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    Part # for keyboard ribbon for VPC-Z1?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by daneel3001, May 26, 2011.

  1. daneel3001

    daneel3001 Notebook Evangelist

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    Dropped a bit of water on my VPC-Z1 and it's now no longer working...so I opened it to have a look and I damaged the keyboard ribbon.
    By any chance would anyone be selling one or would they know the part # and where I could purchase it from ?
    Thanks!
    I'm in the UK btw :)
     
    daneel3001, May 26, 2011
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    I'm pretty sure that part # is: A-1769-469-A
    I am not 100% positive more like 99% positive.
    Look on page 8 of the VPC-Z1 manual -> Sony VAIO Downloads
     
    ComputerCowboy, May 26, 2011
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    that thread confirms I found the correct part #
     
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    daneel3001 Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks all.
    I'm very unlucky with my VPC-Z1.
    I thought the part # was something else, FPC-199 1-881-489-11, ordered a second hand one, from the US (to the UK) and as it happen it doesn't come with the actual tiny connector that broke.
    So I'm left with a second useless ribbon...
    I will do some research to see if I can get this ribbon in the UK, if I can't well it's either I smash my (£2600) laptop to bits or I sell it for scraps. My time is way too precious scouring the Internet for Sony parts :(
     
    daneel3001, Jun 7, 2011
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    Thinking of it, would anyone know what's the part # for the WHOLE keyboard assembly ?
    I ended up buying a spare keyboard, brand new, cost me lots of money, only to find it it's a nightmare to fit in.
    BTW the reason I need to repair my laptop is because I dropped about 1 tablespoon of water on it and the keyboard is no longer working..
     
    daneel3001, Jun 7, 2011
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    there is no part # for the whole thing. You might be able to buy the whole thing on eBay if someone is selling it like that. The parts for VPC-Z1 are pretty sparse on eBay though.

    If you want to get it bit by bit you can look on page 8 of the Z1 Manual

    Double click the parts list paperclip icon on the top right to see the spreadsheet of parts, you can match the numbers to the diagram.
     
    ComputerCowboy, Jun 8, 2011
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