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The following disassembly guide will explain how to take apart a Sony Vaio PCG-K series notebooks. I created this guide while taking apart a Sony Vaio PCG-K25 notebook but I think you can use the same disassembly steps for all notebooks in PCG-K line.
The main reason to open up the laptop was replacing broken power jack. Proceed disassembly on your own risk.
Update: I just created a new guide for Sony Vaio PCG-K series laptops. It explains how to remove and replace LCD screen with inverter board.
Before you start laptop disassembly, unplug the AC adapter and remove the battery.
Are you looking for spare parts for your Sony Vaio PCG-K series notebook? Search here.
STEP 1
Carefully remove the keyboard bezel using a small flathead screwdriver. Remove it slowly, there is a flat ribbon cable connecting the power button board with the motherboard.
STEP 2
Trun the keyboard bezel upside down. The red arrow pointing to the connecto on the motherboard.
STEP 3
Unlock the connector by lifting up the top side of the connector 1-2 millimeters. Be very very careful. If you break any connector on the motherboard you are screwed big time. After the connector is unlocked, you can pull the cable and remove the keyboard bezel.
STEP 4
Remove three screws from the keyboard.
STEP 5
Lift up the keyboard and place it upside down on the palm rest. Unlock the keyboard cable connector on the motherboard. Disconnect the keyboard cable and remove the keyboard.
STEP 6
Remove all screws securing the metal cover.
STEP 7
Remove the cover.
STEP 8
After the cover has been removed, you can access and clean both cooling fans. You can clean fans with compressed air.
STEP 9
Remove two screws securing display hinges to the back side of the base.
STEP 10
Remove four screws securing display hinges. Unplug the video cable from the motherboard. Unplug both wireless card antenna cables from the wireless card.
STEP 11
Lift up and remove notebook display panel.
STEP 12
Remove hard drive cover, memory cover and modem cover from the bottom of the notebook. Each cover is secured by one screw.
STEP 13
Here’s how you can remove the hard drive. Remove four screws securing the hard drive caddy to the base assembly. Slide the hard drive down to disconnect it from the motherboard. Lift up and remove the hard drive.
STEP 14
Removing memory modules (if needed). Carefully spread latches on both sides of the memory slot. The memory module will pop up at 30 degree angle. Pull the memory module from the slot by the edges.
Removing modem card (if needed). Remove two screws securing the modem card. Lift up the modem card to disconnect it from the motherboard and unplug cable from the side.
Remove all screws from the bottom of the notebook
STEP 15
Remove two screws securing the top cover assembly. Disconnect the touch pad cable connector on the motherboard and unplug the cable.
STEP 16
Lift up and remove the top cover assembly.
STEP 17
Push the CD/DVD drive to the right side with your thumb. Remove the CD/DVD drive.
STEP 18
Remove three screws securing the plastic cover.
STEP 19
Remove the cover.
STEP 20
The power jack is hidden under the metal bracket. Remove one screw securing the bracket.
STEP 21
Lift up the bracket. Now you can access the power jack.
Release the power jack. Now you can remove the old power jack (unsolder from the harness) and replace it with a new power jack.
January 22nd, 2013 at 11:06 pm
Thanks for the help figuring this out… I had my suspicions about how it would all come apart, but it’s always nice to see it all mapped out for you before you go down a new road…
When I powered it up after re-assembly, I had a problem! The system booted ok, (or at least it looked like it started to, and I know I heard the startup noise, and I don’t think I heard it’s shutdown noise… However the system was dead (off & would not come on) when I came back to it…) I tried a few things before discovering that it would power up momentairily if I un-plugged it and plugged it back in… Further (frantic) troubleshooting revealed it was the power button/light/speaker ribbon cable we un-plugged from the motherboard… (It wasn’t plugged back in properly.) Why didn’t you say to unplug the other end and leave the ribbon cable attached to the motherboard???
