Friday, February 3, 2012

Sony VGN-AW130J DC Power Jack Repair


The Sony VGN-AW130J is a big laptop! Full 1080P screen with lots of ram and hard drive space.
It uses the same sony jacks as many other models so it susceptible to normal power plug problems. The owner reported tripping over the cord and the small plastic jack snapped. This notebook can be repaired for $85 parts and labor.
The AW series notebooks need to completely taken apart to access the dc jack that plugs into the motherboard via cable. We re-use the existing cable and solder a new power jack on the tip of the cable.
Once torn down we can de-solder the old broken jack off the cable and install a new one. After it's replaced and put back together the sony works great!

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