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SERVICE MANUAL
Ver 1-2005J
Revision History
Area
Model
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VGC-VA10G
American
US/Canadian
VGC-VA11G
2005J2700-1
C 2005 Sony Corporation
Published by Sony Corporation VBD VAIO-GS Division
9-876-540-01
VGC-VA Series
This manual and the constituent data may not be
replicated, copied nor reprinted in whole or in part
without prior written authorization of Sony Corporation.
PERSONAL COMPUTER

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  • Page 1 US/Canadian VGC-VA11G This manual and the constituent data may not be replicated, copied nor reprinted in whole or in part without prior written authorization of Sony Corporation. PERSONAL COMPUTER 2005J2700-1 C 2005 Sony Corporation Published by Sony Corporation VBD VAIO-GS Division...
  • Page 2 1. Obey precautionary markings and 4. Inspect after completing service Sony, VAIO and CLIE are trademarks or registered service instructions. instructions After servicing, inspect to make sure that all screws, trademarks of Sony.
  • Page 3 CHAPTER 3. EXPLODED VIEWS AND PARTS LIST 3-1. Exploded View ..............................3-1 (to 3-5) 3-2. Parts List ................................3-6 (to 3-8) History of the changes is shown as the “Revision History” at the end of this data. Sony Confidential – 3 – VGC-VA Series (AM)

