Sony VAIO PCG-933A Thermal Paste Replacement

Step 1 Sony VAIO PCG-933A Thermal Paste Replacement



• Turn the laptop upside down
• The battery is located on the front right side of the laptop; the opposite side from the floppy disk drive.
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Step 2




• As shown by the arrow, slide the plastic cover up and then pull out and downwards.
• You should now be able to pull the battery out.
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Step 3
• Remove the four 16mm Phillips screws bordering the edge of the laptop, indicated here.
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Step 4
• Remove the 4mm Phillips screw on the right rear side of the laptop next to the audio ports.
• This will release the speaker grille.
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Step 5
• Flip the computer back over and open the screen.
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Step 6
• Slide the blue speaker grille (located above the keyboard) to the right and gently pull upward. The grille will still be connected by a white electrical strip.
• Carefully pull out the white electrical strip.
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Step 7
• Remove the 4mm Phillips screw in the center (located to the left of the green strip).
• Carefully pull the green strip straight up to disconnect it.
• The keyboard can now be removed.
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Step 8
• Remove the two 4mm Phillips screws in the center of the computer located on each side of the copper electrical strip.
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Step 9
• Remove the four 4mm Phillips screws around the hard drive cage.
• WARNING: DVD drive is now loose as well.
• Lift hard drive cage straight up.
• Carefully disconnect the copper strip to pull out the hard drive.
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Step 10
• With the hard drive removed, unscrew the four 6mm brass colored, Phillips screws under the hard drive cage
• This will allow you to remove the hard drive mounting bracket
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Step 11
• Remove the three 6mm brass colored, Phillips screws that hold the fan cage in place.
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Step 12
• Remove the two 4mm black Phillips screws shown here.
• Remove the 18mm silver Phillips screw shown here.
• Now remove the silver tab.
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Step 13
• Remove the blue and red fan power cords.
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Step 14
• Carefully pull up and out on the metal heat sink and fan bracket.
• You should be able to see the thermal paste.
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Step 15
• To remove thermal paste thoroughly, put isopropyl alcohol (70% or greater) on a paper towel and wipe thermal paste off. Some force may be required.
• Apply new thermal paste to CPU.
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