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Denzil_DC

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21. "when he finally gets to the part with the jack, he moves his hands out of the screen"
Mon May 13, 2013, 05:06 PM
May 2013

Yeah, he fumbles a bit at a couple of points there. Speed isn't everything!

But the vid does at least give you an overview of what it may involve, and as you can see, it's not horribly daunting as long as you keep organized and don't mislay screws etc.

You need to take basic antistatic precautions any time you're working inside a computer. You'll at least need some decent precision screwdrivers, but they're not expensive, and can be handy for other things. It can be a good idea to keep a camera handy and take photos as you go along so that you can see how things originally fit together. You also need to be gentle with any connectors that you need to disengage, as sometimes they're quite fragile (you'll maybe notice that he has trouble re-connecting the power line to the motherboard - ends up he had it upside down!).

I'd prefer to have a proper service manual to hand for a task like this, and it would no doubt help you (though apparently Sony doesn't publicly release these manuals, unlike Dell, for instance).

Without knowing exactly what model your VAIO is, there's only so much I can chase up on Google, but there's peer support forums out there. Here's a thread on one (which I found in just a couple of minutes) all about disassembling VAIOs, where a helpful professional tech has made a number of his own guides available, including "Sony Vaio VGN-S360P. Replacing broken power jack."

The thread's here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/sony/317635-sony-vaio-disassembly-guides-instructions.html

Direct link to the guide: http://www.insidemylaptop.com/take-apart-sony-vaio-vgn-s360p-replace-broken-power-jack/

However, note that this VAIO is a different model to the one in the video above - like Dells, for this one you have to go in through the keyboard rather than from underneath, so disassembly is a bit different, and also note that this one does have a soldered power connector. Let's hope yours is a different model and doesn't need soldering, but if it does, the tech describes how to do it.

His range of other guides for Sonys (if he doesn't tell you specifically how to replace the power connector for yours, you may at least get instructions on disassembly) is here: http://www.insidemylaptop.com/category/7-sony-laptops/

If that's not your model, it's worth reading through that whole thread in case yours is posted later. (There's a chance that the guide for one model will be OK for others, but I've no idea about that.) As you'll see, folks who're doing it are asking questions as they go along, and some of those may be of help to you, too.

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Why not... ChromeFoundry May 2013 #1
wow thanks ! great option ideas ! Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #2
The bulk of the work, Denzil_DC May 2013 #6
Or do the disassembly yourself, then bring the MB in sir pball May 2013 #16
For this laptop, that doesn't really apply, Denzil_DC May 2013 #17
I think this is a budget issue. dballance May 2013 #3
It might be worthwhile to try some electrically conductive glue Fumesucker May 2013 #4
Hmm discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2013 #5
google the laptop and the part # CountAllVotes May 2013 #7
2 points to consider. Are you ready for Win8 and clone your Hard Drive before CK_John May 2013 #8
Sometimes but not always discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2013 #11
Seems that Sony Vaio power jack isn't soldered to the motherboard. amerikat May 2013 #9
Good find! Denzil_DC May 2013 #10
Apparently this Sony has... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2013 #13
Yes, it does, and yes it is! Denzil_DC May 2013 #14
I have similar habits discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2013 #15
Wow thanks so much. Been camping and need to re-read all this and absorb it. nt Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #18
holy cow..just watched it. yes, think I will try and do it. Looks like Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #19
"when he finally gets to the part with the jack, he moves his hands out of the screen" Denzil_DC May 2013 #21
If you live in the Syracuse NY area the company whistler162 May 2013 #12
1604 miles, just looked it up. But thanks anyway - how cool to find local businesses Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #20
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