  • Page 4: Chapter 1. Disassembly

    27 SWX-198 BOARD MAIN SHIELD (MAIN) DC FAN CHASSIS ASSY 21 RISER CHASSIS 22 ENX-26/EXT-40 23 HINGE BLOCK 24 STAND COVER 25 SWITCHING POWER 26 CNX-323 BOARD, B ASSY BOARD SUPPLY, CNX-324 BOARD DVD RW Sony Confidential 1–1 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 5 MEMORY COVER ASSY To Flowchart 1 Push the buttons on both sides of the MEMORY COVER ASSY. MEMORY COVER ASSY 2 Unhook four hooks. 3 Remove the MEMORY COVER ASSY in the direction of arrow. Sony Confidential 1–2 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 6 2 Unhook three hooks. 3 Remove the MEMORY SHIELD in the direction of arrow. 4 Open two clips. 5 Remove the MEMORY. Instructions for installation Insert the MEMORY in parallel with the slot. MEMORY Sony Confidential 1–3 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 7 6 Remove the REAR COVER (TOP). 7 Remove the screw. Ref. No. B5 8 Remove the clip. 9 Unhook one hook. 0 Remove the I/O PANEL REAR COVER (LOW) ASSY in the direction of arrow. Sony Confidential 1–4 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 8 HDD. MAIN SHIELD 5 Remove four screws. (BOTTOM) Ref. No. B3 6 Pull out the HDD BRACKET ASSY. 7 Remove eight screws. Ref. No. B10 8 Remove the HDD. HDD BRAKET ASSY Sony Confidential 1–5 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 9 HDD BRACKET ASSY, (but prevent contacting to the SPEAKER UNIT). Wind one time SPEAKER UNIT MAIN SHIELD (MAIN) ATXCON1 Connector cord ATX12V1 Connector cord Sony Confidential 1–6 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 10 3 Open the HARNESS CLAMP, and disconnect the DC FAN CHASSIS cord. 4 Disconnect one connector. 5 Remove two screws. Ref. No. B3 DC FAN CHASSIS ASSY 6 Remove the DC FAN CHASSIS ASSY. MAIN CHASSIS SUPPORT Sony Confidential 1–7 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 11 Wire SP-R cord, SUBWF1 cord, CNX323-322 cord at the instructed places of the Shown bellow to prevent wire jamming when inserting CARD BLOCK. AMP Harness SUBWF1 Cord SP-R Cord Pass under the Pass under AMP Harness the AMP Harness CNX325-322 Cord Pass over the AMP Harness Sony Confidential 1–8 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 12 Ref. No. B3 3 Remove the SPEAKER UNIT (SWF) and WOOFER BRACKET. 4 Remove two UL tapes. WOOFER BRACKET 5 Remove four screws. SPEAKER UNIT (SWF) Ref. No. B14 6 Remove the SPEAKER UNIT (SWF). Sony Confidential 1–9 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 13 MODEM CARD MODEM JACK HARNESS Ref. No. B1 3 Remove the MODEM JACK HARNESS in the direction of arrow. 4 Remove two screws. Ref. No. B11 5 Disconnect one connector. 6 Remove the MODEM CARD. Sony Confidential 1–10 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 14 To Flowchart 1 Remove two screws. Ref. No. B3 2 Remove four mounting screws of the DC FAN (WITH HEATSINK). 3 Disconnect two connectors. 4 Remove the DC FAN (WITH HEATSINK). DC FAN (WITH HEATSINK) Sony Confidential 1–11 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 15 DISASSEMBLY To Flowchart 1 Remove the clip in the direction of arrow. 2 Open the RETAINER. 3 Remove the CPU. Sony Confidential 1–12 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 16 DISASSEMBLY CNX-322 BOARD To Flowchart 1 Disconnect six connectors. 2 Remove four screws. Ref. No. B9 3 Remove the CNX-322 BOARD. CNX-322 BOARD Sony Confidential 1–13 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 17 Post the UL tape below the dot-line of the shown bellow. Instructions for installation Do not place P3 connector nearer to LCD side than the hole at the MAIN CHASSIS. P3 connector STAND BLOCK Sony Confidential 1–14 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 18 2 Remove six screws. MOTHER BOARD Ref. No. B9 3 Remove the MOTHER BOARD. 4 Remove two screws. Ref. No. B8 5 Remove the GRAPHIC BOARD. 6 Remove the NI tape. 7 Disconnect two connectors. Sony Confidential 1–15 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 19 DISASSEMBLY WIRELESS LAN CARD To Flowchart 1 Remove two clips. WIRELESS LAN CARD 2 Remove the WIRELESS LAN CARD. Sony Confidential 1–16 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 20 MAIN CHASSIS ASSY To Flowchart 1 Remove seven screws. MAIN CHASSIS ASSY Ref. No. B3 2 Remove the MAIN CHASSIS ASSY. 3 Pull out the cords from the holes of the MAIN CHASSIS ASSY. Sony Confidential 1–17 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 21 7 Remove the LCD FRONT COVER ASSY. 8 Remove four screws. Ref. No. B3 LCD UNIT 9 Remove the LCD UNIT. 0 Pull out the LCD UNIT cords from the holes of the LCD MIDDLE COVER. Sony Confidential 1–18 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 22 Ref. No. B9 INVERTER UNIT 3 Unhook two hooks. 4 Remove the INVERTER UNIT in the direction of arrow. UL tape Protrusion Instructions for installation Bend LCD cords inward as shown bellow to avoid jamming. Sony Confidential 1–19 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 23 4 Remove the LCD FAN. 5 Remove three screws. Ref. No. B14 SPEAKER (L) 6 Remove the SPEAKER (R). 7 Remove three screws. Ref. No. B14 8 Remove the SPEAKER (L). 9 Remove two FILM ANTENNA. Sony Confidential 1–20 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 24 DISASSEMBLY RECEIVER RF BOARD To Flowchart 1 Disconnect one connector. 2 Remove one screw. RECEIVER RF BOARD Ref. No. B9 3 Remove the RECEIVER RF BOARD. Sony Confidential 1–21 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 25 DISASSEMBLY RISER CHASSIS B ASSY To Flowchart 1 Remove four screws. Ref. No. B3 2 Remove the RISER CHASSIS B ASSY. RISER CHASSIS B ASSY Sony Confidential 1–22 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 26 1 Remove one screw. Ref. No. B7 2 Disconnect one connector. 3 Remove the ENX-26 BOARD in the direction of arrow. 4 Remove two screws. EXT-40 BOARD Ref. No. B9 5 Remove the EXT-40 BOARD. ENX-26 BOARD Sony Confidential 1–23 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 27 2 Unhook four hooks. 3 Remove the REAR STAND COVER. 4 Peel off the NI tape. 5 Remove six screws. Ref. No. B2 REAR STAND COVER 6 Remove the HINGE BLOCK in the direction of arrow. Sony Confidential 1–24 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 28 8 Unhook four hooks. 9 Remove the TOP STAND COVER in the direction of arrow. 0 Remove three screws. Ref. No. B5 qa Unhook four hooks. REAR START SHIELD qs Remove the FRONT STAND COVER ASSY. Sony Confidential 1–25 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 29 POWER SUPPLY in the direction of arrow. 3 Disconnect one connector. CNX-324 BOARD 4 Remove two screws. SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY Ref. No. B2 5 Remove the BRACKET. 6 Remove the CNX-324 BOARD in the direction of arrow. Sony Confidential 1–26 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 30 6 Remove the DVD-SM. HARNESS 7 Remove four screws. Ref. No. B3 DVD RW 8 Remove the ODD BRACKET. 9 Insert the pin and pull out DVD. 0 Unhook two hooks and remove DVD ESUCTCHEON. Sony Confidential 1–27 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 31 2 Disconnect three connectors. 3 Remove four screws. Ref. No. B2 FRONT STAND CHASSIS ASSY 4 Remove the SWX-198 BOARD. 5 Remove four screws. Ref. No. B3 6 Remove the FRONT STAND CHASSIS ASSY. Sony Confidential 1–28 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 32 Ref. No. B12 6 Remove the CARD READER BOARD in the direction of arrow. 7 Disconnect one connector. 8 Remove two screws. Ref. No. B2 9 Remove the CNX-337 BOARD in the direction of arrow. Sony Confidential 1–29 VGC-VA Series (AM) (END)

