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VAIO Digital Studio™ System Reference Manual

Chapter 3 — Removing, Installing, and Replacing

 

Components

27

Removing the Side Cover

28

Replacing the Side Cover

29

Installing a PCI Add-In Card

30

Removing a PCI Add-in Card

32

Replacing the Lithium Battery

34

Installing System Memory

37

Removing a Memory Module

41

Removing a Slot Cover

43

Covering an Open I/O Slot

44

Installing a 3.5-inch Internal Hard Disk Drive

45

To prepare a startup disk (PCV-RX490TV model only)

45

To install a 3.5-inch internal hard disk drive (all models)

46

To set up the new hard drive with the startup disk

 

(PCV-RX490TV model only)

49

To identify the additional hard disk space for Giga Pocket use

 

(PCV-RX490TV model only)

49

Removing the Power Supply

50

Replacing the Power Supply

51

Chapter 4 — System Board

53

Connectors and Headers

54

Front Panel Header

54

Floppy Disk Drive Header

55

Memory Module (RIMM) Slots

56

PCI Slots

57

AGP Slot

58

IDE Headers

59

Power Supply and Aux Power Headers

60

Keyboard and Mouse Ports

62

USB Ports and USB Header

63

Ethernet Port

65

Serial , Printer, and i.LINK Ports

65

Fan Headers

69

Game Port

70

Headphones, Line In, Mic Jacks

71

i.LINK Headers

72

CD-IN Header

73

AUX-IN Header

74

Video Header

75

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