Sony Vaio Fit 13A Charger Port Replacement

Step 1 Back Cover



• Starting with the laptop top-down, locate and remove the twelve 1mm Phillips #0 screws securing the back cover to the main body of the computer.
Step 2



• Use the Plastic Opening Tools or Metal Spudger to carefully loosen back cover from the body of the computer.
• Be sure to avoid headphone jack when removing back cover by lifting cover away from computer and up.
Step 3
• Lift off back cover to access inner components of computer.
Step 4 Fan
• Remove the three 1mm Phillips #0 screws surrounding the fan.
• Loosen the three 1mm Phillips #0 screws. These screws will stay captive to the heatsink.
Step 5
• Use tweezers to carefully unplug the fan connector.
Step 6 Remove the Fan
• Use the Plastic Opening Tool to gently remove the heat sink and fan assembly from the computer.
• Important: Follow the How to Apply Thermal Paste guide to replace the thermal paste before reassembling your device.
Step 7 Charger Port
• Remove 1mm screw using a Phillips Head #0 screwdriver.
• Remove two 3mm screws using a Phillips Head #1 screwdriver.
Step 8
• Use tweezers to carefully remove the charger port cover.
Step 9 Unplug the Port
• Gently unplug charger port from motherboard using tweezers.

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