The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Busted/loose headphone jack - fixable?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Lvivkse, Nov 22, 2009.

  1. Lvivkse

    Lvivkse My username is a typo

    Reputations:
    127
    Messages:
    1,089
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    I recently did..well something to cause the headphone jack on my SR to just go limp and useless *that's what she said*....is it possible to fix this if I disassemble the thing? solder job to get it reconnected, or is it as good as gone?

    i really dont want to have to buy a whole new laptop over this...

    thanks in advance
     
    Lvivkse, Nov 22, 2009
    #1
  2. CharlesS

    CharlesS Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    29
    Messages:
    67
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    The ear phone jack is generally soldered to the sound board on almost all of the Vaio's that I have disassembled... You may find that either the jack has broken loose from the audion board or the audio board came loose from the mother board...
    With that said... If the problem does concern a solder joint; you will need a VERY fine tip solding iron to reattach it and be careful not to apply too much heat for too long....
    If you do a search on Notebook Review you should be able to locate the link for a PDF from Comcast on how to disassemble your VGN-SR140E.
     
    CharlesS, Nov 22, 2009
    #2
  3. Vogelbung

    Vogelbung I R Judgemental

    Reputations:
    3,677
    Messages:
    4,067
    Likes Received:
    699
    Trophy Points:
    181
    Worth a try if you are a skilled solderist(er? titian? :p ) but otherwise a potential recipe for disaster.

    However, since if you were to have it repaired by the official channels they would replace the motherboard in any case, I guess you don't have a lot to lose at this point. Good luck.
     
    Vogelbung, Nov 22, 2009
    #3
  4. Lvivkse

    Lvivkse My username is a typo

    Reputations:
    127
    Messages:
    1,089
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    my soldering is hit and miss....*crosses fingers*
     
    Lvivkse, Nov 22, 2009
    #4