Introduction
POV: It's 2000 and you bring your VAIO in the car with hopes you could get away from the madness by driving to the cafe and playing Half-Life. You can't read the disc.
What you need
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On the side with the audio ports, there is a Philips screw. Unscrew it.
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Push the loose plastic piece, this will loosen the daughterboard from the main case.
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Open the lid, and pull up on the daughterboard enough to see the ribbon cable.
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Pull up on the ribbon cable to release it. Don't worry, if you pull it straight up, there will be no damage.
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Set the daughterboard to the side for now.
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Unscrew the Philips screw at the top of the keyboard.
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Remove the ribbon cable by pulling up on the plastic tabs on either sides of the socket with tweezers, then lifting it straight out.
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Lift the keyboard up at an angle, towards the screen.
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Note: If you hear what sounds like peeling, that's normal.
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Unscrew the screw highlighted.
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Pull the connector out of the end of the optical drive.
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Push the drive right.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. If you have any problems, please let me know in the comments.
