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This video cable is PMing spam on our store. The device operates at the Intel Cherry Trail platform, represented by an energy-effective Atom x5-Z processing unit. A better solution is to replace the entire keyboard. About 5 years ago I replaced the hard drive for two reasons. The screen backlight goes off as soon as the Windows XP Logo comes up on the screen.
Sony will explain how to get a flexible layout. In order to facilitate the search for the necessary driver, choose one of the Search methods, either by Device Name by clicking on a particular item, i. Removing modem card if needed. Remove two screws securing the modem card. Lift up the modem card to disconnect it from the motherboard and unplug cable from the side. STEP 15 Remove two screws securing the top cover assembly. Disconnect the touch pad cable connector on the motherboard and unplug the cable.
STEP 20 The power jack is hidden under the metal bracket. Remove one screw securing the bracket. Now you can remove the broken power jack unsolder from the harness and replace it with a new one. Very good step by step guide.
It worked well. Just a problem, after putting it back together the laptop get powered up for only 1 second and then shuts down. I tried several times, but the same happen every time. Can you advise? Many thanks. Loris, Did you remove the heat sink for cleaning?
If you remove the keyboard bezel and disconnected it from the motherboard, as it shown on the pictures 3 and 4, make sure the cable is properly connected to the motherboard. Did you remove memory modules? Try reseating them. Dan, Make sure the keyboard cable is properly connected to the motherboard. Reconnect the cable.
This was fantastic! Thanks so much for this page, and the advice! First of all, test your laptop with another wireless router, maybe you can find one in a library or somewhere else. Try downloading and installing the latest router firmware, it might help.
If you have the same problem with many different routers, there could be a problem with your wireless card or wireless software. Try reinstalling Wi-Fi card driver. It is realy help full, as i was tring to open from the back, but according to this guide, now it is clear that we have to open it from front.
Thanks again. I try to replace the LCD plastic case and front bezel using the guide above. Everything was done and also reassembled. I had removed the unit holding the wificable. But I am sure I recoonected it as it was before. Now the laptop is not booting up.
Can you suggest any help in getting this resolved. Thanks for all your valuables suggestions in advance. Hi, great guide I used it to replace my dc power jack on my pcg-k Anyways I put it back together and it wouldnt start. All that needed to be done is the cpu and heatsink to be reseated but now my screen doesnt even turn on anymore. And since I have a password on my user account I dont even know if it really starts up or not. The fans turn on and the seat hink gets hot to the touch. I just really need help.
I made sure the video cable is connected tightly, I took it apart at least 5 times to try and fix it now. I checked the little button the lid presses when closed to shut the screen off, its not that.
I am just really in need of any help. If so, or even if not its more than likely that you just didnt seat your cpu in tightly enough, try pressing down really hard on the cpu and starting the computer. If it starts let go of the cpu and take it all apart and try fitting it in tightly so it starts Up again. Thanks for the detailed directions for breakdown. Works fine though!
Thanks again! Just Awesome!! NOW my question is should I replace the charger with a Weehuu, that was a mouth full. And this should charge a But in real life, you just cut off the melted tip and solder a new tip if you can find one. This is my question. In this guide. At what point can I replace the two fans?
Can I do it in step 8? Yes, you can. Unplug both fan cables from the motherboard. Loosen three screws on the heatsink. They are marked 1, 2 and 3. Carefully lift up and remove the heatsink assembly. Clean old thermal grease from the CPU and apply new grease. Install new heatsink assembly. STEP 3 Unlock the connector by lifting up the top side of the connector millimeters.
Be very very careful. If you break any connector on the motherboard you are screwed big time. After the connector is unlocked, you can pull the cable and remove the keyboard be. For this one, what happen if I accidentally force the cable to be disconnect it and break the cable, would i be able to replace the cable and fix it? So, my question is, is this cable the right one for the power button cable?
Please reply as soon as possible. You can buy it in Radio Shack. This compound suppose to be a good one. You can break a connector but not the cable. You see what I see. When i take apart the laptop, the power button cable was unattached to the connector with force by accident. So then i plug the cable back again and it only lights up once and then it will not allow me to press the power button to turn on the computer.
So, did i screw up the connector? I used this great guide for the purpose of cleaning out the cooling fans I cleaned out an astoninshing amount of dust and fur.