  • Page 33: Chapter 2. Frame Harness Diagram

    Harness (with connectors on both ends) Power Supply Be sure to turn off the power switch and disconnect the AC power cord from the wall outlet. Harness (soldering on either end) IN〜  OPT HARNESS CNX-324 BOARD Sony Confidential 2–1 VGC-VA Series (AM) (END)

  • Page 34: Exploded View

    CHAPTER 3. EXPLODED VIEWS AND PARTS LIST 1 Cover, HDD Section 3-1. Exploded View HDDx2 Model only HDDx2 Model only Main Section 1 Supplied with 246 Sony Confidential 3–1 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 35 2 Main Section HDDx2 Model only Stand Section LED Section 1 Supplied with 246 (P3-1) Sony Confidential 3–2 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 36 3 Stand Section Sony Confidential 3–3 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 37 4 LCD Section Sony Confidential 3–4 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 38 5 Accessories Remote Commander (RM-MC10) Key Board Cable Holder Battery Cover Battery Cover AC Cord Mouse Coaxial Conversion Connector Video Controller Connection Cord (F TYPE RF) IR Receiver Sony Confidential 3–5 VGC-VA Series (AM)

  • Page 39: 3-2. Parts List

    101 1-964-173-11 SATA HARNESS (SMALL SIZE) 102 1-964-083-11 LVDS HARNESS (20) 105 1-964-175-11 POWER SW HARNESS 106 1-964-177-11 DIMMER SW HARNESS 107 1-964-084-11 INVERTER CONTROL HARNESS 108 1-964-087-11 OPT HARNESS 110 1-964-090-11 USB/ILINK HARNESS Sony Confidential 3–6 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 40 FRONT STAND CHASSIS ASSY 276 2-661-710-01 ADHESIVETAPE 235 X-2067-737-2 FRONT STAND COVER ASSY 277 2-661-825-01 NI TAPE 237 2-649-690-01 REAR STAND SHIELD 278 2-661-825-11 NI TAPE 238 2-649-691-01 TOP STAND COVER 239 2-649-692-01 REAR STAND COVER Sony Confidential 3–7 VGC-VA Series (AM)
  • Page 41 A-1147-438-A HDD(M-SBR-S/6L160M0/160GB) ASSY(S) 2 1-797-255-21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B10 4-645-944-22 SCREW (SW) (NO.6-32UNC) A-1147-440-A HDD(W-CVXL80-3/WD1600JS-98MHB0/160GB) ASSY(S) 2 1-797-338-11 B11 4-671-538-01 SCREW(M2X4), SPECIAL HEAD 1-797-271-31 UJ840 (DVD+-RW,12.7MM) B12 7-621-772-18 SCREW +B 2X4 B13 7-682-550-09 SCREW +B 3X12 Sony Confidential 3–8 VGC-VA Series (AM) (END)
  • Page 42 Revision History Suffix Ver. Date Contents QM No. Ver. 1 2005.10.27 First Edition [Sony Confidential] VGX-VA Series (AM)

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