Sony Vaio Vpceg26Fx Back Panel Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

Time Required

                          10 minutes            

Sections

4

• Battery
• 4 steps
• Hard Drive
• 4 steps
• RAM
• 3 steps
• Back Panel
• 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               

• Flip the laptop so the bottom is facing up with the model number visible.

Flip the laptop so the bottom is facing up with the model number visible.

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Step 2

• Slide the lock switch down until you hear a click to unlock the battery.

Slide the lock switch down until you hear a click to unlock the battery.

Step 3

• Slide the release slider up and simultaneously push the battery upwards away from the device until it falls out of place.

Slide the release slider up and simultaneously push the battery upwards away from the device until it falls out of place.

Step 4

• Remove the battery from the battery compartment.

Remove the battery from the battery compartment.

Step 5

              Hard Drive               

• Loosen the two (7mm) screws that hold the hard drive panel in place with a JIS #0 screwdriver.
• These screws cannot be removed.

Loosen the two (7mm) screws that hold the hard drive panel in place with a JIS #0 screwdriver.

These screws cannot be removed.

Step 6

• Remove the plastic and unscrew the screw on the hard drive using the JIS #0 screwdriver.

Remove the plastic and unscrew the screw on the hard drive using the JIS #0 screwdriver.

Step 7

• Push the hard drive towards the optical reader to unlock it.

Push the hard drive towards the optical reader to unlock it.

Step 8

• Remove the hard drive from the device.

Remove the hard drive from the device.

Step 9

              RAM               

• After you remove the battery, there is a small rectangular panel underneath where the battery was housed.

After you remove the battery, there is a small rectangular panel underneath where the battery was housed.

Step 10

• Remove the single screw holding the panel in place using the JIS #0 screwdriver.

Remove the single screw holding the panel in place using the JIS #0 screwdriver.

Step 11

• Remove the green circuit board by dislodging the circuit it is attached to.
• Unhook it and remove it from the device.

Remove the green circuit board by dislodging the circuit it is attached to.

Unhook it and remove it from the device.

Step 12

              Back Panel               

• Remove the remaining eleven 7mm screws from back panel using the JIS #0 screwdriver.

Remove the remaining eleven 7mm screws from back panel using the JIS #0 screwdriver.

Step 13

• Remove the back panel from the device.

Remove the back panel from the device.

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

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