Sony PCGGRV550 manual

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    Conf idential SERVICE MANUAL NOTEBOOK COMPUTER 9-876-031-01 For American Area US Model Canadian Model • Design and specifications are subject to change without notice . PCG-GRV550 Lineup : PCG-GR V550 S400 V er 1-2002J Revision History[...]

  • Page 2

    — 2 — Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Sony , V AIO and CLIE are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony . Microsoft, W indows, W indows Media, Outlook, Bookshelf and other Microsoft products are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. The word B[...]

  • Page 3

    — 3 — T ABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. BLOCK DIA GRAM ............................... 1-1 (to 1-2) CHAPTER 2. FRAME HARNESS DIA GRAM ........ 2-1 (to 2-2) CHAPTER 3. EXPLODED VIEWS AND P ARTS LIST ............................................ 3-1 3-1. Main Section .................................................................... 3-3 3-2. LCD Sec[...]

  • Page 4

    Conf idential PCG-GR V550 (AM) (END) 1-2 1-1 CHAPTER 1. BLOCK DIA GRAM Memory CONTROLLER HUB (MCH) 845MZ 593 FCBGA IO Control Hub ICH3-m FW82801CAM Internal HDD PHONE OU T RJ11 MIC IN RJ45 Pentium 4 Processor 512KB L2 478pins uFCPGA PCI BUS(3.3V ) AGP x 4 200 MHz Memory Bus (DDR) Card Bus/16bitCard PC Card Connector 2 Slot H8 S/2149 KBC/EC SPIC Gra[...]

  • Page 5

    Conf idential PCG-GR V550 (AM) 2-2 2-1 CHAPTER 2. FRAME HARNESS DIA GRAM CN8001 2 1 40 39 CN8402 IEEE 1394 i.LINK CPU PWS-25 Board (Side-B) BATTERY PACK CN8401 2nd BATTERY PACK (OPTION) From board to connector (direct connection) Harness (connector at both end) Harness (soldered at one end) Connectors soldered on board and appearing on the panel PH[...]

  • Page 6

    Conf idential PCG-GR V550 (AM) CHAPTER 3. EXPLODED VIEWS AND P ARTS LIST The components identified by mark 0 or dotted line with mark 0 are critical for safety . Replace only with par t number specified. Les composants identifi é s par une marque 0 sont critiques pour la s é curit é . Ne les remplacer que par une pi è ce por tant le num é ro s[...]

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    Conf idential PCG-GR V550 (AM) Ref.No. Part No. Description Ref.No. Part No. Description 3-1. Main Section Ref.No. Part No. Description 3-3 3-4 1 4-660-888-01 ESCUSHON TACHPAD 2 1-796-166-21 PAD, TOUCH 3 X-4625-380-1 ASSY HOUSING PALMREST H 4 4-660-904-01 CUSHION PALMREST 5 4-660-906-13 SPRING BLIND 6 4-668-482-01 SPRING (BLIND) (R) 7 4-660-900-02 [...]

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    Conf idential PCG-GR V550 (AM) 3-5 3-6 A I A B I R J K L K J L B Q C R U S T Y Y W W X X C E V M D E M F G H H F N D G N O P O P Q S T U Supplied with 3 Supplied with 93 Supplied with 60 Supplied with 67 Supplied with 43 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 16 17 130 18 19 89 20 99 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 154 30 31 32 34 35 36 133 138 127 37 38 39 10 41 B1[...]

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    Conf idential PCG-GR V550 (AM) Ref.No. Part No. Description Ref.No. Part No. Description 3-2. LCD Section – Made by SH – 3-7 3-8 NO TE : Set the DIP switch on the MBX-79 board (Main board) to match with the LCD that is used in this computer . The upper position where ON indication is shown is the ON position . The lower position is the OFF posi[...]

  • Page 10

    4-1 Conf idential PCG-GR V550 (AM) CHAPTER 4. O THERS 4-1. Replacing the CPU 1. Removing the CPU 1 Insert a flat-blade screwdriver into the notch as shown in the illustration and rotate it so that the protrusion comes to the lock release position. 2 Pull the CPU gently upward to lift it out of the CPU socket. 2. Installing the CPU 1 Align the trian[...]

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    Son y Corporation — 22 — 9-876-031-01 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 2002J1600-1 © 2002 Sony Corporation Published by Son y EMCS V AIO-GSC [SNT] PCG-GR V550 (AM) List of PCG-GR V Series (As of October , 2002[...]

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    Revision History Suffix Ver. Date Contents QM No. -01 Ver. 1 2002.10.25 First Edition < Remarks > [Confidential] PCG-GRV550 ( AM )[...]