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PCG-F430/F450 US Model SERVICE MANUAL Canadian Model S400 ILLUST : PCG-F430 Notebook Computer 9-872-057-11...
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CHAPTER 1. REMOVAL 1-1. Flowchart BEZEL DISPLAY INVERTER HOUSING HOUSING UNIT ASSY ASSY ASSY P 1-7 P 1-7 P 1-7 P 1-7 HOOD POWER DVD-ROM DISPLAY MBX-30 KEYBOARD PALM REST KEYBOARD ASSY DRIVE ASSY BRACKET BOARD CABLE UNIT ASSY P 1-2 P 1-2 P 1-2 P 1-3...
1-3.Removal 1. Hinge Cover 2Hinge Cover 1Door I/O 2Hinge Cover 2. Keyboard Unit, Palm Rest Assy, Hood Keyboard Assy 1M2X4 Special Head 2Pull it up sliding it 3M2X4 Special Head to the right. Keyboard Unit Hood Keyboard Assy 6+B (M2X18) 7Pull it to the front slightly and raise to remove it.
3. Display Assy, DVD-ROM Drive 5M2X6 Special Head Display Assy (X2) 5M2X6 Special Head 5M2X6 Special Head 6M2.6 Cross (Hole) Bind 7M2.6 Cross (X2) (Hole) Bind 1Bolt (M2X2) Spring 4Screw (M2), 0 Number P3 Kind 7M2.6 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 PCG-F430/F450 (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 PCG-F430/F450. 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.
10. Bezel Housing Assy, LCD Unit (14 inch), Display Housing Assy, Inverter Assy 1Upper Screw Cover Bezel Housing Assy 2M2X4 Special Head 1Lower Screw Cover : claw part 2M2X4 1Upper Screw Cover Special Head 2M2X4 Special Head 1Lower Screw Cover How to release the claw a 5M2X4 5M2X4...
CHAPTER 2. SELF DIAGNOSTICS 2-1. Required Tools and Peripheral Devices Tools and Peripheral Devices Test Items Serial Loopback Tool Specified Loopback Tool Serial Port (COM) test (Refer to next page.) Parallel Loopback Tool Specified Loopback Tool Parallel Port (printer) test (Refer to next page.) V.34 Modem and Line Simulator Modem test...
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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.
2-3. How to Start the Diagnostics Precaution: The supplied floppy disk containing the diagnostics program can be damaged because it will be written the Log and used as FDD read-write test. Be sure to make a backup of the diagnostics floppy disk and use a backup disk for diagnostics.
12. Mouse test 13. Parallel loopback test 14. PC Card test 15. Serial loopback test 16. USB test 17. Port Replicator connector test 18. IrDA test 19. Video test 20. IEEE1394 test 21. PPK test 22. Aging (Short time) HDD test 23.
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2. The ordinary DOS prompt “A:\>” appears. Input “G:[Enter]”. Then remove the FDD and insert the battery 2 instead of the FDD. 3. The prompt “G:\>PRG” appears and the active drive is changed. Input “CD \FD” to change directory. 4. When the prompt “G:\FD>” appears, input the command “BATT2”. 5.
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15. Serial loopback test Tests the COM port. The serial loopback jig is necessary. Connect the serial loopback jig to the COM port. 16. USB test Tests the USB port. To perform this test, the USB jig is necessary. Connect the USB jig to the USB port. 17.
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. •...