My computer worked fine before I did this, but when I put it back together, I had the same problem as described above where when the power button is pushed, the power light blinks for one sec and then nothing. I followed the reccomendation for solving this problem and reseated all the connections. I found that the only one that was not properly seated was the memory stick cable. I also refit the fan is the cpu on the underside of the fan?
I did not apply new thermal grease. Now my computer will begin to start up, but only the power light stays on. It sounds like the hard drive is engaged just for a second and then stops—the computer remains on, but does not boot. I am almost there! Did you separate the heat sink from the CPU during the laptop disassembly? I may be misunderstanding something, but on my laptop, the cpu socket is attached to the motherboard.
The cpu is soldered onto the underside of the cooling fan. I can see how to unlock the socket, but not how to reseat the cpu as it is attached to the fan which completely covers the cpu socket and then lock it again.
Yet it must have been done properly when the computer was built. Is it possible to reseat the cpu while it is attached to the fan and the socket is locked—I can see no other way to do it unless I am missing something obvious. Is it possible to remove the cpu from the heatsink on the fan—it looks like it is soldered.
It feels pretty solidly attached. Thanks so much for your help so far. Again the lights blink once when the power button is pressed, then nothing. Very Clear Instructions here! I have the PCG-K23 model and my wireless switch use to light up when turned on. Now when I push the switch to the right ON the green light will not light up and I receive no wireless signal anymore.
They said it could be a driver issue. I am thinking about taking it to Best Buy to have someone that has more knowledge than I take a look at it. I can see that the flat mylar ribbon cable has some slices through it and when moving it around the drive starts working… let go and it fails.
I know the flexi mylar ribbon cable is not repairable but it must be replaceable… where can a guy find one though. Any help? When I power it up the sony logo come up but soon as windows xp loads the sreen gose black.
First of all, I would try reconnecting the wireless card. Clean contacts on the wireless card with pen eraser. If still no light, apparently you have a bad wireless card.
I believe the wireless card LED lights up even before Windows loads. I just tested it on a Toshiba laptop and the wireless LED lights up when I turn on the switch even when the hard drive is removed. Can you reduce the screen brightness in the BIOS setup menu, is there any settings for that?
Will it work with reduced brightness? I did somes tests with somes live-CD. With somes display mode everything is working. I did somes tests with some live-CD. I think you are correct. If the laptop works fine with Knoppix, apparently this problem is not related to the inverter board or backlight lamp. Try booting into Knoppix and set hight resolution on start up. I did more tests with Ubuntu live-CD.
And after playing with many boot options, I find a solution. I seems that for Linux the lid is always closed. I tried different compatible RAMS and still the same problem. PC works but RAMs total stays exactly instead of What should I do? Test your laptop with different memory modules installed into different slots. If the laptop works fine with both memory modules in the slot A but not in the slot B, the slot B is defective. The screen keeps all bright full white to gray flashing.
Sometimes the image comes ok, but appears this component is gone. I tried to reinsert the main flat cable in the LCD back area, and I noticed another small flat cable in the LCD circuit, but too thin and I really became afraid of trying to move it as appears to be hard fixed in place.
Thanks in advance! If external video works fine, apparently there is a problem with the LCD screen or video cable. If both internal and external video fail, there could be a problem with the system board or video card.
The external monitor works fine. I was in doubt about the card so your comment is right. I will go after a replacement LCD in my country. Thanks a lot and Greetings from Brazil! Hi, In reference to 39 and Each socket reads the same as the other so it is not a socket issue. Any ideas? Thank you. In reference to 39 and Did you check if there is BIOS update for your laptop?
He said that he cleaned up the lid contactor? This is great information! Thanks for the posts and pictures, I know this takes time. I saw in a earlier post that removing the fan only involves removing the 3 screws on the heatsink. I have tried this, and the heatsink still feels pretty connected. Am I missing anything? Do I need to remove the display and strip across the top the reveal other screws? I appreciate your help! Overtime the thermal grease might turn into a very strong glue. Be very careful removing the heatsink because most likely the CPU will come out attached to the heatsink.
