Sony VGNB3XP manual

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    Confidential SER VICE MANUAL V er 5-2005D VGN-B90PS VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP VGN-B1VP/B 1XP /B3VP/B3XP VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L 9-876-389-05 Area Model Lineup Japanese Japanese VGN-B90PS ∗ US/Canadian VGN-B100B ∗ American VGN-B100 ∗ Latin VGN-B150FP VGN-B1XP European AEP/UK VGN-B1VP VGN-B3XP VGN-B3VP International VGN-B88GP V[...]

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    - 2 - VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Sony , V AIO and CLIE are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony . Microsoft, Windows, Windows Media, Outlook, Bookshelf and other Microsof[...]

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    - 3 - VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential T ABLE OF CONTENTS Section T itle Page CHAPTER 1. SPECIFICA TIONS 1-1. Specifications ............................................................................................................................[...]

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    CHAPTER 1. SPECIFICA TIONS 1 - 1 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential 1-1. Specifications z The trademarks or registered trademarks of above table, refer to page 2. z The model that is accomp anied by astarisk ( ∗ ) is CTO model. The parts to componen[...]

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    1 - 2 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential Model name:VGN-B90PS(Japanese Area) OS:Windows XP Pro V er.1.0 MBX-123(M512) MBX-123(M256) A -1090-871-A A -1090-872-A COMPLETED PWB MBX-123(M512) COMPLETED PWB MBX-123(M256) PM755 PM745 PM725 CM350 6-706-559-0[...]

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    1 - 3 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential Model name:VGN-B100B Model Number:PCG-5B1L(With W-LAN),PCG-5B2L(Without W-LAN ) OS:Windows XP Pro V er.1.0 MBX-123(M512) MBX-123(M256) A -1090-871-A A -1090-872-A COMPLETED PWB MBX-123(M512) COMPLETED PWB MBX-1[...]

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    Confidential 2 - 1 CHAPTER 2. BLOCK DIAGRAM VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) (END) Mic rop ho ne DVI PC Card i.LINK RJ-45 RJ-11 ICH IC H4-m CPU PentiumM / CeleronM Audio CODEC MDC HDD Opt. Drive on b o ard memory 256M byte s or 512M byte s SO-DIM M LCD 14 SXGA+ [...]

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    CHAPTER 3. FRAME HARNESS DIAGRAM 3 - 1 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential (END) HDD 11 11 8 Side L MEMORY STICK AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT ANL-55 BOARD SIDE A USB MOUNT LCD UNIT J5610 J5600 CN5600 CN5330 CN5320 CN5310 CN5300 2 LCD HARNESS FFC (ANL-MBX) HARNES[...]

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    CHAPTER 4. EXPLODED VIEWS AND P ARTS LIST 4 - 1 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential z The p arts list is compiled by blocks of a palmrest and bottom etc.The sections of the parts list are dif ferent depending on the model.Please refer to list of ontent[...]

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    4 - 2 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential P-1. Palmrest P-1 C 6 B10 B2 7 9 10 11 W-LAN model only 12 13 14 14 24 22 23 17 26 29 18 18 13 12 8 33 31 34 35 15 23 23 25 21 16 27 20 31 19 3 B6 B1 B6 B21 B22 B6 B5 B3 B6 B6 B6 5 4 1 2 28 ( z 1) 32 ( z 2) M-1[...]

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    4 - 3 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------[...]

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    4 - 4 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential M-1. Main Board M-1 302 B2 B4 B10 B5 B5 308 309 303 301 305 317 315 315 314 318 319 313 31 1 310 313 316 304 306 L B-1 D B-1 H D I B-1 A C P-1 B P-1 P-1 P-1 B-1 E P-1 E B-1 M B-1 G B-1 K B-1 J B-1 28 ( z 1) 320[...]

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    4 - 5 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------[...]

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    4 - 6 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential A F F H J I I P-1 B P-1 28 ( z 1) 28 ( z 1) M M-1 G M-1 L G H J M-1 I K M-1 K F M-1 J G M-1 H M-1 K M-1 C P-1 E M-1 D M-1 B5 B5 B18 B14 B12 B18 B12 B13 B13 533 532 531 530 51 1 508 550 501 542 541 546 545 QSI M[...]

