Sony Vaio SVE171C11L Motherborad Replacement

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Sony Vaio SVE171C11L Motherborad Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

14

Time Required

10 - 35 minutes

Introduction

If you want to upgrade the GPU, the graphics card or even the storage capacity. You might also need to upgrade motherboard for the upgrades to be compatible. Follow this guide to safety remove the motherboard.

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    • Turn the laptop over so its underside is facing upwards and visible.

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    • Once you flip the laptop over, make sure the right tab is pushed upwards so it can be unlocked.

    • Use your left hand to push up the left tab to release the battery.

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    • After the battery is released, located the small gap where the battery and the shell meet.

    • Lift the gap up and rotate the battery up and away from yourself.

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    • Pull the battery away from the laptop and set it aside.

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    • Turn the laptop over so that the bottom part is now facing you.

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    • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the two screws that secure the hard drive cover.

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    • After the screw have been removed, pop the hard drive cover open.

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    • Once the hard drive cover been removed, you will need to remove three more screws on the hard drive disk.

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    • When finished removing the screws, use your fingers to hold the blue ribbon attached from the hard drive to remove it from laptop

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    • Remove all screws holding the back panel from the laptop and pull the back panel to remove it

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    • Flip the laptop over towards it back side. Pry out the keyboard and disconnect the cables

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    • Remove the cables from the fan and unscrew the heatsink

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    • Disconnect all the cables from the motherboard, top and the bottom

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    • Remove the motherboard carefully. Be careful on the cable connected to the motherboard if there is any. If found any cables connected to the motherboard still. Remove first before continue

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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