Unlock the socket, make sure the CPU is seated all the way down and lock the socket. To get to it, I only removed the keyboard hood, keyboard, and the metal plate below the keyboard. Removing keyboard, keyboard cover and metal cover should be enough. The issue is when I use it for more then minutes or so the right side of the laptop right side of touch pad and below the key pad area get heated very much making it uncomfortable to work.
Even though the laptop get heated very much the system operation is very smooth. Maybe this heat comes from the hard drive? Does it make any strange grinding noises sometimes? It could help. Anyone have any idea what could be causing this to happen? Thanks in advance.
Can you suggest what the problem might be. So far I am on step Any help would be greatly appreciated. In order to start any laptop with video, you need only three parts: motherboard, processor, memory. Make sure the CPU and memory module are properly connected to the motherboard, reconnect them just in case and test the laptop again. This is great.
I came across this page because I am looking into upgrading a pcg-k23 for fun and because it is the only laptop I have. I assume you are using the laptop on a flat surface and air intakes on the bottom are not blocked, right?
I installed a brand new memory module and it still shuts off randomly. Any other ideas? Since you are on the topic of bad motherboards, any suggestions as to what motherboards will fit this setup.
Preferably a board that would bring a k-series closer to being up to date? Yes, and I actually have it elevated off the table to ensure proper airflow. Like I said before, it can happen a few seconds after turning it on or a few days.
It looks to be in fairly decent shape with no signs of damage to the shell. I used this fantastic guide to disassemble it but the keyboard is one piece. Any ideas?.. I found this great guide which i used to fix a customers laptop. The LAPTOP kept shuting down after a minute or then even quicker, I gathered this was due to a fault Heatsink and fan, I replaced the Heastsink and fan module and i now have an issue with the laptop not powering on at all.
But I now have no led light on the battery power monitor in the upper right hand corner of the laptop, also the machine keeps shutting down. Any suggestions would be grreatful as I have npo spare parts and do not want to buy some and try some before I fix the issue.
The LAPTOP kept shutting down after a minute or then even quicker, I gathered this was due to a fault Heatsink and fan, I replaced the Heastsink and fan module and i now have an issue with the laptop not powering on at all. Did you reseat the processor after removing the heat sink? Apply thermal grease on the top of the CPU. Install new heat sink assembly. If the laptop was working before you took it apart, even though it was shutting down after a minute or two.
Something is not seated right or maybe a cable is not making good connection. Disassemble the laptop again to the bare bone system.
Leave only major parts such as motherboard, CPU with the cooling module, memory. Make sure everything is corrected correctly. If the laptop turns on and you get video on the scree, start assembling the laptop piece by piece. Test the laptop after each installed part. Based on my experience. If all three parts are connected correctly, you should be able to start the laptop with video on the screen.
I guess you can downgrade the BIOS version if the older one is available for downloads. I think you can download the older one and flash your laptop again.
Before you reflash the BIOS again, thy that. Reboot the laptop and see if the hard drive is detected properly. Even using a different model pcg-frv27 i was able to sub out some different instructions and it works GREAT!
I did all the steps in the follow-up questions and it still showed error. Finally after the 5th or 12th dismantlying i discovered that the OS will be read from the HD when not screwed in on the four ends.
Kinda like free dangling out the bottom of the shell it self. I forgot to screw it on, and thats when it finally read, but that isnt functional or ergonomic, is there any step you could recommend to make it read normal? Very strange. Why did you replace the hard drive?
Are you getting the same error with the old drive installed? Maybe there is nothing wrong with the hard drive and there is a problem with the hard drive connector? I really doubt it. Fantastic photos! I have a computer business. I ordered a keyboard and did a search.
Came upon your site. Replaced keyboard and everything works perfectly. By the way. But if disconnecting from the mother board use the small end of a small paperclip opened up as a hook to lift the tab on the connector enabling removal of the ribbon cable. It also helps to keep the tab up as you insert the ribbon upon re-assembly.
So i can take it to someone that does have the know how. By the way, maybe you can put something under the hard drive, for example a piece of pen eraser, so the hard drive is lifted a little bit and the connector makes a good contact with the motherboard. Maybe it will work this way? I have now replaced it and the computer starts up and works fine except for the video. The laptop monitor lights up a bright black has power and flashes during boot up, but never shows any information.
An outside monitor works fine and shows the computer boots normally. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Try reconnecting the video cable.
