Official Sony NW Series Owners Thread

[Brad069]

I have an NW350F which had been plugged into a Radio Shack AC/AC adapter by mistake. It still works fine. but the battery doesn't charge with the normal adapter. I'm trying to figure out what piece of hardware has to be fixed. Motherboard functions normally. Any ideas?

[lovingdvd]

Hi guys - I have a hardware issue with the webcam in my VGN-NW180J (PCG-7171L). For a while now the webcam has been intermittently disconnecting. Now at this point it is totally disconnected. I do not mean software disconnecting, but rather a hardware disconnection somewhere.

Quick background: From time to time I would be hear the USB unplug sound (dah-doon) and notice the camera would stop working. I then discovered that I could force this disconnection to happen by pressing down near the top of the laptop case, about an inch above the function keys (like above F5, F6 ish in that area).

Because of the interminably nature of the issue I am pretty sure it may be a loose connection somewhere which has since come apart completely. I did have the inverter plug come detached from the inverter at one point so it wouldn't surprise me if the webcam connections are loose.

Anyway - I know how to remove the border from the laptop case on the lid so you have access to the panel and the webcam. I removed that and checked the connection at the top of the lid where the webcam was. That looked fine. Didn't see any issue there.

However I wasn't sure where the other end of the webcam connected to. I am assuming it is connecting somewhere inside the case near where the Function keys are, because that's the area where I could press to get the issue to occur.

Can anyone tell me how to go about taking apart the laptop (I know the screen/lid top part, but not the main part) and where to look for the connection from the webcam. Any other troubleshooting tips would be appreciated. And if I need to replace the webcam itself, does anyone know of a viable replacement part?

Thanks!

[afire90]

Hey Guys- I have a sony vgn-nw235f laptop computer. Recently its fan have been really loud. Today however, it started making really loud sounds and beeping noises. These noises were constant and kept going till the laptop was powered off. I also live in a very dusty environment. Does the fan just need a dusting and replication of thermal paste? Or does it need to be completely replaced. Also, i have searched all over a net for a guide on how to correctly open this laptop. If anyone has a link to a guide of some sort id appreciate it.

Thanks in advance