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Sony and VAIO are trademarks of Sony. Intel logo and Intel Inside logo are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Insert a floppy disk for self-diagnostics in the floppy-disk drive and a CD-ROM for self-diagnostics in the CD-ROM drive. 2-4. Diagnostics on the Setup Screen Turn the power of the main unit on, and press F2 with the SONY logo displayed. The Setup screen appears. Check the BIOS Version, memory capacity, CPU clock, hard-disk capacity, etc.
When the power of the main unit is turned on, the system starts up from the CD-ROM, and the following screen appears. Diagnostics for Service Version 1.0. PCG-505G (C)1997 Sony Corporation All rights reserved. Press any key to continue... Press any key, and the Start menu will appear. ********** START MENU **********...
To use this function, another machine is necessary. PASSWORD BYPASS is selected from the Start menu, the following screen appears. Password Bypass Program 1.0 (C)1997 Sony Corporation All rights reserved. Input last 7 digits of Serial number (If serial xxxxxxxx-ooooooo,input serial number...
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• Keyboard test . . . Test for keyboard operation. A keyboard appears on a screen. Press the keys one by one. Pressing a function key alone will not be recognized. Press the desired function key with the key. If a disabled key is found, press the ESC key twice to end the test. •...
• Parallel loopback test . . . Test for a parallel port. Connect a loopback tool to the parallel port of the port Replicator, and perform the test. • PS/2 mouse test . . . Test for an external mouse. Connect a mouse to the mouse connector of the port Replicator.
VGA DB-15 Daughter SUPER I/O Board COM1 COM1 DB-9 512Kx8 LT1237 ROM INTEFACE MIC CONN SPKR CONN Back Up MODEM PS/2 MD-6 KEYBOARD Battery COM2 LPT1 DB-25 SPKR POWER CONTROL ACCESS BUS LINE PHONE SONY CONFIDENTIAL RJ11 IrDA PCG-505G/505GX (US) (END)
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CHAPTER 4. FRAME HARNESS DIAGRAM BATTERY PACK Rear CN901 Side IRC-4 BOARD CN452 Side KEYBOARD WINDOW CN401 CN402 DISPLAY ASSY MODULER JACK CN731 CN751 INVERTER CNX-25 CN501 BOARD CN454 PORT REPLICATER CN801 MBX-13 BOARD STEREO CONNECTOR NiMH CABLE SIDE A SPEAKER BATTERY TERMINAL (R)
CHAPTER 5. EXPLODED VIEW AND PARTS LIST Ref.No. Part No. Description Ref.No. Part No. Description 4-636-330-01 LID (MEMORY) 4-632-530-01 CHOMERICS FOAM A-8044-588-A BOTTOM (1020) ASSY (S), HOUSING 4-683-229-01 PIPE (L), HEAT Note: 4-635-946-01 FOOT 1-783-159-11 FPC (CUX-25) The components identified by mark or dotted line with 4-635-919-03 KNOB (BR)