Comments on: How to take apart Sony Vaio VGN-FZ220

By: Sissy

Sissy — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 15:22:57 +0000

I have a question about the part. Did you use replace just the black plastic socket or did you put in the socket attached to a cable? I’ve seen both on ebay and want to know which to buy?

By: Austin

Austin — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 20:12:40 +0000

What type of socket is it(ex:fm2, fm2+), i can not find it anywhere Thanks in advance.

By: Atul Kshatriya

Atul Kshatriya — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 05:10:01 +0000

My VGN-FZ160E stopped working overnight. I used it the day before and when I woke up the next day it just wouldn’t come up. It just went dark – no lights anywhere. Looking at these instructions I followed the steps as given and reset the RTC CMOS battery (unplugged it and waited for about 20 seconds before plugging it back). The laptop started working fine after this.

Thanks so much for these instructions. They were a lifesaver.

By: Serkan

Serkan — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:27:38 +0000

Hi, thanks for this detailed explenation.
I tried to find something to solve my problem, but couldn’t.

When I turn my laptop on it calls me first whether to start in a safe mode or start windows normal. Whichever I take after the Windows logo appears and begins to load – it crashes and turns off.

What could that mean?

thanks for help.

By: Gianstefano

Gianstefano — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 11:19:13 +0000

Great guide, I’ve completed the procedure 2day. A couple of observations:
1. you don’t need to remove the keyboard
2. you should take care to cabling of the DC cable, because unrite cabling could prevent the DVD to plug correctly 😉 (had to unmount everything)

By: JD

JD — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:23:37 +0000

You should revise your procedure- I followed your guide and realized that you don’t even need to remove the keyboard to replace the jack- now I can’t connect my wireless card antenna cables back- seems like Steps 1-6 and remove the red screws in Step 12 should be enough.

By: umit

umit — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:17:33 +0000

question for the vgn-fz25gn:
1-speed fan program reads: cpu fan 3496 rpm while fan2 reads 0 rpm.
i am confused!. are there 2 fans inside vaio fz25gn on only on which cools the cpu?
2-with a source sucking program (ultra video convertor) core heats measure up to 82-83 celcius?
even when cpu fan runs at 4500 rpm. is this normal?

any suggested heat table?

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:32:36 +0000

In reply to kevin. @ kevin,

I tested the cmos batteries labeled 2.4volts, but mine are barely .5 voltsâ€¦ should I even bother pluggin it back in and check to see if it boots or should I buy a new one just in case?

I would buy a new battery. It shouldn't be very expensive.

By: kevin

kevin — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 23:46:11 +0000

I tested the cmos batteries labeled 2.4volts, but mine are barely .5 volts… should I even bother pluggin it back in and check to see if it boots or should I buy a new one just in case? I don’t really want to assemble the laptop again, check to see if it boots, doesn’t, and change the cmos….

By: kevin

kevin — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 23:30:13 +0000

EDIT: I found it. I can’t believe it was on the other side of the motherboard near the touchpad… I had to unscrew every damn screw on there just to flip the motherboard … remove the keyboard only shows a plastic cover..fail. Now i removed the cmos red and black connector and hopefully in an hour it will have it back running after being dead for 2 yrs