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PCG-F650/F680/F690 SERVICE MANUAL US Model Canadian Model S400 Illust : PCG-F690 NOTEBOOK COMPUTER 9-872-148-11...
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Caution Markings for Lithium/Ion Battery - The following or similar texts shall be provided on battery pack of equipment or in both the Sony and VAIO are trademarks of Sony. Intel logo and Intel Inside operating and the service instructions.
1-3.Removal 1. Hinge Cover 2Hinge Cover 1Door I/O 2Hinge Cover 2. Keyboard Unit, Palm Rest Assy, Hood Keyboard Assy, Touch Pad, CNX-82 Board 1M2X4 Special Head 2Pull it up sliding it to the right. 3M2X4 Special Head Keyboard Unit Hood Keyboard Assy 6+B 2X18 7Pull it to the front slightly and raise to remove it.
3. Display Assy, DVD-ROM Drive 7M2X6 Special Head Display Assy (X2) 8M2X6 Special Head 8M2X6 Special Head 4M2X4 Special Head (X2) 5GND Plate Hinge 6M2.6 Cross (Hole) Bind 6M2.6 Cross (X2) (Hole) Bind 1Screw (M2), 0 Number P3 Kind 6M2.6 Cross (Hole) Bind (X2) DVD-ROM Drive 2M2X4 Special Head 4.
7. Speaker Unit, SWX-39 Board 3M2X4 (X2) 2M2X4 (X7) SWX-39 Board Speaker Unit CN301 SWX-39 Board CN302 SWX-39 Board 3M2X4 (X2) SWX-39 Board CN303 Speaker Unit Hood Keyboard 8. SO-DIMM 1M2X4 Special Head 2DIMM Door Removal of SO-DIMM a → b Confidential PCG-F650/F680/F690 (UC)
9. Attaching the Thermal Sheet Attach the thermal sheet (20 × 11 mm) to the heat sink of the P3 assembly (CPU module) to be used with the computer. Because the heat dissipation effect of the thermal sheet (thermal conductivity sheet) changes depending on the position where it is attached, prepare the following [Thermal sheet attachment tool] to attach the thermal sheet.
12. LCD Section (F650 Model) – Made by SA– 1. Bezel Housing Assy 1Cover Screw Lower 2M2X4 Special : claw part Head (X2) 1Cover Screw Upper 2M2X4 Special Head (X2) Bezel Housing Assy 4M2X4 Special Head (X5) 4M2X4 Special Head (X5) How to release the claw a LCD Unit Bezel Housing Assy...
1-4. Using Common Flexible Boards and Dedicated Flexible Boards Differently As Specified When maintaining the VAIO Note F series computer, use the common flexible board and dedicated flexible board differently depending on the type of LCD as follows. When using the common flexible board for maintenance, the flexible board ID portion of the common board must be cut locally using a cutting knife in order to register the ID No.
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3 Fold the creased portions (recessed portions) of the flexible board in alphabetical order A→B→C→D as shown. (Peak fold by 90 degrees) (Valley fold) (Valley fold) (Valley fold by 90 degrees) NOTE: • The F650 model is shown as an example. However, direction and order of folding remain the same in the F680 model. •...
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(Cross-section) 6 Align the LED illumination block with the indicator window. claws Attach the LED illumination block while aligning the notch of the FPC with the claw. LED illumination block claws Display Inverter Assy Housing Assy Indicator window LED illumination Display Housing Assy block (F650 Model)
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(F650 Model) Firamen tape (Adhesive tape for fixing and protection) Display Housing Assy 0 Attach the Firamen tape while pressing the star mark " " portion of the FPC. Firamen tape GND Tape (LCD) 9 Peel off the exfoliation tape of the GND 20 to 30mm Tape (LCD) and attach the FPC on the Display Housing Assy...
