Sony Vaio VGN-S260 Ethernet Ports Replacement

Step 1 Battery




• Flip the laptop over so the Vaio logo is facing down.
• Locate the battery at the top and Find the release and unlock slides on the battery.
• Slide the unlock tab to the unlock position.
• Slide the release tab in the direction of the arrow, i.e. towards the unlock tab.
Step 2



• With the tabs still in the unlock position, slide the battery away from the main case.
Step 3 Keyboard
• Flip the computer over so the Vaio logo is facedown.
• Unscrew the 2 screws next to the battery.
Step 4
• Flip the computer over again so the Vaio logo is face up.
• Open the lid.
Step 5
• Press down on the outer gray shell around the keyboard.
• Use the spudger to gently lift keyboard.
• Do not pull up the keyboard too far as it is attached to a ribbon underneath.
Step 6
• Lift up lever underneath the ribbon to detach the keyboard.
Step 7 Upper Casing
• Remove memory/wireless compartment cover.
Step 8
• Flip so the Vaio Logo is face down.
• Locate and remove a total of 8 screws on the bottom.
Step 9
• Find and remove 5 screws (they all have arrows next to them) from cover.
Step 10
• Flip the laptop over so the Vaio logo is face up.
• Use the spudger to pop up the upper casing.
• Do not lift too much as the upper casing is attached to wires underneath.
• Remove the wires that are attaching the upper casing to the motherboard.
Step 11
• Remove the upper casing.
Step 12 Optical Drive
• Remove the screw holding the optical drive casing to the logic board.
Step 13
• Locate ribbon connecting optical drive case to logic board.
• Pop off the ribbon.
• Remove the metal PC-Card cage.
Step 14
• Remove the four screws holding the optical drive to the logic board.
Step 15
• Locate brown locking tab above optical drive.
• Lift up on brown locking tab until ribbon is loose.
• Gently slide out and remove the optical drive from the computer.
Step 16 Ethernet Ports
• Remove the blue ribbon from the Ethernet Circuit Board.
Step 17
• Remove the screws near the Ethernet Port circuit board.
Step 18
• Remove the screws for the second ethernet circuit board.
Step 19
• Remove the ethernet ports.

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