Sony VGN-N SERIES, Disassembly Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Rev 1 01 100906 SONY CONFIDENTIAL 1 VGN N SERIES VGN N Series Disassemble Instruction ...

Page 2: ...wrist grounding strap and anti static mat when performing any repairs on the unit If a properly grounded wrist strap is not available touch an unpainted metal surface of the computer chassis to discharge static electricity This should be done periodically during the repair to discharge any static charge that has been accumulated When removing a component from the system be sure to place it on an a...

Page 3: ... CONFIDENTIAL 3 VGN N Series Flow Chart Disassemble Instruction VGN NXX BATTERY MEMORY ODD KEYBOARD PALMREST TOUCHPAD LCD ASSY BEZEL INVERTER LCD PANEL HDD MB CPU FAN CPU VGA THERMAL RJ11 RJ45 DC JACK BATTERY COVER SPEAKER ...

Page 4: ...M3 L6 M2 L10 M2 L1 8 M2 L1 8 M2 L3 M2 L7 M2 L7 M2 L7 1 B2 BATTERY COVER 4 B10 SPEAKER 4 B4 LCD BEZEL 2 B4 VGA THERMAL 3 B3 MOTHERBOARD 4 B4 CPU FAN 2 B9 HDD 6 B1 HINGE 1 B9 PALMREST 3 B2 BOTTOM 3 12 1 2 Amount B7 B3 B3 B3 Screw model ODD BOTTOM BOTTOM KEYBOARD Station B1 B2 B3 B4 B7 B9 B10 Screw needed for Disassembly ...

Page 5: ...SONY CONFIDENTIAL 5 1 OVERVIEW BACK PRESS THE UNLOCK TAB AND THE RELEASE TAB TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE BATTERY SLIDE THE BATTERY AWAY THE SYSTEM LOCK UNLOCK RELEASE VGN N Series Battery Removal Disassemble Instruction ...

Page 6: ...S1 Series Battery Removal 1 LOOSEN ONE RETAINED SCREW 2 3 ROTATE THE RAM DOOR FROM THE UPPER EDGE AND LIFT UP REMOVE EACH RAM MODULE BY RELEASING THE CLIPS AND LIFTING THE RAM FROM THE SOCKET VGN N Series Memory Removal Disassemble Instruction ...

Page 7: ...Rev 1 01 100906 SONY CONFIDENTIAL 7 1 2 REMOVE TWO SCREWS SLIDE THE OPTICAL DRIVE OUT OF THE SYSTEM VGN N Series Optical Drive Removal Disassemble Instruction B3 ...

Page 8: ...CONFIDENTIAL 8 1 REMOVE ONE SCREW 2 RELEASE FIVE TABS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE KEYBOARD 3 ROTATE THE KEYBOARD FROM THE BOTTOM TO REMOVE 4 DISCONNECT THE KEYBOARD CABLE VGN N Series Keyboard Removal Disassemble Instruction B3 ...

Page 9: ...EWS FROM THE PALMREST NOTE THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT LENGTHS 2 DISCONNECT THE TOUCHPAD CABLE REMOVE ONE SCREW 3 LIFT THE PALMREST FROM THE FRONT EDGE GENTLY RELEASING THE DETENTS TOUCHPAD CABLE VGN N Series Palmrest Removal Disassemble Instruction B3 B2 B7 B9 ...

Page 10: ... Battery Removal OVERVIEW BACK 1 REMOVE TWO SCREWS LIFT THE TOUCHPAD BUTTONS FROM THE TOP EDGE DISCONNECT THE TOUCHPAD CABLE THE TOUCHPAD IS AFFIXED TO THE PALMREST WITH DOUBLE SIDED ADHESIVE 2 3 VGN N Series Touchpad Removal Disassemble Instruction B7 ...

Page 11: ...TENNAS DISCONNECT THE WLAN ANTENNAS NOTE THE ROUTING OF THE ANTENNAS RELEASE THE WIRLESS CARD BY PRESSING THE TWO CLIPS AWAY FROM THE CARD LIFT THE SIDE OF THE WIRELESS CARD UP REMOVE THE CARD AWAY FROM THE SOCKET OVERVIEW FRONT VGN N Series Wireless LAN Card Removal Disassemble Instruction ...

Page 12: ...RNESS REMOVE THREE SCREWS FROM THE LEFT HINGE LCD HARNESS 1 2 3 RJ 45 HARNESS DISCONNECT THE RJ 45 HARNESS REMOVE THREE SCREWS ON THE RIGHT HINGE AND LIFT LCD ASSEMBLY FROM THE SYSTEM REMOVE ONE SCREW FROM THE LCD HARNESS ROUTING GUIDE LIFT THE ROUTING GUIDE UP VGN N Series LCD Assembly Removal Disassemble Instruction B1 B1 B2 ...