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(F650 Model) LCD Unit (rear side) Terminal side LCD Harness LCD Unit (rear side) LCD Harness (F690/F680 Model) Terminal side qd Attach the LCD Unit to the Display Housing Assy. LCD Harness (Refer to section "1-3. Removal".) Terminal side LCD Unit Display Housing Assy Confidential 1-17...
CHAPTER 2. SELF DIAGNOSTICS 2-1. Required Tools and Peripheral Devices Tools and Peripheral Devices Test Items Serial Loopback Tool Serial Port (COM) test Specified Loopback Tool (Refer to next page.) Parallel Loopback Tool Parallel Port (printer) test Specified Loopback Tool (Refer to next page.) V.34 Modem and Line Simulator Modem test PC Card Tester...
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[Reference] On Serial/Parallel Loopback Tool • The serial loopback tool and the parallel loopback tool are necessary for diagnostics of the serial communication line and the parallel communication line. Fabricate the serial loopback tool and the parallel loopback tool locally referring to the connection diagrams shown below.
2-2. Tools and Peripheral Device Connection System Connection Diagram 2Parallel 1Serial loopback tool loopback tool Serial I/F Serial Parallel output output Modem 5,qsPCG-N505, XR series 3Transmission line simulator IrDA PPK Button send/ receive Power SW Phone jack CD-ROM 4PC card tester 9Diagnostics CD-ROM media 8Diagnostics...
2-3. Starting up the Service Diagnostics 1. The service diagnostics floppy disk and CD disc are prepared for the respective models separately. Insert the service diagnostics floppy disk and CD disc of the desired model, then turn on the main power of the personal computer. Reads automatically the model information stored in the CD-ROM and displays the test menu.
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• HDD test... Tests whether the HDD returns a response when communication is established with the hard disk drive. The HDD can be tested without damaging the HDD data (without formatting the HDD) in this test since the HDD data is tentatively stored in memory during the test.
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• Touch pad test... Tests the touch pad. Tests whether the cursor moves, and whether right-clicking and left-clicking function properly. The dialog box appears three times. Move the cursor to the box that appears. The tests are performed in the following order. (1) Touch pad (2) Left-click button (3) Right-click button (Two times)
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• IrDA test... Performs the IrDA communication test. Another personal computer to communicate with is necessary for this test. The models released from the year 2000 have already been confirmed that they do not cause any problems regarding the IrDA communication.
2-5. Inspecting Windows The Windows inspection contains the following two types of inspection. Audio Modem Before starting inspections, create a floppy disk from the service diag CD to be serviced. The files to be used for inspection are stored in the following sub directory inside the CD. Copy all the files in the folder to the floppy disk.
CHAPTER 5. EXPLODED VIEWS AND PARTS LIST NOTE: The components identified by mark 0 or • The mechanical parts with no reference number in the dotted line with mark 0 are critical for safety. exploded views are not supplied. Replace only with part number specified. •...
5-2. LCD Section (F690 Model) – Made by HI – Ref.No. Part No. Description Ref.No. Part No. Description 1-475-809-31 INVERTER UNIT 4-641-726-41 SCREW (M2), SPECIAL HEAD X-4622-447-4 HINGE LEFT 15G 4-641-726-11 SCREW (M2), SPECIAL HEAD X-4622-793-1 ASSY HOU, BEZEL 15SX 4-641-726-81 SCREW (M2), SPECIAL HEAD 4-637-902-31 LATCH 4-644-165-01 SCREW (M2.6X4), 0 PLATE P1 MAIN...
5-3. LCD Section (F680 Model) – Made by SA – Ref.No. Part No. Description Ref.No. Part No. Description 1-475-809-31 INVERTER UNIT 4-641-726-41 SCREW (M2), SPECIAL HEAD X-4622-447-4 HINGE LEFT 15G 4-641-726-11 SCREW (M2), SPECIAL HEAD X-4622-416-4 ASSY HOU, BEZEL 15X (UC) 4-642-761-01 +P M2X3 LOCK 4-637-902-41 LATCH 4-644-165-01 SCREW (M2.6X4), 0 PLATE P1 MAIN...