The Vaio was turned on while the water was being dropped onto it, that day I sprayed it with comp cleaner after being advised to do so, then placed it in rice for about 8hrs.

I know there has to be water damage. What I don't know is what are the signs of water damage, I will post pictures after I know what to look for if that will help.

⟐ Commented February 23, 2026 at 2:07 MST

⟐ Answered January 29, 2026 at 6:45 MST

⟐ Answered January 19, 2026 at 7:09 MST

i have sony Vaio S series, when i upgraded to Windows 10, the assist key just work as a power button, i cant access BIOS, i need to enable VT,,

on the other side on advance restart of windows startup, UEFI firmware settings options are not appearing in advance settings :(

Millions of thanks if someone knows how to sort out this problem

⟐ Commented December 05, 2025 at 10:23 MST

⟐ Answered December 05, 2025 at 10:19 MST

After accidentally breaking the built-in screen, I had to open my Vaio laptop to disconnect it and be able to get to the BIOS on an external monitor (I wanted to install Ubuntu). Since then, the laptop won't power on unless I a) remove one of the 2 RAM memory sticks or b) re-insert the previously removed stick. This means that every time I want to use my laptop now I have to remove or re-insert a RAM memory stick.

I bought new sticks but the problem persists.

These are my laptop specs:

Operating System: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz

1 physical processor; 2 cores; 4 threads

RAM: 8118968

Motherboard: C107KA39/ VAIO (Sony Corporation)

Graphics: 1920/1080

(Unknown)

The X.Org Foundation

Storage: ATA WDC WD7500BPVT-5

MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ8C0

Audio: HDA-Intel HDA ATI DHMI

Any idea of what's going on?

Thanks in advance!

• Changing RAM stick to other slot:

• RAM connectors

⟐ Commented November 12, 2025 at 9:46 MST

⟐ Commented November 01, 2025 at 18:52 MST

I opened the laptop and checked hardware connections, maybe the HDD connection got loose. I reconnected the HDD and turned on the laptop again, the HDD started making noises. I'm afraid that the HDD is gone already, and so are my files. I don't know if my system has backed up my files before it happened. I hope you can help me. Thank you.

⟐ Answered October 17, 2025 at 21:05 MST

is the Sony VAIO PCG-6L1L and the Sony Vaio PCG 6L3L interchangeable so I can take parts from the Sony VAIO PCG-6L1L and use them to fix my Sony VAIO PCG-6L3L

Thank you

⟐ Commented May 29, 2025 at 21:43 MST

⟐ Commented May 10, 2025 at 21:14 MST

⟐ Answered April 23, 2025 at 12:19 MST

⟐ Answered March 08, 2025 at 12:51 MST

I recently acquired an old Sony Vaio PCG-993L laptop, but when I went to test it out, it shows absolutely no signs of life. I have checked that the power adapter works. Are there any common issues with this laptop not turning on, or what could this problem be? Additionally, I have included some photos of the top of the motherboard.

Thanks!

⟐ Commented March 04, 2025 at 15:49 MST

so until I receive power adapter have no way to charge battery or run computer without battery because the universal power is not charging or powering laptop. so not sure new power adapter will work either.

is it possible that by reversing the polarity and pushing the power on button that I damaged the power system and if so what is the most likely damage and is it repairable by me? and regardless of the battery possibly being unchargeable shouldn't lights indicating charging or connected to power be coming on.

I have read elsewhere about similar problems of not powering on and resetting the laptop but those questions and answers did not include someone reversing the polarity on the power adapter.

thanks

⟐ Commented March 01, 2025 at 9:59 MST

⟐ Answered February 19, 2025 at 0:30 MST