topic How to disassemble my VAIO? in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82002#M129450 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Taking apart any laptop is tricky due to everything being crammed together. Sony like to complicate things by 'hiding' some of the screws <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.ba/html/@13A2E6A3774A8B47B4EC6F04089539E1/images/smilies/063.png" alt=":thinking:" title=":thinking:" /> <BR /><BR />You might want to allow yourself considerable time for this task, and a LOT of patience.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:40:20 GMT tellingd 2004-04-29T12:40:20Z How to disassemble my VAIO? https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/81995#M129444 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,<BR /><BR />I would like to disassemble my VAIO FR102,<BR /><BR />could you help me please?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:18:18 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/81995#M129444 Fraker 2004-04-29T12:18:18Z How to disassemble my VAIO? https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/81996#M129445 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="color: darkred">Why would you like to do this Fraker?</SPAN><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:25:09 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/81996#M129445 VAIOneer 2004-04-29T12:25:09Z How to disassemble my VAIO? https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/81997#M129446 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>the fan is very noisy and the CPU is becoming very hot sometimes, so hot that it is turning down itself.<BR /><BR />I would like to check the fan<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:28:19 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/81997#M129446 Fraker 2004-04-29T12:28:19Z How to disassemble my VAIO? https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/81998#M129447 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="color: darkred">Well as long as its not under warranty and you're sure you'e capable of the task, you will have to find retaining screws/clips to remove the keyboard and take it from there.<BR /><BR />I can't say anymore as I have never done it</SPAN><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:30:35 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/81998#M129447 VAIOneer 2004-04-29T12:30:35Z How to disassemble my VAIO? https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/81999#M129448 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Ok, thank you. I´ll try later and will give some news as soon as I´ve done it<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:32:26 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/81999#M129448 Fraker 2004-04-29T12:32:26Z How to disassemble my VAIO? https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82000#M129449 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Can I use Power Panel with my Vaio?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:39:10 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82000#M129449 Fraker 2004-04-29T12:39:10Z How to disassemble my VAIO? https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82002#M129450 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Taking apart any laptop is tricky due to everything being crammed together. Sony like to complicate things by 'hiding' some of the screws <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.ba/html/@13A2E6A3774A8B47B4EC6F04089539E1/images/smilies/063.png" alt=":thinking:" title=":thinking:" /> <BR /><BR />You might want to allow yourself considerable time for this task, and a LOT of patience.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:40:20 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82002#M129450 tellingd 2004-04-29T12:40:20Z How to disassemble my VAIO? https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82003#M129451 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote">Can I use Power Panel with my Vaio?<BR /></PRE><BR /><BR /><SPAN style="color: darkred">Yes you can <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.ba/html/@3191CA7235A406D833094BA2DD1CF2FF/images/smilies/011.png" alt=":slight_smile:" title=":slight_smile:" /><BR />Suprised its not installed already<BR /> </SPAN><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:44:15 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82003#M129451 VAIOneer 2004-04-29T12:44:15Z How to disassemble my VAIO? https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82004#M129452 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It seems that my computer doesn´t support this software because it wasn´t provided with my laptop. That´s why I ask this.<BR /><BR />Moreover, does SONY provide a manual to disassemble laptops if asked?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:47:31 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82004#M129452 Fraker 2004-04-29T12:47:31Z How to disassemble my VAIO? https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82005#M129453 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote">Moreover, does SONY provide a manual to disassemble laptops if asked?<BR /></PRE><BR /><BR /><SPAN style="color: darkred">Extremely unlikely.</SPAN><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:48:54 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82005#M129453 VAIOneer 2004-04-29T12:48:54Z How to disassemble my VAIO? https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82006#M129454 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Could you tell me where I can find the Power Panel Software please?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:53:38 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82006#M129454 Fraker 2004-04-29T12:53:38Z How to disassemble my VAIO? https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82007#M129455 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have just changed the processor in my GR214EP and it wasnt to hard to do and took me about an hour. <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.ba/html/@4D7C97FD8435BC5F6F42C999D01DAE43/images/smilies/026.png" alt=":cool:" title=":cool:" /> <BR /><BR />On my laptop there is a screw hidden under a little black cover near my power button. Once this screw is removed you can take the pannel with the powerbutton off and then remove the keyboard to get to the processor heatsink and fan.<BR /><BR />Not sure if your computer will have this removabule pannel but normaly sony have arrows pointing to the screws that you have to remove to access the insides of the computer.<BR /><BR />I would suggest clearing a area, putting down a white sheet, and then laying the screws down in the same pattern that they are on the computer. If you have a digital camera take photos of your steps or even better if you have a video camera tape it.<BR /><BR />Also work in a clockwise or counterclockwise way when removing the screws so that you can remember where each screw came from. Or get small boxes and label each box whith the screws location. e.g. underside of laptop, keyboard etc..<BR /><BR />You shouldent need to remove the screen to access you processor or fan so i would suggest not touching it, the screen has very fragile wires running in it. And the price of a new screen is not cheep compaired to a new HD or Processor.<BR /><BR />Be careful when removing things like you keyboard and other pannels with buttons as they have ribbon cables attaced to the motherboard.<BR /><BR />One other thing is that some times screws are hidden under the little rubber feet on computers. Also most cases have little clips on them to clip to the other part of a case e.g. the top and bottom caseing of you laptop, use a old credit card to pry these appart as it wont mark the case.<BR /><BR />Remember most manufactures will make it fairly easy to get in to the computers inards as the dont want to spend ages traing staff on the various differnt computers and how to take them to bits and put them together.<BR /><BR />Finaly there are normaly two screws on the back of the computer on on ether side these are connected to the screen support plates, if you remove these avoid moving the screen to much as it can damage the screen mounting.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:27:29 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82007#M129455 grahambird80 2004-04-29T13:27:29Z How to disassemble my VAIO? https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82008#M129456 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="color: darkred">Sounds like you done this a lot</SPAN><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:40:43 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82008#M129456 VAIOneer 2004-04-29T13:40:43Z How to disassemble my VAIO? https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82009#M129457 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Power Pannel is only for Intel Pentium 4m CPUs, not AMD or Intel Celeron or P4 desktop.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:54:26 GMT https://community.sony.ba/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-disassemble-my-vaio/m-p/82009#M129457 kee-lo_ 2004-04-29T13:54:26Z