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  • Page 1

    Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35 / D /FXA36 SERVICE MANUAL NOTEBOOK COMPUTER 9-874-453-04 Lineup : PCG-FXA32 PCG-FXA33 PCG-FXA35/D PCG-FXA36 For American Area US Model Canadian Model S400 Illust : PCG-FXA36 V er 4-2002D Revision History[...]

  • Page 2

    — 2 — PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) 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 Corporation. Pentium MMX is a trademark of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, MS-DOS, W indows, the W indows 95 and W indows 98 logo [...]

  • Page 3

    — 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. Assy Hood K eyboard, K eyboard Unit[...]

  • Page 4

    1-1 Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) CHAPTER 1. REMO V AL 1-1. Flowc har t • P XX means pages that appears in this manual. • Remember that hard disk drives are easily damaged by vibration. Always handle with care. 1-2. Main Electrical P ar ts Location Diagram POWER OFF ASSY HOOD KEYBOARD SO-DIMM BA TTERY PA C K CARD MODEM KEYB[...]

  • Page 5

    1-2 Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) 1-3.Remo val 1. Assy Hood K eyboar d, Ke yboar d Unit 2. Lithium Battery , Combination Drive, D VD-ROM Drive 6 Assy Hood K eyboard 7 9 5 q; K eyboard Unit F our Claws MBX-61 Board CON21 MBX-61 Board CON15 3 Screw M2X4 Special Head (Blac k) 8 Screw M2X4 Special Head (Blac k) 1 2 4 Pull it up sli[...]

  • Page 6

    1-3 Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) 3. Combination Drive, DVD-R OM Drive 1. FXA33/ FXA35 / D /FXA36 Model 2. FXA32 Model Claw 9 Assy Door DVD-RW (P A) 0 COMBO Drive 6 Bracket CD-ROM R 2 Bracket (CD-ROM L) 4 +B M2 (X2) (Gold) 1 +B M2 (X2) (Gold) 5 +B M2 (X2) (Gold) 7 Spring Drive (P A-R) 3 Spring Drive (P A) 8 Screw (M1.7X3.5) (X3[...]

  • Page 7

    1-4 Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) 4. HDD , Door Battery 5. Assy P almrest, P ad T ouch, CNX-129 Board, Plate Palmrest, Bracket P ad 3 2 FPC 50Pin (f or HDD) 4 Door Batter y 1 Screw M2X6 Special Head (X6) (Gold) 1 Screw M3X4 (X2) (Gold) 2 Screw M3X4 (X2) (Gold) 3 Brac ket HDD 6 Spacer (K eyboard) 4 FPC 50Pin (f or HDD) 5 HDD MBX[...]

  • Page 8

    1-5 Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) 6. Display Assy , Cover Hinge F our Claws qf Cov er Hinge qh Displa y Base qg Displa y Assy qa Screw M2X6 Special Head (Gold) 8 Screw (M2), 0 Number P3 Kind (Blac k) 9 Screw M2X6 Special Head (X2) (Gold) 5 Screw M2.6 Cross (Hole) Bind (Black) 7 Screw M2.6 Cross (Hole) Bind (Black) qs 2 6 Screw [...]

  • Page 9

    1-6 Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) 7. Cooling Unit-2 8. PWS-14 Boar d, Latch Detector 4 Cooling Unit-2 Shield Sheet (F an) Shield T ape (F an) 2 2 3 MBX-61 Board CON14 1 Rotate the three screws that are b uilt together with the Cooling Unit-2. 6 PWS-14 Board 3 5 Latch Detector 4 T wo Cla ws 1 2 M2X4 Special Head (X2) (Black) MBX[...]

  • Page 10

    1-7 Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) ∗ 1 When removing the CPU, refer to “ 1-4. Replacing the CPU ” . ∗ 2 Card Modem can be removed from the bottom. Refer to the subsequent paragraph “ 10. Card Modem ” for more details. 9. PC Card Connector , Card Modem, MBX-61 Board, Bracket I/O w; MBX-61 Board qa PC Card Connector qs[...]

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    1-8 Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) 10. Speaker Unit, SWX-74 Board 11. SO-DIMM 9 Speaker Unit Speaker Unit Hood K eyboard Hood K eyboard 5 SWX-74 Board 7 Speaker Unit 4 Screw M2X4 (X5) (Blac k) 3 1 2 8 Screw M2X4 (X2) (Blac k) 6 Screw M2X4 (X2) (Blac k) SWX-74 Board JP1 SWX-74 Board JP2 SWX-74 Board JP3 Projection Projection Notc[...]

  • Page 12

    1-9 Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) 12. Card Modem (Remo ving from the bottom) 2 Door Modem 4 Card Modem 1 Screw M2X4 Special Head (Blac k) 3 Grip M2 (X2) (Black) 5[...]

  • Page 13

    1-10 Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) 13. LCD Section – Made b y HI – 1. Assy Housing Bez el, LCD unit (15 inch) Assy Housing Bezel 15H-Z Assy Housing Displa y 15H-Z a Assy Housing Displa y 15H-Z : claw part 1 Cov er Screw Side (15) (X3) 5 Cov er Screw Lo wer 3 Cov er Screw Shaft 3 Cov er Screw Shaft 4 +P 2.6X6 Lock Precision [...]

  • Page 14

    1-11 Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) 2. In ver ter Unit, Harness LCD , FPC, Assy Housing Display 6 2 2 4 5 Inv er ter Unit 9 Assy Housing Displa y 15H-Z 8 HARNESS LCD 1 Screw M2X4 Special Head (Black) 7 FPC 3 Shield T ape (SK)[...]

