How to replace keyboard in Sony Vaio VGN-C series laptop

This guide will help you to remove and replace the keyboard in a Sony Vaio VGN-C series laptop.

I’m replacing the keyboard in a Sony Vaio VGN-C250N laptop but most likely you can use these instructions for the entire VGN-C line. If it works for your laptop, please mention the model number in comments below.

Also, I found another model number on the sticker: Model PCG-6R3L.

STEP 1.

Turn off the laptop and remove the battery.

Remove one screw securing the keyboard on the bottom.

STEP 2.

There are for small latches securing the keyboard on the top.

Push on latches with a small screwdriver and release the keyboard.

STEP 3.

Carefully lift up the keyboard and place it upside down on the palm rest.

STEP 4.

Now you can access the cable connector under the keyboard.

Unlock the connector first and after that pull the cable from the connector.

In order to unlock the connector carefully move the black clip to the direction shown by two arrows.

On the following picture the connector is shown in the unlocked position.

STEP 5.

Now you can pull the keyboard cable from the connector and remove the keyboard.

In my laptop the cable was glued to the laptop base with sticky tape, so I had to unglue the cable first.

Replace the keyboard with a new one.

You can search for a new keyboard using the part number. In my laptop the keyboard part number was 147996521.

Here you can find and new keyboard for Sony Vaio VGN-C series laptop.

 

 

Static electricity can kill your laptop. I recommend wearing an anti-static wrist strap while working with internal parts of your laptop.

 

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9 Responses to “How to replace keyboard in Sony Vaio VGN-C series laptop”

1. 1
   Brian Says:
   December 17th, 2009 at 10:56 am

   This is very helpful I hope I dont mess anything up though! Thanks

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   Joe Says:
   February 3rd, 2010 at 5:09 pm

   Thanks for the info. Steps worked for my vgn-nr series.

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   Hani Says:
   March 10th, 2010 at 1:31 am

   Thank you very much, it worked for my laptop also:
   SONY VGN-C13G

   Hani
   10/03/2010

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   Mel Kirksy Says:
   March 15th, 2010 at 1:43 pm

   I need to replace a x key on mySony Vaio odel Number is PCG-7L1L.
   Thanks,
   Mel

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   johnny Says:
   May 10th, 2010 at 5:16 am

   works fab with my: Sony Vaio VGN-NS31S

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   Maryland Techs Says:
   June 8th, 2010 at 2:54 pm

   This also applies to VGN-C190G, VGN-C190GMH, VGN-C190GC, VGN-C190P, and VGN-C190PW on PCG-6P1L models

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   delvi Says:
   June 30th, 2010 at 4:21 am

   thanks it helped me too………. very very good keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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   addidnugroho Says:
   July 28th, 2010 at 10:59 pm

   yahuudddd… Thx, this tutorial make precautious for me before i reassemble it.

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   David Richards Says:
   August 19th, 2010 at 1:55 pm

   I have a Sony Vaio PCG-7A2L (also called a VGN-FS640W). These instructions worked well for this model as regards lifting up the top panel above the keyboard. Once out, though, I found there are 4 more screws holding the very top of the keyboard that must be removed before you can take the old keyboard out. One more thing: the lone screw on the bottom holding the keyboard in place for this model is in a slightly different place, but the correct one has an arrow pointing to it like it shows in the photo above, just to the right in a different place, though.

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