Sony Vaio Sony Vaio Vgn Ar Manual

							 
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Table of contents 
Section Title Page 
1  Disassembly Procedures Outline  
 Screw for disassembly  2 
2  Disassembly Flow Chart 3 
3 Disassembly components  
 Battery 4 
 HDD door  4 
 RAM door  4 
 Memory 5 
 HDD 5 
 ODD 6 
 Keyboard 6 
 LCD 7 
 Speaker 10 
 Camera 11 
 Bottom 12 
 TV Card  13 
 AUDIO Board  14 
 Thermal VGA  15 
 Thermal CPU  16 
 CPU 16 
 Motherboard 19 
 Function Board  20 
 Function Board  21 
 DC Jack Harness 22 
 
              
  
VGN-ARxx Series Disassemble Instruction  
  
						

							 
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Screw needed for Disassembly 
SIZE QTY  POSITION  Pictures
M2*L8 3 
ODD  
M2*L8 6 Speaker  
M3*L6 6 HINGE  
M2*L3 4 KEYBOARD  
M2*L3 2 BLUETOOTH MODULE  
M2*L5 2 BOTTOM  
M2*L8 11 BOTTOM  
M2*L3 8 LCD BRACKET  
M2*L3 1 INVERTER  
M2*L5 10 LCD PANEL  
M2*L3 2 CAMERA  
M2*L5 1 MOTHER BOARD  
M2*L3 2 TOUCH PAD  
M2*L2 4 ODD BRACKET  
M3*L3 8 HDD BRACKET  
M2*L5 6 CPU  
M2*L1.6 3 KB COVER  
M2*L3 1 BLUETOOTH HOLDER  
M2*L3 2 FUNCATION BOARD  
M2*L3 2 LED BOARD  
M2*L3 1 AUDIO BOARD  
M2*L3 1 IR BOARD  
 
 
 
              
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BATTERY HDD & MEMORY
ODD 
VGN-ARxx Series Disassemble Instruction  
Disassemble FLOW CHART 
HDD DOOR & 
RAM DOOR 
KEYBOARD 
LCD SPEAKER CAMERA 
BOTTOM TV CARD 
THERMAL VGA 
THERMAL CPU CPU 
MOTHERBOARD AUDIO BOARD
AV FUNCTION 
BOAED 
POWER SWITCH 
BOARD 
FeliCa 
TOUCHPAD 
BOARD 
LED BOARD 
IR BOARD 
AUDIO DOOR DC JACK 
HARNESS 
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Step 2. Use a screwdriver to remove the marked screw, remove the HDD Door as the arrow shown. 
 
Step 1.To prevent any kind of cosmetic damages and scratches; place your PC upside on top of a soft surface. 
Sliding the latch and remove the battery in the direction of the arrow. 
Step 3. Use a screwdriver to remove the marked screw. Remove the RAM Door as the arrow shown. 
 
        
 
VGN-ARxx Series Disassemble Instructions
1. Battery 
2. HDD Door 
3. RAM Door 
  
  
   
						

							 
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VGN-ARxx Series Disassemble Instructions
1. Memory 
2. HDD 
Step 4.Gently pull apart tabs and remove the two memories.
 
Step 7. Gently pull out the marked cable. Remove the HDD. 
 
 
 
Step 5. Use a screwdriver to remove the marked 
six screws.
 
 
Step 6. Gently pull out the marked cable from 
B-CAS Card board and remove the B-CAS Card 
board.
 
   
						

							 
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Step 8. Use a screwdriver to remove the three screws. Remove the ODD as the arrow shown. 
       
 
VGN-ARxx Series Disassemble Instructions
1. ODD 
2. Keyboard 
 
Step 10.Remove the K/B cover as the arrow 
shown. Step 9.Use a screwdriver to remove the marked 
four screws. 
 
Step 11. Use a screwdriver to remove the marked four screws and pull out the marked cable. 
 
 
 
   
						

							 
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VGN-ARxx Series Disassemble Instructions 
1. LCD 
 
 
  
Step 12. Use a screwdriver to remove the two top screws, then pull out the cables as shown. 
 
 
Step 13.Remove the LCD harness, Inverter and 
Speaker cable.   
Note the routing of the cables. 
SPEAKER INVERTER
SPEAKER
Step 14.Pull out the WLAN ANTENNAS as shown.
  
						

							 
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Step 18. Gently pull out the LCD. 
 
 
Step 17.Close the LCD, turn the reverse side of the notebook upward and Use a screwdriver to remove the marked 
screw. Then remove the two screws of the Hinge Cover. 
 
 
Step 15.Remove the WLAN ANTENNAS. 
 
       
 
VGN-ARxx Series Disassemble Instructions 
1.LCD 
 
 
IWLAN ANTENNAS 
Step 16.Remove the LOGO light cable and the 
CAMERA harness. 
Note the routing of the cables. 
LOGO LIGHT
CAMERA 
						

							 
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Step 20. Use a screwdriver to remove the marked 
four screws. 
 
       
 
VGN-ARxx Series Disassemble Instructions 
1.LCD 
   
 
Step 19. Pull out the marked four rubber foot and use a screwdriver to remove the two screws. 
 
 
Step 22. Gently remove the LCD bezel. 
 
  
Step 21. Remove the LCD bezel as shown. 
 
  
						

							 
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VGN-ARxx Series Disassemble Instructions
1.LCD 
 
Step 27. Use a screwdriver to remove the marked. 
 
Step 23. Pull out the marked inverter cable.  
 
 
Step 25. Use a screwdriver to remove the marked
eight screws.
 
 
 
Step 24. Use a screwdriver to remove the marked 
screw. 
 
Step 26. Remove the hinge as shown.