Sony Vaio Pcg Serie Pcg Fx210 Manual

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PCG-FX210
US Model
Canadian ModelSERVICE MANUAL
NOTEBOOK COMPUTER
9-872-204-11
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1. REMOVAL
1-1. Flowchart ......................................................................... 1-1
1-2. Main Electrical Parts Location Diagram ......................... 1-1
1-3. Removal ........................................................................... 1-2
1. Hood Keyboard Assy, Keyboard Unit .............................. 1-2
2. Cooling Unit-2, Lithium Battery, DVD-ROM Drive ....... 1-2
3. HDD, Door Battery...

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CHAPTER 1.
REMOVAL
1-1. Flowchart
• 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 Parts Location Diagram
POWER
OFFHOOD
KEYBOARD
ASSY
SO-DIMM 
BATTERY
PA C K
MODEM
CARD
KEYBOARD
UNIT
P 1-2 P 1-2
P 1-6 P 1-6
P 1-6P 1-4
P 1-7P 1-3P 1-2
P 1-5
P 1-5PALM REST
ASSY
P 1-2
P 1-3P 1-3
COOLING
UNIT-2
PC CARD
CONNECTOR
FDD
SPEAKER
UNITDOOR
BATTERY
SWX-74
BOARD
P 1-4...

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1-3.Removal
1. Hood Keyboard Assy, Keyboard Unit
2. Cooling Unit-2, Lithium Battery, DVD-ROM Drive
Five Claws
6DVD-ROM Door Assy 7DVD-ROM Drive5Bracket CD-ROM R
2Bracket (CD-ROM L) 7Cooling Unit-2
q; 5Rotate the three screws that are built together 
with the Cooling Unit-2.
3+B M2 (X2) (Silver)
9+B M2 (Silver) 2+B M2 (X2)
    (Silver)
3Plate ground
    (SH)
MBX-50
Board CON4
qaLithium
    Battery
Lithium
Battery
Four
Claws 1+B M2 (X2) (Silver)4+B M2 (X2)
    (Silver)
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3. HDD, Door Battery
4. Palm Rest Assy, Touch Pad, CNX-129 Board, Palm Rest Plate, Bracket Pad
3
2FPC 50Pin
    (for HDD)
4Door Battery 1M2X6 Special Head (X6) (Gold)
1Screw M3X4 (X2) (Gold)
2Screw M3X4 (X2) (Gold)3Bracket HDD
4FPC 50Pin
    (for HDD) 5HDD
MBX-50 Board
CON9
Palm Rest Assy
1M2X4
Special Head
(Black)
43Pull it to the front slightly
    and raise to remove it.
1M2X4 Special
Head (x4) (Black)
5Bracket Pad
9Touch Pad
8FPC (TP-CNX)
6FPC (SWX-PWX)
3Palm Rest...

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5. Display Assy, Hinge Cover
qdClose simultaneously both left and right hinges approximately 90°
  in the direction of the arrow.
Note : To remove the cover hinge, bend
slightly the center of the display
base facilitates the removal work.Four ClawsqfCover Hinge
qhDisplay Base
qg
Display Assy1Stand the LCD upright  
to the MBX-50 board.
qaM2X6 Special
    Head (Gold)
8Screw (M2), 0 Number P3 Kind (Black) 9M2X6 Special Head (X2) (Gold)
5M2.6 Cross
    (Hole) Bind...

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6. PWS-14  Board, Latch Detector
7. PC Card Connector, Modem Card, MBX-50 Board, I/O Bracket
∗1 When removing the CPU, refer to “ 1-4. Replacing the CPU ”.
∗2 Modem card can be removed from the bottom.
Refer to the subsequent paragraph “ 10. Modem card ” for more details.
6PWS-14 Board
3 5Latch Detector
4Two Claws 12M2X4 Special Head (X2) (Black)
MBX-50 Board CON22
qlMBX-50 Board qaPC Card Connector
qsM2 Grip (X2) (Black) q;+B 2X14 (X2)
(Silver)4+B 2X4 (Silver)
5Screw...

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8. Speaker Unit, SWX-74 Board
9. SO-DIMM
9Speaker Unit
Speaker Unit
Hood Keyboard
Hood
Keyboard 5SWX-74 Board7Speaker Unit4M2X4 (X5) (Black)
3
1
28M2X4 (X2) (Black) 6M2X4 (X2) (Black)
SWX-74 Board
JP1
SWX-74 Board
JP2
SWX-74 Board
JP3
Projection
Projection Notch
Note : When removing the speaker 
unit, be sure not to damage 
the hood keyboard.
Note : To re-install it, align the notch
of the speaker unit with the 
projection of the hood keyboard.
Notch
ba
a a → b2DIMM...

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10. Modem Card (Removing from the bottom)
2Modem Door
4Modem Card1M2X4 Special Head (Black)
3M2 Grip (X2) (Black)
5