Thank you lovely daughter Re:Vaio f2 16.4 laptop

Well during an enthusiastic afternoon playing witches, my daughter ran into the lounge 'flying' with a broom (you can probably see where this is going)

yup, the broom caught the cable and send my laptop flying from the table, landing corner edge first on the parquet (not very absorbent) floor.
The impact point was the rear right corner of the screen (lid near the power switch).
Thankfully the f2 series is built like a tank, so the only damage seems to be bent casing and cracked screen bezel. Everything seems to still work ok although the backlight seeps through the right hand edge on startup, probably because the lid is bent and the fit between screen and bezel isn't snug.

The problem is that when the lid is closed there's now no gap on the right side (usually there‘s a few mm to stop the screen touching the keys).
Closing the screen now hits the power button which turns it on when you've shut down and close the lid... and force shuts down when you close the lid while on because it presses and holds the start button.

Q. I need to dismantle the lid and try to flatten out the metal frame, but all the youtube videos I've watched in preparation, feature screens with front accessible bezel screws (under rubber caps)
The f2 series does't have these.
Has anyone dismantled an F2 before and can give me some guidance on screen removal?

much appreciated in advance
tom

 

Hi.

I believe you can use some of the information in the video to open up the machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyraI9Ot-6k
And as far as I'm aware, the LCD bezel for the Sony Vaio F2 completely snaps on. It is usually best to undo all the latches by lifting from the inner edges of the front bezel. This should allow you to perform the repairs you need.

 

thanks for the response,
much appreciated

I was wondering if it just snapped on. or there were securing screws hidden somewhere.
Have saved the video link, and will keep looking for info, before I attempt the repair tonight.

 

Dismantling screen removal Sony Vaio F2 Series

thought I'd follow up. Got it dismantled and back together without any problems.
I found out that the bezel is held on with clips, but there are two very well hidden screws at the bottom of the screen. They're under flush black rubber caps and below the horizon of the main laptop surface, so are hard to spot.
Thinking I needed to remove the lid to get access I started by removing the back. I've attached a pic of all the screws you need to get out to remove the back. I've arranged them in the position you'll find them if looking down at the back of the laptop. (it might help someone who dismantles one and mixes up all the screws).


You need to remove the blue ray/dvd drive and hard drive then pop a few clips using your finger to prise the snap clips apart (or use a wide blade screwdriver).

Having got the back off I realised you don't actually need to to remove the lid.
So I switched to prising off the bezel. Use a wide flat blade screwdriver or something similar, as a a thin one could crease the thin plastic. Run it around the lid between the bezel and case and give a 90 degree twist to pop each clip.

Pop them all the way round and remove the two hidden screws, it'll be fiddly but can be done without removing the back of the laptop body to separate the lid.

from that point it's all very easy, The screen is held in with 8 screws along the vertical frame edges (4 per side). Then just disconnect the one connector. There's no tabs/clips holding the connector so just pull it down (along the back of the screen) to separate. note: the 3D screens are more complicated).

I then had to go on to straighten the metal frame, but if you're just replacing the screen then just drop in the new one and reverse the procedure.

(have tried to add pics, but it won't let me using a mac browser. Will try again from my PC later in the week)