September 21st, 2012 at 8:23 pm
Is there much difference between disassembling the K model vs. the L model? We have an L model and just want to make sure we know if there are any surprises waiting for us. Oh! One more thing – is a desoldering pump necessary? Your pictures, diagrams, and explanation are very helpful. Thank you for taking time to supply this information to others! God Bless!
September 19th, 2012 at 5:36 am
Hi
i need help. i have screwed at step 1,2 and 3. my flat ribbon cable is now broken/ripped. i need a new one but i dont have any clue about the detail of the cable. Please help
thanks in advance…..
July 14th, 2012 at 8:35 pm
I was wondering is there a plug in for you to add a built in webcam i didnt see any spots on the mother board and i seen someone asking about installing a os just pick up a external dvd drive or there are many usb intall options out there now and i know the pain of sony and ribbons they are the worst desigh for a computer on the planet hate them every time i take a ribbon out always folds or one pin bends is there a stripper for these things i tried with razor blade and something always goes wrong a clip breaks or ribbon tears arggghh any way also ive installed windows 7 on it a 32 bit because cpu only supports that version where can i find drivers for the model sony website only has xp drivers and i get some stuff to operate but put 2 gigs of ram in only reads 1 gig and i would like to say thank you for all your hard work on showing how to take these laptops apart ive purchased alot from ebay saves me a ton of headaches and was there a battery update doesnt seem to charge now and ive seen before batterys wont charge without the right driver thanks again and hope helped
November 29th, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Hello @ all
have the (european) VAIO PCG-K215M.works fine ! i want tell u that at the beginning working with it ,the DVD runs real bad.one day i search (deep) on SONY VAIO website and i see an updatefile for the DVD ! i exekute this file and my DVD was reading and writing WELL !!!
many luck with urs .wfr thx Enzo
P.S. anybody knows the original $ / € price since 6 / 7 years ago ?
October 14th, 2011 at 6:42 am
dear sir,
i have sony vaio PCG-4L9P.
how to diasssemble it.
thank you for you help.
September 8th, 2011 at 10:02 am
hi can some help my laptop is sony vaio PCG-5KFP and im having a problem in my keyboard sometimes it continues to type the double U and sometimes it can be type..pls help me…
September 7th, 2011 at 7:08 am
Have a Sony PCG-9SIL laptop and the screen is not working. Tried an external monitor and that
works fine. Do you think it is the back light? If so — where can I order a replacement and can you illustrate how to replace on the laptop?
August 25th, 2011 at 12:45 pm
I have a Sony Vaio PCG-8R7L laptop. The hard disk was not recognized after defragmenting it. A friend said that I needed to replace the disk. So I bought the new part and without seeing your description I disassembled my PC. I figured out how to remove the bottom screws and found the keyboard latches and removed the keyboard. Unfortunately, I didn’t disconnect all of the cables and tore the one that connects the built-in mousepad at its creased fold next to the motherboard. I had hoped that I could still salvage the computer by using a USB mouse instead, so I installed the new hard disk in its mount and reassembled everything. The new hard disk had no OS installed on it, but I thought I would be able to load an OS via the internal DVD drive. When I powered on the computer, the disk spun, the display showed the VIAO logo, and ctl-alt-del could cause a re-boot. It seemed like all was OK. However the DVD drive tray wouldn’t open and without that device I couldn’t install the OS. I guess that the cable I severed was also distributing power to the DVD drive. Is this correct? If not, have I screwed up something else? Maybe you could also tell me where to buy a replacement cable. I hope the laptop part isn’t too expensive. Thanks.
August 2nd, 2011 at 8:32 am
hello Mr. “Laptop Tech”
THX very much for ur awnser ! very kindly to help me ! i found all here! and in youtube i found nice films how to clean my “T+t” button on keybord.Now it works fine, just replace,clean it ,and put back ! and there are some more films to screw the hole sony laptop.maybe u want link some films here? i have become now the original software CD from my friend,drivers an so on.anybody needs the iso?and what about was the price of these mine sony? i didnt found anything…
thx have a nice day ! Enzo from Berlin Germany