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    4 - 7 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------[...]

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    4 - 8 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential L-1. LCD 14.1-inch SXGA+ - Made by T o - L-1 1018 ( z 1) 28 ( z 1) 1019 ( z 1) B20 B14 B20 B19 B20 B20 B19 B20 B20 B5 B5 L L 1002 1005 1007 1006 101 1 1003 1004 1009 1016 1014 1015 1012 1013 1008 28 ( z 1) 1002[...]

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    4 - 9 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential L-1 L-1. LCD 14.1-inch SXGA+ - Made by T o - Ref.No. Part No. Description 28 FILAMENT T APE(12x30) ( z 1) 1001 X-2023-027-1 HOUSING BEZEL ASSY (HBEA) 1002 A-1090-605-A & CUSHION OV AL (HBEA)(S) 1003 A-1090-[...]

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    4 - 10 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential L-2 L-2. LCD 14.1-inch XGA - Made by Hi - B20 1018 ( z 1) 28 ( z 1) 1019 ( z 1) B20 B14 B20 B19 B20 B19 B20 B5 B5 L L 1002 1005 1 101 1 104 101 1 1003 1004 1009 1016 1014 1015 1012 1013 1 102 28 ( z 1) 1002 10[...]

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    4 - 11 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential L-2 L-2. LCD 14.1-inch XGA - Made by Hi- Ref.No. Part No. Description 28 FILAMENT T APE(12x30) ( z 1) 1001 X-2023-027-1 HOUSING BEZEL ASSY (HBEA) 1002 A-1090-605-A & CUSHION OV AL (HBEA)(S) 1003 A-1090-604[...]

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    4 - 12 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential L-3 L-3. LCD 14.1-inch XGA - Made by CPT - 1005 1018 ( z 1) 28 ( z 1) 1019 ( z 1) B20 B14 B20 B19 B20 B19 B20 B5 B5 L L 1002 1201 1204 101 1 1003 1004 1009 1016 1014 1015 1012 1013 1202 28 ( z 1) 1002 1005 100[...]

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    4 - 13 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential L-3 L-3. LCD 14.1-inch XGA - Made by CPT - Ref.No. Part No. Description 28 FILAMENT T APE(12x30) ( z 1) 1001 X-2023-027-1 HOUSING BEZEL ASSY (HBEA) 1002 A-1090-605-A & CUSHION OV AL (HBEA)(S) 1003 A-1090-6[...]

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    4 - 14 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------[...]

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    CHAPTER 5. OTHERS 5 - 1 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential 5-1. The Barcode Label The hatched portion of the barcode label is used as the repair dat a. ࡃ࡯ࠦ࡯࠼࡜ࡌ࡞ߩ✂ដߌㇱߪ㧘ୃℂ࠺࡯࠲ߣߒߡ૶↪޿ߚߒ߹ߔޕ A : Part No. B : [...]

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    5 - 2 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) Confidential (END) 5-2. Replacing the CPU 1. How to remove the CPU 2. How to install the CPU lock position unlock position unlock position lock position 1 Rotate the lock with a flat-blade screwdriver toward the unlock posi[...]

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    - 25 - 9-876-389-05 VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) List of VGN-B Series (As of April, 2005) Sony Corporation English / Japanese 2005D2700-1 © 2005 Sony Corporation Published by Sony EMCS NAGANO TEC This manual and the constituent data may not be replicated, c[...]

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    VGN-B90PS (J) VGN-B100/B100B/B150FP (AM) VGN-B1VP/B1XP /B3VP/B3XP (EU) VGN-B55C/B55G/B55L/B55S/B55T/B88C/B88GP/B88L (AO) [ Confidential] Revision History Suffix V er . Date Contents QM No. -01 Ver . 1 2004.09.27 First Edition -02 Ver . 2 2004.10.08 Front Page (Model Lineup), Page 1-1, Page 4-1, Page 4-3, Page 4-5, Page 4-7, Page 4-14, N2004_103AK B[...]