Using a very small screwdriver, gently prize out either end of the plug a little at a time so you don’t stress the socket or the connector. Carefully angle the keyboard so you can see the ribbon, and where it is connected to on the motherboard. The laptop screen *must* be fully open when you do this, otherwise you won’t be able to remove it, or you may risk snapping the plastic clips.ĭo not remove the keyboard just yet, as it is still attached by a ribbon cable. You can release these by lifting the keyboard up slightly from the front and gently wiggle it from side to side. Please be careful with this as I damaged my ribbon cable while removing it from the keyboard and had to replace it.įirstly, there are two plastic clips near the hinge either side of the laptop (if you have the laptop facing you, they are on the other side of the bottom of the screen, close to where the battery slots are). Once you have a slight gap, you should be able to gently release the silver bezel by bending it carefully to the left – then it should pop off. To do this, lift the top part of the laptop containing the keyboard from the left side (right near the memory stick and SD card slot). You should be able to prize out the silver bezel surrounding the USB/sound ports on the left side. Once the screws have been removed, turn the laptop the right way up and open the screen as wide as it will go. To remove the mini PCMCIA card bay, you need to push the cover in until it clicks out (similar mechanism to inserting an SD card into the SD card slot) – I didn’t know this was how it came out as I never used it! Then you’ll be able to remove the blue screw as per the picture below. I found it convenient to use colour coded post-it notes, so I knew which type of screw was which.
As the laptop is quite old, I took the liberty of posting the images here also – from my experience, a lot of websites holding threads, images or files for the VGN-TT series laptop are going offline due to their age. The images were sourced from the Kunkoku Website. To open the laptop, I followed the steps as posted by the user ylezy at Notebook Review.
As such, I will not accept responsibility for any damage or harm caused. By opening your laptop, you may void your warranty, or cause damage to the laptop or harm to yourself. Please note, these upgrades will require you to open the laptop. The first thing I wanted to address was the laptop’s hardware. This article covers the steps I used, the issues I had, and how I got round them.