Maybe you accidentally pulled the video cable from the motherboard? Tried it, and examined for damage, but saw none. Carefully reconnected the cable to the motherboard seating as deep as it would go without force. Looked uniformly inserted around all sides. Still the same as before. Before I ever took the laptop apart, the screen worked fine. Could I have damaged the cable or the lcd inverter? You said the laptop screen lights up without video , so the backlight lamp and inverter works fine.
Did you try reconnecting cable on the back of the LCD screen? Maybe you accidentally pulled if from the screen while taking apart the laptop? Hello, this site was very useful in my fixing the broken power supply jack for my PCG-K45 Vaio, only I improvised a little and took liberty to install a flexible hard wired jack through the existing jack hole after I pulled it out with Pliers, took the old harness out an spliced the new one in, worked like a champ!!!!
IF you can help me out i will greatly appreciate it. The manufacturers want you to send your computer to them for repair.
I want the take this time to thank the folks for keeping this information available. Thank you very much. This guide was awesome! Mine did anyways. It will take a little bit of force to remove the CPU from its locked socket….
After you get them out, you have to separate the CPU from the heatsink. Be careful not to damage the mating surfaces. Also, after you get them apart, be sure to clean off the old thermal compound with some rubbing alcohol before applying new grease…. After using it, i leave it came and tried to log on with the password it would not come on. You can carefully separate the CPU fro heatsink using a flathead screwdriver.
Does someone here have experiences with this? I just have to remove the screws labeled 1, 2, and 3 to remove the heat sink? Then I just pull up? After that how would I clean the heat sink? Then I will have to use a flathead to separate the heat sink from CPU.
I will have to apply new grease? How much does this grease cost from where? If your laptop overheats, try cleaning the cooling module fan and heat sink with compressed air. Lift up the keyboard as it shown in the step 4 and spray air inside the fan until all dust is gone. You remove the heat sink only if you want to replace it with a new one or apply new thermal grease on the processor. I have a PCG-K33 and I have had the same problem with opening the screen up and you see everything there, but no backlight.
It had happened one time before and after shutting and closing it it came back up lit up. Someone here posted the lid connector made need cleaning or the backlight inverter.
How can I clean the lid connector? I know its not in the hinges as you stated, and could be the backlight invertor, but kinda want to start with the basics first and then take to a tech for the inverot if all else fails? First, no surprise that my K37 performance have become progressivly poor and has been oporating VERY hot. What concerns me is the power. The Travelstar 5K drive seems to meet the requirments of the K37 below. I know its not in the hinges as you stated, and could be the backlight inverter, but kinda want to start with the basics first.
Are you sure that your laptop came with a SATA drive? OK will I fat fingered the reinsatllation of the power ribbon cable step 2 and 3 and need to oeder a new cable I was careful and did not damage the break any connector or the motherboard … any suggestions about where to order, part number and aprox cost for this? Back to reinstalling a new drive into my K After installing the recovery CD, parway through, the system prowers down, and after repeated attempts, the problem persists.
Could be overheating. You can clean the heat sink with compressed air. Spray it into the grill on the back side of the laptop. It will clean it temporarily and should be enough for installing the OS. I want to install a gb Harddrive purely for more space. Do you replace it as shown in the diagram? Also which gb Harddrive would be suitable for my model?
It will power up and stay on if it is on the BIOS screen. On Safe mode with Command Prompt too, it will stay on for a long time. When I boot up to regular windows XP, it will shut down after about 5 minutes and sometimes even before that. Will it be sufficient to try to blow out the dust without opening the laptop or should I try to open it first and then dust it? Instead of just changing the resolution to save time on battery ….
The computer will fire up and show a screen for a second and then it flashes another screen which I do not have time to read and then just shuts down. Any help with this biggie?? Hello, I have a Dell latitude cpx I know is an old laptop but still works pretty good,and have a little problem with the keyboard, when I hit the A,F,B and some others keys they show with a number next to it like A1, B8, do I need to replace the keyboard?
I had to load windows on the hard drive using another laptop. I went into the BIOS, and tried changing the setting for the keys, but no luck. Everthing eles seems to work ok. Thanks, Crash. What can I do to check to try to find out what is causing the problem.
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