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| Thread ID: 112060 | 2010-08-22 05:26:00 | disassembling a Sony All-in-one computer | larryccf1 (15945) | Press F1 |
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| 1130586 | 2010-08-22 05:26:00 | this is a Sony Vaio VGC-JS230J computer, with the computer cabinet integral with the monitor software is corrupted and won't boot - i need to get to the hard drive so i can extract some files but there must be a trick i'm not seeing to opening the cabinet - there's about 14 screws, have removed those - has anyone taken one apart - i've googled and all i find are user manuals any help appreciated |
larryccf1 (15945) | ||
| 1130587 | 2010-08-22 05:55:00 | keep knocking, and the case shall open :) if im taking something apart, and i have trouble getting inside, i put it in a well lit area, have a very close look at it all over, and assemble in my mind a blueprint of what i can see, this sometimes helps to find out how to take it apart. Also, if you have a good digital camera, take some photos of the bits that are difficult to see, then put 'em on your computer and zoom in. again, make sure your work area is well lit and your brain is running efficiently. If you persevere enough to get it open, please post back with the results as im sure a few of us here are interested in finding out how you do it. |
jareemon (5207) | ||
| 1130588 | 2010-08-22 07:24:00 | Pull carefully - which side, corner or bit is not coming apart? That's where the missing screws will be. Sometimes, at least with laptops, you have to remove something else first to find a screw underneath - stickers, other parts etc. |
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| 1130589 | 2010-08-22 13:58:00 | appreciate the suggestions - i'm comfortable i've found all the screws but there's a huge spring loaded hinged prop leg in the middle of the back side that i think is holding it and i can't tell how/or what i've actually managed to pry the back open about 1/4" all the way round but something is still holding it |
larryccf1 (15945) | ||
| 1130590 | 2010-08-22 17:40:00 | went at it again today, - had an idea - used about 6 plastic putty knives (use then in fiberglassing work, but basically shaped like a 2" wide putty knife worked them around the edges leaving them holding a gap where ever i left em and finally found the hang up - sony left 1/4" plus ears all around the edge that literally force you to really pull the sides of the cabinet cover out - they were the hang up |
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| 1130591 | 2010-08-22 21:04:00 | awesome, so you got it? any chance of you posting a couple pics? | jareemon (5207) | ||
| 1130592 | 2010-08-23 01:56:00 | sorry, already have it back together - i am taking a photo of the backside for myself with some notes on what does and doesn't have to be unscrewed , yada yada i'll post a copy of that but one thing i will emphasize for others reading this thread - i cannot tell you the value of buying a spare hard drive and one of those cheap sata/ide to usb adaptor cables *(with power supply, they're about $12 on ebay) that allowed me to plug the spare drive into a usb port, and with Acronis Easy Migrate, make a clone copy of the hard drive in the computer, and literally saved my bacon the windows vista software had corrupted and it wouldn't reboot all the way and everything sony wanted me to do would wipe the hard drive clean (ie re-install everything) being able to remove the existing harddrive wth the corrupted boot files, and drop in a replacement with uncorrupted boot files let me start the computer. Then with the corrupted harddrive connected with the adaptor cable, remember it was only the boot files that were corrupted, that let me hunt for the data files i needed plus the last three months of email that was lost took about 4 hours, but everything is back to normal, and now the original hard drive is my backup clone - have a few more updates to complete, then defrag the computer, then do a clone tomorrow onto the old drive and that becomes my back up i just need to remember to do a new clone every 30 days or so i'm a fred flintstone at this stuff, so if this is old news or old idea to most, sorry for boring you |
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| 1130593 | 2010-08-23 02:37:00 | photo promised i816.photobucket.com |
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| 1130594 | 2010-08-23 02:58:00 | why is everyone trying to copy the iMac? | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 1130595 | 2010-08-23 04:11:00 | not sure sony copied anybody on that profile - they've had a similiar model for quite a few years all i know is i like the minimal footprint on my desk - leaves a lot of "real estate" unoccupied before this sony, i had 2 gateways with similiar profile, starting back 2000 or 2001 |
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