Today I found a great source with service manuals for Sony Vaio VGN series laptops and notebooks. Links to the service manuals were posted on one of the Russian forums (comment 13). Not sure for how long these service manuals will be available for downloads but they are the time of wringing this post. Some files are large and it might take some time to download them, so be patient.
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All service manuals are in PDF format and you can download them using below mentioned links.
Service manuals for Sony Vaio laptops and notebooks:
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Sony VGN-A
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>> Get it here
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Sony VGN-FS
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>> Get it here
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Sony VGN-AR
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>> Get it here
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Sony VGN-N
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>> Get it here
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Sony VGN-AX
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>> Get it here
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Sony VGN-S
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>> Get it here
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Sony VGN-B
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>> Get it here
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Sony VGN-SZ
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>> Get it here
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Sony VGN-BX
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>> Get it here
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Sony VGN-T
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>> Get it here
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Sony VGN-C
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>> Get it here
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Sony VGN-TX
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>> Get it here
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Sony VGN-FE
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>> Get it here
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Sony VGN-U
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>> Get it here
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Sony VGN-FJ
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>> Get it here
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Sony VGN-UX
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>> Get it here
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Here’s another source for older Sony Vaio PCG series laptops and notebooks. Thank you to www.elhvb.com
| PCG-R505AFE | >>Get it here | PCG-FX777, PCG-FX877 | >>Get it here |
| PCGA-DSD5, PCGA-DSM5 | >>Get it here | PCG-R505JE, PCG-R505JEK, PCG-R505JEP, PCG-R505JL, PCG-R505JLK, PCG-R505JLP, PCG-R505JS, PCG-R505JSK, PCG-R505JSP | >>Get it here |
| PCG-SR27, PCG-SR27K | >>Get it here | PCG-C1VP, PCG-C1VPK | >>Get it here |
| PCG-FX210 | >>Get it here | PCG-GR150, PCG-GR150K, PCG-GR170, PCG-GR170K | >>Get it here |
| PCG-FX220, PCG-FX220K, PCG-FX240, PCG-FX240K, PCG-FX250 PCG-FX250K, PCG-FX270, PCG-FX270K | >>Get it here | PCG-GRS150, PCG-GRS170 | >>Get it here |
| PCG-FX290, PCG-FX290K | >>Get it here | PCG-GRS175 | >>Get it here |
| PCG-FXA32, PCG-FXA33, PCG-FXA35/D, PCG-FXA36 | >>Get it here | PCG-GRV550 | >>Get it here |
| PCG-FXA53, PCG-FXA59 | >>Get it here | PCG-GRZ530 | >>Get it here |
| PCG-GRX670, PCG-GRX690 | >>Get it here | PCG-VX89, PCG-VX89K, PCG-VX89P | >>Get it here |
| PCG-NV290 | >>Get it here |
If you know other sources for Sony laptop manuals, please feel free to post links in comments.
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August 27th, 2009 at 5:26 am
Hi – I am looking for the repair manual for a Sony VGN-SR420J
Thanks
August 24th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
thx! exactly what i need
August 20th, 2009 at 12:24 am
Hello All,
Can anybody point me to the direction to get the service manual for Sony Vaio VGN-TT16GN?
Thanks again.
Best regards, Mike
August 18th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
I need VGN-CS27GJ service manual for this very laptop, please help me. Thank you.
August 13th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
To cj2600:
Thank you for your reply about my Vaio VGN-S150! I discovered one of my RAM chips was bad, indeed. The laptop didn’t even recognize it – I expected 512MB but got only 256MB. I ran MemTest86+ on the other good chip. I would look over every few minutes to check up on the program’s progress. On one occasion, I noticed the timer had not progressed and the progress bar looked erratic but working. I lifted the laptop with my right hand grasping the right side of the keyboard. The timer had jumped to its correct time and the progress bar displayed as expected. I put the laptop down and the timer froze. The progress bar went wonky again. MemTest86+ did report a good working RAM chip for at least one pass.
I’m starting to believe the ATI chip’s ball grid array is starting to come apart. Lifting the laptop gave its mainboard enough pressure in the right places to reconnect the BGA (ATI) chip. I got this laptop for free because it was no longer reliably working, so I’m very willing to try risky procedures and safer ones that may only provide temporary relief.
I’m thinking of placing a shim to put more pressure on the ATI chip to reconnect that ball grid array. I was thinking of putting rubber padding underneath the mainboard where the ATI chip is located. I was also thinking about taking the fan and heatsink off and putting one or even two thin copper or aluminum squares with thermal grease between the ATI chip and the heatsink. I’m not skilled enough to perform a solder reflow of the ball grid array.
If I totally wreck the motherboard, I can move on and figure out whether the Vaio’s LCD (on the VGN-S150) would fit a Macbook (or maybe even the 13.3-inch Macbook Pro).
I’d love to hear thoughts about the shim idea.
Thanks again for the reply!
August 12th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Bradford,
Check out these instructions. A key fell off the laptop keyboard. Fixing the problem.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:30 am
thanks for your great help. I had to disassemble a VGN-N130G to pull the hard drive. could not have done it without your manuals. in pulling the keyboard, I knocked loose the right arrow key on the lower left hand corner. Is there a method of reattaching it, or should I find a replacement keyboard?
August 10th, 2009 at 3:14 am
Dear cj2600,
I was also fearing that a component on the mother board is fried. However, when I followed your clues and checked both the motherboard and cooling fan area, I found out something interesting. Actually the smoke was coming from the dust gathered in the cooling fan area and I am still not sure about the sparks.
Anyway, after cleaning the 1 inch thik layer of dust from the vent area everything is back to normal. Even the display is ok.
Thank you very much for uploading the Service manual. It saved both money and time.
August 9th, 2009 at 11:44 am
TS,
It’s possible that the fan problem is not related to the LCD problem and this is just a coincidence.
Is it enough just replace the fan or the whole motherboard has to be replaced? I don’t know. I cannot tell without looking at the laptop. From your description I assume that you have a fried component on the motherboard and replacing the cooling fan will not help.
August 9th, 2009 at 2:20 am
Model of my Sony Vaio laptop is VGNFJ1W. Recently there was an spark from the cooling vent area and it followed bit of smoke. After that the cooling fan stopped working. I also realized that there is a thin strip of line on my display.However, still the laptop is working.
I requested a quote from Sony Service and they wanted £213 for the repair.That is beyond my affordability. Could anyone suggest me what might be wrong with the laptop?