Sony Vaio Sony Vaio Vgna Manual

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Chapter 1. Disassembly & Assembly Guide
1.MS-1-D.1
1-3. Disassembly & Assembly
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MS-1Main Section Disassembly(15-inch Model) 
						

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Battery Pack
1)
2)1.MS-1-D.23)
Button (Battery,3)
Slide the Button (Battery,3) to the “UNLOCK” side. 
Button (Battery)
Door (Battery)
3)
Remove the Battery Pack.
Battery  Pack
*There are four detents. Remove the Battery from one side detents (two places) . 
Slide the Button (Battery) in the direction of the arrow,
and remove the Door (Battery) . 
						

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Screws(Bottom)
1)1.MS-1-D.3
Screw:Red-B7Light blue-B4Yellow green-B3Yellow-B5
Blue-B18Orange-B1
Remove the 22 screws (The Screws of the Palmrest  are not denoted).
Screw securing Key Board
MBX (I/O bracketsecuring screw 
						

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Keyboard
1.MS-1-D.43) 4)1)
Detent
Keyboard
2)
FPC
DetentDisengage the three Detents. 
*Press them lightly, and the keyboard is unlocked. 
*Detents are located under the Ctrl, Space and End keys.Raise the Keyboard. 
Slide the Lock lever upward vertically to unlock the FPC. 
Remove the FPC vertically. 
Lock lever 
						

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Palmrest
1)1.MS-1-D.53)
Remove the two Screws.
Screw:Blue-B7,Red-B4
Palmrest
FFC
2)
FPC
4)
Raise the Palmrest lightly, and remove the FFC vertically. Pull out the FPC vertically. 
Remove the Pamlrest. 
*There are three detents.  
						

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Bluetooth Module
1)
2)1.MS-1-D.63) 4)
Kapton tape
Cable (BT Antenna)
IFX Board
Cable (BT Antenna)
Screw:B12
Connector
Remove the Screw. 
Remove the Cable (BT Antenna) from the Housing (Bottom). Peel off the Kapton tape. 
Remove the Bluetooth Module from the IFX Board.
*They are connected by the Connector.
Bluetooth Equipped Model
Housing (Bottom)
Bluetooth Module 
						

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IFX-324 Board
1)1.MS-1-D.73)
IFX Board
Dowel
FFC
Screw:B7
2)
Remove the three screws. Hold the area around the dowel and raise it to remove the IFX Board. 
*FFC is connected. 
Pull the FFC vertically to remove it from the Mother Board. 
						

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HDD
1)
2)1.MS-1-D.8
Screw:B7
HDD
Remove the two screws. 
Raise the CNX Board portion that is connected to the HDD, and remove the HDD.
*The connector is located on the back of the CNX Board.
CNX Board
Connector Portions 
						

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Parts of the HDD
1)
2)1.MS-1-D.93)
HDDRemove the Bracket (two places).
HDD Bracket RHDD Bracket L
Screw:B11
4)
Remove the IFX Board from the HDD. 
*Be careful not to bend the pins. 
Remove the screw each on the right and left. Remove the screw each on the right and left, and remove the 
EMI Spring (HDD).
EMI Spring (HDD)
Screw:B11
IFX Board 
						

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Optical Disc Drive
1)1.MS-1-D.10
Slide the Optical Disc Drive in the direction of the arrow to remove it. 
*The Connector is connected to the Main Board. 2)
Main Board
Connector
Remove the Screw.
Screw:B5
Optical Disc Drive