Page 13: ...Rev 1 01 100906 SONY CONFIDENTIAL 13 VGC LS1 Series Battery Removal OVERVIEW FRONT 1 REMOVE TWO SCREWS 2 SLIDE THE HDD TO THE LEFT AND LIFT UP VGN N Series Hard Drive Removal Disassemble Instruction B9 ...

Page 14: ...BOARD AND SLIDE THE MOTHERBOARD TO THE LEFT TO REMOVE GENTLY TURN THE MOTHERBOARD OVER AND DISCONNECT THE DC JACK HARNESS AND THE RJ 11 HARNESS WHEN INSTALLING THE MOTHERBAORD ENSURE THE WIRELESS LAN SWITCH ON THE MOTHERBOARD IS IN THE SAME POSITION THE WIRELESS LAN SWITCH ON THE BOTTOM HOUSING DC JACK HARNESS RJ 11 HARNESS VGN N Series Motherboard Removal Disassemble Instruction B3 ...

Page 15: ...moval OVERVIEW BACK 1 FAN CABLE DISCONNECT THE CPU FAN REMOVE FOUR SCREWS AND LIFT THE COOLING UNIT UP RELEASE THE CPU LOCK BY ROTATING THE LOCK CLOCKWISE WITH A FLAT BLADE SCREWDRIVER CAREFULLY LIFT THE CPU UP 2 VGN N Series CPU Removal Disassemble Instruction B4 ...

Page 16: ...Rev 1 01 100906 SONY CONFIDENTIAL 16 VGC LS1 Series Battery Removal OVERVIEW BACK 1 REMOVE TWO SCREWS AND LIFT THE VGA THERMAL UNIT UP VGN N Series VGA Thermal Removal Disassemble Instruction B4 ...

Page 17: ...VIEW FRONT 1 2 3 REMOVE ONE SCREW FROM THE RJ 11 RJ 45 HARNESS RELEASE THE CLIP ON EACH SIDE OF THE RJ 11 RJ 45 BRACKET AND LIFT THE BRACKET UP LIFT THE RJ 11 RJ 45 HARNESS UP VGN N Series RJ 11 RJ 45 Harness Removal Disassemble Instruction B7 ...

Page 18: ...06 SONY CONFIDENTIAL 18 VGC LS1 Series Battery Removal OVERVIEW FRONT 1 2 REMOVE ONE SCREW AND LIFT THE DC JACK BRACKET UP LIFT THE DC JACK HARNESS UP VGN N Series DC Jack Harness Removal Disassemble Instruction B7 ...

Page 19: ...SONY CONFIDENTIAL 19 VGC LS1 Series Battery Removal 1 2 OVERVIEW FRONT GENTLY RELEASE THE FOUR CLIPS ON THE BATTERY BAY COVER LIFT THE BATTERY BAY COVER UP VGN N Series Battery Bay Cover Removal Disassemble Instruction ...

Page 20: ...VERVIEW FRONT REMOVE TWO SCREWS AND LIFT THE LEFT SPEAKER BRACKET UP NOTE THE ROUTING OF THE CABLE REMOVE TWO SCREWS AND LIFT THE SPEAKER BRACKET UP LIFT THE SPEAKERS AND HARNESS UP NOTE THE ROUTING OF THE HARNESS VGN N Series Speaker Removal Disassemble Instruction B10 B10 ...

Page 21: ...REMOVE FOUR SCREW COVERS REMOVE ONE SCREW FROM BENEATH EACH SCREW COVER USING GENTLE PRESSURE FROM THE INNER EDGES RELEASE THE DETENTS ON THE BEZEL ROTATE THE BEZEL TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIT TO RELEASE THE FOUR TABS VGN N Series LCD Bezel Removal Disassemble Instruction B4 ...

Page 22: ...ER NOTE THE TOUTING OF THE HARNESS DISCONNECT THE INVERTER CABLE NOTE THE ROUTING OF THE CABLE AND THE WIRELESS LAN ANTENNAS WIRELESS LAN ANTENNAS THE INVERTER IS AFFIXED TO THE DISPLAY HOUSING WITH DOUBLE SIDED ADHESIVE GENTLY REMOVE THE INVERTER TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSING VGN N Series Inverter Removal Disassemble Instruction ...

Page 23: ...oval 1 2 3 REMOVE SIX SCREWS FROM THE LCD BRACKET NOTE THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT LENGTHS LIFT THE LCD PANEL UP FROM THE HOUSING REMOVE THE TAPE AND DISCONNECT THE LCD HARNESS ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE LCD VGN N Series LCD Panel Removal Disassemble Instruction B4 B1 ...