Comments on: How to take apart Sony Vaio VGN-SZ series laptop http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-take-apart-sony-vaio-vgn-sz-series-laptop/ Do-It-Yourself laptop and notebook repair tips and tricks Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:50:25 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mahmoud http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-take-apart-sony-vaio-vgn-sz-series-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-39424 Mahmoud Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:49:35 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/?p=641#comment-39424 I successfully changed my old hard disk with a new Intel X-25M G2 80GIG and used the recovery disks to recover the OS and other sony applications, thanks the excellent instructions provided by you. I successfully changed my old hard disk with a new Intel X-25M G2 80GIG and used the recovery disks to recover the OS and other sony applications, thanks the excellent instructions provided by you.

]]> By: Mahmoud http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-take-apart-sony-vaio-vgn-sz-series-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-39234 Mahmoud Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:35:52 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/?p=641#comment-39234 Hi everyone Very happy to have found this great website. I have a VGN-SZ340P and the speed of the hard drive is killing me. I have bought a new Intel X-25M SDD and now with these instructions, I can easily replace it. My question however might be silly to you. I want to know how can I transfer the windows and sony softwares to the new SDD? Can I replace it first and then use the recovery DVD I made earlier by sony recovery program? Or I need to use the Norton Ghost? I already know about the transfer kits lijke Apricot, but not an option for me! Hi everyone

Very happy to have found this great website. I have a VGN-SZ340P and the speed of the hard drive is killing me. I have bought a new Intel X-25M SDD and now with these instructions, I can easily replace it. My question however might be silly to you. I want to know how can I transfer the windows and sony softwares to the new SDD? Can I replace it first and then use the recovery DVD I made earlier by sony recovery program? Or I need to use the Norton Ghost? I already know about the transfer kits lijke Apricot, but not an option for me!

]]> By: Laptop Tech http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-take-apart-sony-vaio-vgn-sz-series-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-38890 Laptop Tech Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:06:41 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/?p=641#comment-38890 Dennis King, <blockquote>I read a posting for the wrong model when I went to replace the keyboard on my vgn-sz240 laptop and messed up. I wish to God I had seen your site first. Anyway, I did snap the connector and now I’m wondering what my options are. I had just finished upgrading this puppy with new memory and a blazing fast hard drive and it was running great. Now I can’t even log on.</blockquote> Did you break the keyboard connector clip? Take a look at this post, I think it's still possible to fix the connector. http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2009/11/17/fix-broken-keyboard-connector-on-laptop-motherboard/ I hope you didn't though away the broken piece. Dennis King,

I read a posting for the wrong model when I went to replace the keyboard on my vgn-sz240 laptop and messed up. I wish to God I had seen your site first. Anyway, I did snap the connector and now I’m wondering what my options are. I had just finished upgrading this puppy with new memory and a blazing fast hard drive and it was running great. Now I can’t even log on.

Did you break the keyboard connector clip?
Take a look at this post, I think it’s still possible to fix the connector.
http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2009/11/17/fix-broken-keyboard-connector-on-laptop-motherboard/
I hope you didn’t though away the broken piece.

]]> By: Dennis King http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-take-apart-sony-vaio-vgn-sz-series-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-38855 Dennis King Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:03:49 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/?p=641#comment-38855 I read a posting for the wrong model when I went to replace the keyboard on my vgn-sz240 laptop and messed up. I wish to God I had seen your site first. Anyway, I did snap the connector and now I'm wondering what my options are. I had just finished upgrading this puppy with new memory and a blazing fast hard drive and it was running great. Now I can't even log on. A tech at Sony Style suggested a USB keyboard and it may come to that. Is it possible that I might find a new clip assembly from an old mother board. You say that the mother board has to be removed if that clip is broken. Is it actually possible to fix this puppy without buying a whole new mother board. Obviously, I would be better putting that money toward a new computer. At any rate, anyone's experience or help with this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much in advance. Dennis I read a posting for the wrong model when I went to replace the keyboard on my vgn-sz240 laptop and messed up. I wish to God I had seen your site first. Anyway, I did snap the connector and now I’m wondering what my options are. I had just finished upgrading this puppy with new memory and a blazing fast hard drive and it was running great. Now I can’t even log on.

A tech at Sony Style suggested a USB keyboard and it may come to that. Is it possible that I might find a new clip assembly from an old mother board. You say that the mother board has to be removed if that clip is broken. Is it actually possible to fix this puppy without buying a whole new mother board. Obviously, I would be better putting that money toward a new computer.

At any rate, anyone’s experience or help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much in advance. Dennis

]]> By: ammar http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-take-apart-sony-vaio-vgn-sz-series-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-37683 ammar Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:08:26 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/?p=641#comment-37683 hello admin..nice works.. but could u help me..i want to know where is the cmos battery for asus f series located? i've going crazy becouse of this cmos batt. located..can u place a picture of it? hello admin..nice works..
but could u help me..i want to know where is the cmos battery for asus f series located?
i’ve going crazy becouse of this cmos batt. located..can u place a picture of it?

]]> By: Eric http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-take-apart-sony-vaio-vgn-sz-series-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-37266 Eric Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:00:04 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/?p=641#comment-37266 These instructions are fabulous. I had to replace a DVD drive and a display. Right on. These instructions are fabulous. I had to replace a DVD drive and a display. Right on.

]]> By: Laptop Tech http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-take-apart-sony-vaio-vgn-sz-series-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-36269 Laptop Tech Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:54:03 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/?p=641#comment-36269 Nino, <blockquote></blockquote> I think it's onboard. I don't see any discrete video card on the pictures of the motherboard posted here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=457860 You cannot replace onboard video card. If the video card failed, you'll have to replace the entire motherboard. Nino,

I think it’s onboard.
I don’t see any discrete video card on the pictures of the motherboard posted here:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=457860
You cannot replace onboard video card. If the video card failed, you’ll have to replace the entire motherboard.

]]> By: Nino http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-take-apart-sony-vaio-vgn-sz-series-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-36262 Nino Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:08:34 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/?p=641#comment-36262 @UTtheGeek I have the same problem, seems like the VGA 8400GS has failed, I don't know if it have a single replacable module or onboard. but you should sacrifice graphic performance and switch to stamina mode, it should switch the 8400 to intel GMA 3100 and will run just fine. but you cant utilize the 8400 anymore. I heard that this chipset has many troubles. anyone knows how to replace the 8400GS dedicated VGA? I need to replace this to play games @UTtheGeek
I have the same problem, seems like the VGA 8400GS has failed, I don’t know if it have a single replacable module or onboard. but you should sacrifice graphic performance and switch to stamina mode, it should switch the 8400 to intel GMA 3100 and will run just fine. but you cant utilize the 8400 anymore. I heard that this chipset has many troubles.
anyone knows how to replace the 8400GS dedicated VGA? I need to replace this to play games

]]> By: 206 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-take-apart-sony-vaio-vgn-sz-series-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-36167 206 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:56:30 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/?p=641#comment-36167 Very nice..easy to follow with these excellent pics! Thank you very much.. Very nice..easy to follow with these excellent pics! Thank you very much..

]]> By: Laptop Tech http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-take-apart-sony-vaio-vgn-sz-series-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-36159 Laptop Tech Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:13:53 +0000 http://www.insidemylaptop.com/?p=641#comment-36159 Sergiy, Nice work!!! Sergiy,
Nice work!!!

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