VGN-ARxx Series Disassemble Instruction
Table of contents
Section Title Page
1 Disassembly Procedures Outline
2 Disassembly Flow Chart
3 Disassembly components
Screw for disassembly 2
Battery 4
HDD door 4
RAM door 4
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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
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VGN-ARxx Series Disassemble Instruction
Screw needed for Disassembly
SIZE QTY POSITION Pictures
M2*L8 3
M2*L8
M3*L6
M2*L3
M2*L3
M2*L5
M2*L8
M2*L3
M2*L3
M2*L5
M2*L3
M2*L5
M2*L3
M2*L2
6 Speaker
6 HINGE
4 KEYBOARD
2 BLUETOOTH MODULE
2 BOTTOM
11 BOTTOM
8 LCD BRACKET
1 INVERTER
10 LCD PANEL
2 CAMERA
1 MOTHER BOARD
2 TOUCH PAD
4 ODD BRACKET
ODD
M3*L3
M2*L5
M2*L1.6
M2*L3
M2*L3
M2*L3
M2*L3
M2*L3
8 HDD BRACKET
6 CPU
3 KB COVER
1 BLUETOOTH HOLDER
2 FUNCATION BOARD
2 LED BOARD
1 AUDIO BOARD
1 IR BOARD
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VGN-ARxx Series Disassemble Instruction
Disassemble FLOW CHART
BATTERY
BOTTOM TV CARD
HDD DOOR &
RAM DOOR
ODD
LCD SPEAKER CAMERA
THERMAL VGA
THERMAL CPU CPU
HDD & MEMORY
KEYBOARD
MOTHERBOARD AUDIO BOARD
AUDIO DOOR
AV FUNCTION
BOAED
POWER SWITCH
BOARD
DC JACK
HARNESS
FeliCa
TOUCHPAD
BOARD
LED BOARD
IR BOARD
RF
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VGN-ARxx Series Disassemble Instructions
1. Battery
2. HDD Door
3. RAM Door
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 2. Use a screwdriver to remove the marked screw, remove the HDD Door as the arrow shown.
Step 3. Use a screwdriver to remove the marked screw. Remove the RAM Door as the arrow shown.
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Step 4.Gently pull apart tabs and remove the two memories.
VGN-ARxx Series Disassemble Instructions
1. Memory
2. 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.
Step 7. Gently pull out the marked cable. Remove the HDD.
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VGN-ARxx Series Disassemble Instructions
1. ODD
2. Keyboard
Step 8. Use a screwdriver to remove the three screws. Remove the ODD as the arrow shown.
Step 9.Use a screwdriver to remove the marked
four screws.
Step 10.Remove the K/B cover as the arrow
shown.
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.
SPEAKER
INVERTER
SPEAKER
Step 13.Remove the LCD harness, Inverter and
Speaker cable.
Note the routing of the cables.
Step 14.Pull out the WLAN ANTENNAS as shown.
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