Sony Vaio Z2 - Photos and Teardown

[lovelaptops]

Go to a Clear store, they're all over the town, and will be the best at giving you mouth-to-mouth service at a reasonable price.

Louche, just wondering: what is the going rate for this kind of service? (MODS: PLEEEZE have a sense of humor about this - 'tis the season to be jolly, ho, ho, ho!

[ZoinksS2k]

So, if I want to open the laptop, I must take out thoses rubber bumper ?
Can we replace it easily afterwards ?

Yes. They are attached with a tacky adhesive. As long as you don't get dust or pet hair on them, you should be able to remove and replace them many times. I think I'm on the 4th or 5th disassemble. No problems.

I still STRONGLY recommend you get a spudger to work off the mini-clasps across the rear of the bottom plate. You can easily break one off if you try to force it. I also use a spudger to pull the bumpers.

You also need to remove the SIM card, if your machine has one.

[MikjoA]

^Thank you ZoinksS2k for the advice, I'll try to find a spudger before disassemble my Z2 for trying out my eGPU mod.

[maven1975]

Anyone have a guide for a Z2 screen transplant/replacement?

[AvalonXIII]

Zoink, could you please confirm if the RAM on the Z2 is removable or not ? From what it looks like right here, the RAM is socketed onto the board using proprietary connector: [Šg‘å‰æ‘œ]�yŠ}Œ´ˆê‹P‚̃†ƒrƒLƒ^ƒX�î•ñ‹Ç�z ƒCƒ“ƒTƒCƒh VAIO Z
I haven't opened mine yet nor buying the RAM since I am not sure whether it will work or not. Would really appreciate if you could lend me a helping hand. And yes, mine is a 4GB model. Suck to be me I know.

[Palda]

RAM is soldered, non-upgradeable, non-repleacable by user

[AvalonXIII]

@Palda, do you have anything to back up what you just said or just simply talked out of your *** ? Beside I am asking Zoink, not you. Have you even opened your Z2 yet ? If not, then please don't act like you know. Thank you.

@Zoink: I found some pics online that looks like the RAM module is removable, would be great if you or somebody else who HAS actually opened his/her laptops could confirm this for all of us.

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[pyr0]

^ That is what I have seen in the Z2 press release when it first came out.

As far as the pictures from your link and the sony teardown photos tell, the RAM modules are generally user replaceable but do have proprietary connectors.

See the pics from here with connected and disconnected RAM modules:

[lovelaptops]

@Palda, do you have anything to back up what you just said or just simply talked out of your *** ? Beside I am asking Zoink, not you. Have you even opened your Z2 yet ? If not, then please don't act like you know. Thank you.

@Zoink: I found some pics online that looks like the RAM module is removable, would be great if you or somebody else who HAS actually opened his/her laptops could confirm this for all of us.

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Whoa, what's with the mega-attitude? Consider:

1. Though pyr0 has modified Palda's response (because he is a genius!), it's been long discussed here that changing/upgrading RAM in the Z2 is just not feasible.

2. Asking "Zoink," as you call him, is quite futile; he has not posted to NBR in months, has an extremely busy practice all over the world.

This is just me saying so, but I don't think insulting people who offer to help, even if they are wrong, is, well, not nice or terribly smart. Frankly, I'm surprised pyr0 even gave you some of his valuable time knowing him as I do. Just be nice, ok?

[AvalonXIII]

Sorry my response was a bit rude but I am interested in responses of people who have actually opened up their Z2, not just some guesswork. I will try to tone it down. Thanks pyr0 for your reply. I guess I have to try it myself and report the findings then.