Disassembling Sony Vaio VGN-S260 Fan

Tools used in this guide

Phillips #00 Screwdriver (1)
How to disassemble the fan of a Sony Vaio VGN-S260 laptop

2011 iFixit CC BY-NC-SA

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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.

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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

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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.

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Step 7 - UpperCasing
Flip so the Vaio Logo is face down Locate and remove a total of 6 screws on the bottom.

Step 8

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 Uppercasing is attached to wires underneath
Remove the wires that are attaching the uppercasing to the motherboard

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Step 9

Remove the uppercasing

Step 10 - Optical drive
Locate the screw holding the optical drive casing to the logic board Remove this screw

Step 11

Locate ribbon connecting optical drive case to logic board. Pop off the ribbon Remove the metal casing

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Step 12
Locate the four screws holding the optical drive to the logic board Remove the screws

Step 13

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

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Step 14 - Ethernet Ports
Remove the blue ribbon from the Ethernet Circuit Board

Step 15

Locate the screws near the Ethernet Port circuit board Remove the screws.

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Step 16
Locate the screws for the second ethernet circuit board Remove the screws

Step 17

Remove the ethernet ports

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Step 18 - Hard Drive
Locate the screws holding the hard drive casing in place. Remove the screws

Step 19

Find orange ribbon that is connected to the hard drive. Find the holder of the ribbon and pop the ribbon off from it

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Step 20
Remove the casing and the orange ribbon

Step 21 - Power Adapter

Locate the yellow power adapter Follow its wire to white logic board connector Pull out the wire from white logic board connector

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Step 22
Locate the screws on the fan filter casing Remove these screws

Step 23

Remove the screw next to the yellow power adapter Lift out power adapter and fan filter

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Step 24 - Logic Board
Locate screws on the logic board Remove the screws

Step 25

Locate nut on logic board Take out the nut using the 5mm nut driver Using a magnetic screwdriver handle will also work as well

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Step 26
Remove the LCD display ribbon It is helpful to use the spudger here
This is difficult to remove

Step 27

Gently lift the logic board from the laptop. The logic board will be attached to the network wireless chip, which is also attached to the base of the laptop Remove the chip by poping the tabs on the side Slide out the network card You are now free to take the logic board away from the base

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Step 28 - Fan
Disconnect the fan wire from the logic board

Step 29

Turn the logic board over and Locate the screws connecting the fan to the logic board Remove these screws Gently remove the fan from the logic board

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
This document was last generated on Feb 12, 2011.

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Disassembling Sony Vaio VGN-S260 Hard Drive

Tools used in this guide

Phillips #00 Screwdriver (1)
How to take out the hard drive of the Sony Vaio VGN-S260 laptop

2011 iFixit CC BY-NC-SA

www.iFixit.com

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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.

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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

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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.

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Step 7 - UpperCasing
Flip so the Vaio Logo is face down Locate and remove a total of 6 screws on the bottom.

Step 8

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 Uppercasing is attached to wires underneath
Remove the wires that are attaching the uppercasing to the motherboard

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Step 9

Remove the uppercasing

Step 10 - Hard Drive
Locate the screws holding the hard drive casing in place. Remove the screws

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Step 11
Find orange ribbon that is connected to the hard drive. Find the holder of the ribbon and pop the ribbon off from it

Step 12

Remove the casing and the orange ribbon
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
This document was last generated on Feb 12, 2011.

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