Sony Vaio Vgn Z48Gd Ssds Replacement Repair Guide

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                          10 - 15 minutes

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              SSDs

Power off your laptop before starting.
Disconnect all external cables from the device.

Power off your laptop before starting.

Disconnect all external cables from the device.

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Step 2

Flip the device over so that the battery is facing away from you.
Unlock the battery by using your finger to push the “Lock” latch to the right.
You will hear a soft click when the latch has been disengaged.

Flip the device over so that the battery is facing away from you.

Unlock the battery by using your finger to push the “Lock” latch to the right.

You will hear a soft click when the latch has been disengaged.

Step 3

Place your finger on the “Release” latch.
Slide the latch to the right and hold it.
Use your other hand to lift the battery from the groove.
Remove the battery.

Place your finger on the “Release” latch.

Slide the latch to the right and hold it.

Use your other hand to lift the battery from the groove.

Remove the battery.

Step 4

Remove a 5 mm Phillips #000 screw from the RAM cover located in the centre of the device.
Remove the RAM cover.
There is no need to remove the RAMs as they won’t get in the way.

Remove a 5 mm Phillips #000 screw from the RAM cover located in the centre of the device.

Remove the RAM cover.

There is no need to remove the RAMs as they won’t get in the way.

Step 5

Remove the following eleven screws:
Five 13 mm Phillips #000 screws
Six 5 mm Phillips #000 screws

Remove the following eleven screws:

Five 13 mm Phillips #000 screws

Six 5 mm Phillips #000 screws

Step 6

Flip the device and open the lid so that the keyboard is facing upwards.
Use an opening tool to lift the keyboard assembly slightly.
Make sure you don’t lift the keyboard assembly too much as there is a ribbon cable in between.

Flip the device and open the lid so that the keyboard is facing upwards.

Use an opening tool to lift the keyboard assembly slightly.

Make sure you don’t lift the keyboard assembly too much as there is a ribbon cable in between.

Step 7

Flip the keyboard assembly towards you.

Flip the keyboard assembly towards you.

Step 8

Use an opening tool to pry the keyboard assembly connector up from its socket on the motherboard.
Remove the keyboard assembly.

Use an opening tool to pry the keyboard assembly connector up from its socket on the motherboard.

Remove the keyboard assembly.

Step 9

Use an opening tool to pry the uSATA ribbon cable connector up from its socket on the motherboard.

Use an opening tool to pry the uSATA ribbon cable connector up from its socket on the motherboard.

Step 10

Remove two 13 mm screws from the SSD bracket using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.
Remove the SSD bracket.

Remove two 13 mm screws from the SSD bracket using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

Remove the SSD bracket.

Step 11

Flip the SSD bracket.
Use your hand to disconnect the uSATA connector on the right.

Flip the SSD bracket.

Use your hand to disconnect the uSATA connector on the right.

Step 12

Flip the SSD bracket.
Use your hand to disconnect the uSATA connector on the left.
Remove the uSATA ribbon cable.

Use your hand to disconnect the uSATA connector on the left.

Remove the uSATA ribbon cable.

Step 13

Remove two 2 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Remove two 2 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Step 14

Flip the SSD bracket.
Remove two 2 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Step 15

Take out the SSDs from the bracket.

Take out the SSDs from the bracket.

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

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