) 3. FPC, In ver ter Assy , Display Housing Assy , LCD Harness 5 LCD Unit 2 Brac k et LCD Right 4 Brac k et LCD Left 1 +P M2x3 Lock (X4) (Gold) 3 +P M2x3 Lock (X4) (Gold) : claw par t 5 M2X4 Special Head (Bla[...]

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    1-15 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 1-4.Replacing the CPU NO TE: This computer uses either one of the two types of CPU sock et. The CPU locking position and the lock-release position are dif ferent depending on the types of the CPU socket. 1. Socket type 1, 2 1. Removing the CPU 2. Installing the CPU[...]

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    1-16 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 2. Socket type 3 1. Removing the CPU 2. Installing the CPU 1 Align the triangle reference mark of the CPU with that of the CPU socket and insert all the pins of the CPU to the corresponding holes of the CPU socket. 2 Insert a flat-blade scre wdr iv er into the notc[...]

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    1-17 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 1-5. Replacing V arious Connector s on the MBX-49 Board Replace the connectors of “ 5-5. Connector Section ” as follo ws. 1. Removing the I/O Brac ket When removing the connectors of reference numbers 164, 165 and 167 (refer to page 5-13), remov e the I/O brack[...]

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    1-18 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) (END) 1-6. DIP Switch Setting of the MBX-49 Boar d Set the DIP switch on the MBX-49 board (main board) to match with the LCD that is used in this computer , because sev eral types of LCD are used as shown in the follo wing table and the DIP switch setting differs d[...]

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    2-1 Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) CHAPTER 2. SELF DIA GNOSTICS Please conf irm “ Self Diagnostics ” method which will be informed you with distribution of “ Self Diagnostics ” software. A TTENTION (END)[...]

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    Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) (END) 3-2 3-1 CHAPTER 3. BLOCK DIA GRAM Port Replicato r CNX-12 5 (Touchpad BTN) CNX-12 3 MODEM MDC Mo dule µ -PGA2 Connector CP U M P III 850/800/ 750 MHz (Cache:256kB O D ) Memory Subsystem PC100 SO-DI M M SO-DI MM Socket 2 Row# 2,3 SO-DI MM Socket 1 Row# 0,1 P C I B[...]

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    Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) (END) 4-2 4-1 CHAPTER 4. FRAME HARNESS DIA GRAM KEY BOARD DC F AN CPU VIDEO OUT EXTERNAL MICROPHONE HEADPHONE IEEE 1394 i.LINK CN2801 CN1101 CN701 CN802 CN1701 CN1703 CN1301 CN1 CN502 1 25 0 49 Side PC CARD CONNECT OR RAM RAM PC100 SO-DIMM 128MB BA TTER Y P ACK PWS-13 B[...]

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    Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) How to use pr operly the repair parts. There are some parts that use the 2 types ; the [CH] parts or alternately the [JP] parts, in this series. Use the [CH] repair parts for the [CH] type product, vice v ersa. [ How to identify the parts ] [ Repair par t description ex[...]

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    Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) Ref.No. Part No. Description Ref.No. Part No. Description 5-1. Main Section Ref.No. Part No. Description 5-3 5-4 1 X-4623-780-1 ASSY BOTTOM (AM2) 3 4-640-837-31 DOOR BATTERY 3 4-640-837-22 DOOR BATTERY * 8 4-651-706-21 HEATSINK BOTTOM * 8 4-651-706-01 HEATSINK BOTTOM * [...]

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    Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 5-5 5-6 171 H 27 28 124 125 B3 163 160 161 159 167 162 C B34 B3 B3 34 B34 B18 B18 B35 B34 78 24 B15 B15 46 E E G F G F I D C I J H A B B A K K L L D 52 72 112 166 B4 B4 B1 B32 B34 B4 15 76 76 20 123 20 18 19 21 60 38 67 40 3 59 74 58 26 25 29 81 B1 B1 B34 B34 22 B1 B7 B[...]

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    Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 5-2. LCD Section (FX270/FX270K Model) – Made b y HI – Ref.No. Part No. Description 5-7 5-8 ∗ 1 For the installation position, r efer to page 5-5. NO TE : Set the DIP switch on the MBX-49 board (Main board) to match with the LCD (1-476-300-11) that is used in this [...]

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    Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 5-3. LCD Section (FX220/FX220K/FX250/FX250K Model) – Made b y HI – Ref.No. Part No. Description ∗ 1 For the installa tion position, refer to page 5-5. NO TE : Set the DIP s witch on the MBX-49 board (Main board) to match with the LCD (1-476-186-12) that is used in[...]

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    Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) Ref.No. Part No. Description The components identified by mark 0 or dotted line with mark 0 are critical for saf ety . Replace only with part number specified. Les composants identifi é s par une marque 0 sont critiques pour la s é curit é . Ne les remplacer que par [...]

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    Conf idential PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) 72 4-651-709-41 (CH)...BRACKET IO 4-651-709-01 (JP)...BRACKET IO I/O BRACKET 164 1-779-745-21 JACK, DC DC IN connector 165 1-815-422-11 CONNECTOR (VERTICAL) USB connector 167 1-815-221-21 CONNECTOR, USB (VERTICAL) USB connector 5-14 (END) 5-13 5-5. Connector Section ∗[...]

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    Sony Corporation — 50 — 9-872-227-11 PCG-FX220/FX220K/FX240/FX240K/ PCG-FX250/FX250K/FX270/FX270K (UC) This manual and the constituent data ma y not be replicated, copied nor reprinted in whole or in par t without prior wr itten authorization of Sony Corporation. English 2001E1600-1 © 2001 Sony Corporation Published by MNC IT Planning & Co[...]