Sony Vaio Vgn S260 Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

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Time Required

                          20 minutes

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Battery
2 steps
Keyboard
4 steps
Upper Casing
5 steps
Power Adapter
3 steps
Optical Drive
4 steps
Ethernet Ports
4 steps
Hard Drive
3 steps
Motherboard
4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Flip the laptop over so the Vaio logo is facing down.
Locate the battery at the top and Find the release and unlock slides on the battery.
Slide the unlock tab to the unlock position.
Slide the release tab in the direction of the arrow, i.e. towards the unlock tab.

Flip the laptop over so the Vaio logo is facing down.

Locate the battery at the top and Find the release and unlock slides on the battery.

Slide the unlock tab to the unlock position.

Slide the release tab in the direction of the arrow, i.e. towards the unlock tab.

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Step 2

With the tabs still in the unlock position, slide the battery away from the main case.

With the tabs still in the unlock position, slide the battery away from the main case.

Step 3

              Keyboard

Flip the computer over so the Vaio logo is facedown.
Unscrew the 2 screws next to the battery.

Flip the computer over so the Vaio logo is facedown.

Unscrew the 2 screws next to the battery.

Step 4

Flip the computer over again so the Vaio logo is face up.
Open the lid.

Flip the computer over again so the Vaio logo is face up.

Open the lid.

Step 5

Press down on the outer gray shell around the keyboard.
Use the spudger to gently lift keyboard.
Do not pull up the keyboard too far as it is attached to a ribbon underneath.

Press down on the outer gray shell around the keyboard.

Use the spudger to gently lift keyboard.

Do not pull up the keyboard too far as it is attached to a ribbon underneath.

Step 6

Lift up lever underneath the ribbon to detach the keyboard.

Lift up lever underneath the ribbon to detach the keyboard.

Step 7

              Upper Casing

Remove memory/wireless compartment cover.

Remove memory/wireless compartment cover.

Step 8

Flip so the Vaio Logo is face down.
Locate and remove a total of 8 screws on the bottom.

Flip so the Vaio Logo is face down.

Locate and remove a total of 8 screws on the bottom.

Step 9

Find and remove 5 screws (they all have arrows next to them) from cover.

Find and remove 5 screws (they all have arrows next to them) from cover.

Step 10

Flip the laptop over so the Vaio logo is face up.
Use the spudger to pop up the upper casing.
Do not lift too much as the upper casing is attached to wires underneath.
Remove the wires that are attaching the upper casing to the motherboard.

Flip the laptop over so the Vaio logo is face up.

Use the spudger to pop up the upper casing.

Do not lift too much as the upper casing is attached to wires underneath.

Remove the wires that are attaching the upper casing to the motherboard.

Step 11

Remove the upper casing.

Remove the upper casing.

Step 12

              Power Adapter

Locate the yellow power adapter.
Follow its wire to white logic board connector.
Pull out the wire from white logic board connector.

Locate the yellow power adapter.

Follow its wire to white logic board connector.

Pull out the wire from white logic board connector.

Step 13

Locate the screws on the fan filter casing.
Remove these screws.

Locate the screws on the fan filter casing.

Remove these screws.

Step 14

Remove the screw next to the yellow power adapter.
Lift out power adapter and fan filter.

Remove the screw next to the yellow power adapter.

Lift out power adapter and fan filter.

Step 15

              Optical Drive

Remove the screw holding the optical drive casing to the logic board.

Remove the screw holding the optical drive casing to the logic board.

Step 16

Locate ribbon connecting optical drive case to logic board.
Pop off the ribbon.
Remove the metal PC-Card cage.

Locate ribbon connecting optical drive case to logic board.

Pop off the ribbon.

Remove the metal PC-Card cage.

Step 17

Remove the four screws holding the optical drive to the logic board.

Remove the four screws holding the optical drive to the logic board.

Step 18

Locate brown locking tab above optical drive.
Lift up on brown locking tab until ribbon is loose.
Gently slide out and remove the optical drive from the computer.

Locate brown locking tab above optical drive.

Lift up on brown locking tab until ribbon is loose.

Gently slide out and remove the optical drive from the computer.

Step 19

              Ethernet Ports

Remove the blue ribbon from the Ethernet Circuit Board.

Remove the blue ribbon from the Ethernet Circuit Board.

Step 20

Remove the screws near the Ethernet Port circuit board.

Remove the screws near the Ethernet Port circuit board.

Step 21

Remove the screws for the second ethernet circuit board.

Remove the screws for the second ethernet circuit board.

Step 22

Remove the ethernet ports.

Remove the ethernet ports.

Step 23

              Hard Drive

Remove the screws holding the hard drive casing in place.

Remove the screws holding the hard drive casing in place.

Step 24

Find orange ribbon that is connected to the hard drive.
Find the holder of the ribbon and pop the ribbon off from it.

Find orange ribbon that is connected to the hard drive.

Find the holder of the ribbon and pop the ribbon off from it.

Step 25

Remove the casing and the orange ribbon.

Remove the casing and the orange ribbon.

Step 26

              Motherboard

Remove screws on the motherboard.

Remove screws on the motherboard.

Step 27

Remove the nut using a 5mm nut driver.
Using a magnetic screwdriver handle will also work as well.

Remove the nut using a 5mm nut driver.

Using a magnetic screwdriver handle will also work as well.

Step 28

Remove the LCD display ribbon with a nylon spudger.
This is difficult to remove.

Remove the LCD display ribbon with a nylon spudger.

This is difficult to remove.

Step 29

Gently lift the motherboard from the laptop.
The motherboard will be attached to the network wireless chip, which is also attached to the base of the laptop.
Remove the chip by popping the tabs on the side.
Slide out the network card.
You are now free to take the motherboard away from the base.

Gently lift the motherboard from the laptop.

The motherboard will be attached to the network wireless chip, which is also attached to the base of the laptop.

Remove the chip by popping the tabs on the side.

Slide out the network card.

You are now free to take the motherboard away from the base.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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