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    HELP: Where do the screws go? / SCREW MAP when disassembling?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by sonyz12screws, Oct 9, 2013.

  1. sonyz12screws

    sonyz12screws Newbie

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    Hi
    I spilled a whole lot of coffee on my Vaio Z12 yesterday. It shut down straight away and I cleaned it off and put it upside down to dry with rice etc... the usual. I also decided I should dismantle it to make sure there's no coffee still in there.... hmm hmm

    So I was so stressed about it being dead that I just went on unscrewing the screws without paying attention... i left it open to dry and tried it today and it powered up... so i hope its gonna last.

    My problem is I have no idea which screw goes where and how to reassemble it....
    I found a picture with which screws go where for the back side, but no idea which screws go where behind the keyboard etc...

    Is there any screw map or pictures out there?


    PLEASE HELP!!! i need my computer to work

    thanks a lot
     
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    anytimer Notebook Virtuoso

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  4. sonyz12screws

    sonyz12screws Newbie

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    thanks for that! but i already came across that link. it shows me where the screws go on the bottom.. but not the screws i took off when detaching the keyboard from the palmrest... :s so still kind of stuck.. the official Z manual helps but not sure which screws are going where :s hmm hope I can figure this out. luckily have another laptop i can work with.
     
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    Set aside the ones that you know go on the bottom. What are you left with?
     
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    ngvuanh Notebook Deity

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    You do have VGNZ or VPCZ1?

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