Problems disassembling Sony Vaio.

From Scotland, 2 posts

Hi,
My Sony Vaio PCG-FR415B is beginning to overheat (as they are liable to do) so, having tried everything else, i decided to disassemble and clean out any dust etc from the fan and heatsink. However, this is not so easy.

I removed all screws (8?) from the bottom, 2 from the back and 3 hidden under the screen - which i also removed. I also took off the 4 access plates on the back and removed the HD and 2 screws beneath that as well as the 2 hidden by the battery. This still gives no access to the stuff i want and I can't find any way to remove speaker panel or keyboard.

Have googled it like mad but no luck, so any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance, Jack.

From Scotland, 2 posts

Hi. Just to let anyone know, the speaker assembly (darker strip near screen hinge) is attached to the surrounding case. However, the part of the case immediately surrounding the speaker assembly (1cm from the edge of darker area) is not attached to the rest of the casing, although it looks like it is. This whole area can therefore be prised up (from the top edge of the keyboard, pivoting at the screen hinge) as there are only 4 clips keeping it in place. After this, the rest of disassembly is pretty straightforward. Jack