Comments on: How to take apart Sony Vaio VGN-FZ220 laptop. Replacing power jack.

By: Aly

Aly — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:16:23 +0000

Great guide and fantastic opportunity to save ££s by doing the repair yourself. I have just replaced the keyboard on my Sony FZ11M using this guide

Note if replacing keyboard you can jump straight to Step 4 and miss out Steps 1-3 but dont forget to remove the battery first

At Step 4 you not only have to remove the four green circled screws, you also have to remove the four red circled screws where the battery compartment is in addition to the one red circled screw where the memory housing is

On my model FZ11M (UK) these screws secured the keyboard in place in addition to the other screws

Once I realised this it was relatively straightforward to remove the keyboard and fit a replacement one in. Also be aware the keyboard cable connector lock flips upwards and you have to slide the keyboard under the lock and then secure it.

This isnt explained clearly in the guide but in fairness the guide refers to the removal and not replacement of the keyboard

All in all well chuffed i was able to use this guide and fit my keyboard

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:38:52 +0000

Jason,

Is it required to remove the screen and keyboard to remove the back cover? I just want to see if it is possible to take out the heatsink and apply a better thermal grease.

I think the display (and because of that keyboard) has to be removed because screws on the hinges are connected to the back cover.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:34 +0000

Is it required to remove the screen and keyboard to remove the back cover? I just want to see if it is possible to take out the heatsink and apply a better thermal grease.

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:52:55 +0000

GratefulJimmy,

I found this page whilst looking for disassembly instructions and that battery trick has saved me a few hundred pounds.

I was very surprised when disconnecting the CMOS battery worked for me. That’s why I mentioned in my guide.

By: GratefulJimmy

GratefulJimmy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:07:52 +0000

Hi, thanks a lot for putting this brilliant guide up! My laptop (VGN-CR11S) died last night, no lights any or anything coming on.
As most of the results for google suggested the comp was destined for the bin, I thought I would have a look inside to see if I could identify what went wrong.
I found this page whilst looking for disassembly instructions and that battery trick has saved me a few hundred pounds.
Thanks again.

By: powhatan

powhatan — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:53:01 +0000

Do you know that someone is making money by selling this free guide over the ebay?
not really correct, IMHO.

By: Jeremiah Haynes

Jeremiah Haynes — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:35:34 +0000

Hello again, I was just wondering if you had any suggestions to my previous post about possibly buying a new USB or express card ethernet adapter. Thanks.

By: Jeremiah Luke Haynes

Jeremiah Luke Haynes — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:33:35 +0000

Hi again, I tried what you mentioned with reinstalling Windows; I actually upgraded to Windows 7 from Vista, but I’m still having the same problem. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Would you recommend getting a USB or Express Card ethernet network adapter and just bypassing the original network jack? It seems like replacing the motherboard is out of the question, as it would be too expensive. Thanks.

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:30:52 +0000

moda,

I have got the same problem i.e. broken DC Jack. I would like to know that if the DC jack is same for various series of vaio laptop.As the link is provided on ebay. I have got VGN-FZ18E.

You should contact the seller and ask him this question. It’s possible that you have a different jack but I cannot tell without looking into the laptop.

By: muda

muda — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:06:33 +0000

hi all,
I have got the same problem i.e. broken DC Jack. I would like to know that if the DC jack is same for various series of vaio laptop.As the link is provided on ebay. I have got VGN-FZ18E. Looking for your help
best regards