Comments on: How to take apart Sony Vaio VGN-S360P and replace broken power jack

By: Kristin K

Kristin K — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:51:51 +0000

check out this comprehensive guide for repairing a Sony Vaio issued by Comcast: http://home.comcast.net/~nw_systems/vgnT.pdf

By: alfred

alfred — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:10:53 +0000

I have a Sony Vaio VGN-FW235J i accidentally ripped off the red cable. So i order a new part of the sony company and i open it up and plug out the old DC Power Jack and replaced it with a brand new one. Now my laptop doesn’t charge. Everything works find except it doesn’t charge at all and for sure its not the battery or the power adapter. Help anyone?

By: gareth

gareth — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:47:12 +0000

hi,
i have a sony vaio PCG-9J1M laptop and need to replace the power jack but unable to find specs or s/n for the replacement part to buy from a electrical retailer, can anyone help with what type and where i could buy one of these?
thanks gareth

By: Kumar

Kumar — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:05:59 +0000

Problem Solved. removed the harddrive and put that back in. works great. I am going to make a donation

Thanks a lot for the help.

By: kumar

kumar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:04:43 +0000

Tried to put the default settings in BIOS. Didn’t change anything. Still shows the error.

Thanks
Vinod

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:21:47 +0000

kumar,

I replaced my power jack. everything went well. But when I tried to start the system back. I got the message OS couldn’t be found. IN BIOS the Hard drive,Floppy drive, optical drive are not detected.

Not sure why you are getting this problem.
Access the BIOS setup menu and try loading default settings. Safe settings and restart the laptop. Can you access your hard drive now?

By: kumar

kumar — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:17:19 +0000

Hi,

I replaced my power jack. everything went well. But when I tried to start the system back. I got the message OS couldn’t be found. IN BIOS the Hard drive,Floppy drive, optical drive are not detected.I am worried that I might have lost the data. How do i fix it.

Thanks
Vinod

By: Allan

Allan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:58:47 +0000

Hi,

Great article, I was able to use it to take the cover off on my vgn-s580 to try and replace my broken fan, but not quite sure how to remove the two screws that are diagonal to each other, they just have have a tiny hole in them. From the last picture, you can probably see the screws I’m talking about, they are left of the fan.

Any help is appreciated,

Allan

By: kumar

kumar — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:31:43 +0000

oitsweetheart,

Thanks for the response. You r correct. The repair shop seams hesitant to work on my laptop. I don’t understand why they dont like to work on sony though. Anyways this is a great website.

By: oitsweetheart

oitsweetheart — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:59:53 +0000

Seems like the DC power jack connection is the weakest link in my Sony laptops. I have a VCN-NR123E Sony Vaio laptop model and am having the oddest experience in getting the keyboard off. Insteand of seeing two clips above F4 and F12 there are 4 clips at the top and something in the middle of the keyboard. So getting the keyboard off is where I need some advice. In terms of the remark kumar made the 2 pins sticking up is what is left of the original jack. Kumar needs to replace the DC power jack connection…ebay has some of the cheapest replacements for this solution. (Usually $10 or less) However, you still need to take apart your computer to get to the power jack and do some soldering. As it is a SONY you may hear at repair shops that they won’t work on them because of the name. Thus this website is a great place to learn and see how to fix it yourself.