removal of sony vaio case

plrs x45 · 07-15-2005, 05:45 AM

Hello to all. I am new to this forum and have a question for anyone who can help. I just received a Sony Vaio PCV-RX550 at no cost. I want to upgrade the RAM and video card. I can't get the case off. Is there a trick to this? Also, I have heard that some systems can have the bios flashed to accept more RAM. Where may I find the info about this?

thank you all in advance.

4W4K3 · 07-15-2005, 05:51 AM

i have worked on 1 sony vaio b4. couldn't get the case off. i ended up breaking it off accidentally, and i payed customer for damages, she didn't care. never worked on one again lol.

tricky little buggers.

jjsevdt · 07-15-2005, 05:58 AM

Sony makes so you take it to a Sony certified repair place, just like the PS2.

CBizzle · 07-15-2005, 06:15 AM

My cousin has a Sony Vaio, and he got the case off.... I wouldn't be suprised if he broke it to get it off, but I will ask him and let you know. He took it apart and just scrapped the parts for some money towards another computer, it was an older Vaio.

spacedude89 · 07-15-2005, 09:45 AM

they put the stuff in there, so it must come apart, just look at it carefully, its not rocket science...

sho95 · 07-16-2005, 02:18 AM

onn the back of the case on the upper right you will find a lever that is all metal. Pull on this and it make the side off the case pop out. Hope this help you out.

oe4u · 08-16-2005, 09:48 PM

Sony has a detailed guide if you dig around on their esupport.

Here is the page that shows how to install a second hard drive and it has instructions and diagrams to open the case.

Just hit this link Sony esupport

07-15-2005, 05:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
plrs x45 New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Joliet, Il Age: 36 Posts: 2	removal of sony vaio case Hello to all. I am new to this forum and have a question for anyone who can help. I just received a Sony Vaio PCV-RX550 at no cost. I want to upgrade the RAM and video card. I can't get the case off. Is there a trick to this? Also, I have heard that some systems can have the bios flashed to accept more RAM. Where may I find the info about this? thank you all in advance.

07-15-2005, 05:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
4W4K3 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lewisville, TX Age: 20 Posts: 6,892	i have worked on 1 sony vaio b4. couldn't get the case off. i ended up breaking it off accidentally, and i payed customer for damages, she didn't care. never worked on one again lol. tricky little buggers. __________________ My Computer I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe. Can I eat your brain? FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

07-15-2005, 05:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
jjsevdt Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Age: 25 Posts: 1,087	Sony makes so you take it to a Sony certified repair place, just like the PS2. __________________ C2D E6420 @ 2.13GHz on AsRock Penryn1600SLI-110dB 4GB DDR2 800 1 - 750GB \| 1 - 120GB \| 1 - 60GB HDD PNY nVidia 9600GT Vista Ultimate 64bit All Powered by: RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 530W PSU PSN: JjSeVdT Steam: JjSeVdT

07-15-2005, 06:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
CBizzle Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati Age: 20 Posts: 70	My cousin has a Sony Vaio, and he got the case off.... I wouldn't be suprised if he broke it to get it off, but I will ask him and let you know. He took it apart and just scrapped the parts for some money towards another computer, it was an older Vaio. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3500+ ClawHammer ABIT AV8 (K8T800 Pro) 1 gig Kingston valure RAM (2x512) ATI Xtasy 9600 256MB SB Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro 80 GB Seagate HDD X-Dreamer II case Zalman 7700-Cu 120mm CPU fan

07-15-2005, 09:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
spacedude89 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oregon Age: 19 Posts: 1,419	they put the stuff in there, so it must come apart, just look at it carefully, its not rocket science... __________________ Desktop: Abit AW9D-MAX ~ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.4GHz ~ Radeon X1900GT Laptop: HP ~ Core Duo T2050 ~ nVidia 7600 First smiles, then lies. Last comes gunfire.

07-16-2005, 02:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
sho95 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 400	onn the back of the case on the upper right you will find a lever that is all metal. Pull on this and it make the side off the case pop out. Hope this help you out.

08-16-2005, 09:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
oe4u New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1	opening Vaio case Sony has a detailed guide if you dig around on their esupport. Here is the page that shows how to install a second hard drive and it has instructions and diagrams to open the case. Just hit this link Sony esupport

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