  • Page 15

    1-12 Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) 1-4.Replacing the CPU 1. Removing the CPU 2. Installing the CPU Attach the CPU while aligning the cut-out with this position. 1 Insert all pins of the replacement CPU into the holes of the base and push the CPU in the direction of the arrow . 2 Insert a screwdriver tip into the groove as shown[...]

  • Page 16

    1-13 Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) 1-5. Replacing V arious Connectors on the MBX-61 Boar d Replace the connectors of “ 5-3. Connector Section ” as follows. 1. Removing the Brac ket I/O When removing the connectors of reference numbers 901, 902 and 903 (refer to page 5-7), remove the bracket I/O first. 2. Removing the V ario[...]

  • Page 17

    1-14 Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) 1-6. DIP Switch Setting of the MBX-61 Boar d Set the DIP switch on the MBX-61 board (main board) to match with the LCD that is used in this computer . (END) Part No. of LCD 1-476-186-12 A-8025-245-A DIP switch setting The upper position where ON indication is shown is the ON position . The low[...]

  • Page 18

    2-1 Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) CHAPTER 2. SELF DIA GNOSTICS Please confirm “ Self Diagnostics ” method which will be informed you with distribution of “ Self Diagnostics ” software. A TTENTION (END)[...]

  • Page 19

    Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) (END) 3-2 3-1 CHAPTER 3. BLOCK DIA GRAM Port Replicator PCI BUS CLK GEN ICS9248BF-168 CPU CLOCK PCI CLOCK USB CLOCK Serial DSUB-9 Parallel DSUB-25 PS/2 MDIN-6 USB 1 VGA 6 4 5 7 3 Main System Board MBX-61 CNX-126 DC-IN 1 14M CLOCK 11 LCD Panel 15" TFT XGA CARD BUS TI PCI1420 PC Card Socket 1 PC[...]

  • Page 20

    Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) (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 PCN1 CON13 CON4 CON5 CON18 CON17 CON8 CPU1 CON1 1 25 0 49 Side PC CARD CONNECT OR RAM RAM PC100 SO-DIMM BA TTER Y P A CK PWS-14 Board (Side-B) CNX-129 Board (Side-A) T OUCH[...]

  • Page 21

    5-1 CHAPTER 5. EXPLODED VIEWS AND P ARTS LIST NO TE: • The mechanical par ts with no ref erence number in the exploded vie ws are not supplied. • Items marked “ * ” are not stock ed since they are seldom required f or routine service. Some delay should be anticipated when ordering these items. • When two or more parts are shown in paralle[...]

  • Page 22

    5-2 Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) Ref.No. Part No. Description Ref.No. Part No. Description 5-1. Main Section 1 X-4623-848-1 [CH]...ASSY BOTTOM (Q) 3 4-640-837-22 DOOR BATTERY * 8 4-651-706-01 HEATSINK BOTTOM * 11 4-656-752-01 [CH]...INSULATOR HEATSINK BOTTOM 15 4-643-832-21 DUMMY CARD 18 A-8049-276-A COMPLETE PWB SWX-74 19 X-4[...]

  • Page 23

    Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) 5-3 5-4 166 163 41 Supplied with 88 Supplied with 19 Supplied with 88 B3 161 165 193 192 162 161 C B8 B3 B3 B8 B8 78 24 B15 B15 46 E E F F I D C N N I J H H A B B A K K L L D 52 B4 B4 B1 B32 B8 B4 15 76 76 20 123 20 18 19 60 38 183 67 40 3 59 74 164 58 26 25 27 28 124 125 29 81 81 B1 B33 B33 B1 B1 [...]

  • Page 24

    Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) 5-1-A. FDD Section How to use pr operly the FDD repair parts. T ypes of service to be provided are dif ferent depending on the serial No. of the FDD in use. The service types are sho wn belo w depending on the serial No. that is printed in the bottom right of the FD label. [Serial No. : 4-656-805-0[...]

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    Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) Ref.No. Part No. Description 5-5 5-6 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 [...]

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    Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) Ref.No. Part No. Description 5-2-A. LCD Section (FXA35/D Model) – Made b y HI – NO TE : Set the DIP switch on the MBX-61 board (Main board) to match with the LCD (A-8025-245-A) that is used in this computer . The upper position where ON indication is shown is the ON position . The lower positio[...]

  • Page 27

    Conf idential PCG-FXA32/FXA33/ FXA35/D /FXA36 (AM) 5-7 5-8 (END) 5-3. Connector Section ∗ Before replacing the connector of reference number 901, 902 and 903, remove the bracket I/O. For the disassembling procedure, refer to page 1-13. 901 1-779-745-21 JACK, DC DC IN connector 902 9-885-018-97 CONNECTOR (1.2MM), USB USB connector 903 9-885-018-98[...]

  • Page 28

    Revision Histor y Suffix Ver. Date Contents QM No. -01 Ver. 1 2001.10.03 First Edition -02 Ver.2 2002.01.07 M2002_001K Page 5-4, Page 5-6(a), Page 5-6(b), Back Cover -03 Ver.3 2002.03.20 Page 5-3 N2002_020K -04 Ver.4 2002.03.26 Page 5-2, Page 5-4(a) Page 5-4(b) N2002_040K < Remarks > 2001.12.08 Change of Service Manual P/N [ 9-872-253-01 k 9-[...]